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It was saddening to read Denise Neal’s unhappy experience with her beloved rabbit Pippy, which contracted myxomatosis shortly before she was to have her renewal vaccination. Diana Teoman, Hilltop Road, Ferndown

EVERYONE said it. The bride’s father looked absolutely divine. Well, all right. They didn’t quite say that. They said the bride. But the bride’s father was glowing. With pre-speech perspiration and pride. Tam and Tom were joining

FRANKENSTEIN was one of the characters to take to the stage during a revue at BEET Language Centre in Bournemouth. Teachers traditionally perform to students at the Nortoft Road language school and principal Guy Wellman said it helps to teach English

A CHRISTCHURCH school which caters specifically for children with autism has been given top marks for its outstanding approach care, making a marked improvement from its previous report. Portfield School in Hurn achieved an outstanding rating from OFSTED

A WOMAN has spoken of her terror after witnessing an armed robbery at a Bournemouth snooker club. Giving evidence at Bournemouth Crown Court yesterday, Katrina Jeans told jurors how she had unwittingly got caught up in the raid after going

A DOG has been destroyed after attacking a little girl in East Dorset on Saturday. The girl was taken by helicopter to Salisbury Hospital, where she was treated for lacerations to her face. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening

DORSET’S king of the boogie woogie piano, Ben Waters, headlines the first Best of Dorset Music Festival, which runs from Friday until Sunday on farmland between Milborne St Andrew and Bere Regis. Designed as a celebration of the wealth of talent in the

DORSET band The Usual Suspects can now add the immortal words “By Royal Appointment” to their CV after being booked to play to HM The Queen and Prince Philip at the opening of Goldy’s Energy Centre near Lytchett Matravers last week. As the Royal party

LET’S hope they have plenty of carrot cake on sale at Sopley School Fete. It’s a favourite of CBeebies television star Chris Jarvis and he’s going to open the event to the public at 1pm on Saturday June 27. As well as the laden tables on the cake stall

POOLE’S award-winning street theatre is back for a fourth season with a brand new production and location. The Lost Quay IV: SPQR Terra Roma will transport audiences back to AD47, when the Roman Army’s Second Legion invaded Poole. Staged at Baiter’

WINNING professional Martyn Thompson has heaped praise on Remedy Oak after leading his team to victory at the club’s invitational pro-am. “I genuinely love the venue,” said the Parkstone club professional, whose team of Mark Laming, Keith Boulter

THE controversy over the final seat to be declared in the county council elections has been referred to the Electoral Commission. The Liberal Democrats took the Egdon Heath division by just four votes after four recounts at the poll earlier

MANY of the performers at this year’s Wimborne Folk Festival came from across the county and even the country to perform in the Minster town’s showpiece event. But one musician, armed with a collection of deliciously disturbing tales of murder

HANDS off our green belt. That’s the message from district councillors in East Dorset to John Denham MP – the newly appointed cabinet minister for communities and local government. Mr Denham has replaced Hazel Blears in steering the

PIRATES chief Matt Ford has finally broken his silence over his fellow Elite League promoters' decision to reduce the play-offs from six to four teams in mid-season. He has intimated Poole Castle Cover may pull out of the top-flight at the

This has to be one of the ultimate MoneySaving deals – some home insurers will actually PAY to cover you. There’s a way to play the system, so you not only get a cheap policy, but the insurer gives you more cashback than the policy actually costs.

MORE dolphins have been spotted across the Dorset coast just days after the Daily Echo were sent stunning photographs of dolphins at Mudeford by local resident Sallie Longman. Peter Scott photographed dolphins at Bournemouth on Tuesday and

RESIDENTS were rescued at a fire at a block of flats in Swanage. It is understood two women were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the blaze at Melbury Court on Cranborne Road. Dorset Fire and Rescue were

FOR some he is nature’s answer to an alarm clock. But for other disgruntled neighbours in a quiet Hampshire neighbourhood Rocky the Rooster has become public enemy number one. For Rocky’s early morning cocka- doodle-doos in Marchwood

SIGNING your child up for an after-school boot camp may sound a little extreme, but judging from the smiles on these young faces it’s clearly more fun than you think. Pupils at Moyles Court School, near Ringwood, are among the first in the area to trial

EDDIE Mitchell’s appointment to the AFC Bournemouth board moved closer after it was revealed he would be stepping down as chairman of Dorchester Town. The Poole-based property developer, who is part of the Murry Group, is set to hand over the Dorchester

DUCKING and diving to the delight of onlookers, a pod of dolphins entertained people at Mudeford Quay over the weekend with their playful antics. The pod of around 12-15 bottlenose dolphins was spotted about 11am on Saturday, watched from a

I would like to respond to your unnamed correspondent who, in referring to proposals for the Branksome Recreation, states: “Let’s hope Poole Tory Council do not put pressure on the planning department to pass these proposals” (Have Your Say, June 16).

please ensure people do not take Peter Shaw’s advice (Have Your Say, June 13) about vaccinat-ing their pets? All the cats I’ve known that die of cancer have not been vaccinated for part or all of their lives. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED,

Following the Echo’s recent article about the issue, The End of the Line for Fish film (endoftheline.com) highlights the overfishing, destructive fishing and poor management of our oceans. There is a call for us all to actively support restaurants and

I would like to congratulate 10-year-old Ella on her call to the council to keep the Hengistbury Head centre open (Have Your Say, June 11). As a member of the older generation I should like to share my experience of sailing, which I didn’t start at

I UNDERSTAND the feelings of Kathleen Northey and Charles Coutts requiring the NHS to finance up to £30,000 for their operations. The problem is, the government has not got infinite finance – sometimes it is a case of education or health. No youngsters

NATURE conservationists should hire me. If they want to protect a species, send me to find it. I can guarantee it will remain unseen. I am a man who has been whale-watching off Newfoundland and didn’t even see a tiddler. I’ve lived in

I AM writing in response to a letter headlined ‘Nightmare after dark on estate’ (Have Your Say, June 13). I live on Turlin Moor and I’m fed up with my car being vandalised, and having abuse shouted at me if I confront anybody over what they’re doing

A JURY has been told about a “petrifying” armed robbery at a Boscombe snooker club. Bournemouth Crown Court heard a blind man was attacked with a hammer and a pistol shot was fired into the roof at The Academy in Christchurch Road. Two

A BOURNEMOUTH granddad, who died in last week’s crash on the A31, has been remembered as a “fun-loving and generous” man by his family. Don Williams, a former farm manager and driver, was described as young at heart and a dedicated family man. The

BOSS Eddie Howe has described Cherries’ Carling Cup opener at Millwall as “a very tough tie for us”. Howe’s charges were paired against the Lions in yesterday’s first round draw and will head to the Den on Tuesday, August 11 (7.45pm). Beaten by Scunthorpe

ADDRESSES in the BH postcode don’t come much more notorious than 105 Clarendon Road, Broadstone. This week the “house from hell”, made infamous by its previous owner, Jim Finney, is to be demolished, marking the end of an incredible saga that

NEIL Middleditch insists tonight’s clash is not a grudge match as Pirates prepare to welcome Lakeside to Wimborne Road. Poole Castle Cover host Hammers this evening (7.30pm) as they bid to keep their slim Elite League play-off hopes alive. And team

BOURNEMOUTH are set to challenge the Dorset Cricket League’s decision to hit them with points deductions for the late payment of fees. Four of the Chapel Gate outfit’s Saturday and Sunday teams were docked 40 points after the club missed a

IT is less than halfway through the season and Boscombe Cliff are 19 points clear at the top of Section One. Boscombe proved to be the only away winners in Section One, clinically dispatching West Moors to a 14-0 (87-68) defeat. Alan Geary’s quartet

A DIVISION leaders Lymington had a tough fight on their hands at Richmond Park. Trailing by 16 shots to home skip Eileen Deadman, Jean Stopp recovered to a respectable 21-24 defeat enabling team-mates Patsy Little, Sandy Nailard, Wendy Brown

A FUNDRAISER is warning other charities to be vigilant after money made during a market sale was stolen from under her nose. Jenny Jackson, secretary of 3rd Christchurch Jumpers Scouts, was among several volunteers manning a stall at Christchurch