PHIL Warner faces a race against time to be fit for Poole Town’s FA Vase fifth-round tie against Northern League Division One champions Spennymoor on Saturday. The experienced defender hobbled off with a suspected calf injury during Dolphins’ hard-earned
A CHRISTCHURCH pensioner has put his best foot forward to trek 930 miles to raise money for an African village. Dudley Powell, 66, who lives at Homechurch House in Christchurch raised more than £6,000 by walking from Dover to Land’s End in Cornwall in
YOUNGSTERS from Corfe Mullen’s Castle Court School will be joining children from across the UK at the National Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace next month following their success in the South West Championships at Bath. The event involving schools
FORMER Bournemouth Dolphins swimmer Amelia Maughan’s burgeoning international career took another step forward when she made a successful debut for the senior Great Britain team in Germany. The 14-year-old European Youth Olympics champion
BOURNEMOUTH School are celebrating after their junior boys’ team defied the odds to win a medal at the English Schools Championships in Stockport. The quartet of Oscar Esposti, Noah Vides, Dan Speers and Barney Fry were ranked fourth and fifth
ALEX Browne has indicated he would probably have quit as Wimborne manager if they hadn’t beaten relegation rivals Clevedon and Andover. Magpies went into the two games in deep trouble, struggling to pull away from the Zamaretto One South &
A STREET market, a covered shopping centre and moving key services could be the building blocks of Ferndown’s planned makeover. East Dorset District council is considering moving or redeveloping Ferndown Day Care centre and closing the Penny’s Walk public
EVERYTHING from sword swallowing to card tricks made for a truly magical day in Bournemouth. Magicians of all ages descended on the town’s Carrington House Hotel for the Southern England Magic Convention, culminating in a jaw-dropping gala
CALLS to clean up Parkstone’s Ashley Road have been voiced by traders and residents once more. Litter problems have provided a perennial headache for the area’s main shopping street. Independent businesses in Upper Parkstone say they are often left
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a mother-of-two whose body was discovered at a Parkstone bungalow just before Christmas. Diane Goode, 46, from Poole, was found on the sofa of the semi-detached property on Curtis Road on December 23. Ms
LEGENDARY country singer Dolly Parton has announced a new UK tour for 2011 that will see the surgically enhanced musician arrive at the BIC on September 6. With hits like 9 To 5, Here You Come Again, Jolene and I Will Always Love You, audiences
PLANS to cut coastguard centres around the country – including Portland – have been defended by a Coastguard chief who called the current system ‘fundamentally inefficient’. The government announced plans in December to cut search and rescue co-ordination
A GINGER tabby who became a familiar sight along with his owner Tim ‘Catman’ Wheeler, travelling across the south of England, has died. Rescue cat Mr Pinky and Tim, who have more than 200 Facebook followers, visited Bournemouth in September last year
DISCOVERING a taste of Italy will take wine lovers from the snow-covered mountains in the north to the azure waters of the Mediterranean. Italy is home to the noble sangiovese grape, famous names like soave and valpolicella, plus international favourites
PEOPLE in Blandford and surrounding villages are being challenged to become Fairtrade homes, schools, and businesses this month. The DT11 Forum community group is asking people to “think globally, act locally” and bid for Fairtrade status in
A FORMER clay pit overlooking Poole Harbour is set to be transformed into an oasis for Dorset wildlife, a mining chief has revealed. The open cast ball clay mine on the Arne peninsula, will be replanted to create a nature reserve boasting a lagoon habitat
DORSET based band, Bird Jaguar returned home to Poole this week to support tribute band REM UK. In front of an ecstatic Mr Kyps audience, they played a set that was just brimming with high energy. Opening with the thumping Johnny A (surely a potential
THIS Monday night sees The Go! Team bringing their mad fusion of guitar riffs, double drumming and soundtrack samples to The Old Firestation, Bournemouth. The Brighton based boy/girl sextet hit the road for the first time in three years with their unique
AS a young girl, Maggie Ayre always hated sport at school. But now she is on a mission to help teenage girls lead more active and healthier lifestyles. “I was one of those children who never enjoyed PE at school,” she admits. “I never liked
IS spring finally on its way? The throngs of snowdrops bursting into bloom at Kingston Lacy, near Wimborne, are a sure sign of winter melting away. And sure enough, the sun shone in Bournemouth to give everybody an extra little spring in their
Clams with Garlic and Chilli Linguine Serves 2 900g palourde/button clams 100ml white wine 200g dried linguine 150ml rapeseed oil 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 3 finger red chillis, deseeded and cut
MORE than 160 Hampshire police officer jobs are set to be axed to help fill a £20m black hole in the force's budget. While more than half of the uniformed posts being axed are already vacant, the others will be sergeants and inspectors. Bosses insist
SINGERS like CW Stoneking are few and far between in the 21st century. With a voice from the seabed and a band that reprise the sound of 1930s New Orleans, Stoneking presents an intriguing musical persona to an enraptured audience at Mr Kyps
ASK any little girl what she wants to be when she’s older and chances are that she say: “A princess.” And for one little girl who grew up and studied at St Andrew’s, where she met a handsome Prince called William, this dream actually came true
PLANS for a massive marina set 200 metres offshore from Hamworthy Park have been revealed by Poole Harbour Commissioners. Proposals for the £20-25 million boat haven with 950 berths include a new home for neighbouring Poole Yacht Club.
LEST We Forget. It is said that the Royal, newly-engaged couple may consider foregoing wedding presents in favour of donations to charities. A laudable idea, but I hope it doesn’t steal my thunder. This year the Royal British Legion
I WENT to church last Sunday – and, to be honest, I can’t say that very often. I have an attendance record similar to that of a school truant on the verge of exclusion. And when I do pop along, I harbour a guilty fear that the priest is looking at me
I WAS privileged to be asked to present Duke Of Edinburgh Awards at Poole High School last Tuesday. Together with awards that I presented last year, over 200 local young people achieved what are very difficult awards which have been described as the
PLEASE may I express my thanks through your letters page to the doctors and nurses that work on the Durlston Ward at Poole hospital . My brother Rob, aged 47, lost his battle with the big C on January 4, having only been diagnosed on December 13. It
IT IS a tragedy that our schools and society value French history over domestic abuse and basic human rights. Children are not taught in school how to handle domestic violence, what proper conduct at home is, what constitutes abuse and how to take
CAN I add my congratulations to the Glenmore School students translating text talk into English. I only wish I could even use or manipulate a mobile phone. As an OAP of 80 years I cannot grasp the technique to even set or change the alarm or delete
A DRINK driver who admitted causing the death of a fellow drinker at her local pub has been jailed. Mother-of-two Karen Emma Roberts, 34, was given an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing the death of Ralph Manicom by careless driving
I have been reading about the cuts at Poole Maternity Unit for the past few months and because of the reports in the Echo, I intended to have my baby at Bournemouth Hospital. Luckily, when I went into Labour on 27th January, Bournemouth had
How embarrassing can things get for my Lib Dem MP Annette Brooke. She had us believe she led a humble existence with a modest little flat in London and conjured up the image of someone no better off than one of her pensioners existing only on a paltry
After many requests from Residents of Malvern Road, and other surrounding roads, in Moordown, for a means of slowing traffic and making the road safer, we are very pleased to announce the arrival of a light controlled crossing at the junction of
IT MAY be on its way out, but Poole’s infamous speed on green speed camera is still claiming victims. Poole pensioner Alan Laflain was flashed three times in 10 days by the Holes Bay device as he drove to help his sick wife. Despite
MATHIEU Baudry gave Cherries fans a glimpse of his talents and admitted playing English football had always been his dream. The tough tackling centre-half made his first appearance for the club yesterday when he helped Cherries’ reserves to a 1-1 draw
BOSS Lee Bradbury is keeping his loan options open but insists there is no immediate need to reinforce Cherries’ in-form squad. The emergency loan window opened this week, handing Football League clubs the opportunity to bring in new faces on a temporary
DARCY Ward could begin the defence of his world junior title on home territory at Wimborne Road. Castle Cover Pirates’ star has to qualify for the four-meeting final first. But if he does, he will be aiming to get his challenge to become
THE lights are set to go out in hundreds of Dorset roads after midnight. Lamp posts in residential roads from Christchurch to Shaftesbury and Swanage will now be turned off between midnight and 5am in a bid to cut energy costs and reduce
