Kitesurfer at Poole. Picture by Corin Messer, Bournemouth Echo. To buy this photo and to see more pictures of Poole, click here

Poole Harbour fees slashed in bid to attract more visitors

UPMARKET AREA: Sandbanks Peninsula, Studland Ferry, Haven Hotel and Poole harbour. Picture: Richard Crease with the help of Bournemouth Helicopters.

8:45am Friday 24th May 2013

IN a bid to attract more boating visitors, the cost of Poole Harbour fees has been drastically reduced.

Surprise party for Violet's 100th birthday

FAMILY TIES: Violet Scutt with her youngest relatives, twins Evangeline and Maximus

12:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A SURPRISE party brought delight to Violet Scutt who celebrated her 100th birthday with her family around her.

Healthy eating lessons courtesy of Waitrose

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Year 3 and 4 pupils at Waitrose in Parkstone

4:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

YOUNGSTERS from a Poole school have taken part in an initiative championing healthy eating.

Bournemouth and Poole beaches achieve Blue Flag status once again

HOLIDAY FUN: Revellers enjoy the sandy beaches over the bank holiday

12:10am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

POOLE and Bournemouth beaches have made a big contribution to the south west’s boast to have the most award winning sandy bays in the country.

We’re standing by Twin Sails bridge, say Poole council

FAILED: The Twin Sails bridge

12:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

CIVIC leaders insist progress is being made on Poole’s troubled Twin Sails Bridge, despite yet another failure forcing its closure during Monday evening’s rush-hour.

Poole High Street’s not sleazy, says town centre chief

SEX SHOP OPENED: Poole High Street

12:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THE chairman of Poole Town Centre Management Board has defended the High Street following suggestions that part of it has become “sleazy”.

Still time to sign up for Poole festival of running

RACE: Runners at last year’s festival

11:38am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THERE are still places available in one of the south coast’s premier running festivals.

Meet Poole’s new ‘royal family'

Noemi Drake, Kirtis Maxwell, Charlotte Olsson and Faith Hatcher

2:23pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE Poole carnival Queen, Princesses and King that will attend events over the next 12 months have been chosen.

Fire crews called to Poole High Street fire

Fire crews called to Poole High Street fire

4:23pm Monday 20th May 2013

FIRE crews from Poole and Hamworthy are on the scene of a fire in an electrical unit in a High Street shop in Poole.

Recreating history: The replica Iron Age log boat that took two weeks to build

Reuben Hawkwood, Brownsea head ranger, (rear) with presenter Tom Hepworth

3:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

HISTORY has been recreated with a replica of the Poole Harbour Iron Age log boat built on Brownsea Island.






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