POOLE swimmers, parents and officials have been given plenty to chew over after the club launched a new partnership with Branksome-based national healthy food company Nutrichef. More than 70 attended an inaugural talk on nutrition by Barbara Cox, one
VERWOOD boss Adie Arnold admitted the club’s fixture congestion is finally taking its toll on his side following their 5-2 defeat at Division One rivals Petersfield last night. “There were a few tired legs out there,” said Arnold. “Playing twice a week
POOLE Town put the disappointment of their FA Vase semi-final exit behind them with an impressive 5-0 win over Fareham Town at Tatnam last night. Steve Smith was their four-goal hero, netting twice either side of half-time, with substitute Russell Cook
IT would be the first major shake-up in living memory to the way Britain elects its MPs. On May 5, the same day as the local elections, voters will be asked to give a "yes" or "no" to the idea of replacing the traditional "first past the post" system
A record number of candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the May elections in Poole, fuelling fears of a hung council. A total of 118 candidates have registered to fight for 42 seats in 16 wards on Borough of Poole – two more
Eagle-eyed online readers might notice some changes to the Echo's social media presence from next week - I'm off on maternity leave until next February. We’re hoping the transition will be so smooth you’ll barely notice I’ve gone, but there
PEOPLE power has forced a developer to halve the number of homes due to be built on a prime waterfront site in Lymington, it was revealed at a public meeting. Redrow Homes has bowed to public pressure and ditched a controversial plan to
A NEGLECTED piece of woodland that has been transformed into a community facility has been officially opened in the heart of Ferndown. MP Chris Chope performed the honours at the Harmont Community Wood and Town Pond with Steve Lugg, the town’s deputy
NEARLY 60 years ago, an English pilot flew a young prince from Geneva to begin his reign as King of Jordan. On Saturday, some 59 years later, the pilot’s son will travel from Wimborne to Amman to present the Jordanian government with a logbook recording
A DORSET union leader has called on the government to listen to people who work in the NHS before making changes to its controversial health and social care bill. The bill, which was due to hand GPs responsibility for commissioning NHS services by 2013
A GOLF day is to be held to raise funds for a charity supporting a little boy from St Leonards with a chronic skin condition. Jon Field, a close friend of the parents of Mason White, aged two, who has epidermolysis bullosa (EB), has organised
CHRIS Packham, television’s tireless countryside crusader, recently said: “The rarest sight in the country isn’t a lapwing or a skylark – it’s a child.” A sad indictment indeed on these digitally dominated times in which we now find ourselves
BOURNEMOUTH and Poole councils called in bailiffs and debt recovery agencies more than 20,000 times over three years to recover outstanding debts, new statistics have shown. Almost 12,000 cases of unpaid council tax and parking fines were referred
FOR every footstep taken on a Dorset beach, there are two pieces of litter. The tide of litter appears to be increasing, posing not only a health hazard and putting off visitors, but also posing a danger to marine wildlife. It is estimated
HUNDREDS of cake lovers stormed the south-west’s first Cupcake Camp held in Poole. The simply scrumptious cakes, swirling their stuff at Lighthouse, could barely be seen through the crowds of people keen to buy. Queues formed in front
Vanilla Butterfly Cakes 2 cup cake tins – 24 holes cup cake cases 150g caster sugar 150g self-raising flour 150g butter or soft margarine (room temperature) 3 Medium eggs 1 tsp Vanilla Extract – for cake mix 200g icing
Carrot cupcakes with orange zest Makes: 12 2 large eggs 175g golden caster sugar 150ml sunflower oil 200g self-raising flour, sifted 3 tsp mixed spice 2 carrots, coarsely grated 1 tsp vanilla
AN AREA of heathland the size of eight football pitches was scorched by fire on the Lulworth Ranges. With a strong wind threatening to rapidly spread the flames, around 40 firefighters worked quickly with hoses and beaters to restrict the blaze
“THE pain of losing Jim is still raw”. Those were the words of the widow of Poole firefighter Jim Shears as the first anniversary of his death in the line of duty was due to be marked today. Members of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
MULTI-award winning guitarist Jeff Beck has announced an intimate show with his band ahead of playing at the sold out Isle of Wight Festival in June. Guitar legend and former Yardbird, Jeff and his band will play the O2 Academy Bournemouth on June 11
BEALES bosses last night signed a multi-million pound deal which they say makes it the third largest department store group in the UK. The Bournemouth-based company bought 19 department stores from the Anglia Regional Co-operative Society in
Wimborne’s newly opened entertainment venue, Vibe Lounge, will be hosting the first of its regular monthly Comedy Nights this Saturday. The evening promises hilarious stand-up from Nick Helm, Stefano Paolini and George Egg. Nick Helm started stand-up
WHEN I told colleagues what I’d eaten for lunch one day last week, it was greeted with screwed up faces and cries of “yuk”. Snail caviar, they sneered, now why would you want to eat something like that? A valid question, the answer to which was simple
THE Burgundy region of France is home to a great diversity of white wines, which range from crisp, minerally, unoaked Chablis, to delicate sparkling Crémant. Give one of the following top Burgundy whites a go, and you’ll soon be back for more. Perle
THE argument against AV is that it delivers the worst type of government. This is a fact proven by the three countries in the entire world (yes, only three) and they are Australia, Fiji and the little pacific island of Nauru. It appears the supporters
WHILE the current debate regarding the possible privatisation of Bournemouth parking enforcement rages, I would like to point out that Poole Council charge 30p for one hour to park behind the shops in Ashley Road, Parkstone. Yet a mile or so along the
I AM writing in response to the letter on Friday April 1 (“Fourways Centre has a really big heart”) which indicated that people over 65 will not be able to transfer to the new service being developed at Seaview once Fourways closes later this year.
IN her letter (April 1) regarding the closure of Fourways Day Centre, Mrs Williams omits to inform readers that nine years ago a previous Poole administration intended to shut down completely the facilities without offering alternative provision for clients
IN response to the Vulcan article, let’s not forget that the people who are actually paying the £350.000 to keep the Vulcan flying are doing so at their own expense. There is no Government funding towards the upkeep of the Vulcan, so I fail to understand
I READ with interest your article regarding the proposed wind farm off the Dorset coast (“Wind farm could be a tourist attraction”, March 31). It’s about time we looked towards our natural resources to provide energy for our country. There are already
FOR several months now I have noticed small roadworks right across the conurbation, all of which seem to be by British Gas. Most of these are only a smallish hole in the road, surrounded by barriers, with rarely anyone working. Frequently these are
Will AV or First Past the Post do anything to improve democracy or stimulate youth to participate in political elections? I think not. The tinkering with the vote and the possible changing of a few personalities in Parliament, which is still weighed
You may remember that last week’s blog ended on my expressing a hope that the weekend’s fare would yield better results than had the previous few days. Well, my mojo returned and I’m pleased to say that it all went really very well. The
Poole aims to convert sunshine to electricity... but needs to borrow £10m to do so. The idea is to install photovoltaic cells on the roofs of 1,000 council owned homes across the borough. Tenants whose homes are included will use solar
THE death of a popular young man whose body was found among rocks on the Swanage coastline five days after he was last seen in the town has been described as “a complete mystery.” Bournemouth coroner, Sheriff Payne, recorded an open verdict
POOLE Town last night took a giant stride towards promotion after Tatnam was classed as |suitable for Southern League football. The reigning Wessex League champions, who beat Fareham 5-0 in the league last night, have been working round the clock to
