Darren Slade and Andy Martin

THE former chief executive of Bournemouth council has died, just 12 months after leaving his post in controversial circumstances.

A senior road safety officer has praised our coverage and called for a way for the public to report people who use a phone while driving after more than a quarter of readers in a Daily Echo poll admitted using a hand-held device at the wheel.

YOU don’t need that long a memory to recall a time when it seemed Bournemouth badly wanted an Imax.