HE is without doubt one of the greatest singer-songwriters in modern music. So when two inventors of a unique musical product from Christchurch saw Stevie Wonder pause at their trade stand in California, they were shocked to say the least.
THE most public-spirited residents in Bournemouth will be recognised during a special ceremony at the Town Hall on May 6. You are invited to help mayor Cllr Chris Rochester find the most deserving people and groups for the Volunteer of the
TWO brothers are in the mountains in aid of Julia’s House. Michael Corica, 27, and his brother, Matthew, 30, are beginning their climb up Mount Kilimanjaro today to help the Dorset children’s charity. It is the first challenge that they have done together
A FORMER assistant to David Atkinson has added his tributes to the late ex-MP for Bournemouth East. Chris Gould, now a writer living in Japan, recalled how Mr Atkinson was sometimes known as “the James Bond of the Christian right”. “Whereas ‘Christian
Police closed a busy junction after a collision between a lorry and a car. Both lanes of the B3049 Broadstone Way were shut following the incident between a silver Renault Laguna, registered to a Poole man, and a white DAF van at the junction with Waterloo
A DAY with Harry Redknapp at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground is the top auction lot at a fundraising evening for a local charity. The curry evening for Poole-based AimCommunity is on Thursday, February 9 at East Dorset Tennis Club. The charity
THEY’RE just one step away from appearing at a popular Canadian jazz and blues festival. But the band Paint It Blue are taking the excitement of the national music competition in their stride as they prepare for the nerve-wracking final in
IF you’ve ever wondered just who is pulling all the strings, then Poole’s first ever puppet festival could be the event for you. The town’s Lighthouse Theatre will host the colourful extravaganza for eight days next month. Nine puppet theatre companies
A NEGLECTED area with a “unique” name is starting to gets its identity back with help from a £22,000 Lottery grant. Pokesdown in Bournemouth is squeezed between the more famous names of Boscombe and Southbourne. Even the railway station was recently
WATER bills in Bournemouth are going up by less than the rate of inflation – but residents around other parts of Dorset will see a rise above that level. Sembcorp Bournemouth, which covers Parkstone, Canford Cliffs eastern Poole, Christchurch
A COUPLE will be pushing their bodies to the max this summer as they embark on a 250-mile cycle ride from Dorset to York. Keen Amber Spadone-Geppert, 24, and Ben Beaumont, 29, will start from the St Leonards Hotel on the A31 – where the pair
A brazen thief strolled into a house and stole a jar containing money after knocking at the door. When the female householder opened the door of her Clifton Road, Southbourne home, he walked into her lounge, grabbed the jar, then left. The incident
Join the full Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and four fabulous singers for a wonderful evening of music and songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein. From The King and I to Carousel, from The Sound of Music to Oklahoma! the songs of the most successful songwriting
FORMER X Factor twins Jedward have been exploring the Dorset coast as part of their new television series. The Irish pair, who shot to fame as talent show contestants before representing Ireland in last year’s Eurovision, have been working
It doesn’t go far enough – that’s the view of a campaigning Poole mum fighting years of abuse, over new measures to tackle anti-social behaviour. A pilot scheme has been announced by Home Secretary Theresa May to run in the summer with local
MADCHESTER misfits The Happy Mondays will be looking to step on stage at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on May 9. The original members are back together for the first time in over 19 years to embark on an 11-date UK tour. During the 80s and early 90s,
Pokesdown, which is branding itself as Bournemouth’s vintage quarter, is hosting another special opening day. The fashion and furniture shops will be open from 10am to 4pm on Sunday February 12, when they will have a special Valentine’s theme
A PIECE of equipment invented in Bournemouth could revolutionise treatment of people with back problems. The technology, which measures the function of the spine, was invented at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) in Bournemouth and is
POOLE Hospital took part in trials of a new treatment that is offering hope to women with advanced ovarian cancer. Adding Avastin to standard chemotherapy was shown to halt the progress of the cancer for an average of six months longer than chemo alone
A TEST that helps women with early stage breast cancer and their doctors make informed decisions about treatment is now being offered at the Bournemouth Nuffield Hospital. Oncotype DX is the first test to indicate an individual patient’s genetic risk
FURTHER to the letter in today’s Daily Echo, ‘It’s a bad decision to build playground’ I would disagree with the comments made by your reader regarding the Queen’s Park children’s play park proposals. As part of the council’s playground strategy we
I REFER to the proposed play park for Queens Park golf course car park. It is a crazy scheme due to the location, when a few yards up the road is a perfect spot for a playground, an open green space complete with picnic tables. The presently proposed
HIGHWAYS chiefs are closing a section of Verwood’s main road for four weeks – and in the process diverting motorists almost 10 miles out of their way. The section of the B3081 will be closed from February 6 to February 26 between 8am and 4pm
I WAS amazed to read in the Echo (January 30) that the toilets in The Triangle are being relocated to the Travel lnterchange If my geography is correct, The Triangle is situated west of Bournemouth and the Travel interchange is about two miles to the
WOULD it be possible for the Bournemouth Council to tell us the latest situation regarding the proposed play area to be built on a quarter or third of the Queens Park Golf Club car park, please? Surely this is not a very good idea. Many times throughout
ON Saturday, January 28, I was walking in Stanfield Road (at the side of Tesco Express) and there was a parked car completely blocking the pavement. I asked the driver to move forward so I could walk by with my young niece and nephew without having
THE phrase “wake-up call” might be overused, but it’s aptly used by Dorset Police Federation chairman Clive Chamberlain in today's story. He says the attempted murder of PC Craig Bartlett reminds officers that “our job is a dangerous one and
THIS week we round up the top tipples from the antipodes that are more than worth snapping up. Waimea Estate Pinot Gris 2009/2010 £11.99 down to £9.59 when you buy 2 or more, Majestic A pinot gris showing substance and backbone from the Nelson region
DETECTIVES are hunting a man who robbed a security officer after he collected cash from a Bournemouth shop on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 10.40am outside Tesco Express in Shillingstone Drive, Muscliffe. Officers are appealing for witnesses
LAST year 300 police officers were assaulted while on duty in Dorset, the Daily Echo can reveal. PC Craig Bartlett was seriously stabbed as he carried out an arrest in Bournemouth town centre – Michael Edward, 45, is now serving a 25 year sentence for
SPEAKING after the case Clive Chamberlain, Dorset Police Federation chairman, said: “There is no doubt that Craig was extremely fortunate to have survived from this horrific attack. “Michael Edward was a criminal armed with a large knife
By the time you will be reading this there will be new Members of Youth Parliament for Poole. The elections will have taken place on the 27th January and I’m sure the Civic Centre will have been taken over by all the young people there, either to
THERE were 159 crimes involving the use of a knife reported in Dorset last year, the Daily Echo can reveal. The murder of chef Glyn Helliwell and serious stabbing of on-duty police officer PC Craig Bartlett were two of the most serious knife
A DRUG dealer was yesterday jailed for 25 years for attempting to murder an on-duty Dorset Police officer. Michael Edward, 45, stabbed PC Craig Bartlett as the officer tried to arrest him as part of a lengthy drug surveillance operation.
A COUNCIL chief has called for a safety review of the level crossing where an 85-year-old grandmother drove on to the railway tracks. There were almost two hours of delay on the Dorset to London Waterloo railway line last Thursday when a pensioner
POLICE have warned burglars operating in Dorset they will not give up on historical crimes until the person responsible is caught. They say many burglary victims are left deeply traumatised and unsolved crimes are often reviewed using new forensic
ALAN Manning has warned Lions that their promotion push will get tougher – because teams are out to derail the Chapel Gate express. The Bournemouth captain says his dominant team must be prepared to grind out results as opponents will raise their game
EDDIE Mitchell insists Cherries’ owners have kept their part of the bargain by delivering an exciting squad – and is urging the Bournemouth public to start matching the club’s ambition. Mitchell’s comments came after Cherries yesterday put the finishing
BOSS Lee Bradbury reflected on Cherries’ record-breaking shopping spree and insisted: We spent wisely. The Cherries manager made his seventh signing of the transfer window by completing a deal for Huddersfield Town winger Donal McDermott ahead of last
CHERRIES striker Michael Symes last night completed a beat-the-deadline loan switch to Cherries’ League One rivals Rochdale. New Dale boss John Coleman is a long-time admirer of Symes having managed the striker at Accrington Stanley and swooped just
SWANAGE & Wareham’s away-day blues continued with a 20-13 defeat to basement boys Olney in South West One East. Charlie Rowberry crashed over for Swans in the first half, but the visitors found themselves 15-5 behind at the break. A
THIS is not just for millionaires; this is for anyone to have a go - myself included. There is nothing quite like flying, but something that makes it even better, is having the opportunity to sit up front in a helicopter and take control of it, as I
Viva Strawberry and Cinnamon Toasties Serves 2 4 strawberries 4 slices of brioche or white bread 1 tbsp sugar 40g unsalted butter at room temperature 1 tsp cinnamon Slice the strawberries and add a sprinkle
The Johann Strauss Gala, Bournemouth Pavilion, February 3rd Billed as the definitive tribute to the Waltz King Johann Strauss and his sparkling legacy, this magical showcase celebrates the most popular music, dance and song from the Strauss family
Don’t forget the next course will be run on Wednesday 8th February at Talbot Heath. This is a great chance to learn not just about different birds but also about lowland heath. In the early 1800s, most of south-east Dorset was covered by heathland
