THE main road through Purbeck has been closed at Corfe Castle after a lorry crashed. The A351 was shut following the incident outside the Greyhound Hotel. Adam Bell, a barman at the pub, said the lorry hit some scaffolding on the side
THE latest Daily Echo book is well on its way to the top of the best-seller list as copies continue to fly off the shelves. Dorset and the New Forest: Another Photographic Journey is proving a hit with the public as people get their Christmas shopping
Recently it has been a busy few weeks for Annie, Kate and I in the run up to our World Championships taking place in Perth over the first two weeks of December. After the announcement of our selection to the 2012 Olympic Team there was no rest, one week
CRIMINALS have been forced to hand over £1.4 million over the last seven months in assets from their illegal earnings. The cash was seized by Wessex Crown Prosecution Service, which covers Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Wiltshire,
SCHOOL pupils visited a facility that helps homeless people to find out about its work – and ended up making lots of donations. The Year 10 group from Avonbourne School dropped in to BCHA’s Hannah House, which works with those left homeless
A HUGE nightclub facing potential closure generates up to £1million for Bournemouth’s economy, a meeting has been told. Lava Ignite, which used to be called Elements, is waiting to see if it will find a buyer after its parent company Luminar
NUTCRACKERS are appearing everywhere. At least five productions in London, as well as Christchurch and Wimborne. Moscow Ballet’s version is the best I’ve seen – superb dancing, lavish costumes and spectacular scenery. The Nutcracker is based on a
IT must be a strange existence being on the road as a stand-up. Ed Byrne must be physically drained, having to constantly rehash his long running Crowd Pleaser tour material. Not to mention the added strains of being a new dad, the Irish
CONTROVERSIAL comedian Frankie Boyle once said he’d never tour again. But it appears the flame-haired Scotsman is going to eat his words. Boyle has announced 32 dates throughout next summer and autumn, including his final performance at the BIC,
MORE efficient traffic wardens will mean more parking tickets in Bournemouth – but motorists are being promised they will be treated “humanely.” An overhaul of Bournemouth’s enforcement service will see car parks and wardens kitted out with the latest
DORSET Police have defended why they called for the closure of a Bournemouth nightclub after discovering a gap in their CCTV footage. Priva in Poole Hill said it lost thousands of pounds after Bournemouth’s licensing sub-committee suspended its licence
80’s SYNTH-POP duo Erasure are back on the comeback trail and where better to show them a little respect than Wave 105 Live at the BIC this Sunday. The pair have been making music together for more than 25 years and this month sees the release
A WOMAN says her family has been left devastated after their cat was mauled by a lurcher in the front garden of their home. Karen and Karl Francis said 11-year-old Tubbs was attacked outside their Bournemouth home at 5.30pm on Sunday and died from her
POOLE’S top speedway rider Darcy Ward has appeared in court today charged with sexually assaulting a woman. The 19-year-old of Poole Road, Sturminster Marshall, appeared before Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court for a first hearing. He is
GRANGE Hill-style drama has moved into the 21st century thanks to a new internet school production starring Bournemouth pupils. ‘Darton High’ has been made for the YouTube generation with the hope it will be popular enough to make it on to TV. The series
OUR weird British weather has been responsible for a few incongruous things this year: Blazing beach temperatures in October, more bat sightings, more rainbows deeper autumn colours and now earlier and more prolific fruit and nuts. You may have noticed
I ATTENDED the final presentation for the year yesterday at the Wessex Hotel for the Bournemouth and District Ladies Bowling Association, and a mention was made to your excellent coverage of our games in your paper. The following is a summary of the
IN response to letters and comments regarding Poole’s green bins, I would like to clarify some points behind the decision. The scheme originally was introduced in Poole in 2006 from money given by central government to keep green waste out of landfill
AS local Hamworthy councillors, we would like to comment on your Saturday letters page headline and letter suggesting the new bridge should be a replacement for the current bridge on the same site. This suggestion seems to totally miss the point of the
STRANGE sights have been seen in Australia. There are big hoppy things with bags-for-life attached to their guts. There are big floppy things with corks found on male heads in the Outback. There are egg-laying mammals with bills bigger than you get
I WRITE, as secretary and on behalf of Christchurch Country market, to convey our shock and dismay as to how the proposed imminent closure of our town’s Druitt Hall was so rudely and abruptly implemented, without consultation, by Christchurch Borough
WHILST watching the Remembrance Service on television, my heart just bursts with pride at being British. In no other country in the world have they got the pageantry and wondrous display of brave and fine people. To see all the services and background
WE really enjoyed seeing our hamster, Long John Hop-a-Long, being made into a star by the Bournemouth Echo. Although the article refers to Redlands as an animal research centre, we are in fact an educational body trying to teach pupils hoping to work
IT’S that time of year again when Santa Claus is thinking about his return to Poole. The popular parade is back, promising to be bigger and better than ever, on Sunday, November 20. Santa Claus will arrive as usual by RNLI lifeboat at
Serves 2 100g pancetta, thinly sliced 100g coppa (Italian sausage) or Parma ham 200g penne 4 egg yolks 150ml double cream 100g freshly grated parmesan 10g parsley, chopped Black pepper Cook the penne in boiling, salted water as per the pack
The Dream of Gerontius; a mystical journey from deathbed to eternity in words from the eponymous poem by Cardinal Newman and set with inspired Catholic conviction by Elgar. This performance by the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, just touching its centenary
The enduring popularity of this long running BBC programme was amply demonstrated as an audience of more than 3,000 packed the Windsor Hall for the latest leg of the show’s live tour. The three big stars were there – Sue Barker and team captains
SAM Toop looked exhausted as she completed a final 51km leg of a gruelling run, but barely paused before |remembering the friends she had lost. The Bournemouth soldier was finishing a seven-day challenge to run a kilometre for every British
BOSS Graham Kemp admitted he already had an eye on the FA Vase as Ben Osborne’s second-half strike handed Christchurch a 1-0 home win over Newport (IOW). Priory claimed the Russell Cotes Cup second round victory on Tuesday night thanks to an effort from
POPPIES boss Ken Vaughan hailed his side’s five-star show as Bournemouth cruised to a 5-0 victory over Brading Town in the Wessex League on Tuesday night. Sean Hogan’s 15th-minute opener set the tone for a dominant display by the hosts at Victoria Park
All roads west were paved with gold as the Bournemouth area’s top four teams stormed into their respective National Arena League Western finals. A comfortable second place behind 2005 national champions Millfield in round two earned Poole lane six in
DELIGHTED David Dunn hailed the skills of Robbie Searle after the Lions star wrote his name in the all-conquering club’s record books. The summer signing set a new match point-scoring best for the Bournemouth outfit during their 107-0 mauling of basement
MANAGER Lee Bradbury has admitted he could look to loan out more of Cherries’ squad men in a bid to enhance their fitness and experience. Bradbury has no fewer than 34 names on his playing staff after recently signing a number of new additions. The
Seagulls are odds-on favourites to succeed Poole as Division One champions following another resounding victory at Weston-super-Mare. The Christchurch club won 25 of the 50 races, finished out of the top three only three times and were never lower than
SCOTT Malone admits joining Cherries on a permanent basis would be high on his wish-list – should he fail to realise his Premier League dream. Malone has shaken off an indifferent start to his loan spell at the Seward Stadium and been a
POWER from a proposed wind farm off the Dorset coast could be channelled into the national grid at Three Legged Cross. Developers of the Navitus Bay Wind Park, which would sit 8.2miles off Swanage, have revealed two possible sites for its sub-station
TOM Killick tipped Tom Jeffes to improve his Poole Town attacking options after recalling the striker from his Cuthbury loan spell. Jeffes joined Southern League rivals Wimborne Town on a three-month deal in September in an attempt to gain match fitness
EVEN for a daredevil like Chris Holder, there comes a time to slow down. As the Australian adrenaline junkie reels off his list of preferred hobbies, it is hard to imagine him taking things easy. From motocross to surfing and jet skiing to wakeboarding
Division Two champions Swim Bournemouth B – denied promotion last year due to rules relating to club mergers – are on course to go up for real this time following a second round victory at Millfield. They lie second in the table, 21 gala points behind
