BOSS Eddie Howe predicted at least two months on the sidelines for Shaun MacDonald before admitting the influential midfielder was a “massive player to lose”. Cherries were rocked by news that the Welshman was facing an extended spell in the treatment
RESIDENTS are being urged to make sure elderly family members and neighbours are not vulnerable to bogus callers this Christmas. Dorset Police say distraction burglars use a wide variety of excuses to gain access to people’s homes, including claiming
LEWIS Grabban struck his ninth goal of the season as Cherries made it 13 matches unbeaten with a 1-0 success over Colchester at Dean Court. The in-form frontman hit the winner on 41 minutes as Cherries registered their first home victory over the
SMILE Connect understands the difficulties of lone parenting. Lone parents often struggle with the responsibility of being sole provider for their children, emotionally physically and financially. Every family situation is different, often with
BURTON residents gathered around the village green to sing carols and see Santa light-up the Christmas tree. Christchurch mayor Peter Hall and local MP Christopher Chope helped Father Christmas with the countdown to switch on the lights, which
IT was a case of hair today - gone tomorrow, when Ali Besent shaved her head for charity. More than £1,000 was raised for Youth Cancer Trust through the gesture, which will support the Bournemouth charity's work in providing activity holidays for
NEW shop owners are being praised for trying to help improve a town centre road. After taking over the old London off-licence in St Michael’s Road in Bournemouth Mike Sollinger and his Turkish wife Ulku have banned troublesome customers and are
Shaun MacDonald struggling and is going to be subbed by Arter. Mystery what happened to MacDonald. But he is being stretchered off. Sub: MacDonald off, Arter on, 45 mins Warm applause for MacDonald as he is carried around to the tunnel
A WIMBORNE mum and her two daughters have proved they’re a cut above after donating their locks to charity. Sarah Campbell, 11-year-old Josie and eight-year-old Elinor will send their ponytails to the Little Princess Trust. The charity provides
A YOUNG first aider from Ferndown has been praised by paramedics after helping a man who suffered a seizure in a barber shop. Ferndown Middle School student Max Bateman, who has been a member of the St John Ambulance Cadet Unit for nearly three
PLUCKY Damian Bennett got the answer he wanted when proposed to his girlfriend at a pantomime. Former X Factor and Dancing on Ice star Ray Quinn brought Aladdin to a halt at Lighthouse in Poole and left the stage for Damian to get down on one knee
A RAPIST is behind bars for attacking a frail 68-year-old man in his home. Stephen Thomas Jamieson, 20, was handed an eight-year prison sentence for raping and sexually abusing the pensioner in his bedroom at a shared house in Charminster on January
IT'S not just the lovely food we'll be feasting on this Christmas. There's some cracking TV programmes worth reserving your place on the sofa for. Here's what we're looking forward to watching: Christmas Eve The Snowman and The Snowdog
I REFER to the letter from Jane Stichbury, Chair of Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Monday’s Echo. What is reassuring is that as a result of recent pressures brought by the concerned public and charity fundraising
I WISH Greyfriars in Ringwood every success with their proposals to redevelop the Christchurch Road site. My query is, will vehicles still have to approach any car parks through a narrow entrance, and leave via Bickerley? If so, I see that
WHAT a lovely photograph (In Faith Matters, Daily Echo December 8) of two special boys, Declan Foster, 12, and his brother Dylon ,eight, who handed out 80 pairs of gloves and 120 chocolate bars to the homeless. Declan has been collecting money
YOUR correspondent Gordon Cann says that while combining Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in a single unitary authority may have merit in terms of costs, it lacks such merit in terms of public involvement and accountability. To function efficiently
WHEN we moved to Christchurch I felt I had found the most perfect place in Britain to live. Peace and quiet, a lovely harbour where we could spend many an hour watching the children crabbing. Where folks always had time to stop and have a friendly
ONCE again the weather took centre stage yesterday. There was spectacular flooding in some parts of the area, not least at the Quay in Christchurch, where homes and businesses had to get out the sandbags for a little bit of extra protection.
IT’S an improvement but still not good enough – that’s the verdict on a massive development proposed for Bournemouth’s Winter Gardens that will go before councillors on Monday. The ambitious apartment, hotel and cinema scheme, which is billed as
PAUL ERIC BURGESS aged 39 of Carey Road, Wareham. Admitted driving a Fiat on Sandford Road, Wareham otherwise in accordance with a licence. Fined £80. Also admitted driving same vehicle without third party insurance. Fined £240. To pay victim surcharge
KANEEZ FATEMA BHOJANI aged 39 of Seymour Road, Ringwood. Admitted driving a Seat on Richmond Hill roundabout, Bournemouth without third party insurance. Costs of £85. Discharged conditionally for three months. DAVID CARTER aged 45 of Bishop Court
DAVID JOHN ARMSTRONG aged 57 of Derwent Close, Ferndown. Admitted driving a Citroen car on Fleets Lane, Poole, and exceeding the 30mph speed limit. Fined £45. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points.
LUKE NATHAN STANLEY aged 23 of Rockley Road, Poole. Admitted driving a Honda through a red light on Holes Bay Road junction with Sterte Road. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points. JEAN WILLS
JAMANDA JANE CHANDLER aged 45 of Hickes Close, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a Nissan through a red light on Holes Bay Road Junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points
PASSENGERS from Bournemouth have told of their misery at being on a cruise ship blighted by the norovirus sickness bug. The Oriana docked back in Southampton yesterday and one woman from Everton in the New Forest described the 10-day trip as a
EXTREME flooding hit Christchurch and Poole yesterday as parts of Dorset were battered by heavy rain and high winds. Weather warnings were put in place across the coastline with gusts reaching 60mph in some places and waves overtopping harbour
MANAGER Eddie Howe has offered Cherries supporters an exciting glimpse into the future by insisting: Brett Pitman is even better this time round. The mercurial striker is today set to make his first appearance at Dean Court since returning to the
FORMER England star David James believes award-winning boss Eddie Howe has provided Cherries with the confidence to regularly fulfil their potential. Howe’s work since returning to Dean Court was yesterday recognised when he was named League One
BULLISH Neil Middleditch is convinced Pirates have built a team with genuine Elite League championship credentials. Poole chiefs have signed six of their seven riders for the 2013 campaign during a productive close-season recruitment drive.
AN ARMED robber pointed a gun at an elderly couple before kidnapping the woman and fleeing with her in their car. The man approached a house in Lymington wearing swimming goggles and a tartan scarf over his face and pointed a gun at the woman,
