A DRIVER had a lucky escape after a car snapped a telegraph pole in two and crashed into a ditch, closing the A338. The Perodua Nippa went off the road near the Old Beams pub at Ibsley, between Ringwood and Fordingbridge, just before 8pm
THE Government tonight won a crucial Commons vote on raising the upper level of tuition fees to £9,000 after a debate which exposed deep divisions in the coalition. MPs voted 323 votes to 302, a majority of 21 in favour of the motion despite
BEFORE going on stage at Bournemouth International Centre, JLS star Oritse took time out to meet young carers following in his footsteps. Oritse was just 11 years old when his mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He dreamed of being a singer
FRUSTRATED traders claim the lower end of Poole High Street is dying and are demanding more support to help draw customers in. But town centre manager Richard Randle-Jones insists the town is doing everything it can to attract people from the busy Dolphin
BAE Systems, which owns Integrated System Technologies in Christchurch, is cutting 1,300 jobs. The company said that this announcement is the result of the government’s spending review, which scrapped the Nimrod spy planes and Harrier fighter jets
A YOUNG father has described his disappointment after taking his family to see the Lapland New Forest theme park. Stephen Dimond told Bristol Crown Court today that he bought tickets for his wife and four-year-old son to go and see the attraction
A MUM said she found her ‘freezing cold’ daughter crying by the roadside after her school coach dropped her off early. Liz Olliffe said eight-year-old Danielle was on a Shoreline Travel service from St Joseph’s in Christchurch. She was due to be dropped
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ANNETTE Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, has announced she will vote against the government’s plans to increase university tuition fees in the House of Commons later today. She said she will keep the promise she made to constituents
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital is proud to be holding a Cosmetic Surgery Lunchtime Meeting in a relaxed enviroment. Come and listen to one of our leading Cosmetic Surgeons discussing a range of procedures. A limited supply of vouchers
FORMER Bournemouth West MP Sir John Butterfill has been cleared of breaching Parliamentary rules when he suggested he could set up meetings with ministers in a David Cameron government in exchange for money. Sir John was one of six MPs taped
A CONSERVATIVE councillor suspended for the past six months has now left the party after 49 years’ membership. The long-running investigation into the conduct of Bournemouth councillor Douglas Spencer ended with an official ruling that he be
SENIOR councillors have refused to name day centres facing closure by Dorset County Council in a multi-million pound cuts package, describing their identity as “a level of detail we don’t want to go into today”. Resources chief, Cllr Spencer
THE REALITY is beginning to sink in. After months of talking and figures being bandied around, the gravity of the situation is becoming apparent. The cuts will be big and widespread. The long-awaited report on Dorset County Council’s financial
STUDENTS are today presenting a mass letter of protest against tuition fees to Bournemouth MPs at the House of Commons. They collected around 1,200 signatures from Bournemouth University and the Arts University College Bournemouth (AUCB). The letters
PAUL Gascoigne avoided jail this morning thanks to his progress at a Bournemouth treatment centre, a court was told. The football legend was given an eight-week jail sentence, suspended for a year, at Newcastle Magistrates' Court. The
Manufacturers expect production to rise solidly in the next three months on the back of strengthening demand at home and abroad, the CBI has said. The Confederation for British Industry’s latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey revealed that
IT had been billed a “winter wonderland.” But, less than 48 hours after Santa Land was officially opened by panto star Chris Jarvis, there was no sign of Father Christmas in his grotto. The Alpine chalets were shut and no one was splashing
A YOUNG woman has been denied employment and support allowance while training at the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy in the New Forest – until the Daily Echo became involved. Amber Cayley, 19, suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome and other learning
I visited Studland recently only to discover that the National Trust is doing away with the free winter parking. I think this is a deeply regrettable decision as I remember from my childhood our family enjoying winter walks on the beach with no charge
Further to the recent letters from Mr Clark (November 22) and Mr Way (November 25) concerning life in Norway. My son lived there for his job for two years and I visited frequently. In addition to the points mentioned by Mr Way, I found Norway to be
PLANS for a children’s centre within a Poole park may have been axed but the lodge it would have destroyed is still at risk. Edwardian Alexandra Park would have lost its caretaker’s lodge if proposals for a £280,000 centre for families with under-fives
READERS, we have to save the Harrier jump jets, the vertical take off aircraft, and keep them flying. There is still time, they should not be scraped or sold off. Please view and sign the petition to the Prime Minster. Go to web site ipetitions.com
Yesterday's suggestion for a handmade gift might have left you with a hankering for Indian spices and flavours. So why not try this Goan fish curry tonight? Taken from Pushpesh Pant's new book India the Cookbook. Goan Fish Curry Serves 4 600g
TAKING a long look back on its past glories through their founding conductor Sir Dan Godfrey, the second of the BSO’s Living Tradition series brought some of the now familiar music to an eager audience. Grieg’s Piano Concerto is one big crowd pleaser
“OH. I’ve just seen some of my friends.” I’m talking with Amanda Barrie, who has just spotted a Coronation Street disaster news item on the television screen in her dressing room. The former Corrie and Bad Girls actress, currently playing
This is the week in which the future of student funding will be decided for millions of students and their families for generations to come. Make no mistake about it if, as is expected, Parliament enacts legislation to triple student fees then government
Is it just me or have the words “SORRY”, “PLEASE” and “THANK YOU” disappeared from the English language? I seem to be the one who always says sorry even when it’s not my fault, always smile at shop assistants and say please and thank you and my reward
Residents of Dorset please spare a thought for factory farmed animals. Four Paws, the animal protection organisation, is encouraging people to think about the animals who suffer cruel factory farm practices like debeaking, which is also called beak
NOT so many years ago only a handful of school leavers qualified for university places. I recall them being a lot cleverer than the rest of us. Everyone else left school and took employment within their capabilities. Now with record academic passes
A retired couple were left shaken and bruised after a dog owner attacked them when they tried to protect their pet in a Poole park. The pensioners were walking their one-year-old Cairn terrier in Pocket Park in Broadstone when another dog –
SOME of the greatest pain in the drive to reduce the UK’s debt mountain will be inflicted by local councils. That’s the way it works. If you had any doubt about that, then take a look at some of the proposals contained in the report to Dorset County
I am concerned that the university fees hiatus is being almost sidelined by the conflict between various element of the Liberal Democrats, while the Conservatives are trying to push through an unprecedented increase in fees at a time of belt-tightening
CHRIS Reeves has confirmed Poole Town are in talks with Hamworthy United over a proposed ground share. But Dolphins’ vice-chairman admits he is “not optimistic’ negotiations between the two clubs will bear fruit. Wessex League title
MATT Ford says the back door may be left ajar for Jason Doyle to step back into Pirates’ team next year. Poole Castle Cover’s chief confirmed six days ago the Australian was available to go out on loan to another British club. But Ford admits that move
SKIPPER Jason Pearce is adamant Cherries have the talent to maintain their momentum in the face of the frustrating big freeze. Three consecutive postponements have put the brakes on the Dean Court bandwagon – with Cherries’ routine heavily disrupted
POOLE Town manager Tom Killick says he has “no axe to grind” over Wimborne’s decision not to ground share with his club. Killick believes the Cuthbury-based outfit, which secured promotion to the Southern League at the end of last season, is not trying
TWO brothers could have made more than £1 million by misleading thousands of customers into visiting a Lapland-style theme park, a court heard this morning. Visitors to Lapland New Forest were offered a winter wonderland with snow-covered log
