A SCHOOL roof caught fire with staff still inside the building in Poole. Three fire crews were called to St Joseph's Catholic Combined School in Rossmore on Tuesday afternoon when flames were seen on the roof. Nobody is believed to
POOLE sailors Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor won match two of their quarter-final against Russia to level the score at 1-1 at the quarter-final showdown against Russia at Weymouth and Portland today. ‘MacLush’ went head-to-head
Two people have been taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a telegraph pole in Studland. The road was closed near the Knoll House Hotel around 1pm today following the single-vehicle collision. Services on
An independent traffic expert has been appointed to review a controversial £930,000 road system feeding the two Poole harbour crossings. Changing the road network at the heart of the old town regeneration area involved creating a gyratory system
THE pageantry of 14th century England with its knights and ladies, heraldic shields and tournaments was vividly brought to life at The Poole Town and Country Show. Swords of Chivalry was one of many attractions that got families flooding to Upton
GET ready for heavy traffic and possibly illegal encampments. That’s the message from North Dorset District Council ahead of the Great Dorset Steam Fair . The annual event will attract around 200,000 visitors from August 29 to September 2
HIGHCLIFFE Junior Choir has rounded off its academic year on a high after scooping third place in a prestigious competition. The choir competed against choirs from the UK, United States, Ukraine and South Africa at the Llangollen International
CONCERNED residents have called on civic leaders to remove green belt land in north Bournemouth from a list of proposed traveller sites. A deputation from Throop, Muscliffe, Strouden, Townsend and Holdenhurst area forum made its voice heard at
BORED youngsters are being urged to “Get Hooked”on fishing this summer. Moors Valley Country Park is offering a series of fishing activities throughout the school holidays to cater for novices, families and those with more experience. Get Hooked
LIFEBOAT volunteers have taken part in an event to promote sea safety and boost the RNLI ’s coffers. Hundreds took advantage of the Poole RNLI open day, which saw the lifeboat station open its doors for the public. There was also a host of
Windsurfer Nick Dempsey has won the silver medal in the RS:X Men’s medal race in home waters. The gold was out of reach before the final race even began due to the lead held by Dutch star Dorian Van Rijsselberge. Weymouth's Dempsey, 31, sailed
THE theatre in Boscombe ’s refurbished Shelley Manor is to host a production of Mozart’s opera Cosi Fan Tutte. ‘Dorset Corset’ is staging the work, which will be sung in Italian and set in a Second World War Italian village. Philip Proctor,
WITH three weeks to go until this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival, organisers have announced a new event for 2012. Display director Ian Sheeley is staging a World War II re-enactment, featuring a downed airman, Me109, Spitfire and P-51 and, the
A five-year-old boy was among hundreds who turned their backs on knife crime at a special event in memory of Bournemouth stabbing victim Nicholas Ormerod. A party on what would have been Nicholas’s 31st birthday was chosen for the national launch
A BOSCOMBE man completed a 125-mile paddleboard challenge in just 30 hours and 26 minutes. Mark Slater, 44, used the same route as the Devizes to Westminster international canoe marathon. He told the Echo: “It is a record for the fastest time
THERE will be raised voices as The Big Sing returns to the Lighthouse Poole on September 29. Now into its third year, this spectacular event is an open invite to anyone who loves singing to join them for a special performance at the venue of This
THE digital revolution has allowed the Regent Centre in Christchurch to diversify its satellite broadcasts of arts events from around the world. The digital cinema launched at the venue in April and has joined existing seasons from Metropolitan
Sand, glorious sand – and not on the beach but in a shopping centre near you. Shoppers at the Dolphin Centre in Poole were delighted when they encountered an artistic sand sculpture as they wandered along the mall and, even better, there was a
LANDLORDS across Winton attended an important meeting yesterday on the “studentification” of the area. The consultation meeting, organised by Bournemouth Borough Council and the National Landlords Association, encouraged all local landlords and
FORMER AFC Bournemouth and Spurs manager Harry Redknapp cut the ribbon to unveil the Cherries new training ground, describing facilities as “fantastic”. The training base at Kings Park is made up of two pitches featuring natural grass identical
A Poole man whose car was vandalised after suffering months of anti-social behaviour is calling on the council’s housing association to take action. “How long do we have to put up with this?” asked Ian Taylor, whose family has suffered intimidation
SCOTTISH musician Rua Macmillan will be on the fiddle when he makes his Poole debut, as part of the Routes South West series of concerts at the Lighthouse on September 27. The fiddler has quickly made a name for himself as one of the rising stars
ACCORDING to a report in today’s Echo a planned £1 million facelift has been agreed for Fordingbridge Hospital. I feel that this creates a precedent for NHS to look favourably at cottage hospitals. Then surely there is a strong case for retaining
I AM a regular reader of the Daily Echo which is delivered to me every day. I especially enjoy the puzzle page. I pass the paper on to my neighbour Connie, after my daughter and granddaughter have seen it. One day after passing it on to Connie
I WOULD be interested to know how, in the event of another catastrophic fire, the Dorset Wildlife Trust plan to rescue the grazing animals they have introduced onto Upton Heath. MRS CAROLINE MOULD Banks Road, Poole
WE, the residents of Highfield Road, in Moordown, are all angry and frustrated at the council’s lack of urgency concerning parking on a very dangerous bend in the road. Last July a notice appeared proposing painting double yellow lines on both
LAST week there was a ‘Family Fun Day’ held in Meyrick Park . That morning on the bus, were a number of mothers with young children, all heading for this event. The nearest bus stop to the park entailed a long walk for these small children,
THE number of single-use bags handed out in the UK has gone up again over the past two years. In 2011 we used eight billion plastic carrier bags. That equals 254 bags handed out per second. This is a tremendous waste of valuable resources
IF you’ve been lucky enough to go to an Olympic event, one thing will have struck you. The friendliness, helpfulness and courtesy of the army of volunteers. They greet you with a smile, have a chat, answer questions efficiently and you walk on
JACK MATTHEW EDWARDS aged 24 of Albert Road, New Milton , Hants. Admitted driving a Mitsubishi car on The Runway, Mudeford with no insurance policy in force. Fined £100. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with six points
DARREN WILLIAM LODGE aged 42 of Treeside Road, Shirley, Southampton. Admitted driving a Ford car on Ringwood Road whilst using a mobile phone. Fined £95. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with three points.
JORDAN MANCINI aged 20 of King George Road, Minehead, Somerset. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in Lower High Street, Swanage . No separate penalty. Also admitted assault by beating a man. Committed to detention for four weeks suspended for 12
VINCENT LAW aka Vincent White aged 38 of Heath Avenue, Poole. Admitted driving a Porsche on Ringwood Road at a speed exceeding 30 mph. Fined £265. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for six
ANTHONY JANUSZ HAND aged 37 of Gort Road, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a Volkswagen car through a red light on Alma Road junction with Charminster. Fined £100. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with three points.
A CHRISTCHURCH woman suffering the effects of intensive cancer treatment was forced to live without electricity and gas after her benefits were stopped. Susan Sheppard, 46, was diagnosed with cancer last year and has since undergone rounds of chemotherapy
POOLE’S household waste recycling centre was evacuated yesterday following a gas leak. The site remained closed for around three hours following the damage to a gas main, sustained during building works at the new centre on Nuffield Road. Borough
A MAJOR study is being carried out to discover the difficulties faced by disabled people, elderly residents and carers on Dorset’s high streets. The far-ranging survey will gauge accessibility to public transport, quality of paving, availability
YOUNG Olympic fans of Usain Bolt have immortalised the fastest man in the world by creating a life-size model of the gold medal-winning super-sprinter. Ferndown youngsters visiting the Heatherlands Community Centre spent their days crafting and
THE popular cyclist who was critically injured in a collision in Poole last month has expressed his thanks to the NHS now that he is home and on the mend. Jason Falconer said the round-the-clock care he received from Southampton Hospital’s neurological
Cherries trialist Jonathan Meades insists he will tonight have nothing to prove when he faces the club that showed him the door just three months ago. Defender Meades has impressed boss Paul Groves since joining Cherries and was given a 90-minute
SKIPPER Eric Linge thanked his Ferndown Wayfarers team-mates for helping him exorcise the ghost of “the most embarrassing defeat of my career”. Linge admitted revenge had been the order of the day when Stalbridge pitched up at Dolman’s Farm following
REVENGE is supposed to be a dish best served cold, not soaking wet. Conditions during the early stages of this meeting at the Abbey Stadium were nothing short of treacherous. Heavy downpours before tapes-up had left parts of the track submerged
ZARA Dampney has targeted an Olympic return in Rio 2016 after her London 2012 experience. The Poole beach volleyball star and team-mate Shauna Mullin crashed out of the Games last week after one win from four matches in the women’s tournament,
