CHARITIES have be-nefited from almost £18,000 thanks to flying fans who attended this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival. Organisers again sold wristbands with the festival brochure, and representatives from the Jon Egging Trust, Hounds for Heroes
ONE of the UK's biggest solar energy farms could be built in Christchurch should multi-million pound plans be given the go-ahead. Solar Power Generation Ltd has applied for permission to build a 118 acre – 48 hectare – farm on land owned by Eco
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe has confirmed that Miles Addison could be out for a further four weeks. The Cherries captain is currently on the sidelines after sustaining an ankle injury during a training session. Addison received positive news when
I love tax. Recent headlines have stated that “2 million more to pay higher tax rate by 2015”. I know I’m being daring by writing this as undeniably some folk will comment saying that I am ‘naïve’ ‘ignorant’ and ‘stupid’ but I kid you not, I am
WEEKS of hard work finally paid off when villagers unveiled their stunning scarecrow nativity story in Holdenhurst. Thirteen life-sized models made out of hay, wood and paper have been erected on the green and at the entrance to the picturesque
DORSET Police are calling on residents to get to know their Safer Neighbourhood Teams this Christmas. Every community in Dorset has a SNT which works with local people and partner organisations to identify and address local concerns. You can
A former assistant head in Suffolk, who is now living near Ferndown, has been charged with making indecent images. William Stansbury, who was previously the assistant head at Ipswich School, will face five counts of making indecent images of children
FESTIVE gifts and treats were on offer at Swanage’s popular Christmas Fair on Saturday, organised by traders. Alongside the stalls set up in Commercial Road, selling locally-made crafts and goods, Christmas trees, jewellery, chocolate and produce
WATCHING this adaptation felt like like curling up with a mulled wine in front of a log fire. Mike Maran’s skilled and captivating storytelling of the Charles Dickens classic put me right in the mood for Christmas. He was both narrator and
A COUPLE have today been convicted of starting a life-threatening fire in their own Hampshire pub in an insurance scam. Jurors at Southampton Crown Court unanimously convicted Dean and Melynda Thomas of arson after hearing they were thousands of
RESIDENTS of a busy Boscombe road face a further seven weeks of disruption before sewage works which started in July are finally concluded. Wessex Water have excavated an eight metre deep hole in Percy Road, one of the main routes from Southbourne
WHATEVER the weather this winter, visitors to Bournemouth town centre can enjoy a trip to an ice rink. A huge indoor rink now dominates the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) – with a smaller outdoor version set alongside the balloon in the
WALK through Poole’s Dolphin shopping centre towards the High Street where you will come across a railway level crossing. When the barrier is down you have two options-wait at the barrier or use the footbridge to cross over the line. It is
THE pedestrian seriously injured crossing the A351 near Corfe Castle on Sunday had just got off a bus, it has emerged. Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses as the 62-year-old Corfe woman continues to fight for life in Southampton General
AS unpretentious as the late 80’s acid house scene that spawned them, Orbital produced a memorable evening of rumbling bass-lines and squelchy synths. Despite the O2 Academy Bournemouth at half capacity, Phil and Paul Hartnoll were in the mood to ‘
CHERRIES’ Steve Fletcher’s appetite for brussel sprouts (Echo December 8) is something to be admired. It seems certain that any future marking he has to endure will be zonal rather than man-to-man. GEOFFREY LINDLEY, Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth
I READ with interest the latest news (Echo December 6) on Hampshire's revised plans for the site in Moors Valley Country Park and the Friends of Ringwood Forest’s proposed responses. It has always been part of the plan for Purple Haze that a (30
WHAT has happened to ‘Christmas’ in the Dolphin Centre in Poole? You would be forgiven for thinking Christmas has by-passed there. What you get is a miserable looking effort for a grotto. It’s a ‘pod’ stuck outside Boots. I would like to see
Sleeping Beauty gets little peace in this year's Pavilion Panto, with gags-a-plenty, big names and and even a touch of Gangnam Style! Directed by and starring CBeebies star and Bournemouth resident Chris Jarvis as Happy Harry, the show opens with
I WOULD like to acknowledge the recent kindness of the staff at the Bowlplex at Tower Park in Poole. Recently, a large group of stroke survivors visited the Bowlplex, accompanied by their partners and volunteers from Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester
MANY thanks to one of the aircraft operators at Bournemouth International Airport for yet again ruining my sleep! At 05.36 on Sunday morning, my slumber was shattered by the roar of a large jet aircraft taking off. This was followed up by one
IT’S the perfect date to remember and means there will be no excuse for either of them to forget a wedding anniversary in years to come. Newlyweds Lynn Samways and Richard Fletcher from Southbourne, chose to tie the knot yesterday at exactly 12.12pm
BOURNEMOUTH’S tourism chief still fears a major impact on the town if the wind farm off the coast goes ahead, despite the firm behind it changing its plans. As reported in the Daily Echo, Navitus Bay, a joint venture between Dutch firm Eneco and
MICHAEL Gove’s relationship with the teaching profession has taken a bit of a turn for the worse. The government sparked anger from teachers’ leaders yesterday after writing to schools warning that union members taking industrial action are “highly
Handel would utilize whatever forces were available when performing his Messiah and likely to have an orchestra of the size so expertly directed by Nicholas McGegan here. Matched against the full Bournemouth Symphony Chorus at a ratio exceeding
KAREN Bessant has a daughter in Year 9. She said: “My daughter came here from a middle school in Poole so she didn’t know anyone. She settled in well and they are pushing her to reach her full potential.” EMMA Willcox, 18, is taking A-levels in
“WE are not driven by league tables. What matters is that all youngsters leave here with the best qualifications for them.” Gill Blanshard is passionate in her belief that every child can achieve at school. And with 97 per cent of students
BOURNEMOUTH and Poole College is £1.4 million better off thanks to investment from the Skills Funding Agency. It is one of more than 50 colleges across the UK to receive money in the third phase of the government’s Enhanced Renewal Grant. College
A MAN accused of raping a woman in a Bournemouth shop claims she was kissing and hugging him before the alleged attack took place, a court heard yesterday. Farid Ghorzanig told police that the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, agreed
A JURY will today continue to consider their verdict in the case of a couple alleged to have torched a pub in an insurance scam. Jurors were last night granted permission to retire overnight after the case concluded yesterday morning. The prosecution
LAST Christmas I enjoyed a lovely and very cheap roast dinner in the Beales restaurant. I have been hoping they would be offering them again this year and to my joy they are. At £5.25 they are not quite as cheap as last year but it is still
The Government has given the green light for "fracking" for shale gas to resume in the UK. Moves by gas company Cuadrilla to exploit the unconventional gas in Lancashire were put on hold 18 months ago after fracking, which uses high-pressure liquid
COUNCILLOR Janet Walton, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services, Borough of Poole said: “In Poole we are once again pleased with both attainment and progress figures at Key Stage 2 which show continued improvement for the fourth year in a
NICOLA Greene, deputy leader and cabinet member for education and children’s services at Bournemouth Council, said: “This year’s results reflect a significant improvement on the results achieved in previous years. "There are now no schools in Bournemouth
PRIMARY schools have recorded some of their best-ever results in league tables published today. The number of 11-year-olds reaching the government’s required standard has risen in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. To see how schools compare across
An outraged driver threw a stone at the windscreen of a fellow motorist in a roadrage incident in Poole. A 40-year-old woman from Poole, driving a silver MG car towards the Hungerhill roundabout, was forced to stop suddenly after merging with traffic
THE achievements of Bournemouth University students were recognised in a visit by Royalty yesterday. Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, took the opportunity to speak to students and staff about what they have been up to over the past 12 months
Here's video footage of Dr Emma Egging reading her statement outside court (warning: contains flash photography) We'll have video of Group Captain Adrian Hill giving his statement online very shortly. And here's our video of Group Captain
RESIDENTS of Poole’s sprawling Bourne Estate are looking forward to having their say when it comes to spending £1million of National Lottery cash. The estate is set to get its slice of £200million as part of a drive to transform neighbourhoods.
SWIM Bournemouth exceeded their own expectations to come fifth in the National Arena League’s Premier Division West final. The result represented a one-place improvement on last year and lifted them to sixth in the league table – also one place
SWIM Bournemouth exceeded their own expectations to come fifth in the National Arena League’s Premier Division West final. The result represented a one-place improvement on last year and lifted them to sixth in the league table – also one place
SWIM Bournemouth’s B team came within two places of promotion as they concluded their first season in Division One. The team – promoted from Division Two a year ago – finished fifth in their 2012 final. Winners were Ben Wickens in the 15/u
NEW recruit Rohan Tungate is hoping to step up to Elite League level and become Pirates’ next wonder from Down Under. Tungate will aim to follow in some illustrious Australian tyre tracks when he links up with the Wimborne Road outfit next season
MANAGER Eddie Howe is convinced strike duo Lewis Grabban and Brett Pitman have the credentials to form a fruitful partnership in Cherries’ attack. Grabban and Pitman have showed positive signs since being paired by boss Howe and helping Cherries
TWO people had a lucky escape after their car was sandwiched in a multi-vehicle smash on the Wessex Way last night. The collision caused traffic chaos across the area as motorists struggled to find alternative routes to avoid the A338, which was
