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  • Pirates: Pawlicki set to sign after away victory

    MATT Ford tonight watched Poole kick-start their troubled campaign and then revealed he was close to completing a deal to sign Przemyslaw Pawlicki. Promoter Ford expressed his delight after Pirates had claimed an impressive 50-39 win over King’

  • Poole Town: Keeper Hutchings scoops national award

    GOALKEEPER Nick Hutchings hailed Poole Town’s supporters after winning a national award voted for by non-league fans. The Tatnam number one scooped the Non League Paper’s Goalkeeper of the Year gong after Dolphins die-hards had balloted in their

  • Pirates: Belle Vue punished for controversial postponement

    BELLE Vue have been hit with a fine and points deduction for controversially postponing their Pirates clash – but Poole will have to make the trek north again. Speedway chiefs ordered a re-staging of the Elite League fixture after giving their

  • UPDATED: Car and motorcycle in Wimborne Road crash

    A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Kinson this afternoon. The man, who is believed to be from Bournemouth, was involved in a collision with a silver Mercedes Estate at around 4.33pm at the junction of the A341

  • Will Bournemouth ban battery eggs?

    Borough councillors were due tonight to discuss whether to ban the use of eggs from caged hens in the authority’s catering outlets. The move, which began with a suggestion from a member of the public, could be written into contracts with suppliers

  • Dorset's youngest mayor prepares to say farewell

    DORSET’S youngest mayor will give another generation the chance to get involved with local politics through a new initiative. Councillor Simon Gibson, 24, of Verwood, may be coming to the end of his year in office, but hopes to leave a lasting

  • Blooming beautiful shortlist revealed

    THE shortlist for the Blooming Beautiful Bournemouth campaign has been revealed. Over the past few weeks, Daily Echo have asked our readers to get involved in a search for Bournemouth’s favoured businesses, in conjunction with Bournemouth Coastal

  • New folk festival set for Poole Quay

    A NEW folk festival is set to descend on Poole next month, with the free Folk On The Quay taking place on June 29-30. The weekend shindig should showcase internationally renowned folk acts, four stages, afternoon street ceilidhs and of course morris

  • Power cut affecting wide area of Purbeck

    HOMES along the Purbeck coast were left without power for several hours this morning. Some homes are still waiting for their electricity to be turned back on while works are carried out by Scottish and Southern Electric. Local resident Chris

  • Paul Hollywood: Bake Off contestants are too good

    Paul Hollywood is finding the new series of 'The Great British Bake Off' "annoying" because everyone is too good. The silver fox - who judges bakers on the BBC show alongside Mary Berry - has been impressed with the high standard of the contestants

  • Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's $10 million battle

    Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are locked in a battle over $10 million. The former couple - who announced their split in November 2011 - have yet to finalise their divorce as they are still in negotiations over a settlement, and the actress is reportedly

  • Keith Lemon lands Coronation Street cameo

    Keith Lemon has landed a role in 'Coronation Street'. The 'Celebrity Juice' host - who is played by comic Leigh Francis - will make a cameo appearance in the soap as a delivery driver working for brewery Newton & Ridley, who supply ales to

  • Fears over police sponsorship plans

    POLICE cars and stations across Dorset could soon be emblazoned with the logos of private sponsors, it has been warned. And the county’s Police Federation chairman Clive Chamberlain fears the independence of forces could be lost if they are forced

  • £400k handed out to “silence” council workers

    ALMOST £400,000 was paid out to axed council staff last year to prevent them going to a tribunal or speaking out against their former employer. A total of £374,182.74 was paid in “compromise agreements” to a total of 17 Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset

  • Dorset beach is 2nd worst in Britain for lethal litter

    NOT only are we scarring Dorset roadsides with litter but also polluting beaches with potentially lethal rubbish. Latest figures show that the number of plastic bags blighting our beaches has grown by a fifth in a year and Dorset is among the worst

  • Graeme’s minibus is boost for school

    A NEW minibus dedicated to the memory of a devoted fundraiser has been delivered to a special needs school in Poole. Graeme’s Minibus, named in honour of Graeme Hunt, was unveiled at Langside School for children with profound and multiple disabilities

  • Bournemouth council takes back power over bookies

    A CAMPAIGN calling for councils to be given more powers over betting shops is being supported in Bournemouth. Bournemouth councillors are backing proposals to create a new planning use class for betting shops, which would give local authorities

  • £300k borehole project will test stability of cliffs

    A £300,000 project to invesitgate the stability of cliffs at Barton on Sea will start on Monday. New Forest District Council is set to begin drilling boreholes on the cliff top and undercliff as part of a cliff instability study. The six-week

  • Second power cut in five days hits 1,200 homes in Poole

    AROUND 1,200 Poole homes suffered a power cut on Tuesday evening after another fault affecting underground cables. The incident comes just five days after a similar occurrence last Thursday evening, which took out 2,500 homes and businesses across

  • Diamond day for Poole’s lollipop men and women

    POOLE’S school crossing patrol service has celebrated its milestone diamond anniversary. The borough’s legion of lollipop men and women attended a special ceremony, hosted by outgoing town mayor Cllr Carol Evans, at the council’s Civic Centre headquarters

  • Fill the gaps in Ferndown Council School picture

    This picture of Ferndown Council School taken circa 1952/53 belongs to Peter Talbot, a former pupil, who now lives in France. He found the picture after clearing out his parents’ old house. When Peter attended the school in Church Road, the

  • Welcome back to the man in black

    FEW tribute acts can hold their heads up and admit they have been endorsed by a member of their subject matter’s family. Yet that is an accolade Clive John and his band that makes up The Johnny Cash Roadshow can take genuine pride in. The band

  • Dorset MPs among those backing EU referendum "amendment"

    David Cameron will face a Commons showdown tonight over his plans for a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. Speaker John Bercow has selected for a vote a backbench Tory amendment expressing ''regret'' that there was no Government

  • Alzheimers singsong an overwhelming success

    THE FINAL year of university is usually dedicated to dissertations, final projects and exams, but Biological Sciences student, Rebecca Sultana, managed to set up a whole volunteering project with the Alzheimer’s Society and stage a fantastic concert

  • Have a laugh and raise money for cancer charity

    WESSEX Cancer Trust will showcase the talents of The Den Comedy Club at the Lighthouse in Poole.  The event which will take place on June 28th will see six or seven comedians from Dennis Pratt’s talent pool get the studio rocking with laughter

  • Seven arrested in drugs raids on Townsend estate

    POLICE raided four homes at Bournemouth's Townsend area during a day of action on crime and drugs. They said the action was in response to community concerns and information about criminal activity. Four warrants were executed, drugs and cash

  • In the dock: Blandford

    KELLY MARIE REID aged 26 of Schelin Way, Blandford Forum. Admitted driving a Nissan towards Tesco roundabout otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Fined £35. Admitted driving without third party insurance. Fined £110. To pay victim surcharge

  • In the dock: Ferndown

    Paul James J Thompson aged 48 of Casterbridge Road, Ferndown. Proved in absence that he failed to identify the driver of Citroen who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £600. To pay victim surcharge of £60. Costs of £85. Licence endorsed

  • In the dock: Bournemouth

    BOURNEMOUTH STUART JOHN LANE aged 43 of King John Avenue, Bournemouth. Admitted exceeding the 70 mph speed limit on Tolpuddle Bypass, Dorchester. Fined £335. To pay victim surcharge of £33. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with five points. GUY ANDREW

  • Europe is the way forward

    THE economy of Bournemouth relies heavily on its language schools. Some 50 years ago my wife and I provided accommodation for a number of students from local language schools, and with one student in particular, who is now a retired (German) doctor

  • Help those who need it

    AT a recent public meeting on the subject of housing, organised by the South East Dorset Green Party, local Shelter manager Kate Parker gave examples of some of the real problems faced by local people in finding decent, affordable housing for themselves

  • Town nightlife is developing

    AS a Bournemouth town centre councillor, I was very interested to read Ruth Cooke’s views on Bournemouth’s night time economy (‘Bad behaviour so predictable’, May 4) and although I fully understand the perceptions that she drew (‘Bournemouth one of

  • In the dock: Verwood

    MATTHEW MATLEY aged 39 of School Close, Verwood. Admitted driving a Skoda Octavia on Bath Road with 99 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Fined £320. To pay victim surcharge of £32. Costs of £85. Disqualified from holding a driving

  • In the dock: Poole

    POOLE VALERIE MIZEN aged 45 of Alder Road, Poole. Admitted being drunk and disorderly at Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. Fined £30. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85. KERRY MICHELLE PALMER aged 50 of Cliff Drive, Poole. Admitted

  • A curse of the digital age

    THERE are undoubtedly some warped individuals who believes that accessing child abused images online is a victimless crime. No one gets hurt directly. But for every single image produced, somewhere in the world a child suffers the cruellest of fates

  • How to fight E-cigarettes

    I THOROUGHLY agree with Jerry Ewing regarding the sweet sickly smell given off by the so called E-On “imitation” cigarettes. lf anyone in my local has the temerity to puff away on one of these smoke-free devices, I give them a taste of their own

  • Enthusiasm and smiling

    MY wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the BSO’s Chilled Out Classics last Saturday, with a fairly enthusiastic audience. However, other than the excellent conductor, the orchestra never seem happy themselves; when they rise to receive our applause,

  • Winter Gardens plan is "new Imax", warn residents

    IT could be third time lucky for developers hoping to win planning permission for a hotel, apartment and leisure complex on Bournemouth’s Winter Gardens site. Two previous plans to build a cinema, hotel, apartments, shops and public piazza were

  • More traffic delays as work continues on A338 Spur Road

    COMMUTERS are experiencing delays again this morning as drainage work is carried out on the A338 Spur Road. Traffic is queued southbound past Ashley Heath and onto the A31 back to Ringwood as Dorset County Council carries out essential work.

  • Go the whole hog at the Tickled Pig

    The Tickled Pig is a small but delightful restaurant opposite the Tivoli Theatre which embraces the food and drink loving spirit of the town. I was lucky enough, not too long ago, to see first-hand the way in which the restaurant takes great care

  • In the dock: Wimborne

    WIMBORNE HOLLY VICTORIA BIELSEN aged 26 of Long Crichel, Wimborne. Admitted driving a Peugeot through a red light on the Holes Bay Road. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points.

  • Jack Jones, Bournemouth Pavilion

    In a packed Pavilion, Jack Jones immediately drew his audience to him as old friends, which indeed many of them were. Jack last sung in Bournemouth at the Winter Gardens in 1984 – and most of that audience seemed to be there tonight, one fan even

  • Suspected arson attack at St Leonard's scrapyard

    MACHINERY was destroyed after a suspected arson attack at a scrapyard in St Leonard's on Tuesday night. Firefighters from Ringwood and Redhill were called to the blaze off Ringwood Road around 8.30pm following reports. Crews used hose reel

  • BSO conductor Karabits wins top national award

    The Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits, has won the prestigious 2012 Conductor of the Year award from the Royal Philharmonic Society. The accolade was presented to the 36-year-old at a ceremony in London

  • Cherries: Hughes is a key figure says Arter

    HARRY Arter believes Richard Hughes’s valuable input – both on and off the pitch – will help give Cherries the confidence to make a successful Championship transition. The central midfield duo played important roles as Eddie Howe’s men stormed

  • Pirates: Ford ready to ring the changes

    PIRATES chief Matt Ford moved closer to wielding the axe after revealing that two potential new signings had expressed a desire to join the club. Wimborne Road promoter Ford confirmed that his painstaking search for recruits had resulted in two

  • Pirates: British champ Tai set for Stars clash

    MATT Ford is hoping British champion Tai Woffinden can provide a timely boost for struggling Pirates. The Wolverhampton wonder will line up for Poole at King’s Lynn this evening after being drafted in as a guest for injured number one Darcy Ward

  • Ringwood dad's death on A31 remains a mystery

    MYSTERY surrounds the death of a New Forest dad killed when his car hit a stationary trailer on the A31. Southampton Coroner’s Court heard how Ross Lipsett’s silver BMW suffered “colossal” damage when he crashed into the back of a Skandia trailer