A woman has been rescued from her vehicle following a four-car crash on the A352 near Wareham. Emergency services, including police, ambulance and fire, were called to the scene just after 5pm. The incident, involving a blue Honda Jazz, a black
FORMER Cherries star Matty Holmes has today agreed terms to stay on as manager of Wimborne Town. Holmes's current deal was due to expire at the end of this season but has been renewed and extended for another 12 months. In his first job in
FORMER Cherries pair Matt Oldring and Chad Collins have been snapped up by Southern League Division One South & West Wimborne Town. Oldring, who was in the same Cherries intake as Danny Ings in 2008, this week unexpectedly left Dorchester Town
FIRE crews were called to a Bournemouth flat just before 1.30pm today. Crews from Springbourne and Christchurch attended at Holdenhurst Road where they found a small fire in a ground floor flat. Two sets of breathing apparatus and one hose
The Prime Minister has praised the "extraordinary" bravery of Tobias Ellwood as calls grew for him to be given an honour after he battled to save the life of a police officer in the Westminster terror atrocity. Mr Ellwood, a Conservative Foreign
CCTV has been released after 50 gold rings worth around £10,000 were stolen from a Poole jewellers.Police are calling for anyone with information to come forward after the incident, which took place at Mortons Jewellers in the High Street just after 2.10pm
We are delighted to have brought the heritage title of the Christchurch Times back to life after more than 40 years. It's packed with local news and issues, nostalgia, sport and the traditional vox pop on the back page. The Mayor of Christchurch
If ever there was a way to build up a sense of anticipation ahead of a show, this was the stuff. Searchlights sweeping across the auditorium, swirling dry ice, pulsating music like a giant heartbeat, offset by a wartime style commentary in the
POLICE are investigating after a burglary at an Iceland store in Bournemouth yesterday. The theft took place at the Iceland in Poole Road in Westbourne around 2.30pm on Wednesday afternoon. It is alleged that a man entered the shop and stolen
ARMED police swooped on a multi-storey car park in Bournemouth yesterday after a woman was carjacked. Officers were called to Richmond Gardens car park following reports that a woman had her car stolen by a man who threatened her with a knife.
EDDIE Howe believes Joshua King is "up there" with his best Cherries signings. Howe paid £1million to bring King to Vitality Stadium from Blackburn in 2015 - a fee which is looking more of a snip with each passing game. The Norwegian has been
THE Daily Echo Camera Club is already proving itself very much in the picture - after a staggering 460 people signed up in just the first three days. Along with our sister paper, the Dorset Echo, the Echo Camera Club Dorset has been launched to give
A RECORD number of companies were registered in Dorset last year, with the county’s total number of businesses topping 50,000 for the first time. Across the county, there were 8,113 business established and 4,726 dissolved – making a net increase of 3,387
MATT Bianco’s Mark Reilly and New Cool Collective celebrate the launch of their collaboration album The Things You Love with a new tour which includes a date in Poole. The band first came to fame in the early 1980s with a 1984 album Whose Side Are
A CHARITY shop manager was shocked to discover a van-load of junk dumped outside her store this week. Joy Legg, of Tenovus Cancer Care, believes someone discarded the “rubbish” rather than make arrangements to dispose of it properly, a practice she
JACK Holder believes linking up with long-time buddy Brady Kurtz will help his maiden voyage in the British top flight run smoothly.Doubling-up rider Holder is poised to take the plunge in the SGB Premiership and will do so with compatriot Kurtz by his
MATT Ford has warned his Pirates line-up that speedway "does not take prisoners" and urged his riders to begin "firing immediately". The ambitious promoter has vowed to take a tougher stance with Poole's stars this year after admitting
LANDLORDS are due to discuss blocking a proposed selective licensing scheme at a meeting this evening (MAR 23).Bournemouth council is currently consulting on selective licensing which, if agreed, will require landlords in the Boscombe area to buy licences
A REVIEW into a failing care home has been ended after two years of improvement.Highcliffe Nursing Home was put into special measures in 2015 after a report by the Care Quality Commission showed residents had been left in pain due to neglect by staff.The
IT WAS a deeply moving tribute to more than 800,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers killed during the First World War.In 2014 the Tower of London marked the centenary of the conflict by filling its moat with ceramic poppies - one for each life lost
BOSS Carl Fletcher revealed how the commitment shown by Gavin Kilkenny typified the character in his youth-team squad following the 2-1 cup final victory over Luton Town at Vitality Stadium.Having played 65 minutes in Ireland under-17s' 2-0 win over
MATT Ford is adamant Jack Holder and Brady Kurtz will follow in the footsteps of Chris Holder and Darcy Ward – arguably Poole's greatest double act.Known as the Turbo Twins, Chris Holder and Ward were the darlings of Wimborne Road when they raced
PIRATES riders are primed to compete in a host of leagues across Europe this summer. Hans Andersen is set to be the busiest of the Poole line-up having taken on three clubs on the continent. The former Grand Prix star will race for Munkebo
MEMBERS of the public are invited to have their say on the future of a Wimborne attraction next month.The Priest's House Museum was awarded £145,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund last year to develop its 'revival' project.Staff at the venue
THE agony of extreme morning sickness can drive expectant mothers to terminate because the support they desperately need is still lacking. Dorset mum Emily Middleton, 36, a physiotherapist from Christchurch, gives her first-hand account of her
Pete Scott of Naturehawk Photography captured this stunning photo of Durdle Door lit up just before midnight on a very clear and starry night. Do you have a picture to share with us? Email photos@bournemouthecho.co.uk
JAZZ McCrea picked up at Street where she had left off at Littledown to lead Poole to a top club prize at the Millfield Super Series Level 1 Meet. The 15-year-old star of the recent Dorset Championship again finished no lower than second in any
I AM a Yorkshire resident and regularly travel to western France using Brittany Ferries’ routes. Most recently I used the Poole-Cherbourg route, returning to Poole about 10pm on Monday, March 21. My wife and I had travelled several hundred miles
IN the first of our series of Remember When features, we have delved deep into the archives to dig out some memorable images of Christchurch from yesteryear.Remember When will feature in the Times each week so email michaela.horsfield@bournemouthecho.co.uk
Kim Parker, 52, a beautician of Hungerfield Close in Bransgore, said: “It think it’s a nice little community. You have got everything and some good shops. I love the harbour.” Pauline Vaughan, 71, retired, of Fernhill Lane in New Milton, said:
MUDEFORD Men's Club will be hoping to complete the first leg of a memorable double when they meet Fordingbridge Turks reserves in the final of the MA Hart Page Croft Cup tonight. The Hayward Saturday League Division Two rivals do battle at the MA Hart
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DETAILS have emerged of the £390,000 pay-off being given to the chief executive of Bournemouth council after his job was suddenly put forward for redundancy. The Daily Echo revealed yesterday that Tony Williams – who had been off sick for four months
PIRATES chief Matt Ford fears controversial Ekstraliga regulations could soon be extended.New rules in Poland's top flight decree riders must supply documentation from their foreign clubs confirming Polish dates take priority if a fixture clash occurs.Ford
NICOLAI Klindt knows he must become sharper from the gate following his maiden outing in British speedway this year.The Danish charger raced alongside compatriot Hans Andersen in Peter Karlsson's farewell meeting at Wolverhampton on Sunday.The duo
BOSS Tom Killick believes frontman Luke Roberts is too good for Poole Town and thinks he could follow the Charlie Austin path into the Football League.Roberts, who signed from AFC Totton in 2014, paved the way for Dolphins’ 2-0 win over National South
FRESH plans for nearly 100 flats at a former steelworks site in Hamworthy have been submitted by developer Richard Carr.The scheme at Station Road, where James Bros was based, would see 96 one-bed and two-bed flats built across two blocks.The vacant site
A NEW scheme to bring the voluntary sector in line with police priorities will be introduced by Dorset's Police and Crime Commissioner.Martyn Underhill said rather than charities and community groups approaching him for grants from his £2.3 million
A GROUP of young producers called EPIC will be taking over parts of the Lighthouse Theatre for a mini-festival called Level Up next week.The event, created for and by 14-19 year olds, will take place in the new Sherling Studio, the cinema and foyer spaces.Commenting
STAFF at a mortuary that closed are still off sick following a suspected chemical leak. Bournemouth council closed Holly Tree Lodge at East Cemetery last month. Bodies were then transported across the county and even further afield for post-mortems
NEW divers are being given the chance to take part in a unique underwater archaeology project in Purbeck.The Isle of Purbeck Sub Aqua Club, which launched its Valentine 75 project earlier this year, will be holding a taster evening for people eager to
THE cost of Poole's LED street light replacement scheme has risen by £700,000 because of an "issue with the cable network."Borough of Poole's (BOP) cabinet is recommending full council increases the £9million project's budget, which
