CONSIDERING this one was all about one man, the team display put on by Pirates tonight was something else. Greg Hancock snaffled 10 points on his debut, but an imperious Poole performance from top to bottom secured a second 56-38 victory in six
A FALLEN tree has caused a road closure near Swanage. Tabbit's Hill Lane at Harman's Close has been shut after the tree uprooted this afternoon. The road is closed both ways between the A351 Valley Road and Woolgarston Road. It is expected
TRAFFIC is queueing at the Bakers Arms Roundabout following a two-vehicle crash earlier this afternoon. The emergency services were called to the scene at 5.16pm following a report of a collision. The driver of a Vauxhall Corsa has been taken to Poole
THE A352 in Wool has reopened after an earlier crash between a car and a motorbike. The road was closed in both directions between the East Burton Road junction and the B3071 Station Road junction while emergency services attended. It happened
Three caravans and two transit vans belonging to travellers have moved onto Elliott Road on the West Howe industrial estate. The vehicles are parked at the former Dorset Enterprise building, which is owned by the council. A Bournemouth council
MORE than 10,000 daring diners tested their taste buds at the county’s hottest event at the weekend. The third annual Great Dorset Chilli Festival has been hailed a resounding success by organisers after a weekend of fiery fun that drew in “unprecedented
A DISGRACED former detective who stole thousands of pounds’ worth of mobile phones from the police store to sell online has dropped an appeal against his prison sentence. Peter Yeates, the uncle of Joanna Yeates who was murdered in Bristol in 2010
ORGANISERS of this year’s Purbeck Marathon have advised runners to enter soon to avoid missing out. Runners are signing up thick and fast for the event, which starts and finishes in Swanage on September 15. Entries will close on August 31 or
A motorcycle was stolen after thieves forced their way into a garden shed. The blue and white Yamaha YZ125 motorcycle was taken sometime between 11pm on Friday, August 2 and 7am on Saturday, August 3 at a property in The Hawthorns in The Grange
THE condition of the nine-year-old girl involved in a collision with a cyclist near Branksome Beach last month is said to be ‘improving’. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said that there is expected to be a ‘positive outlook’ to Leila Croft’s condition
AN RAF airwoman from Poole says she is looking forward to “some nice British rain” at the end of a four-month deployment in Afghanistan. Corporal Natalie Griffin, 31, is serving in the admin office looking after 600 British military personnel at
MOTORISTS are warned to take care this afternoon as heavy rain makes its way across the county. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for the south west, covering Dorset, which is valid until 9pm. The warning says: “Accumulations
CROWDS flocked to Christchurch in the sun to enjoy the free day of jazz music on the quay. Organisers of the Stompin’ on the Quomps festival had to move the trade stalls back to fit in the hordes of people who arrived at the festival on Saturday
DO you know someone who has made a difference to the community? They may have worked tirelessly for charity, set up a special group or organisation or just simply live and breathe Dorset. The Daily Echo and Dorset Echo have teamed up with Heart
FOUR fire crews are attempting to control a blaze at flats in Bournemouth. Dorset Fire and Rescue confirmed 20 firefighters were called to Pine Lodge in Boscombe Spa Road at 12.20pm. A spokesman told the Daily Echo hose reel jets are being
A POOLE man whose wheelchair was struck from behind by a car, claims he was “left for dead” in the road. Peter Launder, was on the pavement near his home in Alder Road around 7.20pm last Saturday when a car mounted the pavement ploughing into him
RESIDENTS fed up with speeding motorists are getting actively involved in a bid to slow down drivers in Dorset. Community Speed Watch groups are springing up across the county and using hand held devices to record and monitor details of those breaking
ORGANISERS of the prestigious Ricoh Women’s British Open have been left red faced after a mix up resulted in Dorset’s Georgia Hall missing the prize presentation at St Andrews yesterday. Hall and her father Wayne were on their way back to Bournemouth
The number of workers on zero-hours contracts could be one million - four times as high as official estimates, according to new research. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said its survey of 1,000 employers showed that
IN a bid to improve the busy Poole town centre gyratory system which was slammed for not being pedestrian and cyclist friendly, the council has come up with two options. The road system which serves the two lifting bridges was criticised by independent
A CRASH between a car and a motorcycle closed a road near Hurn this morning. The incident took place on Hurn Lane in Matchams, near the bridge over the A338, on the Boundary Lane side of the road just before 10.45am. Police closed the road
Camp Bestival ended on a high note with headline sets from multi-platinum selling singer and producer Labrinth, DJ Fresh and eighties favourites Heaven 17. The award-winning family festival came to a close last night with a full on stage show from
BACK in those days of toil, Eddie Howe gained something of a reputation for his ability to pluck whole-hearted players from |non-league and mould them into the heroes of 2009’s Greatest Escape. They became more than that, of course. Liam Feeney
MAGICIAN and actor Ali Cook must have rubbed the foot of his rabbit in the hat. The award- winning magician has seen his acting career take off this year. His forthcoming feature film, Get Lucky sees him starring alongside Olivier award winner
BRIT award-winners The Fratellis are kicking off their new UK tour at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 17. The Scottish trio, made up of Jon, Baz and Mince who have all changed their surnames to Fratelli, only formed in 2005 but have already
A NEW Channel 4 cooking series called The Taste is on the hunt for Britain’s most naturally gifted cook. The show is a national culinary contest that puts taste at the forefront of the show. Whether the contestants work in the food industry
LEGENDARY keyboard player Rick Wakeman is set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his landmark concept album, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth. The anniversary will see a state of the art, dramatic, live arena show of his classical-rock crossover
We’ve been blessed with wonderful weather so it’s the perfect time to celebrate with a really decent barbecue. Grill fanatic Levi Roots shows Keeley Bolger how to sizzle in style When it comes to barbecues, we’re certainly not lacking in enthusiasm
FRESH from a headlining turn at Camp Bestival at the weekend, promising singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin will be playing a date at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 12. Incredibly, the self-taught 20-year-old from Bath has been writing and
MULTI-award winning music extravaganza Camp Bestival saw an eclectic mix of music from The Levellers, Richard Hawley and Mark Owen wow the crowds at Lulworth Castle. The family-friendly festival came to a close yesterday with sets from Labrinth
Urban Beach, its sister restaurant Urban Reef and the newly opened cafe Urban Renaissance, have been an important part of the regeneration of Boscombe. Since opening Urban Beach, a hotel, bar and bistro, in 2006, owner Mark Cribb has collected
Competition between brewers is also driving up quality and innovation which means a greater range of tastes and beer styles for drinkers. Bath Ales Wild Hare (£2.08, 5% abv, 50cl, Tesco) is smooth, crisp and refreshing, made with organically grown
THE sights, sounds and tastes of the East were celebrated at a one-day festival in Bournemouth. Crowds queued to get into the Thai Summer Fair at Kings Park in Boscombe with traditional dance on stage and a Thai boxing competition in a ring in
COULD these lights be proof of an extra-terrestrial visit to Dorset? Echo reader Mark Lichtensteiger snapped the pictures when he stopped at the beauty spot overlooking Zig Zag Hill. He said: “At first I thought it was some sort of helicopter
THERE was traffic chaos in Poole this morning after a tree fell in The Avenue. The large tree, which blocked one lane of traffic approaching Branksome Beach, fell during rush-hour, and many motorists faced delays. Mark Randal, a tree surgeon
WE ARE offering two lucky Daily Echo families the chance to win tickets to see Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Bournemouth Pavilion along with pre-show dining on Tues 20 Aug. Not only that but there’s also 3 runners-up prizes
A WOMAN has died after the car she was driving in hit a tree near Wareham. Police said the crash happened at around 8pm on Sunday night at Longthorns, close to Monkey World. The 29-year-old woman from Wool was driving a red Seat Leon, which
HAVING lived in the London Borough of Waltham Forest for many years, I thought that when we moved to Bournemouth 24 years ago, I would miss our local paper, but buying the Daily Echo every day was a great comfort. It is packed with so much information
WHERE better to be than by the seaside in this latest spell of wonderful sunny weather. And while we are there we are likely to venture in the waters to cool off. But there are always dangers associated with the sea and we need to be aware
Like many others, I was extremely disappointed to read recent reports in the Echo of Bournemouth Council placing restrictions on the bands who play in the Lower Gardens, due apparently to complaints from residents. But I am intrigued to know exactly
WITH regard to Vulcan not being at this year’s Air Festival, local members of the Vulcan To The Sky Club are actively attempting to raise funding locally – to get XH558 to this year’s display on Sunday, September 1. Our own club members are trying
THE A338 will be closed for three nights this week to allow a new 'Welcome to Bournemouth' sign to be hoisted into place. Bournemouth council has compared the new gateway sign to the Angel of the North or Portsmouth's Sails of the South for the
A MUM is begging a driver to come forward after her 20-year-old son was seriously injured in a village hit-and-run. Tom McConnell was walking home along Main Road, West Lulworth, in the early hours of Saturday when he was hit by a car. The
I DON’T know what all the fuss is about regarding the Bournemouth Council mortgages. When we bought our property in 1962 we had a fixed rate mortgage with Poole Council at an interest rate of 6.5 per cent fixed for a 20-year period. We knew exactly
A TEACHER resigned from an alternative independent Ringwood school after pupils cut themselves with blades as part of a history of art lesson, it has emerged. The incident took place under the part-time teacher’s guidance at Ringwood Waldorf School
FIRE crews were sent to a farm at Seven Ash Common, Holnest, near Sherborne, after hay bales caught light in a barn. They found the barn well alight, with 150 hay bales involved when they were called at 9.45pm on Sunday. They tackled the flames
FIREFIGHTERS from Wimborne were called to Barnes Crescent in the town at 6.40pm on Sunday after a car caught fire. Crews wore breathing apparatus and used a hose to put out the flames. The car was destroyed.
A delicious double from Dominic Allen fired Hamworthy United to a 3-2 success over Totton & Eling in Saturday’s Wessex Premier opener. Adam Lowther’s penalty put the visitors in front on 16 minutes but Allen’s blast from the edge of the area
SKIPPER Richard Morris was keen to focus on his own side’s performance after Bashley swept aside under-strength Totton & Eling on Saturday. Bash wiped out the hosts’ wickets for 99 runs at the Linden Oval as Totton sent two of their top men
LEWIS Grabban admitted he was determined to prove his long-term Championship class after he had ended his goal drought with a dream opening-day double. The Cherries striker netted for the first time since February as his brilliant brace secured
RIVAL manager Chris Powell took Charlton’s opening-day defeat on the chin before praising Cherries for the “wonderful story” which has unfolded at Dean Court. Powell, who guided the Addicks to ninth in their first campaign back in the Championship
DEFENDER Simon Francis hailed the performance of team-mate Wes Thomas following Cherries’ opening-day victory over Championship rivals Charlton. Thomas was handed his first Cherries start since January and worked tirelessly up front as Eddie Howe
I AM horrified that any minister in a government with any insight into how high streets work would promote the policy that we will all be allowed to park our vehicles where we want on double yellows and just ‘nip’ into a local shop. To take our
B Division leaders Redhill Park crashed to a 6-0 home defeat against a rejuvenated Lymington. Jennifer Lawford, Jila Bellamy, Ann Coles and Patsy Little (25-9) combined with Jean Stopp’s crew (25-18) to keep the Lymo in the promotion race. Ferndown
POOLE Town emerged victorious in their latest transfer tussle with Weymouth by holding on to Terras target Marvin Brooks. Midfielder Brooks, who turns 24 tomorrow, extended his Tatnam tenure by signing a one-year deal despite discussions with Dolphins
TEAM boss Neil Middleditch believes continuity is the key for Pirates’ play-off hopes ahead of Greg Hancock’s eagerly-anticipated debut against Eastbourne tonight (7.30pm). Hancock’s Wimborne Road bow was put on hold after his passport didn’t return
CHARLTON old boy Simon Francis described helping Cherries get one over his former club as “almost as good as getting promoted”. Francis skippered Cherries as Eddie Howe’s men kicked-off their Championship campaign with a 2-1 victory over the Addicks
TWO shocked brothers fighting to stay afloat after their rubber dinghy was blown out to sea were saved by a passing pedalo. The boys – who according to witnesses were aged around 15 and 18 – were both struggling to keep their heads above water,
