THE search continues to find a 29-year-old man who went missing from an address in Bournemouth earlier this month. David Joseph Adams disappeared from a property in Durley Road on Wednesday, March 5, after admitting charges including perverting
THE chairman and players of AFC Bournemouth visited Poole Hospital to see cancer wards. Jeff Mostyn and four of the players took a tour around Dorset Cancer Centre, based in the hospital, to look at several of the machines used to treat cancer
MOTORISTS are facing delays after a car has overturned and blocked a busy Hampshire road this afternoon. A Honda Accord ended up on its roof on the A35 near Lyndhurst. Fire crews and police were called to the scene and a male driver had to be cut
RAIL passengers will see more than £1.2 billion invested in the network connecting London Waterloo and the South West over the next five years. With a 50 per cent increase in passengers in the last decade South West Trains and Network Rail Alliance
DELIGHTED vice-chairman Chris Reeves has “every confidence” that Poole Town will pass Thursday’s ground inspection following the completion of work requested by grading chiefs. The Football Association (FA) will run the rule over the new-look Tatnam
RESIDENTS who fear developers will try to build hundreds of homes on green belt land are being urged not to panic. The prospect of more than 300 homes being built on land at Manor Farm, Kinson has been a long-running concern for residents.
A MATRON at Poole Hospital has won an Employee of the Year award after 34 years in the nursing profession. Val Horn, pictured, who works in the Old People’s Services department at the hospital on Longfleet Road, was presented with the accolade by TV
CATERING for a family’s varied tastes can be a nightmare at dinner time. After her own research found that some mums are producing up to 63 meals a week to satisfy all the mouths in their family, bestselling cookery writer Annabel Karmel has whipped
AN ARTS psychotherapist is helping staff at a Dorset school to see the bigger picture when it comes to improving pupils’ mental health. Now Canford Heath Junior School has been nationally recognised as a good practice case study by the Department
As we reach the end of another month we make our way into the spring season with April. As the sun should be starting to glimmer through Bournemouth’s clouds, we should really start to see Bournemouth for its true colours and true beauty. March certainly
CATERING for a family’s varied tastes can be a nightmare at dinner time. After her own research found that some mums are producing up to 63 meals a week to satisfy all the mouths in their family, bestselling cookery writer Annabel Karmel has whipped
Five different sports played by Victoria School students were enjoyed by Year 6 pupils of The Collegiate School, Poole. Collegiate Prep pupils were helped by Victoria School’s over-16s who taught them rules, techniques and demonstrated the skills
PURBECK District Council has retained its Investors in People Award for the third time. This follows an assessment, which took place in February, and audits of the council’s processes. The assessor concluded the authority was meeting all standards
A MAN is 'fighting for his life' after an apparent hit and run on a rural track in Christchurch. Police don't yet know how the man came to be lying in Dudmoor Farm Road, near the junction with Fairmile Road, but suspect a fail to stop collision
An event for the charity organisation Dorset Search Dogs is going to take place on 5 April. The aim of the event, continuing from 12pm to 4pm at Slades Farm, is to raise funds for the search dogs charity, as well as to raise awareness according to
FORMAL agreements have been finalised that could pave the way for the Port of Poole to land lucrative contracts if the controversial Navitus Bay wind farm becomes a reality. Navitus Bay Development Ltd has announced it has officially entered into
THE word ‘pantomime’ might not often get mentioned in the spring, but in West Howe it is the word of the moment. It might only be March, but preparations are getting under way for the first community panto in the Bournemouth suburb. The idea
A GRIEVING dad whose 11-year-old son hanged himself after being relentlessly bullied on a school bus is behind a new campaign to tackle the issue. Ben Vodden was taunted and physically attacked by children while a bus driver stood by and even joined
DETECTIVES investigating a fatal crash are still searching for more witnesses to come forward. Michael Brown, 43, was killed in the collision on the A31 between Winterbourne Zelston and Bere Regis last Monday, March 24. He had been travelling
AS soon as we entered The Cruel Sea at Penn Hill in Poole we could tell this was the place to be. The restaurant was positively buzzing with happy diners delving into various bowls of tasty-looking tapas. Rustic-style wooden tables and chairs
DORSET-BASED vineyard and winery Furleigh Estate, has introduced its multi-award-winning wine to the World Duty Free shops at Gatwick, Heathrow, Southampton and Jersey airports and the Eurotunnel. The shops stock the estate’s new 2010 release of
Every year I see people, both young and old, taking part in a wide range of activities for Sport Relief. From children baking cakes at clubs and schools to a ten mile run, there are plenty of events anyone can and should sign up to. After leaving school
WIMBORNE’S Knoll Gardens is soon to re-open after weeks of enforced closure caused by major storm damage. The garden lost several trees during the horrendous storms on Valentine’s night. A Monterey Pine and a eucalyptus tree were among the
A GRIEVING widow has called for more thorough medical checks on service personnel after her Royal Marine husband died suddenly from undiagnosed leukaemia. Father-of-three Carl Manley, 41, was serving in Afghanistan when he died unexpectedly in
DOROTHY Larner, who marked her milestone 105th birthday with her daughters on Mother’s Day yesterday, can still recount poetry from her youth word-for-word. Her incredible memory was put to the test at Barton-on-Sea’s Gatehouse Care Home, where
SURF’S up and the sun’s out – so it was gloves on for a team of hard-working volunteers determined to clear the coastline. Around 40 people gathered at Boscombe Pier on Saturday to litter-pick along the beach as part of the nationwide Big Spring
I WAS saddened to read in the Echo (March 29) that Bournemouth council is to go into competition with the private sector in setting up yet another Limited Liability company in the council’s name, in order to compete with local builders. As if it
IT’S time to dig out your cake tins for the biggest-ever Great Dorset Bake Sale in aid of Dorset-based charity Diverse Abilities Plus. The charity is encouraging the whole of the county to get involved in the week long-event from Monday, May 6,
RATHER than quoting selective and irrelevant examples of the effect wind industrialisation has on tourism economies, (Letters, March 25) we should look at the facts. For example, latest research proves that walkers and climbers are being deterred
WITH the colder months soon drawing to a close, there is just a short window of opportunity left to enjoy this dessert created by Tony Beales, managing director and chef proprietor at Beales Gourmet, based at The Italian Villa at Compton Acres – a
NEW MILTON STEPHEN RICHARD QUINN aged 49 of Naish Estate, New Milton. Admitted breaching a non-molestation order by contacting a person by eight texts and seven phone calls when prohibited. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. To pay victim surcharge
FERNDOWN LEE JOHN PATTISON aged 45 of Casterbridge Road, Ferndown. Admitted driving an Audi A4 on Christchurch Road with 110 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £800. To pay victim surcharge £80. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving
FOLLOWING the astonishing success of their brief reunion at the Royal Albert Hall, McBusted are visiting Bournemouth as part of their full UK arena tour. The initial one-off collabor-ation, to mark McFly’s tenth anniversary concert, led to Tom
I WOULD like the opportunity to respond to Elliot Marx’s letter “Tree Saga Will be Litmus Test” (Have Your Say, Echo, March 21). In her letter she states that Cllr Hall is the only Christchurch councillor to fight for Druitt Hall. This is not
CHRISTCHURCH KEVIN MICHAEL FUGATT aged 29 of HIllary Road, Christchurch. Pleaded not guilty but found guily of assaulting a woman by beating. Committed to prison for 12 weeks. Restraining order made forbidding defendant from contacting victim or entering
POOLE LYNDA KRYSTYNA WEJCHAN ROTOWICZ aged 21 of no fixed abode. Admitted the theft of a quantity of clothing, value unknown belonging to Next at the Dolphin Centre, Poole. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. To pay victim surcharge of £15. STEPHEN
BOURNEMOUTH MARTIN KEITH STEPHENS aged 35 of HMP Winchester. Admitted harassment in Bournemouth by attending a person’s home uninvited at 3.30am, sending five unwanted emails, making a threat to attend the home of the person’s parents and attending the
STAFF at a Bournemouth shopping park donned their favourite head gear for the day to raise money for Brain Tumour Research. Workers from the management suite and A’Courts hairdressers at Castlepoint supported the Brain Tumour Research charity’s
MOTHER’S Day was a ‘great time to reflect on our achievements’, said staff at Wool’s Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. The park, which takes in abused primates from across the world, has a few home grown mums of its own. Baby chimpanzee Thelma
A COMPANY has given up its fleet of sign-written vans in order to provide its staff with cars that they can use in their private lives. Business telecoms firm 4Com has taken on 23 Volkswagen Golf estates for its team of engineers. It signed
Multi-million selling artist, Barry Manilow is coming to Southampton for one night only on Saturday 25th May 2014. To celebrate, the Daily Echo is giving away a pair of tickets to see Barry Live on the 25th May at The Ageas Bowl, along with a copy
A KITCHEN and bathroom company has made history with a double win at the biggest awards event in the industry. Dream Design of Christchurch triumphed in the kkbreview Awards, held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole and hosted by comedian Al Murray
THOUSANDS of people from across Dorset pounded the pavements of Bournemouth seafront to raise money for the British Heart Foundation on Sunday. From babies to OAPS, there was an event for everyone at the annual Bournemouth Bay Run, which takes
DOG owners are being warned a killer disease that has claimed the lives of a number of pets in the New Forest could be extending its reach further into Dorset. More than 20 dogs have lost their lives to Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy
DOG owners are being urged to wash their animals after taking them for a walk in a bid to protect their pets from a deadly disease. Experts believe the mystery illness is similar to Alabama Rot and has claimed the lives of a number of dogs in the
THREE ‘selfish and inconsiderate’ university students have been prosecuted for breaching a noise abatement notice. Bournemouth University students Jamie Chegwin, Tom Giles and James Kirk, of Alma Road, were formally warned about their noisy behaviour
LEWIS Grabban helped fire Cherries a step closer to the Championship play-offs before setting his sights on carving his name in the Dean Court record books. Grabban took his goal tally for the season to 19 when he netted a quick-fire double during
BIRMINGHAM boss Lee Clark believed a “ridiculous” first goal had been the catalyst for his team's defeat by Cherries - but resisted the temptation to blame referee Mick Russell. Cherries took the lead when Matt Ritchie netted in the 13th minute
A TEENAGER who was tended to by a Poole paramedic a week before he died in a tragic diving accident says she’ll never forget his kindness. Student Katie Baughan was moved to tears when she read the Daily Echo story about Dai Rees, who sadly passed
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe presided over a record-breaking seventh away win in the second flight and then praised his players for the “consistency of their performances”. Lewis Grabban’s double, his second from the penalty spot, coupled with goals
A REVELLER was left needing hospital treatment after a party got out of hand in Bournemouth town centre on Saturday night. As reported on the Daily Echo’s website late on Saturday, multiple police units were called to Bourne Avenue. Shocked
HUNDREDS of people were evacuated from a busy leisure park at the weekend after a chemical scare. The emergency services were called to Tower Park in Poole at 2.20pm on Saturday and Splashdown water park and the surrounding buildings, including
MURDER detectives have launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found at a property in Bournemouth town centre yesterday. The gruesome Mother’s Day find was made by Dorset Police officers who were responding to reports of a serious
I AM a nurse myself and am fed up with the constant negative reports on my profession and the NHS. I recently had an exceptional experience at Poole General Hospital on March 20. I went into Day Case Unit for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
