ACADEMY boss Joe Roach has called for Cherries to clear their minds of recent setbacks in order to get back on track in the Merit League. The youth team suffered back-to-back league defeats for the first time since August on Saturday when they suffered
GERVASE Phinn has been touring theatres across the country for over 10 years now as a hilarious raconteur. The best selling and award winning author, radio and TV personality, really is at his best and most exciting in front of a live audience. An
A PAIR of injury-time strikes saw Cherries rescue a 2-2 draw against Gillingham in the Final Third Development League this afternoon. Josh Carmichael's penalty was followed by substitute Ben Whitfield's far-post finish as the hosts finished with a flourish
A 107-YEAR-old from Poole was the guest of honour at a ground-cutting ceremony for a new care home building. Miriam Lenton, who lives at Maidment Court on Parkstone Road, says that despite her mobility issues, she intends to walk into the new state-of-the-art
EMERGENCY services were called after a car careered off the Upton bypass into a tree. Police were alerted at 2.15pm and one person is believed to have suffered minor head and facial injuries. The accident took place on the westbound carriageway
A CHRISTCHURCH school is the latest to join a national campaign to have defibrillators available in every primary school.Burton Church of England Primary School were assisted by cardiac charity, SADS UK, in having the equipment placed in their building
THE murder trial of Pennie Davis has been adjourned for another day. After hearing briefly from one witness, Matthew Painter, the jury were told that a question of law would mean that the case could not progress any further today. The case
As many as 150 people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed in the French Alps after sending out a distress signal. Many of those on board the Airbus A320 operated by low-fare airline Germanwings are thought to be German, with more than
A BOURNEMOUTH-based coach driver has been selected to feature in a nationwide advert.Lorraine Barnes has worked for National Express for seven years and was selected for her starring role from among 2,000 drivers.The decision was made based on the commendations
CHAIRMAN Jeff Mostyn has expressed his disappointment at Cherries’ latest fixture switch and revealed the decision had been taken “out of our hands”. Cherries’ final home game of the season against Bolton – originally scheduled for Saturday, April
CCTV footage of two men allegedly stealing beer from a Wimborne petrol station shop has been released by police. Dorset Police officers want to speak to the men after an incident at the BP Petrol Station, Leigh Road, at 7.55pm on March 17.
FIREFIGHTERS are urging walkers to be alert and to report any suspicious behaviour on Dorset’s heathland this Easter.Dorset Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) and the Urban Heaths Partnership want people to act as their eyes and ears in a bid to combat the
SWANAGE & Wareham secured the Southern Counties South championship in style with a 38-8 triumph at derby rivals Wimborne. A hat-trick from Charlie Rowberry and tries from Callum Baird, Will Corsie and Phil Graves saw Swans cruise to a comfortable 19th
BOURNEMOUTH’S Pier Approach is changing on a daily basis as a £4million project nears completion.The latest work has seen specially designed paving laid around the new water play feature to create the illusion that the Bourne stream flows from the Lower
LAST week saw the last budget before the general election in May. All eyes were on George Osborne as we face what is likely to be one of the closely-fought elections for many years with perhaps another hung parliament as a possible outcome. The pressure
MORE than 100 business people attended events to hear about plans for economic growth in Christchurch and East Dorset.The two breakfast sessions were held by Christchurch and East Dorset councils and also provided guests with a chance to network.They
A LEADING figure from Dorset’s digital economy has been invited to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace to help mentor the next generation of talent.Digital consultant Matt Desmier, who founded Bournemouth’s Silicon Beach conference, lobbied for Bournemouth
BUSINESSES are still digesting the raft of announcements in George Osborne’s pre-election Budget.Higher tax thresholds, tax breaks for savers and the end of the annual paper tax return for the self-employed were among the highlights of the chancellor’
AN ‘OPTICAL boutique’ in Bournemouth has celebrated its 40th anniversary and a move to new premises.Barnaby’s Opticians was founded by David Barnaby, who wanted to reflect the thriving fashion industry of the 1970s.He has joined forces with Chris and
TWO-and-a-half years after first opening its doors in Dorset, Westover Hyundai has a new look.The redeveloped showroom in Wallisdown Road is among just 14 of Hyundai’s 175 locations across the UK to have adopted the updated image to date.The showroom
THE bold decision to spend £2.1m on a new superstore has helped earn Christchurch business Purewell Electrical two major awards in its 60th anniversary year.At the Innovative Electrical Retailing awards in London, the store was named Best Independent
THE Venus Awards Dorset, recognising women in business, are to be launched at the end of the month. The event will take place on Tuesday March 31 at Playgolf Bournemouth (Iford). Run in association with Breeze Volkswagen, the awards aim to
RISING star Ivy-Jane Smith is the toast of Dorset after winning a national title at the England Boxing Junior and Junior Cadet Championships. Ivy-Jane, who boxes out of Ferndown ABC, was crowned champion in the under-52kg female category at Ponds
ASSISTANT boss James Wood is confident Poole Town can overcome Saturday's bite from underdogs Bideford by leaving relegation-haunted Arlesey with their tails between their legs. Wood will preside over the trip to the Armadillo Stadium (7.45pm)
RESPONDING to Cllr. Dave Smiths letter (Echo 18/3/15), whilst appreciating the number of car parking spaces in the town centre have not reduced drastically, it seems the council planners, in building and proposing to build on those areas concerned,
YET more chaos recently on our local roads and many people pointing the finger of blame at speeding motorists. Not always the case as I witnessed on Wednesday morning coming from a school down Slades Farm Road towards Columbia Road. I came to a
I AM writing in response to John Probert (Letters, March 14) regarding combined authorities being established across England, most notably in Manchester. Locally, Dorset would be amongst the first of these which combine the unitary authority and
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe believes Harry Arter’s international call-up was a fitting reward for his high level of consistency this season. Arter was named earlier this month in a provisional 35-man squad for the Republic of Ireland’s European Championship
LAST Saturday Poole council parks department and a team arrived at the top end of Coy Pond Gardens near the viaduct and cut down several willow trees which had grown on the banks of the Bourne stream and which were a haven for hundreds of small birds
3:00pm Emergency services have been called after a car careered off the Upton Bypass and hit a tree. 2:41pm In our Film Club? you can find the list of films you can see in
These pictures capture Old Harry Rocks as you rarely see it. Andy Lyons took this picture of the famous landmark over the weekend during the extreme spring tides. @Bournemouthecho Couple more shots from the weekend with different angles
NEW sponsors have been secured for the inaugural Poole Harbour Boat Show which takes place in May.Poole Harbour Commissioners has announced that alongside luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker, will be property developer Excellare, Coleman Insurance, Barclays
IT sometimes seems as though time has almost been called on the British pub, judging by the massive number of closures of recent years. Yet while many old haunts have vanished, some new businesses are looking to put the pub back at the heart of
NEW public facilities on Bournemouth seafront are beginning to take shape. Last week a steel structure was installed at Durley Chine. When completed, the building will house a new cafe, beach office and public toilets. The project is part
Described as 'the ultimate fairytale ballet' and using a familiar recipe of good versus evil, Swan Lake is a favourite of ballerinas and audiences alike. It appeals to all ages, as the wide ranging packed-out audience showed and has been voted
Further research is needed into a disease that has killed at least 30 dogs and probably many more in less than 18 months, veterinary experts have said. Suspected to be Alabama rot, cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy, it causes skin lesions
A YOUNG Cherries fan being treated at a hospice had a dream come true as he led out his heroes in front of thousands of spectators. George Witt, 10, who receives respite care at Dorset’s children’s hospice Julia’s House, was invited to be AFC Bournemouth
MORE than half a million pounds has been spent on consultants by Dorset County Council in three months alone. But it can't tell us the work that was carried out or the hours put in by the consultants paid. The authority has once again come
DORSET councillors have pledged lessons will be learned from the closure of a council run care home – just four years after £4m was spent building it. Phoenix House in Blandford, which opened in 2012, was earmarked for closure last summer – despite
GET your earplugs out - Bournemouth Air Festival's noisiest plane is returning for the festivities this summer. It makes babies cry and sets off car alarms across the town but the Typhoon remains a firm favourite with the crowds. The RAF Typhoon
It's time to vote for your favourite in our Child of the Year competition 2015. The competition is split into four categories and your votes will decide the shortlist from which the winner will be chosen by our panel of judges. See the
A BENEFIT cheat who stole £160,000 from the tax payer in an "audacious" 16-year scam has been jailed. Eric Stone, of Pergin Crescent in Poole, began claiming from Oldham Borough Council while he was living in the Greater Manchester town in 1996
A BODY repair shop has had a major overhaul at the hands of one of the area’s longest-established building specialists.Drewsons Building Maintenance, part of the Drewitt Group, has revamped Malvern Body Repairs on The Drewitt Industrial Estate, Ringwood
EXPANDING communications agency Deep South Media (DSM) has announced a new appointment.Cliff Moore, former Dorset head of production at the Daily Echo’s publisher Newsquest, has joined the Bournemouth-based media company as an account director.His appointment
SEMBCORP Bournemouth Water (SBW) has struck gold for the second time in three years.The company, which supplies drinking water to about half a million people in parts of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has been re-awarded Investors in People (IIP) gold
DORCHESTER’S DT1 postcode has been revealed as one of the most desirable places to live in the UK. A recent study of postcodes was commissioned by Royal Mail to find the most desirable places to live and work in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
