A THAI Boxing enthusiast, who was moved to act by the plight of starving east African children, has completed a gruelling 50-round challenge. Mike Sones, who works in healthcare in Poole, took three hours to finish the light contact sparathon, which
AN MP has launched an online petition against proposals to build three permanent gypsy and traveller sites on Bournemouth’s greenbelt. Tobias Ellwood, who has three of the proposed travellers’ sites on his patch, said the petition is designed to show
THIEVES stripped lead worth around £100,000 from the roof of a historic Bournemouth church. The lead was taken from the roof of St Stephen’s Church in the town centre. Police say the thieves must either have had a large van standing by or have made
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight on after councillors voted to withdraw funding from nine Dorset libraries. A highly-charged Dorset County Council meeting saw councillors vote for a second time to take away core funding from nine of the county
THE man accused of murdering a 20-year-old fellow Kurdish national in Bournemouth could easily have avoided the confrontation, jurors were told. Mahmud Ibrahim Bakir, 31, of Wimborne Road, denies killing Kewen Khorsheed during a fight on a garage forecourt
DO you recognise these people? If so police investigating the “despicable and callous” theft of a Poppy Appeal collection box are keen to hear from you. They would like to speak to them about the incident, which took place in Tesco Express
PROTESTERS camping outside Bournemouth Town Hall moved on last night to a new site after losing the right to appeal against their eviction. After hours of legal wrangling, a judge ruled yesterday that the demonstrators could be evicted from
THERES is no excuse for anyone to forget Kiera Browning and Daniel Whitlock’s 11 birthdays this year. For the Bournemouth schoolchildren both turn 11 today – 11/11/11. The pair have known each other since birth after their mothers Jayne Browning and
EDINBURGH’S top-selling comedian Jason Byrne takes to the road to hotwire your funny bones with his brand new show Cirque du Byrne. Performing in more than 40 venues across the UK, Jason heads to the Tivoli, Wimborne on Thursday. Brought to you by the
Hundreds of thousands of people may miss out on tax refunds if they're not careful. Six million new refunds are due, some in the £1,000s, recently discovered by the Revenue during an annual check of who paid what. Yet over a million will also see demands
BOURNEMOUTH’S council leader Peter Charon will have to publicly apologise to one of his colleagues and will be the subject of two further investigations following a string of complaints about his behaviour, the Echo understands. Cllr Charon
THERE’S fine dining and then there’s fine dining with an expertly glazed cherry on top. The four-star Haven Hotel at Sandbanks – where else?! – is just the place for fancy, frivolous and absolutely fabulous food. Its two AA red Rosette glass-fronted
GAZZA or Wazza? Major or Cameron? Nirvana or the Foo Fighters? With 20 years now separating us from the 1990s, many of us are beginning to look afresh at the decade that gave us Titanic, Harry Potter and Dolly the Sheep. And we like what we are seeing
I REFER to John Levesley’s letter in which he refers to the crash of a Mosquito plane in late July 1944, this tragic event happened on July 23, 1944 over Wallisdown, not Alma Road,Winton. I think Mr Levesley is possibly confusing Alma Road with Alder
ISEE the saga of the Twin Sails bridge rumbles on? (Will the sails look like a pyramid) The “iconic” sails of course will only be visible when the bridge is raised and all the traffic in the town brought to a standstill. Most people will be waiting
I AM writing to ask your readers to join Anchor’s Grey Pride Campaign and sign our petition calling for a Minister for Older People to help end the prejudices faced by the elderly. We hope the Minister would be called upon when the Cabinet discusses
COULD I please thank your lovely readers for all of the knitting patterns they kindly sent out to my daughter after my letter was printed in your paper. MRS JACQUELINE FISHER, Pickhill, Thirsk, Yorkshire
CYCLE accident victim Lindsi Bluemel is still reported as being helmetless even though medics have confirmed a helmet would not have prevented her injuries. Every article mentions this, very little is said about unsafe loads, roadside clearance or the
WHY are there so many cases of diabetes being reported nowadays? Even our animals are developing it. Is it anything to do with all the processed food we eat? Perhaps we should go back to the simple, healthy food we used to eat. Not all the
HAVING just moved back to Poole, after living in Devon, I was appalled to see the decision of Poole Council to charge for garden waste collection. As a ratepayer, I already pay for my waste disposal. What is now proposed is that local residents who
THE £100million proposed plan for the Winter Gardens, if agreed, would be the final nail in the coffin for this area of green open space at the heart of Bournemouth’s two hundred year old history. We have already seen the deceptive destruction of our
I AM a 21st century Colonel Blimp, bursting with pride in the great things about Britain. I have the deepest respect for today’s servicemen sent by our country to bleak troublespots in the world; feel moved by the unity shown in Britain for wanting our
A BEAUTIFUL pair of wrought iron gates have been painstakingly restored at a traditional Dorset forge and replaced in time for Armistice Day. Unusually, the gates, which stand in Upton Country Park, Poole commemorate two soldiers who survived
BRITAIN’S war dead will be honoured at a series of Remembrance services both today and on Sunday. The commemorations will begin today with a short poppy laying ceremony at Bournemouth’s newest memorial. The memorial at the corner of Wimborne Road and
A three car shunt has caused traffic congestion on the Wessex Way on Friday morning. The collision happened on the westbound carriageway near the Cambridge Road roundabout just before 8am. Traffic quickly backed up to the Asda roundabout
CHERRIES and Gillingham have previous – just ask Vince Bartram. A man with a foot in both camps, the former goalkeeper knows all about the occasionally feisty history between the two clubs. With the Dorset and Kent-based adversaries
STEVE Fletcher will be hoping to help Cherries end a 10-year wait for revenge when they lock horns with old adversaries Gillingham tomorrow. Fletcher lined up for Cherries when they were condemned to a controversial FA Cup third round defeat
CHERRIES star Steve Fletcher insists he still has plenty to offer – both as a player and in management. Fletcher trained yesterday for the first time with Lee Bradbury’s squad since stepping down as the club’s assistant manager on Wednesday
COACH David Dunn will resist the temptation to tinker with his unbeaten Lions charges when the National Three South West league leaders take on basement boys Bridgwater & Albion at Chapel Gate tomorrow. The Somerset outfit have lost all
BOSS Graham Kemp is planning to recall his Christchurch big guns as the high-flying Hurn Bridge outfit bid to maintain their impressive form. Kemp rested a number of first-choice players for Priory’s midweek Wessex League Cup victory over Warminster.
POOLE boss Tom Killick is hoping a triple transfer swoop can help his men defy the odds against runaway leaders Hungerford. Killick has named three new additions in his Dolphins squad for the daunting trip to face the Southern League table-toppers.
WIMBORNE boss Steve Cuss has bolstered his resources with the additions of teenage Yeovil striker Rob Clowes and Dorchester utility man Nathan Peprah-Annan. Clowes, 18, a first-year professional with the Glovers, has joined the Magpies on a month’s loan
Halfway through 20-weeks’ consultation comments and opinions on Poole Harbour Commissioners’ proposals are arriving thick and fast. The draft Port Master Plan includes the possibility of a 900-berth marina in the harbour, which has proved controversial
CHERRIES are understood to be on the trail of highly-rated Leyton Orient defender Charlie Daniels, claim Daily Echo sources. The Dorset outfit are believed to be keen to bring the 25-year-old to the Seward Stadium initially on loan with
When you walk into the reeds at Radipole you are surrounded by lots of wildlife. At the moment there are huge gangs of long-tailed tit all over Radipole, their incessant 'ting ting' calls seeming to follow our visitors. We caught a glimpse of the
Experience the Autumn spectacle of thousands of waders gathering at our reserve at Arne. It has been a bit of a soggy week but that still hasn't put the wildlife off. In fact the waders and ducks don't seem to mind at all. We have seen
