DAN Munday and Jordan Fisk bagged doubles as plucky Verwood emerged victorious from a seven-goal thriller at Bemerton Heath Harlequins. Poole Town youngster Munday twice handed Potters the lead during an end-to-end first half but the hosts restored
JOSH O’Hanlon’s hat-trick inspired a stunning five-goal blast inside 17 second-half minutes as ruthless Poole Town went top of the league with a Magnificent Seven against Frome. Dominant Dolphins had only Luke Burbidge’s deflected opener to show
BASHLEY old boy Mark Gamble returned to haunt his former club, paving the way for Wimborne to claim the Bank Holiday spoils in the first league meeting between the teams for 25 years. Fit-again striker Gamble, who spent three years at Bashley Road
More than 300 homes suffered a power cut in Parkstone on Monday afternoon. A spokesperson for Southern Electric said the power had gone out just before 1pm but was restored by 3pm. Around 337 homes were affected. She said the cause was
Heavy rain and strong winds put a dampener on the last day of the Bank Holiday weekend with many people preferring to stay at home. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning and in some parts of the county there was more than 30mm of rain.
Festival Makers volunteering at the Bournemouth Air Festival will be able to travel for free to and from their shifts, thanks to Yellow Buses. Volunteers will be given pre-loaded Glo Cards making travel to the festival stress-free. Jon Weaver
PROMOTER Matt Ford hopes Shamek Pawlicki will make a swift return after confirming the Pole is nursing a small break to his collarbone. Pawlicki was withdrawn from action after a fall in heat five of Saturday’s 45-45 draw at Leicester and subsequently
YOU might not recognise the face, but you will certainly recognise the voice. George Bacon has been commentating on the Bournemouth Air Festival since the start in 2008 and has seen it all – the triumphs, the tragedy and, of course, the weather
A SPECIAL education centre has been closed despite pleas for a reprieve. The school attached to Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Centre at Bransgore has closed due to funding issues.The outdoor activity centre is unaffected and remains open as usual. Earlier
AN ABBA tribute show, marking 40-years since the Swedish stars first wowed Eurovision Song judges with their smash hit Waterloo, is coming to Swanage. The town’s Mowlem Theatre will host the show, that will be performed by acclaimed tribute act
LAUGHING a lot and working together is the key to a happy marriage according to a couple celebrating 60 years of wedded bliss. Pat and Tom Allen have already enjoyed a garden party with friends and neighbours as part of their Diamond Wedding anniversary
A VOLUNTEER steam locomotive driver from the Swanage Railway was featured on ITV’s primetime Harbour Lives documentary. Billy Johnson, aged 26, appeared on the television show as he drove the ‘Dorsetman’ Sunday lunch train through the Purbeck countryside
A CARE home worker has become the third member of his family to join Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. Richard Upshall, 22, follows in the footsteps of his father Carl, who became a retained firefighter in 1986, and his 29-year-old brother Simon,
PROFESSOR Green will be performing at the O2 Academy in Bournemouth on December 10. The Hackney-born and raised rapper is returning with Lullaby, the first single to be taken from his third studio album, Growing Up in Public. Firmly established
A HENDRIX-STYLE blues guitarist with the record for the highest number of encores at the Cambridge Rock Festival is playing at the Tivoli Theatre on September. Larry Miller is most famous for his mesmerising guitar playing and rip roaring shows
Serves 4 4 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean Olive oil Sea salt 8 rashers of higher welfare smoked streaky bacon (optional) 125g Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese 4 spring onions, trimmed 1-2 fresh red chillies To serve: Soured cream Set up your
LOW WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth 0457 (0.6m) 1712 (0.8m) Christchurch 0603 (0.8m) 1819 (0.9m) Lymington 0536 (0.7m) 1753 (0.9m) Poole 0533 (0.6m) 1749 (0.8m) Swanage 0449 (0.7m) 1702 (0.9m) Wareham 0704 (0.9m) 1922 (1m) HIGH WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth
THE Mayor of Poole was joined by representatives from 14 different charities during the first Poole Bay Sponsored Walk. Cllr Peter Adams was on-hand to officially launch the event, which covered nine miles from Baiter to Branksome Chine and back
THE first concert in this year’s Purbeck Chamber Music Festival will be a Great War commemorative concert performed at Bovington’s Tank Museum. It will be held among the tanks in the Termiya Hall and will also include a number of poetry readings
A talented temp worker has picked up a top award. Michele Payne was named Temp of the Year by Bournemouth-based recruitment specialist Jobshop UK. She has been a data project manager for 10 months and impressed her employer through her attitude
A NEW rowing boat was launched at Christchurch – thanks to the generosity of a charity. The Clingan’s Trust made a grant towards the purchase of a single scull rowing boat at Christchurch Rowing Club. Although the trust normally only makes
THE police often come in for criticism. But today everybody should be praising officers who monitored the two protest marches through Bournemouth town centre at the Bank Holiday weekend. There were around 200 people at the English Defence League
RIDING a bicycle is great fun. It’s the freedom to just get on your bike and go. Going for a bike ride not knowing where I will go or how long I will go for, just get on the bike and go. Awesome. MICHAEL MEAD, Derby Road, Bournemouth
On the matter of petitioning local authorities, as far as I can see Poole council seems to be the only council that does not have up-front petitioning guidance clearly posted on the borough website. On the 20 borough sites I have looked at typically
I HAVE resided within Bournemouth and Poole for many years with numerous private lettings. I quickly discovered that each time I filled out a lawfully-required electoral roll form, I soon became bombarded by junk mailers who appeared to know all about
I WOULD like to add to the views of Howard Atkins in Echo letters, August 16th, on the matter of replacing part-time councillors with full-time commissioners. I think personally there is no more important issue in local public affairs than getting
Steady growth in turnover is being seen by the South's financial sector, according to research by accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson. However, concerns over recruitment, regulatory matters and tax remain, despite
The CBI has commented on this week’s GCSE results. Katja Hall, CBI deputy director-general, said: “Recent reforms have helped increase rigour in our exam system, but more must be done to ensure a GCSE pass is an accurate measure of not just how
Poole Methodist Church, Poole, High Street, is undergoing a £1.1 million restoration and re-development of the existing church by Dorset Chartered Builders, Greendale Construction Limited. Phase 1 of the project included re-development of the existing
A LIFT company has pulled off a dramatic achievement by being hired to work at the National Theatre. Access Lifts, of Poole, landed the job at the same time as it celebrated receiving Achilles Building Confidence Accreditation. The accreditation
A NEW website to help more people become investors in gold has been created by one Bournemouth company for another. The www.TheBullionCentre.com website has been crafted by Adido, the award-winning Bournemouth digital agency, for 2 Kings, the well-known
The A35 was shut in both directions near Slepe as emergency services dealt with a single-vehicle crash this morning. A black Peugeot 206, registered to a local keeper, was involved in the collision near the Organford crossroads. Police closed
A car repeatedly hit pedestrians during a terrifying hit and run incident in Bournemouth. Two people were taken to hospital after being struck by a car which was later found abandoned. Emergency services were called to Poole Hill in Bournemouth
A FURIOUS motorist has branded a restricted parking zone in Boscombe “confusing” after being fined. Ken Cook parked in St James’s Square on February 25 whilst he was picking up his granddaughter from school and received a parking ticket which he
PLANS for a temporary compound at Winton Recreation Ground have been given the green light by councillors despite residents’ concerns. Wessex Water will use the site for six months this autumn and winter in order to carry out much-needed flood
BLACKBURN boss Gary Bowyer accused Adam Smith of taking a dive to win a penalty during Cherries’ 3-2 defeat at Ewood Park on Saturday. However, Cherries manager Eddie Howe strenuously refuted Bowyer’s claim when he insisted Smith was “not that
MANAGER Eddie Howe felt Cherries had turned in a “Jekyll-and-Hyde display” during their 3-2 defeat at Blackburn on Saturday. Howe admitted his team had been “rocking” after Rovers had netted three times in the space of 11 first-half minutes through
DEFENDER Steve Cook shouldered his share of the blame for Cherries' defeat at Blackburn and then insisted: “I'll take it on the chin and learn from it.” Cook was partly culpable as Rovers forged into a 2-0 lead through first-half goals from Jordan
A TEENAGER has told of her anger and disappointment after her school sent her someone else’s A-level results. Poole High School student Chantelle Beresford from West Howe felt all the anticipation and anxiety you’d expect as she held what she thought
