BOURNEMOUTH’S spirited rather than polished display saw them bounce back from five straight defeats to secure a 31-15 bonus-point win over Southend. And despite some nervy play in a first half that ended 12-12, there was no doubting the tenacity
CARLISLE are sponsored by Stobart but it was the Cherries juggernaut that continued to gather pace at Brunton Park. With Eddie Howe back at the wheel, the Cherries express will take some stopping. Desired destination: Championship. While always
ONE of Bournemouth’s top hotels is strengthening its literary links by appointing a Poet in Residence. Hotel Miramar will boast the services of local poet, author and musician Steve Biddle from next month and a host of interesting events are planned
A CHRISTCHURCH man will represent Great Britain at the World Transplant Games in South Africa in 2013. Vince Taylor has battled back to fitness following a kidney transplant a few years ago and will compete at the summer games in Durban, South
“THE pictures are stunning as usual – it is creating a great deal of interest.” These are the words of book store boss Emma Cornwell ,who is proudly displaying the latest Daily Echo book in WHSmith in Poole. Since its launch earlier this week
A SOLDIER who appeared at his sister’s wedding last month as a cardboard cut-out has arrived home to congratulate her in person. LCpl Ben Smith, 24, from Wimborne, returned to Tidworth in Wiltshire after a seven-month tour in Afghanistan with the
TOP Poole sports people, including local Olympians, have been celebrated at an annual awards ceremony. The event at Poole Grammar School saw Poole Sports Council mark the sporting achievements of individuals or teams and recognises dedication or long
THE minute they arrived in the Daily Echo’s Richmond Hill building they could hear the ghostly whirrings of our longdeparted presses. Apparently. Marilyn Jenkins, especially, experienced flashes of ‘men in aprons and flat caps’. Is that what
MIDFIELD maestro Harry Arter immediately targeted promotion to the Championship after committing his long-term future to Cherries. Arter put pen to paper on a new contract and then swiftly set his sights on firing Cherries out of League One.
A POOLE man with a criminal history of using bottles glassed another man in the face at a Bournemouth social club. Brogan Wake, 21, hit Elliot Colley in Bournemouth East Liberal Club in February this year during a birthday party. Bournemouth Crown Court
A 77-YEAR-OLD is fighting for his life in hospital after being injured as he crossed the road. John Fletcher had been watching rugby at the Queen Mary pub in Poole and was making his way across West Street in the old town area. Landlord Mick
A 77-year-old man is fighting for his life after a road incident in Poole. The pensioner was in a collision with a green Ford Focus in West Street yesterday evening, near the junction with Old Orchard. The man was taken to Southampton Hospital
