IF you thought the Elite League pendulum had swung in Poole Pirates’ favour, think again. Tonight's 51-39 defeat to in-form Peterborough served as a stark reminder to everyone at Wimborne Road that the toughest tests still lie ahead for Darcy Ward
TEENAGE Bashley star Ryan Higgins top scored with a hard-hitting 65 but was unable to save England Under-19s from defeat against Pakistan. Playing in the tri-Series clash at Grace Road, Leicester, Higgins smashed an impressive 65 from 46 deliveries
IT may be the last thing on most people’s minds but some youngsters thoughts are turning to reindeer and snowmen to help save lives at sea. The Poole-based RNLI has launched a Christmas Card competition called Create Christmas with four winners
A CAMPAIGN to encourage responsible dog walking in the New Forest has been launched. Hotline cards and window stickers have been produced by the New Forest National Park Authority in collaboration with the New Forest Dogs Forum. They are designed
THE part of a town centre building that has sat empty since being built four years ago is finally being filled. Amigo Loans has taken up a 14-year lease on the ground floor of the Nova Building, which was completed on the site of Bournemouth’s
FOLK fans are looking forward to the fifth Purbeck Folk Festival, which takes at Wilkswood Farm, near Swanage. The highlights of this year’s festival include multi-BBC Radio 2 folk award winners Karine Polwart and Show of Hands – both the cream
Sixth-formers who miss out on their predicted A-level grades should not dwell on the disappointment, and realise the situation could be worse, according to an academic. Dr Matthew Smith, a senior lecturer in psychology at Buckinghamshire New University
A DRIVER has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop following the death of a motorcyclist on the M27 this morning. The road has been closed wetsbound from J7 to J5 for seven hours after a biker in his
A car that failed to stop for a police car in Sandford sparked a chase involving several police cars and the force helicopter. Readers reported six cars and a police van involved in the pursuit, between the golf course and the Gurkha restaurant
RESIDENTS in Dorset are being urged to nominate someone special for this year’s Dorset Hall of Fame Awards. From people who go the extra mile for their community to kind-hearted charity workers – the hunt is on to find the county’s very own unsung
GET your dancing shoes at the ready as Poole Quay celebrates the best of the summer with live music and dancing throughout the night tomorrow. Starting at 7pm, Summer Breeze’s mix of live music, entertainment and firework finale will be getting
JUST like Dr Who, Dorset’s oldest music festival has regenerated into the county’s newest and is looking forward to an exciting future. For more than 30 years, a music festival took place in Milton Abbey School, but this year a new festival was
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to raise awareness of child sex exploitation across the county. It aims to educate parents, young people, businesses and the wider community on the issue, offering advice on what signs to look for and what to do if
A FIVE-CAR crash is causing traffic problems on Ringwood Road in Longham this lunchtime. The incident took place outside the Kings Arms pub around 11.45am. The vehicles are understood to be blocking the road. Police are on the scene and
A PENSIONER who downloaded indecent images of children as young as one has been jailed for six months. Brian Hills-Rolfe, 66, of Milford Road, Everton, was caught with more than 150 indecent photographs of children and a number of videos on his
THE big ask is a Daily Echo-backed project to give Dorset residents the chance to share their views about the local NHS. This week, we focus on the services available to mums-to-be and new parents. FROM antenatal clinics in community settings,
A TOURISM chief has welcomed Brittany Ferries’ decision to increase its sailings from Poole to Cherbourg this winter. There were no services on the cross-channel Barfleur cruise ferry between October and mid-March last year. But this winter sailings
THE dad of a youngster with cerebral palsy has vowed to “stay positive” as time runs out to get her life-changing surgery. Parkstone six-year-old Skye Cowan has been given a date for a pioneering operation in America. But her family must raise
THEY have taken him 20 years to grow and are 5ft long – but next week Gareth Robinson will be cutting off his famous dreadlocks for charity. The 35-year-old first had his hair twisted into dreadlocks when he was 16 and they have become part of
HE looks like he should be in a boy band, but he sounds like he’d give blues touchstone Robert Johnson a run for his money. Aynsley Lister, who plays Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on September 5, is well on his way to dragging the blues into the 21st century
A BOURNEMOUTH MP says whoever accepted money from the will of a 90-year-old nurse showed “very poor judgement”. Conor Burns, Conservative MP for Bournemouth West, said it was clear that Joan Edwards left her fortune for the benefit of the nation
A GLAMOROUS mother and daughter duo will be bringing a little extra sparkle to the star-studded Strictly Burlesque show at Bournemouth Pavilion this week. Self-titled ‘Sequin’ Sue Simmerling of New Milton will be creating the costumes for the burlesque
VISITORS to the replica ducking stool at Christchurch can now find out more about its history thanks to a local history group. A new plaque has been installed there thanks to Christchurch Antiquarian Society and Christchurch council after members
A RESIDENTS’ group is calling for action to stop people having sex and injecting drugs in bushes at a beauty spot. Chris Colledge, chairman of the West Cliff Green Residents’ Association in Bournemouth, said he and his neighbours are growing concerned
POLICE are hunting a motorcyclist who fled the scene of an accident in which a car crashed into a bridge over Bournemouth’s busy Spur Road. They say the rider of the unknown black motorbike failed to stop at the incident on Hurn Road in Matchams
THE funeral of Rico Dardis, left, whose body was washed up at Friars Cliff in Christchurch on May 27, will take place at Bournemouth Crematorium on Friday. Father-of-one Mr Dardis, from Burton, was recovered from the sea by three volunteer coast-guards
IN reply to the letter ‘Roads in an awful state’ (August 7), the cyclic cleansing of Kinson is broken down into areas and is undertaken through a combination of in-house and contractual resources with teams using both mechanical and manual sweeping
TEN lucky buyers of the official 2013 Bournemouth Air Festival souvenir brochure will find fantastic Willy Wonka-inspired Golden Tickets hidden inside, revealing some top air festival-related prizes. The lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket could
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a lower speed limit on the A31 into Dorset have had their hopes crushed. Transport minister Stephen Hammond has rejected calls to cut the 70mph limit on the A31 – just weeks after saying he was “minded” to order a reduction
PAUL TEMPLE OLIVER CHARLTON aged 57 of no fixed abode. Admitted the use of threatening words or behaviour at Sainsbury’s Local, High Street, Poole. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £20. ANDREW STEPHEN ROSE aged 29 of Dorchester Road, Lytchett
With regard to the new “Welcome to Bournemouth” sign, I thought we already had a similar sign on the roadside near Cooper Dean. I note Cllr Williams says “first impressions are everything.” For visitors, this means the usual smell of sewage
A MAN’S body was found at a Bournemouth beauty spot yesterday morning with reports a firearm may have been involved. Police were called to grassland near Solent Beach car park at Hengistbury Head around 6.20am on Tuesday morning after a member
The possible decision to close Wimborne, and other, TICs is sheer madness and economic lunacy. These places are what they say they are, Information Centres which are of great value to the town in question, not just for visitors but certainly for
BEARING in mind the awful decisions made by Bournemouth council (past and present) with the IMAX and then the surf reef, we the taxpayers of Bournemouth should be allowed a referendum before any more huge projects like the Nautilus development cost
GRAHAM CHIVERTON aged 61 of no fixed abode. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty of assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty. Committed to prison for 30 days. To pay compensation of £50. SERAJ JAMAL M BEN KHALIL aged 26 of Orford Lane
CHERRIES are understood to be pondering a third bid for sought-after Malmo striker Tokelo Rantie. The 22-year-old is believed to be high on manager Eddie Howe’s wish-list, with Cherries reportedly having had two previous offers rejected by the
ROOKIE skipper Darcy Ward wants Pirates to gate-crash the Elite League play-offs – and then win the title for stricken team-mate Chris Holder. Ward replaced Holder as captain after the world champion’s season came to a premature end following a
PIRATES legend Bjarne Pedersen is tipping Poole to justify the bookies’ favouritism and regain the Elite League crown. A barnstorming second half to the season has seen the Dorset club backed off the boards by punters with Pirates now priced at
ADRIAN RUSSELL DOUGLAS aged 44 of White Hart Drive, Hemel Hempstead. Admitted assaulting a woman by beatin gat Minster View, Wimborne. Discharged conditionally for 24 months. Restraining order made not to contact two named people. To pay victim surcharge
MALCOLM STEWART MACDONALD aged 34 of Manor Road, Verwood. Admitted exceeding the 50 mph speed limit at A338 Wessex Way, Bournemouth. Fined £500. To pay victim surcharge of £50. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with four points.
RAIL fares are on the rise and, not surprisingly, rail users are unhappy at the proposed extra costs. A standard-class season ticket from Bournemouth to London will increase from £5,988 a year to £6,233 from January 14 and to £6,489 the next year
All the locals hear these days is why Poole council cannot move the travellers who leave behind such a filthy mess, this is not to mention the increase in crime in the area. Other councils seem to manage better. I have nothing against travellers
I HAVE to disagree with Mr Pattison in his letter about ruining Poole Quay (‘Big marina will ruin town quay’, Letters August 8). He quite rightly says visiting boats used to lay five abreast on the Quay in the summer, but this was only in a small
CHRISTCHURCH 0 WINCHESTER CITY 2 IT WASN’T the first time Graham Kemp turned out to be right after raising a few eyebrows with his opinions ahead of a Christchurch fixture. And while King Kempy reigned supreme at Hurn Bridge, his pre-match
