An established MRI scanning service available here at Nuffield Health Bournemouth No lengthy waiting list. Insured and self pay prices available Able to offer scanning of; Hips, knees, ankles and shoulders Brain and spine Abdomen and Pelvis
SEVEN child sex offenders with regular access to children have been uncovered in Dorset, thanks to Sarah’s Law. Fifty concerned families contacted Dorset Police since they adopted the scheme, campaigned for by the mother of murdered eight-year-old
BOSS Joe Roach praised his players for their adaptability after a switch in emphasis saw Cherries battle back for a share of the spoils against Cheltenham Town. Roach had tinkered with his squad’s preparation in an attempt to deal with their
MICHAEL Turner, the extradited to Hungary under a controversial European arrest warrant, has given evidence at Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. Michael, one half of the pair dubbed the Budapest Two, was jailed in a high security Hungarian
THE Highways Agency is warning of overnight lane and slip road closures on the A31 at Ashley Heath near Ringwood starting at 10pm on Monday to allow engineers to carry out drainage work. Lane one will be closed as will the westbound entry slip road onto
CHRISTCHURCH residents are being urged to respond to a consultation on major changes to the local hospital. Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Trust Foundation is currently consulting on two different options for the future of the hospital. A document
ANTHONY Winders atoned for an earlier penalty miss when his towering 85th-minute header clinched a 1-0 win for Premier Division leaders Branksome Con over Queens Park Rovers. Nearest rivals New Milton Town went down 3-0 to goals from Johnny
DANNY Snell slotted in a free kick for Bournemouth Sports but they suffered only their second defeat of the season in the Premier Division when relegation-threatened Sway surprised them 2-1 with goals from Ben Johnson and Bill Stride. Bournemouth Electric
A dramatic new building with a new public plaza has been revealed in the £15million plans to modernise a Poole school. Ashdown Technology College in Canford Heath will be transformed by Balfour Beatty, who won an intensive bidding process to capture
A SCHOOLBOY is leading the fight for a playground, despite claims that his area is so middle class it does not need one. Ellis Press, 10, from Barton on Sea, was one of around 100 parents and children who protested on Long Meadow in a debate
IF YOU'RE one of the nearly 3 million folk who switch on to Antiques Road Trip for your tea-time viewing then this week's shows will look more than familiar. Because the popular BBC series is on the south coast and in the West Country and, expert David
A WOMAN who has just finished six weeks of radiotherapy for a brain tumour had to pay £430 just to get to and from Poole Hospital for her treatment. Retired businesswoman Jacqueline Simons, of Westbourne, Bournemouth, is not allowed to drive and has
Scallops with Black Pappardelle Serves 4 20 scallops For the pasta: 2 whole eggs 2 tbsp oil (we used rapeseed) 1 sachet of squid ink (available from fishmongers) 200g strong flour 0.25 tsp salt For the sauce: Zest of 1 lemon plus juice
WE’VE all done it. You’re sitting at home, flicking through a cookbook for inspiration when alas, you succumb to the tried and tested, close the book and say stuff it, I’ll have bangers and mash. Now I’m a big advocate of cookbooks. I’ve rustled
A FOUNDATION established in memory of young Royal Marine John Thornton, who lost his life in Afghanistan, will be giving out a staggering £65,000 this year. Thanks to dedicated fundraising, including a Mount Everest climb, the John Thornton Young Achievers
I went along to The Studio at Dean Court and met with my Personal Trainer, Steve Legg. Steve took me to see Lucy Sloane in the Physiotherapy room and there I was submitted to being wired to a machine that would give me the bad news.
A NURSERY worker has been arrested over an allegation of sexual assault against a child. Starlight Childcare in Winfrith has been temporarily closed following the arrest. Parents arrived to drop their children off at the nursery to find police there
"The duo is improvised. We don't know what we're going to do, and when we've done it, we don't know what we've done." British jazz piano great, Stan Tracey, makes a modest introduction to an incendiary opening set in which he and son, drummer Clark Tracey
ALL politicians lose their political antennae now and then, some for longer than others. Mr Cameron has clearly lost his deft touch over the plan to privatise Britain’s publicly-owned forests. As much as many people might accept the need to make a dent
LIBRARY users across Dorset made their feelings felt over proposed cuts to the system as they joined a day of protest across the UK. Passionate campaigners organised ‘read-ins’ while musician Billy Bragg performed at Charmouth library.
PIERRE Hollins deserves to be a big star. Clever, not patronising, blokeish but bright, and unafraid to tackle issues, he won over sections of a sometimes difficult audience with down-to-earth delivery of some brilliantly funny material. Hollins’
I have written about cycle lanes before, but it's a subject worth revisiting from time to time as there is generally a lot of discussion, some of which is often opinion thinly disguised as fact. I have ridden in quite a few cycle lanes around the
Q: WHAT do Nicole Kidman, Dannii Minogue, Lulu, Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Aniston and Kylie Minogue have in common? A: They have all admitted to having Botox. And, if you, too, have succumbed to the needle you are one of many. According to the British
The lengthy fight by residents to protect their Poole open space by having it registered as a town green has come to an end. Borough of Poole licensing sub-committee’s three members unanimously voted not to make Branksome Rec a town green. “I’m sad
THE wife of a convicted drug trafficker from Bournemouth has been jailed for three years for laundering proceeds of his multi-million pound criminal empire. Fiona Blake, 40, of Huntly Road, Bournemouth, put drug trade revenue through her personal bank
THE king of boogie-woogie Jools Holland has announced his much-anticipated winter tour for 2011. Joined by the ever present Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, the music maestro will embark on a 33-date tour that arrives at the BIC Windsor Hall on
GALE force winds caused chaos on Bournemouth seafront over the weekend as cars became stuck in sand drifts. Piles of sand were whipped on to the promenade and the roads around the seafront by gusts exceeding 50mph. Problems were particularly
ALTHOUGH we must live with cutbacks, general belt-tightening and hard decisions for the foreseeable future, we must be careful not to allow these to have a detrimental effect on our “built heritage” which cannot be undone when we emerge into better times
ON Wednesday, January 19 I started to watch on Channel 4 the programme The Joy of Teen Sex. I could not continue watching it until the end. It was too painful. The reality portrayed in it was distressing but the message that underlined the view was
WHILE in the Poole Dolphin Centre today (still the Arndale to us oldies), I started thinking about the wonderful yet now unused Sports Centre there I wonder whether it will ever again hear the excited sounds of active people enjoying its excellent
A LOT has been written recently about potholes and ridiculously inappropriately named “speed cushions”, bumps to you and me. Or is this what caused the Policeman to be sleeping ? Apart from the obvious wheel and tyre damage caused, suspension and bearings
AS A result of an operation in October last year I had occasion to visit the Derwent Suite at Bournemouth Hospital and again in December for treatment to my legs. I would like, through your newspaper, to pass on my heartfelt and sincere thanks to Mr
WITH regard to your article on sexism in football, the former Head of Westminster School, Dr John Rae, in his book ‘Letters to Parents’, outlines how sports were first introduced in schools some centuries ago, “to tame the student mob”, coming to take
GEOFF Cooper asks what the town has done to encourage tourism (‘Tourism for the Tesco Generation’, Echo January 27). I would like to update him on what the council has done, and is continuing to do, to attract tourists to Bournemouth. Some of the projects
BOURNEMOUTH Council’s Tory leader says there is no “hidden agenda” of cuts to be sprung on the town. Councillor Peter Charon claims residents do not need to fear the axe being wielded on frontline services and says the authority will protect
Bounding on stage and delivering a frankly bloodless version of The Rolling Stones’ Paint It Black, Lee Mead proved beyond all doubt that being a star of musical theatre does not necessarily crank up the rock and roll credentials. Mead,
IT could have been worse for Lee Bradbury. Just ask Arsene Wenger or Nigel Adkins. On a day when shipping leads was a recurring theme, Bradbury got that sinking feeling for the first time in his brief managerial career. There was an element of déjà
REJUVENATED Michael Symes is determined to shrug off his injury woes and keep scoring after ending his lengthy wait for a goal. The talented targetman produced one of his best displays for Cherries as he fired home the opener in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against
FINE dodgers across Dorset and Hampshire are being targeted during a month-long campaign by court service enforcement officers and the police. Operation Crackdown will see raids at offenders’ homes to collect unpaid fines and bailiffs issuing warrants
RUSSELL Slade saw Leyton Orient again prove to be Cherries’ Achilles’ heel before predicting the Dorset outfit would be top-six certainties. Boss Slade masterminded a dramatic draw against Cherries for the second time this season thanks to Dean Cox’s
