THERE has never been much in the way of loyalty in football, on the field at least. Players come and go, managers come and go. The only true constant in the game is the supporters. Not so in the case of Mick Cunningham. Mick is a lifelong
A GOVERNMENT chief outlined plans to boost tourism on a trip to Bournemouth. Deirdre Wells, OBE, gave a seminar at the launch of the Hotel and Catering Show at the BIC and told how she is working on encouraging families to rediscover the traditional
THE upcoming opening of the new Starbucks café in Bournemouth is drawing mixed reactions. The new coffee house is due to open at The Triangle on Monday but the sign above the front door is already visible and this graffiti artist decided to make
DORSET’S new police and crime commissioner Martyn Underhill will be talking about his role at Boscombe Forum on Saturday. The second meeting of the community group will also hear an update from Sue Bickler, Bournemouth coun-cil’s regeneration director
FERNDOWN students were given thousands of pounds towards achieving their dreams. More than 30 pupils at Ferndown Upper School were awarded with £15,000 in scholarships and bursaries by Pete and Linda Thornton of the John Thornton Young Achievers
A NEW initiative to ease the transition from a three to a two-tier school system has been launched in Purbeck. The Purbeck Education Partnership (PEP) is comprised of The Purbeck School, Wareham, and the 11 district primary schools involved in
CHILDREN at schools across the borough are getting a taste of competitive sport at the Poole School Games. Youngsters aged from eight to 18 are keeping the legacy of the 2012 Olympics alive by taking part in a wide range of sporting competitions
FRIENDS of a teenager killed in a horror crash pedalled 28 miles to raise money for a new safety campaign. Mikey Maguire died when the car he was a passenger in hit a tree in Lytchett Matravers and his mum Allison Jarman is campaigning to get the
THE future of a Bournemouth nightclub which had its licence suspended following a stabbing will be decided on Thursday. The V Club in Exeter Road has been closed since February 12 after violence flared on the dance floor following an argument.
CONTROVERSIAL plans to charge people for on-street parking in Christchurch have been delayed. The announcement was made at a meeting of Christchurch council on Tuesday, after concerns were expressed by Cllr Colin Bungey about the effect on traders
IT is one of the treasures of Victorian Bournemouth – and it has been improved thanks to the 21st-century failure of the town’s Imax cinema. Volunteers at the Shelley Theatre in Boscombe’s Shelley Manor recently took delivery of 220 seats ripped
A FAMILY who watched their home burn on Sunday night say they are lucky to be alive. Mum Clare Irish, 52, and her two daughters and son left their Wimborne home with just minutes to spare after the blaze in a ground-floor bedroom. There were
SONGS inspired by Dorset will be performed at Portland’s St George’s Church by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra musicians and the Freedance Choir on Friday. The concert, called Water and Stone, will also feature the second performance of a new piece
WORK to shift thousands of tonnes of sand westwards towards Boscombe is expected to finish this week. Diggers and trucks are being used to reverse the drift of 10,000 cubic metres of sand that has moved over time towards Southbourne. Bournemouth
SEVEN members of AFC Bournemouth staff are understood to have been made redundant in what Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell has described as a "restructuring" exercise. Although Mitchell declined to reveal the number of job losses at Dean Court
AS one of the initial objectors to the infamous IMAX building I have been reading the letters that Echo readers have written on the demolition of the building with interest. There certainly appears to be confusion as who is responsible for the fiasco
MARTIN LAZENBY aged 46 of Longfleet Road, Poole. Admitted the theft of a bottle of wine from Co-op Stores. Fined £100. To pay compensation of £4.75. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £25. Also admitted failing to surrender to custody at Bournemouth
THOMAS HENRY ROY SHERRED Aged 24 of Direct Access, St Swithun’s Road. Admitted theft of 23 boxes of Nurofen worth £72.01 from Wilkinsons. Committed to prison for 12 weeks. Also admitted stealing three bottles of alcohol worth £86.29 from Sainsbury’
JASON PETER SHAW aged 19 of Spring Close, Verwood. Admitted driving a VW car on Leigh Road, Wimborne with 64 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Conditional discharge of one year. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85. Disqualified
DORSET'S Police and Crime Commissioner Marytn Underhill is to meet the CPS to ask why special constable Collette Carpenter can't be prosecuted over the crash which killed David Bartholomew. Collette Carpenter was involved in a conversation with
I REPORTED a pothole to the council on February 24 and it was repaired on March 1. What service! ROBIN GARDINER, Timothy Close, Bournemouth
ON Tuesday, February 26 I attended the Christchurch council meeting on the Core Strategy to be sent to the Secretary of State. I listened to lots of talk about what’s good for the wellbeing and quality of life for all the people of Christchurch
LUKE BROWN aged 19 of Grove Road, Wimborne. Admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order made by East Dorset Magistrates Court. Existing community order varied by adding a requirement to carry out unpaid work for seven hours
MARTIN JAMES LOCK aged 32 of High Street, Wool. Admitted harassment without violence. Condition discharge of 12 months. Restraining order made not to contact victim or go to a named road in Poole. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85. SARA
THE video footage of Sharon Clark, the mother of 16-year-old Jade, trying to make an appeal following her daughter’s awful death makes very harrowing viewing. Mrs Clark was barely able to form her words as she faced a press conference yesterday, eight
THE Early Learning Centre in Poole is to close – leaving Poole town centre with no dedicated toy shop. The Dolphin Centre store, which has been open 23 years, will shut on March 20, leaving nine staff out of a job. It follows the closure of
A BOURNEMOUTH man shook a baby so violently she was left with brain damage and cerebral palsy, a court heard. The little girl also has serious visual impairment after being critically injured by Alistair Dean, Bournemouth Crown Court was told.
A TEDDY bear launched into the stratosphere from the middle of the New Forest has returned to earth - bearing incredible video footage. Attached to only a helium balloon, furry astronaut Derek the teddy bear, floated 21 miles up through the clouds
SENIOR investigating officer Insp Matt Butler says the driver of the Volvo involved in the collision which killed Jade Clark must come forward. Speaking at yesterday's emotional press conference, where Jade's mum made a tearful appeal for the driver
THE man in charge of the outsourcing operation which took over the work of several Bournemouth council departments has quit the company. Bournemouth councillors were given no notice that Tony Williams, partnership director for the Mouchel Group
I AM looking for Robin or Linda Thompson, the son and daughter of Ron and Irene (nee Lawrence). Both are now in their 60s and I know used to live in Bournemouth. If anyone can put me in contact with them or their children I would be very grateful.
BOURNEMOUTH boxer Jake Gosling targeted a future full-time ring career after overcoming big-night nerves to win his debut bout. The 21-year-old claimed a convincing points victory over James Childs as he made his bow at Southampton Guildhall on
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has implored Darcy Ward to fulfil his world champion potential after telling the Aussie ace: It is down to you now. The speedway star is back at his Dorset base after jetting into the UK to prepare for the upcoming season
POOLE Town manager Tom Killick has warned that the race for promotion to the Southern Premier is far from a two-horse race. Dolphins are favourites for the Division One South & West title as they trail long-time leaders Hungerford by five points
THE distraught mum of teenager Jade Clark made an emotional appeal to the driver involved in a fatal collision on the A31 during a press conference. Reading a statement, Sharon Clark said Jade's loss had left a hole in their hearts and lives that
THE trial of three people accused of murdering Boscombe man Geoffrey Reed will begin this morning. Stuart Raymond Wareham, 25, of Cecil Road, Boscombe, Benjamin Henry Walter, 21, and Lee Raymond Wareham, 32, both of no fixed address, are accused
Well what a messy little child this is. Not for our developers finely-tuned cut scenes, pithy dialogue and seamless interchange. No sir, we're all about the mountains of cliche rammed with profanity and some of the worst set pieces you'll
