BOURNEMOUTH’S Georgia Hall continued her solid recent form as she extended her stay at the 500,000 euro European Masters. The Ladies European Tour rookie, who turned pro last summer, is yet to miss a cut in five tour events in 2015. And she
CHERRIES will lock horns with ex-boss Lee Bradbury when they travel to Havant & Waterlooville in the Hampshire Senior Cup second round. Bradbury took the helm at Cherries in January 2011 and led the club to the League One play-offs in his first
A BOURNEMOUTH paedophile caught with thousands of indecent images of children and babies has been handed the maximum five years in prison. Colin Janaway, aged 56, was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely after admitting a string
A serious crash has closed a major route in the New Forest. The A337 is closed at Passford Hill near Lymington. There is slow traffic due to a serious collision between Boldre Lane and B3054 Marsh Lane. It happened around 12:45pm near
A POLICE officer who admitted harassment and data protection offences has been dismissed from Dorset Police. Police Constable Allan Smith was dismissed without notice after being found guilty of gross misconduct at a disciplinary hearing at the
COUNCIL officials have started the legal process to remove travellers from a Poole town centre car park. Three caravans and associated vehicles remained at Borough of Poole's Dolphin Swimming Pool car park, yesterday, towards the rear of the site
A MINUTE'S silence to remember the victims of the Tunisian beach shootings passed most people by as they went about their business in Bournemouth Square on Friday. A handful of shoppers out on the streets did honour the silence at noon - and some
A WOMAN blinded a man in one eye during a sickening stiletto attack at a popular Bournemouth nightspot. Detectives said the "violent attack" took place at Le Chic bar, in Old Christchurch Road, after the pair became involved in an early hours altercation
RESIDENTS of a supported living home celebrated its tenth anniversary with Cherry Bear last week.Shaftesbury Court, in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, was officially opened ten years ago by Princess Anne as a home for the physically disabled, which also provides
CHERRIES will make an early-season television appearance when they clash with Liverpool at Anfield. The Premier League fixture has been moved back to Monday, August 17 and will be shown live on Sky Sports One (8pm). Both of Cherries' two previous
THREE cars that featured in the final episode of Top Gear to feature Jeremy Clarkson have gone on show at Beaulieu in the New Forest.The trio of SUVs were used as Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May tried to become 'lifestyle leisure enthusiasts'.
SOME 3,000 people came together for a family fun day and football tournament celebrating the life of a much-loved man from Turlin Moor.The event saw families flock to Turlin Moor Recreation Ground on Saturday, where a day of fun and football was held
SHARI MARIE BATCHELOR aged 35 of Etches Close, Bournemouth. Admits to stealing a packet of sausages to the value of £5 belonging to Co-Op Stores, Bournemouth on 13/2/15.To pay compensation of £5. Also admits to stealing a packet of beef burgers, 2
NAOMI HONEYWILL aged 19 of Ashley Road, Poole. Admits to being the registered owner of a car which did not meet the insurance requirements of the Road Traffic Act 1988 on 10/9/14 at Poole. Fined £110. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85.
It might have been the hottest July day ever in many places on Wednesday, but the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for this evening. The south west could be in for heavy and severe thunderstorms, including torrential downpours, localised
Four people were taken to Alton Towers' medical centre as a precaution after a shunt on one of the theme park's rides. The incident happened on the Sonic Spinball attraction which is located near the park's entry turnstiles, on Tuesday. The
THE popular Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival has proved there is no other batter after being named as the best food event in Europe by an international media giant. CNN, the American-based multi-media organisation, voted the seafood festival as
A DISABLED man was left with a string of injuries after a “terrifying” assault in his own home at the hands of burglars. Detectives have branded the attack a “violent aggravated burglary”. They released details of the assault, which happened
STUDENTS and staff are celebrating an impressive turnaround which has seen a Poole School taken from Special Measures to outstanding in less than two years.Ofsted inspectors gave Magna Academy top marks across the board after spending two days examining
TRAFFIC is slow on the A350 this morning at Lytchett Matravers due to emergency gas works taking place. The roadworks are affecting Blandford Road North both ways between Old Wareham Road and the A31 at Roundhouse Roundabout, and motorists are
DOLPHINS have been filmed racing members of a gig club along the west Dorset coast. Members of Bridport Gig Club stumbled across the creatures off the coast at West Bay, as juniors rowed past the iconic East Cliff. %headlines(article_ids
A WOMAN who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds to fund a lavish lifestyle can pay only 15 per cent of it back. Janine Pickett, aged 47, was jailed for 32 months last December after admitting she stole £375,000 from Dorset Lettings. She re-appeared
WITH just one week to go until the Asahi British Beach Polo Championship at Sandbanks, professional polo players are gearing up for the event of the season.The countdown to the eighth championship has begun, which takes place over the weekend of July
YOUR report on the latest insult to the local community perpetrated by the travellers who parked illegally in their big motor homes reveals that they arrive without number plates. Surely this is reason enough for the police to tow the vans away
I WOULD like to pass on a huge thank you to the person who found and handed in my diamond ring dropped in the car park of Ringwood Waitrose on Friday, 26 June. We were en route from Buckinghamshire to Lyme Regis for a few days and it was only on
COULD anyone tell me if the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, has ever visited Bournemouth Promenade? If she has not, I think she should be invited to Bournemouth before she makes any decision, one way or the other,
WHY all this blinkered thinking and obsession with airports ‘having’ to be next to London? Just to the north of Oxford lies the redundant airfield of Upper Heyford, just off the M40, right next the London-Birmingham main rail line and close to
WE now see daily reports of horrific and very distressing road injuries which we know causes much pain to those families who see the suffering from these tragic accidents. Often it’s no pleasure driving on many of our roads, more so with ever-increasing
PLEASE could we thank everyone who supported us during our collection in Bournemouth Square. We raised £156.21, which will go towards the next sponsored assistance dogs to qualify in our area. There is a young girl in Bournemouth waiting to
A NEWLY-planted tree and four plants on Richmond Hill in Bournemouth were vandalised overnight. The tree was found snapped in half on one side of the road and four uprooted plants were discarded on the pavement on the other side of the road.
NISSAN gave up on hatchbacks to focus, somewhat successfully, on crossovers.But now it is back in the hatchback game and the Pulsar is an all-new car.After selling buckets of Qashqais and Jukes, is Nissan getting back into one of the most competitive
TED Vincent, who grew up in poverty in Belfast and worked on bomb disposal duty in Palestine, has died aged 88. Edward James Vincent was born on February 17, 1927, to a Catholic family in Belfast. He was the eldest of 15 children who lived
FORMER policeman Tim Barnes, who was a support worker at Highcliffe School for nearly a decade, died on June 27, aged 61. Mr Barnes was born in Lyndhurst in 1954, but grew up in nearby Lymington where he attended Priestlands School, before starting
1:11pm The first of our school proms picture supplements will be appearing in the Daily Echo on Saturday. There will be
A HOTEL which claims to have the best location in Bournemouth has been sold for around £7.5m. The four-star Hermitage Hotel, near the BIC in Exeter Road, was snapped up by established Bournemouth hotelier David Young. The 75-bedroom hotel includes
A 12-year-old girl from Wimborne will have her West End big break next month in a performance of Annie Junior. Jasmin-Rose Marks has loved musical theatre since she was a toddler, and in August she will be performing a main role in the heart of
A CARE home in Bournemouth where staff “did not always respect people’s dignity and privacy” has been ordered to improve in every area it was assessed in. Templeman House, a residential home on Leedam Road in Northbourne, has been told by the Care Quality
A music festival, a steam fair and a volleyball festival are just some of the events going on across the area this weekend. If you have an event going on next weekend that you’d like us to include in our round-up, email digital@bournemouthecho.co.uk
PLUCKY singer Jenny Oag had a dream come true when she sang a duet with American actress and singer Idina Menzel. The 26-year-old mother from West Moors had been sat in the audience watching her idol at the BIC last week, when she left her seat
DORSET County Council is planning a major overhaul of its back office services in a bid to cut costs – and jobs could be at risk as part of the plans. Members of the county council’s cabinet will discuss the proposals, contained in a new cabinet
A REVIEW has been launched into the "suitability and performance" of Condor Liberation following problems with the £50million fast ferry's service from Poole.The state-of-the-art ferry was beset with difficulties after its launch in March and
CHRISTCHURCH'S beaches are back to their best following the completion of a major replenishment scheme. The project, which was 12 months in the planning and took eight weeks to implement, aimed to reverse the storm damage seen in the winter of
A MAN who admitted carrying out a terrifying hit-and-run attack outside a Bournemouth nightspot has been told in court to expect a lengthy prison term.Dean Cambage admitted one charge of grievous bodily harm with intent, and pleaded guilty to one count
AT more than £1,100 each, are these four seats the most expensive public benches in Bournemouth?The four individual seats were installed on Richmond Hill as part of the £384,000 Three Towns Travel scheme to improve the route into the town centre.But it's
With the heat wave well and truly here, there's not much more tempting than a cold drink in a sunny beer garden. We’ve compiled a list of the best beer gardens in Dorset, which are well worth a visit this summer. Know one we've missed off? Email
SKIPPER Martin Miller admits Bournemouth’s opening-day disaster against Hook & Newnham Basics still gives him sleepless nights. Lions failed to pick up a single point as they were defeated by nine wickets in the Southern Premier League clash
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe revealed a desire to further bolster his squad but insisted he would not be rushed into signings. Howe has brought in Tyrone Mings, Sylvain Distin, Joshua King, Adam Federici and Artur Boruc on permanent deals this summer
FUNDS raised at a recent charity walk for Bournemouth Hospital Charity has broken the £20,000 mark and still increasing.Sponsorship money has been coming in thick and fast according to organisers of last month’s Twilight Walk for Women, and the charity
A BREAST cancer survivor who took part in her first Race for Life event has made a heart-felt plea to fellow runners to return their sponsorship money.Mary Golding, 47, from Ferndown, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 after finding a lump in her
A CHARITY is looking for volunteers to help older people in Dorset to use social media to prevent loneliness and isolation. Age UK Bournemouth is running the Connecting Dorset project, with the aim of getting1,000 people online and meeting, talking
There are a host of family-friendly events taking place across Dorset and Hampshire this month – here are our big four Dorset Seafood Festival The multi-award winning Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival returns to Weymouth’s historic harbourside
