A CROWD-FUNDING campaign is underway to bring an indoor climbing centre in Poole back from the brink. The owners of the Project Climbing Centre, based at the former Poole Sports Centre in the Dolphin shopping centre, are hoping to raise £60,000
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe says Josh McQuoid is facing an “important stage” of his career following the end of his loan spell with Coventry City. McQuoid made 19 league and cup appearances for the Sky Blues before being forced to cut short his stay
BOURNEMOUTH-based department store chain Beales is set to be taken over in a deal which values the historic business at just £1.2million. The company’s board has agreed the offer despite describing it as ‘disappointing’ and saying it could have
FIREFIGHTERS launched a rescue mission after a car was discoved submerged in a pond. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was alerted just before 12.30pm to a vehicle submerged in water at Cole Wood, near Wool. It was unknown at that time how the
CHERRIES’ development squad entertain their AFC Wimbledon counterparts in the Final Third Development League at New Milton tomorrow (1pm). Admission for the clash at Fawcett’s Field is free with all support welcomed.
THE cold weather is set to continue this week with a “feels like” temperature of just 0C predicted by Wednesday. A level 2 cold weather alert is currently in place for the South West with a 70% probability of freezing conditions. The yellow
THE Christchurch cobbles will become a race track this Pancake Day as chefs, business people and local celebrities grab their frying pans for a race. The event will take place on Shrove Tuesday, February 17, in Church Street and has been organised
CHERRIES travel to Leeds United in the Championship tomorrow (7.45pm) and we want YOUR view on how they will fare. Eddie Howe’s league leaders go into the clash having never won at Elland Road but face an out-of-sorts United side who have not won
A TEN-YEAR-OLD karting champ hopes to follow in the footsteps of his idols Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button and is appealing for help to do so. Ethan Leader from Verwood has scooped four trophies in his first six months in Motor Sport Association
A £2,000 reward has been offered to boost the hunt for two masked raiders who tied up and threatened a terrified woman in her own home. The victim, believed to be in her 60s, was threatened with a bladed instrument during the frightening aggravated
A SUPERMARKET chain’s challenge for children to Give it Some Wellie for Poole Lifeboat Station culminates today. The competition has been held at Sainsbury’s stores across Bournemouth and Poole to raise funds for the Poole RNLI station, which is
THE world’s biggest wildlife survey returns next weekend, January 24-25, and Dorset residents are being urged to count their feathered friends. Big Garden Birdwatch, organised by the RSPB, takes place over the weekend of January 24 and 25.
CALLUM Wilson finally exorcised his demons of the New York Stadium when he put the finishing touches to Cherries’ victory over Rotherham on Saturday. Wilson bagged his 14th goal of the season with a predatory finish from close range after Charlie
Bournemouth council is urging parents to make sure their child car seats are fitted correctly. Nearly 65% of child car seats are incorrectly fitted or incompatible with the child or car, research has revealed. Many parents are also not receiving
THE daughter of a woman allegedly "bludgeoned" to death told police her mother had left her a will in case she was "killed" by her bigamist husband, a court has heard. Lu Yao, 19, told a jury at Winchester Crown Court that when her mother Rui Li
The A35 was closed westbound from the Bakers Arms roundabout to the Organford turnoff this morning to allow an abnormal load to pass. Police closed the carriageway at 12pm due to the abnormal load being transported to Poole. More follows.
A SCHEME to replace a town centre church with 107 flats is being recommended for approval, despite claims it is “too massive, too high and, above all, too aesthetically weird”. Bournemouth Civic Society has delivered a damning verdict on the development
IMPROVEMENTS to morale and staff satisfaction are being made at Christchurch council after a report revealed a decline in job satisfaction. The initial survey, undertaken in 2013 saw reduced levels of staff morale and motivation at a time when
BOURNEMOUTH is one of a handful of cities driving economic growth in the UK, according to new research. The Centre for Cities group 2015 outlook report says the gap between Britain's best and worst-performing cities has ''dramatically widened''
MANAGER Eddie Howe dedicated to the club’s supporters Cherries’ latest entry into the Dean Court record books. Victory over Rotherham on Saturday saw Cherries win on the road for the eighth time this season – a club best in five campaigns in the
A YOUNG bargain hunter from Dorset has scooped two finalist spots for one of 2015’s most prestigious national digital awards. Emma Mumford, 21, who lives near Dorchester, has been named as a finalist in the Young Person Recognition and Retail and
TWO men have appeared in court following an alleged stabbing in Boscombe. The men were arrested after a 36-year-old man was found covered in blood outside an estate agents office on the corner of Christchurch Road and Crabton Close Road at 10.30am
IF you had your eyes to the skies last night you will have seen a spectacular sunset. These images of the sun setting over Christchurch were captured by Daily Echo photographer Sally Adams at Highcliffe. Weather expert and forecaster for the
NOT many builders sing opera at work but comedian and political activist, Mark Thomas’s father did. And now Mark is reviving Bravo Figaro! – the play he wrote about the life of his father who lived in Bournemouth – for one week only before it tours
THERE’S an international flavour to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra this spring. The BSO brings together young American conductor Joshua Weilerstein and prize-winning Venetian pianist Alessandro Taverna for a concert of Nordic dance at the Lighthouse
POOLE Pirates will kick off their Elite League title defence with a trip to last season’s championship rivals King’s Lynn. After a two-legged Elite Shield showdown against the Stars, Pirates make the lengthy trek to the Norfolk Arena in pursuit
GOALKEEPER Ryan Allsop has returned to Cherries following the completion of his loan spell at Coventry City. The stopper, who joined the Sky Blues at the start of the season, played the final match of his temporary stint in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat
Missing Poole man Keith Moores has been found safe in Barton on Sea, police say. Police and volunteers were set to resume a full scale search for missing Poole man Keith Moores at first light on today. A spokesperson for Dorset Police thanked
THERE may yet be hope for RBH staff. After initially suggesting not much could be done about chronic congestion on Castle Lane, council leaders have now agreed a plan with hospital bosses for a new Wessex Way slip, something that should have been
CHERRIES star Marc Pugh paid a special visit to a Christchurch care home recently, entertaining residents with his skills. The AFC Bournemouth winger, who is an ambassador for the partnership between the care home Queensmead’s owner, Care South
IS THERE no better drainage for the entrance to the Poole coach station car park? Quite frankly it’s almost a ‘ford’ – surely someone from the council should look at it after heavy rainfall. How long before a motorist is stranded? M RICKARDS
BOURNEMOUTH Cornish Association held their AGM on January 14, 2015. Peter Hambly was elected president for a further year. Our next get-together will be at the BIC on February 14 for the raising of the Cornish flag to honour the birthday of
AFTER shopping at Castlepoint Sainsbury’s on Monday, December 22, I was taken ill. I would just like to convey my thanks to the chap and lady (I think she was Sainsbury’s staff) who looked after me until the ambulance arrived. They were both
REGARDING Colin Beck’s letter regarding cyclists and motorists not mixing well. Last week I noticed a private road in Winton is ‘no entry’ from Wimborne Road except for cyclists which will be coming towards the motorists. Whose bright idea
I WAS horrified to read in your paper that Poole Council intend to move all coaches from Seldown car park to Baiter. How many Poole residents are aware of this? The coaches are now situated close to all amenities next to the bus station, shops
HAVING just read Cllr John Beesley’s letter with regard to the traffic congestion on Castle Lane East, all I can say is he must think Bournemouth residents were all born yesterday. There has always been traffic problems with the Cooper Dean area
THE new Tesco store at Kinson has been handed over by its builders as its opening draws near. Building work at the site in Wimborne Road is winding down and store manager, Trevor Henstridge, has been presented with the keys by site manager, Peter
TRADERS in Poole’s Dolphin Centre have reported improved trade in the run-up to Christmas. The uplift comes despite a host of national retailers announcing static or falling like-for-like sales in the run-up to the festive season. BHS in the
LOW WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth 0259 (0.6m) 1525 (0.4m) Christchurch 0350 (0.5m) 1602 (0.4m) Lymington 0058 (1.4m) 1332 (1.2m) Poole 0336 (0.6m) 1602 (0.3m) Swanage 0250 (0.8m) 1516 (0.5m) Wareham 0504 (0.9m) 1731 (0.8m)
A NEW service that aims to help lonely adults finds friends, companionship and activities is being officially launched in Poole this week. The Poole Social Prescription Service is the first in Dorset and aims to improve people’s health by finding
PLANS to redevelop a former Royal British Legion club into a ground floor club with 10 flats above have sparked a wave of protest from residents. Springbourne residents are furious that the plans for the Ashley Road club do not seek to provide
URGENT fire protection work needs to be carried out at a Poole leisure centre at a cost of £221,000. Ashdown Leisure Centre at Canford Heath does not meet current Building Regulations standards however Borough of Poole has stressed there is no
Blue Monday. Dubbed the most depressing day of the year when we're struggling with the dark nights, cold weather and Christmas debt. The science behind the name has been thoroughly debunked (it was an equation created for a PR agency working for
AN “abnormal load” will be travelling between Portland and Poole today. Dorset Police issued a statement today notifying motorists that the transportation will begin from Sunseeker’s site at Osprey Quay at 10am and arrive at its destination on
AN innocent man was left “humiliated” after being arrested in front of his children in Bournemouth – and blames confusion over a new phone number for the mistake. Robert Turner, who lives in Throop, switched from BT to Virgin Media last summer
A WINTON man rode down the zip wire from Bournemouth Pier dressed in a tuxedo to propose to his girlfriend yesterday. Mark Williams, 46, surprised his now-fiancé, Julie Power, 45, yesterday morning by getting down on one knee after flying over
PROPERTY developer Eddie Mitchell’s latest venture has landed him in hot water with council planners. The former Cherries chairman is part owner of Elite Skills Arena, a company selling bespoke football training areas, and has invested big bucks
A NEW route on to the Wessex Way to help ease congestion outside Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been proposed. Employees at the trust had become fed up with lengthy waits trying to get out of the car park and on to Castle Lane East at the end of
