CHERRIES star Josh McQuoid will miss the start of the new campaign after sustaining a knee injury during a pre-season training session. McQuoid, who made 39 appearances in his first season back at Dean Court, suffered cartilage damage to his right
DORSET'S second-innings collapse cost the Dean Park outfit dearly as they slumped to a 71-run defeat against Cheshire. Having already scored 379 for eight, the hosts were chasing just 239 to win the match with Jake Lintott (4-84) again among the
A CALF trapped on a cliff ledge at a Purbeck beauty spot for almost five days has died despite the efforts of a rescue team and vet. The animal apparently wandered off last Thursday and its owner, a local farmer, has tried in vain to entice it
THIS tiny beach hut is not much bigger than the average garden shed but it has just gone on the market with a whopping price tag of £200,000. It has no electricity and the neighbours are just feet away but demand is expected to be huge. Potential
EXCITED youngsters at a Christchurch primary school threw their energies into a fundraising obstacle course in aid of a local charity. Children at Somerford Primary School in Drapers Road tried their hand at a variety of different activities to
THE memory of a Bournemouth Rugby Club star will live on next month during a special event at the club where he played from the age of nine. Sam Yarwood’s life was tragically cut short in a canoeing accident on Lake Ullswater in the Lake District
DRIVERS faced long delays on the A338 southbound after a car caught fire near the Blackwater junction. Police said both carriageways were reopen and clear just after 4pm. Police and fire services were called and all traffic was stopped in both
FIREFIGHTERS were called back to Studland Heath yesterday after smoke was reported at the scene of the original wildfire that destroyed a hectare of vegetation yesterday. Crews from Swanage extinguished a small fire in the area and then requested
A LAST-ditch bid to save a Boscombe arts centre from demolition has seen campaigners launch a concerted email campaign. Councillors are being bombarded with emails urging them to reverse their decision to replace the Boscombe Centre for Community
MOTORISTS are being warned that the A348 Ringwood Road in Longham is partially blocked in both directions due to a broken down lorry between B3073 Ham Lane and A341 Wimborne Road Bear Cross Roundabout. The incident was reported just before 4pm.
A GROUP of travellers has set up camp in a public car park at Poole's Baiter open space after apparently arriving overnight on Monday. Several vans and cars now occupy part of the Harbourside car park, which has views across Poole Harbour to the
DORSET-based cosmetics company Lush is helping to address the UK’s declining bee population. The firm, which opened its first store in Poole, is currently looking for sites around the UK to host its purpose-built, handmade hives, which will help
A PLEA has been issued to the thousands of women in East Dorset who took part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events in Wimborne, Bournemouth and Poole. The formidable army of mums, daughters, sisters, grans, aunts and friends banded together
BOAT owners have been warned to be on their guard following a marine crime rise in Poole Harbour and on the River Frome at Wareham. Dorset Police used social media to warn of the increase and called for any suspicious activity to be reported immediately
SUPER-FIT teams from across the UK put their stamina to the test at the weekend during the National Cheerleading Championships. Despite popular belief, there wasn’t a pom pom in sight at Bournemouth International Centre’s Windsor Hall as 16,000
THE Tesco store which created a storm of protest when it was first announced for Sandbanks' 'Millionaires Row' opened for business yesterday. Poole Mayor Cllr Phil Eades cut the ribbon on the new Tesco Express mini-supermarket, which was developed
FIREFIGHTERS battled to extinguish rubbish on fire at a landfill blaze near Verwood on Monday night. Crews from Hampshire and Dorset were sent to the Blue Haze landfill site near the Ebblake Industrial Estate on Monday evening. At the height
THE FATHER of one of the Dorset-born survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster has spoken out about his daughter’s battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dancer Rose Metcalf, from Wimborne was airlifted from the sinking Italian cruise ship
CHERRIES are understood to be close to finalising a deal for Mohamed Coulibaly, a relatively-untried striker from Swiss giants Grasshoppers. Coulibaly joined Eddie Howe’s squad during last week’s training camp in south Germany and Switzerland,
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a small grass fire on the A35 in Christchurch. Just one crew from Christchurch were sent to the bypass near Somerford at 12.56pm. The fire had started on a small patch of grass on the central reservation.
A MAN has been charged with two offences over a hit and run crash which left a cyclist seriously injured. Adrian George, a 38-year-old Bournemouth man, has been charged with failing to stop at a road accident and being involved in a road accident
THE FAMILY of a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the New Forest have paid tribute to him. Michael Smith, 50, from Tennyson Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, died when he lost control of his blue Yamaha 550 and struck a silver Mercedes Vito van
FOUR cars have been involved in a crash near Ashley Heath roundabout. The incident took place just before 11.50am on the westbound carriageway just before the A338 on slipway. Ambulance has been called although it is not clear at present whether
A DRIVERLESS car rolled downhill and crossed a busy Poole road before smashing into the front of a popular sandwich shop. One of the shop’s owners thought she was “a goner” when she saw the runaway vehicle heading towards the shop as she worked
MAGISTRATES in Dorset are less likely to send a woman to prison than courts in most parts of England and Wales, according to new figures. Courts across the county imposed custodial sentences in less than one in ten cases heard in 2011 – one of
TRADERS in Bournemouth town centre are calling for more CCTV cameras to be installed after four shops had their windows vandalised on the same night. Nails and You located in Commercial Road has its front window smashed in last night and this was
FLIGHTS in and out of airports across the south of England were restricted this morning due to air traffic control issues. Flights from Bournemouth Airport are not affected although the fault did cause some issues with flights from Southampton
THIS is what can happen when people fail to extinguish a barbecue before putting it in the bin. A Borough of Poole refuse truck had to be emptied onto the road at the weekend after a barbecue started a fire. And now the council is urging visitors
Developments in Ringwood will have to fit in with the character of the town in the future. A new planning guidance document has been drawn up for the town following similar plans for New Milton and Lymington. In the “local distinctiveness”
A FARMER who polluted the River Divelish with slurry has been ordered to pay £16,339 in fines and costs. Dairy farmer Clifford Yeatman, of Lowbrook Farm, Belchawell, near Blandford, pleaded guilty at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court. Slurry from
SHE may have celebrated her 104th birthday but nothing will stop Hilda Fox from taking a spin around the dance floor. The Highcliffe resident, who celebrated her momentous birthday on Saturday, was surrounded by friends for a special birthday treat
ALTHOUGH it looks like any other group of young children acting out a story and having fun, there’s far more to their routine than meets the eye. For it is part of a pioneering exercise programme that is proving to be so effective in enhancing
STUART PRICE aged 49 of Dewlands Common, Verwood. Convicted in absence of being the keeper of a vehicle and failing to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document relating to the transfer to a person who was not a vehicle
GARY ROBERT DAVIS aged 24 of Hardy Crescent, Wimborne. Convicted in absence of being the person in whose name a vehicle was registered when it did not meet insurance requirements. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £110. IAN DEAR
KEVIN BULMER aged 24 of Bramble Court, West Moors. Admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order imposed by Swindon Magistrates Court by failing to report as directed. Order varied. Required to participate in Thinking Skills
CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN aged 25 of Canberra Road, Christchurch. Convicted in absence of being the person in whose name a vehicle was registered when it did not meet the insurance requirements. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £110.
JENNIFER FIONA SIMS aged 36 of Whiteways Farm, Dorchester. Admitted driving a Ford on Ashley Road, Poole without third party insurance. Fined £110. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with six points. MICHAEL TERENCE
ROGER GEORGE WOOD aged 54 of Redhill Drive, Bournemouth. Convicted in absence of being the person to whom a licence for a motor vehicle was issued upon receipt of a cheque which was subsequently dishonoured and failing to deliver up the licence when
WHO drives the very noisy speed boat around the bay? The horrendous noise carries beyond the beach miles into the town. This is a matter of noise pollution which needs either a respectful request not to do so or it should be attended to legally
THE thorny subject of litter rears its ugly head again today after visitors to Bournemouth at the weekend left the beaches and streets awash with rubbish. Amazing how some people can find a handy scapegoat or an excuse. ‘The council didn’t clear
GREAT news to read that at long last some progress is being made to transform the Cliff End hotel in Bournemouth into a building residents can be proud of. Now can we have some progress to transform the derelict former David Lloyd Club on Knowle
MANY complain about the slow demise of local street shops due to the forever increasing demand of internet shopping. My answer is, they have only got themselves to blame. I have lost count of the times I have set off into town to purchase certain
I READ with interest a letter suggesting that we should keep all dogs on leads in all public places (‘Owners lead by example’, July 8). This is either tongue in cheek or a knee-jerk reaction. Of course your dog should be well-behaved and of course
I’VE seen this happen before – a person walking their two small dogs on leads through the local park happens to pass by another dog walker with their dog unleashed and five times the size of the smaller ones. All of a sudden, bedlam, with both owners
LOCAL photographers Andy Farrer and Julian Sawyer have captured the wild side of Purbeck at a new photographic exhibition. Visitors are being urged to visit the showcase at Durlston Castle in July. Andy’s photos reveal some of Purbeck’s hidden
POOLE Town’s hopes of a boost to the Tatnam coffers were dealt a blow this morning when Charlie Austin’s move to Hull City was called off. Dolphins' hopes of receiving a chunk of Swindon Town's sell-on fee from Burnley are on hold as Austin's protracted
A CLOUD of smoke billowed from Condor Ferries’ fast catamaran Vitesse in Poole Harbour. Daily Echo reader Mike Millard took this dramatic shot of the catamaran on Sunday morning |as it manoeuvred in Poole Harbour. Condor Ferries said the smoke
A POLICEMAN who was accused of a sexual offence and an assault will not face trial today after two women withdrew their complaints. Dean Andrew was due to appear in front of a jury at Bournemouth Crown Court after being charged with sexually assaulting
A WILDFIRE that destroyed approximately one hectare of heath, gorse and trees at Studland yesterday was probably started deliberately, firefighters say. Around 60 Dorset Fire and Rescue Service firefighters attended the blaze, which took hold close
HOTSHOT Charlie Austin is tipping Eddie Howe to improve Harry Cornick and has told his fellow Wessex graduate: Have no fear. Former Poole Town star Austin knows what it takes to make the transition from non-league to the professional ranks following
POOLE Town were last night remaining tight-lipped on the prospect of profiting from Charlie Austin’s proposed move to the Premier League with Hull City. The former Dolphins hotshot, 24, is today expected to complete his meteoric rise from the Wessex
COUNCIL transport leaders have pledged to take action after tens of thousands of people were caught in hours of tailbacks leaving Bournemouth this weekend. Visitors were stuck for hours in 10mile-long queues on the A338 on Sunday with the congestion
