GROUPS opposing the sell-off of playing fields in Wareham staged a protest on Saturday. The fields at Wareham Middle School are used regularly by the town’s junior football team and cricket club. Campaigners say that if the sale by Dorset County Council
IRVING and Sons Estate Agents in Verwood are collecting items to help the homeless keep warm this Christmas. As many people are sharing the festive day with loved ones and friends, people who are homeless may find this the hardest time of year. They
A JEALOUS woman vandalised her partner’s Ferrari and Saab cars before cutting him with a knife because she feared he was seeing other women. Karen Byrne, 40, of Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, damaged the windows of Anthony Ferraro’s Saab car and broke
THE National Health Service is urging elderly Dorset residents to make sure they keep warm this winter by applying for home insulation grants while they are still available. Cold weather is linked with a rise in hospital admissions, with people
AN 86-YEAR-OLD woman was left frightened after a Yellow Bus driver in Bournemouth ordered her off on a dark wet evening because the service was terminating. Jean Kopec is in the habit of catching the bus from outside her home at the top of
Cancer turns you into a hypochondriac! I suppose it's inevitable really. If I was a 'normal' 37 year old I would ignore any aches or pains, or maybe I wouldn't even notice them, I would just get on with my busy, tiring life. But I know
SIX people were killed and 75 seriously injured on Dorset’s roads in just three months, the latest figures have revealed. Dorset Fire Authority members meet today to consider the county fire and rescue service’s quarterly performance monitoring report
MUSIC and dance helped make the official opening of the rebuilt Queen Elizabeth’s School, in Wimborne, a real celebration on Monday. Students from QE’s partner school in Mauritius travelled more than 6,000 miles to see the Bishop of Salisbury
BOURNEMOUTH town centre enjoyed its second Christmassy afternoon on Sunday following the previous weekend’s lights switch-on. On Sunday, Santa was pulled by a ‘unicorn’ with floats and fancy dress, a children’s lantern parade and entertainment
POOLE Park was deluged with Father Christmases on Sunday for a fundraising event. The British Heart Foundation’s Santa Jog saw people walk, jog, or run the two-mile or four-mile routes dressed as St Nick to raise cash for the charity.
A 71-YEAR-OLD man chased and caught a robber who had snatched his friend’s handbag. The have-a-go hero clashed heads with the offender during the struggle but managed to hold him over a garden wall until police arrived. Raymond Cox had
IT was an entrance worthy of royalty. Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in Edinburgh in style on Sunday after a specially commissioned flight from China. The important cortege had a police escort and was greeted by thousands of cheering well-wishers
THERE have been articles recently regarding cyclists using the New Forest. I personally have no problem with bike riders on the road, if only they would stay in single file. Problems do occur when they double, or even ride triple abreast to the extent
IN the Daily Echo of November 25 there was a letter from a Mr Kurt Lee whose brother has just emigrated to Australia. Mr Lee listed the various reasons for this and I’m sure the majority of heads were nodding at this explanation for this move. Certainly
WHEN Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to Poole in January audiences will undoubtedly recognize the young man in the leading role… Keith Jack was one of the most popular finalists in the hit BBC series Any Dream Will Do.
MAY we say, thank you a million times over, to all the doctor, nurses Dot and Bruce and the ambulance crew who are from Ward’s 10-11 at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. They looked after Jim (William) during his final days. Also to the chaplain Duncan
WHEN checking the Daily Echo magazine on Saturday, November 12, and noticing a programme on TV about the Story of Pan American Airways, I felt prompted to write to you and say how the programme brought back many happy memories I have of working for the
I AM writing in support of the ‘Lest We Forget’ campaign which aims to safeguard and protect Britain’s War Memorials. National Lottery Heritage Funds rules need to be altered to allow grants of less than £3,000 as at present smaller projects are left
KEITH Rawlings was the Mayor of Bournemouth when I took over as editor of the Echo 13 years ago. Tradition often dictates that the Mayor hosts a number of evening functions in the historic and impressive Parlour in the Town Hall, to which the
Roast Turkey with Lemon, Parsley and Garlic Serves 8-10 1 free-range turkey (ideally Norfolk Black or Bronze), about 5-5.5kg Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 onions, peeled and halved 1 lemon, halved 1 head of garlic
On the anniversary of his most famous victory at Trafalgar this year one of Admiral Lord Nelson’s illustrious contemporaries was remembered in the Dorset country churchyard where his remains lay in obscurity for more than 150 years before being rediscovered
A MAN is in a critical condition in hospital following a suspected arson attack in north Dorset. Police said yesterday that a 69-year-old man from the Blandford area was taken to Dorset County Hospital and was in a “stable but critical” condition. The
A FORMER Bournemouth mayor who served on the council over a period of more than three decades has died. Honorary alderman Keith Rawlings was the town’s first citizen from 1998-99 and served as a borough councillor from 1970-74 and 1987-2002
ONE person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision between a skip lorry, a gas tanker and a car on the Blandford Road near Kingston Lacy this morning. The collision took place just past the turning for Kingston
A YOUNG woman was sexually assaulted during a “despicable attack” by four men in Shaftesbury. Detectives investigating the incident, which happened at around 2am on Saturday, say it has sparked “strong feelings” in the community, and are urging
POPPIES boss Ken Vaughan feels that with a bit of luck on the injury front, his side can successfully retain the Sydenhams Wessex League Cup this season. Bournemouth return to the cup trail at Victoria Park tonight (7.45pm) to face Lymington Town in
PIRATES new boy Sam Masters set his sights on succeeding in the skull and crossbones after insisting he was ready to raise his game alongside the stars of Wimborne Road. Poole’s latest adopted Australian will bid to emulate a long series of
CHRIS Holder is vowing to put everything into his Wimborne Road captaincy as he aims to successfully follow in the footsteps of some of Pirates’ most illustrious names. The Grand Prix star admits he will need to be ultra-professional and lead from the
STRUCTADENE was yesterday tight-lipped over Cherries’ continued desire to buy back Dean Court. Chairman Eddie Mitchell last week confirmed the club had made a further enquiry to the landlord. News emerged at the end of October that Structadene had declined
PLANS to move some residents in Somerford out of their homes to make way for a new development are underway. A local letting plan for Scotts Green was approved by councillors at Christchurch council’s community services committee on Wednesday. Sovereign
The staff at our Arne Reserve want to say a big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who came to help Pull a Pine at the weekend. Over 1,000 people turned up to help us manage the reserve which is a truly staggering number! Over 300 sustainable,
