CINEMA-goers at Poole's Empire multiplex are being asked to vote for the Christmas movie they would most like to see shown there. The film with the highest number of votes will be shown on Friday December 21, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23, with tickets
CHERRIES booked their place in the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in eight years with victory over Carlisle today. Goals from Wes Fogden, Eunan O'Kane and Marc Pugh eased Eddie Howe's men to a comfortable victory at Brunton Park with
A FERNDOWN woman is preparing to cycle across Vietnam and Cambodia to raise funds for a cause close to her heart. Debbie Pettitt is undertaking the challenge to raise money for the Lymphoma Association after her brother Paul died from the disease
Is there actually anything newsworthy these days? Every single monotonous dreary day, the same old drivel keeps hitting the headlines… Is there anyone innovative out there? Anyone with initiative? No? Just me I guess. For quite a while
McGovern hoisted in a free-kick, Jalal flapped, Beck squeezed in a header at the far post. Goal against the run of play but it's put Carlisle right back in it. "@PooleTownFC: 1-2" #echolive — @PTFSC 01 December 2012 Great save from Jalal
A HUGE musical with 150 children is being praised by showbiz agents. The youngsters from Stepping Out’s four dance academies have been treading the boards at Carter Community School in a production celebrating the performance school’s 21st anniversary
WITH reference to Mr Adams’ letter regarding litter and the use of external enforcement companies I would like to provide the facts. Litter, including dog fouling, is a real issue for residents, and to try and address the problem I asked officers
I AM looking for a copy of a paperback book called ‘Famous Women in Dorset’ by Elizabeth Edwards. It is now out of print and the publishers, which was Power Publications, Ferndown, have closed down . I would be prepared to pay for the book
IN support of Councillor Whittaker’s letter of November 20 re the bridge at Throop, may I add that I live very near to the river but on the south side and frequently have to get to Hurn Stores area on my bicycle. I, and very many of my friends,
by Paul Lines ARRIVING at tonight's venue, the intimate and rather tired looking Pier Theatre, makes you realise how mainstream comedy is not as popular as it once was. Back in the late 1990s at his peak, Chubby Brown played a weekend of gigs
NEWS recently that UK cyclist fatalities and injuries are at an all time high is very concerning. If we are to increase cycle travel in the Echo region amongst all sections of the population from children to pensioners and professional people,
I LOVE Christmas but hate Christmas shopping. Battling through packed high streets and out of town shopping centres trying to find the perfect pressies is just not my idea of fun. But look a little further afield and there’s a Christmas shopping
IN a world where guitar music doesn’t seem to be all that fashionable at the moment, you have to hand it to The Vaccines for keeping the flag flying and forcing themselves into the spotlight. Their breakthrough album What Did You Expect from the
Whether you’re stirring, shaking, layering or muddling, with the soaring popularity of cocktails and the trend for complex infusions, there's plenty of fun to be had by experimenting with these visual treats at home. In my little black book of
THE head of a secondary school where a teenage boy sustained a fatal injury has assured parents they do not tolerate bad behaviour from pupils. Debbie Godfrey-Phaure, the executive head of Portchester School, defended the school’s record on pupil
I WAS arranging an interview with a nice chap the other week and because it was organised through a PR, she asked if she could listen in to our phone conversation to ‘get across’ the interview. Point number 1(a) – no-one but no-one listens in to
DORSET Police have urged people to be vigilant after figures revealed burglaries over the Christmas period have increased by almost 20 per cent over the past four years. Officers say residents can take some simple steps to make sure burglars don't
The Journeyman Union shop in Parr Street, Ashley Cross, is quiet when I arrive. But there’s no mistaking it’s the right place; with its A-board, artful bench and a rug laid out invitingly on the drive. Going in I vaguely expect to see some sofas
FIREFIGHTERS have been tackling a fire in the roof of a Southbourne house this morning. Two crews from Christchurch as well as firefighters from Springbourne, Westbourne and Redhill attended the fire in Hathaway Road at 6.58am this morning.
THE family of a woman killed in a head-on crash have hit out at the punishment given to the driver who caused her death. Grandmother, Joyce Frigot, 61, of Christchurch, died in June on the A35 near Holmsley in the New Forest. Now the man who
Much of Branksome Park falls within a conservation area covering several hundred acres. It is an area renowned for its natural beauty with tree-lined avenues, indigenous pines and rhododendrons. Undoubtedly one of the most exclusive enclaves
Met Opera: La Clemenza Di Tito The virtuosic Elina Garanca sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia, in this revival of one of the composer’s final masterpieces. Streamed
EUNAN O’Kane knows he must bide his time as he looks to establish himself at Dean Court following what he describes as an “indifferent” start to his Cherries career. The versatile midfielder started eight of Cherries’ first 10 league games of the
PIRATES star Darcy Ward is keen to return to the Dorset club next season. The Grand Prix new boy is currently mulling over an offer from Pirates chief Matt Ford and admitted he was hopeful of reaching an agreement to pull on the skull and crossbones
FORMER Dean Court loan man Frank Simek insists Carlisle United have a burning desire to put right their Cherries horror show in today’s FA Cup clash. Defender Simek says only an improved display from the Cumbrians at Brunton Park will convince
BRITISH COLOMBIA, CANADA If you’re after a guaranteed white Christmas, why not pack the family off to British Columbia in Canada? The ski haven of Big White is a little-known gem of a family resort with plenty of snow all season. With an
