“NOT me, boss!” Just as Matt Ford’s belief in the ability of his class of 2015 had started to waver, a generous dose of Poole Pirates spirit proved just the tonic against old adversaries Swindon. See all the pictures from Pirates v Swindon
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash. All emergency services were called to the A326 near Holbury Roundabout, Hampshire at 5.17pm after a white Ford Transit was in collision with
A MAJOR police operation was launched after a man was attacked with an axe in Bournemouth this afternoon. Armed officers rushed to Charminster Road around 2.30pm after reports a man had been attacked. The road was cordoned off as police attempted
TWO people were taken to hospital for treatment after a car overturned near St Paul's Roundabout in Bournemouth. Police officers, paramedics and firefighters were all called to the scene at Oxford Road, which connects St Pauls Road and Madeira
A MOTORIST has this afternoon been taken to hospital with suspected head and wrist injuries following a two-car collision in Wimborne Road, Poole. Police and paramedics were called to the scene at around 3.20pm, finding a silver Mazda registered
FOUR months work and a £500,000 investment has resulted in a stylish new waterside restaurant and ice cream parlour in Poole Park.Transformed from the Boatshed into The Kitchen, complete with pizza oven, with Scoops ice-cream parlour alongside, the new
STAFF and students at a school in Bournemouth have won an award for promoting equal opportunities to people from different backgrounds.Avonbourne College, on Harewood Avenue, have been presented with the diamond accolade in the Cultural Diversity Quality
DORSET’S Georgia Hall will be in exalted company when she takes her chance in the Ricoh Women’s British Open, which starts at Turnberry tomorrow. Hall, who came through final qualifying to earn her place, has been paired with seven-time Major winner
JANETH RODRIGUEZ aged 38 of Talbot Road, Bournemouth. Admits driving a motor vehicle, namely a Rover car at Castle Lane East on 19/8/14 at a speed exceeding the 30mph restriction. Fined £100. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85. Driving record
PAUL ANTHONY THOMPSON aged 46 of Longfleet Road, Poole. Admits driving a motor vehicle, namely a Land Rover car at Bridport on 18/2/15 when using a hand-held mobile telephone. Fined £100. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Driving record
BENJAMIN DAVID OWEN aged 30 of Southampton. Admits at Christchurch on 19/6/15 to acting in a manner to cause another distress and alarm from who they were prohibited from doing so by a restraining order. Committed to prison for 6 weeks forthwith. To
A PENSIONER is due to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court next week charged with causing death by careless driving. Janet Chapman, 68, of Florence Road in Boscombe, has not yet entered a plea to the charge, which comes more than a year after the
THE North Haven Yacht Club’s Golden Jubilee celebrations went with a splash when it hosted the Wessex Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline Regatta last weekend.Around 15 children from Chernobyl in the Ukraine, who are visiting Poole for one month’s recuperative
EACH August, when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight passes over Bournemouth’s East Cliff, one resident knows a Spitfire before he sees it.Stanley Hartill was servicing the fighters as the country fought for its survival 75 years ago.The Battle of
During the Second World War thousands of Allied troops, including at least 10,000 Canadians, were billeted in Bournemouth, with many housed in requisitioned hotels. Mrs Annie Cox ( nee Cardew ) who was a chambermaid in Bournemouth in the Great War, returned
AS someone who was born and raised in Bournemouth, I am happy to see commercial and tourist developments bringing prosperity to the town. However, must we sweep away older buildings which delight the eye and offer refuge from the hurly-burly of
BECAUSE it is expensive and unreliable, wind generation should not make up more than a small percentage of our power supply capacity. The risk of power cuts that they cause has been averted so far by reduced electricity demand due to the de-industrialisation
JOSE Rice should be aware that these wind turbines are to be built closer than the recommended government offshore distance. These wind turbines are larger than most so far installed offshore. These wind turbines will be within the operating
RALPH Marshall (‘Heading to catastrophe’, Letters, July 27) identifies some problems with wind energy, stemming from variable wind speeds. Some of these problems are real. He exaggerates their scale, and doesn’t acknowledge how they can be addressed
3:43pm As a result of Charminster Road being shut, the M1 service will divert between Richmond Pub and Five
FARMERS are preparing for a possible controversial badger cull in Dorset. The Echo understands a group of Dorset farmers have applied to Natural England to cull badgers in the coming months in a bid to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) among cattle
It was the moment they had all been waiting for. Hundreds of people lining the main arena at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show gave the Household Cavalry a huge round of applause as they cantered into the ring. The world famous musical
It’s back! Eight packed days (8th-15th August) of fun, adventure, stagecraft and team building for 9-16 year olds! Take part in 5 days of workshops in singing, dancing, acting, performance technique and stage-craft with professional tutors from
THE partnership between Cherries and health insurers Vitality is a “marriage made in heaven”, according to club chairman Jeff Mostyn. The historic deal, which has already seen Dean Court rebranded as Vitality Stadium, was launched with a handshake
A DEADLY flesh eating bacteria left a Poole man critically ill and suffering with chronic pain so severe he considered suicide – before being cured last year with groundbreaking technology. In 2011 Martin Smith, of Bearwood, was working in India
A WESTBOURNE furniture seller has been given permission to turn his shop into a Mediterranean restaurant, despite residents' concerns over noise and nuisance. The bid to convert the existing Someretto furniture shop in the listed Westbourne Arcade
AS Condor Ferries awaits the outcome of an independent review into its £50m fast ferry Condor Liberation, the company which operates from Poole has been reflecting on its first few months of operation.“Things have not all been smooth sailing but we are
PROGRESS is being made at Christchurch Hospital, as development work begins on a new care home and apartments.As part of the multi-million pound project to transform the Fairmile site, work has been taking place on the site to improve the facilities at
TRADERS have been left counting the cost after a spate of ram-raids in a New Forest community. Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused to three businesses in New Milton and the neighbouring village of Hordle. Police say two of the premises
THE first new homes on the site of a former top hotel are nearing completion.Ferndown's Dormy hotel closed its doors in 2004 and was the subject of several arson attacks.Much of the building was destroyed in a fire in 2007 and since then the huge site
PROMOTER Matt Ford has warned Poole Pirates that any dropped home points would all but end their hopes of topping the Elite League table. Coventry opened up a five-point gap at the summit courtesy of a 45-45 draw at Lakeside on Monday, boosting
A WOMAN was gagged and bound with dressing gown cords before being raped at a Bournemouth flat, a court heard yesterday. The woman, who cannot be identified, alleges that she was tied up before being sexually assaulted on a number of occasions
DOG lover Trevor Bowey has warned others to be on their guard after his pet was viciously attacked by two large dogs on Queens Park golf course in Bournemouth. Gentle Labrador Harvey suffered puncture wounds after being set upon by the animals,
A "swinger" and mum-of-three is behind bars after admitting sex offences against children. Tracy Bennett, who works as a domestic carer, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court after pleading guilty to two charges of causing a child to look at
DARCY Ward admits he is desperate to avoid a play-off semi-final with Pirates as he "would hate" to end his parent club's season too early. The Swindon loan ace, who is tonight due to make his first appearance at Wimborne Road in 11 months, insists
SWANAGE laboured to a two-wicket win at Martinstown under the guidance of stalwart Ian Booth with regular captain Ricky King awaiting the birth of his second child. Martinstown won the toss and elected to bat first and Swans struggled with their
IT may have been pouring down but Upton and Poole residents' new boardwalk will at least keep their feet dry.The official opening of the new boardwalk linking Lytchett Bay View in Upton to playing fields at Hamworthy took place in pouring rain but this
POOLE Pirates speedway team has funded the setting up of a much needed satellite food bank in the borough.Set up at Parkstone Evangelical Church in Ringwood Road, Newtown, Poole this is the latest of eight in the area, which are receiving "steady
