BOURNEMOUTH golfing star Georgia Hall has added another impressive achievement to her CV – selection for the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The 17-year-old amateur sensation from Wallisdown has been picked as part of a strong European team to take on
CHERRIES are set to run the rule over three trialists when they face non-league neighbours Poole Town in a pre-season friendly at Tatnam tomorrow (7.45pm). Midfielders Charlie Losasso and Jack Bayly, together with defender Theo Jones, have been
A GOVERNMENT minister is “living in cloud cuckoo land” over “stupid” plans for Neighbourhood Watch groups to provide social care. That’s the damning view of two neighbourhood watch co-ordinators after health minister Norman Lamb said he wants them
DORSET’S Police and Crime Commissioner will hold a forum and surgery in Christchurch on Wednesday August 7. The two hour forum with Martyn Underhill will commence at 2pm at Portfield Hall. It will be followed by the commissioner’s surgery at 5pm
8:10pm Firefighters are expected to be at the scene for several hours making the area safe. The fire involved around one hectare of heathland. That's the end of this live blog. We will follow up with any details from
AN area of Ham Common near the beach at Hamworthy, Poole has caught fire. We've now switched over to a live blog, follow coverage here Around 43 firefighters are currently tackling the blaze. Seven fire engines, three Land Rovers and one
AFTER-dinner treat sweet white wines hail from all over the world and can be paired with rich pates and blue cheeses, fruit and desserts. But the first and most important rule is: be sure to chill these half bottles for several hours before serving
CHRISTCHURCH residents have “serious concerns” about the prospect of the Navitus Bay wind farm, says the leader of the council. The prospect of the £3billion wind park, 12 miles off the coastline has sparked oppo-sition among people in Christ-church
DID you know that the UK spends around £1.2billion on fish and chips every year? Each of us scoffs an average of six portions of fish and chips a year, according to the Federation of Fish Friers, from our 10,500 specialist fish and chip shops.
TOWN centre roads in Bournemouth were shut while a woman was cut free from her vehicle after a three-car crash. Witnesses ran to the aid of the injured woman in her red Volkswagen Fox and then held up traffic before police arrived and shut St Stephen
TOP cyclists reaching speeds of around 30 miles per hour will race through Bournemouth town centre this Saturday for the Sky Ride. It is predicted that thousands will line the streets to watch elite sportsmen at the top of their game complete a
JUDGES from South and South East England in Bloom will be taken on a 25-mile trip around Bournemouth. The judges are in town tomorrow to assess the town’s efforts on the environment. They will be welcomed by the mayor before a tour ranging
A JUDGE has praised a pregnant woman who disarmed a “dangerous” knifeman, intent on sexually assaulting her. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how the woman had wrestled a large kitchen knife from James Harrison after he tried to subdue her on February
HEALTH officials in Bournemouth are taking emergency steps to protect the elderly and young amid growing fears of a severe heat warning. The Met Office has issued a heat-health warning for parts of the region as temperatures creep towards 30C.
AN ingenious new show is coming to the Pier Theatre on August 2. The show in question proves that something useful can be done with junk. From barrels, drainpipes, bottles and all types of old rubbish comes a performance full of fun and comedy.
NEW CCTV cameras have been installed in a busy Bournemouth underpass five months after a student was sexually assaulted as she walked home. The 20-year-old was attacked in the subway in Holdenhurst road in the early hours of February 1. The
EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has intervened in a row between a Bournemouth school and a local mum. Andrea Jarman, a law lecturer at Bournemouth University, had hoped daughter Eibhlís, four, would be able to attend St Mark’s Primary School in
BROWNSEA Open Air Theatre is celebrating its own golden jubilee year this summer with performances of two Shakespeare plays and a commemorative book. Trips to the National Trust-owned island for a picnic and an evening of culture have become an
THE opening night of a Pavilion show will be Truly Scrumptious for one Bournemouth drama student. Mark Houston will enjoy an expert songwriting workshop with the man whose father wrote the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song and the score for Mary Poppins
TWO men have been arrested after an alleged robbery at a post office in a North Dorset village. Police are also investigating an earlier incident in Milborne Port, Somerset, when a man allegedly demanded money but left empty-handed. During
A RHEA has been found wandering five miles from home after thieves tried to steal him from his pen. Police are appealing for information after the large flightless bird, similar to an ostrich, was taken sometime between 8.30pm on Friday, July 12
THE Bohemians re-enact the glory days of Queen at Wimborne’s Tivoli on August 23. Rob Combers has an outrageous stage personality as Freddie Mercury, Christopher Gregory is Brian May, Wayne Bourne hammers the tubs like Roger Taylor, and Kevin Goodwin
A CHARITY boxing and kickboxing event raised enough money to buy a Bournemouth youngster a special wheelchair at the weekend. Ten-year-old Leon Meal-Moss wants to one day play wheelchair football for his country but the chair he uses at the moment
WHEN Caroline Carr’s husband became clinically depressed, she couldn’t find the support she needed, so she wrote a book about it. Now Caroline who lives in Parkstone, is regarded as one of the UK’s leading experts for partners living with depression
THE Larmer Tree festival opens its doors today for a five day extravaganza with headlining music from Van Morrison, KT Tunstall and Dexys Midnight Runners. The event celebrates all types of culture, from film and comedy to music, art and crafts. For
PHILLIP CAMPBELL-MORRISON aged 19 of St Paul’s Lane, Bournemouth. Proved in absence that he travelled on South West Trains with intent to avoid payment. Conditional discharge of six months, to pay compensation of £2.70. Also convicted in absence of
The Beaminster Tunnel is to finally re-open a year after the tragedy which claimed two lives. Dorset County Council will open the road to two-way traffic at 10am on Monday, July 29. Temporary traffic signals may be used to allow the contractors
ANDY Murray’s Wimbledon victory will have inspired countless people to take to their local tennis courts. But Poole Park has had trouble catering for the sudden resurgence of interest in the sport. The surface of its tennis courts – recently
A HUGE thank you to Mr Perry and his team (general surgery, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital) and all those in the Women’s Health unit/breast care unit who worked their socks off to make me and others well again. Without exaggerating, it truly is a place
WALKING up to Slades Farm at 5.30am on the morning after one of the busiest days there, what a pleasure to notice the lack of litter laying around. Plenty of litter about, but in bins and black bags. It is fairly obvious that many people committed
READING in the Daily Echo of problems with Blue Badge disabled spaces at Castlepoint shopping car park, surely someone in authority should notice that there are insufficient spaces. It is exactly the same at Sainsbury’s in Poole. We recently managed
I REALLY enjoy being by the coast in most scenic parts of the country as well as some of the less scenic areas. I really love it because the atmosphere is so enjoyable, whichever part of the coast one is walking. I live in a town but spend a lot of
I TRAVEL the same route every week day to get to work from East Howe Lane to Wallisdown, along the very busy Kinson Road. It astounds me the number of parents and sometimes even grandparents that try and cross that road with young children, dodging
THEY may have cost £140,000, but there’s no chance of game, set and match in the hot weather for Poole's tennis players. The "specialist court surface" on Poole Park's new tennis courts can't be played on if the temperature is higher than 22C.
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after counterfeit notes were used to pay for goods in Swanage. A 43-year-old and 30-year-old woman from Northamptonshire have been arrested and released on bail after customers entered a shops and bought many
FOUR vehicles collided near the Ashley Heath roundabout this morning causing traffic queues on the southbound carriageway of the A338. Police were alerted at 8.29 am following a collision involving a grey BMW, registered to a Woking woman, a blue
MORTGAGE brokers and house-buyers who conned banks out of £3million have been jailed for a total of 12 and a half years. Five defendants were convicted of dishonestly obtaining services by deception in a mortgage fraud case which saw four more
EXCITING talent Sam Matthews set his sights on impressing Eddie Howe after revealing he had always wanted to stay with Cherries amid top-flight interest. The 16-year-old was understood to have attracted the attention of Manchester United and Fulham
SWIMMING coaches in Bournemouth and Poole have welcomed the LeAF Academy’s ambitious plans to build Dorset’s first Olympic-sized swimming pool. The Duck Lane-based LeAF Elite Athlete Academy has submitted plans for a 10-lane 50m indoor pool on
SECTION One big guns Boscombe Cliff survived a spirited challenge from Knyveton Gardens to emerge 85-78 victors – despite losing a player for the second half. The leading lights for the Cliff men were again Alan Geary, Chris Martin, Derek Ridyard
THE hunt has begun today for arsonists who started a major blaze on Canford Heath on Tuesday night. They ignited fires in several locations. Dorset Fire and Rescue service estimated the blaze covered up to seven hectares of heathland – the size
