POOLE SC are the age group champions of the South West following a second golden weekend in the regional championships at Millfield. The club’s youngsters added another 26 medals, including 10 golds, to extend their already substantial lead
SWIM Bournemouth’s Jack Burton broke his third Dorset breaststroke record in nine days at the South West Age Group Championships – then found himself training alongside the man who set the old standards 13 years ago. A week after setting new Dorset senior
RIFLEMAN Craig Wood lost both legs and one arm when he was blown up in Afghanistan. Chris Parkes lost one leg, and ‘died’ once before being resuscitated. When he was blown up, Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson suffered the worst injuries
POLICE have clawed back almost £2m from criminals in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the past year, figures have revealed. The force’s specialist financial investigators used the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) to seize cash from offenders convicted
EIGHT police staff have been cleared of attacking a Bournemouth man in custody and leaving him with a fractured cheekbone. Daniel James alleged he was ‘slammed’ into the ground and then repeatedly struck with elbows and fists at Madeira Road police station
Sixty years since announcing the thrills and spills at Poole Speedway, Peter Green has returned to the stadium for the first time. Now 86 years old, he was the first speedway announcer at the tender age of 24 and was delighted to be back at
UP TO 46,000 tickets have been sold for the Olympic sailing events in Dorset. Spectators for 2012 have snapped up all the £20 and £35 events tickets for 10 days of the two-week period in Weymouth and Portland, as well as three of the medal
MICHAEL Watson was left with mixed emotions after suffering play-off heartache at the end of the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championships at the Belfry. The Wessex Golf Centre professional scooped £1,925 for finishing tied sixth but then failed to make
CELEBRATIONS to mark the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion were opened by actor Edward Fox in Wareham. The distinguished actor, perhaps best known for the film Day of the Jackal, greeted guests to the party at the town hall, after the heavy
AN ELDERLY woman who died following a head-on collision could have been “blinded” by the winter sun, an inquest heard. Joan Mercer, 86, “an experienced and careful driver” was travelling on the A31 on January 20 near to the Coventry Arms at
THE man accused of murdering mum-of-two Heather Barnett denied altering the disc log at Nacro to support his alibi. During his second day of cross examination prosecutor Michael Bowes QC asked Danilo Restivo questions about what he was doing
THE frost has “thawed considerably” between students and fellow Bournemouth residents, a meeting heard. The verdict came from a smiling Anson Westbrook, head of the Winton Forum, after hearing about the “fantastic” work of Bournemouth students
FORMER soccer star Paul Gascoigne has laid bare his demons in front of 1,000 fans in a tell-all stage show to help him get over his alcohol addiction. The former England player took to the stage for a no-holds-barred question and answer session. The
Cherries captain Jason Pearce would be interested in a return to Portsmouth, according to his agent. Pompey had a bid for the defender rejected on Monday, as exclusively revealed by the Daily Echo. Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell
HE may have been there to meet the students but Henry “The Fonz” Winkler caused a bigger stir among parents and staff during a visit to Oakmead College of Technology in Bournemouth. Mums and dads clamoured for his autograph when he arrived
POOLE has become one of the only ports in the UK to offer an online payment system to settle harbour dues and buy water ski and watercraft permits. The harbour commissioners introduced it to improve efficiency and make the process easier for harbour
DAVID Reynolds was bothered by his angular jaw, especially when people told him he had put on weight. But the 51-year old IT coordinator, of Burton near Christchurch, was suffering from a common problem – grinding and clenching his teeth at
A LONG-STANDING Christchurch Liberal Democrat councillor has resigned from the party to join the Conservatives. Deputy mayor, Cllr Peter Hall, who has been a borough councillor since 1995 and a county councillor since 1997, says his decision
Being made from grapes, you would assume that all wine is “natural”. However, after a closer inspection you will see that there are quite a large number of ingredients added to the fermented grape juice, so for wine purists, the latest phenomenon has
WOMEN trying to escape abusive marriages, fathers who want access to their children, homeless people, those who have been unlawfully fired – those are just some of the people who look set to lose out if the government presses ahead with plans to cut the
THERE was No Excuse for nearly 200 motorists caught yesterday during a crackdown on careless and reckless drivers. A shamed pensioner caught on camera speeding at 95mph along the busy A338 Spur Road and a Christchurch businessman who had “forgotten
CONCERNS are mounting in Bearwood as a traveller encampment shows no sign of disbanding. Four caravans, two tents and other vehicles moved on to the site – known locally as Lionheart Field – on Friday evening. Residents in Lionheart Close, King Richard
AS music fans mark the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death this week this timely celebration of his work reaffirms just why he is hailed as the King of Pop. It is also the closest we are ever likely to get to experiencing one of his shows
CONTROVERSIAL football pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray are heading to the Lighthouse Poole on October 28. Credited with being the driving force behind Sky Sports’ rise to football supremacy, the pair is now embarking on their first theatre tour,
AS a member of a community group which organises four litter picks per year, I would like to congratulate the 500 Hall & Woodhouse staff who took part in their own local litter picks, as reported in the Echo on June 15. However, it is a great shame that
AS a committee member I would like to thank all volunteers and stall-holders who made the annual Picnic in the Park at Queens Park such a success. Our special thanks go to all the cadets from the Air Training Corps (ATC), who showed great enthusiasm
THE waste debate is focused on allocation of costs for recycling. May I please suggest we approach this subject from a different angle? An EU directive has set recycling targets to member countries (deadline 2020) to reduce waste going to landfill and
THANK goodness for people like Douglas Mills (I was taught basic good manners, June 17), who still believes in the importance of good manners and basic courtesy. I was disgusted by the behaviour of the woman who verbally abused him for daring to hold
JUST four days after our library is reopened after months of work and the expenditure of thousands of pounds of council taxpayers’ money, what happens? A dog owner allows their pet to mess on the pavement just outside the doors and this is trodden in
A CHIP shop manager has been barred from his premises for allegedly throwing hot oil over a customer. Yuksel Hacipasaoglu from The Chippy in Bournemouth town centre was arrested on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm in the early hours
WE would like to publicly thank the Dorset Ambulance Service, the cardiac catheter suite and CCU at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital for saving our father’s life. He had a life threatening heart attack and the care received from all of the services was
Many thanks and congratulations to Brian Earwicker and his team for organising a splendid evening with Todd Miller and the Joe Loss Orchestra in New Milton last Friday. It is always a delight to dance to a famous top-class live band, and some of those
How appropriate that the letter regarding the stereotyping of young people (Letters page June 18 2011) appeared in the same issue as the report ‘Drink-driving on the increase’. It was reported that of 40 people arrested for drink-driving 16 were under
IT’S chic to share! I could be wrong, but I thought I saw a photo of Pippa Middleton holding a clutch bag previously carried by the Duchess of Cambridge… In these times of recession and cuts, everyone should be innovative with unwanted items; offer it
I HAD to smile at the letter from Mr Douglas Mills (Echo June 17) regarding his experience of opening the door for a ‘lady’ (who proved to be very much otherwise). I suspect this gentleman is around my own age group, when teaching manners at school was
MOST drivers observe certain rules. And some of these are ridiculous. The first rule of one type of driver is to behave as if you are an ostrich. This involves believing you are invisible and that nobody will spot that you are talking on your mobile
THE tide floods in and out of Poole Harbour twice a day every day and now a plan is being proposed to harness that huge force. Poole Tidal Energy Partnership is seeking support from the community to bid for a chunk of money to study generating
A FORMER prisoner who is trying to set up a business for himself and other ex-offenders selling goods on Bournemouth seafront says he has met a wall of red tape. Richard Dowdell, 41, from Southbourne, was released from prison in April and now
MATT Ford admitted he felt sorry for Swindon after their Blunsdon massacre, but insisted Pirates would be more than happy to dish out another drubbing at Wimborne Road tonight. Poole Castle Cover go into the second leg of their Elite Knockout
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury says he has no regrets over his move into management and is relishing the chance to surpass last season’s achievements. Bradbury called time on his 15-year professional playing career to take charge at Dean Court following
DORSET’S Ben Welch is hoping to make it third time lucky when he attempts to qualify for the Open next week. The 29-year-old Remedy Oak touring professional earned his place in the ‘local final qualifying’ round on Tuesday after securing one of the 16
LEE Bradbury insists Cherries are still in the race to sign sought-after defender Adam Smith. The Cherries manager confirmed that the Dorset club had put a “good offer” to the right-back in an attempt to seal his signature. Bradbury expects Smith to
BOSS Steve Cuss expressed his delight at adding Nathan Lynch to his new-look squad after swooping to fill the void left by Wimborne Town’s triple attacking departure. Cuss yesterday confirmed the capture of the former Winchester City and Gosport Borough
