WITH friends like Davey Watt, Pirates do not need any enemies at the moment. Lakeside’s Poole-based skipper returned to haunt his former club on another night to forget for the injury-ridden and down on their luck Dorset outfit. A popular figure
AN elderly woman has been taken to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital as a precaution today (Wednesday) after a three-vehicle shunt on Wellington Road in Bournemouth. The incident took place at about 6.30pm and other than the woman, who is believed
JEWELLERY and cash was stolen from a pensioner’s home in Stapehill. Police believe two men forced entry through a window of the property, in Award Road, at some point between 7-11pm on Tuesday, helping themselves to the elderly woman’s possessions
THIEVES targeted cars, garages and sheds in a one-night spree in Swanage this week. Police are appealing for witnesses to the crimes which occurred in Accord Road, Queens Road, Manor Road, Russell Avenue and Stafford Road between 5pm on Tuesday
PLANS to build affordable housing on a Wimborne car park have suffered a setback after an 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
SIX final year Art and Events Management students from the Arts University Bournemouth have put together a unique and one-off performance at the Pavilion Dance. The event called ‘Electric Fusion’, which took place on Thursday night is a mix of
A JUDGE has retired after more than 18 years of work within the courts in Dorset. District Judge Roger House was joined by friends and colleagues that he has met over the years at Bournemouth Magistrates Court yesterday morning as they took a look
WE may have enjoyed a taste of summer over the Bank Holiday weekend but the Met Office has issued a warning for very strong winds for the South tomorrow. The yellow 'be aware' warning is valid from 9am until 9pm. The warning, which covers Bournemouth
MOTORISTS and rail commuters faced travel chaos after a lorry got stuck under a railway bridge in the New Forest. The incident happened at the Ampress bridge on the A337 Southampton Road in Lymington this morning, and led to long delays developing
NOMINATIONS for the Daily Echo-backed Blooming Beautiful Bournemouth campaign have now closed. We asked our readers to put forward their suggestions for the initiative, which is being run in conjunction with Bournemouth Coastal BID and Heart FM
TWO best friends will be the youngest entrants in a charity event being held next Saturday. Talbot Heath School pupils Stefanie Tucker and Rosie Cousins, both 13, are training for the 13-mile half-distance of the MoonWalk through London, which
THERE was plenty of mud, sweat and hills when around 250 runners, joggers and walkers took part in the Jurassic Coast Challenge earlier this month. The annual endurance challenge organised by Votwo, consists of three marathons over three consecutive
A 22-YEAR-old man was attacked by two strangers near Tower Park in Poole. The incident took place at 5pm last Friday on a gravel path near Sherborn Crescent, Canford Heath, but details have only just been released by the police. The assailants
My rucksack is packed, my walking boots are waiting by the front door and Boots is £51.53 better off, thanks to a last-minute online spree to stock up on blister plasters, first-aid kits and anti-histamine. In three days’ time my 60km journey across
RECOGNISE anyone in this photograph of pupils of the Convent of the Cross in Boscombe taken circa 1969 or the names; Yvonne Dufall, Beth Roe, Maria Hannifan, Leonie Cottell, Jacqui Jameson and Geraldine Zupan? Mrs Yvonne Bush (nee Dufall) of Muscliffe
PROSTATE cancer patients in Dorset are the first to benefit from the latest developments in radiotherapy. New technology allows specialists to pinpoint tumours with greater accuracy, reducing damage to surrounding healthy tissue, cutting side-effects
AUTISM Wessex is on the hunt for local couples celebrating their 45th wedding anniversaries in 2013. The regional autism charity is also celebrating 45 years with a sapphire-themed inaugural ball. Autism Wessex’s Paul Reade said: “We wanted
A GROUP of “arrogant” footballers including AFC Bournemouth’s Steve Cook sexually assaulted a teenage girl while she was sleeping, the Old Bailey was told. The 19-year-old was photographed with the top of her pink dress pulled down so the players
HAVING given a leg-up to such artists as Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder, east London MC Wiley could easily have been the forgotten man of the UK grime scene. Now affectionately known as Godfather of grime, Wiley is best known for his collaborations
PURBECK Folk Festival returns to Langton Matravers for August Bank Holiday with a mind-boggling range of folk music. This time there is a mix of urban shanty and ragged cajun punk to go with the ceilidh dancing and folk award-winning songwriters at
THE grieving mum of a schoolboy killed in a tragic accident is putting her artistic skills to good use to raise money for Julia’s House. Tanya Cooper started painting pebbles shortly after the death of her 16-year-old son, Kyle Rees, when he was
IN a bid to provide enough school places to cope with the baby boom, Poole is seeking funds for a new junior school. Borough of Poole has a valuable site, at the former Fourways in Constitution Hill Road, which it is prepared to use, to avoid the
A pedestrian has been hurt in a road accident in the New Forest this morning. The 70-year-old man was injured in the crash in the centre of Burley. The pedestrian was involved in a collision with a blue Peugeot being driven by a 27-year-old
POOLE is in the running to host the UK’s first international European Maritime Day with a festival which could rival Bournemouth’s Air Festival. Maritime Day is celebrated on May 20 each year and as well as a two day conference attracting the world
TODAY marks the launch of a new Daily Echo-backed health campaign to support anyone diagnosed with breast cancer. The charity Breast Cancer Care is encouraging readers to get together with friends and family this summer and host a Strawberry Tea
THE Christchurch company whose boat was involved in a fatal crash said there was no problem with its safety cord. The police investigation into the death of television executive Nick Milligan and his eight-year-old daughter Emily in Cornwall is
THE large and very detailed archive of Poole Pottery Limited, held at the Dorset History Centre, paints the picture of a thriving and influential company as it grew from a single ceramics factory on Poole’s East Quay to the household name we know today
THERE was fun in the sun for all at a long-running May Day fete in Kinson on Bank Holiday Monday. The 33rd annual Kinson May Day Fete and Donkey derby, along with a fun dog show organised by Caring Canines, was held in some rather non-traditional
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RUNNERS helped to put food on the table for struggling Bournemouth residents at a special fun run on Sunday. The first-ever Mayor’s Food Bank Fun Run called on participants to bring along a tin of food instead of an entry fee with the aim of boosting
A POLICING service in the skies above Dorset is guaranteed after the force signed up to the National Police Air Service. Following negotiations with the NPAS, Dorset police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill have secured provision of air support
A PEDESTRIAN who suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash at a pelican crossing is recovering. The woman was in Southampton General Hospital after the collision near Bournemouth’s Cooper Dean roundabout in March. But police said yesterday
DRIVERS were forced to swerve to avoid around 20 turfs which fell off the back of a lorry in West Moors this morning. Police were called to Newman's Lane just after after 8.30am to deal with traffic outside the Army depot. Officers are now
THOMAS DARREN MARCHANT aged 18 of Portfield Road, Christchurch. Proved in absence that he entered a train for the purpose of travelling without a valid ticket. Fined £200. To pay compensation of £2. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £140.
IT won’t give Poole council any pleasure to see the Twin Sails Bridge in the news again. The bridge broke down on Saturday. It broke down again yesterday. And if it were to break down again today, how many people would be surprised? We now
IN reply to Mrs Sherring’s letter (May 2), I would like to say how sorry I am that she has a fear of fast driving. It obviously isn’t the right thing for the lorry driver to be driving aggressively and driving very close to the rear of her car.
KIERAN ANTHONY JAMES aged 21 of Ringwood Road, Poole. Admitted failing to notify East Dorset District Council of an increase in his income, which he knew would affect his entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. Fined £200. To pay compensation
PETER RICHARD MOORE aged 28 of Orchard Mews, Bournemouth. Sentenced for offences of non-payment of £502 imposed on 12/04/2011. Imprisonment 84 days concurrent. Also convicted of non-payment of £250 imposed on 05/09/2011. Imprisonment as above. Also
HAS Bournemouth entered a competition to win an award for the least disabled-friendly Dorset town? There is no Shopmobility scooter hire facility in the main town, poor disabled access to most shops, no handrail down the hill into the public gardens
HAVING had hearing difficulties for many years, I have encountered many frustrating issues. I am unable to use the telephone. When informing people of my deafness, they proceed to talk into their lap, or with their back to you, then wonder
HOW refreshing to read the letter from Mrs Vincent (Have Your Say, May 1) highlighting the positive about Bournemouth. Her comments “These things bring Bournemouth together and show what a great town Bournemouth is, outweighing criminal deeds and
A DEVASTATED family is calling for action after their beloved dog was electrocuted on a railway line. Kate Elliott was walking Staffordshire bull terrier Milo along Walking Field Lane in Poole on Saturday night when he chased a fox and got under
A woman driver escaped without injury when her car overturned on the Upton bypass on Wednesday morning. Her green Ford Ka veered off the westbound carriageway shortly before the Upton turn - off and ended up on its roof. The incident, which
I HAVE A slightly different opinion of political policies and Margaret Thatcher to Gordon Cann (Echo, April 15). The post-war Labour government wanted everyone to be under their control living in council houses which we objected to. The first
A STRETCH of clifftop has been cordoned off at Barton-on-Sea after a landslip. The 20 metre section was fenced off after the latest of several small landslides along the 50ft cliffs this year following months of heavy rain. It comes days after
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick says he is desperate to keep non-league legend Taffy Richardson at Tatnam. The veteran midfielder has hinted that he may be forced to leave Dolphins in a bid to find more regular first-team action next season. Hartlepool-born
WIMBORNE Road chief Matt Ford has issued a defiant message to Pirates supporters by insisting: “We’re not a spent force.” Ford is adamant Poole have enough time to recover from a troubled start to the season to mount a serious play-off charge this
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell is targeting 4,000 season ticket sales as supporters new and existing eagerly anticipate the start of Cherries’ Championship adventure. Mitchell was speaking after the club had revealed that more than 2,000 season tickets
A 30-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed in an attack by a gang of youths. The man was in Ericksen Road in the Kinson area of Bournemouth when he approached a group of youngsters and ended up exchanging blows before he realised how badly hurt he was.
POOLE’S Twin Sails Bridge was working again on Tuesday evening after its second breakdown since Saturday. The Borough of Poole, which had planned three two-hour closures of the old Poole Bridge on Wednesday from 9.30am to 11.30am and the following
CHRISTIAN KING of Severn Road, Ferndown. Admitted failing to notify East Dorset District Council of an increase in his income which he knew would affect his entitlement to housing benefit and council tax benefit. Conditional discharge of 12 months.
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