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A FESTIVAL to raise funds for a little-known health condition will take place at a Ferndown farm next month.The Potato Pants Festival, now in its second year, will feature live music, a bouncy castle and a bar.The event raises funds for sufferers of hereditary

LIFEBOAT crews were in a sticky situation this evening after a trailer got stuck in the harbour. The crew were returning from an exercise when the vehicle became lodged in the soft sand outside Mudeford Lifeboat Station. Steve Hogan, who spotted

MOTORISTS faced half-hour delays after a four-vehicle shunt on the A31 this afternoon. The crash happened westbound at Ringwood approaching the junction with the A338 at around 5.30pm. Delays are slowly clearing, but traffic had built up in the

CHERRIES will play a pre-season friendly at Championship team Queens Park Rangers two weeks before the next Premier League campaign gets underway.The match on Saturday, July 29 (3pm) is being played in honour of R's legend Stan Bowles, with all proceeds

FORMER Cherries midfielder Danny Hollands has agreed to sign for National League club Eastleigh. Hollands spent the recent campaign in League Two with Crewe Alexandra, where his contract is set to expire.He joined Cherries from Chelsea in 2006 and stayed

CHERRIES have signed central midfielder Frankie Vincent on a one-year deal. The 18-year-old most recently played for Barnet and will link up with the Dorset club in July after impressing during a trial. Under-21s interim boss Mark Molesley 

FOUR people have been arrested following a drugs raid in Boscombe. Officers swooped on a property at Walpole Road at 5.05pm yesterday executing a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act close to Christchurch Road. A quantity of what was believed

A WOMAN was rescued from the water in Swanage in the early hours of this morning. The Coastguard and Swanage lifeboat were called at around 2am following reports of a concern for welfare for the unknown female. A crew from the NPAS helicopter

STEVE Cook has committed his future to Cherries by signing a new contract which will see him remain at Vitality Stadium until at least the end of the 2020-21 campaign. Defender Cook penned the four-year deal following a season in which he played

Having never read a David Walliams book, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the Birmingham Stage Company’s adaptation of Gangsta Granny. Very cleverly staged by the acclaimed producers of the hugely popular Horrible Histories, the play tells

POLICE have warned of rogue traders in Swanage after an elderly woman attempted to withdraw almost £2,000 from her bank account. Officers were called to Nationwide on Tuesday after staff reported that the victim had asked to take out £1,700 for

"WE stand together." That is the message following the horrific terror attack at a pop concert which killed 22 people, including children and teenagers. The Bournemouth Daily Echo is backing the Manchester Evening News' fundraising appeal, launched

A THUG who threatened a taxi driver at knifepoint during a ‘terrifying’ robbery has been jailed for three years. Jack Harradine, 23, of Catford, London, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court after pleading guilty to robbery. He was arrested

OUTGOING Poole Town chairman Clive Robbins says successor Chris Reeves is taking over with the club "on the verge of the big time".Robbins, who, along with dad Arthur and former vice-chairman Reeves, rescued the club from liquidation in 1991

MANAGER Eddie Howe said it would have been “dangerous” for Cherries to have a host of players out of contract in the summer.Clubs up and down the country traditionally announce a retained list at the end of the season but Cherries will not be among them.Every

A WOMAN died after losing control of her car which crashed into a brick wall, an inquest heard.   Margaret Letty from Lymington lost control of her Honda Jazz at the junction between South Grove and Grove Road in Lymington, Winchester Coroner

THERE will be a rare chance to meet the enigmatic founder of the Ted Baker fashion brand at an event in the Daily Echo building. Ray Kelvin, who maintains an enigmatic presence and hides his face in photographs, has called Bournemouth a “second

RARE gull eggs have been untouched by thieves since the introduction of a police protection scheme this spring.The nests of Poole Harbour’s Black-headed and Mediterranean Gull colonies were being targeted by poachers who swiped hundreds of eggs to sell

TUITION fees, youth votes and higher education were the top topics at a Bournemouth West election debate at Bournemouth University. The candidates taking part were the Green Party's Simon Bull, Conservative Conor Burns, Liberal Democrat Phil Dunn,

EXAM season is in full swing and with it comes a high workload and stress for thousands of young people.Childline has reported an increase in the number of youngsters seeking counselling over exams.And advice is now on offer to help parents get through

THE Bishop of Winchester Academy has retained its rating of Good following a visit from government inspectors.A team from Ofsted found that head of the Mallard Road school, Paul McKeown, bases his leadership on “a very strong moral and ethical foundation

HANS Andersen helped Lejonen maintain their winning start to the Swedish top-flight season on Tuesday.The Pirates skipper scored a modest six paid seven in the Lions' third victory on the spin, a 48-42 triumph over visitors Smederna.Nicolai Klindt

LINUS Sundstrom has emerged as a possible transfer target for Pirates with Matt Ford admitting: "I am a big fan."The 26-year-old Swede was one of two racers to swiftly contact Ford after Krzysztof Kasprzak sustained a broken collarbone earlier

CHERRIES goalkeeper Ryan Allsop hailed the influence of regular number one Artur Boruc after making his first Cherries start for more than three years.Allsop played in the 1-1 draw at Leicester on Sunday, just 24 hours after learning he would get the

RUTHLESS Pirates chief Matt Ford swooped for Polish flier Grzegorz Zengota before admitting further changes could be in the pipeline.Zengota will provide cover in the number-one slot for Krzysztof Kasprzak while the under-fire charger recovers from the

SCREEN legend Sir Roger Moore has been remembered as a “charming” and “modest” young man by a former Bournemouth mayor who gave him tips on improving his acting.The James Bond and Saint star died this week at his home in Switzerland at the age of 89.Pamela

FITNESS fans are being encouraged to sign up for a new beach boot camp - in a bid to address rising health problems. Personal trainers Adam Taylor and Duncan Ward, who have both recently moved to Bournemouth, have started The Sandbanks Beach Club

AN Indian restaurant's licence has been suspended by New Forest District councillors after owners were found to have employed illegal workers. The Indian Tree at Market Place - owned by Adib Ahmed Bachhu - was raided by immigration officers on

HAS Eddie Howe been given the Freedom of Bournemouth? If not, surely there is nobody more deserving. If it doesn't exist, that can be fixed: Frome introduced it just a few years ago so that they could give it to Jenson Button. Of course

JAMES ANDREW STORR aged 28 of Covena Road, Bournemouth, admits to assaulting a person at Bournemouth on 6/12/16. Fined £150. To pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. CHLOE BARTLETT-CLARK aged 19 of Pilot Height Road, Bournemouth, was proved

TWO Portuguese nationals have been found living in tents near the A338 Wessex Way.They were discovered when immigration officers and Dorset Police swooped on the encampment behind the busy road near Westbourne yesterday morning.Dorset Police said the

ONE hundred women challenged themselves to a zip surf across Bournemouth beach to celebrate the centenary of the Dorset Federation of Women’s Institute. The organisation marked its 100th year with the equivalent number of women launching themselves from

BUSINESSES have expressed their hopes that roadworks in Bournemouth's town centre shared space will be concluded quickly.The council is carrying out £121,000 of resurfacing work at the junction of Old Christchurch Road by Horseshoe Common, to replace

PLANS to enlarge a house have been thrown out after being branded “unneighbourly”.Proposals to build single and two-storey extensions to a property in Queen Katherine Road, Lymington, were turned down by the district council’s planning committee.Agent

PLANS to expand and fill in the front of shops in Christchurch town centre are set to be approved - despite objections from concerned residents.The proposal to extend the fronts of the shops along part of Church Street and infill the existing red brick

ONE of the UK’s favourite and most accessible poets, Luke Wright, returns to his roots performing poems from his new book The Toll next month.The poems in The Toll visit the flat-roofed pubs and half bought couches of Brexit Britain as it struggles with

PLANS to convert an “unusual” and “long-neglected” high street building into flats and a shop have been created.Developers are seeking planning permission to turn the building in Wimborne Road, Winton into a block of 10 flats, with space on the ground

RESTAURANTS are taking over Bournemouth’s retail space at a rapid rate as high street shops struggle to win over online competitors. Over the last two years the town has seen at least a dozen retail units make way for cafes, bars and restaurants

Richard Murgatroyd took this stunning picture of sunrise at Old Harry Rocks. Do you have a picture you'd like to see published on our letters page? Send it to photos@bournemouthecho.co.uk

As the mercury soared bringing a taste of summer these alpacas cooled down on the Parley Court estate with a refreshing dip. Golfers enjoying the new course and practice centre that has seen a £250,000 investment choose to cool down in the 19th