POOLE’s Twin Sails Bridge will be closed to traffic and pedestrians overnight from 8pm on Wednesday to allow maintenance staff to carry out tests and adjustments. Council strategic director Jim Bright said: "Since opening the bridge to road
CAMPAIGNING residents are calling for no-waiting restrictions around a Bournemouth school to clamp down on inconsiderate parking by parents and school staff. People living near St Walburga’s Primary School in Malvern Road, Moordown claim they are regularly
A POOLE man’s catalogue of nuisance behaviour has seen him banned from his home for three years. Under a court order Graham Chiverton, 60, of Mansfield Road has also been barred from contacting the emergency services unless for a genuine emergency
A WORKSHOP for riders of mobility scooters proved popular for Christchurch residents last week. Following a rise in the number of complaints from residents about the manner some drivers operate their scooters, Christchurch town centre’s safer
FRESH air, fresh produce and the occasional sweet treat have helped Florence Baker reached her century. Florence celebrated her milestone with her nieces and nephews and local ward councillors Sue Anderson and Beverley Dunlop. Her friends
RESIDENTS in East Dorset say they are jubilant after calls to retain their “invaluable” bus service into Ringwood and Bournemouth were answered. Many bus passengers in St Ives and St Leonards were up in arms after hearing that Wilts and Dorset were cutting
THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain for Dorset on Wednesday. The severe warning, which is valid from midnight to 11pm on Wednesday, reads: "A band of heavy rain will move north across southern parts of England and Wales
A HOSPICE nurse is taking part in a 24-hour stationary bike ride to raise vital funds for her workplace and two other charities. Ros Dwyer, who has worked at the Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole for 12 years, is one of 15 women taking on the
A LOVING family are settling into a perfect new home in Poole thanks to a real-life DIY SOS mission. Chris Churchill, girlfriend Steph Green and their two young sons Harry and Cody, who both suffer from the devastating skin condition EB, were
MANY Bournemouth town hall staff are hearing council information through the grapevine or rumours instead of from their bosses. That was one of the findings of a staff survey carried out in June 2011 and recently released to the Echo under
SCORES of music fans queued through the early hours in Wimborne, as part of international Record Store Day. The annual event, established to provide a shot-in-the-arm for independent music stores, also promotes the importance of vinyl records
HUNDREDS of holidaymakers flocked to a new travel show organised by Bournemouth Airport. More than 30 exhibitors attended the event held at the Norfolk Royale Hotel, to give a flavour of the options which are flying from Bournemouth.
A TOUCHY-feely exhibition for people with disabilities or sight problems is being held at Highcliffe Castle. The mixed media display by members of CADArts – Christchurch and District Arts Council – runs at the Castle until May 27. And although it is
A POOLE woman says she has lost around 80 TV channels in a digital retune. Hilary Shaw from Constitution Hill Road in Parkstone still has BBC and ITV but lost favourites like Dave, Film4 and Yesterday. The 54-year-old has retuned her
ELTON John has called the Black Dyke Band “the SAS of musicians”. “You get the job done and you do it so well,” Sir Elton told the brass band members when he asked them to take part in An Evening With Elton John. Now The Black Dyke Band are coming
TONIGHT Bournemouth’s St Peter’s Church will be floodlit in honour of the town’s founder Lewis Tregonwell, who lies in the churchyard. Two hundred years ago tonight Cornishman Tregonwell and his wife went to bed for the first time in their new Bournemouth
A PENSIONER who witnessed a near-miss accident on a Bournemouth crossing was stunned when police told him drivers had “no obligation” to let people cross there. George Giles, of Castle Lane West, complained to the police after he saw a motorist
GRAND master David Howell took the £1,000 prize in Bournemouth’s biggest and most prestigious chess competition. The 21-year-old from Sussex, who was Britain’s youngest ever grand master aged 16, managed to win all of his five games.
A PROLIFIC distraction burglar who preyed on elderly Poole residents is behind bars for six years. Mark Anthony Rhodes, 28, admitted stealing items from addresses in Richmond Road, Parkstone and Birds Hill Road on Thursday, February 16. Detectives have
The following were recorded during a nature walk on-21st April 2012: Birds Starling, Black Headed Gull, Wren, Blackcap, ChiffChaff, House Sparrow, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin, Greenfinch
AFTER being together for 18 years we finally decided to take the plunge. Not wanting a big fuss we decided to have a small ceremony with just 30 guests at Poole registry office. We were so disappointed to find there are only two rooms available for
SAVE water; make sure your taps are turned off and not dripping; four-minute shower instead of seven; don’t use hose pipes; install water butts... Why bother when I have reported to the water board before Easter that there’s water leaking and running
I AM replying to two articles which appeared in your paper recently which I feel should be corrected. Prostate cancer is still the largest killer of men. Last year, 25,000 men died of the disease through lack of awareness. This year I understand the
I FEEL that I have to reply to the gentleman from Burley, who submitted the article “Should shed on legs be replaced”. I object to the description of the buildings as a shed. When the buildings on the pier were being designed in the 1950s,
RE drought letter from David Genese (April 12). Yes – I agree and I have been thinking exactly the same. I have stopped washing out tins and jars etc because I am led to believe that we are only reducing the weight as washing is already in the recycling
IT’S sometimes tough being a pedestrian. Crossing the road at the traffic lights by the Shah of Persia in Poole, for example, can be challenging. But when you see a zebra crossing you know that, here at least, the pedestrian has certain rights of way
A 15-year-old’s jaw was broken in two places following a vicious attack near Bournemouth Pier at the weekend. The victim, who lives locally, was assaulted at around 10.30pm on Saturday in what police have described as “a very nasty attack”. After being
FORMER Bournemouth council leader Peter Charon has resigned his seat. The Tory councillor for Redhill and Northbourne said he was standing down yesterday for business reasons and family commitments. A byelection for a replacement has
BARCLAYS is creating more than 300 new jobs in Poole – in its customer complaints department. The move from the banking giant – which is Britain’s most complained-about bank – comes just a few months after it said it was making more than 100
JEALOUS boyfriend Elliot Turner strangled his teenage girlfriend in bed after accusing her of a string of affairs, a court was told. The 20-year-old told friends “that bitch is going to get it tonight” and armed himself with a lump hammer on
ACE marksman Ben Osborne is determined to finish his productive season with a flourish – by firing Christchurch to a cup double. The 30-goal frontman will be bidding to help Priory complete the first phase of their knockout quest in tonight’s Russell-Cotes
POOLE-born racer Kyle Newman believes he is ready to launch a title bid in the British Under-21 Final. The Pirates asset says he is fully recovered from his leg injury of last season and is setting his sights on becoming the country’s leading young
DORSET amateur star Georgia Hall has become the youngest-ever winner of the Roehampton Gold Cup in south west London. Hall, who turned 16 earlier this month, left a quality field in her wake with two rounds of level-par 72 to win by three shots from
MATT Ford admits Pirates find it tough to compete for up-and-coming British riders but insists: We are showing an interest. The Poole chief’s comments come as two of the club’s assets – Kyle Newman and Kyle Howarth – prepare to launch their
Medieval shenanigans are brilliant. Except if you’ve got the plague or a hideous deformity, and actually in this sequel you’re no oil painting. But that doesn’t stop you being a hit with the laydeez. Indeed, rumpy pumpy is quite the pastime
