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A MAN and a woman died when their car was involved in a crash with a lorry on a main route in Dorset. It happened on the A31 east of Bere Regis about 5.20pm on Monday. Police closed the A31 for several hours between Bere Regis and the Roundhouse

WIMBORNE boss Steve Cuss is hoping an artificial pitch can help his troops build on their current form. Magpies make the long journey to South Wales tomorrow to play promotion rivals Merthyr Town (7.45pm) – their first competitive outing on the

DORSET-based retirement home developer McCarthy and Stone has been told to pay a total of £97,681 after a 45ft crane jib near one of its building sites collapsed. The Health and Safety Executive, which prosecuted the company, has said it was lucky

VICE-CHAIRMAN Chris Reeves insisted Poole Town would meet their ground grading deadline after an initial inspection had thrown up “no surprises”. Dolphins have received the full itinerary of requirements for the Football Association’s C grade –

AN elderly woman was taken to hospital after an accident involving her car and two lorries closed a north Dorset road this afternoon. The woman suffered chest and facial injuries in the 12.50pm accident. Dorset Police said these injuries were not

ON-LOAN midfielder Andrew Surman claimed a healthy dose of self belief had been the key component in his recent return to form. The Norwich City man made only his fourth Championship start for Cherries during the 3-0 defeat at QPR last week but

A FORMER paratrooper has teamed up with 14 talented singers from Studio One in Ferndown to release a Christmas single in aid of Help for Heroes. Love from Home was written by Ferndown-based ex-paratrooper Luke Turner along with Dave Thomas and

A WOMAN received minor injuries in a two-vehicle shunt outside the Daily Echo office in Richmond Hill today. A light blue Toyota Aygo collided with a grey Mercedes at the junction with Yelverton Road at around 3.45pm, and the road was partially

A COMPANY has been ordered to pay £8,260 compensation to a Dorset woman after selling her a ‘clocked’ horsebox van. Classic Conversions Ltd was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay the compensation and £2,079 costs by Bournemouth

PUBLIC consultation is underway over plans to move Malmesbury Park Post Office into a convenience store. Members of the public are being asked to comment on the plans, which will see services move 40 metres down Holdenhurst Road into Springbourne

MPs in Dorset have slammed their planned 11 percent pay rise as “crazy” and “unacceptable”. Both Conor Burns and Annette Brooke criticized the proposed £7,600 increase and called for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to have a re-think

THE winners of a photography competition celebrating Boscombe received their prizes in the Royal Arcade on Wednesday. Local resident David Butcher and ten-year-old Morgan Ford, a pupil at Bethany Junior School, were selected as the overall winners

POLICE were called to a two-car crash, believed to involve a police car, in Bournemouth this lunchtime. The incident took place around 1.50pm at Brassey Road between a yellow Renault Clio and a white Vauxhall Astra registered to a Dorchester company

DRIVERS are facing queues around the County Gates roundabout following a crash at the start of the Wessex Way. A Dorset Police spokesman said at least two cars are involved in the crash. Nobody is believed to be injured but drivers are facing

PARENTS living on one of East Dorset’s most deprived estates have won the battle to keep a threatened school bus. The 844 school service, which serves the Heatherlands estate in Ferndown will be retained along with a number of other bus services

CUSTOMERS at a Poole Cashino gaming centre have the chance to meet the stars of the GB Taekwondo team – including Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones – following a new sponsorship partnership. Cashino, which operates 160 gaming centres across the

FORMER mayor’s chauffeur and macebearer David Knight has defended Poole’s civic limousine. Mayor, Cllr Phil Eades, is proposing that, as a cost cutting measure, the stretched limo should be axed, and he should use a zero emissions vehicle for the

TENANTS, landlords and maintenance men have been left out of pocket after a lettings agent closed. A sign has gone up at Real Est-8 Property Solutions in Bournemouth’s Wimborne Road stating the business has ceased trading and those affected by

DORSET’S biggest private landlord intends to invest more than £3million redeveloping an entire street block in Boscombe. DWP Housing Partnership, formerly Dave Wells Properties, intends to start work demolishing and rebuilding a row of shops and

CHRISTMAS shoppers will be able to take advantage of free parking in council-owned car parks in Christchurch and East Dorset during the festive season. In Christchurch, free parking will be available in all shoppers’ car parks in Christchurch and

THE oldest surviving poppy from the battlefields of the First World War sold for more than £6,000 at a sale in Dorchester. The red flower was picked from the frontline trenches of Arras in northern France by 17-year-old British soldier Private

THE latest mass cycling event in the New Forest has passed off without incident. A total of 650 cyclists took part in Wiggle Fallen Leaves yesterday, starting and finishing from the Foxlease Girl Guide centre near Lyndhurst. Wiggle events have

WE have all become so detached from the meat we consume that a shockingly high number of children have no idea where a chicken breast comes from. How in this day and age is this possible, you might ask? Well, the answer is simple. People

A PUBLIC meeting about the future of Druitt Hall will take place at the venue on Wednesday. In September, campaigners fighting to keep the building were told they would have three years to make their plans a success as part of new council proposals

‘IS DADDY going to die?’ – that was the question that spurred on one Dorset mum to set up a charity to support every British Army child in the UK. And to recognise her efforts, Louise Fetigan from Bovington was crowned ‘Family Hero for the South

Lettings firm Anglotown has opened its latest office in Ringhill Street, Poundbury. It reflects the success the company has enjoyed in Bournemouth and Poole where it boasts a portfolio of more than 500 properties.

Small businesses are being urged to check their insurance if they have extra stock and more staff over the Christmas period. AXA Business Insurance says it automatically increases by 25 per cent its level of stock cover in the run-up to Christmas

A company that designs and builds exhibition stands is to host an open day. Quadrant2Design will hold the event on Friday December 13 from 11am until 3pm at its premises at 4 Balena Close, Creekmoor Industrial Estate. Visitors can view the

The former Alcatraz Brasserie on Old Christchurch Road is becoming Alcatraz Caffe. The business says the white table cloths have given way to a relaxed new concept, where customers can enjoy anything from coffee and a cake to a large ‘sharing’

A SHAKE-UP of parental leave should not alarm employers, an employment solicitor has said. The government wants to give parents of newborn children the chance to share leave between mother and father. Under the new system, the traditional maximum

THE festive season has officially started in Swanage following the annual Christmas Fair at the weekend. Bumper crowds turned out for the event, organised by Commercial Road traders and Swanage Rotary Club. And with more than 50 stalls

A COMPANY specialising in digital copiers has been sold – creating one of the biggest players in the industry. Ringwood-based Canotec has been bought by DMC Business Machines PLC for an undisclosed sum. Canotec, which was founded 21 years ago

THE Poole Schools’ Christmas concert was great, but why hold it at the same time as late-night shopping? Parking was an absolute nightmare – and I wasn’t the only one to experience this. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED

WITH so much adverse publicity lately about poor treatment in hospitals, I thought I would write and redress the balance a little by saying a very big thank you to Wareham Hospital for looking after my dad, Ken, so well during his recent three-week

FOR several years now I have refuelled my car at the same service station. I drive up to the correct pump and put in the required amount of fuel, taking note of the pump number. I also check my own petrol, oil, water and tyre pressures and

There will be specially trained police officers dedicated to supporting victims of domestic abuse in Dorset this Christmas. Inspector Steve Thorpe said: “We are determined to support victims in reporting these crimes, and make sure those who inflict

THE Inner Wheel Club of Parkstone and Poole wishes to thank everyone at Lilliput First School who contributed to the collection of 137 wellies and shoes for the Philippines disaster. The shipment left on December 5 from Southampton docks and will

IT would be very nice if the Royal Mail could actually improve the ‘infrastructure’ they claim is the reason for continual price rises. We know the system has been subjected to immense computerisation and mechanisation over the last decade, but

I AM writing to reassure your readers that as far as Bournemouth Council is concerned, the welfare and safety of all road users and especially those on cycles, is of paramount importance. Major works have recently been completed on Richmond Hill

THERE’S nothing some of us like better than those odd occasions when major stars turn up in ordinary places. Jack Black went out in Boscombe at the weekend to buy an Xbox 360 at Game, before walking to Chez Fred’s in Westbourne. Those who met

ALL the stops were pulled out to ensure Broadstone’s 44th annual Christmas parade was the biggest and best yet. Crowds thronged the busy centre as local people turned out in force to cheer on the colourful Santa parade, right. See all our pictures

AMOS is now a regular fixture at the Edinburgh Fringe, where I first saw him several years ago. I carried away fond memories of his ability to make people laugh and wondered if much had changed in the intervening years. It has. He's even funnier

BOSCOMBE’S controversial surf reef is set to re-open in April after Bournemouth council received insurance payouts of more than £300,000 to fund repairs. Tourism chief Mark Smith said he hopes repairs to the reef will enhance a planned coastal

THE National Trust team at Corfe Castle celebrated success at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards. The castle won Tourism Attraction Experience of the Year for its medieval village re-enactment last summer. Castle operations manager Andrew Eustace

MORE than 150 people attended Corfe Castle Primary School's open day earlier this year. The event was held to mark the school's transformation to a full primary. Corfe Castle Primary's existing buildings have been refurbished and a new wing

SOUTH West Ambulance Service has blamed “severe pressure” for missing response targets on almost three out of ten of the most urgent calls. The service achieved the eight-minute response time for 71.68 per cent of such calls compared with a target

DAILY Echo readers have raised thousands of pounds for victims of the devastating Philippines typhoon. Almost £16,000 has been gathered for those who have lost everything following one of the strongest storms ever recorded. The money will add

PROUD captain Tommy Elphick insisted Cherries had answered their critics by producing the “perfect away display” at Reading. The Cherries skipper played an influential role as Eddie Howe’s men secured a 2-1 victory over the Royals to halt a sequence

BULLISH midfielder Eunan O’Kane praised Cherries for passing their way through the pressure at Reading and warned the Championship’s big guns: “We are a force.” The 23-year-old justified his recall to the starting XI with a composed performance

LOAN star Andrew Surman dedicated Saturday’s victory at Reading to the hordes of Cherries fans before hailing the “togetherness” of his temporary club. A healthy contingent of 2,338 supporters – Cherries’ largest away following of the season –

MINDLESS vandals have removed dozens of drain gully covers across Bournemouth, causing problems for unwitting motorists. Northbourne, Winton, Queens Park, Littledown and Strouden Park are the latest areas to be targeted in this most recent spate

A STRAY dog caused carnage in a Poole garden when it savaged four chickens. But when their distraught owner shut the dog in her house and demanded an apology from its owner, police threatened her with a caution for ‘kidnap’, said Lisa Roberts.

THE case of a former BBC reporter accused of sexually abusing young boys has been put on hold indefinitely. Clifford Luton is charged with two counts of indecent assault against three alleged victims in the 1970s and ’80s, but he has been deemed

POLICE are hunting a ‘dangerous’ man wanted in connection with a horrific knife attack where one of three victims was slashed across the face. Ben Selby needed 50 stitches after being viciously cut from his eye to his chin by a clubber who pulled