DORSET-based Jean Howard-Jones shared in four world, two European and one British relay records as she turned out for the Spencer Swim Team at the Great Britain Masters Championships in Plymouth. Howard-Jones, who also swims for Poole and holds
DORSET’S dismal start to the season continued today when they crashed to a second successive defeat in the Minor Counties Championship. Thumped by an innings and 38 runs in their opening Western Division clash by Berkshire, Dorset were on the receiving
MIKE Kitson paved the way for lowly Winton to complete an unexpected 222-run victory over Division One high-fliers Dewlish. Kitson (110) cracked 10 sixes and eight fours as the visitors piled up 291 for nine at Cheselbourne Cricket Ground.
A man was arrested in a telephone box in Bournemouth Square this afternoon following reports that he had been acting aggressively at the Town Hall. A Dorset police spokeswoman said the man had been detained at the Square and arrested to prevent
A FERNDOWN estate transformed by a decade of hard work by its community has been praised by Dorset’s chief constable. Debbie Simpson visited Heatherlands estate to meet some of the people behind the changes. Among them were PC Julian Humphries
The night sky has been illuminated by what appeared to be a much bigger and brighter Moon. The so-called “supermoon” occurs when the Moon reaches its closet point to the Earth, known as a perigee full moon. The effect makes the Moon seem 14%
THE partner of a man who was found dead in a Southbourne flat has paid tribute to him. The dismembered body of Poole taxi driver William Spiller, 48, was discovered in plastic storage boxes at a block of flats in Stedman Road on June 17. William
A COLEHILL mum has spoken of her pride after her 11-year-old son petitioned the district council for a new skate park. Young Spencer Naylor, who goes to St Michael’s School, passed the petition around to friends and gathered 237 signatures.
‘ANYTHING GOES’ as the Wimborne Musical Theatre group bring this fast-paced show to the Tivoli Theatre next month. The action takes place aboard the ocean liner SS American, where nightclub singer Reno Sweeney is en route from New York to England
AN extra date has been added for Russell Howard’s upcoming Wonderbox Tour. Russell, one of the most successful comedians in recent years, returns to his first love, live stand-up with his first tour for three years. Wonderbox follows his sell-out
DORSET Police are currently hunting a man wanted on suspicion of a burglary in Boscombe with the force’s helicopter. There have been numerous sightings of the helicopter over the area today, and officers have now confirmed it is being used in the
RESIDENTS were shocked when an area of land was cleared without warning, prompting fears that birds and animals have been driven away. The land, near Poole Quay, adjoins the Quay Thistle Hotel, but had been left overgrown for many years, according
A NEW show exploring the lives of people in and around Poole Harbour looks set to give tourism in the town a major lift. Eight-part ITV series Harbour Lives, filmed with Ben Fogle last summer, has already seen website pooletourism.co.uk receive
IF someone has gone the extra mile for you, it could be the time to thank them with the launch of the Dorset County Council 2013 Pride Awards. The council is asking residents to send in their nominations to help them reward excellent service to
PATIENTS who feel short of breath are benefiting from a specialist exercise bike at Christchurch Hospital. The £1,300 bike, which was bought with funds raised by the hospital trust’s League of Friends, operates at a low-intensity, meaning little
YOBS throwing stones broke the windows of a bus as it drove through Poole late on Saturday night. The Wilts and Dorset bus was targeted by a group of men as it moved along Arne Avenue towards Herbert Avenue just before midnight in what police have
A ROW over grass-cutting in a Poole suburb is dividing neighbours. The Daily Echo reported last week that many people living in Merley are furious about council plans to leave a large area of green space near Sopwith Crescent to grow during the
A 54-YEAR-old Verwood man arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment has been bailed until the end of July. Armed police swooped on Silver Business Park in Somerford, Christchurch, last Thursday after allegations that a man was holding a 24-year-old
Disney bad guys just love to sing their evil monologues. It's outrageous enough they feel it necessary to spill their guts to the hero at all, but to do it through a tune is just too much. Nevertheless, the bad guy from the first Epic Mickey encounter
VISITORS flocked to Forest Holme Hospice’s 20th birthday summer gala for their last look at the building before it undergoes a transformation. Patients and staff will start moving out at the beginning of next month and work on the £750,000 refurbishment
THERE was plenty to think about for Bournemouth students when they took part in a blind taste test yesterday. Around 30 pupils from the Bishop of Winchester School were blindfolded and encouraged to touch, taste and smell a variety of ingredients
RUNNERS enjoyed the picturesque surroundings of the Somerley Estate for a charity 10k on Sunday. It was the 14th year the run has been held at the Ringwood site in aid of Autism Wessex, which provides specialist support for people with autism and
READING the Echo (June 21) giving details on a bus hub, I wonder how long it will all take. Purchase of the land, plans for the bus station and the development beginning would take a while I guess, so would it not be better to wait and plan the
A MAN accused of murdering his taxi driver father in his Southbourne flat appeared in crown court today. Nathan Robinson, 26, is charged with the murder of William Spiller at the flat in Stedman Road between May 15 and June 18. Wearing a red
AN ANNUAL charity music festival held in honour of a young Wimborne cystic fibrosis sufferer this year celebrated her survival following a lifesaving lung transplant. Kate Hennessey was at death’s door when last year’s Hen Fest took place in her
I WRITE to express the greatest appreciation to the Echo in the way it has supported and covered features during Neighbourhood Watch Week 2013. The Week was launched by the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, and I cannot speak
A KINSON mum has started a campaign to get a crossing installed on the busy main road where her daughter was hit by a motorbike. Corinne Lovell, 41, was walking her daughter, Shannon, seven, to school at around 8.35am in the morning, when a motorcycle
CIVIC dignitaries, soldiers, veterans and marines gathered in Poole and Purbeck yesterday to mark Armed Forces Week Monday’s ceremonies were a prelude to a week–long celebration of Britain’s armed forces culminating in national Armed Forces Day, which
OUR world has become more outspoken, mainly due to the brutal honesty of personalities like Ann Robinson and Simon Cowell, and we are all braver with our speech than ever before. This must be rubbing off on the youth of today, when in the Daily
AN £8 million plan to expand St Peter’s School in Bournemouth will go before Cabinet next week. If approved the Catholic school, currently a secondary, will also provide primary places from September next year. The school is currently on two
ONLOOKERS might have thought they were witnesses to a major rescue operation when they saw the RNLI lifeboat escorting a passenger-laden ferry back to Poole Quay – but it was in fact a fundraising and training exercise. Wareham RNLI organised the
EXPLORATORY drilling well for gas within California Quarry to South of Swanage, the well will be drilled and steered from onshore to offshore to a depth of over 1.5 miles below the sea, planned to access conventional sandstone reservoir. The main
I'M afraid it is the wind farm enthusiasts and adherents to the cult of ‘man-made global warming' such as LibDem Tony Trent and Tony Hamilton (Agenda 21) who are getting things out of proportion (Letters, June 20). ‘Fracking' or the extraction
SHE’S served tea to the Queen and many other members of the royal family. Now Suzanne Smith will be at your service for a Royal Tea Day as part of the Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival. “Most people like tea so I thought it would be a good
DEMANDS have been made to cut the £5million bill for temporary staff at Dorset County Council. Figures going to a council staffing committee showed that the cost of agency, consultancy and freelance workers in 2012-13 was £4.99m. It comes as
A WOMAN has told of her distress after her puppy was attacked less than a month after she gave him a new home. Caroline Bush, 37, was out walking Vader, a 12-week-old Labrador Retriever cross, along with her other dog, Benjie, a nine-month-old
A FORMER BBC reporter accused of indecently assaulting young boys has been charged with a further offence. Clifford Luton, 88, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday in a wheelchair for a case management hearing, in which the prosecution
BROADSTONE professional Luke Joy is one step closer to playing in his first major after winning the Open Regional Qualifying event at Remedy Oak yesterday. Joy carded five birdies in an impressive three-under-par 69 to reach the Local Final Qualifying
ON his 34th birthday, Richard Hughes could have been forgiven for reaching for the pipe and slippers. Instead, the midfielder is preparing for another crack at the Championship in his second season with Cherries after coming out of retirement.
PARLEY maintained their flying start to the season by racking up an eighth straight victory over bottom club Dorchester. Roshan Embalagama's runaway leaders were set a challenging target of 218 runs by the struggling visitors but made light work
WIMBORNE & COLEHILL skipper Andy Hayward gave up any hope of a title tilt this season after his side's surprise defeat at Winton. The Minstermen slipped to a third loss of the campaign in a rain disrupted match as Winton managed to reach their
THE dismembered body of a Poole taxi driver was discovered in plastic storage boxes, an inquest heard today. Police officers made the gruesome find after a concerned neighbour raised the alarm at a block of flats in Stedman Road, Southbourne, on
