NATURE lovers who got together to protest against plans to introduce cattle at Stour Valley Nature Reserve say Bournemouth Council has ignored the majority in pressing ahead. After a series of meetings and consultations, the authority wants to introduce
HAMPSHIRE residents say noise from rugby players is reaching fever pitch after goalposts were moved to within just 14ft of their homes. Membership of Ringwood and Ellingham Rugby Club has grown and two pitches were needed at the Parsonage Lane ground
A HISTORICAL site in Christchurch will soon be brought alive when the Royal Engineers visit. The former MEXE site, where Sir Donald Coleman Bailey invented the Bailey Bridge, will play host to the Royal Engineers demonstrating the construction of a modern
WE’VE been glued to our screens for the past eight weeks but tonight Masterchef reaches boiling point. THE iron man of cooking competitions has seen the amateur cooks produce a meal fit for royalty in Thailand, reproduce three star Michelin
THE British Heart Foundation has warned people about smoking Shisha pipes as the trend increases in Bournemouth. The charity said there are now five restaurants and bars in Bournemouth offering the smoking pipes, which pass flavoured tobacco
BUSINESS leaders and staff from the town’s prospective Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are visiting traders in person to ensure it gets enough ‘Yes’ votes. The news came at March’s meeting of the town’s chamber of trade. Businesses are
SEVENTEEN rescue horses and ponies are once again facing an uncertain future after their sanctuary owners were hit with a legal bombshell. David Craig, of the Happy Horses Sanctuary and Rescue Centre, has been told by lawyers to vacate his
THE first stage of the digital switchover took place in our region on March 7. A number of people have contacted the Daily Echo to report issues with their signal including only picking up French TV or not receiving any channels at all.
RELIEF could be in sight from the annual springtime roadworks misery for thousands of frustrated drivers. Drivers have been fuming at traffic jams from projects at Stage Gate on the A31; the Canford Bottom roundabout revamp; and the diversion
THESE school-age legal eagles from The Arnewood School are now set to take the law into their own hands in a regional mock trial competition. The budding barristers won the Southampton and New Forest heat of the competition, held at Winchester
BOURNEMOUTH’S branch of Debenhams has won praise for its revamp. The town centre store was discussed at March’s meeting of the town’s chamber of trade. Roger Parker, the council’s town centre manager, said: “They are carrying out a complete
A TEAM of Wimborne schoolchildren with an eye for a good business plan have scooped three awards. Queen Elizabeth’s School pupils Tom Callaghan, Faye Best, Mitchell Parris, Charlotte Jewell and Yeandry Barnett made more than £300 profit selling
A new multi-million pound planning application has been submitted for land at the heart of Poole’s regeneration. The 32-acre former power station site at Hamworthy is where the town’s new Twin Sails Bridge lands and is the borough’s largest
THE killer of Bournemouth mother Heather Barnett has been given the right to challenge his full-life jail sentence. Danilo Restivo was told he would never be released from prison, after he was found guilty of murdering his Charminster neighbour
This may sound crazy, but stick with me. It’s possible you’re throwing hundreds or thousands of pounds a year away on things that you no longer need, use or value – be it gym membership, old insurance, bank account fees or more. We’re in
Parent Jane Kilpatrick from Branksome Park who has a daughter at the school said: “It’s a nurturing, family ethos where the children come first. My little girl is happy to come every day.” Gary Smart, head of PE who coaches county and
THE Independent Schools Inspectorate report found the early years provision to be outstanding in all areas. It said: “The needs of the children are of the utmost importance to staff and they are met within a very safe and stimulating environment. Staff
GETTING the best out of everyone – that’s the mantra behind an expanding Poole prep school in Lower Parkstone. Bournemouth Collegiate School, so named because there is a senior school at Southbourne, both owned by the United Church Schools Trust, is
FOOT-stamping jazz-funk comes to the Lighthouse on March 23, as the Nigel Price Organ Trio perform as part of the venue’s Studio Jazz programme. His trio, with Peter Whittaker and Matt Hone, has established itself in the past few years as one of the
STAND-up comedian Milton Jones is back on tour with a show that will see him grace the Bournemouth Pier Theatre on April 15. Milton is a hugely popular comedian with a wonderfully eclectic audience. On the night he will be joined by special guest James
THE boss of Castlepoint shopping centre does not know when the raised car park floor might be permanently fixed but said customers “don’t give a monkey’s”. The centre temporarily closed in 2005 after the concrete floor and columns developed
DARREN BENNETT, aged 41, of Buckingham Road, Poole. Convicted in his absence of keeping an unlicensed Fiat van on Parr Street, Parkstone. Fined £175, ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £17.50, costs £60. PAUL HEATHERTON-GEAIRNS, of Hasler Road
STEVE BARKER, of Springdale Road, Corfe Mullen. Convicted in his absence of failing to deliver to the secretary of state the part of a vehicle registration document containing particulars related to the transfer of the vehicle to a person who was not
BERNARD TEUHISSEN, aged 29, of Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. Convicted in his absence of keeping an unlicensed Audi A3 on Cecil Road, Bournemouth. Fined £175, ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £17.92, costs £60. TARAN LOUISE THACKER
DETECTIVES investigating a stabbing at a Bournemouth nightclub have released a picture of a man they wish to speak to. The assault, in which a 21-year-old Watford man was stabbed three times, happened at 4.05am on Sunday in the entrance foyer of Priva
CHELTENHAM: 1.30 Sir Des Champs, 2.05 Catch Me, 2.40 SOMERSBY (NAP), 3.20 Big Buck’s, 4.00 Niceonefrankie, 4.40 Sunnyhillboy. HEXHAM: 1.45 Sparkling Hand, 2.20 Pena Dorada, 2.55 Hidden, 3.35 Mr Woods, 4.15 Seymour Eric, 4.55 Man Of Principles, 5.25 Master
SOMERSBY can provide one of the most compelling headlines of this year’s Cheltenham Festival by winning the Ryanair Chase. The much-admired Henrietta Knight has not visited the sacred winner’s enclosure since 2004, when Best Mate secured a magnificent
MAY I through your newspaper thank firstly the two ladies that came to my wife’s assistance when she unfortunately tripped over the dogs on Boscombe clifftop last Friday, resulting in a dislocated elbow, and secondly thanks to the ambulance crew and all
THE powers that be seem to be keeping a low profile regarding the state of the walkways in Poole High Street, ie loose, uneven or even part missing brick pavers. Are those responsible simply keeping their heads down to avoid the flak, or
THERE have been such bad reports about hospitals recently in the news it makes me realise how fortunate I am to live in this area where there are such very good hospitals. In January I was taken into Poole hospital and had a major operation. Thanks
I AM writing in response to reading Ruth Oliver’s article ‘Christians will be in the minority in UK by 2030’ (Faith Matters, March 10). How do you get a true count of how many Christians there are, when it is only God who sees and knows the
me feeling blue I AM unfortunate enough to live in Ringwood Road, opposite Oakmead’s new tent, which is visible every day from most of the rooms in my house. I am staggered that the planning permission system in this country meant that the
So Bournemouth has lost out in its bid to become a city. That honour goes to Chelmsford, proving indeed that the only way is Essex. But from the comments we have received it appears most people are not too downhearted by the result.
IN reference to the article of Monday, March 5 about student flats in Madeira Road, I think Duncan Johnson has got it a little wrong. It will not really free up family homes as for over 40 years residents of Bournemouth, Winton and other areas have been
TREVOR Osborne is wrong to suggest (“Developer defends plans for £50m Nautilus scheme in Bournemouth”, March 9), that the current cinemas in Westover Road are “outdated and inefficient”. The cinemas, Odeon and ABC, in Westover Road, have more architectural
RAIL users faced lengthy delays this morning after a train broke down at Hinton Admiral. Passengers were held-up for up to 80 minutes on South West Trains services between Bournemouth and Southampton Central. A South West Trains spokesperson
THE road at Charlton Marshall in Blandford was closed this morning after a two-vehicle accident caused a petrol spillage. A silver Mitsubishi Outlander, registered to an organisation in Peterborough, was in collision with a red Vauxhall Corsa
THERE was a mixed reaction at the gates of Stourfield Infant School in Southbourne to proposals to increase reception numbers to 150. Mrs Katrina Bennett told the Daily Echo: “They should take in an extra 30 pupils as there is too big a
BOURNEMOUTH’S biggest primary school will get an extra 30 children if controversial proposals are agreed by Cabinet members next week. Hill View has been earmarked for an extra form of entry in 2013 as education chiefs struggle to find places
A RAIDER is being hunted after a security guard was robbed as he prepared to deliver cash to a Bournemouth post office. The daylight raid at Tuckton Post Office yesterday morning was witnessed by shocked punters at a betting shop opposite and
The singing tonal qualities of Francesco Piemontesi’s piano playing attained that magical balance of elegance and energy in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No25 in C. Following the orchestral declamation Piemontesi entered on a peaceful paragraph carrying the
RICKY Kling is keen to finally start laying some firm foundations with Poole after spending the winter on a building site. The 24-year-old will this season don the skull and crossbones race jacket for the first time since becoming a Pirates asset in
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has revealed his intention to hand Mateusz Szczepaniak a second chance to succeed in Dorset. The Polish rider yesterday linked up with the Poole Coastal Aluminium line-up for the club’s annual press and practice session at Wimborne
ADRIAN Miedzinski vowed to focus purely on racing after remaining tight-lipped on his future Poole plans. The Polish star was unveiled at the club’s press and practice event yesterday after joining Pirates on a deal until the end of May. Miedzinski
DEFENSIVE prodigy Rhys Baggridge hailed the influence Poole Town’s old heads after signing off from his Dolphins loan spell in style. Baggridge, 19, started and finished the fifth goal as Dolphins cruised to a 6-0 victory over Taunton Town. It was always
