COACH Dave Oliver admitted his side were paying a heavy price for their injury woes after a 33-10 defeat at Olney left Wimborne rooted to the foot of South West One East. Phil Andrews and James Mikolajewski both scored tries for All Blacks, but Oliver
BIG Chris Hughes hailed the influence of scrum-half Sam Hardcastle as Lions continued their push for promotion to National League Division Two. Hardcastle ran in a last-minute try during Saturday’s 30-22 win at Exmouth – earning the Dorset side a crucial
SHAFTESBURY residents will bid to reduce the town’s carbon footprint by planting 500 trees in just six hours. Volunteers with Shaftesbury and District Task Force’s open spaces group will plant the trees at the Wincombe Lane recreation ground on Sunday
FIND out how to identify invasive non-native plants that grow in and around rivers and marshy ground in the New Forest with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Information will help people recognise plants like New Zealand pygmyweed, Himalayan
FIND out how to identify invasive non-native plants that grow in and around rivers and marshy ground in the New Forest with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Information will help people recognise plants like New Zealand pygmyweed, Himalayan
POLICE rounded off their campaign on cycle lights with a low speed chase near Bournemouth University. A rider cycled off despite a warning as officers staged another operation on Friday evening. PCSO Rob Manton was despatched after him
AVERAGE council tax bills in the New Forest are set to rise by just 8p as the government’s grant cutbacks begin to bite. New Forest District Council along with most of the other precepting authorities – county council, police and fire – are all expected
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MARINERS approaching the Dorset coastline will have noticed the lights have dimmed somewhat at Swanage’s Anvil Point lighthouse. This is because experts at Trinity House – the organisation responsible for maintaining the UK’s 600 aids to coastal
PETROL prices are on the rise again in Dorset amid fears that unrest in the Middle East may lead to even higher prices at the pumps. At the Spur End service station on Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, regular unleaded petrol was on offer at 131.9p a litre
A POOLE mum has joined the fight to save the Southampton Hospital children’s heart surgery unit which saved her son’s life. Nicky Broadbank’s son William, four, was born with serious congenital heart defects. He underwent his first open-heart
I’ve decided to ride with the quick group, and less than half-a-mile in to the dash to Wareham forest from a nearby industrial estate, I’m asking myself why. Not only is the pace much higher than in the “social” group, but the trails ridden
IF there’s one question on the lips of the nation’s women about the Royal Wedding, it’s “what will the dress be like?” For as any woman knows, what the bride wears is, without doubt, the most important part of any wedding – let alone one where
HACKERS brought down a website for a health trust serving 700,000 NHS patients in Dorset. The attack, which disabled the site over the weekend, blocked access to the Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust website. The trust provides treatment
PROTESTORS are gathering in Bournemouth Square calling on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down. Around 100 people, holding placards and chanting "Down with Gaddafi", are joining in the Libyan's calls for an end to his 42 year
POOLE-based cosmetics retailer Lush is back online after it was forced to suspend internet sales after hackers attacked its website. Lush closed the site last month and asked anyone who placed an online order between October 4 and January 20 to contact
It’s half term and we know a week can sometimes feel like a lifetime for parents when faced with their children’s cries of ‘I’m bored’ and ‘what can we do today’. Our reserve teams in Dorset run a variety of activities during the school holidays
CIVIC chiefs last night approved plans to partially demolish Bournemouth’s hated Waterfront Imax building. And these photographs above show how the view from Bath Hill Road will change following the controversial re-development scheme.
Police are appealing for help to identify a man who indecently exposed himself in Alum Chine. Officers received a report that a man had indecently exposed himself to a member of the public along Rosemount Road at around 6.20pm on January 20. Detective
Plans have been submitted for Poole’s new £5m waste and recycling centre. The proposal by Borough of Poole is to transform the old and cramped Nuffield Road site into a state-of-the-art amenity site. Long queues of frustrated residents blocking the
FOR most parents the birth of their children is a long-awaited joy. But for Leela and Anthony Senior joy was clouded with fear and anguish. Their twins, Willow and Stanley, were born more than three months early at just 26 weeks, weighing 2lb
MORE than 65 people have died and many more are injured in a devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand's second city, twinned with the Dorset town of the same name, was hit by a 6.3-magnitude quake during lunchtime, causing
THIS year is the 75th anniversary of what became known as the Bournemouth Typhoid epidemic that struck in 1936 and triggered no fewer than 718 cases of the feared disease. The facts of what happened were spelt out in the report of the expert
HE’S been plying his trade for ten years, but it was Micky Flanagan’s debut on BBC’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow that has led to audiences flocking to see him at the Bournemouth Pavilion. After being very ably supported by deaf comedian Steve
MEMBERS of Bournemouth and Poole Anti Cuts Coalition will stage a protest outside today’s meeting of Bournemouth’s full council. They will gather at the town hall from 6pm with placards and musical instruments as councillors arrive for the
TWO troublemakers have been banned from pubs, bars, clubs and off licences in East Dorset for the next three to five years for drug abuse and assault. It’s part of an antisocial behaviour and crime crackdown by the East Dorset Licence Forum, which has
AN 82-year-old woman is recovering from head injuries after a thief snatched her handbag as she walked through a Bournemouth subway. The pensioner was attacked from behind as she returned from shops on Holdenhurst Road at about 3.40pm on Sunday
MEDIA celebrity and author Christine Hamilton and former MP husband Neil helped members of Ringwood Musical & Dramatic Society celebrate its centenary. The RMDS party at Greyfriars was just one of a series of events to mark the 100th birthday of an organisation
PIRATES promoter Matt Ford has confirmed the signing of experienced Pole Rafal Dobrucki, and also Somerset’s Christian Hefenbrock as a doubling-up rider. Dobrucki has been linked with the Pirates throughout the winter and joins on a 5.46 average after
Duck and Orange Serves 4 For the duck: 2 duck breasts, on the bone with skin Pinch of five spice Sea salt and pepper Zest of 1 orange, pith removed, sliced into matchsticks 4tbsps red wine vinegar
THE line-up for this summer’s music festival Camp Bestival is looking rapturous so far, with Blondie topping the music bill. Camp Bestival is the family-friendly off-shoot of the quirky, award-winning Bestival festival held each September on the Isle
A HAPLESS would-be robber, who fled because he thought a cashier laughed at him, confessed two years later without knowing the police had closed the case. Alan Lambert from Poole took the bus to the Westbourne branch of NatWest and patiently
ARE you brilliant at baking? If so Poole Lighthouse needs you. The arts centre is hosting a Cupcake Camp on April 2 and they need some willing volunteers to rustle up some treats for the charity event. Cakes will cost £1 each and all proceeds
KAREN Faldon is tired, really tired. She tries to hide it but 21 years of keeping an ear out for her son, Adam, and the constant battle to get the help to which he is entitled have destroyed her ability to sleep. Adam has dyspraxia, a seemingly nebulous
DAVID Cameron has hailed an AFC Bournemouth pilot scheme as part of his ‘Big Society’. He has urged people to sign for an eight-week course being staged at Dean Court in the summer. It is one of eight football projects, all run by the National Citizen
FOLLOWING a council decision to remove the budget for Poole in Bloom I would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the Front Garden of the Year competition over the years in which I was part of the group. It was a delight to see the efforts made
I CONCUR totally with the viewpoint that the wind farm off Swanage will degrade the esthetical view and have serious detrimental effect on the Jurassic Coast, Coastal Path, Old Harry, Ballard Down, Swanage, and especially Peveril Point. However
IT’S easy to inwardly groan when you hear about Government think tanks whose opinion may have a bearing on the lives of millions. The Institute for Public Policy Research says it’s established itself as one of the most influential in British politics
You get lots of time to think when you're riding a bike. The exercise and release of endorphins clears the mind and it's amazing what sort of things can pop into your head. This week I've come up with a little list, it's not in any particular
THE new universal benefit strikes me as an identi-kit for the loathed one-size-fits-all Child Support Agency of the 1990s. Instead of local solicitors working through with divorcees how best to work child support, it was deemed by government it could
READING through last Thursday’s Echo, I wondered if the date had changed without my realising to April 1. There was an article telling that Borough of Poole to consult residents to see if they would be prepared to pay for collection of their green (
ON Sunday, February 27, the ferry Barfleur will be relaunched and will arrive at Poole at 2145. This ferry is a must for the port of Poole. It completes its services as a port and has been missed since it was withdrawn in January 2010. Please support
I AM sure you cannot help but notice the ever increasing war of words between central government on the one hand and local government on the other. There are undoubtedly many councils who grew out of all proportion using the last Labour government’s
LAUREL & Hardy. Morecambe & Wise. Cameron & Clegg. The new comedy duo, masquerading as our Batman & Robin coalition Prime Ministers who are going to put the country to rights. On a day when Caroline Spelman apologised and admitted they ‘got it wrong
SEARCH teams have been combing Swanage and the surrounding area as concerns grow for the welfare of a local man who disappeared at the weekend. Jesse Jones, a 24-year-old university graduate from Burlington Road, was last seen drinking with
LIONHEARTED midfielder Chris Knowles would be plying his trade above the non-league ranks if he was bigger, according to Bashley boss Steve Riley. The Recreation Ground chief praised Knowles after he continued his form with two goals in the 4-2 defeat
BOSS Lee Bradbury has urged Cherries to ensure Sheffield Wednesday’s rot does not stop at Dean Court. The Owls arrive in Dorset tonight (7.45pm) attempting to halt a run of nine league matches without a victory and on the back of seven straight away
A BOURNEMOUTH language school boss has echoed fears that the pursuit of 'artificial' immigration targets will cause real damage to UK universities and colleges. Mike Francis was commenting on new findings from the Institute for Public Policy
BOSS Tom Killick confirmed Marcus Browning would stay at Poole Town until at least the end of the season and then paid tribute to the former Cherries star’s “refreshing” attitude. The former Welsh international linked up with the Wessex
SMART cookie Michael Symes is proving a handful for League One defences – because of his intelligence as well as physical presence. That is the opinion of Cherries centre-half Shaun Cooper, who believes his team-mate is causing headaches
STEVE Fletcher has delivered a defiant message to Cherries’ doubters: We can prove you wrong again. Assistant manager Fletcher claims people are expecting Cherries’ League One promotion push to hit the rocks. And he revealed that was providing Lee Bradbury
SURREY Road and Prince of Wales Road in Westbourne were cordoned off by police last night. The roads were closed to both cars and pedestrians. Six police cars and officers in white forensic suits were seen at the scene, a house on the junction
“Good evening. My name is Frank Turner and I am from Winchester”. It may have been almost three years since the folk punk singer had played Bournemouth, but introductions really weren’t necessary judging by the sold-out crowd’s rapturous applause
MARK ‘Smudger’ Smith had the last laugh on wise-cracking Bemerton boss Ian Chalk as Christchurch tonight put a spoke through the Wiltshire outfit’s Wessex League title hopes. Smith paved the way for Priory’s 2-1 win at Western Way – their first league
