OVER 300 children created a petition which was handed in to Number 10 by MP Tobias Ellwood. St Walburga’s Catholic Primary School in Bournemouth held a Going for Gold campaign, which saw them take part in activities in relation to world leaders promising
A TIP worker who was injured in an explosion has been discharged from hospital. The man was hurt when a canister in a cardboard box spontaneously ignited at the Millhams household waste site on Friday. Another member of staff was treated at the scene
SHE’S got the look! Ten-month-old Ari-Ella Duncker has been chosen as the new face of the South West Baby Show. TV presenter Katy Ashworth of CBeebies who attended the Echo-backed event at the Heathlands Hotel on June 22-24, helped to choose the three
TESCO has submitted another planning application for its delayed development in Kinson. The store and its developer want to demolish the shopping parade by Millhams Road and build over the site. This is the second application after one
WHEN you’re watching Strictly Come Dancing on telly, it’s easy to forget you’re listing to a live band accompanying the dancers. The musicians are so slick and professional you could be forgiven for assuming the tracks were pre-recorded.
A DIVERSE mix of acts entertained thousands of people at the three-day Christchurch Festival. After a Friday night hit a little by the weather, the crowds turned out on Saturday and Sunday in their droves to enjoy acts ranging from traditional dancing
AMAZING young people from across Bournemouth will be honoured at the town’s Bourne Brilliant award ceremony on Thursday. Ten awards are up for grabs at the ceremony at the Royal Bath Hotel, to young people who work hard in their communities, inspire
THE decision over whether Southampton General Hospital will carry on being a regional centre for children’s heart surgery is to be made on Wednesday. Only one of four options set to go before the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts would
FRUSTRATED allotment holders, threatened with moving from their large site to make way for up to 850 houses, have handed their responses to Christchurch council. Plot holders from Roeshot Hill have raised concerns about the proposal, which makes up part
THE funeral of a Christchurch woman killed in a head-on car crash is due to be held today. As reported in the Daily Echo, Joyce Frigot, 61, from Somerford, died in the collision on the A35 at Holmsley on Sunday, June 17. Family and friends will gather
POLICE have shown how is takes just a few seconds to cut through a bicycle cable lock. PCSO Dom Smith showed the Daily Echo how even a small pair of cutters can still snip through the kind of lock used by many Bournemouth cyclists. He said: “It will
BEREAVED children and their families came together for the fifth birthday party of a charity. Mosaic Family Support offers support including residential weekends at Leeson House in Langton Matravers. Around 30 children who had been helped by Mosaic
A MAN who drove a fuel tanker into a house in Wool has died weeks after being sentenced to seven years in jail. Hugh Billington, 52, died in hospital from what are believed to have been natural causes. The Prison Service watchdog will
BRAVE teenager Kate Hennessy made it home from a six-week stay in hospital for a “special” music festival held in her back garden. The 19-year-old desperately needs a double lung transplant as she battles cystic fibrosis but made it back to Wimborne
Cherries boss Paul Groves has confirmed that he is set to run the rule over Andrea Mancini, son of Manchester City manager Roberto. Groves is poised to hand a trial to the 19-year-old Italian when Cherries’ full squad returns for pre-season
IT was a real pleasure to watch the parade for the Winton Carnival. However, I was shocked to see the float for pole dancing classes complete with demonstrations. This was inappropriate, particularly at a family event. I am aware that some consider
I READ with interest and anger your article on the mess the group of travellers left. As a resident, if I put the wrong articles in the wrong bin I can be fined or if I leave a bin out tool long I can also be fined. Nobody can ever tell
What is the matter with designers these days? Like, I suspect, many of your readers when the plans for the non-improvements to the Canford Bottom junction were shown here in the Echo, I thought to myself, “That will never work. It is far too complicated
HAD my first encounter with the new traffic light system at Canford Bottom on Saturday. I really don’t know what all the fuss is about – map, compass, flask of coffee, no problem. TERRY JERRARD, Slades Farm Road, Bournemouth
CANDIDATES for Dorset’s new police commissioner role are calling for officers to be protected amid a “deeply worrying” mix of cuts and a crime rise. All three are planning to grill their chief constable if they win in order to get answers on last year
SAVAGE cuts will see Dorset Police lose 21 per cent of its officers – more than twice the national average – as crime rises. Numbers will be slashed by 310 despite the force being one of the few with a rising crime rate. And a further 270 staff and
MY family and have been regular visitors to Bournemouth over the years. There are several reasons for visiting this beautiful town and one of them is the colourful people. We find it really very refreshing to see people who prefer to live their lives
WHERE are you June Davies? We do know for certain that you were at Summerbee Secondary School leaving at the end of the summer term 1959 and that you lived with your parents in the Moordown area. Rumour has it that you may have married
WHAT is the most we have to pay for petrol in Bournemouth? On Sunday July 1 I was charged 169.09p per litre for BP Ultimate unleaded fuel at the Spur End Service Station, by the Cooper Dean roundabout. Is this a record? Needless to say I only filled
THE roundabout at Canford Bottom. I have negotiated this a few times over the past week and now I am taking other routes to avoid it. The concept of stopping every few feet at traffic lights on a roundabout time and time again seems to have potential
THESE are tough times and no area of public spending is safe from being squeezed. But feeling secure on our streets and in our homes is crucial to everyone’s well-being. And losing no fewer than 310 police officers over four years – more than one in
FOLLWING his showstopping performance at the Isle of Wight festival last month, singer songwriter Labrinth will be bringing his show to the O2 Academy Bournemouth on October 18. His latest single Express Yourself is his unique interpretation of Charles
KERRY Katona has been replaced by Jessica Wright star of ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex as the headline act of Bourne free – Bournemouth’s Pride Festival on July 14. The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Royalty’ to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. The
SCREAMS rang out and people ran for cover as shattered glass fell from a shopping arcade roof – the second similar accident in 10 days. A section of wooden hoarding fell on to the glass roof of Boscombe’s Royal Arcade, smashing a glass pane
LOCAL author Nick Churchill and the BIC have come together for a new exhibition of rare and previously unpublished photographs of The Beatles in Bournemouth. Situated in the Bourne Lounge from July 9 until September 5, the exhibition features photographs
POLICE are investigating an alleged sex assault on a 23-year-old Bournemouth woman at a town centre shop. A member of the public dialled 999 to report the Commercial Road incident at around 10pm on Sunday. The Dorset Police helicopter
BOURNEMOUTH council has applied for a warrant to evict Occupy Bournemouth protestors from the town hall. The group moved in last week and despite the council obtaining an immediate possession order from the county court last week, they remain at the
ONE was the king of Bournemouth’s nightclubs during the boom years – the other has successfully promoted a cafe culture in the town. Both have their own take on a groundbreaking review into the future of Bournemouth’s nightlife. The
CHERRIES new boy Frank Demouge last night revealed he rejected other offers and surprised his native Holland to realise his English dream. Demouge yesterday passed a medical at Dean Court and Cherries are now awaiting international clearance after he
CHERRIES will be hoping to get a taste of Spain’s recipe for footballing success when they embark on a foreign training camp. Paul Groves will fly his squad out to San Roque in southern Spain for a five-day pre-season work-out later this month. The
STAR man Sam Thomson helped Parley remain firmly in the hunt for honours as he reached a memorable bowling milestone. The Parley ace claimed his 100th top-flight wicket for the club in producing a match-winning display against Ferndown Wayfarers on Saturday
WESSEX volleyball chairman Geoff Allen expressed his delight at the club’s remarkable Olympic hat-trick and admitted: “We are very proud.” The Dorset outfit will be represented by three of its former players when the London 2012 Games take centre stage
CAPTAIN Andy Hayward helped Wimborne & Colehill continue their title quest but then played down the club’s championship challenge. The Minstermen remained ahead of the chasing pack following a closely-contested three-wicket win over Blandford on Saturday
