RELIEVED flat owners are celebrating following a Bournemouth Council decision to reduce their £2,000 annual maintenance bill by £700 after the Daily Echo took up their case. Gardener Danny Vinton, 55, who has owned a former local authority
A TEAM of charity workers has pledged its support for the Daily Echo’s Mine’s A Pint campaign by signing up to become blood donors. The Youth Cancer Trust is a national charity based in Bournemouth, which provides free holidays and support for young
AN EXHIBITION of Turkish Art will be opened by the Mayor of Bournemouth. The Halibas Expose event will be held at The Cumberland Hotel on the East Cliff on Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6, with free public entry from 10am to 6pm on Sunday. There will
A TOURISM boss said Bournemouth Council is “totally frustrated” with the windfarm company’s lack of images. Mark Smith, head of tourism, spoke out just before the first public consultation of the Poole Bay scheme came to an end on Tuesday.
ALTHOUGH it’s only been open a matter of months, the Circo Lounge in Westbourne already has that comfortable lived-in feel about the place. Perhaps it’s the shabby chic decor and eclectic mix of fixtures and fittings that has transformed the former
IT only opened its doors to customers last month, but Ringwood’s Toy Exchange and Donation Scheme has been told it has just four months to pack up and get out. TEDS nearly new store is a one-stop shop selling baby and children’s toys and equipment to
A RARE 19th century Swiss music box discovered in Bournemouth has exchanged hands for nearly £2,000 at auction. The box, pictured right, by Henri Capt of Geneva, was initially valued at just £100 by its owner. It was bought from a Bournemouth dealer
Dorset Police have objected to the sale of alcohol at a £50 million restaurant and cinema complex planned for Bournemouth. The ‘Nautilus’ development next to the Pavilion is supposed to revitalise Westover Road and create 300 jobs. The
MORE than 100 students from seven Poole schools and The College, were set the challenge of devising a coin-sorting machine. The Rotary Technology Tournament at Corfe Hills School was entered by 29 teams and marks were awarded for the design portfolio
BOURNEMOUTH council’s “outstanding” waste collection and recycling department has been unfairly maligned in a row over uncollected rubbish, according to a senior councillor. Cllr Michael Filer, cabinet member for waste and recycling, spoke out to defend
A FUN day will take place at Mudeford Wood Community Centre on Saturday, April 28 to celebrate the centre’s takeover by a group of residents. The theme for the event will be Pirates and Princesses and youngsters are encouraged to come along in fancy
A STUDENT from Bournemouth has been crowned Miss Dorset 2012. Annabell Newman, 19, was named overall winner at the gala ceremony in Weymouth. The 12 finalists raised around £2,000 for their chosen charity, Miss World’s Beauty with a
BEST known for playing Sgt ‘Motor Mouth’ Jones in the hugely-successful Police Academy films, Michael Winslow is now bringing his The Man Of 10,000 Voices show to the Lighthouse Poole on June 2. As seen and heard in Police Academy, Family Guy, The Simpsons
DON’T miss the Daily Echo tomorrow for a special supplement full of pictures of the weekend’s Scouting parades. Hundreds of Scouts paraded through the streets of Bournemouth and Poole yesterday. The marches halted traffic in both town
HAILED as ‘the finest choreographer British modern dance has ever known’, the Richard Alston Dance Company makes its eagerly awaited return to Poole this month, using a diverse collection of composers for his four performances. Shimmer is
The Kindergarten at Bournemouth Collegiate Prep School in St Osmunds Road, Parkstone, Poole has received the highest possible rating of “enhanced” for the third year running. This follows the annual assessment by Borough of Poole’s early years
Local community groups and teams in Christchurch have just two weeks left to try and win a sponsorship deal from the Saxon Square shopping centre. The shopping centre has £100 to give to a deserving Christchurch group, including choirs, amateur dramatic
BOURNEMOUTH’S biggest-ever chess tournament was declared a resounding success – and had a “sensational” upset. The weekend tournament had a £1,000 first prize, drew 150 entrants including four Grand Masters, and was praised for its smooth organisation
The Kindergarten at Bournemouth Collegiate Prep School in St Osmunds Road, Parkstone, Poole has received the highest possible rating of “enhanced” for the third year running. This follows the annual assessment by Borough of Poole’s early years team,
A FAILING Poole secondary school has been placed in special measures after inspectors branded it “inadequate”. Ashdown Technology College in Canford Heath will have to make a number of improvements set out by Ofsted. It will receive regular
A LAST-ditch effort to save a Boscombe arts centre from the bulldozer has seen planners inundated with objections. Around 500 objections have been submitted to Bournemouth council, opposing plans to convert the Boscombe Centre for Community
A NIFTY Ferndown teenager can solve the Rubik’s cube faster than any other woman in the country. Hannah Ibe, 13, stole the crown at her second competition with a jaw-dropping average time of 18.09 seconds. But her best time at Sunday
THIS “brutal” hailstorm was the highlight of day of freak weather in Ferndown. Michael Hardy, who works at paint and wallpaper manufacturer Farrow and Ball, took this photo of the hail at around 5.45pm on Friday. He said: “This is the
WELL done Echo for highlighting the idiots who insist on using mobile phones while driving. Makes you wonder how they would feel if somebody driving a car and using a mobile mowed their husband, wife or child down. Just shows there some morons out
FOLK who call for new nuclear power stations to be built (as did your correspondent Mike Fry, Letters 16 April) repeat well-worn arguments. It boils down to a belief that the next generation of nuclear power plants will provide the world with cheap and
HOW often do you find your pockets full of copper coins? These coins are from shops who sell goods at 99p, £1.99, £5.99 etc. We are not fooled by this action and I suggest the Government dispenses with all copper coins as soon as possible. Not are
THERE have been a number of letters regarding parking tickets being issued on bank holiday Monday. The parking restrictions in Littledown, which were put in place as a result of countless requests by residents, are Monday to Friday 11am to noon and 2pm
FIREFIGHTERS remained on Poole Harbour’s Green Island yesterday following the devastating blaze that ripped through a millionaire’s dream home. Around 50 firefighters were ferried to the island at the height of Friday’s drama, after the alarm
WHEN I first started work I was paid 10 shillings and five pence per week. Now I am expected to pay 60p – or 12 shillings – for a 1st class postage stamp. It’s outrageous! GEOFFREY LINDLEY Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth
WHAT needs to be done that will make some dog owners more alert to possible dangers with their pets? It frustrates me to see some of the lack of basic awareness of owning a dog. Recently I was out with my own dog that was quite happily playing off
SADLY, by opposing Eneco’s plans for a Meteorological Mast in Poole Bay, Bournemouth Council’s elected members are once again demonstrating their total lack of true commitment to sustainable development and carbon reduction. These are the same councillors
WHEN a school is branded “inadequate”, a lot of good and hard-working people feel aggrieved. The label feels like a slap in the face to dedicated teachers, concerned governors and above all those pupils who work hard and should feel proud.
A THREE-year-old girl fell out of a bus’s emergency door and into the road as her grandmother watched in horror. The girl’s family believe she is lucky to be alive after plunging into the path of a car. Yellow Buses is investigating
Steve Way, who only took up running aged 33 in a bid to lose weight and help replace cigarettes, came 25th. He is thought to have been the fifth best-placed Briton. His time was 2.19.04, shaving more than 30 seconds off his personal best. Steve, 37
DOUBLE Olympian Liz Yelling’s dream of a third games is over. However, the Parkstone-based runner made absolutely sure she enjoyed the finish of what is probably her last competitive London Marathon. Liz was one of a number of Brits
A YOUNG woman was rescued from her smoke-logged home after fire broke out in a block of flats. Kristina Demy, aged 18, was led to safety by firemen who rushed to answer 999 calls after neighbours spotted smoke billowing from a ground floor flat in
Drivers face delays as the road through Holt is blocked following an accident that sparked a car fire. Holt Road is blocked after a crash at Burt's Lane, between Wimborne and Three Legged Cross. The collision between a blue Vauxhall
BOSS Steve Riley saw Bashley secure their Southern League Premier Division status with a 2-2 draw and then praised his players for holding their nerve during the run-in. Bash had headed to Bedford Town knowing a point would guarantee safety and promptly
BOSS Steve Cuss hailed Wimborne’s new-found resilience and then revealed three of his in-form squad had been secured on contracts for next season. Top scorer Matt Kemble, winger Jamie Davidson and defender Jordan Cole have all agreed new deals to keep
IN-DEMAND striker Alex Baldacchino has been left to ponder a tricky selection dilemma after opening his Southern League goal account. Baldacchino’s 28th-minute effort added to Carl Preston’s opener as victory secured Dolphins a top-three finish in Division
CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp says he is gunning for more success after helping write a new chapter in the club’s history. Victory over fellow Wessex Premier high-fliers Moneyfields on Saturday saw Priory smash through the 80-point mark for the first
DAVID Dunn appeared a relieved man after the final whistle at North Hinksey. Not because his side had edged a narrow victory. Not because there was anything to play for in this final fixture of a historic campaign. But because he knows his heroic players
DAVID Dunn believes every rugby player in the region will be “knocking on our door” after Lions’ promotion to National League Division Two. Dunn on Saturday watched his side bring down the curtain on their record-breaking National Three title triumph
MANAGER Glenn Burnett was keen to highlight the positives about New Milton’s destiny resting on a final-day trip to fellow strugglers Hayling. Linnets’ Wessex Premier fate will be decided at Hayling College in five days after Burnett’s men were condemned
