NEIL Middleditch insisted Pirates were still desperate to win the Knockout Cup – despite saying the competition had taken a farcical turn. Speedway chiefs this week announced Peterborough would face Poole in the last four after the Panthers had
GIVE it a couple of years and you’ll see a real sense of change in Boscombe. That’s the pledge from Bournemouth’s council leader, who is promising tough action on rehab centres and poor housing. Following a high-level meeting at Bournemouth
Cllr Bob Chapman said the council has “a lot of work to do” to remove unnecessary street signs and posts from the town centre. Cllr Chapman, speaking at the October meeting of the town’s chamber of trade, said he had been part of a council team
BEACH hut owners are “delighted” that they appear to have seen off controversial changes planned by Poole council. They are expected to turn out in force to a special meeting of the borough’s cabinet on Tuesday, which is being recommended to keep
STAR pupil Charlie Austin says mentor Eddie Howe is a boss who cares about his players and has a fierce will to win. Howe was tonight poised to complete his Cherries return after the Dorset club agreed terms with Burnley over a compensation package
EDDIE Howe insisted Cherries was the only club he would leave Burnley for. The 34-year-old is set to finalise terms on a three-and-a-half year deal at Goldsands Stadium - less than two years after leaving Dorset for Turf Moor. Howe, who led
A YOUTH club for disabled people has received a cash boost of nearly £6,000 to fund six support workers. Awesome Nights, which is run by Dorset disability charity Diverse Abilities Plus and caters for 139 to 19-year-olds across the county, was
A BOURNEMOUTH lecturer is raising money in the fight against dementia by taking part in the Great South Run. Emma Evans, 35, is collecting cash for Alzheimer’s Society in memory of her grandma Ursula, who passed away with the condition just after
DORSET bookmakers Jem Racing are counting the cost of Eddie Howe returning to Goldsands Stadium as Cherries' new manager. The award-winning independent took a number of lumpy bets on Howe when he was priced at 2-1 to be named as Paul Groves's successor
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 The Echo’s Neil Perrett exclusively reveals Howe is Cherries’ top target, just hours after Paul Groves’s departure as manager. TWEET – @neilperrettecho: Ex-#afcb boss Eddie Howe understood to be the club’s first choice
THERE were loud cheers as the coveted Britain in Bloom Small Town Trophy was paraded through the streets of Wimborne. The procession led by the town crier Chris Brown and his deputy Mel Gudger, was to celebrate the town’s win at the national competition
CHERRIES have agreed terms with Burnley for Eddie Howe's Dean Court return. Chairman Eddie Mitchell confirmed in the past few minutes that the club had reached an agreement over compensation for Howe, who is set to return for a second stint in
PLANS to revamp Westover Road in Bournemouth went on show to residents and businesses. The council says it wants to give the road a makeover to attract more people to it and improve its appearance. Earlier this year it asked people what
AFC Bournemouth Defender Steve Purches will join Bournemouth University students aiming to reducing sexual activity in Meyrick Park. The Meyrick Park Conservation Project, run by Bournemouth University’s Students’ Union (SUBU), has been clearing
EDDIE Mitchell says he is "more than hopeful" that manager-in-waiting Eddie Howe will attend tomorrow's clash against Leyton Orient at Goldsands Stadium. Speaking to the Echo in the past few minutes, chairman Mitchell insisted a deal to bring Howe
ELLIOT Kuzyk claimed the topper class honours during the South Coast Traveller circuit’s penultimate event in Poole. With only the Chichester event to follow, the lure of a good points score drew in top sailors With a slightly delayed launch due
DAVID Dunn admits Lions must discover a different mentality to cope as underdogs but he insists: “We are capable of beating anyone on our day.” The Bournemouth director of rugby also believes his players will have to get used to chasing games during
WIMBORNE Town star Micky Hubbard has laughed off taunts from rival fans suggesting the Magpies are like a Poole reserve team. The number of former Dolphins players in the Cuthbury ranks sparked some lively online banter between the neighbouring
BOSS Adie Arnold believes his Verwood Town freshers are starting to find their feet in Wessex Premier and learned a harsh lesson in their most recent test. The Wessex One champions were on the receiving end of a 5-1 defeat by Newport a fortnight
BOSS Jason Phillips insists Swanage Town & Herston will have “nothing to lose” when they embark on the next stage of their FA Vase adventure. Swans, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, host the club’s biggest game for 20 years when
A MAN knocked out by up to 20 attackers has thanked the door staff who may have saved his life. Scott Harron suffered a broken nose, black eyes and a bent tooth in Bournemouth. Door staff from Bliss, Chilli White and the Mary Shelley pub rushed
BOURNEMOUTH Council mistakenly sent out 1,653 council tax demands early. Residents were shocked to get the final notice letters last week – and the council is apologising. Darren Vickers, operations manager at Bournemouth Council, said: “Unfortunately
A FORMER senior police officer who now lives in Dorset is among those facing new questions today over the Hillsborough disaster. David Duckenfield, formerly Chief Superintendent of South Yorkshire Police, was in charge of the force's operation
POOLE is set to become a national leader in waste handling under plans to build a new £10million recycling centre on one of the town’s industrial estates. The privately funded materials recycling facility (MRF) is set to go on part of the former
EAGLE-eyed neighbours are needed to join a “specially-trained” team in the fight against crime in Purbeck. Dorset Police wants volunteers to help officers patrolling the streets by monitoring the district’s CCTV cameras. These civilian helpers
IRISH comedian Jason Byrne seems to know the right strings to pull when it comes to tickling an audience. As a result, his latest tour is called People’s Puppeteer and visits Bournemouth and Poole. His first stop will be the Pavilion Theatre
THIS week sees a host of interesting art experiences courtesy of the Bournemouth Arts by the Sea festival. You can get up close and personal with a host of objects at the Natural Science Society, including Egyptian mummies and 50 million year old
THE fresh-faced whippersnapper might have the look of a boyband member, but don’t judge him by his Justin Bieber haircut. Jake Bugg may only be a teenager but already he is drawing comparisons to greats such as Bob Dylan and his idols Donovan and
RADIO One stalwart Zane Lowe makes an appearance at V Presents tonight at V as part of his Electrified tour. No stranger to the club, Zane destroyed the dancefloor with a set at the third birthday night earlier this year. His fearsome mix of
LAST year it was West Dorset’s PJ Harvey who won the Mercury Music Prize, but this year it could be hotly-tipped singer Lianne La Havas. With a legion of celebrity admirers, Lianne appears at the Old Fire Station on Wednesday. La Havas, 23,
THE Dorset Music Awards are taking a year off. Organisers have posted a statement on their website telling local music lovers and musicians that due to “numerous reasons” there will be no entry period or live heats in 2013. The annual contest searches
HERE’S just over one week to go until the Oxjam Bournemouth Takeover Day. The event takes place on October 20 and is the biggest in the local music calendar with over 40 bands and DJs performing at five venues across the town. Sixty Million Postcards
DORSET band StopGoSixty has carefully nurtured a small but growing fanbase having gigged extensively throughout the south west. With an ear for a catchy tune, the band has earned themselves support slots with McFly, Toploader and soul legend
NEARLY 200 ancient sites, listed buildings and conservation areas in East, North and South Dorset are at risk of decline and deterioration, says conservation watchdog English Heritage. Its 2012 Heritage At Risk report mentions a number of significant
WHAT’S in a name? Dance teacher Julie House decided to put hers to good use by holding an event in aid of a certain local children’s hospice. She organised a Zumba event at the O2 in Boscombe with the £250 raised going to her near-namesake, Julia
ST PETER’S Church in Bournemouth was a large part of my early life and seeing the choir in the news (Daily Echo 5 October), reminds me of being a 12-13 year old chorister there in 1937-8. The choir was a very important part of the church then as
RESIDENTS have been complaining for years that there are too many drug rehabilitation centres in Boscombe. Those who believed their concerns were not being properly listened to will feel vindicated by the figures we report today. Chief Inspector
RE: The letter about ‘dogs litter’ dated October 4, 2012. Has it ever occurred to this person that it is the humans that are at fault, indeed who leaves most litter on our pavements? There are dog ends, chewing gum, fast food cartons, cigarette
I LIVE on Poole Road and am constantly distressed at the amount of dirt and rubbish along the route from Westbourne to the Branksome roundabout. Why don’t we have street cleaners with a brush any more? The little van comes along and sweeps,
M GREEN’S letter of October 6 relating to the waste collected in wheelie bins (‘Let’s go back to having one bin’) is sadly out of touch with rapidly changing government and European legislation on waste management. New technologies have made the
IT is to EA’s credit that they find new trinkets to tip into one of their most lucrative of titles every 12 months. Every year I treat a new Fifa with incredulity that it should warrant a whole new disc and not just an online update for the new
The F1 series has always been an unforgiving little tart. Maybe that’s a good thing. It’s not a sport that rewards accidents; one little touch and your head could pop right off while launching your car spinning into the crowd, and those things
WHEN we talk about anti-social behaviour nowadays we usually imagine it to be one of a multitude of misbehaviours like binge drinking, inconsiderate neighbours or reckless driving. Whilst this type of behaviour is certainly selfish there are other
For ages three and over, apparently. I’d love to see a three-year-old try some of these games. That’s a good recipe for a tantrum right there. Yes I realise that’s more to do with the suitability of the content rather than difficulty level, but
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was punched in the head in a “callous attack” when a gang robbed him of his mobile phone. The youngster was left “very shaken” and injured after being robbed in Poole High Street before the group fled in different directions.
THREE major supermarket schemes in Christchurch have been recommended for refusal for a second time. Officers at Christchurch Borough Council made the recommendations ahead of a pivotal planning meeting on October 23. Members of the planning
A DRUNKEN man plunged to his death as he attempted to climb through a second floor window into his flat, an inquest heard. David Scowcroft borrowed a ladder from a nearby bar after realising he had locked himself out of his Haviland Road, Boscombe
A POLICE chief has revealed research showing there are 60 rehab or accommodation centres in Boscombe for drug abusers. Residents have often said the concentration of rehab centres has created many of the area’s problems – and the new research will
POLICE want information after a man was attacked on Parkwood Road in Pokesdown at 9.40am yesterday. The victim, a 64-year-old man from Boscombe, was threatened and made to hand over a laptop and cash. He sustained minor injuries. The offender ran
Millions of families are facing another jump in household bills after British Gas announced it would put its prices up by an average of 6%. Centrica-owned British Gas, which serves about 12 million homes, is preparing to announce as early as tomorrow
A TEENAGER accused of raping a frail elderly man denied attacking him and told police: “It is wrong, you respect your elders.” Stephen Jamieson told officers: “I am not a violent person. How can someone say that? I don't understand - I haven't
PARENTS lodged 1,200 appeals against school places offered to their children in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset, latest figures have revealed. Michelle and Stuart Amey lodged an appeal with Dorset County Council after their son, George, was refused
PARENTS lodged 1,200 appeals against school places offered to their children in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset, latest figures have revealed. Statistics released by the Department for Education for the academic year 2010/11 reveal the numbers were
