THE memory of Red Arrows’ pilot Jon Egging, who lost his life after an air festival display, will live on at two Bournemouth schools. Following Jon’s tragic death in August 2011, his widow Emma, mother Dawn, childhood friend James Godley and Red
An accident on the A31 at Boundary Lane caused long tailbacks on Friday afternoon. A single vehicle was involved in the accident on the westbound carriageway at the Boundary Lane roundabout with traffic queuing to the Ashley Heath interchange.
SECOND home owners and those with empty properties could be hit as Bournemouth Council aims to make up a £500,000 council tax shortfall. It has shunned a government grant designed to support a new council tax support scheme, saying it will leave
THE “driving force” at a groundbreaking safety centre has received a royal honour. Manager Alison Shelton has welcomed nearly 200,000 children through the doors of LV=Streetwise since it opened 14 years ago. After being named in the Queen’s
A NIGHTCLUB doorman was seriously injured in an assault in Christchurch. The incident happened after a group of men were asked to leave Club Epic in Bargates at around 3.45am on Sunday, November 25. While they were being shown out, a disturbance
FREE ping pong will be on offer in Christchurch later this month thanks to a lottery-funded scheme launched by a local group. Transition Town Christchurch (TTC) have bought a full-size wheelchair-friendly table tennis table for the Druitt Hall,
DOUBLE winner Stuart Kerr walked away with two awards from Poole Harbour Commissioners’ photography competition. The semi-professional photographer, who works for Sunseeker, won the professional photographers’ category and was chosen overall winner
WIMBORNE Folk Festival has launched its own ‘band aid’ campaign to raise funds for the big event. Volunteers who have taken it upon themselves to revive the festival next year are selling red and white wristbands bearing the slogan ‘Support Wimborne
A PAINTING showing a rare historical view of Poole Harbour and Sandbanks is coming up for auction in Bournemouth next Tuesday. The watercolour by Birmingham-born artist Frank Richards, shows the vista from the grounds of Brownsea Castle. It is among
A VIBRANT marina on Poole Quay could add £25million to the local economy and create 200-300 jobs. Pointing out the attractions of proposals to extend the boat haven, Jim Stewart, chief executive of Poole Harbour Commissioners told the annual open
THE Arts University College at Bournemouth is expected to gain full university status by the end of this year. Ten higher education institutions across the country are on track to become universities after Universities and Science Minister David
A WOMAN driver remains in a critical condition following a three-car collision near Bournemouth town centre on Wednesday. The 54-year-old, who was behind the wheel of a silver Honda Jazz, suffered life threatening injuries after three vehicles
IT'S hard to believe it's been 25 years since Dirty Dancing first thrust its way on to our cinema screens. The low-budget American film was a runaway success and earned a special place in the hearts of a whole generation of teenagers, who were
AN inquest has opened into the death of a 47-year-old woman whose body was found in the driveway of a Poole hostel last month. The Bournemouth Coroner's Court was adjourned until a date to be fixed after District Coroner Sheriff Payne heard how
TEENAGERS who have become disengaged from education have been urged to sign up at a new centre in Bournemouth. The Bournemouth and Poole Youth Achievement Foundation offers help to 16 to 19-year-olds who are unemployed and out of education and
DON’T risk your life. That’s the message from Dorset Police today as they launch a Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. It runs from tomorrow until New Year’s Day and will see more traffic patrols out on the roads, as well as roadside checks
A massive report containing future proposals for Poole’s golden beaches has been rejected by a council committee. Members of Borough of Poole’s economy overview and scrutiny committee had been asked to send the Seafront Beaches Master Plan out
A CLASSY stop off for chocoholics and cafe lovers has been welcoming its first customers in Bournemouth town centre. When you step at the new Barrocoa in Richmond Hill you could be in Paris or Vienna due to the gorgeous decoration and stunning
A GROUP of disabled children will miss out on a visit to Father Christmas after thieves attacked their minibus. The exhaust and catalytic converter were taken from underneath the wheelchair-adapted vehicle over-night on Tuesday while it was parked
Remember when a chocolate Advent calendar was a rarity and not the norm? When I was a little girl I got to open one window in four (brothers and sisters) and there was no chocolate until I was a teenager. Now it seems you can't find an advent calendar
NO-ONE can fail to be moved by the words of Tanya Cooper after yesterday’s inquest into her son’s death. She sent him to school, as was her duty. But Kyle Rees did not come home because the school, its head and staff failed in their duty. Mrs
POOLE Harbour Commissioners propose to build a 950-boat marina on Poole Quay (see Rodney Pattison’s letter, November 22.) In fact the size of the proposed marina could probably accommodate well in excess of 1,100 berths. Richard Lacey (chairman
ON behalf of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation I wanted to thank all the lovely ladies who supported our Ladies Evening on Saturday November 24 at the Allendale Centre and helped us to raise £500. Thank you to the Daily Echo who promoted
HAVING just spent a week’s late holiday in Bournemouth at the Bournemouth Sands Hotel, I would like to say a big ‘thank you’. Instead of the car we used the Breezer and daily traveller tickets on the buses. All the drivers were so friendly and
I REFER to your article about Sally Carpenter crossing the floor to join the Poole People’s Party (Daily Echo, November 27). I quote Sally Carpenter: “People have the right to expect councillors they elect to act in their collective best interests
WITH regard to Conservative Cllr Sally Carpenter changing parties only 18 months after election, and it seems throwing Poole council into turmoil on the matter of who is to run the council, surely such change should not take place without a by-election
MADNESS will be bringing one big party to town this week if their past form is anything to go by. Suggs and Co can always be relied upon for a good time sing-along thanks to their embarrassment of riches when it comes to hit songs we all know and
THE American pop star sings “a brand new kind of me” on her new album but I’m not so sure she’s changed much. That’s not a bad thing though as she has found a winning formula and if you are a fan already you’ll love this. Her soulful brand
KRISTA Green is looking forward to a busy Christmas season after finishing her second album. The 27-year-old Bournemouth girl’s music has that ability to make you happy very quickly with a voice that has been described before as “sunshine”.
ACCOMPLISHED pianist Peter Walch passed away at his home on November 3 after a long illness, surrounded by his family. Born in London, Peter attended Latimer School for Boys before working in local government. At the age of 20, the Second World
THE funeral will take place today of former Christchurch mayor John Moss who died on November 18 at the age of 79. John was elected a borough councillor in 1987, representing the St Catherine’s ward, and becoming the town’s First Citizen just two
TOUCHING tributes have been paid to a former Bournemouth councillor who died peacefully in hospital on November 21, at the age of 74. Born in Banff, Scotland, on July 14, 1938, Anson Westbrook’s father was a coastguard and the young Anson spent
A MAN has been jailed for drugs offences thanks to tip-offs to police from Christchurch residents. Damien Turner, right, was arrested after a raid at a property in Clarence Place in the town and has been sentenced to four years in prison. The
NINE suspects have been arrested in connection with fraud, money laundering and insolvency offences involving millions of pounds following raids across three counties. Three men, aged 50, 53 and 55, and two women, aged 34 and 50, were detained
Police confiscated drugs worth more than £60,000 in raids on three properties in Boscombe on Tuesday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off from neighbours, officers recovered herbal cannabis at a flat in Argyll Road, where a man and a woman were arrested
THE devastated mother of Kyle Rees, who died after being hit by a practice hockey ball, has hit out at the school’s “failure” to look after her child. Tanya Cooper said she felt let down by staff at Portchester School, where 16-year-old Kyle was
STEVE Fletcher believes Cherries’ returning hero Brett Pitman can be “a force to be reckoned with” in League One. Pitman rejoined Cherries on loan from Bristol City seven days ago and continued from where he had left off by netting a dramatic late
CHRISTCHURCH manager Graham Kemp says Harry Cornick has been left “shell-shocked” at the speed of his rapid rise. Boss Eddie Howe invited Cornick to train with Cherries this week after first reading about the Wessex Premier star’s exploits in the
TEAM boss Mark Sturney is bullish about Wimborne’s prospects as they bid to end a 20-year search for Dorset & Wilts Cup glory. The in-form Minstermen face league rivals Weymouth at Swanage & Wareham’s Bestwall ground in the county showpiece
Drivers are being warned of icy conditions for the rest of the week as temperatures drop to -2C. Many roads across the county are still wet from the flooding caused by the weekend's heavy rains and ice caused a series of crashes yesterday
WESSEX junior star Joel Roberts has jetted out to Brazil to play for Great Britain at the Brazilian School Olympics. The 16-year-old Twynham School pupil is the youngest member of the under-18 team competing in Brazil over the next seven days.
PARKSTONE Grammar School crashed through the rankings to come within striking distance of the medals at the English Schools Relay Championships in Coventry. Plymouth College’s 15-year-old London 2012 star Ruta Meilutyte was among their opponents
WESSEX junior star Joel Roberts has jetted out to Brazil to play for Great Britain at the Brazilian School Olympics. The 16-year-old Twynham School pupil is the youngest member of the under-18 team competing in Brazil over the next seven days.
BOURNEMOUTH Electric under-14s charged into their first cup semi-final, thanks to a golden 10-minute spell that reaped five goals. With the scores level shortly after the interval, Electric netted through Luke Walters, Fintan O’Kane, Spencer Hopkins
STAR siblings Grace and Piers Copeland are on course to win their respective Poole and East Dorset Cross-Country League laurels. The county runners both won their races at the penultimate meeting hosted by Baden-Powell and St Peter’s Church of
THE FA Cup has more than its fair share of detractors – but Tommy Elphick is certainly not one of them. While those in the upper echelons of the English game may no longer prioritise it, Elphick still relishes his appearances in the grand old competition
A LATE burst from the final mark was enough to secure victory for Rick Otten in the Lymington Town charity pursuit race. It was the last event of the autumn series for keel boats with funds raised going to the BBC’s Children In Need appeal.
MANAGER Frank Gray insists Bashley must get their own house in order on the pitch and says there will be no room for sympathy when they host crisis-hit St Albans City tomorrow (3pm). The Saints arrive in the New Forest just days after boss David
CHAIRMAN Ken Stewart is backing quiet man Steve Cuss to help Wimborne Town make a big noise by fulfilling their ambitious three-year plan. Magpies are halfway through their project and Stewart believes boss Cuss has the credentials to complete
BOSS Tom Killick is hoping Poole Town can strike an early blow in the fight for promotion when they visit fellow Southern League high-fliers Tiverton tomorrow (3pm). Second-placed Tivvy are unbeaten at Ladysmead and are currently two points and
