OFFICIALS from feuding Dorset rivals Poole and Wimborne have opened old wounds after trading comments in a spat on social network site Twitter. The online exchange – between club directors Paul Miller and Mark Bumford – was sparked by the postponement
PLAYER-coach Paul Gazzard felt Bashley’s missed chances gave the scoreline an unfair reflection in their 4-2 defeat at Hemel Hempstead last night. Bash found themselves 4-0 down through efforts from Dave Pearce, Danny May and Charlie Mpi (2) before
HOMES and businesses in the New Forest are being rocked by a major bomb disposal operation that villagers say began without warning. A large number of mortars found at a First World War training area near Lyndhurst are being blown up in a series
Dorset's first education building to use one of the world's most exacting environmental standards has been unveiled at the Arts University Bournemouth. Northcroft, part of Capita Symonds, acted as Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors for the
TO celebrate National Engineering and Science Week Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth welcomed guest speaker Dr Jan Peters. Dr Peters is the managing director of Katalytik, a company which provides connections between scientists and policy makers
THE Bishop of Sherborne has performed the opening ceremony at Motcombe Primary School's new Spiritual Garden. Youngsters were in awe as the Right Rev Dr Graham Kings led a lively question and answer session and even told them about his first job
Host families are sought in Ringwood and the surrounding areas of the New Forest. Families are being encouraged to open their doors to foreign students who are taking part in the Ringwood Waldorf School's summer school project for children between
TOBIAS Ellwood has been debating the issues of the day with future voters at St Peter's School. The Bournemouth East MP was invited in to meet the new head David Todd and the senior Prefect team before taking part in a lively Q&A session.
BROCKENHURST College will host one of the UK's largest live culinary competitions for the second year running. Wessex Salon Culinaire will take place on April 3 and 4 and will be held in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs. This year
Former Talbot Heath pupil and award winning scientist, Professor Frances Ashcroft returned to her Bournemouth school to deliver an exciting lecture to current pupils and visitors from St Edward's School. The British geneticist and physiologist
WHEN she was 19, Louise Gillett suffered a nervous breakdown and was sectioned in a mental health hospital. The 44-year-old author of Surviving Schizophrenia: A Memoir, says she was very confused and delusional at the time. “I was convinced
POLICE arewarning against organising illegal raves after shutting down two in beauty spots in Hampshire. They busted the outdoor party at the Cadnam Pool car park, near Fritham, in the New Forest on Saturday, finding 10 people, five vehicles and
Spring is in the air and this is your chance to dive in and get active. The Daily Echo has teamed up with Everyone Active to offer our readers a half price family swim session at your local leisure centre. Swimming is a great activity for the family
THE wait is finally over as this year’s much-anticipated Wave 105 Live! returns to the BIC on Saturday, May 25, and chart-topping songstress, Paloma Faith, is the first act to be announced to play. Wave 105 Live! is a live music event produced
THE St Alban’s Head National Coastwatch Institution station, near Worth Matravers, will open to visitors over the Easter weekend. Members of the public can find out about the work of NCI volunteers by visiting the lookout, 10am-5pm, March 29 -
THE long-term future of a Wimborne community centre could be under threat, a councillor has warned. The Allendale Community Centre in Hanham Road costs East Dorset District Council around £70,000 per year, and would require major capital investment
BOURNEMOUTH will have to build new schools, introduce split sites and bring in modular classrooms as it tries to cope with a relentless demand for primary places. Councillors were warned that all the easy options for creating new school places
A 30-year-old man was arrested after a disturbance outside a home in Richmond Park Road, Bournemouth this morning. Police were called at 7.40am today and a man is now helping with inquiries into an alleged affray. No one was injured and nothing
BUSINESSES in Bournemouth are being invited to get involved in the first Family Adventure Festival being held in the town. The event is being put on by BH Live, in partnership with the Coastal BID and supported by Bournemouth University and Bournemouth
A NEW menu designed to help patients with dementia enjoy a balanced diet is proving a big hit at Poole Hospital. Dieticians and ward staff worked with the hospital’s catering team to create finger food to help those who may have trouble eating
PLANS to build affordable housing on a Wimborne car park have suffered a setback after outcry in the town. East Dorset District Council announced the plans to build two rented and six shared-ownership properties on Old Road car park in November
NEW plots at Longham Allotment Gardens have been allocated - three months after a dozen tenants were told they would lose their land. Angry plot-holders were told they would not be able to keep their sites at a meeting in December last year after
WAREHAM Town Museum opens its doors for the start of its summer season on Good Friday. The museum, that is featuring a display on Holton Heath’s cordite factory, opens 10am-4pm from March 29. Museum committee member John Hale said: “During
VERWOOD and Three Legged Cross Neighbourhood Watch has joined forces with their neighbours from Woodlands. The joining of the groups was unanimously approved by members in a committee meeting earlier this year. But despite the growing number
The schedule for Poole’s lifting bridges is set to change from Easter weekend when the summer timetable comes in. From Good Friday, Poole Bridge and the Twin Sails Bridge will adopt the new schedule, which will remain in place until September 30
WORK has finally begun for the long-awaited multi-use games area (MUGA) on Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground. The project, which is the vision of the Active Games For All (AGFA) group, has been over five years in the planning, and will see a free
THE most beautiful gardens in Ferndown are set to be celebrated in a revamped competition this year. The Ferndown in Bloom committee has relaunched a competition designed to encourage residential and property owners to bring the town's greenery
So, let me start this months’ blog with a little anecdote. I love anecdotes… Do you? Thought so…. “*NAME OF MY SHAMBOLIC DOCTORS SURGERY* CAN I HELP YOU?” “Hi, good morning, I was wondering if I’d be able to book an appointment for this
THE wife and daughters of a crooked bank manager face homelessness as a result of his crime. Simon Dinnage, who was manager of the Lloyds TSB branch in Verwood, was jailed for 12 months and ordered to pay back the £18,000 he fraudulently borrowed
IN 1989 when Pat Graham founded the Highcliffe Women’s Luncheon Club, she had no idea it would still be going strong 25 years on. Pat, now 83, was lost for words when the group met for their AGM and to celebrate the 25th anniversary at Mudeford’s
WEST Christchurch Residents’ Association is now sharing its newsletters with interested parties on the other side of the world. The organisation was contacted by an umbrella group which represents the Residents Associations in Christchurch, New Zealand
COUNTY Hall chiefs are encouraging residents to take the plunge into local politics. Voters go to the polls on May 2 to elect new members of Dorset County Council, but prospective county councillors have until the April 5 deadline to throw their
ANOTHER consultation exhibition on plans for a huge wind farm off the Swanage coast is scheduled for March 28. Following its third phase of exhibitions earlier this year, Navitus Bay Development Ltd has said it will now hold another eight informal
THE Scouts and Guides of Christchurch are returning to the Regent Centre for this year’s Gang Show. After a three-year break from the venue, the gang are coming back with a mix of traditional and moderns songs and sketches, from Ralph Reader favourites
RESIDENTS in Christchurch are being warned of a man claiming he works for Trading Standards cold calling in the area. The man apparently offers to assist the householder with obtaining compensation in relation to work recently done on their driveway
WITH a name like Saints of Sin, you just know this band is not going to be a suited and booted group of down-tempo lounge rockers. From the ashes of two rock bands, Mothership and The Push, has arisen the titanic rock sound of Saints of Sin.
CIVIC officials have thanked Purbeck’s ‘outstanding volunteers’ at a special reception. Purbeck District Council chairman Cllr Eric Osmond said he was privileged to host the ceremony. Each of the volunteers were presented with a scroll for
HE 10th annual quarter-marathon and Easter Bun Fun Run kicks off from Boscombe Pier on Saturday, with hundreds of people expected to take part. Bournemouth East MP Tobias Elwood is among runners expected at the Bourne-mouth East Cliff Rotary Club
WIMBORNE traders won’t let a gloomy weather forecast dampen their spirits this Easter with a special new event. Bunnies of all shapes and sizes have popped up in shops and homes along West Street just in time for the bank holiday break. The
PLANNING chiefs have given the green light for a towering 12-storey Art Deco-style retirement apartments building on a former Poole convent site. McCarthy and Stone’s proposal for the former St Joseph’s Convent in Parkstone Road is for a mix of
AN accountant swapped her computer for a cockpit yesterday after her firm won a prize of a ride in a jet formerly used by the Red Arrows. Prue Mitchell, 50, from Poole, was nominated for a thrilling fast-taxi ride in a Folland Gnat jet, of the
A free talk about the Phil Parker Lightning Process which uses a combination of techniques like neuro linguistic programming, life coaching and clinical hypnotherapy will be held in the village hall in Ravine Road, Canford Cliffs, on Saturday, April
An Easter charity 100m hopping race to beat the Guinness world record and to raise funds for the Lewis Manning Hospice will be held at the Littledown Centre on March 29 from 10am. Cost is £3.50 or £12 for a family ticket.
Younger 4 Longer exercise classes are for people with lung disease or other health problems or for people who are generally unfit. Classes will be held at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne, on Thursday, April 4 from 12.15pm. Absolute beginners welcome
Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, is hosting its second charity Harbourview 110ft Abseil overlooking Poole Harbour on Sunday, May 12. All money raised will help the charity to provide support to local children and adults with
Two bikes worth £3,000 were stolen from a garage in Pitts Orchard sometime between Sunday at 10.30pm and Monday at 2am. The bikes were a red and white Pinarello Dogma, which did not have any pedals, and a black Willier Mortirolo.
I didn’t have the best start to March. For starters, I was ill. While I was supposed to be enjoying a weekend in Lake Garda, I succumbed to a bad dose of the ‘flu, forcing me to stay in bed. At one point, I was so weak, I could barely shuffle
IT WAS loud, brash and brilliant as Biffy Clyro performed onstage at the BIC to a crammed room. The trio are current and everything you would want from a rock/pop band, performing with great, enthusiastic panache, as though it is only the first
TOP ranking Swanage youth sailors Sam and Ben Whaley have been helping out at the Royal Yachting Association’s Dinghy Show at London’s Alexandra Palace. The pair, who compete in the national Laser and Topper dingy squads, were helping out on exhibition
TWO bicycles have been donated to the Dorset Scouts by Spectrum Property Care. They were handed over at a ceremony in Wareham, at Buddens Scout Centre. The bikes were initially bought for Spectrum workers to help them get around Weymouth during
FOR tasty fast food, you can’t get much quicker than Pizza Hut. Taking the kids to a show at the Pavilion, we didn’t exactly have eons of time, but wanted something cooked, so nipped in to try out the all-you-can-eat weekday buffet. At noon
A WALKING event to boost the coffers of children’s charity Leukaemia Busters has been announced for the Purbeck coast this summer. The series of sponsored walks, under ‘Purbeck Odyssey 2013’ banner, are scheduled for June 29. Prospective walkers
A TOURING production, featuring the songs from a selection of show tunes, including Les Miserables, is heading for Bournemouth this summer. Beyond The Barricade is a touring production featuring stars from that show and Les Mis numbers among its
Press and sponsors gathering ahead of this afternoon's Pirates media call.... #speedway http://t.co/PcrSA8dQic — @BmthEchoSport 27 March 2013 All the riders are present and correct.... Ward and Holder fresh from Saturday's New
A HARD rock outfit, coupled with black feminist rage and fronted by the formidable Skin (Deborah Dyer), Skunk Anansie originally formed back in 1994 and enjoyed mainstream success throughout the ’90’s before calling it a day in 2001. Having now
The world’s largest cruise ship will dock in Southampton next autumn in its first visit to the UK. The Oasis of the Seas is offering cruises aroud Europe for the first time in September 2014, sailing from Barcelona. The Royal Carribean ship
YOU’D better take a seat, as Manchester band James is set to make a longawaited return to Bournemouth next month. The popular ’90s indie band will be backed by Echo and The Bunnymen and play the O2 Academy on April 22. With a career spanning
In a new production, Let’s Hang On promises to take you on a musical journey through the prolific career of one of the most successful bands of all time, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. At the Tivoli, Wimborne, on Thursday, you will hear
THE key to the perfect performance of Madam Butterfly’s eponymous love-lorn geisha is to be convincing in her sudden, brutal metamorphosis from a painfully naive young girl to a surprisingly worldly-wise and weary mother. With this in mind it is
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
AMBER SAMANTHA LOVE aged 21 of Sunnyside Road, Poole. Proved in absence that she drove a Vauxhall on Charminster Road, without third party insurance. Fined £100. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £85. Disqualified from holding a driving licence
LARGE chunks of the ill-fated Waterfront Imax building are due to disappear today. As the building gets smaller, Bournemouth will start to get back some of the view that used to exist along a stretch of Bath Hill. That view may only have been
FLAGS flying on the Quay, “Poole is a beautiful place” that is until you have to catch a bus in the bus station. I cannot be the only one to notice what a drab and dreary place this is, especially to anyone that uses the buses. The buses are
WHAT on earth is going on at Canford Cliffs library? This once excellent library seems to have fallen victim to Poole Council’s ill thought out efficiency savings which presumably they blame on ‘government cut backs’. I used to enjoy visiting
It is not accurate to say that the Highways Agency has changed its position with regard to the speed limit on the A31. We continue to keep all aspects of safety on the A31 continually under review as part of our steadfast commitment to maintain
DUNCAN BUTT aged 49 of Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. Admitted being the holder of a licence dated 1 November, 2011, issued by Bournemouth Borough Council in respect of HMO premises situated at 23 Christchurch Road, did fail to comply with condition
PHILIP BERNARD CARD aged 57 of Dyets Cottages, Wareham. Proved in absence of driving a Nissan on Northmoor Way, Wareham, otherwise than in accordance with a licence. No separate penalty. Also proved in absence of driving above without third party insurance
I HAVE read two lengthy letters from a local businessman on February 14 and 28 regarding his views on the Waterfront buildings and his very clear dislike of councillors in general. A letter from Thelma Parker on March 1 stated that councillors
SO funny were two articles in the Echo last week, both concerning items of food which made the recipients feel sick and disgusted. Were the ‘KFC kidney’ and ‘grub in corn’ articles a joke to give us a laugh during these cold days? When chicken was
TWO men who threatened to leap from a 10-storey crane were rescued after a three-hour ordeal at 100 feet on Monday evening. Crews from Dorset Fire and Rescue, police officers and paramedics visited a building site at the back of the Old Fire Station
HUGE chunks of the controversial IMAX building are due to be demolished today, weather permitting. Perimeter walls on the road side of the building are due to be knocked down, as is part of the atrium entrance. Work will continue tomorrow to
FIREFIGHTERS are set to re-launch mountain bike patrols on Easter Monday in a bid to slash the numbers of heathland arson attacks. Support staff and off duty Dorset Fire and Rescue Service firefighters will conduct the patrols, which will initially
A FORMER BBC reporter appeared in court yesterday facing charges of indecent assault against boys under the age of 14. Clifford Luton, aged 88, arrived at Bournemouth Magistrates Court in a wheelchair yesterday morning to hear the charges against
CHARLIE Rowberry was the hat- trick hero for relegated Swanage & Wareham in their 17-12 win over fellow strugglers Cheltenham at Bestwall. It was only Swans’ fourth South West One East victory of the season and lifted them off the foot of the
TEENAGE winger Ryan Fraser admits he is “desperate” for a Cherries start after winning his first cap for Scotland under-21s earlier this week. The 19-year-old came on as a second-half substitute as the Scots opened their Euro 2015 qualifying campaign
WHILE a Knight of the Realm may head the list of longest-serving managers, the night of the long knives awaits most others. Sir Alex Ferguson has enjoyed unrivalled success and unprecedented job security during 27 seasons at Manchester United.
EXPERIENCED campaigner Kevin Gill could be ready to hand Wimborne Town a timely boost by declaring himself fit for the busy Easter programme. Gill, who starred for the Magpies during the first half of the season, has been sidelined for five weeks
PIRATES new boy Robert Miskowiak is convinced he can claim his first Elite League title this season and insists: “We have a big chance.” The 29-year-old believes riding for Poole will present him with the ideal opportunity to land his maiden championship
SEVERAL Dorset beaches have failed to make it on to the list of those recommended in this year's Good Beach Guide because of a drop in water quality. Water quality was so poor at Kimmeridge that it failed tests set by the Marine Conservation Society
