GREEN entrepreneur Trelawney Dampney is planning a £50 million expansion to the green business he started from a tiny plot of land. The Parley businessman has three major new plans, including one of the biggest solar farms in the country, for Eco
POLICE in the New Forest are investigating a spate of hit-and-run accidents that have left four animals dead. One was killed outright but others were left in agony and were not put out of their misery until they were found the following day. Wreckage
SCREEN icon Elizabeth Taylor is one of the main stars in the spotlight at this year’s Purbeck Film Festival, it has been announced. Film buffs can look forward to two weeks of exciting screenings at a range of venues including Wareham’s historic
A TAXI company said it is owed £5,500 after the sudden closure of a Bournemouth language school. Ray Fitton from Air-n-Port Cars said he spent three months chasing invoices from SNT and it was a “horrendous” debt for this small family run firm.
A POD of dolphins delighted a family as they swam alongside their boat off Hengistbury Head. The group of around 15 bottlenose dolphins were seen yesterday afternoon by Jim Longman from his Boston Whaler, who sent us in these pictures. And
AN OPERA singer will make history when he tackles one of the great leading roles – at the age of 80. Jon Andrew, of Bournemouth, believes he will be the oldest person to sing the part of Otello at a charity performance next month. Jon had an
ROUNDHEADS fired from the keep of Corfe Castle for the first time in 366 years. They blazed away at fellow members of the Civic War Society who were playing their Loyalist enemies. The battle was staged for the first time ever at the weekend
A NEW attempt is being made to put Bournemouth back on the map for money-spinning national political conferences. The resort – which could once bank on attracting a major political party almost every year – has not hosted a major autumn conference
USERS of a Christchurch community centre are celebrating after winning vital funds designed to support the next generation of sporting kids. Trustees from the Mudeford Wood Community Trust were presented with a grant cheque to the tune of £7,500
It was going to happen sooner or later. I’ve twisted both my ankles and badly bruised the sides of my feet, which means exercising for the foreseeable future is out. Instead of pounding the pavements in the fresh Autumn air, I’m laid up on
A FULL investigation is to be carried out after serious flaws were revealed in Bournemouth council’s use of consultants. The decision follows an audit report, which revealed that some self-employed staff hired by the council had been paid inflated
A POOLE mum who led a campaign for traffic calming has been left disappointed and frustrated by a council report which found speeding was not an issue on her street. Hannah Lammiman gathered more than 50 signatures on a petition calling for action
AN “ICE-CREAM war” has broken out at a Bournemouth beauty spot. Traders Julian Thompson and Stanley Wymark have whipped up a storm as they go head to head in a battle for customers next to West Cliff Green. The turf war started when Mr Thompson
POLICE are warning people to be careful after a conman targeted four Bournemouth homes in two hours. The crook targeted elderly people, including a woman in her 90s, in Redhill and Northbourne on Monday afternoon. He claimed he was doing urgent
A DRIVER who sparked a media appeal after colliding with a young schoolboy in Poole earlier this week has handed himself into police. Medics treated the shocked 12-year-old cyclist for “serious” injuries following the accident at the junction
BUDDING engineers from The Bourne Academy left many of their competitors standing when they took part in national competition Greenpower for the first time. The contest demands entrants build and race an electric car and students have joined forces
GEORGE Heap , 12, joined the school as a new Year 8 pupil this month. He said: “It is a big school and I got lost a few times at first but they made me feel at home. “I enjoy sport and there are lots of activities to choose from here.” PARENT
Poole Grammar , Gravel Hill, Poole BH17 9JU Telephone: 01202 692132 Head teacher: Ian Carter Boys Grammar School Age range: 11-18 Specialist mathematics and computing college Latest Ofsted inspection in 2009 S chool rated
MARK Partridge is a great advertisement for Poole Grammar School. Not only has he taught at the school for 26 years but he has four sons well on their way to hugely successful careers thanks in no small part to their attendance there. With
BOURNEMOUTH saw off competition from Blackpool, Great Yarmouth and Weymouth to scoop the title of Best UK Resort at an awards ceremony in Bournemouth last night. The resort was awarded the accolade by readers of leading travel title Group Leisure
PLENTY of people in Britain have spent the last few years with the threat of redundancy hanging over them. But the situation has been particularly cruel for employees at Remploy, the factory operation which provides work for people with disabilities
I HAD a horrible gut reaction on reading B&A Pendray’s letter (‘Cows would get stuck’, September 7). It was similar to that sinking feeling on discovering I had lost a ten pound note. Having cattle at the Stour Valley Nature Reserve would
AS someone with a completely opposite view to Mr Adams, the green bins for garden waste are an excellent service. The small charge is worth every penny and if there is a surplus that can go towards other council costs, then better still. Well done
I AGREE with all the letters sent regarding the recent passing of dear Max Bygraves, a former resident of Bournemouth. He should always be remembered with affection. I would like to remember Ron Goodwin, who for many years filled our Winter Gardens
SOUTH Dorset MP Richard Drax is quoted as telling Parliament (Echo, Tuesday, September 11), “I believe, as do many of my constituents, that this country is full”. Clearly Mr Drax hopes we do not make the connection between this perception and
I AGREE with the the letter ‘Demolition is the worst solution’ (Sept 7) . What is wrong with decision making at Bournemouth council? Every month the latest council leader tries to defend the wasting of £10 million to buy and demolish the Imax
POLITICIANS are making last-ditch attempts to keep Remploy employees in work after shock news that the company’s Poole factory is to close. Remploy’s board has decided that bids to turn the premises into a social enterprise hub did not meet the
FRONTLINE police should be asked if they need more protection in the wake of the tragic deaths of two female officers, said Dorset Police Federation chairman Clive Chamberlain. He said they should be balloted as to whether or not police should
HAVING been due to wow shoppers with his crotch-grabbing dance moves recently at the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole, Michael Jackson tribute artist Amir Sharmar, above, has rearranged his postponed performance for this Saturday at 1.30pm. The
DOWNTON Abbey and Coronation Street stars are set to haunt the stage in Poole. The Lighthouse Poole will see a six day run of the Charles Dickens’ adapted thriller, The Haunting. Among the cast will be David Robb, renowned for his role as Dr
HAVING shared a stage with Sir Paul McCartney and Damon Albarn, singer Seye now comes to the Old Fire Station on Sunday. The singer will be providing a support slot for X-Factor’s Aiden Grimshaw. Seye Adelekan (pronounced Shaya) is part of
MOHSINE KOURA aged 29 of Kilburn Park Road, London. Admitted driving a Vauxhall on Uddens Forest Road, Ferndown, without insurance. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with six points. Also Admitted driving
ARRON KEITH BIGGS aged 22 of Canberra Road, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Volkswagen on Barrack Road in excess of 30mph. Fined £120. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for seven days.
KIM BOWDITCH COTTON aged 32 of Napier Road, Hamworthy, Poole. Admitted driving a Vauxhall car through a red light at Holes Bay Road junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with
STEVEN LESLEY NICHOL aged 28 of Haviland Road, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a Mercedes panel van on the A348 Ringwood Road, Bear Cross in excess of 40mph. Fined £160. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with five points
SCHOOLBOYS as young as 12 were left stranded with no sign of a school bus more than an hour after it was due. The Poole Grammar School pupils were left waiting along the route of the 415 on Friday morning when the Damory Coaches service failed
A NEW ‘Boris Bike’ cycle hire scheme is being worked on for Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch train stations. Bournemouth council had baulked at the idea of a full hop-on, hop-off scheme across the town as it would require too many sites across
A VAN driver plunged through trees on the A31 in a crash yesterday morning. The police said his injuries did not appear to be serious but the air ambulance was called after he complained of chest pains. He came off the westbound carriageway
A DORSET school is mourning the deaths of two former pupils in a road accident abroad. Students Tara Darlington, 23, and her 21-year-old sister Pippa, died following the collision in Morocco in the early hours of Monday morning. The girls’
UPDATE: The driver sought by police handed himself in on Thursday lunchtime. A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolboy was seriously injured after a hit-and-run crash. After the collision a witness heard the driver of the 4x4 involved turn to the seriously
SWIM Bournemouth’s Helen O’Neile, 22, was the only local winner at the Speedo Poole Sea Swim at Sandbanks on Sunday. The Loughborough University student – one of almost 500 swimmers who converged on Sandbanks from many parts of Britain – was the
DORSET water polo regional titles are like the proverbial London buses - you wait half-a-century for one and then two come along at once. Just seven days after the county’s youngsters broke the 50-year duck with victory in the South West mixed
STAND-in skipper Charlie Gajic led from the front as Verwood registered a 2-0 win over struggling Romsey on Tuesday – their maiden Wessex Premier victory. Gajic, a mainstay of last season’s Wessex One title campaign, donned the captain’s armband
MANAGER Simon Browne watched Hamworthy United respond in style to their FA Vase humiliation by writing a new chapter in the club’s record books. Hammers, thrashed 5-1 by Fawley on Saturday, trounced 10-man Hayling United 8-0 at the County Ground
MATT Ford last night confirmed Pirates would face Lakeside in the Elite League play-off semi-finals. The Poole Coastal Aluminium promoter revealed the reigning champions would travel to the Arena Essex Raceway on Monday, before hosting the second
SUBSTITUTES Taffy Richardson and Karim Lammali helped Poole Town over the line in Tuesday’s FA Trophy preliminary round replay as the Dolphins booked a derby date with Bashley . Tom Killick ’s men, who eventually ran out 3-1 victors at Tatnam ,
DEFENDER Tommy Elphick believes Cherries must go back to basics as they look to kick start their season. Elphick has featured in all but one of Cherries’ seven League One encounters since his switch from Brighton last month. And while Paul
WONDERKID Harry Cornick is at the centre of bitter tapping-up row between non-league neighbours Christchurch and Poole Town . The 17-year-old Priory winger has attracted attention from a host of Premier League and Football League clubs since bursting
