INTRUSIVE and unnecessary questions are leaving HIV positive patients angry and hurt after visiting the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, it has been claimed. An inquiry has been launched after complaints were made about the way service users from Body
REFEREE Carl Boyeson took centre stage as Cherries battled out an incident-packed 2-2 draw at Gigg Lane today. The Hull-based official awarded Cherries a second-half penalty for handball – and then promptly changed his mind after consulting his
AN inquest into the tragic death of 16-year-old Bournemouth schoolboy Kyle Rees will begin on Tuesday. Kyle, who lived with his family in Nortoft Road, Charminster, died the day after he was struck on the head by an indoor practice cricket ball
A MUCH-needed club for the over-60s has been saved following a plea for help from a great-grandmother who helps run the popular get-together. Earlier this month the Daily Echo revealed how, at the age of 88, Joan Cole was not only the oldest member
Pugh rattles the crossbar. FULL-TIME: Bury 2 Cherries 2. A game of high drama and probably a fair result. Thanks for joining in.
THREE people accused of murdering Reece James Menzies in a Bournemouth flat appeared in court yesterday. Keifer Hutchinson, 22, Kieron Wellington, 29, and Terri Campbell, 22, were before Judge Guy Boney QC at Winchester Crown Court for a preliminary
TREES and car parking were chosen to line a new Poole town centre road over safety for pedestrians, it has been claimed. The blame for a lack of a pedestrian crossing in the new Marston Road gyratory system has been laid firmly at the door of councillors
FRANKIE Boyle was even more outrageous than expected at the BIC. Within about five minutes he said he wished the Queen had died the night before the Jubilee to save him from watching it on television. And he followed that up by saying Prince
TWO AFC Bournemouth footballers switched on Pokesdown Christmas lights on Thursday. Joe Partington and Stephane Zubar were on hand to do the honours for the celebrations around the Christmas tree at Pokesdown Green. Pokesdown Community Forum
A TRIP to Nova Scotia yielded four whopping blue fin tuna for Bournemouth man Neil Cooke and friend Mark Towers – including a monster that weighed in at 1,000lbs. 37-year-old Mr Cooke, who owns the Bournemouth Fishing Lodge, and Mr Towers, 30,
TO be perfectly honest it doesn’t look like much; lumpy stone and an incongruous pair of what resemble modern shop windows, gazing out onto Stalbridge High Street. As I approach the front door – at the side – I wonder how this apparently unprepossessing
PEOPLE from a host of religious faiths came together to talk and find common ground. The project Faith Links held an inter-faith tea at the Mayor’s Parlour in Bournemouth Town Hall. Lynda Ford-Horne, chairman of Faith Links, said similar events
Emergency services are braced for more flooding tonight as forecasters have predicted heavy rain on its way. A man had to be pulled from his car in Christchurch yesterday morning after it got stuck in floodwater on Matchams Lane. Keep up to
AHEAD of this gig, Squeeze songwriter Chris Difford chatted to teenage music students in Bournemouth and was asked: “What's it like to be in a successful band?” “I wouldn't know,” Chris quipped. Yeah right. More than 30 years since the South Londoners
DO you sometimes wonder what is going on in this country’s health and care services? Barely a day goes by, or so it seems, without some fresh scandal crashing or a damning report being released on some aspect of the £100 billion a year NHS or a
RECENTLY there has been some talk of a ‘One Class’ postal system. Personally I have used second class for birthday cards and the like, first class for post containing cheques etc and I am not worried about the change, but I would like my incoming post
I REFER to Jim O’Brien’s letter re the Surf Reef (Echo, November 15). Mr O’Brien is absolutely right. Did the peeople responsible for the reef and the complete waste of money, consult local mariners, ie the yachters and local fishermen with reference
JOURNALISTS are a bit like Millwall Football Club – everyone seems to hate us... and, like the Lions, we don’t care. It’s not because we’re horrible and unfeeling – we’re not – but because the day that everyone loves journalists is the day we’re not
I MUST finally speak out about something that I feel has been a continual problem in the Poole area – dog mess. I live right next to Talbot Heath, and have done for almost a year. During that time I’m absolutely shocked at the lack of respect
I WAS an outpatient at Royal Bournemouth Hospital recently and had to be tested through four different departments. After speedy and fantastic care by all there I waited in the main entrance for a heavy shower to pass before leaving the building
I REFER to to the election of police commissioners across the country, including Dorset. Like David Cameron, the late and great Sir Winston Churchill was renowned for coming up with new initiatives, virtually on a daily basis. However, General
THE grieving father of a teenage cyclist, who died in a mystery accident on a busy dual carriageway, has spoken of his agony after never having had the chance to say ‘goodbye.’ An inquest into the death of Michael Walker, 17, heard how the keen
MARC Pugh is determined to prove a point to the Bury boo boys after admitting he expects to get a hostile reception at Gigg Lane. The Cherries winger, who was born in Bury will be aiming to showcase his skills when he returns to face his old employers
FORMER Cherries boss Harry Redknapp has this morning been confirmed as the new manager of QPR. A spokesman for Redknapp had confirmed last night that talks were set to open between the west London club and Redknapp, who was sacked as manager of
