FAMILY and friends of 16-year-old Jade Clark released 70 balloons in her memory at Carvers Recreation Ground in Ringwood on Saturday. Several hundred people gathered in the field to show their support, with numbers greatly boosted by scooterists
CHERRIES lost further ground in the race for promotion when they were condemned to a 2-1 defeat by League One leaders Doncaster today. Billy Paynter fired the visitors ahead midway through the second half, only for Matt Tubbs to level just four
LESBIAN, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Dorset are being encouraged to consider adoption and fostering. This week is national LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, and Dorset County Council is supporting the campaign. Cllr Toni Coombs,
THE Do It For Dorset Campaign is a joint initiative between the Daily Echo and the Dorset Community Foundation – a registered charity dedicated to promoting charitable giving and grant making for charities and community groups across the county.
A FLOWER shop in Westbourne, which has been open for more than 65 years, will close its doors for the final time this Sunday. Mel Smith, who owns Ena’s Florists, on Seamoor Road, says that the rent and rates have become too high for her to afford
SCHOOL superheroes have come to the rescue of a Poole restaurateur after hard-hearted thieves snatched a charity collection bottle from the bar. Pupils at Buckholme Towers near La Cruz restaurant in Ashley Cross rallied to raise £539.25 for Help
TALENTED young singer Natasha Wollen has been selected from more than 100 hopefuls to take part in a national search-for-a-star competition. The 12-year-old from Poole won her audition in the TeenStar contest and will now compete in the regional
Paynter arrives at the near post to turn in a cross from the right by Cotterill with Allsop powerless to keep out the strike. Fraser on for McQuoid 71 minutes #echolive hashtag seems to have packed up, sadly. O'Kane booked Grabban, set
TRAFFIC on the M27 will be disrupted this weekend as a large section closes for repair work. The eastbound M27 near Southampton will close between junctions four and five for resurfacing work from 9pm on Saturday, March 9 and 5.30am on Monday,
THE lead singer of an indie band was the victim of an assault in Bournemouth, it is claimed. The Enemy front man Tom Clarke took to Twitter to report that he was hit in the head by a full pint glass while performing at The Old Fire Station on Sunday
THE new Starbucks café is due to open its doors in The Triangle area of Bournemouth on Monday. The high street chain has been renovating the old Bonmarche shop since the application for their 90-seater coffee shop was approved and the finishing
Confusion reigned at a Poole primary school when children and staff dressed up as their favourite character to celebrate World Book Day. Pupils turned up at Talbot Combined School in fancy dress and staff followed suit, joining in the fun, before
DORSET’S Police and Crime Commissioner has outlined ambitious plans to put victims first in the fight against criminal and antisocial behaviour. Former police officer Martyn Underhill told a Victim Seminar at Poole Civic Centre that the police
STEVE ALAN of Bryant Street, Chatham. Proved in absence that he kept a Vauxhall Vectra which was unlicensed at West Hill car park. Fined £200. To pay vehicle excise back duty of £35.84. Costs £90. ALAN BELL of St John’s Road, Bournemouth. Proved
VICTORIA JAYNE HORTOP of High Street, Spetisbury. Proved in absence that a vehicle was registered to her when it did not meet insurance requirements. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £110. SHELAGH MARY WITHERS of Gladwyn Church
SO reading the letter from Jon Beaven in March 6’s Echo, we will not have any further facilities or entertainment developments built and rely purely on the “beach” to encourage tourists to visit Bournemouth and produce enough business to keep hotels
IT is with incredulity that I am writing this letter of objection. Who on earth can have decided for reasons other than financial gain to have sited a giant wind farm 8.9 miles off the coast of Durlston Head, a similar distance from the Needles
I READ Jon Beaven’s letter ‘no pool and no rink is best way’, for who? Firstly, the lucky tourists from Birmingham, London, etc can go home and enjoy their ice rinks and swimming pools, the residents of Bournemouth and surrounding areas can’t because
PARALYMPIC rowing cox Helen Arbuthnot has visited Poole to support a Government programme aimed at getting unemployed people back into the workplace. Helen, who at London 2012 coxed the first Irish boat to ever compete at a Paralympics Games, met
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a man in a wheelchair who went missing from his Bournemouth home on Tuesday, March 5. Mark Christian, aged 68, may have caught a London-bound train, but does not have the medication with him that he requires
CHURCHES everywhere will be holding special services for Mother’s Day tomorrow. Among those celebrating is Blandford Forum Parish Church, where there will be a special service at 10.30am for all ages. The service will include prayers and thanksgiving
THANKS to the tender care they have given to members of my family, I’ll always be happy to support the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity. But I’m not so sure about their latest ad. Beautifully shot, heart-breaking at times, it wants us to think about
PAUL Gascoigne is coming back to Bournemouth after spending a month in rehab in the United States. The football star’s high profile departure from the town hit the news when he fell ill a month ago and celebrity friends including Radio 2 DJ Chris
RESIDENTS at Bournemouth’s YMCA are using its radio station as a platform for change. A total of 33 of those staying at the charity completed the latest round of the charity’s Hope4Me project to create their own radio show for Hope FM. The
AN e-petition has been launched calling on the CPS to re-consider charges in the David Bartholomew fatal road crash. The motorcyclist was involved in a horror collision with a Peugeot 206, being driven by a Dorset Police special constable, on the
EDDIE Mitchell has moved swiftly to reassure supporters over Cherries’ financial position following one of the most testing periods of his chairmanship. Mitchell, who today celebrates his 59th birthday, this week saw no fewer than 10 members of
PLAYGOLF Bournemouth’s Michael Bolt has been named TGI Partnership first-year assistant of the year. John Morgan from Saunton Golf Club was the leading second-year assistant, while Thornbury Golf Centre’s Lee Marshall won the third-year title for
A candy-cane of red and white twisted together as my molten vase took shape in the 1,120 degree furnace. Ever since I was a child glass blowing has been on my ‘bucket list’ – of things to do before I die – after visiting a glass workshop on a school
Ruth Meech discovers the art of burlesque is thriving in Dorset Dita von Teese has a lot to answer for. The women of Britain used to keep fit through a steady, if slightly earnest, regime of pilates, aerobics and jogging. These days, straight-forward
Andy Bissell celebrates cycling's great climbers and tackles a notorious challenge at Blissford in the New Forest Up in the clouds, there are fabled places which cyclists discuss in hushed, revered tones. They are the mountains of the grand
It has been more than three decades since Olivia Newton-John last toured the UK and it’s a very different woman who returns to these shores. “I can barely remember that tour,” she laughs on the phone from California. “It was a crazy time.”
Head Chef Chris Howard of Patrick’s restaurant and bar in Ashley Cross, Poole, shares his recipe for a healthy, vegetarian alternative to a traditional burger Celebrating its seventh anniversary this year, Patrick’s Restaurant, Bar and Event Catering
Whizzing down an ice slide in a snow hotel, driving a snowmobile through a moonlit forest and floating in a survival suit on a frozen lake. That was just a day in the life of my foray into Finnish Lapland. Other laughter-filled activities included
DETECTIVES have warned the driver involved in the Jade Clark fatal hit-and-run crash that officers will be knocking at their door. The tragic 16-year-old was struck by a Volvo XC90 as she rode her red scooter along the A31 near Ashley Heath on
