Archive - Sunday, 20 October 2019

'Proper old boozer' to open on site of former Christchurch pub
A "proper old boozer" is set to shake up the pub scene in Christchurch when it opens for business next month.
Born to be wild (but forced to take the bus): Police seize uninsured Harley-Davidson after owner says he 'chanced it'
POLICE stopped the owner of this Harley-Davidson in Poole earlier this week – because the bike wasn't insured.
Seahorse Trust founder wins judicial review into Poole Bay oil drilling consent
THE founder of the Seahorse Trust has won his judicial review into the consent given for oil drilling in Poole Bay
Damaged and stolen Beryl bikes worth £15,000 recovered in police operation
DAMAGED or stolen Beryl Bikes worth more than £15,000 were recovered in a police operation.
Fancy working with some beautiful models? This job could be for you (but it may not be what you think!)
IT'S A BIG job in a small place with the added bonus of working closely with some really beautiful models.
Quarter of Bournemouth secondary schools 'falling behind' analysis shows
A QUARTER of secondary schools in the conurbation are falling behind the required standard, the education watchdog says.
Fallen lamp column behind yesterday's traffic chaos on M3 and M27
TWO Hampshire motorways have been reopened after a day of traffic chaos yesterday.
Orionid meteor display set to light up night skies
Skygazers are set for some celestial fireworks as Earth passes through an area of space “littered” with the debris of Halley’s Comet.
This couple make cannabis oil that you can add to your food and drink (and it's all perfectly legal!)
THE cannabis industry is on a roll. Over the last year, a budding array of hemp products have started appearing on the high street. Leading this green revolution is Westbourne-based, Daiba Organic. The company sell the compound Cannabidiol (CBD) oil,…
Looking for something to do with the little ones to celebrate Halloween? Here's 13 events taking place across Dorset and the New Forest...
LOOKING for something to do with the little ones to celebrate Halloween? Here's 13 events taking place across Dorset and the New Forest...
Gardening: Don’t forget your roses in your big autumn tidy-up
As you cut back the last of your summer-flowering perennials, you may want to prune some of your roses too, Hannah Stephenson advises.
We've got Britain's best readers – and 103-year-old victim of mobility scooter theft thinks so too...
WE DIDN’T need any proof that we’ve got Britain’s best readers – but if we did, now we have it in spades.
This is why you shouldn't let your dog eat or play with conkers during the autumn
CONKERS can be highly poisonous to dogs if chewed an eaten, warns pet charity.
Hate crime reports have risen by 29 per cent in Dorset
REPORTS of hate crime in Dorset have rocketed by 29 per cent, with two thirds related to race.
PICTURES: When hundreds of cyclists took to the roads of Poole in 1979
THE roads of Poole town centre were awash with youngsters as they proudly showed of their skills in the annual borough safe-cycling contest for schoolchildren.
'At the moment it’s about building confidence and getting out of the rut'
BOSS Danny Holmes implored his charges to keep their heads up after late heartbreak in a 1-0 defeat at Chesham United.
27 striking pictures by the Echo's Camera Club members
EACH week the Daily Echo showcases some of the best pictures taken by our talented Camera Club members.
Cheers! Free cocktails for graduates at Turtle Bay
CARIBBEAN-themed restaurant and bar, Turtle Bay in Bournemouth, is giving away free cocktails to anyone celebrating their graduation this November.
Wicked wines, spooky spirits and devilishly divine drinks for Halloween
HAVING a Halloween party? Here's how to set the scene and bewitch your friends with the right fright night booze...
Travel: Following the US Civil Rights Trail from Atlanta to Memphis
I'm sitting at the lunch counter of an American diner in the Deep South, eyes closed, lost in my thoughts of a time harking back to the Sixties.
Sarah Lancashire: "I don't want to be the 'queen of gritty drama'"
SARAH Lancashire takes on another 'rare beast' in the third and final part of Jack Thorne's blame trilogy, The Accident. But she's not seeking out profane subject matters - rather it's the fearless writing that counts, she tells Gemma Dunn.
Letter to the Editor: 'An extraordinary convoluted, impenetrable, dogs dinner'
THERE is a principle in science and engineering of elegance.

19th October 2019