A DEVELOPER is seeking to add another 16 apartments to a Poole regeneration scheme in a bid to make it financially viable. The former James Bros site in lower Hamworthy was granted planning permission in 2008, before the recession, for 44 apartments.
SOME people don’t seem to have to worry about finding a place to park. These pictures from Daily Echo readers show police and council vehicles in spots that would earn most drivers a ticket. The police car was snapped in a parent and child space at
A TERRIFIED toy poodle has defied the odds and survived a week in Wareham Forest on her own. Tiny eight-month-old Billie, who weighs just three kilos, disappeared into the forest when she was chased by a bigger dog. After she was finally
MALE DNA found on the jumper of Elisa Claps was likely to have been blood rather than saliva, the Heather Barnett murder trial heard today. Italian forensics expert Colonel Giampietro Lago of the Carabinieri told the jury at Winchester Crown
STORE wars have broken out in Dorset town centres as struggling retailers battle for customers. It may be only early June but most have brought forward their summer sales in a bid to turn around a slump in takings. Huge signs advertising half-price
Have I told you about our Gooseberry Bush? We've only had it for a year and following on from buying it when it had around 15 or so small gooseberries, this year it has gone completely mad and there are just bucket loads of gooseberries on it!
TWO-time Open qualifier Martyn Thompson will take the first step towards Royal St George’s at Ferndown on Monday. Ferndown is one of 16 regional qualifying tournaments with the top 10 players from each course progressing to the final qualifying events
DETERMINED Paul Cooper battled through the inclement weather to win the Canford Magna club championship on Sunday. Cooper braved the final-day downpour, which saw 25 per cent of the field retire, to clinch a six-shot victory. On the first day, Cooper
BOURNEMOUTH Alliance member Jon Bevan (Wessex Golf Centre) claimed his first win of the season at the 36-hole North Wilts pro-am. He shot two rounds of 71 on a day of gusty showers that prompted one brief stoppage because of a threat of thunder
DORSET’S under-16 girls beat Gloucestershire and Somerset to achieve a historic second place in the South West Inter-County competition at Millfield. They began with a thrilling 4-1 win over Gloucestershire, who had defeated them by a margin of more
A STUDENT has described the terrifying moment when a large pine tree fell on top of her during Sunday’s bad weather. As reported in the Daily Echo on Monday, the tree, which was in the grounds of the Royal Bath Hotel, came down as rain and
A TEENAGE girl who died after a road crash has saved four lives by donating her organs. Esther Walters, 17, died in hospital 24 hours after the car she was travelling in was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the New Forest. The A-level
DETECTIVES have released a 67-year-old woman arrested over a man's death in Poole. Police were called to a bungalow in Vicarage Road yesterday after a man sustained serious injuries and later died in hospital. A spokesman for Dorset
I'm late in writing my entry for this month, things have been a bit hectic. On the Tuesday of half term (31st) I went to Ward 10 for my usual day 8 blood test (bloods taken 8 days after chemo to check white blood cell levels) & to have my tunnel
AN ALL-WOMEN sport as American as cheerleading is taking off in Dorset. Dorset Roller Girls have been practising the US sport of roller derby since January and are part of a revival of interest in the sport. Roller derby can trace its roots to the 19th
‘Estupendo’ the Dorset Young Enterprise company from Corfe Hills School were placed a fantastic 3rd overall at the South West regional competition. They fought of the best companies from across the region to also win the award for best financially
EAST Dorset’s two major hospitals are to look into the possibility of merging as a way of meeting the financial challenges in the NHS. The boards of directors at Poole and the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals (RBCH) plan to appoint an outside
FOOTBALL legend Paul Gascoigne will be making his theatrical debut this weekend in the company of a World Cup winner. He will be at Bournemouth Pavilion with Jimmy Greaves for the Gazza and Greaves Show on Saturday from 7.30pm. Greaves has been fronting
Pistachio yoghurt cake with white chocolate and cardamom frosting 200g pistachios, ground 1/2tsp ground cardamom 150g unsalted butter, cubed 225g self-raising flour 183g caster sugar 3 eggs 125ml thick yoghurt For the frosting: 100g white chocolate
CHERRIES have been drawn at home against Dagenham and Redbridge in the first round of next season’s Carling Cup. Daggers are familiar opponents for the Dean Court outfit. The two clubs got promoted into League One alongside each other in 2010 before
SCHOOLS across Dorset could shut later this month after teachers backed strike action in protest against the government’s proposed pension changes. The strike date was confirmed yesterday after members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the
IT may seem like a simple enough task, but getting up in the morning can be a dangerous business. So dangerous in fact, that an astonishing 20,000 people a year are actually admitted to hospital after falling out of bed. TV actress Leslie Ash can vouch
POPULAR piano maestro, Jools Holland, will play a picnic concert at Sherborne Castle this summer, just a week after his appearance at the Larmer Tree Festival. The boogie woogie legend will arrive at Sir Walter Raleigh’s former residence on July 23
STUDENTS planning to take a year out of their studies have been urged to attend a special event at Canford School later this month. Open to all, Gap Year Fairs give free and impartial advice to those considering projects including community work, conservation
DAY centre services throughout Dorset could be effectively privatised under an option being considered by Dorset County Council. The proposal is one of three options to be looked at by county councillors next week as they discuss an upcoming
RETURNING to Dorset last Monday from the north, I frequently tried to restrict my car speed to 60mph on motorways or trunk roads. Too many juggernauts/multi-axle commercials etc were often ‘pushing me’ along with their radiator grille filling my mirrors
I AGREE with Warwick Rust in Tuesday’s Echo about the lads that started the fire. Someone knows them, their clothes will smell and they should face up to what they’ve done. We have such beautiful heathland around here with all the wildlife on it, then
WE live in interesting times say the Chinese. And indeed we do. That is especially the case if you work in the public sector right now, though it’s pretty testing in the private sector too, as most businessmen and women would no doubt agree. The NHS
THIS is just a quick letter from everyone at IMPACT to say a very massive thank you for giving your support to the organisation over the past year. Without contributions from people like you we would not be able to continue with the valuable work that
THROUGH the letters page we appealed for relatives of the original directors of GE Bridge and Co Ltd to come forward as this Saturday, June 18 we are celebrating 135 years of serving Bournemouth with surgical, medical and mobility products. The response
I VOLUNTEER at Holton Lee and I am organising a Disabled and Able Bodied Sports and Leisure Day for Friday, July 13, 2012. I have already asked the Olympic Flame Committee to bring the flame to us on the day as it will be in Bournemouth on the evening
LAST Saturday I attended the Wimborne Folk Festival. The procession was led by a band called Gugge (as in Googie) 2000. Later they played in front of the Minster before a large crowd on the Minster Green and who were enthralled with their performance
I WAS highly amused by Mr Williams’ point in his letter on litter that a way might be found to make fast food packaging edible. But then, having smiled at the prospect of fast-food eaters munching through packaging, I thought this is really not so far-fetched
LORD Armstrong, Sir Edward Heath’s former private secretary, said at his 2005 funeral that ‘Sir Edward had been a man of great integrity... vision and determination’. Anybody visiting Arundells [the home in Cathedral Close, Salisbury, of the late former
AN ELDERLY woman was rushed to Poole Hospital yesterday morning after being hit by a speeding cross-country train. The incident happened at 8.53am as the 8.45am Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly cross-country service travelled through Pokesdown
PIRATES have unfinished business – and all the signs indicate they are determined to take care of it. The events of the past few days, in particular, have served to emphatically underline their desire to exorcise the ghost of 2010. Denied the silverware
BOSS Steve Riley believes he could have found the missing piece of Bashley’s attacking jigsaw after signing Wimborne’s £10,000 man James Stokoe – for free. Riley announced the capture of the out-of-contract forward after fighting off competition
AGEING sewers have been replaced and old water mains renewed in Dorset during the first year of Wessex Water’s £1bn investment programme to improve services. The company’s recently published annual results reported good progress with the early
