SAM Hardcastle admits he’s “over the moon” that Sam Yarwood has equalled his Bournemouth club record of scoring 25 tries in a league season. Lions’ fly-half also says there will be no hard feelings when Yarwood “beats the record, which he will
TOM Drewett says Oakmeadians’ players finally believe they can avoid the drop following their convincing 48-22 triumph at Wimborne in a South West One East derby. Harvey Bell grabbed a hat-trick, with Ryan Stephenson (two), Marcus Atkins
PARENTS of adults with severe learning difficulties are facing college bills of nearly £5,000 after funding was slashed by the government. They are being forced to pay more than £1,600 for each of three years for the successful Pathways programme
PEOPLE in Bournemouth and Poole have scored their GP practices higher than the national average in several categories of the latest patient survey. Sixty-one per cent said they were satisfied overall with their practice, compared with 54 per
MOTORISTS have been left counting the cost of two acts of “outrageous vandalism” across Poole. Seventeen cars were vandalised in two separate incidents, leaving a repair bill likely to run into thousands of pounds. On Saturday afternoon, along Fitzworth
POOLE-based golf manager Shaun Webster has signed up the county’s latest European Tour hopeful Kevin Garwood. Garwood joins French Open winner Graeme Storm and Senior Tour star Gary Wolstenholme on the books of UK Champions. The 25-year-old former Dorset
POPPIES boss Kenny Vaughan has put sought-after utility man Jake Rowley on contract after fending off interest from Bashley. The Southern League outfit held talks with Rowley after lodging a seven-day approach. But the versatile Poppies player, who
FURTHER public consultation has been announced on the £500,000 planning blueprint that will shape development across Purbeck until 2026. Hundreds of people, including one of the district’s most famous residents – veteran actor Edward Fox –
SUMMER is on its way and the date has been announced for one of Poole’s most popular outdoor events. The ever-popular Party in the Park will take place on the green at Ashley Cross on September 4. Now in its 11th year, this year’s festival
A HUGE blaze saw up to 25 firefighters battle to save a remote Dorset home. The devastating fire destroyed the entire roof of the red brick cottage in Breach Lane, Kington Magna near Gillingham, despite the efforts of fire crews. A joint
IT cost the deputy leader of Bournemouth council £20,000 for legal advice to defend himself against allegations which took only an hour to dismiss. And the authority’s leader has pledged to find out the cost to the council tax payer of the
FIFTEEN “badly-behaved” youths from Bournemouth’s West Howe are signing Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) at Winton Police station today. Police believe ABCs are helping turn around the behaviour of some teenagers in the area. Sgt
A WOMAN has claimed in court that she was raped by a man who picked her up by the throat and warned her: “You’ll be gone in a minute”. Gene Benjamin, 53, denies 18 counts of rape, one of false imprisonment, nine of causing actual bodily harm
THE Princess Royal flew in to three Dorset centres yesterday, opening new facilities in Poole, Gillingham and Weymouth. Princess Anne flew around the county by helicopter to officially open Poole’s joint emergency services building, Gillingham
A woman was attacked by a dog as she walked across a Poole common. The dog, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier, bit the shocked walker on her ear and mauled her arm during the attack. She was left frightened and nursing bruising
THE Languedoc region of France is a treasure in the world of wine. Nestling in the south west of the country, carpets of vines undulate over the rolling countryside and every autumn, in the towns and villages across Languedoc, locals muck in for the
A TEENAGE biker is fighting for life in hospital after a crash outside a Poole pub yesterday. The rider, an 18-year-old man from Poole, was in a collision with a back BMW car outside the recently-opened Blackwater Stream pub, Broadstone.
Don’t believe that length is everything – when it comes to 0% credit cards for spending that is. We’re in the midst of a borrowing renaissance: the longest EVER 0% card of its type has been launched, giving 15 months interest-free spending,
ONE hundred years ago a lady called Mrs Wingfield-Digby set up the first Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs) in Dorset to provide aid to the Territorial Medical Service in the First World War. From this date, members of the British Red Cross and
“I’M planning on running naked throughout the whole of Bournemouth just so I can fit in seeing everything that’s there. I’m also really looking forward to going to a typical Bournemouth pub and somewhere with great food,” exclaims Dougie Poynter from
HOUSING in Poole is in “crisis” with 4,045 applicants on the waiting list and no new homes due to be built in the next financial year. This year, 103 affordable homes have been constructed and in 2012/13 only 40 are expected, from a scheme
YOU might have seen her face on billboards. Or perhaps you’ve noticed her on packs of Philadelphia. That’s because the Daily Echo’s very own Nicky Findley has won a competition to become a “Philly hero,” netting her £1,000 and an opportunity to be
Full of Beans Soup GI Tip: Your new best friend – the bean – is super low-GI and also high in protein and fibre. Serves 4 750g ripe tomatoes, halved 2tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed 400g canned mixed beans, drained
I READ the letter from Mr Predeth with interest (‘Big councils are not always the best’, Echo, March 17), especially given what has been done to the cost and size of Bournemouth Council over the last four years. I agree that there is still more to do
I HAVE to agree with Christine Peters’s letter on Saturday relating to the upcoming royal wedding. I too believe they could not have picked a worse time to not only splash out in public but also to force businesses up and down the country to close for
I READ the letter from Jim Clover about the poor condition of Weston Drive with great concern. I as cabinet member for highways at Bournemouth Borough Council, am determined to rid the town of this pothole menace. So far well over 3,000 potholes have
I WAS prompted to write by James Clover’s letter ‘We’re on opposite sides of the street’ (Echo, March 18). What about the road surface in Marlow Drive, St Catherine's Hill, Christchurch? I think I can class this road surface as ‘already
JUDGING by the letters from residents, the saga of the Imax continues. From the beginning (more than 10 years ago), the building and site were both controversial – ending up with a very acrimonious full council meeting. It has proved to be a mistake
PROPOSING the removal of planted flower beds in Poole shows what a total lack of imagination some councillors have. Speaking as a self employed gardener, it is no higher maintenance to have planted areas than lawned areas. All that is needed is careful
IT HAS been revealed that NHS trusts the length and breadth of the country are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on renting or buying reinforced beds, special toilets and trolleys for grossly obese patients, some of whom weigh as much as 72 stone
I HAVE a small compartment under the dashboard of my car where I store any loose change, usually silver coins. I use it for car parking and over the course of a couple of weeks, it builds up to a decent number of 50p, 20p and 10p pieces that are always
SINGING legend Paul Simon will be bringing a summer of love to Bournemouth when he appears at the BIC Windsor Hall on June 27. The singer is half of the legendary sixties duo Simon and Garfunkel, who went on to a major solo career and became
MOTORISTS using car parks in Bournemouth and Poole are not likely to see new pay and display machines that give change any time soon, say councils. It comes in the wake of a report that revealed councils and train operating companies across
KEY man Michael Symes has set his sights on handing Cherries a major fitness boost – with the help of Pilates. The influential frontman has been sidelined since a groin injury forced him off in the first half of Cherries’ defeat at Exeter City on March
EDDIE Mitchell has voiced a rousing rallying cry to the Dean Court faithful ahead of the crucial League One run-in: Give our boys a lift. The Cherries chairman is urging fans to keep the faith and raise the roof as Lee Bradbury’s side bid to get their
MATT Ford is hopeful Polish chiefs can reach an amicable agreement regarding the controversial new silencers introduced to world speedway. The shale sport’s governing body in Poland, the PZM, has banned its country’s riders from competing with the new
RENAT Gafurov has given a thumbs down to the controversial new silencers, which have been introduced by speedway’s world governing body to reduce noise levels in the shale sport. The Russian, who expects to line up for Pirates at home to Eastbourne tomorrow
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury has revealed that Shwan Jalal is playing through the pain barrier. The influential former Peterborough goalkeeper has been one of Cherries’ top performers this season, starting 35 of the club’s 37 League One matches. But manager
TOM Jeffes is banking on a Wessex League title to ease the pain of missing Poole Town’s epic FA Vase journey – and Poppies’ Wessex League Cup bid. The nomadic striker, who joined Dolphins from Poppies in January, has been a key figure as Tom Killick’
MORALE among employees of two Dorset health trusts appears to have sagged last year, the latest Care Quality Commission survey has shown. Both NHS Bournemouth and Poole – set to be abolished in 2013 – and Poole Hospital recorded worse results in the
