SAVOURING victory after Poole’s planning committee emphatically rejected the West Quay development, the Vision for Poole Group aims to get more involved in the town’s regeneration. The group, which incorporates four residents’ associations, orchestrated
SWANAGE’S Purbeck Deli has won gold in the prestigious Taste of the West Awards. The deli is one of only four Dorset retail businesses to receive the top award, and is the only delicatessen to make the exclusive list. Only eight golds were awarded to
A change in the thickness of 5p and 10p coins could cost local councils thousands of pounds to upgrade parking ticket machines. Many parking machines will not accept the 11 per cent thicker coins when the new issue in January will mint them using steel
A FESTIVE campaign to encourage companies to “Give Cash not Cards” in aid of a Christchurch-based charity is underway. For the past 10 years, the Wessex Autistic Society has run the yuletide campaign along with 100 local companies raising £60,000. And
Cherries have this afternoon revealed that club legend Steve Fletcher has relinquished his position as assistant manager. The veteran striker will continue on the playing staff but will no longer be involved in Lee Bradbury’s management
THERE are just four days left until this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here kicks off and, while the line-up hasn’t yet been officially announced, rumours are rife about exactly who will be heading into the jungle. From reality stars to former
A SENIOR councillor has defended Bournemouth council leader Cllr Peter Charon against accusations of bullying. Cllr Charon faces three complaints from his own Conservative backbenchers and there has been talk of him facing a leadership challenge. But
AN investigation has begun into whether passport controls at Poole Port and Bournemouth Airport were among those “relaxed” over the summer. The inquiry follows a row over a pilot scheme which ‘watered down’ checks on Britons and other EU nationals at
I have just finished the most delicious bowl of warming, but light, cream of celery soup. I'd been looking for celery soup in the shops for a while. Why can't it be found any more? It's completely bonkers! What happened to Heinz
A Red Arrows pilot killed after being ejected from his aircraft had dreamed of flying RAF fast jets since childhood, his family said today. Iraq War veteran Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 34, died in the incident on the runway at RAF Scampton
CHICKEN rustlers have targeted the same Dorset address for the second time in less than a month. The latest theft, of 20 brown laying hens from a chicken coop at the Organford property, was described as “very upsetting” for the owner.
WITH its wintery snowy cover depicting the iconic Corfe Castle, The Daily Echo’s new book is proving to be the perfect Christmas gift. Eager shoppers are snapping up our new book at bookshops across the area, just days after it went on sale. Dorset
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has today confirmed the completion of AFC Bournemouth's much-talked-about investment deal. Contracts for the 50 per cent stake in Cherries, previously held by Jeff Mostyn and Steve Sly, were rubber-stamped earlier
STUDENTS from the Bishop of Winchester Academy wowed staff and parents with their latest production – The Little Shop of Horrors. The musical was staged by the performing arts department for two evenings and was the culmination of months of hard work
HER stunning vocals have captured the hearts of some big fans, including Radio One’s Fearne Cotton. Now Birdy, aka Lymington schoolgirl Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, is releasing her debut album today. Entitled Birdy, the album will feature her unique interpretation
FATHER Christmas really does exist. He’s alive and well and living in Dorset! Well at least that’s what some people think when they meet Vic Burge. For although he’s not officially a professional Santa – he’s certainly the county’s most experienced having
Janet Bingham, 68, from the housing estate backing onto the base, said: “I’m so very sad to hear another of the great team has lost their life. “It’s too early to tell what will happen yet, but I would have thought there will be hundreds of bunches
TO understand the causes for present day patient neglect, it is only necessary to turn the clock back to the 1950s, when, as a schoolboy, I lay helpless in a hospital bed in St Martin’s Hospital, Bath, following a spinal injury sustained during a game
DRIVING towards Parkstone on Friday November 4, I was confronted by a large banner stating “Fireworks Left At Lights”. I then spent a sleepless night wondering who left them there and why. GRAHAM CRIBB, Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth
COUNCILLOR Robin Cook, county councillor for Wimborne Minster, is, I am sure, aware that Dorset County Council will have one final chance to vote on the future provision of libraries in the county tomorrow (November 10). As one of the councillors who
SOMETIMES words just aren’t enough. There is something so shocking about a tragic event that you just cannot take it in at first. All you can do is stare and wonder how it could happen. So soon after the dreadful news of Jon Egging’s death at the Bournemouth
Two deaths in the space of weeks is already prompting speculation calling into doubt the future of the world’s most famous fast jet aerobatic team. Flt Lt Egging’s death was the first Red Arrows fatality since 1978. The team was formed
A RED Arrows pilot was killed at the team’s home base yesterday – just 11 weeks after Flt Lt Jon Egging lost his life in Bournemouth. The incident involved the activation of the ejector seat while the aircraft was on the ground at RAF Scampton
REFERRING to David Atkinson’s letter in response to Reg Tiller’s recollections of the wartime plane crash at Throop (‘Crash site of RAF Halifax is unlikely’, Letters November 4), it would appear that Mr Atkinson has been misled by the publication
MOST Poole people are celebrating our new bridge nearing completion. However, the self-styled Poole People political party is circulating a leaflet complaining that “We have always said it is the wrong bridge in the wrong place”. I can’t avoid comparing
MEAT and game are fantastic options for cold November days. Just light the fire and crack open a bottle of one of the following warming wines. Pure autumnal bliss. Clocktower Pinot Noir 2009 £11.99 M&S Venison finds its ideal partner in pinot noir
Biscuit: 175g plain flour 110g soft butter 75g sugar 1 level teaspoon mixed spice Icing: 225g icing sugar Decorations Preheat oven to 180c/350f/gas 4 Place the flour, sugar and butter in a bowl, mix and knead until a dough is form. Roll out
A STUDENT cleared of manslaughter has spoken of his “terrifying” experiences in a Greek jail. Andrew Symeou from Enfield in London was accused of killing 19-year-old Jonathan Hiles from Cardiff with a punch at a nightclub in Zakynthos in July 2007.
THE success of Poole’s chargeable green bin scheme is totally dependent on how residents react. Much was made during the debate at the full meeting of Borough of Poole that the figures “stacked up” but the financial case was not revealed. However members
MEMBERS of Bournemouth Red Arrows Association have paid tribute to Flt Lt Sean Cunningham, who died yesterday. The Red Arrows pilot was killed in an incident at the team’s home base in Lincolnshire. It is believed his ejector seat activated
BOURNEMOUTH Aviation Museum has submitted plans to temporarily site their static display at Hurn. Trustees, who feared the future of the museum could be in serious jeopardy, have now taken steps to reassure visitors they are still fighting for survival
STEVE Fletcher emerged from the wreckage of Cherries’ Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tonking and insisted: “There are no excuses – and it must be rectified.” Fletcher was a late substitute as Cherries were sent packing in the southern section
VERWOOD Town will be looking to continue their astonishing run of wins when they host struggling New Milton Town in the Wessex League Cup tonight (7.45pm). Adie Arnold’s Division One charges have racked up eight straight league victories and are nicely
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Adie Mings revealed he was looking into legal action against Tom Killick after the Poole Town boss accused his counterpart of punching Dolphins defender Will Spetch. Killick’s comments came after the nine-man Bluebirds had knocked
A PUBLIC inquiry to determine whether the site of Wimborne’s Waitrose store should be a town green is to be held in January. And the Keep Wimborne Town Green group is urging residents to reply to a survey to help their response as they near the “end
ON A night when their team bus hit trouble outside Griffin Park, Cherries crashed out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy following a defensive horror show. Lee Bradbury’s men had to hail cabs from the team hotel to ferry them to the venue after
GRAHAM Kemp last night ruled himself out of the running to become the next manager of Dorchester Town. Kemp was tonight due to have an interview for the vacant Avenue Stadium post with Magpies chairman Shaun Hearn. But the Christchurch boss yesterday
CHERRIES chairman Eddie Mitchell is today expected to announce the completion of a deal to join forces with Russian businessman Maxim Demin, the Daily Echo can reveal. Demin, a 41-year-old petrochemicals trader, is believed to have become a co-owner
