Does anyone have lack lustre courgettes or is it just me? This year I have grown a new variety of courgette, a climbing courgette called Black Forest. I choose this variety, as you can grow them in pots up a wigwam of canes, to save space in my vegetable
WITH just a week to go until the schools break up, parents’ thoughts are turning to the tricky job of entertaining the kids for six weeks. With many activities costing a fortune, what better way to spend the day than viewing the biggest public
BOSS Lee Bradbury is set to hand a trial to Peter Bore – with his swoop for Simon Francis looking unlikely to reach a successful conclusion. Bradbury confirmed that former Grimsby Town utility man Bore, who has featured regularly as a right-back, was
SOME youngsters face a lengthy route to school after five Shamrock Bus contracts were not taken up by two Bournemouth schools. Three routes to St Peter’s Schools and two to Avonbourne and Portchester have not been re-let, leaving some youngsters
A GREEN energy company has unveiled plans to build a £4million power station in North Dorset using pioneering technology. Farmgen has applied to North Dorset District Council to build the plant at Blandford Farm, in Farrington, which if
A TEENAGE boy is “heartbroken” after thieves stole his expensive BMX bike from the garden shed last week. James Arthur, 14, who lives with his grandparents Rita and Louis in Christchurch, discovered his £350 We The People-brand BMX bike missing
THE climax of the Harry Potter series marks the end of an era for audiences who have loyally read the books and followed the movies. But it is also a watershed for the cast and crew who have brought eight films to the screen, not least the
AN AUSTRALIAN grandmother who was set to sing with an amateur choir at the Tolpuddle Festival before UK immigration deported her back to Tasmania is warming up her vocal chords in Dorset once again. Maureen Lum, from Tasmania, was sent packing
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YOU can’t beat a drop of spiced rum. It’s a versatile spirit that can be drunk neat, with coke or mixed as cocktail. The subtle, exotic flavours always add another dimension to any drink, which have long made it a favourite tipple with Taste. Now there
A BOURNEMOUTH chippy can keep its licence as long as it has bouncers manning the door on a Friday and Saturday night. This is one of a number of new conditions that were imposed on The Chippy in Old Christchurch Road at a review hearing of
DAILY Echo readers are being asked to give a helping hand to millions of people in East Africa who have been affected by the worst drought in 60 years. The crisis – a combination of the drought and rising food prices – has engulfed parts of
IT would be hard to find a more amiable entertainer to spend an evening with than James Taylor. The legendary singer-songwriter with the unchangingly beautiful voice sings with a smile you can hear and creates an intimate, friendly atmosphere. This
THE most striking thing about peak-time Saturday night TV is its sheer loudness. John Barrowman’s vehicle Tonight’s The Night (Saturday, BBC1, 7.15pm) is a particularly shrill example. The studio audience were shrieking so hysterically
A DRIVER was pursued by a cyclist who then started attacking his car in a road rage attack. Ed Baker says he was driving home when he almost collided with a cyclist who shot out in front of him near St Luke’s Road, Winton. He says the
Almost 10 years after the cinema release of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, the most financially successful film franchise in history reaches its tragic and spectacular conclusion. Millions of readers, who nervously turned the
BARCLAY’S staff are certainly up for a challenge of great proportions. In order to raise funds for LV=Streetwise, 55 kind-hearted and fearless employees abseiled down Barclays House in Wimborne Road, Poole, yesterday. Watched by the
POLICE seized a large quantity of cannabis plants in a raid on a house in a residential area of Bournemouth on Wednesday evening. A police officer on patrol became suspicious of the address in Churchill Road, in Springbourne, when he noticed a strong
PORTLAND Coastguard Station is to be axed. The local maritime community has been left reeling at the shock government announcement and claim the decision could cost lives. A total of 26 coastguard officers who are based at the Weymouth
Rebekah Brooks has resigned as chief executive of News International amid growing political and commercial pressure over the phone hacking scandal. The former Sun and News of the World editor, who lives in Sarsden near Chipping Norton, announced
AN OXFORD College is reeling after being told that a painting which has hung in its hall of residence since 1930 could be a lost Michelangelo...worth £100million. Expert Antonio Forcellino says of the Crucifixion scene: “No one but Michelangelo
THE new look to the Slug and Lettuce in Bournemouth town centre is more evolution than revolution. The layout hasn’t changed much, but the new décor is nice and fresh and there’s a more distinct separation between bar and dining area. It’s clear that
MOST of Dorset’s fixed speed cameras have been switched off, leaving just 15 to snap offenders. The majority of the yellow boxes alongside the county’s roads are now empty. But the casing will remain as a deterrent and cameras could
BOURNEMOUTH'S Pavilion Theatre is buzzing this week thanks to the unbridled enthusiasm and breath-taking talent of Big Little Theatre School students. The school's 11th annual showcase brings musicals old and new to life as well as beaming smiles to
DORSET MPs are set to meet with the secretary of state for energy and climate change over the “undemocratic” wind farm proposed off the south coast. Conor Burns, MP for Bournemouth West, has secured the meeting with Chris Huhne, which will also be attended
THE most poor and vulnerable children of East Africa are currently facing a triple threat: conflict, soaring food prices and failing harvests due to drought, which have left over two million children fearing for their lives. Two emergencies are currently
I’M not fluent in speaking Oz but the stickybeak pom who deported a woman arriving from Down Under to sing at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally this weekend must be a right drongo. Whatever your views on unions today, the rally celebrates a turning point in
THERE have of late been many comments concerning the Pinewalk Art Exhibition in Bournemouth town centre, and I wish to contribute my views to this discussion. As an artist’s agent, representing a Bournemouth-based artist who has exhibited and
I FIND it hard to believe that more than three-quarters of people affected are in support of the proposed wind park. Surely a survey should have been carried out by an independent body. My experience is that here at Barton on Sea most people are
MAY I say thank you to the very kind person, “lady”, who saved me from tumbling from the top of the escalator going down when my bag got stuck, otherwise I’d have fallen right over and down. Thank you very much, for your quick action. I was a bit shaken
I STARTED out in the profession of estate agency aged 16 in 1969. I have been an employee, branch manager, then self-employed and owner of my own agency within leasehold premises. Therefore I have a lot of experience in relation to retail frustrations
IN reply to the letter “Dogs only suitable for countryside” (July 11), I would like to invite the writer round to see my garden On most days it is covered in cats’ doings, as you so politely put it, including my vegetable garden. The only people who
MY mother, who is in her 70s, relied on the number 20 bus. The service kept her independent, and was reliable. To remove this service has had a detrimental effect on my mother, and others who use this service. What consultation took place with
I NOTE that a certain Mr Tipton has featured a few times in the letters page of late having appeared from nowhere (“Dogs only suitable for countryside”, Letters, July 11). Everyone is entitled to their view but I think this gentleman is not someone
BURIED at the back of the government bill to reform how criminals are punished are proposals which could punish vulnerable people injured through no fault of their own. It is an affront to justice that people with the most serious of injuries could be
WINTON and Glenmoor schools in Bournemouth are set to lose seven teaching assistants each when jobs are axed next term, the Daily Echo can reveal. Head teacher of both schools Roger Allen refused to reveal how many redundancies he is considering
A 21-YEAR-old man from Southbourne, Bournemouth, has been charged with the murder of Poole chef Glyn Helliwell. He is due to appear before magistrates at Bournemouth today. Mr Helliwell, 42, was found with stab wounds in Parkwood Road, Boscombe
MANAGING Great Britain must make Neil Middleditch pine for the pits of Wimborne Road. Fortunately for Pirates’ boss, he’ll be back in Dorset sooner than he had hoped for as Team GB crashed out of the World Cup race-off in Gorzow last night.
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury wants to reward Danny Ings for his progress with an improved deal – with a fifth new contract in 12 months on the table. Bradbury has already opened talks with Ings and his representative as Cherries look to tempt
FLYING winger Liam Feeney believes individually designed training programmes are standing Cherries in good stead for a gruelling pre-season campaign. Cherries boss Lee Bradbury has been impressed at the fitness levels of his squad since they
SKIPPER Simon Watkins admits he is fully aware of the significance of Bournemouth’s showdown with Division One title rivals Havant tomorrow. Bournemouth’s credentials to retain the silverware are set to face a stern test when they host the in-form Hampshire
HOPES have been raised that the builders of Boscombe’s surf reef could soon be back to get it working. The reef has been dogged by controversy since it opened in November 2009 and Bournemouth has been waiting for contractor ASR to return and improve
