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  • New recruits are signing up for the Army life

    THE Army may be shrinking but it is still taking new recruits – including those swearing allegiance to the Queen on the day they got their GCSE results. The force is being cut from 102,000 to 82,000 men, however fresh blood is still needed and

  • Boscombe father falls down hole while carrying baby daughter

    A DAD carrying his baby daughter knocked himself out on a bench after stumbling over a deep hole. John-Paul Irvine, 46, is calling for action over the accident on the Boscombe Overcliff near Shelley Manor. He hit his cheek and scraped his shin

  • Wardens must get powers of a PCSO

    I AM writing in response to your anonymous correspondent’s letter entitled ‘an increasing sense of lawlessness here’ (August 24). I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment expressed. Disregard for minor by laws has been a consistent theme of my postbag

  • Bring cemetery grounds to life

    THE Daily Echo (‘Grave concern’, August 22) featured a report on community action to clear the overgrown grounds and gravesides of the shamefully neglected Throop United Reformed Church, an historic listed building dating back to Georgian times. This

  • Bournemouth Air Festival photo competition

    IT’S almost time to get your cameras ready to capture all the action of the 2012 Bournemouth Air Festival . Photographers of all ages are invited to take part in the Daily Echo/Castle Cameras air festival photographic competition during the four-day

  • Footballers risking injury when scoring

    WHY do footballers risk not only their limbs but their future sporting life by jumping on to each others back? It is surprising more serious injuries do not occur. C COOPER, Viking Way, Bournemouth

  • Thanks for helping with coin problem

    WITH reference to my recently published letter regarding a car-parking machine in Parkstone refusing to accept 5p and 10p new coinage, I would like to thank you for printing this letter, but on a visit to this particular car park three days ago I am now

  • Blood campaign a big success

    GIVE yourselves a pat on the back. For the past eight months we have been urging Echo readers to sign up to our Mine’s A Pint campaign, to increase blood donation throughout the area. As a result, hundreds more lives will be saved this year, thanks

  • Unnecessary slaughter

    IT is somewhat ironic that the cover of the Echo Magazine (‘Brock’n’roll – Wildlife Trusts celebrate 100 years’, August 18) should show a picture of a badger, when in one month’s time thousands of them will be unnecessarily slaughtered. The September

  • Fears over Poole regeneration area

    Fears have been raised that Poole’s regeneration area will miss out on the chance of providing new tourist attractions. With the Twin Sails Bridge up and running and planning applications being worked up for key sites in lower Hamworthy and the

  • New weir bridge across River Stour to cost £400,000

    REPLACING a vital link across the River Stour, which is set to be closed amid safety fears, could cost more than £400,000. The main weir bridge near historic Throop Mill has provided the only pedestrian access across the river from Muscliff and

  • Award would be blooming brilliant for Wimborne

    FOR only the fourth time in its 20-year history Wimborne is in the running to scoop a national award in the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition. The historic market town won gold in the regional competition last year. Anthony Oliver , Wimborne

  • Frequency of Wightlink ferry sailings is to be reduced

    WIGHTLINK ferries is cutting back on crossings between the Isle of Wight and the mainland because of poor weather. The firm has announced that it will bring its winter timetable forward from November 5 to September 17, meaning fewer sailings between

  • Fans flock to see KT Tunstall at Purbeck Folk Festival

    FANS ignored the rain and flocked to Purbeck Folk Festival at the weekend for an international line-up including chart-topping KT Tunstall. Now in its fourth year, the festival featured sixty folk, roots and world music acts. KT, a huge fan

  • Music festival will support Macmillan charity

    A NEW music festival called Figure 8 has been launched to raise up to £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event brings together family entertainment and live music at the True Lover’s Knot pub, near Blandford from Friday September 21 to Sunday

  • RNLI leads the way in lifesaving skills

    LIFESAVERS from nine overseas rescue organisations showcased their skills at Sandbanks beach after a fortnight of intensive training from the RNLI . The ‘future leaders in lifesaving’ course, the first of its kind, saw 14 representatives from Kenya

  • Three men charged with Reece Menzie’s murder

    THREE men have appeared before Bournemouth magistrates accused of murdering Reece James Menzies in Boscombe . Wayne Stephenson, 33, Jerome Parkinson, 24, and Keifer Hutchinson, 22, who are all from the London area, were arrested at addresses in

  • More donors giving blood after Echo Mine's a Pint campaign

    HUNDREDS more lives will be saved this year thanks to the generous donors who supported the Daily Echo’s Mine’s A Pint campaign. Between April 28 and July 24, 1,023 people from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area gave blood compared to 918

  • Tourists flock to region despite bank holiday weather

    HOTELS were fully booked around the area at the weekend despite the temperamental Bank Holiday weather. Sun-seekers headed for the beach yesterday to make the most of a reasonably bright day. With Saturday seeing showers and today set to be

  • Speedway: Ford hails one of Poole's finest nights

    EMOTIONAL Matt Ford hailed one of Poole Speedway's greatest nights as Chris Holder and Krzysztof Kasprzak took the British Grand Prix by storm. Poole Coastal Aluminium captain Holder moved to within one point of the world championship lead by

  • Speedway: Family affair for Holder in Cardiff

    CHRIS Holder lifted young son Max with one arm and the British Grand Prix trophy with the other as he basked in the glory of his second Cardiff triumph in three years. The Aussie's stunning Millennium Stadium display saw him rack up a 23-point

  • Priory cup win marked with a 'Mobot'

    CHRISTCHURCH’S 2-1 victory over Wessex Premier rivals Alresford on Friday prompted jubilant chairman Mark Duffy to perform a ‘Mobot’ jig on the Hurn Bridge pitch. Duffy mimicked the celebration made famous by Olympic double gold medallist Mo

  • Cherries: Arter issues apology to supporters

    REMORSEFUL Cherries midfielder Harry Arter has issued a public apology after collecting the first red card of his career. Arter was sent off after picking up two yellow cards in the space of five first-half minutes during Cherries’ 1-1 draw with

  • Wimborne dumped out of cup by Wessex League Fareham

    SOUTHERN League Wimborne Town brought up an unwanted hat-trick after suffering a shock 1-0 FA Cup defeat at the hands of Wessex League outfit Fareham Town. Magpies, beaten at home by lower-league opposition in the past two seasons, were again

  • Embarrassing Bash are thumped by Hemel

    SHELL-shocked boss Frank Gray described as “embarrassing” Bashley ’s display during their 6-0 thumping at the hands of Southern League fast-starters Hemel Hempstead. The Tudors claimed pole position in the embryonic Premier Division table after