POOLE-based fresh handmade cosmetics company Lush UK is looking to build a new “green” factory on a site in the north of the town. The company currently has seven manufacturing units on the Nuffield Industrial Estate, which supply 57 per cent of
THE turning points Paul Groves would have craved this season have proved only to be dead ends. Had Matt Tubbs netted with only the goalkeeper to beat both against Swindon and Brentford, Cherries could have been celebrating a good week. Had
BIKE fans turned out for the penultimate Coles Miller Dream Machines event on Poole Quay on Tuesday. Colin Johnstone from Poole won the Bike of the Night title on his Yamaha FS1E. The judge for the evening was a representative from Bikers Legal
ATHLETES from across Europe will come to Boscombe beach next weekend to compete in lifesaving watersports. Surf Life Saving GB has organised the event, which tests the kind of skills in the water used by volunteer lifeguards. Competitors will
Poole remains one of the busiest lifeboat station in the south west and despite the poor summer weather the number of launches in the region increased slightly. Figures just revealed by the Poole-based RNLI show that lifeboat crews went out 653
STEPHEN CHARLES PAUL BURNSIDE aged 23 of Lancaster Drive, Broadstone . Proved in absence that he kept on Knyveton Road a Volkswagen Golf which was unlicensed. Fined £200. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £54.59. Costs of £90. MARK ELY
A Poole mum is running her first 10-mile race for a cause very dear to her heart. Angelina Wilson is taking on the BUPA Great South Run in Portsmouth on Sunday October 28 to raise vital funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. All three of her
A BID to revive Wimborne Folk Festival has received ‘strong support’ from the community – but there’s still a lot of work to do. Around 45 people attended a meeting set up by East Dorset District Council earlier this week to discuss the future
RESIDENTS at a Bournemouth homeless project will soon be cooking up a storm in a newly renovated kitchen. The refurbishment project at Hope House Training and Support is now well underway, thanks in part to a £1,000 donation from JP Morgan .
A FUNDRAISING campaign to help launch a new charity to support local families with disabled children is now under way. Mother-of-five Claire Chissell was inspired to set up Camp Amazing following the birth of her youngest child Tommy who was born
A FORMER employer of Jason May has paid tribute after the 24-year-old died on the railway line in Christchurch. He was found dead near the Bailey Bridge pub last Monday night and British Transport Police said he had been electrocuted. Dorset
KAMIL AHMED aged 49 of Malvern Road, Bournemouth. Proved in absence that he kept on Leslie Road a Renault Clio which was unlicensed. Fined £200. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £36.67. Costs of £90. TANER ALTUN aged 36 of Stanfield
AN 84-YEAR-OLD had her handbag and coat stolen as she watered flowers at her loved ones’ graves. The grandmother believes the thief was hiding in Poole Cemetery, waiting for her to get out of her car before grabbing the handbag, her coat and cash
LIGHTERS, plastic bags, bin lids and even the kitchen sink taking on a life of their own. It’s the wonderful world of Stomp, the multi-award winning theatrical phenomenon, which visits the Mayflower for the first time next week, fresh from the
A FORMER Premier League footballer will talk about how he found Christianity at an event in Merley next week. Linvoy Primus, who played professionally for almost 20 years, will speak at a dinner in The Lantern Church on Wednesday. He will discuss
FAKE occupations and incomes were made up during an alleged £4 million mortgage fraud, a court was told. A total of 11 people including mortgage brokers, property buyers, a conveyancing clerk and the wife of a broker stand accused of 19 charges
POOLE fire station throws its doors open to the public today. Residents can meet their local firefighters during the station’s open day and see some of the methods used to save lives. Youngsters have the chance to take part in a fun fitness test
L LEMON aged 30 of The Grove, Christchurch. Proved in absence that he used on Christchurch Bypass a Mercedes which was unlicensed. Fined £250. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £18.34. Costs of £90. STEPHEN MERCER of Lymington Road,
FILIPE PACHECO aged 25 of Knyveton Road, Bournemouth. Proved in absence that he kept on Marlborough Road a Ford Focus which was unlicensed. Fined £200. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £36.67. Costs of £90. ADAM JAMES RETTER of Wallisdown
A TEENAGE girl who went missing from her Poole home was found last night. Karen Allsopp said daughter Daisy-May Poole, 15, disappeared from their Ashwood Drive home in Broadstone in the early hours of Thursday. Her mum was left in tears not
I MUST agree with your previous letters on the fate of the Imax. Although in favour of pulling it down when it was first suggested, I think an ice rink, swimming pool with lots of extras like wave machine, slides and diving boards, is the best
TEN years of Lighthouse Poole is celebrated with a Family Circus Fun Day that promises to be non-stop fun for all ages. The venue throws open its doors on Sunday, October 14. Formerly known as Poole Arts Centre, the venue re-opened in 2002 as
CRAIG DOMINIC LUDLOW aged 36 of Wellington Road, Poole. Admitted to being the registered keeper of a vehicle which he failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document relating to the notification of transfer of the
HOW many extra vehicles passed through the new Canford Bottom complicated roundabout during the weeks of the sailing events at Weymouth? How much time was saved? What is the final cost of the, so called improvement? As for the Waterfront building
BOURNEMOUTH council needs to wake up to reality. A holiday resort needs indoor wet weather facilities for families, the overall favourites being a leisure pool and ice rink. It’s time for the council to stop following their own agenda and consider
HAVING read in the Daily Echo sports pages that AFC Bournemouth are pursuing another two of their former players, it did occur to me that in their attempts to overcome the serious goal shortage, they need look no further than that prolific goalscorer
WHERE are the customers that Bournemouth town centre businesses hope to attract? Many of them are at Castlepoint – a good range of shops with easy access and free parking. Why not spend a tiny fraction of the planned £7m outlay on a clearly-labelled
IN reference to the recent letter in the Echo, about the Air Festival. I would agree that it can be frightening and very noisy, but at the same time it provides enjoyment for a lot of people. By studying the Red Arrows, I can be sure that the
AS he begins his first weekend behind bars today, Adam Gutteridge will have plenty of time to reflect on how he abused his position of trust as a teacher at Highcliffe School . And to consider the devastating impact his actions have had on his
ARE YOU, like me, gutted that the Paralympics are over, XFactor’s back on the TV and that summer’s finally gone away? Thought as much. So here’s a few more things that when you see, hear, or think of them are guaranteed to make your heart sink
A MAIN Dorset road is closed eastbound this morning after a car crashed into a telephone pole. Police said nobody was injured in the accident on the A31 between the B3075 Spetisbury turn off and A350 Poole Road, but it was necessary to close the
JUDITH Potts, headteacher of Highcliffe School , said: “We’re very disappointed that the clear safeguarding and child protection procedures that the school adheres to were disregarded by Mr Gutteridge. “Mr Gutteridge regrettably chose not to
THE grandmother of one of Adam Gutteridge’s victims has spoken of the devastating impact of his ‘grooming’ actions. She says her granddaughter harboured the truth about Gutteridge’s abuse for five years until she saw him on a national TV advert
A MOBILE telephone network is providing free mobile internet access to help seafarers in Poole stay in touch with their friends and family. The port is one of 32 mobile WiFi hotspots provided by Three UK as part of a scheme run in collaboration
A SHAMED teacher who sexually abused three teenage pupils was jailed for four years yesterday after his starring role in a national TV advertising campaign paved the way for a prison sentence. Married Adam Gutteridge, 38, admitted ten sex assault
FOLLOWING the sentence, Simon Jones, senior crown advocate for the Crown Prosecution Service Wessex said: “Adam Gutteridge grossly abused the position of trust he had while he was a teacher at Highcliffe School by sexually abusing three teenage girls
MARK Loram believes the Grand Prix series is Chris Holder ’s to lose and has backed the Pirates captain to claim his maiden world title. Holder has an eight-point lead at the top of the standings going into tonight’s penultimate round in Vojens
EDDIE Mitchell has confirmed talks were held with Rotherham last week over a loan deal for striker Matt Tubbs – before the star’s goal against Brentford scuppered the proposed switch. Millers boss Steve Evans, who managed Tubbs at Crawley Town,
FORMER world champion Mark Loram has urged the FIM to hand Pirates star Darcy Ward a Grand Prix wild card for 2013. Ward last season turned down the opportunity to compete on the world stage due to a regulation in Poland that stopped clubs tracking
