FOUR swords are among the items stolen from a Bournemouth home during a raid yesterday. Police are now urging residents to look out for the "very specific" pieces of equipment, taken from the property in Green Road sometime between 7am and 5pm.
DEFIANT goalkeeper Ryan Allsop put the finishing touches to his fresh one-year contract with Cherries and then declared: “I am not here to make up the numbers.” The 23-year-old stopper was yesterday confirmed as the only out-of-contract player
EMERGENCY services were called to a crash involving a mobility scooter and a car in Christchurch this afternoon. A call came in to South Western Ambulance Service at 2.50pm with reports of the incident on the roundabout off Hoburne Lane. One
TRAFFIC backed up for miles on the A338 heading into Bournemouth on Wednesday afternoon because of a car fire. The emergency services were called at around 1.15pm to the stretch between Blackwater Junction and the Cooper Dean roundabout. Dorset
THE SALE of a historic hospital has boosted healthcare and raised more than half a million pounds for the NHS according to heath bosses.They say selling part of Fordingbridge Hospital raised £550,000 of vital funds for the health service.The cash has
WARREN JOHN KENNETH ROLFE aged 19 of Westover Road, Bournemouth. Admits to entering a building as a trespasser, namely a garage at Overbury Road, Poole on 3/1/15 with the intent to steal. Committed to detention for 4 weeks suspended for 12 months.
WENDY MARIE TURNER aged 24 of Old School Close, Ferndown. Admits to stealing 3 LCD TVs valued at £750 belonging to Asda, Poole on 30/11/14. Community order made. Defendant to participate in Better Days Women’s Group for 15 days and must attend appointments
PETER JOHN FOGGIN aged 61 of Hurst Hill, Poole. Admits to failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence at Dorset Police HQ on 19/7/14. Fined £100. To pay victim
A HANDFUL of travellers vehicles appear to have parked up in the main Sandbanks car park this morning. They arrived overnight and there are five or six motorhome-type vehicles parked in the top corner of the Borough of Poole car park in Banks Road
The Met Office has upgraded its heat watch warning to level three as temperatures continue to soar across the country. Yesterday, tourists flocked to Bournemouth's beaches on Tuesday as temperatures hit highs of 27.9 degrees Celsius. As the
On one of the hottest days of the year so far, the Latin vibe of The Cat Empire’s set suited the evening perfectly. As lead vocalist Felix Riebl crooned the Spanish lyrics to Sol y Sombra, the audience swung their hips as if they were dancing salsa
WHAT fantastic news to read that the British Chess Championships are returning to Bournemouth for the first time in 80 years! This magnificent achievement for next summer, 2016, has been achieved by three or four years of solid, unstinting lobbying
I READ the letter from Mr Graham Cribb regarding disabled parking in Westbourne. He must be living in a different Westbourne to me as I can hardly ever find a disabled place to park. I would be much obliged to know where all these unused spaces
Venus and Jupiter were seen near each other in the skies last night during a rare conjunction event. The planets, which are hundreds of millions of miles apart, became cosmic neighbours due to a line-of-sight illusion. Andy Mitchell captured
ON the wind farm issue, John Beesley refers to “assertions” from The Green Party, but then surely we can distinguish between assertion, and on the other hand intelligible arguments. An argument being no different to any explanation that holds to the
WITH regard to Navitus Bay wind farm, instead of wasting time and money debating how much of these ‘monsters’ (turbines) will be visible why don’t we actually build one, or erect something the same height, on the proposed site so we all know what we
Bournemouth council spent about £3million tarting up the Square. It is a nightmare when the rain falls as it gets very slippery. The 24 hour flame is extinguished due to funding. Walk at your peril through it, anytime of the day or night. Cyclists
THE Cranborne Road, Wimborne, approved building development (June 23) voting fiasco brought about by the absence of councillors who should be supporting and representing the interests of those who they are supposed to be serving again demonstrates
TV chef Rick Stein has confirmed that he has bought Cafe Shore in Sandbanks and plans to open a new 200-seater restaurant in the autumn. It follows months of speculation amongst local estate agents and business owners after the fashionable restaurant
A long-awaited report into airport capacity has recommended that a new runway should be built at Heathrow rather than Gatwick. After three years of investigation, the Airports Commission said Heathrow was best placed to provide "urgently required
AN impassioned plea not to axe a Poole family music festival enjoyed by thousands has succeeded. Last night’s hearing by Borough of Poole’s licensing sub-committee ruled that the popular Party in the Park can go ahead at Ashley Cross Green on August
5:58pm There are also reports of a broken-down car at Cooper Dean Roundabout causing lots of traffic problems this evening
NEW facilities aimed at providing additional stimulation for dementia sufferers have been launched at a community hospital in Poole. Alderney Hospital, which is based on Ringwood Road, has opened a hair and beauty salon and traditional tearoom at its
PARKFIELD School's controversial proposed move to a site near Bournemouth Airport has been delayed for a year. Parents received the shock news on Tuesday, just two months before their children were due to start lessons at Hurn. The discovery
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Boscombe Overcliff Drive twice on Tuesday night to battle two fires. A spokesman for Dorset Fire and Rescue service said they received around 30 calls about the first blaze from members of the public which occured at
BUMPER crowds are expected at this year's Swanage Jazz Festival, which starts next weekend and includes more than 50 bands.The popular three-day event, which features a traditional brass band parade, is now in its 26th year and usually attracts thousands
A HOLOCAUST survivor who spent his childhood in a succession of Nazi labour camps has died at the age of 83. Mark Goldfinger, who lived on Bournemouth’s East Cliff, made it his mission to “ensure people don’t forget”. It has emerged that he
FURTHER complaints have been received from disabled people who claim they were treated like second-class citizens at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre. After the Echo reported how a disabled woman was knocked unconscious at a recent Overtones concert
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital with "life-threatening injuries" following a crash on Tuesday night. The single-vehicle collision occurred at 7pm on North Street at Fontmell Magna. The A350 was closed for 12 miles in both directions
INTREPID canoeists and kayakers are being sought for a paddle around Brownsea Island to raise funds for Poole Lifeboat Station in its 150th year.The station is celebrating 150 years of saving lives at sea and Paddle for Pounds is among a number of events
NEW Forest villagers have complained that biting ponies are forcing them off Barton Common.The animals were introduced to the common last summer, for the first time in half a century, to keep scrub and grass under control, create a more diverse habitat
IT'S Proms time again and the Echo will be featuring a large selection of schools in our special photo supplements, starting on Saturday. On July 4 there's a bumper 16-page supplement for Bournemouth schools. Then on Monday July 6, it's the turn
“WHY do they somehow seem to be above the law?” That is the question being asked by a leading Bournemouth councillor after travellers moved onto a prime seafront car park. At one stage there were four motorhomes on the Bath Road South car park
MATT Ford insisted Poole Pirates would not try to coax Darcy Ward away from the right loan move and that one British club leads the rat race for his signature. The Daily Echo understands Poole asset Ward, whose 10-month ban for failing an alcohol
HEAD coach Will Croker plucked four new signings from lower levels and then vowed to make Bournemouth the go-to place for the region’s rising stars. The newly-appointed Chapel Gate chief swooped to sign prop Steve Osborne and winger Gareth Kelly
IPSWICH manager Mick McCarthy reckons everyone can benefit from Tyrone Mings’s record-breaking move to Cherries. The left-back’s big-money move to Dean Court was reportedly worth up to £8million with Cherries winger Ryan Fraser going the other
AN inspirational Dorset mum has been given an award by the Prime Minister as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations.Louise Fetigan, who lives at Bovington Camp, was named a Point of Light by David Cameron, for founding and running the charity My Daddy
RESIDENTS are invited to go behind the scenes at Poole Hospital on Saturday for a special open day event. Services from across the NHS hospital, as well as healthcare partners, will have a range of stands explaining their work. Visitors will
A TURKEY taken in at Margaret Green Animal Rescue Centre has found love at a sanctuary in Sussex. The Turkey, named Gregory Peck by staff, apparently has two girlfriends at his new home at the Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare. Margaret Green
Capture your garden favourites on camera like a professional. Hannah Stephenson speaks to flower and plant photographer Clive Nichols to find out how Ever thought about how to capture flowers in full bloom, close-ups of pretty petals or swathes
“I love cooking and get so much happiness from it – I wouldn’t change a thing”. These are the words of head chef Mateusz Nowatkowski, 29, who has been in the kitchen at the highest rated 3 star hotel in Bournemouth - The Cumberland - since 2011.
A superb destination with sights reminiscent of Sydney, Poole’s stunning natural harbour complete with eight unique islands and striking peninsula is the largest in Europe. Poole boasts Britain’s best beach – Sandbanks, awarded more Blue Flags than
