STEVE Riley is demanding Bashley put together a long unbeaten home run in a bid to keep their play-off hopes on track. He saw his charges overcome Swindon Supermarine 2-0 at the Recreation Ground on Tuesday. It was only Bash’s third home league triumph
POOLE Town’s amazing unbeaten Wessex League run may have come to an end after 42 games following a 3-1 defeat at Blackfield & Langley. But Dolphins manager Tom Killick insists there will be no panic at Tatnam. He admitted Blackfield “fully deserved”
HAMWORTHY United boss Simon Browne insists they’re in a “slightly false position” after rising to second in the Sydenhams Wessex Premier following a 3-1 home win over Hayling. Former Cherries youngster George Webb cracked a brace and Dave Ewen was also
A FOUR car crash left a shattered Renault Megane on a Bournemouth road – and rush hour traffic jams near the hospital. The cars were in collision at around 5.15pm yesterday on Castle Lane East, on the approach to the Cooper Dean roundabout.
DORSET'S competitive swimming community have given an enthusiastic welcome to the concrete boom that has been installed at Poole’s Dolphin Pool. As reported in Saturday’s Echo, the moveable boom has prompted a flurry of protests from public
A CHIROPODIST is facing a public hearing into charges that he made inappropriate remarks and comments to a colleague while working as a locum at Bournemouth and Poole Community Health Service Trust. Raymond Wisson, of Worcestershire, is understood to
THREE Dorset players are celebrating after helping the South West team to victory in a prestigious national water polo tournament. Christchurch-based Seagulls Elliot Wilks and Sam Webber and Bridport’s George Sparks were members of a 13-man squad who
TEN Dorset teams have qualified for the English Schools relay championships in Stockport next month – and several look as if they will be in contention for podium places. Three other teams have been named as reserves. The Bournemouth area will be particularly
RESIDENTS on Bournemouth’s West Cliff are celebrating after civic planners agreed to bulldoze a derelict cliff-top hotel dubbed the Ritz for Rats. Members of the borough’s planning board also granted consent for the building’s owner to remove
THE third anniversary of Ferndown hero Lieutenant John Thornton’s death will be marked by the unveiling of a special garden of memories. Ten stones taken from close to where the 22-year-old Royal Marine fell in Afghanistan on March 30, 2008
PLANS for a beauty salon in a Bournemouth shopping parade have won approval from civic chiefs despite almost 100 objections from local residents. The proposals to transform a vacant shop unit at New Parade on Hill View Road, Redhill, into a salon offering
SIGNS warning motorists of new parking charges - that also cover blue badge holders - at two local hospitals have been criticised as confusing by a patients’ champion. The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals put up fees for patients
THE slogan for Christchurch – Where Time is Pleasant – certainly sums up the ambient feel of the heritage town. But with a thousand-year history, there are bound to also be a few idiosyncrasies amid its quaintness. So thought local author W.A. Hoodless
RESIDENTS of a Ferndown street on which a man died in a road accident on Friday have spoken out after claiming that traffic authorities had ignored previous campaigns for a slow down. An 86-year-old man died after being involved in a collision
STAFF at Dorset County Council could be made to take up to 12 days’ unpaid leave under a £1 million package of cuts to their terms and conditions being considered today. The measure would be equivalent to a 4.6 per cent cut in pay across the
PLANS for a minimum price for alcohol have been given a cautious welcome by health experts and pub bosses in Dorset. Ministers plan to ban the sale of drinks for less than the tax paid on them, meaning a can of weak lager would be at least
YOUNG chefs have displayed their culinary talents in a competition organised by the Ferndown Rotary Club. Eight budding gourmets aged from 13 to 16 prepared a range of exciting dishes in the kitchens of Ferndown Upper School to tickle the taste buds
THERE’S murder afoot in a posh country mansion and a motley crew of suspects with motives to kill. But who's got the most to gain from murder or the most to lose from their victims staying alive? The incompetent inspector doesn’t have any leads
MAKING their UK debut is acclaimed Danish Dance Theatre, one of Scandinavia’s foremost contemporary dance companies. Boasting a musically diverse triple bill from artistic director Tim Rushton, this national tour includes two nights at the Lighthouse
CRADLE To Rave is the brand new one-man show from comedian Lenny Henry that will arrive at the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on April 1. Fresh from his award winning stint in Othello and presenting BBC show The Magicians, Lenny returns to his
IT’S on its way. More than 50 years after the need for a second crossing at Poole Harbour was first raised, and following two decades of campaigning, planning and setbacks, Poole’s Twin Sails Bridge is coming together in the north east.
IF Poole’s Twin Sails Bridge can achieve what the Gateshead Millennium Bridge has done in the north east, the long wait would have been worth it. That’s the hope of Borough of Poole and engineers Gifford, who came up with the ideas for both
A GOOD sherry is probably wine’s best-kept secret. Even the best ones are usually priced the right side of £20. So why not dispel the myth that sherry is medium-sweet bland rubbish that belongs in a cobwebbed cupboard and give one of the following a go
IF you care about these things you'll probably already know that our two local Michelin star restaurants retained their honours in the 2011 Michelin guide. Sienna in Dorchester and the Terrace at Montagu Arms, Beaulieu, both retained their
LANE-hogging and tailgating are the things that annoy motorway drivers the most, according to a poll. Motorists also moan about drivers who change lanes without indicating, the survey by Castrol found. Other pet hates include erratic
Jamie’s Pan-Seared Trout with Beets and Horseradish Sauce Serves 4 400g new potatoes, large ones halved Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 x 100g rainbow trout fillets, skin on and pin-boned Olive oil
ALMOST 20 years of campaigning for a river crossing from Bournemouth to Hurn have come to nothing after Dorset County Council pulled its money out of the scheme. The Connect2 project – which would have enabled walkers, cyclists and riders to cross the
“I know what I’m doing – I’ve done it before and I’m going to do it again.” These are the words of head teacher Roger Allen who has promised parents he will turn things around at Winton Arts and Media College. Mr Allen, also head of
A COUNCILLOR has launched an astonishing Facebook tirade against a pub landlord who had him barred, including the wish: “May he die of a heart attack.” Bournemouth councillor Douglas Spencer – who was last year branded ‘unfit’ to hold office
WHAT is it that transforms certain people into prats when get behind a wheel of a car? One moment they’re as nice as pie, then they close the door of their car and enter their world of steaming anger. Last weekend a police sergeant was so incensed by
REGARDING Westbourne parking, thank goodness there are people like Margaret Carroll (Letters, January 8) who think of others. That area has always been like that, with a "few" residents thinking they own the roads and being very snobbish. Come on
I WON’T be celebrating James Woodford’s victory in court (Driver wins speed camera challenge 14/1/11) because speed is the vital ingredient for fatalities on our roads. But on a point of law, a guilty person must be found guilty beyond reasonable
I HAVE noticed that when people complain about local crime in your letters page, someone senior in the police always answers by saying that rates are going down, what he should say, is crime reporting is going down. Most people no longer bother to contact
WHY is nearly everyone in the country buying into the economic disaster being compiled by David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s rat pack? Through the political choices of these inept dogmatists, we are looking at loss of libraries, loss of provision for the
With a New Year comes a brand new look inside your Daily Echo. Property is changing for the better and 2011 will start with a bang. Location is your new, attractive weekly property magazine, out every Wednesday. It’s the ideal guide to help you find
THIS month, the RNLI will hold its biggest day of fundraising – RNLI SOS Day on January 28 – and I would like to invite your readers to join me in supporting this tremendous event. Last year, during our travels at sea, my wife and I had the privilege
I HAVE been following the news with regards to Kelly's Kitchen (Echo, Monday 17 January) and the loss of their appeal to Dorset County Council. I understand the library has to increase in size but what I can't understand is why the council don't
RE your item in the Echo, Jan 17 referring to Chris Chope, the MP for Christchurch with a heading of Learn from Oldham result. Mr Chope does send out mixed messages in that, similar to the MP for New Forest East, Julian Lewis, he spends a lot of time
CAR DRIVERS are charging the council for damage done to their car by pot holes. What about the damage done to the car by the speed humps installed by the council? Also the annoyance caused to householders by the constant noise from cars as they drive
A DEFIANT pensioner repeatedly whacked an intruder with a walking stick after confronting him in her home in the middle of the night. Doris Thiele, 84, refused to be intimidated when she caught serial burglar Leon Ingram searching the house
PROUD caretaker boss Lee Bradbury admitted he enjoyed his first taste of management and felt Cherries could have won following a fine performance at Rochdale last night. Bradbury thanked his players for their efforts after they ensured his reign began
NEW dawn, new manager – business as usual. An encouraging start to Lee Bradbury’s caretaker reign saw Cherries enjoy the better of an entertaining stalemate at Spotland last night. Normal service was resumed following the departure of Eddie Howe as Cherries
THE director of Bournemouth Literary Festival has announced plans to sell the event. Lillian Avon, who launched it in September 2005, said she hopes that the new owner would “make the festival a bigger commercial success”. The small
TRAFFIC in and around Hurn ground to a halt yesterday morning when cars became stuck in deep flood water in Matchams Lane. The abandoned cars effectively blocked the road which was eventually officially closed at 8.11am ready for pumping kit to be brought
