MAKING a start on the Christmas shopping? Then look no further than Dorset and the New Forest: Another Photographic Journey, published by the Daily Echo. The 176-page book is full of stunning images, including a snowy Corfe Castle, and makes the perfect
DORSET MP and Cabinet minister Oliver Letwin broke the law when he dumped sensitive official documents in a park bin, a watchdog has found. Information Commissioner Christopher Graham issued a stern warning to the Conservative MP today that he faces
NEW Forest based charity Pilgrim Bandits is preparing to take group of injured servicemen up Mount Kilimanjaro. The expedition will include five amputees and will be joined by Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne. The charity, which is Echo-backed, was
TRANSPORT ministers are being urged to push through a plan to keep roads around Canford Bottom open during the £5.7million rebuild. Annette Brooke MP has pledged to send Mike Penning, the Under Secretary of State for Transport, ‘the most pleading letter
SOMETHING has to be done. That was the message from Dorset industry and motorists as MPs debated fuel prices in the Commons. Yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron faced another revolt from MPs, with more than 100 in total – most Conservatives – signing
BORDER checks were reduced at Bournemouth Airport and Poole Port as part of the government’s controversial pilot scheme, Home Secretary Theresa May has revealed. Thousands of people entered Dorset when a scheme to relax checks on some citizens of EU
IT’S far too early to feel festive – or so I thought. White Christmas, returning to The Mayflower five years after its world premiere appearance in Southampton, is the perfect seasonal treat. It even had this Scrooge longing for Christmas. If you
THE UK’s number one selling classical female vocal group, the Mediaeval Baebes are coming to St Stephen’s Church in Bournemouth next month as part of a short winter tour. The visit, which is part of the Baebes’ annual Christmas tour, will see the band
THE British Museum is home to some of the most incredible artefacts from human history – from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles. And now it is home to a huge, pink motorbike, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, and built over 18 months by a Bournemouth
Last week if someone had asked me to name a singer who has won three Ivor Novello awards, had numerous number one hits and sold over 10 Million records in a single year, I would probably not have got round to naming Gilbert O’Sullivan. Yet he has
PETROL at £1.34 a litre? More than £6 a gallon? It’s utter madness! Remember when you were a youngster and people used to talk about how terrible it would be if petrol rose above the £1 a gallon mark? Well, welcome to Greed Central, where the oil companies
I AM writing an article for Firework magazine about Guy Fawkes night in the 1950s and 1960s and wonder if any of your readers may have photos of the interior of the newsagent Bairstows, which was situated in Ashley Cross Parkstone for many years. During
IT must be some considerable time since any member of Christchurch council took a walk to the quay along Quay Road from the priory where, just by the small war memorial, there is a lamppost whose paintwork is in the most appalling condition showing peeled
WHILE we have to tighten our belts to save millions, Mr Cameron is magnanimously donating more billions to the IMF, increasing aid to African dictators and the likes of India, one of the fastest growing economies with its own nuclear industry and bombs
BOURNEMOUTH is turning into a ‘Tesco town’. Having spoken to the council recently regarding the influx of shops over the last year – Westbourne, Triangle and the centre of town where Borders used to be – I was told that there was nothing that could be
THIS letter comes as a request and a warning. On November 3 at 5pm my husband’s bike was stolen from outside Bargain Booze, Hamworthy. It was locked, but the scumbag thief wheeled the still locked bike away. My husband was in the shop for less than
REFERENCE comments from the deputy chairman of the Moordown Committee (Echo November 4) concerning my letter published November 2, 2011. I write to say I did not connect the ‘Halifax’ crash at Moordown, which happened during the night, to the crash of
LAST week I went to the shopping centre in Poole three times, visiting various shops and didn’t seen a poppy seller or any poppies on the counters in the shops. I always like to purchase mine early but not this year. The amount of people without them
I SEE the whinging ‘Quay-side’ dwellers have won the day once more in stopping the developers from building the many-times-revised plans for Poole Quay. Have they shot themselves in the foot? It might interest them that Poole extends further afield
DESPITE a rumble in his jungle belly which led to an unexpected visit to an Australian hospital, Freddie Starr is still one of the favourites to win I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The 68-year-old comedian was taken to hospital just hours after
GOOD luck to the Daily Echo and the Boscombe Regeneration Partnership in their efforts to make a ‘better Boscombe’. Lots of hard work lies ahead concerning making the essential improvements required. One element which affects the street scene is the
POLICE and council staff closed down a Bournemouth club because they wrongly thought they had been tampering with CCTV footage. Hundreds of guests were turned away from their pre-booked Halloween party at Priva in Poole Hill after Bournemouth
Serves 2 1 large bunch of basil, plus extra leaves, for serving 1tsp salt, plus extra for seasoning 50ml olive oil 200g fusilli Handful of green beans, chopped into 2-inch pieces 1 large courgette, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 25g butter 25g
POLICE partially closed one of the area’s busiest roundabouts yesterday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision. The accident happened at 1.20pm on the Ashley Heath side of the Ashley Heath roundabout and involved a black Ford Mondeo, registered
A WORLD-renowned fashion designer launched his latest collection at Beales in Bournemouth last Friday. Jeff Banks, co-founder of Warehouse and creator of The Clothes Show Live, greeted shoppers and signed autographs on the fifth floor of the
DEPLETED Swanage & Wareham paid a heavy price for their injury and unavailability problems as they were hammered at Marlow without registering a point. Swans were thumped 41-0 by their South West One East rivals after being forced to make 10 changes
ALEX Pike is vowing to make an immediate return to management after collapsing during Gosport Borough’s Southern League clash with Wimborne Town on Monday. Concerned players and officials from both clubs rushed to his aid after Colehill-based
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury believes defender Mathieu Baudry will have learned a harsh lesson from his latest injury setback. Baudry has been sidelined for more than seven weeks since feeling his hamstring following Cherries’ 2-1 defeat by Hartlepool
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury revealed he had potential candidates in mind as he prepared to step up his search for a new assistant manager. Bradbury last week started to look for a replacement after the club’s record appearance-maker Steve Fletcher relinquished
CHERRIES star Harry Arter is keen to resurrect his international career and wants to join the Republic of Ireland revival. Arter, who qualifies for the country through his grandmother, has already been capped at every level between under-15 and under
AMIDST the people paying their respects at a Bournemouth war memorial was one lady with a closer connection than most. Sue Chislett from Kent was there to honour her great uncle Percy, who was killed when an RAF bomber crashed into his house in
LIONS chief David Dunn watched Bournemouth propel themselves into the country’s rugby elite and then insisted their latest record-breaking romp had provided a psychological edge over title rivals Chinnor. The Chapel Gate outfit warmed up for their National
POOLE Town’s play-off hopes suffered a setback tonight as potential promotion rivals Paulton won at Tatnam. Dolphins rarely threatened the visitors in a largely uninspiring contest of few goalscoring opportunities. Having recorded an impressive victory
CHERRIES tonight tamely bowed out of the FA Youth Cup as their Swindon jinx struck for a third time this season at the Seward Stadium. The Robins, who had already beaten Cherries in the Youth Alliance and League Cup, completed a hat-trick of wins to
