CHERRIES are understood to have made Terrence Boyd their number one striker target after cooling interest in Malmo frontman Tokelo Rantie. Boyd, who plays for Rapid Vienna, is believed to have already been the subject of one failed bid by the Dorset
AN 18-YEAR-OLD was punched in the face and robbed of his phone by a gang of six or seven attackers in Bournemouth Gardens. The man was smoking outside the Halo club off the Square when he was approached between 1am and 2am on Saturday, August 10
ELLIOTT Ward is steeling himself for an intriguing personal battle with former Norwich team-mate Grant Holt, a striker he describes as “one of the most underrated in the country”. Defender Ward is expected to come face to face with Wigan's high-profile
TWO people received slight injuries after a motorcycle accident in East Dorset this afternoon. The A31 at Wimborne has now reopened both ways following a collision between two motorcyclists who were travelling together. It is believed one went
A STROKE survivor from Poole has clocked up 3,000 miles in less than two years on a mobility scooter, his only form of transport. Andi Peach, 40, was working for UK Mail when he suffered a major stroke five years ago, which left him with limited
A DORSET company has boosted the coffers of an animal centre as part of its mission to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Wessex Group have sponsored 50 birds at Liberty’s Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre near Ringwood, as the latest good deed following
PRINCIPAL Conductor, Kirill Karabits pushed the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to new limits in a Prom which took everyone's breath away last night. The crowd was greeted with a resplendent wall of brass which really enabled the BSO's brass section
THE group opposed to plans for a sprawling wind farm off the Bournemouth coast has hit back at comments made by the project’s director Mike Unsworth. Navitus Bay Development Ltd (NBDL) has submitted a planning application for a £3billion wind park
DORSET charities are being invited to apply for the latest round of funding from the Gannett Foundation. Last year thousands of pounds was donated by the foundation, which is the charitable arm of the US media firm Gannett Co Inc, owner of Newsquest
DOROTHY Humphreys can recall memories of the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary in 1911 and the Suffragettes forming outside her house every evening. The Bournemouth resident has just celebrated her 105th birthday. Dorothy marked her special
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Thomas Hardye School pupil who has tragically died. Promising sportsman Kieron Clewett is believed to have died at his home in Dorchester yesterday. Fellow students have been paying tribute to the popular teenager
ONE in three children are living in poverty in the most deprived parts of Bournemouth, according to shock figures. And overall one in every five child in the borough is living below the poverty line, charity campaigners have revealed. A report
A BURST appendix failed to stop determined A level student Sam Phillips achieving his university dream. The 18-year-old thought he had trapped wind as he started his two-and-a-half hour maths exam at St Peter’s School in Bournemouth but he managed
FROM the streets of New York to a Christchurch pub – one graffiti artist has chosen a rather different project to utilise her talents with eye-catching results. Artist Emma-Louise, who is based in New York, has created a colourful mural on the
THE Red Arrows will zoom into Bournemouth Air Festival back at full strength this year – and you can relive all the drama of their past displays in the Daily Echo’s new book. The book, in association with Castle Cameras, hits the shelves on August
AN investigation has been launched after a teenager died in an early morning road crash at Bransgore today. The 19-year-old suffered fatal injuries after his Ford Focus ploughed into a phone mast at Burley Road at around 12.36 am. It is thought
EDUCATION chiefs have insisted work is on schedule at the new Jewell Academy in Bournemouth. They say Reception and Year 1 classes will be up and running at the former Townsend School next month. Bournemouth council and the Aspirations Academies
A TRUCK driver arrested following a fatal collision on a Hampshire motorway has been released on bail. The 50-year-old, from Southampton, was arrested yesterday after the death of a motorcyclist on the M27 westbound. The motorcyclist, who was
A 15-year-old with a form of autism is thought to be the youngest in the country to have completed an industry-accredited computer networking course. Ben Robertson completed the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) course in Network Fundamentals
AN AWARD-winning businesswoman was days away from homelessness after lettings agents turned their backs on her, she claims. Ces Loftus, who is currently going through a divorce, was made the Daily Echo’s Business Mum of the Year for 2012 after
TWIRLING nipple tassels, ostrich feathers and a reality TV star are on the cards tonight. Strictly Burlesque runs at the Bournemouth Pavilion until Saturday. The show features not only burlesque art at its finest but also comedy, music, dancing
STUDENTS Peter Ramsey and Josh Hughes have set up a housing review site so students can warn each other about dodgy landlords. The 20-year-olds decided to take action after a landlord kept Peter’s entire deposit for “worn grass” even though the
A DORSET company that produced 5,000 souvenir plates celebrating the birth of the new Royal baby was left red-faced when its gamble failed to pay off. But now the remaining stock commemorating the arrival of the first Princess – instead of Prince
SHE’s been around the world and now soulful 80s singer Lisa Stansfield is back on tour. Lisa is releasing her long awaited new album Seven on October 7 and will be celebrating with a night at the Bournemouth Pavilion theatre on November 4. Tickets
A PRE-SCHOOL in Poole has had its nursery registration suspended whilst an investigation is carried out into “how children’s behaviour is dealt with”. Harbour Hill Pre-School, on Fernside Road, which offers child care for children aged two to four
PLANNING chiefs were set to debate a proposal today that could effectively spell the end of Upton Park Farm. A report from Borough of Poole officers recommends the town’s planning board nods through a proposal changing the status of land at the
BUSINESSMAN Karl Baxter has an eye for a bargain. But there must have been a few who thought he had bitten off more than he could chew when he acquired a batch of 5,000 souvenir plates commemorating the arrival of the first Princess of Cambridge.
I HAVE just read in your newspaper of the possibility that the Tourist Information Centre in Wimborne could be closing. What an asset to the community. The information they have, the knowledge of the area, community needs, help and advice regarding
REGARDING your story ‘County revises road plans under pressure’ (August 8), I am a Mudeford resident and this is the first I have heard of the Stony Lane traffic proposals. What a stupid waste of taxpayers’ money. I travel this route quite regularly
I was disgusted to read that the Vulcan will be returning to the Bournemouth Air Show this year. The announcement was made in the same week we remember the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where thousands of human beings were burnt and poisoned
HAVING read Arron Hendy’s recent article about the Dorset School of Acting Youth Theatre’s production of Romeo & Juliet, I was delighted to read about the versatility of the students as the previous week had seen their 11-15 year olds perform Bye
HAVING just returned from a fantastic evening at Bournemouth Pier Approach’s new events space (the former Imax building), I felt I really wanted to send my congratulations and thanks to Bournemouth Borough Council. At last we have somewhere the
What a praiseworthy difference the old Imax site has made to waterside tourist entertainment. Recently a group of my friends spent a enjoyable few hours watching the gloriously enchanting old classic musical “Mary Poppins”. The ability just
ALISON EKE aged 40 of no fixed abode. Admitted begging in Gervis Place, Bournemouth. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £15. DAVID JOHN LAWRENCE aged 32 of Spencer Road, Bournemouth. Admitted failing to comply with a direction given by a police
AN ELDERLY man jumped from the balcony of his 16th floor flat after suffering years of “excruciating” pain, an inquest heard. Keith Williams left notes for family and friends before plunging from his home in a block of flats in Manor Road on the
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested after an alleged assault on a woman aged 40. The incident followed an altercation between two people and left the 40-year-old with minor injuries to her legs and arms. Police have just released details of
THE grieving family of “free spirit” Rico Dardis have spoken for the first time of their heartache as they prepare to say their final farewells. Bournemouth Crematorium will provide the setting tomorrow for the funeral service of 30-year-old Rico
The proportion of A-levels awarded at least an A grade has fallen for the second year in a row, official figures showed today. In total, 26.3% of entries scored an A or A* this year, down from 26.6% in 2012 - a drop of 0.3%. It is believed to be
THE 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are the next big target for Swim Bournemouth’s Adrian Todd following his first taste of swimming’s long-course World Championships. Todd, 19, was one of only three swimmers – and the only man – swimming for
CHILDREN and teenagers, aged from seven to 18, were honoured at a special awards ceremony celebrating sporting achievement. Hosted by Bournemouth’s Harewood and Avonbourne Colleges, the sixth Sports Personality of the Year awards celebrated the
BOURNEMOUTH Kangaroos were crowned East and South Dorset Under-15 Cup winners following victory over Parley at Chapel Gate. Alex Bowes (36) and William Denham (36) gave Kangaroos the best possible start, the pair scoring well against some impressive
AS council officials prepare to go to court tomorrow to seek an eviction notice, two more caravans have turned up at a children’s play area in Bournemouth. There has been an illegal encampment at Riggs Gardens, Turbary Common, since last Friday
A CHARITY worker has lost his job after a dead man’s possessions were dumped at a Purbeck beauty spot. Mathew Locker, 30, denied dumping the items himself but admitted he took the items and gave them to another man. The dead man’s son, who
The ubiquitous giant online auction site eBay may seem a relatively simple beast. Yet beneath the shiny shop front there are a host of hidden secrets enabling you to pay less. It all stems from the fact eBay's a mammoth marketplace with millions
POLICE were last night awaiting the results of a post-mortem into the body of a man discovered on Hengistbury Head on Tuesday morning. Officers were called to grassland near Solent Beach car park at the popular beauty spot around 6.20am after a
3:28pm Business lobbying organisation the CBI have commented on today's A-Level results. Neil Bentley, CBI Deputy Director-General, said: “We must tackle the perception that A-levels and a three-year degree alone is
A SEX attacker followed a woman off a late night bus and assaulted her in a “pitch black” Bournemouth street. The man, in his 30s, engaged his victim in conversation before assaulting her in Woodbury Avenue, near the Townsend estate on Saturday
BRETT Pitman is confident he can hit the Cherries goal trail and insists he is determined to establish himself as a Championship hotshot at Dean Court. The 25-year-old, Cherries’ leading scorer last term, missed the final chunk of pre-season after
