A MOTORCYCLIST has died in an accident in the New Forest. The rider, understood to be a man from Southampton, was riding west along the A35 from Dorset to Lyndhurst when he was in a collision with a white Mercedes Vito van travelling in the other direction
A COUNCILLOR has suspended herself from the Conservative Party after saying online that nobody but the right wing English Defence League (EDL) “sticks up for the English”. Bournemouth Conservative Sue Anderson has referred herself to her party
A TASTE of the cultural Olympiad comes to Poole this May Bank Holiday with the annual Street Arts Festival. There will be free family fun throughout the day on Monday May 7 with a packed programme on Poole Quay ranging from traditional maypole dancing
JULIA’S House is urging people to have a flutter and help smash its target of 1,000 lottery supporters by the end of the month. The children’s charity has nearly 900 players and is hoping to boost numbers during National Flutter Week from May
A HIGHCLIFFE businessman is appealing for small businesses to consider setting-up a tourism and business association for Christchurch. Frustrated by decisions to allow budget hotel groups into the borough, as well as the increases in parking
TALENTED Christchurch youngsters put their culinary skills to the test, cooking up a storm to win a place in the Junior Cook of the Year competition. Students from The Grange, Highcliffe and Twynham schools were tasked with coming up with a two-course
A DORSET woman who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the age of 21 is urging women to join her in Poole Race for Life this summer. Jo Cobb knows first hand how important early detection and research into cancer is after surviving
WREATH is due to be laid at the memorial to the US Coast Guard, who conducted search and rescue operations during the Normandy invasion in the Second World War. Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger, US Coast Guard, will attend a ceremony at the memorial on
FIND out what goes on in the depths of Moors Valley Country Park and Forest when attractions are offered free of charge. The venue, near Ringwood, is inviting local people to go along on Wednesday, June 20. You they can park cars for
A CHARITY that offers companionship and outings to isolated older people is looking for help with its second group in Poole. Contact the Elderly takes members out on one Sunday afternoon a month but needs volunteer drivers to pick them up and
A FUNERAL director and war hero has died at the age of 90. Jack Douch, from Colehill, was awarded the Freedom of Valletta for his bravery aboard HMS Bramham bringing supplies to besieged Malta in 1942. After excelling at Wimborne Elementary School,
A DORSET hospice is holding a conference ito encourage more open discussion of dying, death and bereavement. End of Life – Integrating Death into Dying will take place at AFC Bournemouth on May 17. Hosted by Poole’s Lewis-Manning Hospice
THEY were raped, beaten and abused, but now, facing the future with hope, four women have told the Echo about the course that helped change their lives. Julie, a 40-year-old professional from Bournemouth, endured years of put-downs and humiliation from
A DORSET charity is urging people to get cooking and join in The Great Dorset Bake Sale. Diverse Abilities Plus, the only disability charity in the county that supports children and adults and their families throughout their life, is behind
TWO Dorset care homes for people with dementia have become the first of their kind in the UK to be awarded a badge of professional excellence. The Aldbury in Poole and Fernhill in Ferndown are now accredited Practice Development Units for dementia care
BEDBUGS have now been found in eight properties at a block flats for elderly people. Treatment is still being carried out in Twynham Court in Dean Park Road, Bournemouth. The 48 flats are managed by Christchurch Housing Society for the
