POOLE Town boss Tom Killick blasted as “unfair” new Southern League rules as a mixed Dolphins team overcame Weymouth 3-0 in the Red Insure Cup. The directive says clubs must start a tie with at least seven players who have commenced at least one
THE driver who died in a crash on the A31 at Ringwood has been named by police. A force spokesman named Ross Lipsett as the 53-year-old man died who after his BMW crashed into the back of a parked lorry in a layby on the A31 in the early hours
PIRATES chief Matt Ford said forecasts predicting “100 per cent rain” had left no other option than to postpone the Elite League grand final. Scheduled for tonight at Wimborne Road, the eagerly-anticipated second leg between Pirates and Swindon
THE DEATHS of two firefighters in a tower block blaze has inspired a colleague to invent a simple strap that could have saved their lives. Haunted by the deaths of James Shears from Poole and Alan Bannon, firefighter Pete Broomfield embarked on
STUDENTS at Bournemouth and Poole College can look forward to improved sporting opportunities, thanks to new National Lottery funding from Sport England. The college is among 12 across the South West given the go-ahead to recruit 11 sports professionals
BASED on the novel by Mary Hayley B and subsequent 1961 film, it follows a group of children who find an escaped prisoner hiding in a barn. When confronted by them, he exclaims ‘Jesus Christ’. The children automatically assume that he is the real messiah
A MILITARY smoke grenade brought part of Sandbanks beach to a standstill after a man picked it up from the sand and presented it to beach office staff. The drama took place at 12.45pm yesterday and Borough of Poole staff took the canister to an
A NOBLE and impressive enterprise, this one-woman production uses only Queen Elizabeth’s own writings and recorded conversations to capture the character of a monarch whose legacy has dominated English history and who occupies a large niche in our
A HIGH-TECH skills block to cater for students across Bournemouth and Poole has been unveiled in Christchurch. Pupils at The Grange School in Somerford celebrated the official opening of the vocational facility which will cater for youngsters at
Flood warnings have been issued for overnight and tomorrow morning as heavy rain coincides with seasonal high tides. Residents in Swanage and Corfe Castle are being warned that 25mm of rain is likely to fall between 7pm and 1am, causing streams
A NEW guide to help local people support the wildlife of one of Dorset’s most precious rivers is now available. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s new River Allen Users Guide is helping the community, landowners and fishermen to protect what is now recognised
BY any standards, Phyllis Edwards is a remarkable woman. Her story is told on page 9 today. It’s a story of determination in the face of what must have seemed huge barriers and overwhelming odds at the time. Phyllis had a daughter with
A TOYOTA van crashed into the central reservation of the A31 in the New Forest and overturned near Picket Post at 3pm today. The Air Ambulance was called out and the male driver was initially trapped in his vehicle by the gorse - but he did not
IT is a sad reality that almost daily the Echo reports mindless violence. Today's headline (Monday October 15) describes the astonishing let-off for a 23-year-old young man who feverishly beat up his 72-year-old blind grandmother. The judge
ANIMAL Aid would like to thank the people of Christchurch for their generosity in raising £131.70 at a street collection on 6 October. The money will help fund our peaceful campaigns and our important educational work on all aspects of animal cruelty
MY wife, daughter and two grandchildren had a very enjoyable visit to the Oceanarium. After going to their car at Winter Gardens and returning home, they realised everyone had walked through, yes you guessed it, dog mess. My thanks to the dog
THE rooms of the Whittaker household should certainly not be filled with toxic smoke, causing risk to a child asthmatic but the blame lies not with bonfires but with thoughtless and inconsiderate neighbours (Letters October 12). Have the Whittakers
BOSCOMBE is getting its own monthly arts market. It will be staged on the last Sunday of every month in the Royal Arcade. Tristan Ward from Flux Art Supplies, who has co-organised the event, said they had more than 20 artists and traders confirmed
WE’RE given the excuse for not providing a swimming pool on the site of soon to be demolished ‘Imax’ building on the basis that the pool would not be a profitable project. Those councillors who preach this belief may not be aware that one of Bournemouth
HELEN Hutchings is a registered mental health nurse, a mother of two – and knows exactly how it feels to suffer from a serious mental illness. As she told an audience at Bournemouth University: “Nine years ago, when my daughter was born, after
BT says it has now connected 10,000 homes in west Bournemouth to its superfast broadband system. The firm is installing fibre optic cables across the town – a rival plan to the CityFibre scheme, formerly known as Fibrecity. The new connections
PLANS have been laid to tame a wilderness and transform a much loved open space in Poole. Turner’s Nursery, between Victoria Road, Livingstone Road and Upper Road in Parkstone, has its own Friends group of local residents, determined to protect
HUNDREDS of hardy cyclists took to the roads across Dorset to raise money for charity at the weekend. The Wareham Rotary Club sponsored bike ride for Cancer Research UK saw around 345 cyclists don their Lycra and hone their pedal power for the
A REMARKABLE Bournemouth woman who founded a charity to help disabled children more than 50 years ago has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award. When Phyllis Edwards’s daughter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two the doctors
BAD weather has delayed the completion of a £2,000 project to move a rebound wall installed in a Poole park just over two years ago. The wall was part of a £60,000 investment in play equipment at Alexandra Park in Parkstone, but complaints over
A POOLE residents’ association chairman was left speechless after an enquiry about a planning application at the Civic Centre resulted in a massive bill. To her dismay she found that the time a solicitor from legal and democratic services spent
PIRATES star Darcy Ward will compete against fellow Turbo Twin Chris Holder in next year’s Grand Prix series after being handed a wild card. Speedway chiefs today confirmed that the Australian sensation was among the four nominated selections for
POLICE staged an operation to clampdown on commercial vehicles committing road offences in Dorset and Hampshire. Traffic units from the two forces joined staff from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency to check vehicles travelling on the A31
A SKIPPER with more than 50 years of maritime experience drowned in May after being separated from a dinghy. An inquest was unable to determine how 71-year-old John Atkins, of Woodlinken Drive, Verwood, fell into the water from the inflatable boat
A SIMPLE stoneware vase discovered in a box of donated bric-a-brac is set to make thousands of pounds for Julia’s House. It was spotted by the relief retail manager for the Corfe Mullen children’s hospice as he was rummaging through items in a
KINSON COMMON Saturday 27th October. Meet @ 10am by the play area. TURBARY COMMON Sunday 28th October.Meet@ 10am at the main entrance in Turbary Park Avenue. Hoping that there will be lots of fungi about to identify! These walks are free and
A YOUNG amputee golfer from Poole is celebrating second place on the Junior Open. Leo Millar, 11, who featured in the Daily Echo last year, was born without a right hand. But that hasn’t stopped him excelling at golf and aiming to become a
A CHRISTCHURCH salon owner has been forced to change the name, website and signage of her business after months of legal wranglings with cosmetics company Lush. Carole Traylor, 55, opened Lushh Hair and Beauty salon in Lymington Road, Highcliffe
THE TWIN Sails Bridge was closed to marine traffic last night after Borough of Poole decided on some last-minute work. Boat owners were angry after they had only a day’s notice that there would be no 9.30pm and 11.45pm lifts last night. Brian
A HEADTEACHER has expressed her “deep regret” after a parent allegedly swore at a lollipop lady. Vivienne Arkell wrote about the incident in an October newsletter for Pokesdown Primary School. She said: “We are so lucky to have Mrs Hazel Greaves
ENGINEERS inspected the exact section of road where Monday’s double-decker bus crash took place just one week ago, it has emerged. Emergency workers hailed it a “miracle” after 56 stunned Kingston Maurward College students walked away from the
MOTORISTS faced lengthy delays yesterday as emergency work to repair a broken signal controller brought a busy part of Poole to a standstill. Some drivers reported delays of up to 45 minutes as they battled to make their way to work in the morning
An investigation has been launched after a Dorset woman died when her car went over the cliff on the Isle of Wight. The woman, who was in her late forties, was alone in the vehicle when it plunged down the cliff on the Isle of Wight last night.
A MAN from Ringwood was killed when his car ploughed into the back of a parked lorry near the town in the early hours of yesterday. The smash caused a long stretch of the westbound A31 to be closed during the morning rush hour and led to traffic
After a summer entertaining crowds in 36o° on one pier, Momo:tempo's quirky new single gets its offical release with a live debut on another, on Saturday October 20th 2012 – as the alternative Bournemouth music artist rides out with his Electro Pops
MATT Ford has sounded out a warning to Pirates’ misfiring back-up boys by telling them: “You need to start delivering.” Ford was speaking after Poole’s lower order mustered just six points between them during the first leg of the Elite League grand
