A TRUST set up in memory of tragic Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging is set to receive a boost with the sale of an original watercolour. Ferndown artist and Red Arrows enthusiast David Marks has created this stunning work to raise cash for the
RECORD low temperatures and snowfall are expected this winter as councils start to stockpile extra grit. After the coldest UK summer since 1993 and heat wave warnings last week, Britain is now set to encounter the big freeze in weeks.
TWENTY-five years after she opened Walford Mill at Wimborne, the Duchess of Gloucester returned to celebrate its silver anniversary. Unveiling a wooden plaque made by fellow Dane and exhibition co-ordinator Karen Hansen, she told her hosts she was delighted
BOURNEMOUTH council is to expand its controversial outsourcing deal with Mouchel – just days after the company’s CEO resigned amidst fresh problems. Yesterday, cabinet members gave the green light to transferring human resources and finance to Mouchel
THE 2012 Olympic Games could actually take tourism spending away from areas like Bournemouth. That was a key message as Bournemouth’s head of tourism warned of four key challenges in the year ahead. Mark Smith told October’s meeting
A DORCHESTER man who faces a string of sexual offence charges against girls is to appear in crown court next month. Adrian Strong, 59, has been charged with three counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 and four counts of gross
CRICKET legend Geoffrey Boycott has launched a £1 million-plus claim against lawyers he says let him down on a Sandbanks property deal. The former England batsman turned broadcaster forked out in 1996 for a home for his former partner, Anne
NEW Forest ponies could be given contraceptives in a bid to control their numbers – if anyone can catch them. A pilot scheme due to be introduced on Dartmoor next year is likely to be rolled out across the UK if it proves successful.
A DAD who lost his leg in a motorbike crash stunned doctors when he started walking again – just three weeks after having the limb amputated. Dominic Forrest, 45, feared he would have to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life after doctors
BOSSES at Poole Town Football Club have issued an abject apology to fans after the drunken antics of several players let the club down during a trip back from an away match. Fans who were returning on a three-hour coach journey with the
SOLD out across the country for weeks before the gig, it was almost nigh on impossible to get tickets to see new up-and-coming folk star, Ben Howard, last night in Bournemouth. I now know why. The 24-year-old singer songwriter, from Totnes
IT IS my opinion that before Yellow Buses spend money on new paint jobs they should make sure that there are bell buttons within arms reach of all passengers. On some buses there are only three available. I fear it is only time before there is a serious
I WOULD like to reassure Phillip Whitelegg that Bournemouth council has plenty of deck chairs to cope with the demand of any Indian Summer. In fact, there are around 2,500 of them plus a further 1,000 in the council’s beach huts. To the best of my
FURTHER to your article “Social care woe” (September 15), the Borough of Poole asked the LINk (Local Involvement Network) to carry out an independent research project, evaluating the impact of last year’s changes to social care. Local people who’ve
I WAS very pleased to see the letter from Carol Page regarding Southbourne having a thriving shopping scene and believe this is partly due to all on-street parking being free. I had the good fortune to spend a few days in Dartmouth during the recent
THE legendary master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock is the featured director at this year’s Purbeck Film Festival. The Daily Echo-backed rural film festival is now in its 15th year and offers a host of movies from around the world. It
AS a cyclist myself who abides by “cycling etiquette”, why is it that cyclists continue to blatantly ignore signage where cycling is not allowed thus giving those others a bad reputation. The chine paths are an excellent example how some cyclists behave
AS reported in Thursday’s Echo the Borough of Poole Council last year sadly, due to severe budgetary constraints and increasing demand, voted to remove the “moderate” eligibility criteria for social care provision. This decision was very reluctantly
THE Government has suggested raising the speed limit to 80mph to bring motorists who exceed 70mph back within the law, to benefit the economy and to keep pace with the huge advances in motoring technology. Neil Duckworth (Echo, October 8) has already
THE antics of our overpaid and over-sexed Premiership footballers and, more alarmingly, our top rugby union players, have ceased to surprise us. Nor should we be shocked when we hear that players in the lower leagues of our national game like
Cherry and Dark Chocolate Trifle Shots Serves 6 6 sponge fingers, broken into small pieces 100ml cherry brandy or chocolate liqueur 50g dark chocolate, grated 1 pack of dark cherry jelly (made and set according to
A DEVOTED wife was arrested on suspicion of murder after her husband stabbed himself to death in the bathroom of the home they had shared for more than 40 years, an inquest heard. Distraught Christine Jordan was detained after a doctor at Poole Hospital
IN October 2008, Jonathan Ross was public enemy number one. The TV and radio presenter, who has a holiday home in Langton Matravers, Purbeck, was under fire alongside comedian Russell Brand following the “Sachs-gate” scandal. The pair sparked a record
A STATE-of-the-art £1m art and design centre will open its doors to students at Bournemouth and Poole College next week. Finishing touches are being applied to the new block, the first major construction work at the college since The Kube, now called
THE 2011 British Horror Film Festival will be hosted by Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival this weekend. The event will be held at the Pavilion Ocean Room in Bournemouth and a two-day ticket is £20 at thefilmfestivalguild.com Admission is
DAYS into the 34-week scheme to radically alter the Canford Bottom roundabout, the work does not yet seem to have had a major impact on residents and businesses. “We haven’t have people banging on the door – yet,” said Colehill parish councillor KD Johnson
ALAN Ayckbourn’s Confusions is actually five one-act plays, which are loosely linked together. However Castle Players, due to time constraints, did not perform ‘Drinking Companion’ but managed to link ‘Mother Figure’ and ‘Between Mouthfuls’ successfully
POLICE in Dorset have acted to quash internet rumours of attempted child abductions. They say investigations have revealed there is no truth to the rumours but they will be putting on additional patrols to reassure parents. Rumours have
THE words of Rimbaud’s Les Illuminations may defy literal translation, yet Britten’s evocation of their underlying pictorialism is astonishing. Though set for soprano, the voice of high tenor Mark Padmore brought a rare sense of sincerity, stirring
A DORSET MP has defended himself from accusations that he tried to scupper an important debate about the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. MPs are due to discuss the tragedy, in which 96 football fans lost their lives, in the House of Commons next
POPPIES were controversially denied a late equaliser by referee Andy Dine as Bashley edged the Hampshire Senior Cup tie with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. Dine blew for an infringement by Dave Ewen in the last minute of stoppage time as Bash goalkeeper
SWIM Bournemouth B are second in Division Two after a handsome first round victory at Horfield. Natalie Moore and Luke Raggett started the trend with wins in the opening women’s and men’s 100m medley races and both later followed up with victories in
SEAGULLS are firmly on course to succeed Poole as Division One champions after a thumping 90-point victory in their first round gala at Exeter. The Christchurch table-toppers’ new Bournemouth Collegiate School contingent contributed heavily to the points
POOLE’S rapid ascent towards swimming’s dizzier heights continued with a thrilling victory in their first Arena League Premier Division gala for eight years. The 2010 Division One champions now sit proudly in third place in the West’s top flight with
MATT Ford revealed he is keen for Kevin Wolbert to fill a doubling-up position at Pirates next season. The German played a key role at reserve during the closing weeks of Poole Castle Cover’s Elite League title quest, catching the eye with some stunning
DARCY Ward has been offered one of four Speedway World Championship wild cards ahead of next year's Grand Prix series. The Pirates star will line up on the world stage alongside Poole Castle Cover team-mate Chris Holder, who finished eighth in this
DORSET teenager Lizzie Hood is the new biathle world under-15 champion – despite a near-disaster at the start of her event. The 13-year-old, who trains with Swim Bournemouth and Poole AC, slipped and fell at the start of her run-swim-run event in Sofia
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury revealed his interest in signing Freddy Eastwood but then admitted financial limitations could make any swoop unlikely. Bradbury is a big admirer of his former Southend team-mate and is on the look-out for further
PIRATES star Chris Holder fears his prolific partnership with Darcy Ward could be split up – because he claims rivals are jealous of Poole’s success. The Australian duo have dominated the Elite League in 2011 after combining to spearhead Pirates’ push
