A CYCLIST was rushed to hospital following a crash on Wallisdown Road tonight. The 31-year-old male cyclist was unconscious following the collision with a black Volkswagen Golf car near the Discovery Court business centre. Police closed the busy
So I can be a bit of a quirky dresser when I feel like it. Or perhaps just have one of those days when I feel like dressing a bit like a Plain Jane. Either way, I like to feel comfortable in what I am wearing, as I’m sure most people do, unless you're
A CAR ended up on its roof after a crash at Muscliffe Lane in Bournemouth tonight. The silver Peugeot 206 - registered to a Bournemouth woman - flipped over at 7.14pm on Thursday. The female driver was reported to have been trapped, but managed
THE BIC is to welcome funnyman Eddie Izzard for three dates as part of his worldwide comedy tour, Force Majeure. Stopping off in 25 different countries around the world, Izzard, who is notorious for his outrageously artistic and tongue-in-cheek
Trends are everywhere these days in all shapes and sizes and it is easy to get lost in the world of fashion. I focus on collecting simple, classic and versatile pieces that will serve me for many seasons. A truly stylish man should keep up with
BOURNEMOUTH University’s student run TV station, JUMP TV, has won Best Live and Best Sport at the National Student Television Association Awards (NaSTA). NaSTA supports and promotes student run television stations from all over the country and
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is an important organisation for thousands of people diagnosed with cancer all over the country. For 18-year-old Lauren Wiggins the charity is very close to her heart. On March 17, Bournemouth University student
Rihanna released her long awaited River Island collection at the beginning of March this year. The clothing line consists of neon yellow crop tops, black and white striped bralets and sexy thigh split dresses. Over a month later the River Island
BOURNEMOUTH University’s student run Nerve Magazine has scooped Best Design at the Student Publication awards. The ceremony was hosted at the University of Southampton and the magazine was shortlisted by the Student Publication Association, which
ANDY Howe – the teenage nephew of Cherries boss Eddie Howe – has been tasked with helping to put aspiring young players on the road to the club’s first team. The 18-year-old has been appointed by Cherries head of youth Shaun Brooks as development
The Student Eye met up with Bournemouth University’s Murray Simpson, current VP Education and soon-to be-President. He reveals what it takes to reach the top spot. Hello Murray! Firstly, what made you want to run for President? “I was always
30,000 greyhounds go missing every year, in most cases being put to sleep after their racing career ends. The greyhounds are less euphemistically ‘put down’ but are instead drowned, beaten to death, poisoned or dumped on the streets. This is the
Being in charge of your own money is, well, overwhelming. Before I left home, I’d never had a job, my parents didn’t ‘do’ pocket money and they never bought the food I liked when the inevitable weekly shop came around either. One of the things I was
STEPPING inside this mystical little den, you're immediately struck by the elegance of the décor and spellbinding sum of clothes, shoes and collectables, coating the store from floor to ceiling. The fragrant aroma and gentle purr of ambient music
MUSIC lovers are set to be in a spin over an event to celebrate record shops. Record Store Day on Saturday sees independently-owned record shops join forces with artists to celebrate music. As well as musicians and DJs performing, there are giveaways
Coming to university to study what interests you the most is a step that lots of young people around the world think about. Having the opportunity to apply for five courses through the UK’s Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, better known
Ever since I can remember I’ve always had an obsession with fashion, whether it’s been constantly looking on the ‘newly in’ pages on various websites or checking out the ‘most wanted’ items in fashion magazines. I would describe my sense of style
RED Arrow Jon Egging’s passion for flying is being passed onto Bournemouth teenagers through a scheme set up in his memory. A group of 13 and 14-year-olds met test pilots and undertook lessons on aerodynamics as part of the Blue Skies programme
YOUNG carers from Bournemouth have made a short film explaining the challenges they face in their lives. Life As We Know It was written, performed, recorded and edited by the youngsters, and is intended both to inform the public and to encourage
When Oakmeadians club moved to Meyrick Park it only had two senior teams - now there are 19 different teams playing rugby at the club. On the May 11, this year, the club will celebrate its 50th anniversary. It will be a very special day for all
POLICE are hunting arsonists who torched a vehicle in Bournemouth. They say the offenders may have burned themselves or their clothing when they started the blaze at 2.15am on Wednesday April 17, on Bascott Road, Wallisdown. North Bournemouth
A Bournemouth University (BU) student hopes to raise £100,000 for charity by completing a marathon every week for a year. Second year BSc (Hons) Sports Development and Coaching Sciences student Ben Godbold will start the challenge this weekend with
WORK is about to begin on a £10 million plant that will handle much of Dorset’s increasing levels of household recycling. The materials recycling facility (MRF) at Mannings Heath Industrial Estate will create around 50 new jobs and safeguard 27
FANS' favourite Tommy Elphick this afternoon thanked the Cherries faithful after winning the prestigious Daily Echo/Micky Cave Trophy. The Dean Court captain expressed his gratitude after being selected by Echo readers as the supporters' player
THALIDOMIDE survivors picketed a major medical conference yesterday to demand organisers sever their links with pharmaceutical firm Grünenthal, which produced the drug. The group, who will continue their protest outside Bournemouth International
CONTRACTS have been signed for two major town centre developments which will breathe new life into an underused area of Bournemouth. The £40 million schemes will see flats and shop units built at Leyton Mount and student accommodation erected at
Spelling mistakes in the blurb here didn't bode well (apparently it's raining 'technaology' on Earth, whatever that is), and growing a long white beard while it littered my console with data installs and patches did not lessened my foreboding
So naughty Tiger is still golf's poster boy since Mr McIlroy decided he'd rather invade people's homes to sell them bank accounts than play sweet shots around the links. And PGA Tour 14 somewhat maintains the big cat's status quo as go-to pitch-and-putt
WAITING for a bus on a busy road, you wouldn’t think that she was Hampshire’s own online dance sensation. But hundreds of thousands of people around the world have now logged on to watch Ellie Cole’s bus stop boogie. The toe-tapping 34-year-old
POLICE and firefighters were called after a man was seen acting suspiciously on the roof of Debenhams in Bournemouth town centre this afternoon. They were alerted by a member of the public at 1.35pm and a 19-year-old man was taken to a place of
ALMOST 20,000 fewer crimes were committed in Hampshire last year compared with the previous year, figures released today show. Crime fell in Hampshire for a sixth year in a row as police say they are committed to making the counties “a hostile
A DISMAYED headteacher has cancelled his school’s annual museum trip after health and safety officials banned teaching staff from carrying disabled pupils up a flight of stairs. Youngsters, aged five and six, from Prince of Wales First School,
TWO stretches of road in Bournemouth have been given government cash to make them safer for cyclists. Richmond Hill roundabout will get £180,000 worth of improvements, while the Christchurch Road junction with Holdenhurst Avenue in Pokesdown will
PARENT Paul Cook, who has a daughter in Year 2, said: “We looked at a lot of schools before we chose Yarrells and it has been fantastic. There is a real sense of family and all the children know each other.” LUCY Chewins is head of Early Years
A CAR and a box van collided causing traffic chaos at Canford Bottom this morning. Police were alerted at 10.40am after a grey BMW, registered to a Ferndown man, and a white DAF van, registered to a Peterborough company collided in the middle of
CHESS crazy students will be hoping to make it checkmate today when they pit their wits against Bournemouth’s best young players. Over the past 12 months boys at Harewood College have fallen under the spell of this mind-challenging game – so much
INQUESTS into the death of two people, including a Poole head teacher, killed in separate collisions last weekend, have been opened. East Dorset Coroner’s Court in Stafford Road, Bournemouth was told Robert Taylor, 66, of Sway Gardens, Bournemouth
THERE IS no explanation as to why a Hampshire teenager took his own life, an inquest heard this morning. Ross Haughey left a suicide note for his parents but he gave no reason for why he had decided to hang himself. Southampton Coroners Court
GRAMMY award-winning American songwriter Loudon Wainwright III pays a visit to the Lighthouse Poole next Saturday. Part of a huge famous musical family, Loudon is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, as well as being the
A shed in Kingswell Road, Ensbury Park, was burgled in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The offenders gained access between 1am and 8am and stole a small television. Anyone with information can contact Dorset Police on 101.
Three topiary ball trees were stolen from a property at St Luke’s Road, Winton on Friday, April 12. Anyone who is offered these plants or spots them up for sale should contact the police.
'Coronation Street' stars have accidentally revealed the new Rovers Return by posting photos on Twitter. The ITV soap's iconic pub was set alight by Weatherfield bad boy Karl Munro - played by John Michie - last month, but the cast have given fans
Bradley Cooper and Suki Waterhouse are "absolutely smitten" with one another. The 38-year-old hunky actor - who has previously dated screen beauties Zoe Saldana and Renee Zellweger - and the 21-year-old British model have been seen enjoying a romantic
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are planning a romantic break on a riverboat. The 'Two and a Half Men' actor booked the floating accommodation on the Norfolk Broads, east England, while his girlfriend shoots her new film 'Jupiter Ascending' nearby
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a lorry which left a road closed for several hours and caused disruption to the entire power supply of a nearby village. The incident happened at around 6pm on Wednesday, April 10 near
Between them violin soloist Vadim Gluzman and conductor Andrew Litton took an unbuttoned view of Bruch’s much-loved romantic Violin Concerto No1, producing a performance of commanding energy. The first movement revealed a depth of intensity that
UK unemployment has increased by 70,000 to 2.56 million between December and February, with rises among young people and those out of work for more than a year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. The total is the worst since last
A “SICK” protest which targeted Poole councillors in their own homes is being investigated by police. In a co-ordinated attack on Saturday evening, Conservative members of Borough of Poole had police crime incident tape strung across drives and
PASSENGER numbers at Bournemouth Airport are set to rise this year although will not meet the giddy heights of former years. Paul Knight, managing director of the airport at Hurn, revealed the figures at a recent meeting, saying March was a challenging
LAST Saturday, (Apr 13) during a weekend break to your beautiful town, I had the misfortune to need to call upon the services of the A & E unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. I suppose I was anticipating the kind of service we have sort
MORE and more people are taking to cycling. It’s healthy, a good form of exercise and cuts down on pollution. But as many cyclists will tell you, it could be a lot safer out there. Often our roads are cramped, congested and hazardous. The
WITH most of the anti-Thatcher demonstrators being too young to have been around in her days, it’s a pity they didn’t get their heads in to gear or just go to a soccer match where such behaviour might be more acceptable. Those old enough should
“CHILDREN don’t get lost or overlooked here – there’s a real sense of family and community.” So says the new head of Yarrells Prep School Charlotte Oosthuizen. And she’s got a point. There are not many schools where the headteacher sends every
Temporary traffic lights at Branksome Wood Road and Glenferness Avenue are causing long delays for motorists. The lights, which have been put up in connection with a new housing development, are causing long tailbacks on Branksome Wood Road, and
REECE James was shot dead at point blank range in his Boscombe flat in a planned killing, a court heard yesterday. The 21-year-old, known as Style, was shot in the cheek with a short barrel sawn-off shotgun in the lounge of the flat in Sea Road
PART of the Christchurch Bypass was closed this morning after a collision, causing long tailbacks all around the area. Traffic is queuing from Burton to Sopley and the Avon Causeway is also at a standstill. There are also long delays on Somerford
THE money wasted on the new signs entering and leaving Bournemouth along the A338 would be better spent on the shelters demolished along the promenade. ANNE GREEN, Ridley Road, Bournemouth
MANY people with mental health problems experience prejudice from others and the ignorance and fear that surrounds these problems can often prevent people from seeking the help they need. As someone who’s experienced depression, I know exactly
IS Bournemouth losing its ‘Jewels in the Crown’? There has been so much discussion surrounding the disaster of the Imax, and lack of foresight regarding the surf reef. The latter with all its hype has made Bournemouth to be an embarrassment
CHERRIES will be chasing a jackpot of around £1.5million to reach the Championship – a figure dwarfed by the riches banked by the three clubs relegated from the Premier League. Solidarity payments from the Football League have yet to be finalised
BASHLEY secured their Southern League Premier Division status thanks to a 2-2 draw with St Neots Town at Bashley Road on Tuesday. Ian Richardson’s late leveller handed Bash the point they needed to guarantee finishing above Bedworth United, who
Maddy Kemp is now the equal third fastest 14-year-old 100m butterfly swimmer in Britain after leading Poole to an avalanche of medals and qualifying times at Millfield. Kemp was one of six Poole swimmers who recorded 11 national times between them
DEFENDER Steve Cook is adamant Cherries will guard against complacency when they look to take another giant step towards realising their Championship goal. Cook says Eddie Howe’s men are “confident but not over confident” after their destiny fell
