DAY centre users say they fear losing days out and activities under planned staff cuts. A meeting was held at Boscombe Day Centre on Thursday to give users more information about dropping staffing from 10.76 full time equivalent posts to eight, likely
I hope you have all been well since our last blog, and enjoying the not-so-nice English weather! Last Tuesday Poole Youth Forum hosted their annual youth conference - VOICE IT: A 'Positive for Youth Event'. This year was bigger and better
The future of one of Poole’s most popular and unique High Street shops looks to have been secured after winning a planning appeal. Boone’s quirky hardware shop was put at risk as a planning row rumbled on for two years over converting the unused upper
A MAJOR celebration will take place on the beach at Bournemouth when the Olympic Torch travels through Dorset and the New Forest next summer. The torch will tour 43 Dorset communities in two days on July 12 and 13 2012 and stop in the New Forest
WHEN Jo Galloway was ‘coerced’ into giving up her newborn son when she was just 17 she felt a terrible wrenching. Jo had decided to go and live abroad in France, but soon fell pregnant and returned home to have the child. However, it being 1975, single
THE Daily Echo’s latest photographic book is continuing its march to the top reaches of the local best-seller lists. Dorset and the New Forest: Another Photographic Journey was launched only last week but is proving popular in bookshops across the area
A CHRISTCHURCH pensioner has spoken of her devastation after her cat was mauled to death by two dogs. Janet Cutler’s 15-year-old ginger tom cat, Bess, was killed in the attack by the two Staffordshire Bull Terriers last week in Somerford. Now following
It's a very short blog from me this week, I had a phone call a few days ago telling me that my godparents daughter had died. Joanna was killed after she was involved in a crash with a cement mixer lorry whilst cycling to work. Oxford Police
THEY may be tiny but these gorgeous triplets are fighters. Over the last two months parents Darren and Lisa Bowen have watch as their premature babies battled infections, heart failure and breathing difficulties to survive. But after weeks of worry
With forecasters predicting another cold winter, now is the time to make sure you start protecting yourself. There is more to just feeling the chill in the winter months - cold weather can lead to serious health problems such as heart attacks
A POOLE man died and another man was seriously injured in a two-car crash. The 46-year-old man was driving a taxi when it was involved in a collision on the A35 three miles west of the Dorset village of Winterbourne Abbas. The Peugeot 307 estate taxi
THOUSANDS of people across the county flocked to official firework displays as part of this year’s Bonfire Night celebrations. But it wasn’t just the aerial pyrotechnics that thrilled spectators – there was even a touch of love in the air. Midway through
The RSPB in Dorset in conjunction with Mudeford Ferries is running a series of new winter wildlife cruises departing from Mudeford Quay and taking visitors around the spectacular setting of Christchurch Harbour. The cruises will take place
This cake won the Diverse Abilities Plus recipe competition. Not surprising as it tastes incredible – chocolatey, crunchy and chewy, what more could you want? 300g plain chocolate 75g butter 2 tablespoons golden syrup 405g tin of sweetened
Ed Perkins talks to David Hilliam whose new book details the grim reality of life on the front line in the Great War AT first glance it’s just a list of 98 names. You might not even notice them on the war memorial in the entrance to Bournemouth School
BOURNEMOUTH council leader Peter Charon has shrugged off accusations of bullying and played down speculation he could be ousted by colleagues. Conservative Cllr Charon, who has only been at the helm for 15 months, is currently facing three
A BUSINESS that was washed away during the flash floods that hit Bournemouth in August is finally back on its feet after restarting from scratch. Laura Flora florists in Charminster Road, which opened in June 2009, had to be completely gutted
ON October 19 a lovely daffodil bloomed in my garden and on the 28th I had two daffodils in bloom. Has anyone else experienced this welcome sight so early? H BOWLES, Hayes Lane, Wimborne
THANK you very much to the Poole People Party councillors, who proposed the amendment that, has resulted in Poole residents being landed with a £31 charge opt-in green bin collection service. Once again councillors ignore the wishes of the people who
THE vast majority of flatteringly glorious impressionist pictures of the Twin Sails show the blades totally vertical. In fact, the published technical spec states the angle will be slightly less than 90 degrees. The power and mechanical effort needed
THE date of November 17 is fast approaching for a 12-week consultation on the traveller site options put forward by planning consultants Baker and Associates. I am working with my ward colleague Cllr Anne Rey together with Cllr David Smith,
Following Poole Council’s approval to introduce a chargeable green waste scheme residents should be given the facts behind the proposal. Financially, the council cannot sustain a kerbside green waste collection service without an additional charge.
REMEMBER the Britain of 2005, when it was announced that London would host the 2012 Olympics? Back then, on what Prime Minister Tony Blair termed “momentous a day”, we were living in a country with plenty of confidence and a buoyant economy. In fact
HERE’S some food for thought if you want to treat yourself and support a good local cause at the same time. A new recipe book to help children and adults in Dorset with varying disabilities will be launched by BBC South Today’s Reham Khan in Poole
HERE’S some food for thought if you want to treat yourself and support a good local cause at the same time. A new recipe book to help children and adults in Dorset with varying disabilities will be launched by BBC South Today’s Reham Khan in Poole
ANIMALS at tourist attraction Farmer Palmers had a lucky escape after fire ripped through several ancillary buildings, destroying Santa’s grotto. Around 30 firefighters fought the blaze at the farm park in Organford, near Wareham, after a 999
BOSS Lee Bradbury says he is looking forward to having a fully-fit squad at his disposal after further bolstering his resources with the addition of Simon Francis. Francis is today due to put the finishing touches to a loan move from Charlton – with
CAN Cherries supporters start to dare to dream? Back-to-back wins for the second time this season has certainly left the League One table looking a lot healthier for Lee Bradbury’s men. And while this triumph was far from spectacular, the manner of the
PLANS to transform the historic Old School House in Highcliffe have been given the green light. The building, which was recently taken over by Highcliffe Residents Association, has become increasingly dilapidated over the years, with a surveyor urging
IN-FORM Cherries striker Wes Thomas admits his productive start to life in League One has taken him by surprise. Thomas broke his duck in front of the Seward Stadium faithful when he put the finishing touches to Cherries’ 2-0 win over Scunthorpe on
