WHETHER it’s a career in construction, law or sales, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for at the Daily Echo Jobsfair. The event takes place at the Premier Inn in Westover Road, Bournemouth, on Thursday, March 8 and there will be between 35 and
A GLIMMER of hope for the owners of Kelly’s Kitchen has been dashed a week before their application goes before committee. Terry and Rose Kelly’s application to move into the empty Jarvis Radio premises has been recommended for refusal by officers due
BOURNEMOUTH could be getting ‘town rangers’ to patrol the streets and help visitors. They would wear brightly coloured jackets and liaise with the police and shops. The ‘Bournemouth Town Rangers’ are in the plan for the town centre Business
A DRIVER who collided with a bus stop, forcing two elderly people to jump out of the way, was under the influence of tranquillisers and crack cocaine. Derek Tulloch’s Fiat Punto also went into a bus and another car and was driven on the wrong
We are looking for Dorset’s best apprentice. In the run-up to National Apprentice Week 2012, which takes place from Monday February 6 until Saturday, February 10, the Daily Echo is looking for one young person to become Apprentice of the Year. The winner
RESEARCH suggests the windfarm proposed for Poole Bay could stop visitors coming to Dorset, tourism chiefs warned. They told councillors a scheme in Scotland put people off from returning to the area. The news came at Tuesday’s meeting
SLADES Farm is in the process of being transformed from a “green desert” to a thriving community space, it has been claimed. A long-term vision for the area has already seen a community cycle track, new playground and dog training area opened
SCHOOLCHILDREN and their parents may have witnessed an alleged gang attack in the Kinson area of Bournemouth which left a man with facial injuries. The 30-year-old victim, who lives locally, was set upon in Poole Lane near the junction with Durdells
THE RSPB has organised two special events this weekend to coincide with the Big Garden Birdwatch. Tomorrow the wildlife charity is leading a walk around Upton Country Park to see how many birds can be found and on Sunday will be at Avon Heath Country
THE Highways Authority is to cough up cash towards a shuttle bus service around Canford Bottom roundabout when the busy junction closes on Thursday as part of a £5.7million overhaul. Passengers on the Wilts & Dorset route 13 bus from Wimborne
TELEVISION has too many mediocre panel shows. It’s a fair complaint, but not one you normally expect to hear on a TV panel show. Yet that was exactly the beef that Danny Baker aired in the new, rebooted version of Room 101 (Friday, BBC1, 8.30pm
Good things come to those who wait and it’s been an agonising seven years since writer-director Alexander Payne ventured to the sun-dappled vineyards of the quirky Oscar-winning comedy Sideways. Thankfully, the acclaimed debut novel of Kaui Hart Hemmings
Nyctophobia is perfectly understandable: we are most vulnerable at night when the world around us is shrouded in black and predators hunt unseen by the human eye. Screenwriters Nicolas Casariego and Jaime Marques tap into this universal fear in Intruders
A giant flea nurtures a passion for music in Bibo Bergeron’s computer-animated fable that teaches us to never judge a wingless, blood-sucking parasite by its spiny legs or hairy abdomen. A Monster In Paris puts a colourful, Gallic spin on the
Love in its many wondrous forms is an essential component of the human experience. As children, we love fearlessly and wholeheartedly, naive to the pain that comes with age. Falling in love is just as frighteningly easy as falling out
LOCAL councils are cashing in on the price of recycled materials, saving Bournemouth and Poole taxpayers almost £1.3million a year. Bournemouth and Poole councils have struck a revised deal with Viridor South West, agreeing a new price for
A POOLE mother’s courage has inspired her son to give blood. Twenty-year-old Josh Dale, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, has overcome his fear of needles to become a regular blood donor in light of his mother receiving a life-saving transfusion
Two brothers are following in their father’s footsteps and becoming trustees of a global charity. Charles and Harry Fynn of Bournemouth have pledged to throw themselves into fundraising for The Myelin Project and to help raise awareness of
SEVEN child sex offenders with regular access to children have been uncovered in Dorset, thanks to the introduction of Sarah’s Law. More than 60 concerned families have also contacted Dorset Police to find out if their child is safe.
Drug prevention charity Hope UK visited the Dolphin Shopping Centre to educate shoppers about alcohol and drug awareness on Saturday. Teenagers tested their knowledge of alcohol units and recommended drinking limits, while others had a chance
Drug prevention charity Hope UK visited the Dolphin Shopping Centre to educate shoppers about alcohol and drug awareness on Saturday. Teenagers tested their knowledge of alcohol units and recommended drinking limits, while others had a chance
A PURBECK man will appear on television’s ‘craziest gameshow’ on Saturday in a bid to conquer the Winter Wipeout course. Tristan Windebank, from Bovington, who is remaining tight-lipped about how he got on in the pre-recorded show, told the Daily Echo
FOOTBALL boss Harry Redknapp denied tax dodging by telling police: “I couldn’t even fill a team sheet in”, a court heard. The national newspaper columnist said he struggles with literacy, adding: “I write like a two-year-old and I can’t spell
I READ the Epistle from Mrs D Mitchell (Letters page, Monday, January 23) with some concern. The apparent castigation of Bournemouth elected members, the Bournemouth AFC Directors and, not least, the supporters of the football club, in my view shows
JOHN Godber’s play Departures is a little different from his more widely-performed work. This story follows two businessmen, their sexy assistant and a long-suffering wife, over a twelve-month series of departures from various airports, with
Brothers don’t always get on, as many a parent can testify. But selling your brother off into slavery in Egypt just because your father bought him a posh coat does seem to be pushing sibling rivalry a bit far. Be that as it may, this Old
I WAS recently shown a document circulated by the Poole Environmental & Consumer Protection Services regarding the Garden Waste Collection Service showing charges for collection of garden waste. Are Poole residents aware that in other parts of the country
SUNDAY, January 22: we wake up to the news on the TV that a six-year-old girl has been severely savaged by an uncontrollable dog. Perhaps not locally, but we did read recently in the local paper about a local woman’s small dog being savaged and killed
YET again Bournemouth Council are stepping in with both feet, or probably with all four. This crazy idea of putting a children’s playground adjacent to the Queen’s Park Golf Course and Pavilion, is yet another example of not checking out the need before
SOMETIMES a newspaper will revisit a story many years later to see what has happened to those involved. The case of Charles and Harry Fynn of Bournemouth is one such instance. We first featured them two decades ago – the young boys had
MORE than 100 people turned up to plan how to keep Colehill Library open. MP Annette Brooke spoke to volunteers at the meeting about the importance of retaining it as a local amenity. Colehill Parish Council chairman, Cllr David Mitchell, gave an introductory
THE first acts for this year’s for Camp Bestival have been announced. Electronic outfit Hot Chip will headline on the Friday night while Saturday evening boasts a disco line-up with Kool & the Gang, Chic and Earth, Wind and Fire. Other
• Jamie Palmer, 13, said: “My mum told me Ms Heron had turned her old school from rubbish to great so that is why I came here. I think it’s really good.” • Luke Bradley, 14, said: “We got a trip to the Science Museum. We started off with a
URGENT improvements are being demanded at the Poole school branded the worst in the country. St Aldhelm’s Academy at Rossmore, which came bottom of the league table for GCSE results, has received an offer of help from Borough of Poole.
THINK of Lymington and immediately you imagine upmarket bars, bistros and fine dining on locally-caught sea food. But what about fun and funky cuisine from an unpretentious tapas-style menu? Graze Bar and Kitchen restaurant is a great
SCHOOLCHILDREN and their parents may have witnessed an alleged gang attack in the Kinson area of Bournemouth which left a man with facial injuries. The 30-year-old victim, who lives locally, was set upon in Poole Lane near the junction with Durdells
Raymond Collings, 77, retired, holidaying in Bournemouth from Somerset, said: “I think that it’s a good idea, as I used to be quite a keen bike user. It might attract a lot of young people, but then I guess it depends on how active you are. Julia Collings
“BORIS Bikes” could soon be making an appearance in Bournemouth. The council is considering introducing a town wide cycle hire scheme. Officers are arranging a feasibility study into a local scheme to see how many people will take to
DAMAGED and rusty road signs are making Poole look untidy, it has been claimed. Ken Bearcroft, chairman of the Parkstone Bay Association, said he had heard from residents that “a lot of notices have been damaged around the town”, with one hanging
STEPS are being taken to improve a treacherous stretch of road where many drivers have lost control and veered into the wall of an MP’s country estate. Anti-skid surfacing is being laid at Stag Gate, on the A31, in an attempt to cut the number
ALTHOUGH it may not rival the entertainment capital of the world, Charlie Daniels is hoping to hit the jackpot following his big Bournemouth gamble. Daniels’s reward for playing his part in Leyton Orient’s memorable FA Cup run last season was
DAVID Dunn believes clubs at Lions’ level should take as a warning Newbury’s dramatic fall from grace. The Blues were plying their trade in the Championship only five years ago alongside the likes of Harlequins and Northampton, but since getting
MARC Pugh set his sights on outgunning fellow hotshot Wes Thomas in the battle for goalscoring bragging rights after ending his nine-match drought. The mercurial winger has racked up an impressive 10 goals and 10 assists in 33 appearances for
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell insists Cherries will keep their options open as their exhaustive search for a new striker looks set to go to the transfer deadline. Cherries have so far failed in their attempts to bolster their resources – with
BOSS Glenn Burnett knows New Milton could find themselves in Wessex League heaven or hell following a potentially-defining seven-week period. Linnets, currently seven points above the Premier Division drop zone, face four of their fellow strugglers in
MAGPIES manager Steve Cuss has revealed he is in talks with potential recruits in a bid to enhance his team’s poor Southern League record. Struggling Wimborne Town have seen their squad depleted by a double blow in recent weeks – the sale of
TOM Killick lauded his Wessex wonders for putting Poole Town in the promotion picture – but warned that the biggest challenge was still to come. The Dolphins boss says he has been pleased to see a number of the club’s Wessex Premier title-winners
