This is a book of condolence for Ralph Millward, the Big Issue seller, whose body was found in Westbourne on Friday (May 8). Three people have now been charged in connection with Ralph's death. We can't allow comments on those in custody.
RAIL services were disrupted on Saturday after a body was found by the line in Southampton. A train driver reported the discovery between Southampton Airport Parkway and Swaythling stations shortly after 7am. The body was found lying
TRIBUTES have been paid to an “intelligent, kind and generous” Big Issue seller whose body was found in Westbourne on Friday. Known locally as Ralph, the 41-year-old was well known among the local community, selling copies of the Big Issue
In response to your article Art for the public (Daily Echo, May 7) how can anyone believe that £25,000 for a mini obelisk at Penn Hill junction and another piece is a good use of taxpayers’ money? How can Cllr Elaine Atkinson state this is a “unique
I AM distinctly uncomfortable with 21st century technology and I was delighted a couple of weeks ago to purchase an antique wireless set from a local flea market. Annoyingly, the only programmes I have managed to pick up so far are the Clitheroe Kid
As a keen angler and dog owner I would like to comment on the article Owners’ Anger After Dog Swallows Fishing Hook (Daily Echo, May 6). Most fishermen are very good and clear up any rubbish they make. Sometimes we lose hooks when they get snagged out
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to Friends of the Strays of Greece when we were collecting at a local supermarket. We had a tremendous response. An extra big thanks to the very kind lady who donated £100. Many people ask
IT’S time the law was changed (Euthanasia campaigner defiant, Daily Echo, May 6). Having watched my husband die slowly from cancer, and my sister having suffered a stroke which left her completely paralysed and speechless, I fear such an end for myself
When I was a boy 30 years ago our dog was allowed on the beach all year round. Then the proposed summer dog ban was one of the reasons we gave up our beach hut in the 1980s. Since then, at the behest of a vociferous minority of dog haters
IT’S somewhat chastening to think that the majority of us could not name one of the Big Issue sellers we encounter during our working or social lives. Yes, I’ve chatted to a few, bought a fair few magazines in my time, but somehow never quite forged
As a past parent and current church member I am assisting the manager of the St John’s Church pre-school nursery in organising some of the events that are taking place to celebrate their 40th anniversary year. Could I please, through your paper, invite
Regarding the county’s “filthy” road signs (Have Your Say, May 7), this would be an excellent project under the community payback scheme. Regular cleaning of road signs, together with removal of overhanging branches etc restricting visibility, needs to
IT was pleasing to see that 23- month-old Kayleigh Harris was enjoying the letters page of the Daily Echo (May 2). I do hope that there is still a Daily Echo for her to read and enjoy when she is old enough to express a view via the letters page. I
The Church is assessing the risk of spreading the swine flu virus and the act of sharing in one communal cup during Holy Communion is coming under close scrutiny. On their website, the Methodist Church posted new guidelines last week which
IN The Loop is the new transatlantic comedy that sees political perplexity lead to the threat of an unjustified war in the Middle East. Sounds familiar somehow doesn’t it..? Writer/director Armando Iannucci was in London recently to promote his first
NEIL Pidgley grabbed the winner with virtually the last kick of the match to give the Hayward Sunday XI the verdict 3-2 in an entertaining BFA Memorial Trophy match against the Hayward Saturday XI at Dean Court. In a fitting tribute to Marc Burrows,
WITH black bream starting to dominate the action for those going afloat from Poole and also from some shore locations, the scene looks set for some cracking fishing tomorrow when Poole Dolphins SAC stage their bream-only boat competition. Harry Venables
WIMBORNE Town legend Alex Pike has turned his back on a return to the club – but he predicts Magpies can win the Wessex League without him. Despite admitting to holding talks with the Cuthbury outfit’s board, Pike has declined the opportunity to return
SKIPPER Tom Hicks returns to Dorset’s side for their MCCA Trophy “do-or-die” clash against Cambridgeshire at Dean Park tomorrow (11am). Hicks missed the south coast outfit’s five-wicket defeat at Buckinghamshire last month when Dorset lost despite posting
A RUGBY club captain has been locked up indefinitely after a judge branded him a public danger. Bournemouth Crown Court heard yesterday how former police officer, David Ewen, 48, had attacked his ex-partner and her daughter with a truncheon after forcing
DORSET’S own government member Jim Knight may have escaped the public storm over MPs’ expenses that blew up in Westminster. He wasn’t among the politicians named for claiming everything from repairs to their second homes to loo seats, Pampers
AN Alpaca in the New Forest has given birth to twins for the first time in the UK – without her owner even knowing she was pregnant. Two-year-old Venus had her babies, known as crias, in less than an hour when owner Nikki Hayton popped out to the shops
GRAFFITI vandals have tarnished five graves in a pretty New Milton churchyard with offensive Nazi symbolism. The vandals desecrated five wartime graves at the St Mary Magdalene church in Church Lane with swastikas as well as marking another with a smiley
Firefighters are being helped to tackle devastating heath blazes with new hydrants positioned on a Poole nature reserve. Malicious fires have laid waste to acres of heath in recent weeks, killing wildlife and threatening homes on the rare habitat at
NEIL Middleditch has confirmed Joe Screen is on course for a Pirates return at home to Lakeside on Wednesday. The Great Britain international sat out Poole Castle Cover’s 56-39 reverse at Swindon on Thursday through injury. But he is
POOLE council’s leader has blasted the decision to remove the final landing craft unit from its Royal Marine Base. The base in Hamworthy will stay open as the home of Special Boat Service (SBS) but has lost a historic training role that dates
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe is still holding out hope of a Dean Court return for Rhoys Wiggins – either on loan or permanently. The 21-year-old defender, who joined Cherries in January, is mulling a new contract offer from parent club Crystal
RYAN Garry has allayed any doubts over his Cherries future by revealing his intention to remain loyal to the Dean Court club. The 25-year-old central defender is one of six players currently in limbo, as they wait to discover whether they
