POOLE Park’s brief tenure at the top of Section Three came to an end after they went down 80-77 at Iford Bridge. Chris Quick, Colin Rattue, Roger Lawrence and Colin Lakey (23-14) topped Iford’s three winning rinks. John Hobby (26-14) denied the hosts
SKIPPER Ron Barker piloted Swanage to a comprehensive victory over relegation-haunted Parley – and then backed them to beat the drop. Defeat for Parley, coupled with victory for bottom-placed Bournemouth against Shillingstone, narrowed the gap significantly
Despite the massive wildfire that devastated part of Upton Heath in June, dazzling dragonflies can still be seen flitting about on remaining heathland. And Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Upton Heath nature reserve features in a new guide to the top 40 places
THEY look like two cottages that you would find in rural Dorset but they stood on the border of Pokesdown and West Southbourne, quietly tucked away And they were there long before Bournemouth’s founding father, Squire Tregonwell, built his home. These
DARINGLY tight formation flying will be the order of the day when the Matadors Aerobatic Team takes to the skies at Bournemouth Air Festival. This year the team will be bringing a new plane to the event, held between August 18 and 21, in the
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision where a 35-year-old man lost his life on Monday afternoon. The man, from Brockenhurst died following the single vehicle crash at Roeshot Hill near Christchurch on Monday. The A35 was closed for four
A 20-year-old Poole man who broke a friend’s jaw in two places has been given a last chance to change his criminal ways. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how the unprovoked attack on “defenceless” Nathaniel Brown had happened after violence flared during
ENGLAND can lay claim to have produced some of the brightest lights in the history of Formula One race engineering. So maybe these Carter Community School students, who successfully designed and built a go-kart for the recent New Milton Pedal Grand Prix
A BOURNEMOUTH back garden provided the setting for a reunion of boys and their toys when Ford Escort owners joined to show off their most prized possessions. Memories flooded back when commercial welder Rich Cabell, 41, hosted the nostalgic
A CONTROVERSIAL temporary caravan site designed to accommodate travellers visiting the annual Great Dorset Steam Fair has been approved. Dorset County Council’s planning committee gave permission to position the site on land north-west of Tarrant
A female front seat passenger in a car had to be cut out by fire fighters after a collision involving two cars at Dunyeats Road, Broadstone. The accident happened shortly after 12noon and police closed a section of Gravel Hill up to the junction with
SCHOOLchildren educated in Dorset face a massive funding gap – but a fight is on to get them more money. Dorset Council only receives £4,682 per pupil from the government, compared with a national average of around £5,083 per pupil, rising to £6,200
ONE lane of the A338 Wessex Way in Bournemouth is blocked following a three-car collision. The incident happened at 11.12am in the southbound lane of the dual carriageway between the Springbourne slip road and St Paul’s roundabout. The cars involved
SOME of the area’s best-loved parks and gardens have won a record number of prestigious Green Flag Awards. Bournemouth council is rejoicing after 11 sites were named among the best parks and green spaces in the country. Residents celebrated
BOURNEMOUTH Aviation Museum has submitted an application to permanently site its aircraft display at Adventure Wonderland, Hurn. The museum moved to the land at Adventure Wonderland in 2008 after a turbulent few months spent fighting to keep their beloved
A POOLE man feared dead when he went missing in Eastern Europe for nearly three weeks has returned home safe and sound. Nigel Swain’s family were beside themselves with worry when the 45-year-old vanished without a trace on his way to see his
CYCLISTS hurtling at breakneck speed along pavements and narrowly missing pedestrians and exiting cars are a very common sight in the Bournemouth area. What is perhaps less well known is that the use of pavements by cyclists is officially classified
I AM writing to give praise for the wonderful attention that my partner received from the eye A&E department and the stroke team at Bournemouth Hospital. Money could not buy the wonderful care and attention that was received from the young nurses to
Because this paella has so much going for it, you do not need to add stock to the rice. Boiling water will do, so long as you add enough seasoning to bring out the flavours of the ingredients. Make sure to use real saffron the flavour and aroma
THE ‘other’ royal wedding is taking place this Saturday. You could be forgiven if you didn’t know when Zara Phillips was tying the knot with England rugby star Mike Tindall as it hasn’t exactly been enjoying a high profile. But that’s just how the
ONCE again your columnist, Faith Eckersall, wants to start a war (Daily Echo, July 23). She now complains that areas of England are being too friendly with France. Does she not release that France was ruled several times by English Kings and Queens. Why
YOUR article (Daily Echo, July 22) reported the two-hour session that residents were granted in the two-week public enquiry into the Talbot Heath planning application by the Talbot Village Trust. You report the comments of trustee James Gibson Fleming
IF A proposal by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is approved, women who meet men online will be allowed to force the police to reveal whether or not the men they meet have criminal records or a history of violence. Just what we need when police resources
Despite raking in well over £5 million in parking charges, Poole intends to hit hard-pressed residents by raising them yet again. Concern has been voiced that shoppers could be driven away from the town centre by higher costs. Ditching
YOUR correspondence against European Federation are living in another world of over 100 years ago. If Europe Federation fails, half of our trade will go. Many millions more in the UK will straight away lose their jobs, home, health, etc. Is that
LAST Thursday, Dorset’s county councillors voted by a whisker for a cut in funding which will, in time, lead to the loss of small libraries across the whole county. Everyone knows the county council is strapped for money but it wasn’t to save money
I MUSN’T grumble (but in the tradition of most newspaper columnists, I will). I musn’t grumble because I recently paid £65 for a Poole residents’ beach parking season ticket, which will last me a year. In the space of about ten days, I recouped the
A FORMER Royal Marine Commando has been jailed for 21 months after a court heard how he had “terrorised” his estranged wife. Geoffrey Chick, 59, admitted affray, having a bladed article and two counts of breaching a non-molestation order. Prosecuting
THIS week will see the opening of Candlelight Nights 11. Taking place over four Wednesday evenings, everyone is welcome to take part in the candle lighting and enjoy the new entertainment in Bournemouth Lower Gardens. The event is over
SWEETS For My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, When You Walk In The Room, Sugar and Spice and Goodbye My Love are just a selection of the many Top Ten hits that The Searchers enjoyed during the Swinging Sixties. Now there’s a chance
SUNNY skies will hopefully greet visitors to this year’s New Forest Show as they step through the gates for the first day of the rural extravaganza today. Visitors to the three-day event at New Park in Brockenhurst will see the jaw-dropping spectacle
AFC Bournemouth has a plan for two new training pitches – but some angry residents want the land left open to the public. The club wants to build the artificial pitches on land between its ground in Kings Park and the athletics stadium.
A SHOCKED Norwegian journalist who trained in Bournemouth has told of her country’s grief in the wake of the twin attacks in Norway at the weekend. Hildegunn Soldal, technology and development editor at national Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet
FIRE fighters were called to tackle a blaze in a barn containing 500 large bales of hay on Monday afternoon. Crews from Yeovil and Sherborne were called to the property in the Hilfield area, near Leigh, at 4.20pm. A third fire engine was subsequently
THE A31 Wimborne bypass has been re-opened after a car fire earlier this morning. The road surface was damaged in the fire, which took place between A341 Merley roundabout and the Canford Bottom roundabout. The car caught fire around
ONLY this remarkable Pirates side could come so close to an away point with only four riders. In a meeting likely to be dubbed the ‘Brandon Bloodbath’, Poole Castle Cover came within a final heat 5-1 of nicking something from the Midlands on a truly
LYLE Taylor insists he can cut it in League One – after learning to grow up during his debut campaign. The in-form striking prospect, buoyed by his pre-season goalscoring spree, believes he is ready to make his mark in the professional game. Recruited
BUSINESSES in Parkstone are being asked to “sponsor a loo to lose the queue” at an upcoming bash. Hundreds of people flocked to Grooves on the Green earlier this month, and as the drink flowed many partygoers found themselves waiting in a long line to
IN the space of an hour Kevin Spurgeon saw the chance of winning an extra 50,000 euros slip through his fingers. Many players would have thrown down their clubs in disgust or, at the very least, become engulfed in an air of stony silence.
BOSS Lee Bradbury believes the versatility of fit-again Mark Molesley will prove perfect for Cherries. The midfielder is enjoying a productive pre-season after returning to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Out of action
PARLEY and Poole Town remained locked in a fierce battle for the Premier Division title after both secured comfortable victories on Saturday. The Dorset big guns are neck and neck as the race for silverware enters the final straight. Defending champions
