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  • AFC Bournemouth: Goalkeeper Jalal trains with Bradford

    OUT-of-favour Cherries goalkeeper Shwan Jalal is understood to have linked up with League One promotion hopefuls Bradford City. Jalal, who has not featured for Cherries this season, is believed to have trained with Phil Parkinson’s squad in west

  • Aussie Pink Floyd tribute band bring tour to BIC next year

    PREPARE for a prog-rock journey from down under with the Australian Pink Floyd Show. The renowned tribute band brings their Set The Controls tour to the BIC on March 6 The tour will draw heavily from the iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You

  • Fire crews tackle small blaze in Christchurch pub

    TWO fire crews from Christchurch are dealing with a small blaze at a pub in Winkton this afternoon. Firefighters were called to the Lamb Inn in Burley Road at around 3pm today after a fire was spotted. It started in the rear lounge of the building

  • Crash at County Gates roundabout

    AN AMBULANCE was called after a crash at the county Gates roundabout. A Dorset Police spokesman said the two car crash happened at 10.55am close to the junction with Poole Road. He said the ambulance was called to check an elderly driver who

  • Wimborne First School: why we love our school

    Parent Mary Hosking-Ellis who has five-year-old twins Rosie and Jack said: “I know the school as I am a former pupil. I love the location – it feels secluded but isn’t too far from the town and it is very friendly. My children have had no problems

  • Bournemouth beach hut owners could see rent hike of 10%

    BEACH hut owners in Bournemouth are likely to see their rents increased by an inflation-busting 10 per cent next year. Bournemouth council said it has to increase prices to protect frontline services at a time when its government grant is being

  • Poole woman donates £800 to victims of Typhoon Haiyan

    A POOLE woman has handed over a cheque for £800 to help those people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Zenaida Alonzo-Magasino, 39, a British-Filipino, was joined by several friends to present the £805.96 to Chris Babb from Oxfam after

  • Dorset MP sparks debate over views on Page 3 girls

    SOUTH Dorset MP Richard Drax has sparked a heated debate over his views on Page 3 girls. A letter allegedly written in response to a South Dorset constituent by Mr Drax sparked the issue to be raised in Prime Minister's Question Time this week.

  • Blockbuster to shut all remaining stores by Monday

    Blockbuster is to shut down all its remaining stores within days after administrators were unable to find a buyer for the rental and DVD chain. The 91 outlets will cease operating by Monday, with the loss of 808 jobs. Read here about how a

  • Status Quo, BIC,

    AFTER support act 10cc delighted the crowd with some classic songs like I’m Not in Love and Dreadlock Holiday something strange happened in the Windsor Hall. We all got strapped into the Status Quo rocket and burst into the sky at lightning speed

  • Smiles for toddlers handed gifts from Daily Echo Toy Appeal

    SMILES lit up the Boscombe Salvation Army centre yesterday when toddlers were handed cuddly toys and presents from the Daily Echo toy appeal. At least 60 youngsters and their parents giggled with delight when the kids received the gifts from the

  • Bishop of Winchester Academy celebrates exam results

    BOURNEMOUTH’S Bishop of Winchester Academy’s exam results celebration evening was attended by hundreds of parents and friends. More than 100 students from the class of 2013 returned to receive their GCSE certificates and the current Key Stage 4

  • Awards to honour women in business

    THE Venus Awards will be launching for the fifth time on January 16 at the Green House Hotel in Bournemouth. Founder Tara Howard will join the sponsors in welcoming local business women and men, along with winners and finalists from last year.

  • Bistech celebrates 25th year by expanding

    A FERNDOWN-based IT company is celebrating its 25th anniversary by expanding its offices to recruit more staff. Bistech has a number of new positions at their headquarters and has been in the area since 1988. Managing director Jocelyn Brown

  • In the Dock: Bournemouth

    PAUL ANTHONY ELLIS aged 49 of Claridge Park Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth. Admitted being drunk and disorderly at Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth. Conditional discharge of two years. LEWIS CONNOR WHITMOORE aged 24 of Orchard Close, Corby, North Hampshire

  • Wrong way with waste

    JUST what we want – a little food waste container to sit inside our general rubbish bin (‘Town waste service set for big changes’, Echo December 6). How, precisely, will this work and why is the council not encouraging us to waste less food rather

  • Education is not adding up

    IT’S a bad sign when Ofsted parachutes inspectors into a local authority because it is unhappy with performance. Specifically Ofsted wants to know why too few of Bournemouth’s schools are ranked as good. In the national rankings, the borough is

  • First class treatment

    May I, through the pages of The Echo, pass on my thanks and praise for the A&E dept at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital? On Monday of this week, I had the misfortune to fall heavily from my mountain bike, hurting my left shoulder and knee.

  • Festive tree is so poor

    I LIVE in Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone, and I have to say the Christmas tree in St John’s is the most undecorated public tree I have seen in my life. The whole points of a Christmas tree is that it is decorated. But this one isn’t. All

  • Road system not working

    May I ask Cllr Michael Filer where are all the cyclists? (‘Our concern is cyclists’ safety’, Monday’s Echo, letters page) I use this Richmond Hill route many times each week, often several times a day, but seldom do I see any cyclists, either in the

  • Oh, yes it was a great night

    I wish to thank the Daily Echo for our amazing night on December 9. I won tickets for myself, daughter and two grandsons, together with meeting all the cast and a tea party at the Lighthouse, Poole to see Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime. It

  • Tributes paid to man found dead on Dorset beach

    TRIBUTES have been paid to 'talented and original' performer Derek Smith. Performing under the name the Amazing Mr Smith, the musician was well known for his entertaining across Dorset. Mr Smith's body was discovered at the foot of cliffs at

  • Man's body found in garage after fire at property

    A MAN has died after his car burst into flames whilst parked in his garage at his Wimborne property. The death of the man in his fifties, who has been named locally as Phil Simmons, is not believed to be suspicious and his next of kin have been