PLANS to stage jousting tournaments in the New Forest National Park have been thrown out – for the second time in less than a year. Councillors rejected the latest application to turn a large barn into an activity centre after receiving more than 80
CHERRIES have today completed the signing of highly-rated Manchester City prospect Donal McDermott. Boss Lee Bradbury swooped for the Irishman ahead of today’s loan transfer window closing at 5pm. The 21-year-old winger goes straight into Bradbury’s
A BOURNEMOUTH woman is battling to raise enough money to move a group of orphaned and abandoned Kenyan children out of a danger zone by the time the country’s elections take place next year. Jaya Da Costa has spent several stints working as a volunteer
AN IRANIAN hacker vandalised a website that provides healthcare services to 700,000 Dorset people. He targeted the Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust website – a month after hackers based in Russia did the same thing.
COUNCILLORS’ allowances should be reduced and a ceiling placed on senior officers’ salaries before jobs and frontline services are lost at Dorset County Council. Those are just two of the demands made by Dorset’s GMB union bosses in a “budget
A NOT-so-secret secret; in two weeks time I'm heading off on maternity leave* and right now, I need some foodie help. The husband and I have always been what-do-you-fancy-tonight-then eaters: we haven't done a single weekly or monthly or even two day-ly
PAUL Jones (Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers) clocked up his fourth win in six attempts in his own club’s 42km Hilly Time Trial. A tough south-westerly breeze made the going hard on the long climb up from Wool village and Jones’s time of 1.04.21 was four
A MUCH-anticipated meeting of Poole Yacht Club to decide its policy on a new marina was abandoned after hundreds of members flooded the hall. An estimated 600 of the 900 voting members arrived to have their say on PHC’s plans for a 950-berth
DORSET-based actor Martin Clunes and his TV producer wife Phillipa Braithwaite have adopted two rescued ponies from the RSPCA. The animal-loving couple responded to a national appeal to find new homes for 37 horses saved from appalling conditions
THE BSO’s Living Tradition series paid homage to Walton and Vaughan Williams, both of whom conducted their own works with our orchestra. Lawrence Power’s performance of Walton’s Viola Concerto conveyed all of its contemplative nature with faster episodes
A SPECIAL concert in aid of Breast Cancer Care is set to take place at Centre Stage on September 9. The concert will feature comedienne Rhona Cameron, musician Emma Payn and Christina Novelli also a musician and the daughter of chef Jean Christophe
A TALENTED debating team has its sights set on national competition after winning through to the West and South Wales regional final of the Debating Matters contest. Sixth-formers from Bournemouth School for Girls qualified for the three-day national
A CHART-topping singer dropped into a Bournemouth school ahead of a gig in the town yesterday. Kate Nash, whose debut album Made of Bricks hit the number one spot in 2007, visited Avonbourne School to show pupils a video, speak to them about her career
A GOVERNMENT minister has told the Daily Echo the budget was about “growth and fairness”. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude also insisted the budget would boost business and help compensate for job losses in the public sector. Mr
Well that is marvellous. Quite, quite marvellous. It’s 3D, you know, and without the poncy, irritating glasses. Of course, you can’t see that here, which is an obvious limitation of newsprint, so you’ll have to either take my word for
A MAN has been jailed for a total of six years for carrying out a violent sexual assault on a woman in a Bournemouth hotel room and seriously injuring a stranger outside his own home. A jury at Bournemouth Crown Court found 24-year-old Matthew
Keith James is a fine guitarist and singer-songwriter in his own right but in recent years he has become best known for exploring the songs of other performers. But make no mistake, he doesn’t inhabit tribute act territory and he’s certainly not basking
The fourth of our low-GI, high-energy recipes is dinner: a pesto low in fat but high on taste... GI Tip: While pine nuts and olive oil are traditionally high in fat, this combination of garlic, fresh basil and half-fat crème fraîche makes a
It would be easy to write McFly off as "those boys who were put together to be the next Busted." Indeed, it could have all been over for them after the release of their greatest hits album in 2008. But unhappy with the decisions their record
THE site of a former Bournemouth leisure club is to be transformed into a flats development after a long battle to save it for sports use. Following the closure of the David Lloyd sports club in Knowle Road, Boscombe, members launched a campaign
I AM currently organising a Talent Contest for Friends of Wessex Assisting Dogs, a local charity helping disabled people with assistance dogs. We are holding the final at the Lighthouse, Poole on Saturday July 23 and are looking for people to audition
I KNOW nothing about race horses, but it appears Mrs Dingwall was a very successful owner and trainer of race horses at her paddock and stables at Sandbanks, using empty beaches in early mornings. She helped break down the male barrier which presented
S MUNSTER enquires about Mrs Louie Dingwall (Letters March 7). She trained three winners on the Flat in France: 1969: Treason Trial, T Young – Cagnes-Sur-Mer. Treason Trial, T Young – Cagnes-Sur-Mer. 1970: Friar Tuck, G Old - Cagnes-Sur-Mer. As for
IN A link on the World Wildlife Fund's website, David Cameron gives a speech lasting less than two minutes and welcomes Earth Hour on Saturday March 26. People are invited to join in by turning off lights at 8.30pm as an international message of solidarity
ALL that wasted taxpayers’ money spent on taking back the leases of the Imax building, to only make matter worse, and now producing no income at all! It could have been used to construct a new Pier Theatre to compliment the Imax complex. RICHARD
IN reply to Mr Harris’s letter regarding the postal service (Letter March 17). Allow me to shed some light on the matter. I am a postal worker at Winton Delivery Office (although we’re based at Ringwood Road Industrial Estate). Royal Mail are currently
I MUST correct Mr Prowse (letter March 17) concerning his estimation that there are 50 Dorset County Councillors when the correct figure is 45, there being 28 Conservatives, 16 Lib Dems and 1 Independent. There has already been a reduction brought about
I AGREE with Philip Mayer (Echo, March 15) that it’s a fault with the question in the 2011 census. The question on religion is confusing as it caters for the religious and the non religious under the section: What is your religion? Can I encourage
NEIL Duckworth states (Letters, March 23) that I was complaining about metrication whereas my letter was actually a somewhat tongue in cheek play on words. Even if we have to replace miles with kilometres we will still have some essential English measurements
IF THE UN-sanctioned action against Colonel Gaddafi is NOT about 'regime change' - then why the hell have we become involved? The anti-Gaddafi rebels we are supporting and protecting are most definitely fighting for regime change. Why is everyone
CABINET bovver boy Eric Pickles chose yesterday to unveil some good news. Council tax has been frozen or reduced in every local authority in England this year. This has come as a welcome relief for millions of hard pressed taxpayers.
RESIDENTS have been threatened with legal action after staging a protest which they claim could save lives in their road. They placed wheelie bins in the street to stop it being used as a rat-run and to prevent workers from nearby premises parking there
On Monday 14th and Thursday 16th March sixteen Young Enterprise companies from twelve different local schools battled it out for a place at the County competition final. All sixteen companies had prepared a business report, a trade stand and
CHERRIES’ wantaway defender Rhoys Wiggins explained his decision to hand in a transfer request and pointed the finger at the Dean Court club. Wiggins yesterday formally expressed his desire to leave following interest from Watford.
BOSS Lee Bradbury last night remained determined to keep hold of Rhoys Wiggins after Cherries rejected the defender’s transfer request. The left-back yesterday formally declared his desire to leave Dean Court. Bradbury revealed the club had turned down
CHRISTCHURCH manager Graham Kemp believes his men are still some way off being among next season’s potential Wessex League title contenders. Priory displayed their credentials on Tuesday night with an impressive 2-0 victory over Premier Division leaders
CAUTIOUS boss Tom Killick is refusing to get carried away about Poole Town’s commanding position – despite seeing his side close in on a third consecutive Wessex League title. Dolphins rested a number of key players but still defeated basement boys Hayling
UNIVERSITY lecturers are staging a one-day strike over pensions. Bournemouth University (BU) has just under 300 union members and they are taking part in countrywide action on Thursday. Vice chancellor John Vinney has described the action as “disappointing
DENNIS Andersson admitted he was glad to get his first crash at Poole safely out the way unscathed after starring for Pirates in their comfortable victory over Eastbourne last night. The young Swede looks set to have an eye-catching season for the Dorset
