STEVE Cook is vowing to pull out all the stops to keep his place at the heart of the Cherries defence and knows he faces strong competition from some big-game players. Cook, who today agreed a new three-year contract with the club, grew in stature
AN ELDERLY woman was the second victim of a daylight mugging in 24 hours. A 91-year-old from the Poole area was knocked to the ground as her handbag was stolen outside 7-9 The Avenue at 2pm. As previously reported, an 89-year-old was attacked
A TINY pup treads the boards this week for a role in a popular ocean-going musical. Pomeranian Bibi, owned by Jason Edwards, will take on the part of Cheeky in Wimborne Musical Theatre Society’s production of Anything Goes, shown at the Tivoli
SOME of the most inspirational young people in Bournemouth were invited to an award ceremony on Thursday. The annual Bourne Brilliant Awards, held at the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel, on St Michael’s Road, with a distinct 1920s theme, aimed
FOUR men who smashed windows in a religiously-aggravated attack on a Poole mosque were jailed for four months today. Before their afternoon attack on the Dorset Islamic Cultural Centre on May 23, Michael Manyweathers, Robert Mullins, Trevor Mullins
BOSS Matt Ford has confirmed Darcy Ward is set for a dramatic return to the Pirates team - providing he comes through this weekend's Danish Grand Prix unscathed. The Poole promoter revealed 21-year-old Ward will form part of a fresh one-to-seven
PLANS to bring a popular food festival back to life have been given a boost by locals. The Daily Echo reported that the Wimborne Food Festival had been cancelled due to a lack of funding earlier this month. But the town’s Business Improvement
MANAGER Eddie Howe believes Steve Fletcher will be “invaluable to us” in his new role on the Cherries backroom staff. Fletcher, the club’s record appearance-maker during two successful spells at Dean Court, was this week appointed in a combined
POLICE in Poole are appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and four pedestrians. The incident happened at around 4.20pm on Wednesday near the Hungerhill roundabout on the A350. A white Talbot camper van
AN UNUSUAL fingerpost sign has been discovered in Highcliffe as part of a project to restore signs across Dorset. The design of the post, on the Waterford Road crossroads, reveals that it belonged to Hampshire until 1974, when Highcliffe became
FIREFIGHTERS and police were called to Wimborne town centre this morning following concerns about a man who had climbed onto the roof of a building. Four fire engines and several police cars arrived at West Borough Road at 8.10am and found a man
A YOUNG cerebral palsy sufferer is receiving vital help thanks to the launch of a local appeal. Seven-year-old Ben Tickner, from Stalbridge, near Sturminster Newton, is being given a specialist therapy tricycle, worth more than £1,173, by Caudwell
AN elderly man, involved in a crash in Christchurch last weekend, has passed away in hospital. The 87-year-man from Barton-on-Sea died on Wednesday afternoon in Bournemouth Hospital. He was taken to hospital by ambulance following the collision
WOULD YOU recommend your local hospital to family and friends? That is the question patients are now being asked as part of the new Friends and Family Test. Launched in April 2013, the aim is to further improve the patient’s hospital experience
HUNDREDS of homes in Sandford were affected by a power cut on Thursday night. The majority were back on the grid within minutes, but around 180 homes had to wait until 4.30am, this morning, to be reconnected. Southern Electricity say 17 substations
AWARD-WINNING horticulturalist and lifelong herdsman Chris Hill has passed away at the age of 61, following a year-long battle against cancer. Chris spent his childhood in and around the River Stour and was a countryman in the truest sense of the
CENTENARIAN Doris Longman, who passed away peacefully at the age of 106, was born on December 5, 1906. Doris first came to Bournemouth in 1924, with her parents and four of her ten siblings, when her father retired from business as a fish merchant
A LAST-minute hitch with a damaged staircase will not affect plans to launch Bournemouth’s new open-air events arena this weekend. Town hall officials have insisted the project to build a new waterfront entertainment space on the former Imax site
IT IS less than a month to go until The Larmer Tree Festival – and the fifth music headliner has been revealed. Imelda May will take to the main stage on Saturday, July 20. Bringing her signature rockabilly style and high-energy superstar stage-presence
FORMER headmaster John Howlett, who spent 19 years in charge of Poole schools, died peacefully on May 31 at his Broadstone home. John was the first headmaster of Springdale County Primary in 1966 and later became the first headmaster of Broadstone
A BROKEN down lorry caused delays on one of Bournemouth's busiest roads this morning (Fri). Emergency services were alerted at 8.20 am after a wheel came off a truck travelling along Wallisdown Road. The wheel struck a van but no-one was injured
A Bournemouth woman has single-handedly organised a musical extravaganza – with performers she found through a ‘wanted’ advert. Shelley Joyce, a part-time PA, decided she wanted to stage a fundraising event to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust and
ONE lane of the A338 northbound at the B3078, Blackwater Junction, was briefly closed this morning after fears of a van fire. The owner of the van called police at 10.40am after black billows of smoke were seen coming from the vehicle, and Dorset Fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Bournemouth’s crown court this morning to free a man who was stuck in handcuffs. A crew from Springbourne arrived at the Courts of Justice in Deansleigh Road at 9.33am after receiving a call out that someone in the custody
PAUL WELLER hasn’t played Bournemouth since his Wake Up The Nation tour several years ago, so it was a pilgrimage to Southampton to see the Modfather in action. It’s been a good time for Paul of late with critical praise for new album Sonik Kicks and
THANK YOU to the two gentlemen who helped me when I fell backwards on a bus going to Bournemouth on the 11th June. The driver moved before I could sit down. I got off at Queens Road and the other man brought me back to my flat. I am still getting
I REFER to the letter about flying flags (June 21). Do people who fly flags, all day, every day, on high poles, probably above their own vision, ever give a thought to their neighbours who have to live with the continuous flapping of a large flag
LAST week I went to my local supermarket, usually my husband is with me but as he had a bad back I was on my own. I shop for a fortnight so had a very full trolley. Then I got a taxi home. I want to thank my good Samaritan Shelley, a teacher
A DOG that mauled a smaller one to death in front of the victim’s horrified owner has been identified as a banned type and humanely destroyed. An investigation was launched following the incident, which happened yards from Sarah Harrison’s home
CHRISTOPHER GEORGE DAINES aged 44 of Exton Road, Bournemouth. Admitted keeping a Vauxhall Vectra on Christchurch Road, Boscombe, having made a declaration that the vehicle would not during a specified period be used on a public road. Fined £35. Excise
EFFORTS from locals to bring back the popular Wimborne Food Festival certainly provide, well, food for thought. The event had been cancelled earlier this month due to a lack of funding. But the Minster town’s Business Improvement District team
RESIDENTS in Horton may be given speed guns by police following a succession of serious road accidents in the area. Members of Knowlton Parish Council are in discussions with Dorset Police about whether to provide the people of Horton with speed
THE Korando Sports may share its name and 2.0-litre turbo diesel engine with its smaller brother the Korando SE, but its pickup body sits on top of a separate chassis, and comes with switchable four-wheel drive and a low-range gearbox for proper mud-plugging
FRACKING letter from Dr David Lowry, Daily Echo June 6, 2013. Dr Lowry worries about Radon gas being pumped into our homes as part of the Shale gas stream. Radon (Chem) is a gaseous radioactive inert element arising from the disintegration of radium
WHO has given permission for the buildings which are going up in the Bournemouth Gardens? Not content with the millions of council tax payers’ money being wasted on the now defunct Imax, someone’s now got contracts for building on ‘green’ land,
TO drive on the road you have to take a test and be insured. You are also advised to have roadside help if you break down – which you pay for! You can go straight out onto the water with a boat whatever size with no experience required. If
IT may have rained all day on Vampire Weekend's first visit to Bournemouth, but the band brought sunshine to the O2 with a set of upbeat chart-friendly songs yesterday. Members of the audience were treated to songs from all three of the New York
THE annual National Austin 7 Rally, organised by the 750 Motor Club, takes place on Sunday, July 7, in the grounds of Beaulieu, home to the National Motor Museum. Among a wide range of fascinating displays and demonstrations of driving skills will
A MALE motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash with a van in Colehill this morning. The incident took place at 8.16am on Wimborne Road, Colehill between a blue Suzuki DL650 motorbike and a white Ford Transit van. A member of the
SAMMY Miller, whose collection of motorbikes can be found at his museum in New Milton, was invited to the Brooklands and Ace Cafe Ton Up day last Sunday. Historic race track Brooklands hosted the event in association with the Ace Café, London,
POLICE officers were threatened with an axe at a Poole property while making inquiries about a vicious street mugging on an 89-year-old woman. Armed officers were deployed to the scene in Bournemouth Road, Parkstone, yesterday evening and battered
Police are appealing for people to come forward after a car sped through Poole Park last week. A man has been arrested on a string of driving offences and released on bail following the shocking incident on Wednesday June 19. Visitors to the
NISSAN has announced prices and specifications for the new Micra ahead of its UK showroom debut in September. The iconic Micra has formed the backbone of Nissan’s small car range for more than 30 years and the Japanese manufacturer says the latest
CHICHESTER-BORN singer-songwriter Tom Odell has been writing songs from the age of 13, and such dedication was justly rewarded when the now 22 year-old released his debut EP in 2012 and followed in the footsteps of Emeli Sande and Adele to be crowned
THE last fortnight has seen an influx of reality TV stars heading to Bournemouth nightclub Halo. Monday night is student night and recently saw Gaz and Chelsea Ferguson host sell-out nights, which saw hundreds taking full advantage of drinks promotions
WARNING – if your check-list for a new car includes comfort, luxury and a soft ride, don’t get in the Lotus Exige S. But, if you take engine oil with your cornflakes, have petrol flowing through your veins and measure acceleration by the number
SWIM Bournemouth have been crowned Southern Junior League champions for the second year running. The club’s nine to 12-year-olds were in dominant mood at the Link in Swindon, winning 24 of the 49 races to take victory in the final by 47 points
DORSET’S under-10 tennis stars were celebrating after earning their place in history by becoming national champions at the Aegon County Cup at Bolton Arena. The talented players wrote their names in the record books as they were the first Dorset
SUPER siblings Darcey and Summer Kinnear became the toast of ten-pin bowling as both lifted the national title for their age groups. Bowlplex Poole duo Darcey, 10, and Summer, seven, tasted success at the NAYBC Championships in Coventry and are
SIX talented young sports stars did their Bournemouth school proud when they won medals at the Dorset County School Championships. The youngsters, from Harewood College, won eight medals – five gold, one silver and two bronze in the track and field
