CHARMINSTER Road in Bournemouth was closed near the Broadway pub following a crash between a car and a motorcycle. Traffic was unable to access the road from Castle Lane West due to the crash, which happened at the junction of Luckham Road.
POLICE were called to a three-vehicle crash on the A31 this morning. Hampshire Police were contacted at 11.29am with reports of the incident in the westbound direction of the dual carriageway before the junction for Ringwood. It involved a
PLANNING permission for a solar farm at Mapperton has been quashed. Lawyers for Katharine Butler, daughter of diplomat Sir Michael Butler who lived at Mapperton until his death a year ago, brought the case to judicial review. Mrs Butler had the
A CAR overturned and ended up on its roof in a crash involving two other cars in Bournemouth. Police, fire and ambulance were called to Surrey Road near the junction of Queen's Road shortly after 11.30am. The driver of a silver BMW, registered
HERE are all our pictures from the St Aldhelm's Academy Year 11 prom at the Harbour Heights Hotel on June 27. There's 25 per cent off all photo prints, just enter the code Echosave25 at the checkout to claim the discount. A selection of our
A YOUNG lad who went to the aid of an elderly neighbour has been praised for staying with the injured man rather than attending his own 10th birthday party. Caring Jake Mitchell, and his friend India Gregory, rushed to help their 90-year-old neighbour
HERE are all our pictures from the Harewood College and Avonbourne College Year 11 prom at the Vitality Stadium on June 27. There's 25 per cent off all photo prints, just enter the code Echosave25 at the checkout to claim the discount. A selection
EXTRA speedboat patrols will be mounted along the Dorset coast amid concerns over migrants crossing the English Channel by boat. Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill said funding will be provided for an extra officer and that the area
MIGRANTS living in Dorset have reported racism and discrimination since the UK voted to leave the European Union. Some have told the county's Race Equality Council they have noticed "increased hostility from certain members of the community as
ROY Hodgson beat Boris Johnson to the punch and led England out of Europe last night. The Three Lions, captained by Wayne Rooney, crashed out of Euro 2016 after a punishing 2-1 defeat to Iceland, the lowest-ranked side left in the tournament.
MIDFIELDER Shaun MacDonald has hinted his future could lie away from Cherries if he does not secure the regular game time he craves.The 28-year-old missed out on Wales's Euro 2016 squad after playing less than half an hour of Premier League football
HARRY Beardsley played a starring role as Wimborne & Colehill maintained their Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League title challenge with a 58-run victory over Martinstown.Beardsley (7-41) ripped through the hosts in a rain-affected contest at Lower Ashton
BROADSTONE Cricket Club is getting ready to show off its refurbished social area with an open day on Sunday, July 3. In conjunction with the England Cricket Board’s Open Days initiative, the Gravel Hill outfit will be one of more than 1,000 clubs
A PAIR of emerging tennis talents will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Andy Murray having booked their places at Wimbledon. Bournemouth-based Jack Pinnington-Jones and Ringwood's Toby Samuel, who are both 13 and train at West Hants, will
CARL Poore wished departing duo Paddy Hester and Nick Swann well in their respective quests to make an impression in the Southern League. Hamworthy United boss Poore saw both players head for the exit before holding a training session, with ex-Cherries
BOSS Eddie Howe believes Harry Arter’s international career is only just beginning and is tipping the midfielder to bounce back from his Euro 2016 disappointment. Arter’s hopes of featuring in France were wrecked when he was ruled out of the Republic
MANAGER Ollie Cherrett insists top scorer Luke Stone is “100 per cent committed” to remaining at Christchurch. The Hurn Bridge hotshot rattled home 27 goals in 26 appearances last season while also dual-registered with big-spending Dorset Premier
A COUNCILLOR has criticised Bournemouth Town Hall's facilities for people with disabilities.Cllr Ian Clark, who represents Throop and Muscliff, told the borough’s full council meeting in June that the situation for disabled people in the building
ASHTON Howard thought her aching legs were down to too much partying in high heels. But her world turned upside down when she was told she had leukaemia aged 26. Today the former Bournemouth student is fighting back and is now joining forces with other
LATE in the morning on Friday, June 10, Russell Stevens sat himself on the edge of a railway bridge with the intention of taking his own life. The 37-year-old was, in his own words, "in crisis" after experiencing problems at home on top of his
DORSET insurer LV= is in the running for the title of Diverse Company of the Year – while one of its staff has been hailed as a role model. The nominations come in the 2016 National Diversity Awards, which recognise diversity in fields including
“IMAGINE waking up and not being able to speak. Every day.”This is the experience of Poole man Russell Hanford who suffered a major stroke at the age of 35, leaving him with aphasia. The condition affects all aspects of communication including reading
THE slipway at Swanage’s new £3.5 million lifeboat station is taking shape.Engineers have been working to construct the new slipway that is essential for the new station, which will become home for Swanage’s new £1.5m Shannon Class all-weather lifeboat.Hundreds
ONE of Bournemouth’s most notorious murder cases, which has left detectives baffled for three decades, is the subject of major new investigation led by the man who exposed Jimmy Savile. An ITV documentary, made by Simon Cowell’s production company Syco
PROUD skipper Scott Mitchell insisted fate had been on his side after tasting double success with England in the Six Nations Cup.The Bransgore thrower steered England to victory in the men's team competition in Sligo and tasted further glory when
Remember Berlins? The Showbar? The Manor? or even Colonnades? Many years ago the Echo was once quite the party animal - and we weren't the only ones. Our photographers would hit the town to capture clubbers at some of the hottest events including
Could you make a film in 48 hours? Budding filmmakers are being urged to sign up for a new competition that will put their creative skills to the test. Shooting from the Hip launches later this year and will challenge contestants to write,
ADRIAN JOHN PARRETT aged 35 of Charlotte Close, Christchurch, admits to assaulting person at Bournemouth on 2/2/16. Conditionally discharged for 12 months. To pay £15 victim surcharge and £150 court costs.
VINCENT JOHN CLARK aged 35 of Blandford Road, Poole, admits to stealing alcohol to the value of £23.48 belonging to Co-op store, Blandford Road, Poole on 29/1/16. Committed to prison for two weeks consecutive to offence six. Also admits to failing
A woman is urging the public to help find a lost toy belonging to her two-year-old niece. Skye lost the ginger and white cat puppet called Lillycat while on holiday with her parents in Bournemouth. The toy has been described as Skye's "constant
by Ian Girling, chief executive, Dorset Chamber of Commerce and IndustryHISTORY was made on June 23 when the UK went to the polls to vote on our membership of the European Union. As we awoke to the historic news on the 24th, we saw the resignation of
LEGENDARY wartime entertainer Betty Hockey has celebrated her 100th birthday. Born in Bournemouth in 1916, Betty became the master of the Can-Can dance and performed at military camps, airfields and on ships throughout the region during World War II.
A MAN has been jailed for two years and four months for burgling two homes in Christchurch.Allan Craig Cunningham, 33, from Christchurch, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday, June 16, after pleading guilty to two counts of burglary at
SINGER Ruby Turner will be bringing her soulful voice to the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne on Saturday, July 30.It’s been a special month for the musician who received an MBE after nearly 40 years in the music business.Ruby, 57, has worked with groups including
As a senior ‘Remain’ voter I am somewhat horrified at the response of the Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, etc, electorate to the referendum issue. Having lived in this area for a number of years, I must have been looking the other way at the
IF YOU contact the Christchurch and East Dorset Borough Council with objections or queries concerning the erection of the overnight beach retreats on our currently non-commercialised cliffs at Highcliffe you receive a standard letter and a handout
AT A public meeting in Highcliffe on May 6, many residents turned up hoping to hear details of the council’s plans to build overnight huts on the local cliffs. We were subjected to a council officer stating that he could reveal virtually no information
WHAT good news to read in the Echo that the council has delivered a verdict that will give taxpayers and Beales’ staff great satisfaction in the knowledge that – it will remain as it stands and that the owners’ planning application has been turned
RESIDENTS from a Lymington care home became DJs for the day when they visited New Forest Hospital Radio.Six visitors from Colten Care’s Belmore Lodge had the chance to introduce tunes for the next broadcast of their own request show recorded by the station.The
BIN collection days are changing for some East Dorset and Christchurch residents Dorset Waste Partnership is making the alterations in order to increase efficiency and make savings. In Christchurch only around five per cent of households will be
TOP bartenders showed off their cocktail making skills in the Square for the Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival on Monday evening.Entrants in the competition had seven minutes to present as a team a type of punch to serve ten people that showcases the
THE Purbeck Trail series of runs has been expanded to include the tough Black Hill 10k race. Runners taking part in four or more of the runs around the Purbecks are automatically entered into the series, which takes in a range of distances and
JEREMY Corbyn is not up to the job of leading Labour and needs to step aside, some party activists have said. The opposition leader faces a vote of no confidence from his own MPs today and a likely leadership challenge. Twenty-three of his
