FRUSTATED students are looking for new universities hundreds of miles away after their course was cut. They study Applied Design at Bournemouth and Poole College, learning glass blowing, ceramics and jewellery making. However their Foundation Degree
Staging ballet is a staggeringly expensive business. A large corps of dancers, an accompanying orchestra and the essential entourage providing off-stage support don’t come cheap. So to be able to enjoy world-class ballet for as little as £22 at the
WITH Azealia Banks, Tribes, Metronomy and Two Door Cinema Club on the bill it’s nothing less than a one way ticket to a four way party. A beaming Topshop clad crowd of giddily awaited NME’s top talent of 2011. Metronomy rocket off like a packet of skittles
CHRISTCHURCH council is considering the future of the golf course at Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre. After scrutinising the way the leisure centre currently operates, councillors have recommended officers look into the prospect of converting
A GROUP of angry Poole residents are demanding that “horrendous” traffic calming be removed from their street. They say the speed humps do not keep traffic speeds down in narrow Sterte Road, the 20mph speed limit is widely ignored and there
THE owners of Boscombe’s Sovereign Centre have pledged to work hard to bring in new business after the closure of Peacocks. The store was one of four to close in Bournemouth and Poole after only part of the fashion chain was bought out of administration
FERNDOWN boxer Iain Weaver this afternoon beat Russian Maxim Dadashev 18-10 to reach the final of the Strandja Cup in Bulgaria. Weaver is now guaranteed a silver medal and boosted his chances of selection for the final Olympic qualifier in Turkey in
BOURNEMOUTH may seek a parliamentary bill to stop all day parking by disabled drivers in on-street bays. Around nine to 11 blue badge holders regularly park outside shops and stop customers from using the spaces, a councillor said. Drivers
Fast ferry services are to run out of Poole for a further month while work is carried out to the Weymouth berth. Condor Ferries has confirmed that its services to the Channel Islands will operate from Poole until March 28. For the past two weekends
THE road closures around Canford Bottom roundabout are not as bad as people had feared, a councillor says. All four local roads onto the junction are shut until Friday, March 9, as part of a seven-week series of lockdowns during the £5.7million
THE care services minister has been quizzed by Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, on what more the government can do to provide for people with lower level needs through social care. Mrs Brooke pressed the government to do more in the
ROTARY member Carole Russell has come up with a novel way of raising cash for Children in Need. Parkstone member Carole has already started a Pudsey tapestry and hopes to complete the 80,000 stitches in time for the fund- raising event in November
THE New Forest Show will welcome Alan Titchmarsh as their president for this year’s event. The television presenter best known for Gardeners’ World and Ground Force was elected the 92nd president by members of the show’s society at their recent
CAMPAIGNERS across Dorset have vowed to fight on for Portland’s Coastguard helicopter despite a government decision to axe it. Transport secretary Justine Greening has said she will not renew the aircraft’s contract after 2017, telling South Dorset
WESTBOURNE is fast becoming the perfect place to spend an evening, with swanky new bars and restaurants springing up every month. The newest kid on the block is Circo Lounge, an ambitious self-styled “cafe bar”. Circo Lounge has only been open for two
LITTLE Tallulah Halls has become a victim of postal theft after someone stole a £50 gift from her birthday card. The cash was inside a pink envelope her Granddad had sent from Taunton to celebrate the Christchurch Junior School pupil’s ninth
BUSINESS people in Ashley Road, Parkstone, (Daily Echo, February 15) are right to raise the matter of litter in the high street and all credit to all who have pressed the issue so many times. However when it is raised yet again I must say I feel very
I HAVE read with interest the several letters about the blue police boxes and I wonder if any of your readers can answer my question on the same subject? Am I right in recalling that there was a blue box in Queens Park West Drive near the end of Richmond
AFTER reading so many bad things about the standard of nursing homes I would just like to say my dad was fortunate enough to be a resident at Staddon Lodge in Nelson Road, Branksome. It was taken over by a lovely local couple called Susan and Steve Richardson
IF you’re a regular user of your local park, you probably notice a lot about what goes on there. You notice all the pleasant things, like dogs bounding about enthusiastically – and toddlers bounding about even more enthusiastically. You
How dare Robert Readman be so derogatory towards our Dorset and national police, the finest in the world. (Letters, February 3). Does he not realise their numbers have been cut to a minimum, they have taken a pay cut in real terms and have to pay far
ON MONDAY, February 20, there was a picture of Harry Redknapp outside his house in his car without wearing his seat belt. So what? I would like to remind the readers, he had a week of hell up in London, clearing his name for tax evading charges and
ON Sunday, February 12 I tripped and fell near the Leslie Road car park. I would like to say thank you to the two young couples who helped me to get up again, and the lady from Waitrose who offered her help as well. It is comforting to know that there
I REFER to the article on the Leyton Mount development (‘Car park homes bid gets the green light’, Echo, February 21. I was amazed to note that Councillor Mike Greene cited that one good reason for developing the site was that “Horseshoe Common
REGARDING the recent letter from the young man of 19 who is homeless. What a state of affairs that people can come to this country and demand accommodation yet someone who has had a raw deal in life should be told to go to a shelter. Surely there can
I REFER to the article regarding the emergency preservation order put in place by Bournemouth Borough Council to prevent Oakmead College of Technology from felling more trees on their site (Echo, February 21). There is nothing in the report to state
BIKE-mad Shea Wylie – one of Ringwood Moto-cross Club’s rising stars – will be gunning for glory when the 2012 season roars into action on Sunday. The Parkstone prospect is already considered one of Ringwood’s old hands – at the tender age of eight.
A SEAGULLS trio scored a triple first for the Dorset club as they helped South East England to second place in the ASA Inter-Regional Championships at Walsall – the UK’s top tournament for junior girls. It’s not only the first time that Beth Kingsley
WESSEX are sending four teams to the National Cup’s Last 8’s in Kettering this weekend. The Poole-based outfit are one of the most successful junior clubs in the country, with all four teams reaching the Last 8’s on a regular basis. Their record in
DORSET under-17s enjoyed mixed fortunes in their matches against Somerset and Cornwall. The mixed team were whitewashed 5-0 against Somerset before edging out the Cornish 3-2. Adam Aldridge was the star performer against Somerset despite losing to their
The Trevor Osborne Property Group won the contract to develop the land next to the Pavilion Theatre back in 2007, with a scheme based around a casino. However, they found themselves at the centre of controversy when the Liberal Democrat administration
WORK on a new £50m scheme in Bournemouth, which will leave the town with “the greatest leisure hub on the South Coast,” will begin in early autumn. The Nautilus development, which now has detailed planning permission, will create around 300
SATURDAY night sees a collision of explosive break dance, award-winning film and a pumping soundtrack at Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth’s national dance house. White Caps is a unique multi-media experience, transporting the audience from the confines
HOT-SHOT Ollie Rayment stole the limelight for Milford-on-Sea in their 1-0 win over basement battlers Dexter Sports at Branksome Rec. Rayment bagged the winner on 55 minutes with a superb shot from 18 yards that flew into the top corner of the net.
TOM Phillips was the two-try hero for Ellingham & Ringwood under-16s in their 26-7 win away against Romsey. Ellingham began the match briskly when Phillips plucked the ball out of the air at the first line-out. The pack charged forward combining with
WIMBORNE and Lytchett Minster rugby clubs joined forces to save the day after a Welsh side on tour in Dorset were left miles from home without a game. Llanishen Rugby Club’s under-16s were on a half-term jaunt to the south coast and had been due to meet
If you’re a little unsure about contemporary dance, why not let Pavilion Dance take you by the hand. Me and The Machine - When We Meet Again is a special one-to-one performance that runs tomorrow. Participants will be led to the Garden Studio
QUIRKY and chaotic, you could well imagine some of these tracks appearing on the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange. Some four years in the offing, Newcastle’s Beth Jeans Houghton finally unleashes an album to attach to the gentle buzz which has long surrounded
BUSKING can be a colourful experience. Local singer/songwriter Krista Green has seen it all during her busking on the streets of Bournemouth. “For some reason because you are putting yourself out there on the street, normal social boundaries get blurred
Senior managers at DCC. Note: names of officers in posts taken from www.dorsetforyou.com as Dorset County Council would not officially release names of those occupants in posts. Chief executive, David Jenkins – salary as of January 1, 2012:
THE huge salaries paid to senior council officers have been described as “horrendous”. Dorset County Council has released figures that show it spends nearly £2.5 million on the salaries of 30 management staff, who earn between £50,022 and £147,875
EAGLE-eyed residents are being recruited as “park guardians” in a new initiative to stamp out antisocial behaviour. Queens Park is the first Bournemouth park to benefit from the scheme, which will ask golfers, dog walkers, joggers and other
IN the bleak midwinter there are few treats more welcome and cheering than a good lunch. So on a particularly grey and raw Saturday we wrapped up warmly and set off on foot for the Hotel du Vin, just off Poole Quay. A half-hour walk in the cold is just
POLICE have released camera footage of five people who may be able to help them with an investigation into a Christmas Eve assault in Poole. Officers have only just issued the footage, that was taken from a bus travelling through Parkstone
CONFIDENT Iain Weaver bagged a bronze medal in Bulgaria and then vowed to show Olympic coach Rob McCracken he is the top lightweight in Great Britain. Ferndown’s Weaver last night beat Welshman Joe Cordina 13-10 in the quarter-finals of the
BOSS Lee Bradbury has hinted he may consider complementing Cherries’ beauty in midfield with a beast – man mountain Miles Addison. The 23-year-old loan recruit from Derby is in contention to make his debut when Cherries host League One play-off
MICKY Hubbard crossed the Dorset divide and insisted new club Wimborne Town had the potential to match arch rivals Poole. The set-piece specialist swapped Tatnam for Cuthbury after agreeing to join Magpies on Wednesday night. A three-times Wessex League
POPPIES old boy Shaun Brooks insists Ken Vaughan has the motivational powers to give the FA Vase underdogs additional bite tomorrow. The Bournemouth outfit will be aiming to continue their record-breaking run when they host Northern League opponents
MICHAEL and Daniel O’Brien will bring new meaning to the phrase ‘keeping it in the family’ when the Rallye Sunseeker gets under way tomorrow. Usually, when a father and son compete in the MSA British Rally Championship, it is as driver and
NEW Milton boss Glenn Burnett has lit the blue touch paper ahead of Linnets’ trip to his former club Blackfield & Langley tomorrow (3pm). Burnett and his assistant John MacFarlane left Gang Warily in acrimonious circumstances before taking charge at
HAMWORTHY United boss Simon Browne will have to do without star striker Luke Burbidge when his men bid to make it three wins in a row. Hammers will be hoping to continue their Wessex Premier mini-revival when they travel to Totton & Eling tomorrow
