EXPERIENCED Bournemouth professional Richard Hill was back in the winners circle in the inaugural Ladies Pro Am at Dudsbury, organised by home professional Steve Pockneall, and supported by the Golf Boutique. He led a trio of Amanda Walker, Eatyta Proctor
JASON Doyle plans to go under the knife to cure his persistent shoulder problems. Pirates’ inspirational Aussie has suffered dislocations on several occasions this term, his latest injury coming in last week’s first Test between Australia and Team GB
KNYVETON Gardens – who had never previously led Section One – retained top spot with a 10-4 win over a depleted Boscombe Cliff side. Stan Jordan (33-20) tried to stem the flow, but Terry Davis, Deric Pritchard, Dave Baxter and Chris Hollier (28-12) inspired
WITH just half a dozen Tiger tanks in existence, the practical aspects of Haynes’ latest manual may only appeal to a handful of readers. Lets face it, only a few people will ever find themselves reaching for the mechanical guide as they struggle to change
A BOURNEMOUTH taxi driver drove more than 1,500 miles to prove that the story he often regaled in his local pub hadn’t been clouded by alcohol or the passage of time. Undaunted by the prospect of a 32-and-a-half hour round trip, without a fare-paying
A PRIDE of lions is heading for Bournemouth later this month and guardians are needed to look after them. From June 25, around 50 lion sculptures will be displayed around the borough in the biggest public art event ever seen in the area. Sponsored by
POLICE are investigating an incident at Three Legged Cross in which a pet cat was shot in the shoulder after venturing out after dark. Gordon, 18 months, was injured on the night of Wednesday, May 18, but owner Debbie Logan did not realise
TWO school friends are flying NATO attack missions over Libya. Flight Lieutenant Chris Pearson from Upton in Poole and Flying Officer Mark Tolman from Wimborne are both RAF Tornado navigators. They became friends at Poole Grammar School
NOWHERE was Saturday’s sun more welcome than at Bournemouth’s first-ever solar-powered festival. The temperature hit 25C and families lazed on the grass of Shelley Park in Boscombe, to sights and sounds generated only by the power of the sun
WHEN I was growing up, pudding was always the main event in my house. I was more interested in what was for dessert than for dinner. Being a child of the 80s, it was normally Arctic Roll, rice pudding (with a dollop of jam), Angel Delight or fruit
POTENTIAL plans to build a hotel at Bournemouth Airport have been revealed following the multi-million pound development of both terminals and other facilities. The airport has undergone a major transformation over the past two years, with
IF you’re a Twilight fan, you’ve probably been counting down the days until Breaking Dawn part 1. You’ve still got wait until November 18 for the release, but to help you through it, the first full trailer has been unleashed. We’re invited
A FORMER National Farmers’ Union official has been fined for causing unnecessary suffering to 21,000 chickens reared at his Dorset farm. John Riddell, director of R & J Farms Limited, pleaded guilty to 12 Animal Welfare offences after many
TALKS are back on to build a much sought-after bridge in Wimborne. When they were seeking planning permission for a store in town, Waitrose bosses promised to create a link bridge between the old cricket pitch site and Crown Mead. If the bridge is
DORSET maintained their unbeaten start to the South West Championships with a 9-5 win over the hosts Devon at Saunton yesterday. Captain Giles Legg’s team, who drew 7-7 with Cornwall in their first match, got off to a flying start in the singles winning
BEHAVE badly and you’re out. This is the message from Dorset Police who will clamp down on anti-social behaviour this weekend in a bid to ensure Wimborne Folk Festival and Party in the Paddock are a success. The force will provide an enhanced level
GOING, going, gone. A piece of old Poole has been swept away in the cause of the new. The attractive old Poole Boat Park building on West Quay Road has been demolished to make way for the new approach road to the Twin Sails Bridge. The
Easy Ramen Noodle Soup (Chicken, Salmon or Tofu) Serves 4 For the base soup: 250g ramen noodles (you can also use soba or udon noodles or, indeed, classic Chinese noodles) 1.5 litres good quality chicken (or vegetable) stock A little vegetable oil
CHRISTCHURCH Community Partnership has taken over an empty shop in the town centre to raise funds for projects in the borough. The Give 'n' Gain shop has opened in Wick Lane and the partnership is asking people to donate unwanted items and gifts that
A FORMER magistrate cleared of rape is facing financial ruin after lawyers acting for his accuser demanded he pay half a million pounds in costs. Tony Hunt, from Blandford St Mary, and his wife, Lynn, could lose everything if a hearing in London
IN September 1944 a Lancaster bomber took off from Skellingthorpe Airfield on course for a planned joint attack on the Dormund-Ems Canal near Munster. On reaching the Netherlands shores, it came under fire from a German fighter plane. Fire was returned
AS performances go, it was a revelation. Maraschino cherry lip-gloss, silver-green eyeshadow, mussed blonde hair, an unblinking, defiant stare and a former love cursorily dismissed as a ‘pain in the ass’. Heavens above, the woman wasn’t even wearing
MARKING the 55th anniversary of John Osborne’s seminal play Look Back in Anger, Creative Cow will bring their production of it to Poole Lighthouse on June 16. First performed in the 1950s, Look Back In Anger transformed English theatre. Its raw realism
THE family of a 46-year-old mum of two who died after a night of drinking at her new boyfriend’s house just before Christmas may never fully understand the sudden loss, an inquest heard. Damon Wright, 29, was arrested on suspicion of murder
SO our shiny new airport could soon have a shiny new hotel to go with it. The plans are as vague as they possibly could be at the moment, but it appears to be a natural progession for owners Manchester Airports Group to look at how it can capitalise
HAVING read Cllr Borthwick’s reasons for crossing the floor to the Tories in the Echo (May 31) I am somewhat astonished. He has actually sent this letter to several of the residents in Throop and Muscliff who are very angry with his betrayal and misuse
AS THE closing weekend of the Big Green Fortnight approaches, lots of people across Bournemouth and Poole have enjoyed the huge variety of low-impact events that have been put on by local authorities and lots of community groups and individuals. It will
I FEEL compelled to write to give your readers and commentators accurate and up-to-date information about the progress Bournemouth Council has made to facilitate the provision of a permanent ice facility for Bournemouth. We know that the King’s Park
I RECENTLY attended a ‘consultative’ meeting chaired by the customer services manager for the Dorset Library service held at West Moors Library. Mention was made by some of those attending concerning the relatively small amount (£800,000) of savings
ARE people aware of a new sport called ‘cat baiting’? Probably not, being as the police, dog wardens or RSPCA can do nothing about it. It’s where really ‘brave’ young adults with a pitbull ‘illegal’ goad, trap and maul a family pet. To make it more
I REFER to the recent article on Dorset’s countdown to the 2012 Olympics which says ‘During the Olympics, spectators will be able to view the competition from a ticketed, onshore area, which will also have a video screen’. This should read ‘may’ as planning
I MUST be missing something somewhere. Why is there talk of building the ice rink in King’s Park which will mean the loss of playing fields and green space for the numerous football teams and youngsters who run around there, not to mention the car parking
A SMALL firm has been bombarded with calls after Google listed its phone number as the Bournemouth International Centre. The two-man team at the Bournemouth Phone Centre had more than 50 calls in two days from people trying to book tickets.
MURDER victim Elisa Claps almost certainly reached the loft of the Most Holy Trinity Church alive and was stabbed to death when she got there, Winchester Crown Court heard yesterday. The 16-year-old schoolgirl died of multiple wounds, nine from the back
THE mighty roar is coming back. It’s the news that Bournemouth Air Festival fans have been waiting for – the Vulcan bomber is returning for this year’s event. Organisers will be hoping that this time it will get to perform properly – last year the
THIRTY firefighters tackled a blaze which broke out at a waste paper recycling factory in Poole yesterday evening. Emergency services were scrambled to the SITA UK site in Mannings Heath Road, near Tower Park, following reports of the fire
TEAM manager Sean Walbridge said Dorset could have “no complaints” following their exit from the MCCA Trophy. Dorset ended a disappointing campaign with an eight-wicket defeat by Hertfordshire in a rain-affected contest at Dorchester on Sunday. After
BOSS Tom Killick believes Carl Preston has his sights set on firing Poole Town up the non-league ladder. Championship high-fliers Reading last month invited Preston to the Madejski Stadium for a trial after the 20-year-old impressed in front of watching
CHERRIES chairman Eddie Mitchell is keen to quickly draw a line under Jason Pearce’s on-off transfer saga. Inspirational team captain Pearce was last week heavily linked with a £500,000 move to Championship new boys Peterborough.
A CALL has gone out to adults of all skillsets to volunteer and help get nearly 400 Dorset children into a Scout group. Youngsters in the county, the home of Lord Baden-Powell’s iconic movement, can spend years on the waiting lists for around 100 packs
