CAMPAIGNERS have launched a £3 million project to “revive and regenerate” a historic North Dorset church to better serve the needs of the local community in the 21st century. St Peter and St Paul Church, in Blandford Forum, which rises over the town’
IT’S difficult to say for sure because I never knew her, but there seems to be a lot of her mother in Caitlin Marsh. She is feisty, she has a wicked sense of humour, is fiercely independent and knows her own mind. She is determined to
PHONES lines in Ringwood were knocked out after a “deliberate attack” on a BT cable in Salisbury on Friday morning. The attack left 16,000 phone lines in Ringwood, Salisbury, Andover, Winchester and Harestock affected as well as 20,000 broadband
A TALENT show for travellers is to come to Christchurch tomorrow for one of its regional heats. Travellers Got Talent will take place at East Christchurch Social Club in Grange Road from 11.30am to showcase talented entertainers from the British
THERE is nothing that Caitlin Marsh doesn’t know about how her mother died. And that is exactly the way she wanted it. As much as it was an ordeal for her, she sat in the public gallery of court number two every day of Danilo Restivo’s seven-week
If Hollywood star Tom Hanks chose to run for president you feel it’s a role he could pull off. He’s a bright guy for one thing, hugely likeable and has long since got used to keep exalted company, be it major movie figures like his friend Steven Spielberg
RADIO DJ and Ferrari enthusiast Chris Evans drove some Italian flair into the heart of Daily Echo country yesterday. The multi-millionaire, whose love of the machines is legendary, was at the head of a convoy which left Italian sports car enthusiasts
A DEVELOPER has submitted long-awaited plans for a Tesco in Bournemouth, giving a pub manager until Christmas Day before his business is bulldozed. Hampton Hill Richmond is acting for the supermarket giant over the land around dilapidated shops
PASSENGERS returning to Bournemouth from a holiday hotspot endured a five-hour delay and had to be ferried by bus just 50 feet to another plane. The problems began when a mechanical issue with one of the Ryanair plane’s flaps developed on last Wednesday
LOVE a good action-packed summer blockbuster? If so, you’ve probably been eagerly awaiting the new Transformers film. The third instalment, Dark Side of the Moon, is the first of the series to be screened in 3D and IMAX 3D. Megan Fox
BRAVE is an overused word these days. But if you want an example of where this is a most fitting and wholly appropriate description, then you need look no further than Caitlin Marsh and Filomena Claps. During his closing speech to the jury at Winchester
EVERY crime show needs a cliff hanger. And so it came to pass that the penultimate episode of Scott & Bailey (Sunday, ITV) saw DC Janet Scott fighting for her life in hospital. Although, given her name is in the title, and she’s the brighter of 21st
THERE were no reports of Dorset rivers changing direction, fish leaping out of the water or hair standing on end due to static, despite an underwater landslide causing a “mild tsunami” along the South West coast. The unusual tidal surge struck the Cornwall
THE William-and-Kate-o-meter hasn’t been invented yet. But that may all have to change as Britain’s biggest brand touched down in Canada yesterday for its North America Tour. So what will be hot and what not from this first royal outing for Team
BEING a Southbourne resident, I was keen to check out the newest eatery down my local high street. The Larder House has recently opened its doors and it seems apparent that business is booming for the little venue at No.4. ‘Artisan foods and fine moods
AN investigation has been launched following “an unexplained death” in the Ensbury Park area of Bournemouth. Police were alerted by Dorset Ambulance Service at 9.19 am yesterday after a woman’s body was found in a residential property on Doveshill
Prosecutor Michael Bowes QC read out victim impact statements from Denise and Caitlin. In her statement Caitlin wrote: “On Tuesday November 12th, my life as I had known it changed forever. “I used to have nightmares and flashbacks reminding
HOW the Greeks must rue the day that they joined the European Union. Belonging to this exclusive club was supposed to have improved their lot. Now they are reduced to sitting up and begging to their EU paymasters and the IMF. While Greece sinks, failed
I WAS dismayed to read that the proposed wind farm off the Dorset coast is supported by Bournemouth residents. This is a distorted view if I am rightly informed that only one thousand residents were polled. Although I now live in Weymouth, I was born
AN investigation is underway after fire ripped through a New Forest manor house once owned by a celebrated artist. More than 60 firefighters were called to Fryern Court near Fordingbridge, the former home of painter Augustus John, at around 3.30am on
THE number of peers in the House of Lords is now nearly 800. Shouldn’t the Upper House reflect the voters in this country? The more than 900,000 votes UKIP received in the last election, and the 2.5 million votes gained in the 2009 European elections
P. HORNBY’S interesting letter in the Echo (June 28) asserts that we cyclists are to blame for many of the “problems” and that 80 per cent of us do not have lights and 90 per cent of us do not know what a red light is. As all assertions need evidence
I BOUGHT from a boot sale a very old pair of garden loppers for £2 and took them proudly home. When I came to use them for the first time, I found that a vital part was broken and they were useless. Not downhearted, I went round a number of local garden
FAITH Eckersall’s piece today about wedding gift lists was both interesting and amusing. One was reminded of that old chestnut about the hideous pair of socks and matching tie which circulated around a family each Christmas only to land up, eventually
AFTER a decade under socialism, the public services did rather well – caught up any private sector benefits, and now want to continue to be “top of the class”. Can’t blame the union leaders for stoking up feelings. They have to protect their own nice
REFERENCE the letter dated June 25 from Councillor Anne Rey, I would like to thank her for her work in many areas thus far. I do not propose to discuss individual cases and would like to remind Cllr Rey that supporting our most vulnerable people and
PHILIP Whitelegg calls for a ban on promenade cycling (‘The era of cycling should be ended’, June 29) after reading of the most serious accident we have had along there in over 10 years reported by S Kelly (‘Ban bikes from our busy promenade’,
In her statement, Heather’s sister Denise Le Voir wrote: “We had all looked forward to life getting a bit easier for Heather as the children entered their teens and left her more time for visits and activities away from home. “The major
FULL marks to Wimborne Drama for a faultless summer evening’s entertainment, bringing a classic Oscar Wilde play to life. The audience arrived early to take full advantage of the picturesque Deans Court setting to arrange their deck chairs, picnic
MORE than a thousand fed-up teachers across Dorset and Hampshire struck, marched or joined picket lines in a national walkout in protest against proposed changes to pensions yesterday. Elated union leaders called the response from Dorset’s
A MAN and his dog were rescued from a burning New Forest pub early today. Firefighters from across the area dashed to the Tollhouse pub – formerly known as the Monkey House – in Southampton Road, Lymington. Crews from Brockenhurst, Lymington
Saturday took me away to London for a conference, hot and noisy, so when I returned on Sunday afternoon, after forty winks on the settee I was out in the garden, just sitting and looking at my vegetables. All I could hear was the sound of birds in
A LADY on board a yacht was rescued by the coastguard and Poole RNLI lifeboat crew after she fell ill on board in the early hours of this morning. The yacht had run aground in Shipstal Point in Poole Harbour when the lady was reported unwell
CHERRIES new boy Steven Gregory last night revealed how fears his professional career was over had increased his desire to earn his League One chance. The central midfielder yesterday signed a two-year deal with Cherries after the Dean Court outfit agreed
EDDIE Mitchell admitted he was relieved to see Rhoys Wiggins’s transfer saga finally come to an end. Wiggins last night joined Cherries’ League One rivals Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal – six months after handing in a transfer request at Dean
BOSS Lee Bradbury hailed Steven Gregory’s Cherries credentials and vowed to let him loose in League One. Cherries yesterday completed the signing of the AFC Wimbledon midfielder for an undisclosed fee, understood to be in the region of £55,000
REIGNING champions Bournemouth have drafted in teenager Ryan Scott – son of Middlesex head coach Richard – for their meeting with lowly Andover. The 16-year-old is one of three enforced changes for the Lions, who are without captain Simon Watkins, regular
There are some Indian restaurants that no self-respecting curry addict can afford to miss and Indis of Westbourne is one of them! Although funky fusion food is no longer a new concept, this is contemporary Asian cuisine at its finest. Aside from the
ERIC Linge was like the cat that got the cream after he and New Milton club-mate Dave Wheeler had shredded the Southern Premier League record books. Linge and Wheeler shared a 247-run third-wicket stand – the highest in the 11-year history of the competition
LYING flat on my back in the nose of a plane, my stomach full of bubbles, I soared towards St Lucia. Still fizzing with post-wedding excitement and a little tipsy from drinking champagne at altitude in Virgin's Upper Class, I noted this current state
Chilli Garlic Sardines with Lemon Olive Oil Barbecued fresh sardines really capture the flavour of summer and are ready in minutes. Preparation time: 10 minutes, plus marinating (optional) Cooking time: 4 minutes to 6 minutes
SHELLEY Manor, Shelley Park, Bournemouth BH5 1FG – who lives at an address like this? The impressive postal address evokes the luxury interiors and fittings you’ll discover inside these new apartments. History is an evolution so it’s not
