IJUST wish I had the co-ordination to be a Morris dancer. How I’d strut my stuff! Every year I gaze in admiration as these cheerful extroverts parade through Wimborne on the Saturday afternoon of the Folk Festival. What a wonderful spectacle it all
BUILDING of a huge £175 million wind farm off the Dorset coast could start by 2015 as part of one of the largest construction projects in the world. Crown Estate officials told councillors from Bournemouth and Christchurch that the plan is to derive
CAMPAIGNERS fighting green belt development in Dorset have welcomed an unexpected ‘stay of execution’ on the decision to build 48,100 new homes in Dorset by 2026. New Secretary of State for communities and local government John Denham
CAMPING tickets for the second Camp Bestival music festival in Purbeck have almost sold out. Organisers said there were less than 500 still for sale before the weekend and are urging locals to get in quick. Last year the festival sold
CAR parks would be shut and vehicles barred from parts of the New Forest under controversial plans drawn up by local officials. A senior councillor has ordered a re-think of the plans, saying they wouldn’t work in a free society. The plans were produced
Morrissey has rescheduled his Salisbury City Hall date for November 2. The former Smiths singer was forced to cancel his sold-out show at the venue on May 25 under doctor’s orders. Tickets bought for the original show are still valid for the new date
Send In The Clowns hitmaker Judy Collins plays a very rare UK theatre show on Thursday, June 18, at Wimborne’s Tivoli. She’s followed on Friday, June 19, by Pete (son of Joe) Brown, who brings his band The Volunteers to town in support of his first
ATOMIC Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton will headline this year’s Bourne Free pride festival in Bournemouth, topping the bill at a 12-hour street party in The Triangle on July 11. She’ll perform the band’s chart toppers such as Whole Again, Eternal Flame and
THE first ever Christchurch Community Celebration in Saxon Square and Druitt Gardens has been hailed a success. The mayor opened Saturday’s event, a date chosen to commemorate the ancient Trinity Fair, and there was a wealth of activities including
IT was third time lucky for an artist from Burton who is celebrating having a painting accepted into the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Georgina Rowbottom, from Stony Lane, went to art college many years ago, but when she got married, life
BANK customers were left fuming on Tuesday after they found they could not withdraw cash from Barclays’ ATMs. One of the branches affected by “a technical fault” was Barclays in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, where tempers flared as more and more
TRAVELLING the world is an expensive hobby these days. But what if you could travel around the globe for nothing? That is the aim of two Bournemouth University students who are now competing, along with four others, to win an online video competition
THE excellent Bournemouth Theatre in Education team may be facing the axe but they’re going out doing what they do best – performing drama that excites, educates and has real meaning and purpose. Their final public performances revisit long-time
A WORRIED shop worker has appealed for help after a rare parrot escaped this morning. The bright green bird squeezed through a tiny gap while his food was being changed and made a bid for freedom from Tropical Fish World in Boscombe. Now Chris Walsh
MOTORISTS are being warned that a drink in the sun could put them behind bars as the government and police join forces to crack down on the menace of drink driving over the summer. A £1.5m THINK! campaign will remind motorists of the devastating consequences
HUNDREDS of you are signed up to get our headlines delivered to your desktop for free with our RSS feeds. But you might have noticed some have gone a bit quiet recently. That’s because we’ve moved some of our sections around a bit. All the district
SO many people turned out to the T Mobile singalong in Bournemouth square a week ago the company has added extended footage of the event to its You Tube channel. We've also added more pictures to our gallery of the day - see the link at the
“HE was always there for you when you needed him.” Anyone who comes across this line in Bill Johnston’s tribute to his son cannot failed to be moved by the warmth which his family felt for 19-year-old Will. For those of us with children – particularly
MEMORIES of 42 years ago came flooding back to Keith Widdowson when he heard that a steam-hauled train was again going to run between Waterloo and Swanage A rail enthusiast with 45 years experience of the railway industry, he dug out pictures and other
CHERRIES face a difficult trip to Millwall in the first round of the Carling Cup. Eddie Howe's men will visit the Den in the week commencing August 10. Don't miss the full list of fixtures for Cherries' 2009-10 League Two season in Thursday's Daily
REPORTS of strange lights in the English Channel overnight have been put down to a meteor shower, coastguards said. Calls were made to stations from Hampshire down to Brixham in Devon and across to Jersey and France at about 9.30pm on Monday, with
EVERYONE’S sworn to secrecy, but reports that singer Suzanne Shaw was married in Christchurch at the weekend are likely to be more than hearsay. The 27-year-old pop star and Dancing On Ice champ is believed to have wed DJ Jason King, 33, at
A BELGIAN lorry driver has pleaded guilty in court to three charges over a collision in which a tractor driver died. Didier Andre Gillis, 45, from the East Flanders region of Belgium, pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday to causing
THIS superb photograph of a dolphin was captured by Sallie Longman off Mudeford Beach on Saturday. It was one of a pod of between 12-15 dolphins spotted by Sally. See Wednesday’s Daily Echo for more of her photographs. What’s
THREE Bournemouth men charged with sexual offences against teenaged boys have been remanded in custody after a hearing at Bournemouth Magistrates Court yesterday. Disabled Robert Marti, 54, of Haviland Mews, Boscombe, denied 11 charges relating to offences
A PATCH of council-owned land near Bournemouth’s Wessex Way has been named as the “least bad” place to put a travellers’ site. Town Hall leaders want to put at least eight pitches for travellers on the land at Cambridge Road and Suffolk Road
PIRATES’ disappointing season took another unexpected twist when they lodged an official protest against Kevin Doolan lining up for Belle Vue last night. The Aussie rider has been snapped up as the Aces’ new number eight in place of Josh Grajczonek and
HUNDREDS of people will gather in Christchurch this Sunday to pay tribute to members of the UK’s armed forces, past and present. The Veterans Parade is being held in Burton but will feature serving and retired service personnel, along with
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe believes Joe Partington has an “important role” to play next term after the homegrown prospect decided to stay at Dean Court. Partington – along with fellow youth team graduate Josh McQuoid – has confirmed his desire to continue
THE railway was once the backbone of British rural life. A vital lifeline for communities and industries, you could catch a train to almost anywhere, with even the smallest towns having their own stations – and a stationmaster to run it. The
WITH a new mayor, deputy mayor, and work started on extending the council offices, it's all change at Verwood Town Council . Cllr Michael Dolan has become the East Dorset town’s 19th mayor, taking over from Cllr Lucy Clark. The Dewlands
Who played here in history 5 years ago: Spencer Davis Group + The Yardbirds – Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (17.6.04). Blank Faced Babies – The Villa, Bournemouth (18.6.04): Tuneful indie types from Essex. BAF + Spider
