AN investigation has today been launched after arsonists set alight a car outside a house while neighbours were sleeping. Police say residents were put at "serious risk" when the vehicle was deliberately set on fire at 5.30am on a driveway in Pennington
DOWNPOURS caused disruption across Dorset with some areas flooding for the third day running. Bournemouth Central Gardens were closed off again after torrential rain swamped the vicinity. Bourne Stream burst its banks near Coy Pond leading to overflowing
FOOD and music come together in West Parley this Bank Holiday weekend with the three-day family Dudsbury Feastival (August 29-31). Taking place at the Dudsbury Country Club, each day offers a different style and activities. Saturday kicks off at
POP star Gareth Gates will be performing in Poole as part of a celebration of musicals. Mad About the Musicals is at the Concert Hall, Lighthouse, Poole on Friday, October 30, From the poignant All I Ask of You to the dramatic One Day More the show
THE sounds of Classic Clapton can be heard in Christchurch next month. Fans of Eric Clapton can enjoy this tribute band at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, on Saturday, September 12. This is Classic Clapton's 30th anniversary tour. The band will
SOUTH coast singing superstar and DJ Craig David is to play Bestival next month. The 34-year-old multi-platinum recording artist, who grew up in Southampton and rose to fame in 1999 when he featured on the single Re-Rewind by Artful Dodger. His
THERE are delays on a Bournemouth road this afternoon after a car collided with a traffic light. The Citroen Xsara Picasso was involved in a collision with the light at around 2.13pm. Castle Lane West is partially blocked at the Muscliffe Lane
A VILLAGE community is celebrating after a popular festival raised nearly £20,000 for local good causes. The biennial Milton Abbas 18th Century Street Fair enjoyed a bumper year with just under 7,000 visitors to the picturesque Dorset village on
RAIL passengers are set to benefit from new technology and more personal customer service on South West Trains following a £50m investment. The improvements, delivered as part of a programme of initiatives agreed with the Department for Transport, will
A NEW outreach team for stroke victims has been launched at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Comprising specialist nurses and therapists who provide cover seven days a week, it is hoped they will be able to improve response times to patients who have been
RAIL passengers will face significant disruption over the festive period when train services between Bournemouth and the New Forest are suspended for 11 days over Christmas and New Year. Services between New Milton and Branksome will be halted
NORWICH City manager Alex Neil insisted the Canaries would not be held to ransom by Cherries over their pursuit of former Dean Court striker Lewis Grabban. Cherries have tabled three unsuccessful bids for the 27-year-old, the third of which was
A DORSET cancer survivor is backing a new awareness campaign from Cancer Research UK highlighting the power of legacy giving in saving lives.Former North Dorset district councillor Della Jones, 83, from Blandford, benefitted from research after being
CONNOR Natella accepted the manager’s job at New Milton Town and suggested he would not have landed the same role at another club. Previously assistant at Fawcett’s Field, the 21-year-old was promoted to the hot seat after boss Callum Brooks departed
BOSS Eddie Howe insists he is “not losing any sleep” over the looming closure of the transfer window but admits Cherries are still chasing “one or two” signatures. Cherries are understood to have had three bids rejected in their quest to bring
MORE than 1,000 children learned about the dangers of open water swimming at this year's Swim Safe scheme at Boscombe.Swim Safe, run by the Amateur Swimming Association and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, aims to teach youngsters and their parents
CARL Poore stepped down as manager of Verwood Town because he felt he could not commit enough time to the role. The 32-year-old departed after a 16-month spell at the Potterne Park outfit. He guided Verwood to Sydenhams Wessex Premier safety
EIGHTEEN lambs are believed to have been shot at a New Forest farm before their bodies were taken away. It is the second time the farmer in Fordingbridge has suffered a suspected theft of the animals after four were taken earlier in the year.
Dorset has the second highest risk of someone developing Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and unhealthy lifestyles, according to a new analysis. In most parts of the country, more than one in 10 adults are at risk of Type 2 diabetes
THE RNLI is dealing with a fuel spillage in Holes Bay. The leak involved a lifeboat moored at its base at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution training centre in West Quay Road. A spokesman for the charity said the fuel was diesel and described
I FIRST wrote in to the Echo on the matter of jets at the air festival in September 2012, speaking then of the huge noise impact, and the dangers to our town and suburbs. I am sorry now to write in again after the dreadful loss of life at Shoreham
WHILE it is not technically illegal to consume food or drink while driving, it is not recommended and motorists can be charged with driving without due care and attention if police consider that, in doing so, the driver maybe distracted. I was
AS A resident of the East Cliff community, the catastrophe at the Shoreham air show on Saturday reinforces the constant fears of many people in this area that the same kind of disaster may occur at the Bournemouth Air Festival. Taking risks in
AFTER all the negative press that continually seems to surround the NHS, I felt compelled to write to you with my own, more positive experiences of Poole Hospital. My wife recently went there to give birth to our first child. There were complications
THEY had only been married a mere seven weeks and were planning the rest of their lives together. But all that newlywed Becki Harvey has now are her happy memories after losing the man she described as her soulmate – just a week after moving into
LIFEBOAT crew were called out to help a capsized dinghy near Brownsea Island yesterday that had snapped its mast. Volunteers at Poole Lifeboat Station launched just after 6pm in “lively” conditions. A safety boat from Poole Yacht Club was already
CHERRIES transfer target Lewis Grabban reportedly walked out of the Norwich team hotel after being told he would be on the bench for the Canaries’ League Cup tie at Rotherham tonight. Grabban is understood to have left the hotel without telling
AN ENTIRELY-changed Cherries side effortlessly cruised into the third round of the League Cup with a 4-0 romp at Hartlepool United. Adam Federici, Sylvain Distin, Tyrone Mings and Christian Atsu made their competitive debuts and Lee Tomlin his
AS well as thrilling hundreds of thousands of visitors, the Bournemouth Air Festival creates around 500 full-time jobs and provides a £30million boost for the local economy, it has been estimated.Tourism bosses have stressed the importance of the four-day
A MAN killed in a road crash involving a fire appliance at the weekend has been named by police. Darren Mark Harvey, 25, of Portsmouth Road, Woolston, Southampton, died from his injuries after his car was involved in a collision with a fire appliance
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A 103-year-old, who used to play on fields where she now lives, celebrated her milestone birthday with a tea party.Joan Stephens, one of three centenarians at a Lymington care home, celebrated her 103rd birthday at Colten Care's Belmore Lodge.Mrs Stephens
THE proud family of a former Poole Royal Marine have seen him honoured with an Arctic Star in recognition of his service on the treacherous Arctic convoys during the Second World War.Nigel Pope collected the campaign medal on behalf of his late father
SIGHTINGS of ‘massive’ barrel jellyfish have reached record levels for a second consecutive year, according to a leading marine charity. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says the rise “can no longer be ignored” and is calling for more research
A FAMILY from Wimborne are hoping that residents can each donate £1 towards a £65,000 procedure to help a three-year-old walk.Little Jakob Sales, who lives with his twin brother, Eliott, mum, Line and dad, Ben, has a severe form of cerebral palsy which
A FORMER Bournemouth councillor has accused Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn of supporting terrorists - earning himself a rebuke from his wife. Ben Grower, who was a Labour councillor for more than 40 years before he lost his seat in May
A BOURNEMOUTH man is on the run after he was sentenced to five years in prison for a complex fraud of around £1 million. David Robinson, 35, was one of three men to be sentenced after police discovered their scheme to buy internet airtime from
CHERRIES manager Eddie Howe directed the praise towards his players for sweeping aside another banana skin and protecting his unblemished cup record against lower-league opposition. On a night of League Cup drama for the likes of Aston Villa, Stoke
AN emergency meeting of Royal Bournemouth Hospital‘s council of governors to discuss the Basil Fozard scandal will be held in secret – because the lead governor claims the public “might find it difficult to understand." The crisis talks were organised
Advertising feature AFC Bournemouth's historic rise to the Premier League is depicted in stunning style in a new book produced by the Daily Echo. Fans will not want to miss 'AFC Bournemouth - The Cherries 1890 to the Premier League,' a new
THE stage is set for the first performance at a brand new theatre at Bournemouth and Poole College.The new Jellicoe Theatre is part of an £11million teaching complex built at the North Road site in Poole over the past 18 months. As well as the 114-seat
DARCY Ward could be transferred back to a British hospital today with Australia team manager Mark Lemon set to enlist the help of spinal injury foundation Wings for Life. The 23-year-old's condition was stablised by a two-and-a-half hour operation
