BENEFIT cuts are leaving Poole residents with the choice of going cold or hungry. With nearly 5,000 people helped by the town’s Citizens Advice Bureau in the past year, the 2012/13 annual report points up a significant increase in enquiries about
LEWIS Grabban’s finely-taken double helped Cherries mark their return to the Championship with a stirring victory over Charlton today. Grabban paved the way for the Dean Court win when he headed home the opener after 26 minutes, the striker’s first
FORMER schoolfriends Matt Scott and Matt Wallis are using pedal power to raise funds for a cause close to their hearts. Matt Scott, 22, from Moordown, Bournemouth, and Matt Wallis, 22, a former pupil at St Peter’s School in Southbourne, set off
A CHRISTCHURCH woman celebrated a special birthday in style recently, with a pampering session and shopping trip. Muriel Rae, who lives at Queensmead care home, celebrated with family who had flown in specially from America for the occasion.
THE trial of a retired Christchurch fireman, charged with sexually assaulting a boy almost 40 years ago, will begin in December. David Bryant, 62, of Grove Road East, Christchurch, is accused of a serious sex crime on a boy aged between 12 and
A POOLE businessman was jailed for nine months yesterday after he admitted mis-selling solar panels. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Floyd Lewis, 36, of no fixed abode, had traded under his Poole-based companies Totally Solar and Advanced Solar. Customers
A POOLE charity is on track to break a record after raising more than £5,000 from a summer gala held by Luscombe Valley Railway. Richard and Connie Knott open their steam collection to the public four times a year in aid of charity and this year
A FORMER Dorset Police special constable was caught over the limit on the second day of the annual drink drive campaign. Andrew Stephen Rose, 29, of Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, worked as a special constable for the force for five years,
Cherries 2 Charlton Athletic 1 All over...Cherries victorious on their return to the second tier with a well deserved 2-1 win over Charlton. Three very good goals, the best of which was fittingly Lewis Grabban's excellent winner. Reaction coming
A BLIND woman who developed a passion for cycling thanks to a donated tandem is preparing to embark on the challenge of a lifetime. Barbara Russell, 57, and cycling partner Steve Shuck, 56, will take part in the London 100 tomorrow – a 100-mile
AROUND 30,000 revellers descended on Lulworth Castle yesterday as Camp Bestival got underway. The multi-award winning festival was due to start last night with headline sets from former Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley and festival favourites The
Camp Bestival is having a record breaking second day (Saturday August 3) as thousands of revellers helped to set a new world record for the most paper planes launched simultaneously. Around 8,000 paper planes were thrown into the air by music lovers
MY BOOK of the week is Stitch Head – The Spider’s Lair by children’s author Guy Bass. It is the fourth book in the popular series featuring Stitch Head, a long forgotten, almost-human creature created by a frightfully insane professor. This story
DUSTBIN lids, brooms and matchboxes will fill the Bournemouth Pavilion stage with addictive and electrifying beats during Stomp, the multi-award winning show. Celebrating 22 years in explosive and inventive entertainment, the production will be
A NEW collection of signed artwork by Bob Dylan is going on show in Bournemouth. Signed limited edition prints from The Drawn Blank Series by the guitar legend will be available for private viewing at Westover Gallery on Friday, before the official
Over the past few months Seven magazine has spoken to dozens of Dorset folk who are passionate about what they do, from collecting bottles to making bespoke candles. But what if you don’t have a passion? Or what if you’re interested in learning
As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with... six beautiful rooms. And in each room there was a large comfy bed which you could relax on in between enjoying the delights of what this upmarket Cornish resort has to offer. For I was fortunate
A CHURCH and school have joined forces to work on a number of projects that will help the local community and people in need. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in New Milton has sponsored the Arnewood School to fund four projects that will make
I WAS waiting for it all day but funnily enough, I didn’t hear once the God-awful phrase ‘lessons must be learned’ after the mother and step-father of little Daniel Pelka were convicted of his murder. I think we know the reason why. Daniel
A NINE-year-old Poole girl involved in a collision with a cyclist near Branksome Chine beach last week is still “very poorly”, police have confirmed. Leila Crofts, of Sandbanks, was taken to Southampton General Hospital’s paediatric intensive care
THIS is one for those Harry Potter fans who are missing a read about wizardry. It is former screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch fourth novel about his character DC Peter Grant. Peter is portrayed as a fairly typical London cop except for being the
NOTORIOUS former drug-smuggler and intrepid bon-viveur Howard Marks will be sharing his honesty and humour at Camp Bestival today. He will look back at four extraordinary and action packed phases of his life in his new show ‘Scholar, Smuggler,
A LIFE long Conservative, I have always felt the NHS wonderful but feel very strongly the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square should have on it a statue of Aneurin Bevan whose idea has helped every generation since 1948. MARILYN WARBURTON, Ringwood
I HAVE just been cared for extremely well by a very dedicated and experienced team of nurses on the Women’s Health Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Through your paper I would like to thank them and wish them well for the future. Sadly, and
THE NHS receives some terrible press, but I am pleased to report that a small part of is alive and well in Poole Hospital. I had occasion to take my wife there on Thursday evening, July 25. The staff on duty at the time, in particular the practice
Matt is one of the creators of the Tickled Pig in Wimborne and the creative brain behind its highly-regarded food. He moved to the south coast several years ago and worked with celebrity chef Mitch Tonks at Fish Works in Christchurch before taking
THE future of computers is not touch screens as they are seen as old hat now. The future is computers you don’t need to touch at all. Leap Motion (www.leapmotion.com) is a new low-cost gadget that lets you glimpse that future with your existing
IFORD Bridge is becoming very popular for launching of kayaks, small boats etc. I’m still surprised at the lack of the correct safety equipment especially life jackets or buoyancy aids. I asked the Environment Agency if some public advisory information
THE sowing of wild flower seeds on grass banks by Christchurch Council to save on grass cutting costs makes sense and can be appreciated by most people – but it is not entirely original. Sarah Raven, the TV gardener/presenter/author, persuaded
CLLR Whittaker’s response to the planned extra places at Kinson Primary is typical of the attitude that fails to address the real problems on our roads. He may see the expansion as being the straw that broke the camel’s back but the fact is the
THE skills of budding ballet dancers will be on show in Christchurch today. The Sleeping Beauty from Scratch show at the Regent Centre has been put together in just one week by teacher Tina Marsh and the students from her summer workshop, based
POOLE Hospital has been told to draw up an action plan after inspectors found shortfalls in one area. The Care Quality Commission made a three-day unannounced visit to the hospital in May, observing and talking to staff, relatives and patients.
WITH Bournemouth Air Festival just around the corner, the Daily Echo can today exclusively reveal that a new large-scale event is heading for the town. The world’s first International Wheels Festival will mark the start of summer, being held between
PIRATES’ new recruit Greg Hancock will tonight be hoping to maintain his push for a top-three finish in the World Championships in the Italian Grand Prix. The American talisman, 43, was relieved to receive his passport from the UK Border Agency
HARRY Arter is desperate to erase the memory of an unwanted hat-trick at the hands of his former club Charlton. Midfielder Arter, who is in line to face the Addicks today (3pm), has been on the receiving end of three successive defeats since joining
UNKNOWN quantity Mohamed Coulibaly is desperate to prove wrong his doubters as he prepares for his baptism in the English game. The versatile frontman has made an instant impression on the Dean Court faithful after catching the eye during Cherries
DORSET’S Georgia Hall safely negotiated the halfway cut in the Ricoh Women’s British Open despite a disappointing back nine in her second round at St Andrews yesterday. Hall, who was tied 10th overnight following a superb four-under 68 in her first
