RESIDENTS of a Bournemouth flat grappled with a burglar and held him until police arrived. Victor Anderson Cumberbatch was recently jailed for more than two years after being caught during two burglaries in Bournemouth and admitting the offences. Carolyn
SINGER Beverley Craven is to headline a charity open air concert next week for a cause close to her heart. Leaf Live, is a fundraising event on July 13 for the charity Leaf organised by Natasha Jones. Beverley wanted to support the charity as it has
BIKER David Exley is revving up awareness for the Samaritans’ 24-hour support service by visiting each of the 201 branches in seven weeks on his motorcycle. The 64-year-old, who is riding in memory of his brother Tim and son James, who both
MORE than £500 has been raised to help make life easier for three-year-old Harrison Dilling. The youngster, from Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic, meaning he is severely physically disabled, and his parents set
WEYMOUTH soccer legend Dickie Borthwick saw his name in flags rather than lights as he rubbed shoulders with football heroes at the opening of a landmark museum. The plucky pensioner, 76, thought to be the oldest regular player in the country, was special
THE founder of luxury yacht builder Sunseeker is stepping down from his day-to-day role. Robert Braithwaite, 70, has become group president of the Poole-based firm and will no longer have an executive or board post. In his four decades
“INSPIRATIONAL” youngsters were recognised at the prestigious Bourne Brilliant awards bash. Young people ranging from young carers who look after relatives to those who overcome setbacks, illness and disability were among those shortlisted
SIX far-from-ugly ducklings have been making quite a splash at a Ferndown school. The fluffy ducklings hatched out at Ferndown First School just over two weeks ago, delighting children in reception and Year One classes. Pupils watched
THE Higgs boson particle may only just have been discovered, but it’s already up for sale on eBay. Thanks to one Christchurch man, the sub-atomic particle could be yours for a bargain price, including delivery. ‘Seller’ Stephen Boothby
CARERS joined the people they look after to raise almost £800 in a sponsored walk. About 70 staff and users of the company Regard, which provides residential care for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and brain injuries
A BOURNEMOUTH dance group are heading for the world championships of a dance competition. D.F.A Street Dance Crew entered the Newcomers category of the UDO Southern regional dance championships, which took place in Reading. They were
Today the Daily Echo launches a new campaign to raise money for and awareness of small local charities that need your help. In conjunction with the Dorset Community Foundation, ‘Do It For Dorset’ will profile a charity each week and show how
AFC Bournemouth defender Steve Cook will face a crown court next month charged with sexual assault and voyeurism. Cook, 21, of Perth Road, St Leonards, was at Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday and will now appear at Lewes Crown Court on
THE wind farm proposed for Purbeck has been given the green light in a sensational turnaround. Plans for four turbines at Masters Pit, East Stoke, were thrown out by the district council last year, but yesterday it was announced that a planning
Let your wallet take a holiday when you go abroad. If you're planning a trip away, act now to avoid pain in Spain, getting hustled in Brussels, or breaking the banka in Sri Lanka. If you wait till you go, it'll be too late – and the costs can rocket.
POLICE are hunting a sex attacker who indecently assaulted a woman as she walked home from New Milton railway station. The attacker struck between 11pm and 11.30pm on Thursday, June 28, as his 31-year-old victim was making her way along Christchurch
ENERGETIC pupils at a Bournemouth primary school have been rewarded for cycling to school. The number arriving by bike at St Mark’s in Talbot Village has tripled since the school got involved with sustainable transport charity Sustrans.
THE recent tragedy of the loss of the Weymouth fishing boat The Isle of Purbeck and its crew has brought many things home. For those of us who live and work along the Dorset coastline the search and rescue helicopter and The Portland Coastguard Team
IT WAS the start of the fifth annual Sandbanks Beach Polo event yesterday, where persistent rain failed to dampen the spirits. The polo ponies might have been the only ones who enjoyed the weather – but in traditional British fashion it didn
ANTHONY JOHN FRAMPTON aged 67 of Margards Lane, Verwood. Admitted to driving a Volkswagen Transporter on Home Farm Road without due care and attention resulting in a collision with another car. Fined £65. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and
KENNETH DALLEY aged 45 of Pound Road, Pennington, Lymington. Admitted driving a Peugeot car through a red light on A350 Holes Bay Road junction with Sterte Road. Fined £80. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with three points
MORINA DANIELLE JOHNSON aged 36 of South Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne. Proved in absence that she drove a Ford car on Towngate Bridge with no insurance. Fined £600. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £85 and licence endorsed with six points. Also
DAVID ALBERT POUNDS aged 54 of Salterns Way, Poole. Admitted driving a Rolls Royce on Salterns Way with 99 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £500. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £85 and disqualified from holding a driving
DANIEL BLAKE aged 33 of Bolton Crescent, Ferndown. Proved in absence that he failed to identify the driver of a Vauxhall car who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £600. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £85 and licence endorsed
DEAN WILLIAM HUNT aged 48 of Turbary Park Avenue, Bournemouth. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place, namely Old Christchurch Road. Fined £35. To pay victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £25. LEE TIMOTHY JASON DIMMER aged 24 of
A WIMBORNE man has been picked to provide trackside support for Paralympic athletes at this summer’s Games. Geoffrey Harding will be one of 16 technicians from Great Britain on hand to service and repair equipment including carbon fibre running blades
I WENT to Wimbledon this week and I found watching Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic really enjoyable and insightful. After finishing sixth at the World Championship event in Sweden, we arrived back home for our last week off before the Games. Lucy and
RAYMOND FRANCIS COX aged 63 of The Croft, Wareham. Admitted keeping a Mazda on a public road having made a declaration under the Road Vehicles (Statutory Off-Road Nofification) Regulations 1997 that the vehicle would not be used on a public road. Fined
TROY DAVID ALBIN aged 43 of Herston Yards Caravan Park, Washpond Lane, Swanage. Proved in absence that he drove a Nissan Tipper on Victoria Road in excess of 30 mph. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with three
BRETT WOODS aged 29 of Andrew Lane, New Milton. Proved in absence that he failed to identify the driver of a Nissan car who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £600. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £85 and licence endorsed with
I’VE recently changed my small blue recycle bin for a larger one. Poole council officers at Consumer Protection tell me that I’ve also got to change my large household rubbish black bin for a smaller one. Their argument is that I now don’t need the
NORMAN Hamilton wrote on June 26 that “Older folk are totally disgusted at what is happening to this once great land”. He claims that 50 per cent of people now want to emigrate, which in turn will make them immigrants in other countries. Although I
PERSONS described as researchers have ‘discovered’ – although not, presumably, in the same sense that Christopher Columbus discovered – that a couple of glasses of wine a day actually improves one’s quality of life. Yep, those of us who
Injury affects us all. When it strikes, it may impact on our ability to work, complete our hobbies and play sport. One group who will be doing their best to stay injury free are our local Team GB athletes at the London Games. With less than four
WHAT a waste of money Canford Bottom roundabout is. More traffic lights, more accidents, more police and ambulances required, more hold-ups. More time lost. The one and only solution was a flyover complete with dual carriageway on A31. Ten years on
THE Met Office has lifted its yellow weather warning for Dorset. After heavy rain showers yesterday, the possibility of flooding and disruption to travel has been downgraded. But the Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the
I SEEM to have read nothing but complaints about the Canford Bottom roundabout. So I would like to say I use this roundabout daily and have nothing but praise for the way it is keeping traffic moving. My journey time has been halved. As to people
A HARD-hitting film to be shown at a local church explores the horrors of the sex trafficking industry. One of the interviewees in Nefarious: Merchant of Souls is a woman who was a prostitute and heroin addict on the streets of Bournemouth
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fatal three-vehicle collision in Wareham. A 74-year-old woman died following the collision on the A352 at Worgret Hill, in Wareham, on Thursday, June 28. She was a passenger in a blue Nissan X-Trail
AT last – the Canford Bottom roundabout was opened recently after six months of total miserable disruption. It has cost me an extra 20 miles per day and £20 per week in fuel – not exactly helping our carbon footprint! If you ever passed during the
A GROUP of travellers that took up temporary residence at Turlin Moor in Poole on Wednesday has been given its marching orders. Jeff Morley, team manager at Borough of Poole, told the Echo yesterday: “We were successful in obtaining an eviction
EMILY’S devastated father yesterday spoke of his relief that the case surrounding his daughter’s murder was finally over. Mark Longley, who lives in New Zealand, told the Daily Echo: “The Turners are all going to be in prison tonight and hopefully
A BURNING van loaded with beer kegs and whisky blocked Bournemouth’s busiest road both ways. The Ford Transit caught fire on the A338 Wessex Way around 12.45pm yesterday. The driver parked up on the Westbound carriageway a few hundred
A CYCLIST was critically injured in a collision with a car in the Parkstone area of Poole. The man, in his forties, was travelling down Constitution Hill Road at 10.10am yesterday when his grey mountain bike hit the side of a car. It
MATT Ford has revealed he is considering backing the Brits next season by handing Kyle Howarth and Kyle Newman a coveted Pirates team place. The Wimborne Road chief has tipped the young guns to play a major part in the club’s future – with the possibility
MANAGER Paul Groves has told Cherries’ goalkeeping rivals to make his life difficult by urging: Prove you are the number one. The battle to be named the top stopper at Dean Court again looks set to be a fierce debating point during Cherries’ warm-up
POOLE Town face a mouth-watering FA Trophy clash with rivals Bashley if they can reach the first qualifying round. Dolphins visit Beaconsfield SYCOB in the preliminary round of the competition on September 15 and a victory would secure a home tie against
TOM Hicks is backing Dorset to come out fighting following the disappointment of falling at the penultimate hurdle in the Knockout Cup. The Dean Park outfit travel to Alderley Edge to take on Cheshire tomorrow in the Minor Counties Championship – their
“You Died!” Did I? Well that explains why the little soldier I was telling to shoot things suddenly threw himself to the floor in slow motion. Cheers for the heads-up though, and especially for the exclamation mark. Funny game, The Line.
