SO, it was just a blip then. A costly one? It could prove to be if automatic promotion is the aim for this Cherries side, but regardless of the ‘what ifs’, the three straight wins that have followed those largely unexplainable five consecutive
A CANCER sufferer forced to give up horse riding has found a new way to indulge her passion – by offering horse-drawn carriage rides along the beach. Beverly McDonnell, 32, was first diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago and was devastated
RESIDENTS are being urged to check electrical equipment after a crew was called to flats in Charminster on Sunday lunchtime. Firefighters were sent to Ophir Road at 1.15pm after a vacuum cleaner caught light and set off alarms. Damage was confined
BOURNEMOUTH councillors are being recommended to amend their driver qualification policy for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers at a licensing board meeting on Tuesday. The amendment will mean that all new applicants will be required to hold
A GARDENER who sexually assaulted a customer in her bedroom was sentenced to three years in jail. Peter Barney, 50, was found guilty of assault by penetration by a majority verdict from a jury of seven women and five men at Bournemouth Crown Court
DRIVERS are facing a queue on the A31 eastbound after a delivery truck broke down close to Picket Post. Police said part of the carriageway is blocked by the vehicle but it is hoped it will be moved during Sunday lunchtime. Queues have stretched
A STARTLED mum says she was forced to bin her family’s steak dinner after finding a caterpillar in a corn on the cob. Mandy Mason felt sick to her stomach when she spotted the unwelcome guest curled up inside the corn. She’d bought the frozen
The Do It for Dorset Campaign is a joint initiative between 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. The
EVERYONE knows the story of Jekyll and Hyde and I did wonder, having seen numerous films, how would it transfer to the stage. In Rachael Cheeseman’s excellent production it did so very well. This team of actors did their director and the script
The council’s licensing board will decide on Tuesday whether the premises licence for V Club in Exeter Road can be transferred to new owner Gary Bennetton. The nightclub has been shut for the past month following a serious stabbing incident and
ALTHOUGH I wouldn’t wish to be old before my time, I would have loved to experience Beatlemania. For if last night’s performance by The Bootleg Beatles is anything to go by, it must have been amazing. I’d heard that as tribute bands go they
BOSS Eddie Howe watched Cherries rediscover their goal touch and said four different names on the scoresheet had been the highlight of their 4-1 win over Bury. Strikes from Brett Pitman, Matt Ritchie, Harry Arter and Matt Tubbs saw Cherries romp
THE secretive sale of major works from an important collection of modern art given to Poole College has caused outrage. Sculptures and paintings by household names, some potentially worth millions of pounds, are being sold to fund a £4millon building
