ANGRY golfers have pledged to fight plans to build a children’s play area in the car park of the Queens Park Golf Club. Bournemouth council intends to submit a planning application in the next month, with the hope of having the park ready by the summer
TWELVE drums of electrical cable have been stolen from a builders yard in Parkstone, Poole. The theft took place between 10am and 10.15am on Tuesday January 24 at VC Dominey Electrical Services in Victoria Road. “Entry was forced into
MONTHS of endurance training at sea have finally come to fruition for Carly Earnshaw with a 10-mile stand-up paddleboarding challenge. The 27-year-old communications officer at Bournemouth Borough Council who, until the autumn, had never been on a paddleboard
Colehill Library will continue to receive 500 books a year from Dorset County Council after its funding is cut in April. Users of the library, in Middlehill Road, will still be able to order online, and the council has also said the self-service
A YOUNG underground DJ battling leukaemia says knowing other sufferers are out there having fun again has kept him going through a year in hospital. Mark Lilleker, 24, was living it up and had just moved into a house in Ashley, New Forest, with his girlfriend
A DRIVER involved in a fatal collision with an elderly dementia sufferer as she stood in the middle of a pitch black Purbeck road in the early hours said she appeared out of nowhere “like a ghost”. Veronica Stoneman, aged 83, died on the A351
Forget Paul Daniels, forget David Blaine – even Derren Brown would’ve struggled to play the big six energy companies’ latest sleight-of-hand. While they all announced cuts, and it would be churlish not to welcome it, in truth, at 2.5%, it’s
A ‘GO slow’ warning sign costing nearly £9,000 is planned to be up and running at an accident hotspot on the A31 by the end of March. Last week Richard Drax MP, whose estate borders the notorious Stag Gate section, called for more to be done
I bet that caught your attention, especially bearing in mind that the focus of this blog is all about the best thing I’ve eaten/cooked last week! I have to admit, I was a bit stuck for something to talk about up until I made the muffins.
TODAY is the last day to enter the prestigious Apprentice of the Year 2012. And South Dorset MP Richard Drax is throwing his weight behind the competition. He described himself as ‘a die-hard supporter of any sort of apprenticeships’. He added: “I
DORSET County Council’s cabinet has given the green light to the latest wave of spending cuts. The authority is on course to save £28million in the current financial year but still needs to trim a further £15million from its budget in 2012/
MULTI-million pound plans to reinvent an abandoned part of Christchurch have been handed to council planners. The scheme to radically develop the land behind Christchurch Retail Park off Barrack Road includes a large food store, extensive on-site parking
ASSURANCES have been given that Bournemouth Council will balance the books this year – despite a projected £3.369million overspend. The community care services department is currently on track to exceed its budget by a massive £2m, while children
A MAN was subjected to a “frenzied and sustained” attack because he had ginger-coloured hair, a court heard. James Prior was left with a number of cuts and bruises as a result of being assaulted by Miguel Costa and Robert Knapper in a completely unprovoked
KENYA’S Maasai warriors are renowned for their eye-catching, colourful costumes. So it’s no surprise that during a tour of schools across Dorset, the school uniform at the Bourne Academy was the one to catch their eyes. Students at the Hadow Road site
YEARS of memories were buried in a time capsule by students from Portfield School yesterday. The youngsters at The Wessex Autistic Society’s school in West Parley had built the capsule as part of their recent 40th anniversary celebrations. Full of historic
THE Daily Echo’s last book celebrating our stunning local scenery was the bestselling book in Bournemouth last year. Now you have a chance to have your photo of Dorset published in our next superb volume. And you can also win £100 of
SHE’S been giving blood for around 25 years but after reading about the Echo’s Mine’s A Pint campaign, Angie Jones is now helping to recruit more donors – starting with her youngest son. Angie is also a good friend of Natasha Jones, who helped to kick
AMBITIOUS young business leaders of the future are being urged to enrol on an exciting new course inspired by Dragon’s Den guru Peter Jones. Bournemouth and Poole College is one of the venues chosen to host courses run by the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy
A PROJECT to help young people develop skills to prepare them for future employment is underway in Bournemouth and Christchurch. The “One Community: Prevention, Intervention and Direction” project involves three schools from Boscombe and Somerford, two
This is an impressive attempt to make much of the magical qualities of Shakespeare’s cautionary tale of ambition, treachery and guilt. Ultimately though Platform 4 theatre company have succeeded only in creating a frustratingly uneven production of
I AM writing to express concern that the involvement of teenagers in cleaning up areas used by sexual deviants was presented as a positive news story. I fully support young people demonstrating civic responsibility but feel there should be ethical boundaries
HIDDEN away down a long drive is one of Poole’s best kept educational secrets. Set on a sprawling site off Wimborne Road is Poole High School, a Business and Enterprise College with a strong sense of identity and ethos. Oversubscribed
PE teacher Gareth Williams and his 15-strong team have local and national events to train for. “It’s a very good school. The students are very supportive of what we try and teach them.” Melissa Lamb, 17, has a bronze medal for Taekwondo and
I WAS interested to read Colin Pipe’s letter (“Flytipping is still a major problem”, Echo, January 30) regarding fly tipping in his local area. Due to a combination of limited space and operational factors, residents in Durley Garden present their refuse
COLIN Pipe should check the facts before accusing residents of Durley Gardens of “putting out” piles of black bags in the street the night before they are due for collection by the council (“Flytipping is still a major problem”, Echo, January 30). If
REGARDING the recent publication in the Daily Echo concerning St Aldhelm’s Academy, I feel it was very wrong that this name was given to them in the first place as many people are confusing this with St Aldhelm’s C of E combined primary school. I have
IF Bournemouth, as a contender by royal consent, does become a ‘city’, I would like to know what benefits the ordinary long-term local people might gain? We might have new signposts and council letter headings stating, ‘The City of Bournemouth
I ALWAYS enjoy a good laugh and your item on councillors getting into a tizzy over the planned off-shore wind farm provided just that (‘Tourism chiefs in windfarm warning’, Echo January 27). Perhaps Cllr Mike Greene should actually read the Scottish
YOU can judge a society by the way it treats its older folk. It’s only right that people who have contributed to society all their lives should have their needs met in later life. Britain has a state pension, a winter fuel allowance and a social
As a masterpiece of variation form Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody has it all; demanding a fiendish piano technique that can illuminate is melodic integrity, and brilliant orchestration. Denis Kozhukin has that formidable facility, zipping through
WITH Camp Bestival line-ups announced last week, now is the turn of sister festival Bestival. Held on the Isle of Wight on September 6-9, the first headline act has been revealed as dance music pioneers Orbital. Renowned for its quirky acts, stalls
DIG out the Union Jack bunting as this Saturday sees the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre holding a royal party when A Celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee comes to the venue. Hosted by TV personality and former royal correspondent Jennie Bond, this
CANCER patients in Dorset are increasingly relying on charity handouts to help meet their soaring fuel bills. Macmillan Cancer Support has given more than £11,250 in grants to 60 cancer patients in the county to assist with their energy bills
COMMUNITIES are being urged to take care of their elderly neighbours as the cold snap continues to bite. Weather forecasters predict that freezing conditions will continue into the weekend with temperatures hovering around the zero mark for
POLICE are trying to trace the owners of a haul of car badges which have been seized by officers in Verwood. Around 30 badges were recovered in the town and officers are keen to find out who they belong to. PC Andy Robertson, of the
BOURNEMOUTH Airport will be adding a new route to Dublin taking off six times a week from May. Operated by Aer Arann, the Aer Lingus Regional route from Bournemouth to Dublin will start on May 1 and is the first route the operator will run from the
POOLE’S new Twin Sails Bridge will today become the subject of an A-level geography exam question. Students across the country sitting their AQA exam today will be tested on their knowledge of Poole’s £37m regeneration project. They have been looking
FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp said his wife thought he had been killed in a plane crash when police raided the couple’s home in Sandbanks. Officers swooped on Redknapp’s Poole house after the soccer boss was arrested in 2007, Southwark Crown Court
THE Queen will visit Dorset on May 1 for her Diamond Jubilee tour – though Bournemouth and Poole look set to miss out. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will spend two days in the south west and their Dorset time will be based in Sherborne Abbey. Mayor
SEVEN weeks of road closures begin today around the Canford Bottom roundabout. Ham Lane and Wimborne Road West, on the Ferndown side, closed at midnight as the junction’s £5.7million works entered a new phase. All four local roads will be shut down
POLICE are hunting a robber who threatened a cashier with a handgun at a Bournemouth bookmakers. A CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to has been released following the incident, which happened in Ladbrokes along Commercial Road in the Triangle
STAFF at an animal rescue centre have attempted to fix up a ‘broken’ dog after he was brought into them as a stray. Concisus, as he has been named by the staff at the Margaret Green Animal Rescue centre in Winterbourne Zelston, is Latin for
CHERRIES director Tom Mitchell has joined boss Lee Bradbury in hitting out at claims the club shelled out £800,000 for striker Matt Tubbs. Mitchell and Bradbury have both suggested the fee – reported by the Daily Echo after Tubbs had signed from Crawley
SHAUN MacDonald has revealed he still harbours hopes of featuring in Welsh football’s promising future – but admits his first concern is performing for Cherries. The cultured midfielder is aiming to boost his international ambitions by playing a key
STRIKER Michael Symes admits his future with Cherries is uncertain following his 11th-hour deadline-day move to League One rivals Rochdale. Symes reunited at Spotland with his former Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman after joining Dale on loan until
RIVAL managers Steve Riley and Andy Leese experienced differing emotions following Bashley’s comprehensive 3-1 victory over Chesham United on Tuesday. Bash boss Riley was understandably delighted after watching his charges register their
CASTLE Court School stormed to an overall victory in the East Dorset Primary Schools relay gala at Canford. The Corfe Mullen prep school entered teams in all 26 events and amassed 144 points, 48 more than runners-up St Michael’s Middle School
POOLE’S Dan Speers doubled his programme for next month’s Olympic trials as he slashed 0.4 seconds off his personal best time for the 100m freestyle at Millfield. At 14, he will be the one of the youngest male swimmers at the first swimming event to
