LEAFLET distributors may soon have to pay for permission to work in Bournemouth Square and Boscombe Precinct under a new scheme being considered by councillors. The idea of creating two controlled zones where people cannot hand out flyers without council
CALLS to drive carefully in the New Forest are being renewed following the news that head-on collisions with deer are leading to insurance claims amounting to more than £21 million a year across the UK. The figures are according to breakdown service
FLATS now account for nearly half of Bournemouth's housing stock. The news was revealed as Bournemouth Borough Council's blueprint for housing in the town was unveiled. More than 80 per cent of new developments built in the Bournemouth over the last
ONE of the most horrifying moments of my life was on me in an instant. I was driving down the A338 spur road in the early hours of the morning more than 20 years ago when an adult deer suddenly appeared from nowhere. In the millisecond it took for me
MORE than a quarter of Dorset's school children have admitted bullying someone within the last 12 months. The shocking statistic was revealed in a small scale survey of 400 pupils piloted by the County Council in June and July. "It is painfully revealing
A FORMER Wimborne pupil and British junior tennis champion is now a golden girl in television after scooping a prestigious international award. Caroline Hunt, 34, has won a Golden Globe for her TV sports trailer at the International Television Awards
THE Daily Echo can reveal the first celebrity bidder for an island in Poole Harbour. Bournemouth-born artist Stuart Semple has made an offer for 31-acre Long Island. The painter, whose work is collected by Johnny Depp, Boy George and Debbie Harry, revealed
THE end of a long-running wrangle between a successful importing business and its elderly residential neighbours could be in sight. John and Valerie Heath of Manhattan House have long complained about noise from Merlo (UK) Ltd's premises at Headlands
There's something very special about The Four Tops. You only have to listen to the hits that propelled them to stardom back in the 1960s to realise that 40 years on they still have that oomph. It's simply impossible not to want to dance. Yet if The Tops
DORSET'S European Tour hopefuls Lee James and Gary Emerson enjoyed mixed fortunes in the penultimate round of the Qualifying School at San Roque in Spain today. Parkstone-based James carded a four-under-par 68 to move up to joint 24th place while Emerson
CHERRIES' youth team were knocked off the top of the table after Plymouth Argyle inflicted a first league defeat of the season on Joe Roach's side. Hosting Argyle without the services of goalkeeper Ryan Pryce and forward Josh McQuoid, who were both on
PURBECK council is the latest to question whether it can find enough room for gypsies and travellers. Target estimates from the South West Regional Assembly suggest a total of 79 pitches - 44 permanent and 35 transit - need to be found on the Isle by
BLANDFORD United manager Jamie Murray is keeping his feet firmly rooted to the ground, des-pite Royals claiming their first win of the season on Saturday. The Dorset Premier League standings told a grim story before their clash with Bridport - just one
A BID is being made to extend a speed restriction along the main route through Corfe Mullen because the East Dorset village has expanded so fast. County Hall officials will also hear on Thursday that Wimborne Road has become so much more busy in recent
THE secretary of State could be asked to decide a controversial bid to divert two public paths leading from a North Dorset village to a local beauty spot and nature reserve. County roads and rights of way bosses are being recommended on Thursday, November
OWNERS of a newly-built house in the Mudeford Quay Conservation Area will have to demolish part of it after their appeal against an enforcement notice served by Christchurch council was thrown out by a government planning inspector. Sisters Claire and
BLANDFORD United manager Jamie Murray is keeping his feet firmly rooted to the ground, des-pite Royals claiming their first win of the season on Saturday. The Dorset Premier League standings told a grim story before their clash with Bridport - just one
THERE were guffaws of derision at my school when some bright spark decided to run a car maintenance course. Being public school gentlemen and scholars, there was surely no way that we were going to be caught elbow deep in axle grease with our heads buried
BRANKSOM CC are through to the final of the Mark Hart Sunday Senior Cup but their semi-final victory over Division One promotion contenders AFC Winton was a lot closer than the 3-0 scoreline suggests. Kevin Gill, James Pinder, and Paul Hedges were the
LEE Moss netted for Mudeford Mens Club in the M A Hart Poole Bay Challenge Cup semi-final but Southbourne were comfortable 5-1 winners thanks to Liam McGlynn (2), Mike Maher, Mari-use Iglewski and Jason Morgan and will meet Redhill Rangers in the final
Portcastrian remain six points clear in Division Four after they brushed Malt n Hops United aside 3-0 with goals from Dan Jones (2) and Chris Egerton. David Ball (2), Danny Newport and Rob Jolly gave nearest rivals Walkford a narrow 4-3 win over Old
THESE days you're never just fat. You have "big genes", or you can put it down to comfort eating caused by emotional stress, gymphobia, chocolate addiction or any number of things. And now you can blame it on your birthday. According to new research
RAYMOND Blanc OBE, is widely acknowledged as one of the finest chefs in the world. His hotel-restaurant in Oxfordshire, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, has achieved the highest number of awards and accolades of any restaurant and country house hotel in Great
AS 2007 draws to a close, Pebble Beach can look back and mark another successful year on to its notching post. Recommended by the Good Food Guide 2007 and awarded an AA rosette (again!), the restaurant at Barton-on-Sea has also had some exceptional reviews
Bon Viveur loves nothing better than eating out - and Dorset is definitely the place to do it. Offering food from all four corners of the globe you're guaranteed to find something you fancy, be it a traditional Sunday lunch, something spicy or a taste
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Pavilion, Bournemouth A RIVETING performance, in this Totally Tchaikovsky programme, of the Piano Concerto No.1 by the immensely talented Leon McCawley. Rapport with newly appointed Young Conductor in Association Matthew
Writer Paul Hodson and actor Steve North were so obsessed with iconic punk rocker Joe Strummer that they wrote a play based on his life. Their long-standing devotion to the late, lamented Clash frontman paid off handsomely, for, when it was first staged
Chris de Burgh, BIC PERFORMING for over two and a half hours to a packed BIC, de Burgh gave his adoring fans a night to remember, mixing songs from a 33 year career with tracks from the impressive new album The Storyman. It began in an understated,
Air, Opera House, Boscombe IF ever a band matched the newly refurbished splendour of the Opera House, Boscombe it would be French duo Air. The sublime synthesized tracks that now span a decade of hits kept the packed audience riveted. The ambiguity
Marcus Brigstock, Tivoli, Wimborne The man who plays the inadequate Giles Wembley Hogg on Radio 4 proved himself to be anything but inadequate with a storming night of comedy. Hitting a variety of targets, from people from Norwich (I kept quiet when
Funnybone Comedy Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne GOOD impressions abounded as a packed Friday night crowd enjoyed real value for money from four comics. Opener John Newton's observational comedy and sharp one-liners were sometimes let down by a one-paced
HONEST Josh Gowling claimed Cherries were "due a slice of luck" after his glaring handball went unpunished during their 1-1 draw at Hartlepool yesterday. Referee Neil Swarbrick angered Pools when he turned down a strong penalty appeal after Gowling had
Hanky-panky, slap and tickle or a bit of how's your father? However we Brits refer to the act of procreation it's always with a comic euphemism. So it comes as a surprise that sex is the nation's second most popular physical activity. Nudge nudge, wink
BOSCOMBE is becoming the area's boom town. Trade in the Boscombe shops is this autumn is up by a 25 per cent compared with the same period 2006, council figures have revealed. The area is reaping the benefits from regeneration schemes, the £1.8 million
THE safety of children on roads is one of parents' greatest concerns yet dangerous parking outside primary schools continues. A recent report by Cambridge University showed that parents listed road safety as one of their biggest fears for their children
PLANS have been submitted to transform an existing Purbeck quarry into a new recycling centre, sparking fears over traffic congestion in the area. Waste management company SITA UK has applied to create an environmental park at Binnegar Quarry near East
TENANTS of a block of flats earmarked for demolition at Somerford say they are being left in limbo over Christmas with no news of when and where they will be moving. Landlords Twynham Housing Association dropped the demolition bombshell in September,
RAIN but no reindeer swept across Poole Quay as Father Christmas was given a wet and windy welcome on his annual arrival in the town. But despite the deluge an estimated 2,000 youngsters thronged the streets of the old town to cheer Santa and his little
PROTESTERS paraded an effigy of a university vice chancellor and protested with banners and whistles during a university open day. The anger was over proposals to make lecturers redundant at Bournemouth University which many students and lecturers fear
