TIM Collier marked his return to Chapel Gate with two tries as Bournemouth recorded their first victory of the season against Barnstaple. The former Worcester Warriors forward last week accepted the club’s invitation to return as player-coach and
A TRIO of equalisers proved in vain as Stewart Kearn suffered the first defeat of his Hamworthy United tenure in a seven-goal thriller at Brockenhurst. Darryl Phillips bagged Brock’s opener eight minutes before the interval but Paddy Hester, pictured
WALLISDOWN golfer Georgia Hall admitted a heavy dose of determination had proved the catalyst for her first professional tournament win yesterday. The 18-year-old, who turned pro in July, scooped 4,863 euro in prize money following her four-shot
THE sentiments of the famous phrase about lies, damned lies and statistics appeared to float through Eddie Howe’s mind when he gave his post-match interviews on Saturday. Some may have been slightly surprised that a team that had not tasted victory
CO-MANAGER Graham Speechley-Price didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as battling Bashley suffered a 1-0 defeat to table-topping Stratford Town. Simeon Tulloch’s controversial 18th-minute strike sent the visitors six points clear at the Southern
TEAM boss Neil Middleditch admits Poole Pirates are outsiders in the Elite League title race – and doesn’t like that status one bit. The injury-plagued Wimborne Road outfit head into tomorrow's play-off semi-final first leg at King’s Lynn (7.30pm
MANAGER Steve Cuss refused to blame Wimborne Town’s striker shortage for Saturday’s 3-1 setback against Tiverton Town. Magpies were without marksman Mark Gamble for the clash with his replacement Matt Kemble forced off after just 20 minutes having
SHIPPING a 20-yard thunderbolt? Unfortunate. Labouring in attack? Frustrating. Finding that last-minute leveller when all seemed lost? Priceless. Poole Town’s FA Cup dream lives on – just – thanks to their unerring ability to hang tough when things
MANAGER Tom Killick believes Tuesday’s FA Cup replay against Bath City will provide the acid test for Poole Town’s Conference South credentials. The Dolphins boss was “relieved” to have rescued a replay having produced a below-par display in Saturday
FOUR cyclists suffered serious injuries in two separate collisions in the New Forest this weekend. In the incidents, both of which happened within 24 hours, a family visiting Brockenhurst on their holidays and a male cycling in the town were hurt
DRAMATIC fire displays enchanted visitors to Bournemouth over the weekend as part of the popular Arts by the Sea Festival. Following spectacular acrobatic performances to launch the event on Friday, Compagnie Carabosse, a French street theatre
A CYCLIST has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car towing a caravan. The incident happened at 12.06pm today in Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, Brockenhurst. Hampshire Constabulary confirmed the cyclist was taken to hospital with serious
It was a leap of faith for 17-year-old William Morris when he jumped out of a plane to raise money for charity. The teenager, who was born with chromosomal disorder XYY, regularly visits the Children’s Team at Diverse Abilities Plus and goes on
GAS has been restored to the Canford Heath properties cut off after a water main burst last week. The problems left some residents unable to use their gas for days after significant water damage was caused to gas meters and appliances. Employees of
MORE than 150 asylum seekers are being put up at two Bournemouth hotels, the Echo can exclusively reveal. A total of 88 are staying at the Roundhouse Hotel in Meyrick Road and a further 67 are being accommodated at the Heathlands Hotel on Grove
PENSIONER Alan Aldridge will be celebrating his 70th birthday by running in the Bournemouth Marathon Festival next weekend. Alan, 69, who has lived around the Isle of Purbeck nearly all his life, is taking part in the 10k race on October 4 in support
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AS A mum of three, Rachel Allen had no shortage of recipe tasters when writing her new book, All Things Sweet. But after weeks of sampling cakes, puddings and pastries (the book contains 100 of them), Joshua, 14, Luka, 12 and five-year-old Scarlett
A FREE public WiFi service has been launched in Bournemouth town centre. Residents and visitors can now use their smartphones, tablets or laptops to surf the web, post to social media sites and stream high definition video while out and about for
Police and coastguard were called to rescue a man in the water at Barton on Sea on Saturday evening. A spokesperson for Solent coastguard said they were called at 5.43pm to reports of a man in the water. Lymington coastguard officers and the
SAVINGS of almost £40,000 were notched up during the first five months of Bournemouth’s new food waste collection scheme. A report assessing the effectiveness of the scheme reveals that 1,045 tonnes of food waste were collected between March and
