BOSS Tom Killick watched Poole Town bow out of the FA Trophy and then admitted an indifferent start to the season had highlighted their shortcomings. Defeat in the second qualifying round replay at the Loop Meadow Stadium on Tuesday extended to
CHRISTCHURCH’S grip on the Wessex League Cup was all but loosened inside the opening minute of their 3-1 defeat by Blackfield & Langley in the third round at Hurn Bridge. The holders were reduced to 10 men after goalkeeper Jason Collins had
CHANGES have been made to a controversial plan which sets out the future of Christchurch and East Dorset for the next 15 years. Following a consultation earlier this year on the two councils’ core strategies, another public consultation will take
A man displaying "flu-like" symptoms sparked a superbug scare at A&E at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Patients in the waiting room at the hospital tweeted they were on "lockdown" after what they say there were told was a suspected outbreak of
A BOURNEMOUTH post office picked up a prestigious award for excellence on Friday night. Staff at Bradpole Road Post Office, in Castle Lane West, were over the moon to discover they would be taking home the Echo’s Independent Retailer of the Year
A MEMORIAL stone honouring members of a covert British World War Two army has been unveiled near Swanage. The Langton Matravers Auxiliary Unit was one of many secret squads trained to cause maximum disruption in the event of German land forces
Martyn Underhill was a Detective Chief Inspector in Sussex Police, who retired in 2009. He was second in charge of the Sarah Payne case, and went onto to be an adviser on the Soham case of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. He was also a review
POPPY Appeal collector Paul Yates MBE will be raising funds for the Royal British Legion this year to keep the memory of his grandfather and great-grandfather alive. Paul, 48, who lives in Poole, proudly displayed their medals during the launch
COUNTY Hall has sanctioned a move that brings the prospect of permanent secondary schooling in Swanage tantalisingly close. Education Swanage has been working to establish a free school at the former grammar school site since county officials ruled
WE may have had our first cold snap of the season over the weekend but it's turned wet and wild just in time for Halloween. Daily Echo photographer Corin Messer captured the moment above earlier today at Mudeford Quay. We'd love to see your
SIX-YEAR-OLD Daisy Rainbow has raised £1,000 for the Dyspraxia Foundation four months after her little brother Oscar was diagnosed with the impairment. The determined youngster went without chocolate, sweets, biscuits, ice-cream or cakes for one
UNION members dressed up as skeletons and vampires picketed Poole Hospital for their latest protest against plans to set NHS pay and conditions regionally. With the next trust board meeting taking place on Halloween, Unison says its demo was to
TAXI marshals are being introduced in Ashley Cross this Christmas following calls for management of the busy rank by worried cabbies. Two marshals will patrol the rank this December helping revellers get home throughout the busy festive period.
CHECKS have been carried out in Bournemouth’s award-winning parks and gardens to detect signs of the devastating disease which has been causing damage to ash trees across Europe. The council’s service director for parks Gary Josey said: “Thankfully
OVER the next four or five years the Government intends to replace existing GCSEs with a new English Baccalaurate (EBaccc). All parents, and indeed the wider public, will be rightly concerned as to the details of the new curriculum; and in that
BOURNEMOUTH tourism boss Mark Smith exaggerates the likely effect of the proposed Navitus Bay wind farm on visitor numbers (Echo, October 29). The Scottish study on which he bases his estimates looked mainly at onshore, not offshore, wind farms
IN response to report on page 12 of Friday’s Echo (Hospital staff made me wait seven hours). My recent experience of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital couldn’t have been more different to Mr Hands’. Last week, completely out of the blue, I suffered
A POPULAR pensioner injured in a road accident after watching rugby at a Poole pub continues to fight for life in hospital. John Fletcher was injured while crossing the road at a controversial gyratory system widely condemned by neighbours as “an accident
I, TOO, have read the letter on the state of the town to which Cllr Beesley has responded in such a high-handed manner ( Sat 27 Oct) and I find myself in complete agreement with your original correspondent (Thurs 25 Oct). I have seen piles of rubbish
WHAT a lot of curmudgeonly piffle your anonymous correspondent writes about our beautiful town of Bournemouth (‘Ashamed at how tatty the town is’, Letters, October 25). I am writing both as a resident of Bournemouth all my life and as a councillor
A CHRISTCHURCH autism charity has received a £5,000 donation from a Hurn-based business. The Wessex Autistic Society gratefully accepted the cheque from Basepoint Bournemouth as part of a match-funding relationship with the company. The charity
MOTORISTS en route to Purbeck are braced for triple trouble as works on the Upton Bypass and Blandford Road clash with the scheduled Sandbanks Ferry refit. D-day is Monday November 5 when the ferry is expected to come off its chains for a five-week Southampton
NEW offices in Ringwood were given the Royal seal of approval this week. The Ringwood Gateway public services building was officially opened by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent on Monday. His Royal Highness was given a tour of the public
THRILLED youngsters at Wareham Children’s Centre jumped at the chance to meet TV hero Sportacus. The popular character from children’s television show LazyTown was in Purbeck as part of a government healthy living initiative. LazyTown has joined
A COLLISION between a lorry and a car is causing huge traffic problems on the A348 Ringwood Road in Bournemouth. An articulated lorry was involved in a collision with a Citroen Picasso car at the West Howe roundabout just before 9am this morning
FED-UP residents living in the shadows of giant conifer trees claim they are being prevented from enjoying their gardens. Residents of Meon Road in Boscombe East have spent more than 10 years asking Bournemouth council to do something about the
Dorset County Council's new chief executive takes over on Thursday. Debbie Ward will lead the local authority which has a budget of more than £670million and employs around 15,000 staff across the county. She is stepping up from director for
GREASE star Olivia Newton John is coming to Bournemouth as part of her first UK tour for 35 years. The 64-year-old singer will play the BIC Windsor Hall on March 11 next year, to mark her 40th year in the music industry. The British-born star
CHERYL KHALIFA aged 33 of Fairmile Road, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Honda Civic on Manor Road without third party insurance. No separate penalty. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for six months. Also admitted driving the above car
MICHAEL THOMAS DODSWORTH aged 21 of Churchill Road, Poole. Admitted stealing two bottles of wine and two cans of Special Brew from Premier Stores. Conditional discharge for 12 months. To pay £17.78 compensation, costs of £85. LIAM CHRISTIAN DUMMACKIN
PAUL BARTON aged 29 of The Avenue, Hyton, Liverpool. Admitted being in possession of a quantity of cannabis, a class B drug. Conditional discharge for 12 months. Costs of £85. NEAL SCOTT CAMPBELL aged 39 of St Swithuns Road, Bournemouth. Admitted
POLICE closed a Bournemouth road yesterday morning following an allegation of assault. Brassey Road was closed at its junction with Wimborne Road and Muscliffe Road for around 25 minutes while officers dealt with the incident at 7.55am yesterday
GHOULISH CHIPS Makes around 20 small chips 2 wheat tortilla wraps (1 wrap makes about 12 small shapes) Olive oil for brushing Salt and pepper Additional flavours to sprinkle on the wrap: crushed garlic/mixed dried herbs/dried chilli
After yesterday's easy ways to decorate a pumpkin, today we've got easy ideas for decorating your home and garden if you're welcoming trick or treaters tonight... Ghost face garland You will need: paper plates, black marker, scissors, bandages
IF you were to rate a place purely on appearance and position, then the historic Bankes Arms Country Inn at Studland would certainly get five stars. Built from Purbeck stone and perched near the cliff top with panoramic views of Old Harry Rocks
DORSET’S independent police and crime commissioner candidate has been investigated by police over a complaint that he broke election law. Martyn Underhill, inset, was spoken to by a detective from Dorset Police after a complaint was made to the
A TEENAGE triathlon star has appealed for help in trying to discover whether she was the victim of a hit and run. Lissie Hood, 14, is recovering at home in West Moors after suffering severe head injuries, multiple abrasions and a broken collar
A CAR was destroyed by fire on the A338 heading into Bournemouth in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was called at 2.55am to the scene near Blackwater. It said the car caught light when it suffered a ruptured
AN EIGHT-year-old boy has won a whopping 13.5 stone pumpkin for Halloween, thanks to a competition run for charity. Archie Cox, eight, entered a ‘guess the weight of the pumpkin’ draw, which was held at the Angel Inn, at Longham, in aid of local
PAUL Groves’s return to the Goldsands Stadium dugout ended in familiar fashion last night – with Cherries suffering a third penalty shootout defeat of the season under his charge. Groves, who was relieved of his post as first-team manager earlier
MANAGER Steve Cuss will be keen to see Wimborne Town avoid an FA Trophy hangover when they visit Verwood Town in the Dorset Senior Cup tonight. The Magpies followed up their impressive Southern League Cup win over Bashley with a dismal showing
ASK David James for his greatest FA Cup memory and the answer is simple – “winning it!” His moment of glory came in 2008 when a goal from Kanu helped Portsmouth to victory over Cardiff at Wembley. Two years later, James, at 39, became the oldest
ONE of Bournemouth's main roads was closed during part of yesterday morning's rush hour after a car and a motorbike collided. It happened at around 7.35am in Talbot Avenue, close to the Talbot Roundabout. Police closed the road for around half
