A CRACKDOWN on street clutter could be on the cards in Wimborne. It is felt that there are too many ‘A-board’ signs, banners and posters around the town, posing a hazard and making it look untidy. So the town council is considering following Secretary
A MOTHER who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis earlier this year is selling off items donated by celebrities to raise money for research into the disease. Helen Thomas, 34, set up her website, helenscharityauction.org, in September and started writing
RINGWOOD boss Wayne Lockey was left to rue a host of missed chances as his side slipped to a demoralising 3-0 home defeat against Division One title favourites Downton. Downton, who had toppled Christchurch in the Sydenhams Cup last week
NEW Milton were denied a fighting comeback victory at Blackfield & Langley by Fouad Hamodu’s last-gasp stoppage time equaliser in a frenzied 3-3 draw. Hamodu and Neil Williams had put high-riding Blackfield into a comfortable 2-0 lead inside
HAMWORTHY United boss Simon Browne refused to get carried away after their 6-1 triumph at Hayling propelled his side up to fifth in the Wessex Premier Division. Lee Oliver put Hayling in front after just two minutes with a long shot that deceived Hammers
FORMER Cherries favourite Marcus Browning came through 20 minutes unscathed after making his debut as a second-half substitute in Poole Town’s runaway success at Romsey. Browning came on in place of Taffy Richardson in the 70th minute with Dolphins already
DEFIANT Wimborne assistant manager Darren Powell believes his struggling outfit may have turned the corner following their stunning three-goal first-half salvo at Andover. James Stokoe and a Lee Chudy brace swept aside the struggling Hampshire outfit
BRRRilliant. Even the freezing weather couldn’t stop the crowds enjoying Bournemouth’s Christmas lights as they were switched on by Pavilion panto stars Chris Jarvis, Amanda Barrie and Tom Owen. Christmas shopping was on the agenda for most people
AROUND 15 jobs are under threat at Lulworth Castle after estate owners decided to “scale down” activities at the historic site. The castle, its park and walks will remain open to the public most of the year, but the animal farm, Stable Café and Courtyard
AN appeal for donations for serving troops brought an “overwhelming response” from the community in Lytchett Matravers. St Mary’s Church asked people for food, treats and presents for Support Our Soldiers, which will make them into parcels for troops
DANCE music veterans Faithless are not only surprised to still be touring, but have promised an extra special performance when they kick off their arena tour at the Bournemouth International Centre on Tuesday. The band, formed in 1995, and members –
HAVING instigated a quantum leap forward for dance music in the ‘90s, Leftfield disappeared after just two albums, to be discussed only in hushed tones by vinyl junkies and house-heads for ever more. Or so we thought. Last year's return to the live
SILVER jubilees and rock ‘n’ roll have not always made good bedfellows - just ask Her Majesty the Queen and Johnny Rotten. But tonight’s musical celebration of a 25-year milestone is an entirely joyful occasion as The Agency mark a quarter
SAM Lacey is a truly terrible shoemaker. He tries hard but, unsurprisingly, customers fail to share his enthusiasm for shoes made out of bread, bricks, doughnuts and bird nests. The refund requests start piling up and Sam is in a mess. But
DORSET patients are faring well in a national healthcare postcode lottery, new figures show. The government has published the NHS Atlas of Variation, which looks at provision in a host of areas. Cancer patients in Bournemouth and Poole are among the
THE Echo is challenging the area’s young music talent to show what its got at the new Echo Showcase nights on the last Tuesday of the month at Champions bar in Westbourne. Providing a platform for emerging bands and artists to play on a purpose-built
CONCERNS have been raised over measures to bail out Verwood’s The Hub. East Dorset District councillor Ann Warman says she feels the resolved decision to give the venue £45,000 and merge it with the town’s Leisure Centre should have been taken
NEWS of the £100m redevelopment planned for Bournemouth’s Winter Gardens site has been met with a mix of approval and scepticism from The Daily Echo’s online readers. The scheme includes at least one hotel, a multiplex cinema, indoor climbing
YOU’VE got to work fast if you want to catch up with Pixie Lott. The teenage singer/dancer/|actress has been a regular feature in the UK charts since her debut release, Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) went straight to number one some 18 months ago. The follow
SANDBANKS-to-Studland chain ferry bosses say they hope the service will be running again sometime next week. The ferry, Bramble Bush Bay, has been out of service since being towed to Southampton for its regular refit earlier this month. The ferry
NOW I know how Norman Stanley Fletcher must have felt. Or do I? After all, I suspect my brief spell in Porridge might not necessarily reflect the true experience of Ronnie Barker’s brilliant comic creation. The former prison at Oxford – in what remains
