Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell tonight told supporters that income from the sale of players and boss Eddie Howe’s departure would wipe out the club’s legacy debts. Speaking at a fans’ forum at Dean Court, Mitchell earned applause after
BOURNEMOUTH School for Boys’ Barney Fry, Noah Vides, Dan Speers and Oscar Esposti head for Cheshire this weekend to take on the best of England’s schoolboys at the English Schools Relay Championships. Only 16 teams have qualified for the junior boys’
SWIM Bournemouth new girl Sasha Stalker came within a second of a medal at the inaugural ASA Zonal Championships at Crystal Palace. The 15-year-old Canford School pupil clocked 1:09.49 to come sixth in the heats of the junior 100m backstroke. And although
SWIM Bournemouth and Division One champions Poole will find themselves in a 24-team Premier Division next autumn following a decision made at a special general meeting of the National Arena League West. The meeting voted to increase the top division
MARK Gamble felt a controversial offside decision that didn’t go Bashley’s way cost them a last-gasp draw at high-riding Hednesford last night. Liam Francis had fired the Midlands outfit in front in the eighth minute of the Zamaretto Premier Division
SIMON Browne has ruled out promotion for Hamworthy United, despite their thumping 4-1 home triumph over title favourites Poole Town last night. Browne’s Hammers leapfrogged Dolphins into second place in the Wessex Premier with strikes from Richard Jackson
WIMBORNE risks losing major attractions if Deans Court Estate, home of the popular Feast of Dorset, can’t host more events and stay open later, owner Sir William Hanham says. ‘Serious financial problems’ means he will have to consider selling
DORSET has suffered some of the worst cuts in the South West on a crucial grant for vulnerable people. The Government has cut the Supporting People Grant by 44 per cent in Bournemouth, by 16 per cent in Poole, and six per cent in Dorset.
THE huge proposed hike in the cost of dying in Poole has led to calls for the council’s cabinet to cut the increases, which range from eight to nearly 10 per cent. Borough of Poole’s own equalities impact assessment identified that the steep rise in
LOCAL people are being given the chance to say what they think of two options for the future of Christchurch Hospital. Both are set out in the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust’s latest annual plan, which goes out for 12 weeks
A HARD-hearted burglar who targeted his girlfriend’s grandmother has been jailed for 19 months after a court heard how his elderly victim had been suffering from dementia. Father-of-two Allan Cunningham admitted burglary and assault at Exton
Popular seaside activities such as paddling in the shallows and rock-pooling take place in one of the most neglected areas of coastal wildlife. Now a new three-year project launched by Dorset Wildlife Trust aims to make the strandline to the shallows
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had “issues” with Yorkshire Pudding. You wouldn’t think it, would you? I mean, so many people seem to have the ability to produce a risen, puffy, golden, appetisingly crisp Yorkshire Pudding without any difficulty
A BOURNEMOUTH man yesterday told a jury he had ‘fallen in love’ with the girl he stands accused of murdering. Alan Pickersgill, 37, told Winchester Crown Court he had ‘no problem’ with Julie Bywater’s contact with ex-boyfriends. The
Back at Wareham Forest on the first dry Wednesday of the year. There's a big turn out tonight with palpable anticipation among the waiting riders. I may, of course, have confused anticipation with frustration at my late arrival.
A POOLE family are among more than 300 holidaymakers who have launched a legal battle for compensation after their sunshine break was said to have been ruined by illness. Phillip Holmes travelled to the hotel in Sarigerme, Turkey, with his
AN AWARD-winning pub could be bulldozed by the end of the year to make way for a supermarket. The Royal Oak, in Kinson, has just been voted Best Pub of the Year by East Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), but has a closure order and faces
FUNDRAISING friends of Sam Gunstone, a teenager tragically killed along the A31, say they are on the brink of becoming a charity. Rocked by the 18-year-old Queen Elizabeth’s School pupil’s death last May, they set up The Gunstone Trust to keep the skater
PETROL prices at some Dorset filling stations have gone down despite a national increase. Eagle-eyed motorists have spotted reductions at Tesco in Branksome and at Wimborne Service Station on the A31, both selling a litre of unleaded fuel for
ALMOST all local councils have now published details of all their spending above £500 online. Local government minster Eric Pickles asked all local authorities to publish details of their expenditure online by the end of January as part of
HAVE you ever eaten the last, stale piece of chocolate cake in the tin, even though it was dry and tasted like chocolate-scented cardboard, and wondered why? It can be hard to understand our urges to eat, especially when we’re not hungry and the food
THE owner of a dog seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver in Poole has issued a stark warning: “This could have so easily been a child.” Sarah Barker’s five-year-old Jack Russell, Toby, was hit by a speeding driver in Sopers Lane on the
WHEN most parents meet up at the school gates, the talk usually revolves around how the children are doing, who’s free for a play-date or who can rustle up a batch of cherry bakewells for the next cake sale. Not though, it seems, if you’
THE widow of murder victim Clive Wilcox has made a heartfelt plea for help in tracking down his killer as the 10th anniversary of his tragic death approaches. Angie Laundon is terrified her husband has been forgotten by the large group of young
WITH the VAT increase, inflation and more economic bad news, 2011 has started in a rather penny pinching fashion for many of us. But with a bit of savvy know-how you can still pick up a top bottle or two without blowing the budget. Here
THE eldest of three brothers who all made their mark on the Bournemouth community has died at the age of 102. Stan Scott notched up 40 years as a teacher before retiring at the age of 60 in July 1968. All but six years of his career were spent in Bournemouth
NEW Forest police are hunting for the driver of an Audi car thought to have been involved in a hit-and-run collision with a pony near Crockford Clump car park between Lymington and Hatchet Pond. The body of the pony was found on Wednesday. Parts of an
WITH her mane of white, fluffy hair, loud voice and red Christian Louboutin heels, American chef Anne Burrell seems more rock ‘n’ roll than your average TV chef. With a background in Italian cooking, she loves to laugh her head off in the kitchen
Variations to the conditions of the licence for the Blackwater Stream, formerly the Stepping Stones in Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, Poole, are being sought by Wetherspoons. These include removing all categories of regulated entertainment, permitting
COME on, admit it… you just had to type your postcode into the new police.uk website to discover the crime map where you live. And admit it, how frustrating was it that like millions lured to the site by extensive national publicity, you couldn’t get
TWO streets in the heart of Bournemouth’s clubbing district have some of the highest levels of crime seen in the country. The figures were revealed as the Home Office launched a website to give people information about crime and anti-social
With reference to the proposed sell off of forestry commission land, like most people of my generation (b.1943), regardless of our political allegiances, I view with consternation the dismantling of our social infrastructure and the selling off of it
AS a council tax payer and road user I thought I would write and comment on what I saw today in Poole and still cannot understand. Dale Valley Road is a very busy commuting and speeding route or rat-run depending on who you are. The road is strewn
THOSE of you who live in Dale Valley road will have noticed that all the yellow and white lines have been lovingly painted. Bright and beautiful they are but they forgot one thing – the road surface. For years, drivers have had to suffer bouncing up
WE recently bought a pocket watch at an antique fair in Exeter. It has a dedication on the inside of the case which reads: ‘Presented to Mr GJ Grove by the chairman and members of the St Alban’s Men’s Guild Bournemouth as a token of affection and esteem
I COULD not agree more with Mr Wells’ letter of January 17 (Imax: here’s a different view). It’s a nonsense, in this time of austerity, to even think about spending vast sums of public money on attempting to reduce the height of a building purely to placate
THE recent article published in the Daily Echo under the heading ‘Police putting prostitutes at risk’ was of great interest to me, for as a former councillor I was, for many years, a member of the Dorset Police Authority and also of the Police Prostitute
An Open Letter to Dorset County Councillors: What if? A schoolboy, on his way home, was laughing and joking with friends, as do thousands of children across the county every single school day. Distracted, he failed to look before stepping into the
Sausage and shrimp. What's not to like? Unless you're allergic to shellfish of course, in which case you might like to try a chicken paella instead. Gulf Shrimp Jambalaya Serves 6-8 900g medium prawns, peeled and deveined
I REFER to the recent letter by David H Wells in respect of the Imax building and the money spent by the council (letters 27 January) in acquiring the freehold of the building. Mr Wells has pointed out that ‘no reputable planner would endorse paying
This is the first time that this leading Scandinavian contemporary dance company have toured the UK but I’ll wager that it won’t be the last. They were simply sensational. Combining power and grace with a deep understanding of how to convey
RESIDENTS in a village near Swanage have been warned to keep windows and doors closed until smoke clears from a massive barn fire yesterday. But Dorset Fire and Rescue Service have quashed fears of asbestos contamination after fire ripped through
EDDIE Mitchell has questioned the role of football agents after Marvin Bartley was apparently hawked by text message to a host of Championship clubs. Bartley’s availability was allegedly circulated by a representative claiming to look after his affairs
BOSS Lee Bradbury admitted the timing of Marvin Bartley’s departure had left Cherries “in the lurch”. Bradbury’s troops made light of Bartley’s sale to Burnley by registering a 3-2 win over Swindon last night. Goals from Liam Feeney, Danny Ings and
THE transfer window is closed and Cherries fans will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. If it had remained open a few more weeks, the club’s newest striking talent would no doubt be catching the eye of potential suitors. From virtual
DAVEY Watt admitted he was unhappy with his Australian Championship third-placed finish despite securing a spot in the 2012 Grand Prix qualifiers. Pirates’ captain, second going into the final round at Mildura, still harboured hopes of overhauling leader
A REVAMPED plan for Bournemouth’s Pavilion gardens has cleared its penultimate hurdle – but a new public piazza and tourist information centre have been dropped. Developer Trevor Osborne wants to build a nine-screen cinema, 15 restaurants,
