Poole’s stunning new bridge helped raise a fantastic amount of money for local charities, before it even opened to traffic. The £21.6m Twin Sails Bridge was celebrated at a community weekend, when pedestrians were encouraged to walk across. To mark
Goal-line technology will be trialled live for the first time in Wednesday night's Hampshire FA Senior Cup final in Southampton.Independent testers EMPA will put the Hawk-Eye technology through its paces in the fixture between AFC Totton and Eastleigh
GOURMET food was whipped up by three talented youngsters from Christchurch schools as part of this year’s Food Festival. Cool-headed students from the Grange, Highcliffe and Twynham schools impressed judge and chef Lesley Waters with their wide range
THERE may have been frost on the ground in some places this morning but to get you in summer mood, here’s a preview of some the movies that will be sizzling at the cinema over the next months. Prometheus Released: June 1 (as if we needed
A HARDWORKING single mum desperate to help her daughter achieve her singing dream has been left devastated by nasty abuse. Karrie Grace spoke to the Daily Echo last week about how her daughter Iolla had reached the final stage of the UK’s original music
CHILDREN at a Bournemouth pre-school were tickled pink to meet CBeebies star Chris Jarvis. The popular children’s television presenter visited the Jack in the Box pre-school in Ensbury Park to support a week-long fundraising effort by the pre-school,
WHO knew that sheep led such exciting lives? They certainly do in Iceland as part of a new interactive show at Pavilion Dance in the Lower Gardens. Kindur – The Adventurous Life of Icelandic Sheep, above, brings an experience for children aged 5-10 to
The Home Secretary has been heckled as she told rank-and-file officers that changes to their pay and conditions were reforms which hard-working police officers should welcome.Officers jeered as Theresa May told them regular fitness tests, new entry requirements
TRADERS in Bournemouth say a Tesco Express shop is damaging their business before it’s even opened. Businesses along Wallisdown Road say builder’s vans, trucks and tarmac lorries used by the big chain have been blocking their shop fronts, stopping
THE East Dorset Coroner is appealing for help to trace the family of a woman who died in Bournemouth earlier this month. Shirley Ponting, 76, died at her Holdenhurst Road home on May 2. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. Coroner’s officer
HE’S Christchurch born and bred and now town centre councillor Peter Hall will represent his birthplace as mayor for the next year. Cllr Hall, who has served on the council for 17 years, said he felt “privileged” to take on the esteemed role in the year
CHERRIES have reportedly rejected a bid from Rotherham United for record signing Matt Tubbs. Tubbs, who only arrived at Seward Stadium in January, has been the subject of interest from his former Crawley Town boss Steve Evans, now manager at Rotherham
DRIVERS are bracing themselves for parking headaches after one of Poole’s main town centre car parks closed for essential repairs yesterday. The ageing Shopping Centre 2 rooftop car park, accessed via the concrete spiral in Serpentine Lane, has been
BOURNEMOUTH’S award-winning seafront is flying the Blue Flag after another addition to its growing showcase of awards. The award-winning seafront saw Alum Chine, Durley Chine, Fisherman’s Walk and Southbourne Beach all given 2012 Blue Flag
THE alleged victim of a sex assault by speedway star Darcy Ward had sex with another man while Ward and a teenage boy were in the room, a court heard. Bournemouth Crown Court was told the 17-year-old girl wanted sex with the man in a hotel
A DEVASTATED personal trainer killed himself after discovering his on/off girlfriend was planning to abort their unborn child, an inquest heard. Popular Mark Horsted, known as Eddie, had argued with Victoria Lomas-Piddington shortly before
IT was early last Friday morning when my attention was drawn to a tapping on the kitchen window. To my amusement, a tiny bird (a sparrow I think) was banging at the window with its beak. It then flapped its wings to hoist itself some four to six inches
THE letter dated May 5 titled ‘Town is unsuitable for trolley system’ written by D E Riley brought back memories of yesteryear to me. For many years I worked in an office in St Peter’s Road, and, back in trolley bus times, as buses came around the bend
I HAVE written to Eneco asking what interference will be caused and how deep the turbines will go into the seabed. I have yet to receive a reply. We should all know before the heart of this most precious area is ripped apart. It is a sad world when
IN reply to Ken Adams (Echo Letters, May 10) he would be right to be concerned if the council had spent £250,000 from its general funds in these financially challenging times. However all of the money spent creating the new Seldown Park came from contributions
MARJORIE Titchen (May 11) describes herself as a “revolting pensioner” and complains at her rising gas and electricity bills. She is not alone. All your readers are paying an extra amount on energy bills to pay for useless and ugly windmills and solar
I READ with great amusement the letter ‘Need to support new Imax Plan’. Mr Beesley is disappointed to read the Echo editorial (April 26) and no doubt the constructive letters about the Imax. Oh dear, what a shame. Over the last year and especially
WAS it a question of getting sums right? In 2008, around the time when today’s four-year-olds were born, Bournemouth council worked out that it had too many school places and Townsend’s school was closed. The council says it shut because it was not delivering
A PACKED church heard tributes to an “amazing” teenager and a plea to turn anger about his death into positive action. Ben Andrews, 19, from Blandford, died after a crash on the A354 near the Pimperne roundabout on Monday, May 7. The 350-seat St Peter
QUIRKY pop rockers the Hoosiers, left, will be paying a visit to Mr Kyps in Poole on July 20. Tickets will be £15 in advance and on sale from 9am this morning from mrkyps.net. The Hoosiers hail from Reading, Berkshire and Sweden and were previously
COMEDIAN Andy Hamilton, above, will still be performing his sold out show at the Tivoli Theatre on May 23. The Daily Echo reported earlier this week that he had cancelled, though that is not the case. Hamilton had gone down with a serious bout of viral
THE mother of murder accused Elliot Turner sobbed as she told of the promise she had made to Emily Longley’s grandmother. Anita Turner, 51, told a court she had made assurances she would watch over the 17-year-old aspiring model, adding: “I told her
THE percentage of Poole parents who did get their first, second or third choice schools for September this year was 93.5 per cent, slightly up on last year’s 93 per cent. Families of 103 children didn’t get any of their top three choices. Borough of
SOME devastated parents may be forced to give up jobs after around 260 children failed to get into their top three primary schools. And some parents have wept as they protested at their four-year-olds being given school places several miles
Police are appealing for the owner of a dark coloured car to come forward after it was damaged during a police pursuit. The car was struck on the junction of Trafalgar Road and Alma Road in Charminster. It was hit by a stolen Fiat and
A SENIOR nurse fears she will have to leave the job she loves and uproot her family because her child has been allocated a school place miles from their home. Clare and Richard Scott, of Forest View Road in West Way, were devastated to learn that their
A BOURNEMOUTH family is currently without a school place for their four-year-old daughter after they rejected the council’s offer of a school four miles from their home. Simone Garland and Martyn Dear, of Wordsworth Avenue in Strouden Park, hoped to
DISUSED poultry sheds were destroyed after a blaze in Verwood in the early hours of Wednesday morning. A retained crew from Verwood were called to reports of smoke near to Kings Lane, Horton Road just after 12.20am. Firefighters reported seeing a large
MANAGER Paul Groves has revealed he is preparing to launch a bid for Miles Addison as he aims to reinforce his Cherries squad this summer. Groves confirmed that the former Dean Court loan star was among the transfer targets already identified on his
KYLE Howarth has described Lee Richardson as the “ultimate professional” as Poole and Lakeside prepare to unite in his memory. The world of speedway has been mourning the 33-year-old following his untimely death from injuries sustained in a crash in
SKIPPER Ron Barker has set his sights on lifting the Division One title after plotting Swanage’s convincing 105-run victory over Winton. Swanage, who finished as runners-up last season, bounced back in style after losing their curtain-raiser to newly-promoted
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell says he will be involved in assessing potential transfer targets – but he insists boss Paul Groves will play the major role. Mitchell confirmed that Groves and assistant Shaun Brooks would get the final say on player recruitment
SOUTHERN League pair Bournemouth and Bashley both suffered heavy defeats in the second round of the Kingfisher Cup on Sunday. Chasing South Wilts’s 200 for nine at Chapel Gate, Bournemouth were shot out for 125, leaving them on the receiving end of a
Rio Ferdinand is to be left out of England's Euro 2012 squad when it is unveiled by new manager Roy Hodgson this afternoon.Hodgson is believed to have spoken to the Manchester United defender on Tuesday and told him he would not be going to Poland and
