WIMBORNE Road crowd favourite Darcy Ward expects to be riding again by the end of the month and he admits he is keen on returning to Pirates’ line-up. The 21-year-old Australian fractured his shoulder in the Swedish Grand Prix at the start of May
CHERRIES’ striking options could be set for a shake-up after the club confirmed a desire to re-sign Danny Ings – and Crawley Town declared an interest in Matt Tubbs. Chairman Eddie Mitchell today told the Daily Echo that Burnley had rejected a
TWO elderly women were rescued by firefighters after their car overturned on Penn Hill Avenue. The pair, who were uninjured, were trapped as the red Mazda ended up on its side and its electrics failed after the incident at around 2.37pm. Fire
ATTENTION all athletes and runners! There’s less than four weeks left to secure a standard entry in the inaugural Bournemouth Marathon. Thousands of runners from across the UK and abroad have already signed up for the historic event which looks
SHE’S the emerging singing and songwriting sensation from the south. Now she’s set to share the stage with some of the biggest music names in the world after pipping more than 2,600 people to the post in a competition to find up and coming talent
A COURAGEOUS 13-year-old from Poole is having her head shaved in a bid to raise money to combat the disease which claimed the life of her close friend. Lauryn-Paige Dashwood is getting the radical grade one chop later this month to raise as much
Fantasising about white sands, tropical palm trees, warm crystal waters ...? Well, WAKE UP! Even if you've already booked an overseas holiday this summer, there’s work to be done to protect your pocket, so you’ve more cash to spend on enjoying yourself
An innovative exhibition created by the Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) and artist Derek Eland will give a voice to people with dementia. (Don’t) Mention Dementia is an immersive pictorial exhibition, featuring hand-written postcards
THREE of the men found guilty of the manslaughter of young father Reece James were captured on camera running away seconds after he was shot. Police have released three short films taken from CCTV footage that show Wayne Stephenson, Keifer Hutchinson
THERE will be face painting, puppets, walks, wildlife and much more to enjoy on Brownsea Island in two action packed days of family fun. The Poole Harbour island will be hosting Dorset Wildlife Trust’s popular Wild About event on June 15 and 16
A MAN has been arrested after a 33-year-old woman was raped in Lansdowne Road in the middle of the afternoon last month. The serious sexual assault took place in a secluded area of wasteland behind the Nuffield Car Park on Sunday, May 19, between
THRILLED Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre staff have taken delivery of their very own ‘Monkey Mobile’. The specially branded BMW car will help the sanctuary’s education team spread the park’s message into classrooms across the county. Monkey
ROADS will be shut at times during Wimborne folk festival, which starts tomorrow. East Borough, The Square, High Street, Church Street, West Row, Corn Market and Cook Row will be closed between 6.30pm tomorrow and 6.30pm on Sunday. Leigh Road
MAGICIAN and entertainer Paul Daniels will be heading to Bournemouth's Pier Theatre in September as part of what he is calling his First Farewell Tour. He will be joined by his wife Debbie McGee for the show, From Legend to Leg End, which arrives
A PERFORMANCE which relies on audience participation is being performed for the first time at a Bournemouth hotel from today. Produced by Pavilion Dance South West, audiences will encounter a businessman, chambermaid and other hotel occupants and
CIVIC planners have given the thumbs up for a new £6m council estate in the Kinson South area of Bournemouth. Fifty homes are to be built on land at Holloway Avenue and Duck Lane, despite 14 letters of objection and a petition containing more than
ROUMELIA Lane in Boscombe has been plagued in recent years by a series of shocking crimes. Nick Verron, then 25, was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver in the lane 2009 and suffered horrific injuries. The business development manager was not
POLICE have carried out more than 175 drugs raids in Boscombe in the last year in a direct response to the Roumelia Lane shooting. News of the Reece James’ death last July was met with shock by the local community and Inspector Chris Weeks said
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has confirmed that Burnley have rejected a bid from Cherries for ex-Dean Court frontman Danny Ings. Mitchell revealed that Cherries had tabled a written offer in an attempt to bring Ings back to the club where he began his
SISTERS from Bournemouth are appealing for help after thieves stole their late mother’s wedding ring from the family home. Sue and Julie Gunner, of Muscliff, discovered the house had been ransacked on Sunday, June 2, and jewellery and a bag of
RESIDENTS of a Boscombe road are celebrating gating off an alleyway which was a haven for drug dealers. Back in November the residents of Windsor Road called for help to block off the alley, which was littered with used needles, used as a toilet
WINDSURFING, wake boarding, snorkelling and keeping an eye out for turtles were all part of some well deserved activity training for 6 Rifles. After completing their two weeks training in Cyprus in Exercise Lion Star and undergoing a gruelling
Pupils at Clayesmore Prep School were enthralled as they watched award-winning illustrator, Korky Paul, demonstrate some of his artistic skills. The illustrator, who said he had a “wild and privileged childhood” in the South African bushveld, now lives
PARENT Haddie Kilner is co-chair of the PTFA. She said: “I think the school is excellent. My children learn really well here and they have got a lot of friends. They have progressed really well since they came to this school.” CHERYL Ware has one
IT was only 8.30am when we visited St Luke’s Primary School but it was already a hub of activity. Smiling children were making their way to their classrooms and parents and other volunteers were seated in the corridors, listening to youngsters
A WOMAN was treated for minor injuries after a crash in Poole this morning. The two-vehicle collision at Sea View Road in Parkstone took place at 11.06am between a blue Renault Grand Scenic and a blue DAF truck. A spokesperson for Dorset Police
Chocolate brownies (Serves 6) Butter, for greasing 200g good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa) 200g icing sugar 3 eggs, at room temperature 40g flour, sifted Preheat oven to 170C/325F/Gas mark 3. Grease a 20 x 20cm baking
Despite promises of ever greater parental choice when it comes to choosing schools for their children, many families fail to secure a place at their chosen school. In some areas of the UK less than one in five families secure the school place they
STUDENTS and staff at Wareham St Mary Primary School are celebrating after receiving the thumbs-up from Ofsted. Government education inspectors judged the school, formerly Lady St Mary First School, as good with outstanding features. The school
FRESH from his daredevil dive on Britain’s Got Talent, Peter Waterfield was in Poole inspiring youngsters to swim. The Olympic diver cut the ribbon to officially open the swimming pool at Talbot Combined School, Wallisdown, and urged the youngsters
NEW plans for two ‘landmark’ hotels in Bournemouth which will create 100 jobs have won approval from civic planners. The founder of the Ted Baker clothing company, Ray Kelvin, is a major backer of the Terrace Mount scheme which will involve two
ON HER first full tour of the UK, Paloma Faith absolutely rocked the BIC with her fabulous and flamboyant style. In a current wave music which focuses on stars and their alternative, often eccentric style, it is safe to say Paloma fits in beautifully
CHERRIES have reportedly had a big-money bid rejected for ex-Dean Court striker Danny Ings. Reports in Lancashire this morning suggested that Burnley had turned down a “formal offer” for the young frontman. Ings, a product of the Cherries youth
PLANS to issue on-the-spot fines to motorway tailgaters, middle-lane hoggers and other careless drivers have been broadly welcomed. From next month, police will be able to issue £100 fines and three points to offenders that would currently have
CONTROVERSIAL plans to partly privatise a Hampshire town’s historic seawater baths were given the go-ahead last night. Civic chiefs in Lymington approved proposals to sign a five-year partnership deal with Lynx Sports Management, despite strong
A Conservative MP has spoken of his family's relief after their lesbian housekeeper had her case for sexual harassment and unfair dismissal unanimously thrown out. South Dorset MP Richard Drax wept as the decision of an employment tribunal was
MOST of us will warmly welcome the new powers for the police to act on offences like tailgating and middle-lane hogging. Although no statistics are available, it doesn’t take a genius, a highways expert or a traffic officer to work out that tailgating
AS a possible epilogue to the letters from Alan Burridge (May 24) and John Robinson (June 3), I would like to show what can happen with the new anticoagulation slip system. I had my INR test on Tuesday May 28. As no telephone call came, and the
INDIVIDUALS with chronic pain (pain in any area of the body that has lasted for over three months) are needed to take part in research that investigates the psychological aspects involved in chronic pain. Your participation will require one visit
Visiting Bournemouth on a glorious bank holiday weekend, I read with interest in your newspaper on May 27 the story on the prospects of the ‘Fracking’ of shale gas in Dorset.(“Eco group concerned about fracking”) Last month the Institute of Directors
THE current spate of power cuts that have affected thousands of homes in Upton over the past few weeks are related to ongoing work at a Hamworthy substation, Southern Electric has confirmed. A “major refurbishment” of the substation, which serves
A GRIEVING father has told of his family's continued heartbreak a year after his son was killed by a drink driver. Ben Andrews, 19, died on May 7 last year following a horrific head-on crash on the A354 near the Pimperne roundabout as he drove
A MAJOR investigation was launched after a woman’s body was found at a New Forest beauty spot. A man was walking his dog near the Balmer Lawn hotel yesterday when he found the woman floating face down in the Lymington River. Last night police
BOOZY the pony has that ‘morning after’ feeling after sparking a major rescue operation. The five-year-old trapped his leg when trying to jump a gate at Abbot’s Court Farm at Winterborne Kingston. He had to be sedated by a vet while a Bere
SKIPPER Tommy Elphick says he is ready to make up for lost time when he leads Cherries on their Championship adventure. Dean Court captain Elphick was a leading performer as Eddie Howe’s men secured automatic promotion from League One last season
MANAGER Tom Killick has revealed that contract talks remain ongoing with Marvin Brooks as Poole Town attempt to tie down the emerging talent. Killick confirmed the Southern Premier newcomers had tabled an offer of a new deal but reported that Brooks
