CHERRIES’ record-breaking start suffered a dent as Marc Pugh’s second-half double condemned them to defeat at Edgar Street tonight. Pugh netted either side of a finely-taken Steve Fletcher effort as Eddie Howe’s men had their colours lowered for only
TWO fire engines from Wareham extinguished a fire in Tyneham Close, Sandford, tonight (Tuesday September 29) at just after 8pm. The fire damaged a shed and also affected 50 square metres of garden and three trees. Firefighters then visited
Nintendo today release the Wii System Update version 4.2. What does this mean for the regular Joe? Absolutely nothing. Nintendo state they've improved general system performance! If you're connected to Wii Connect 24 then you'll already have had
A HOST of public services are to be merged across parts of Dorset in a bid to save council taxpayers money. Dorset County Council has agreed with district council bosses to combine their structures into two “clusters” covering half the county
NEW police orders banning men from their own homes to give abused partners some breathing space have been welcomed as “fantastic news” by domestic violence campaigners. The Domestic Violence Protection Orders will apply for up to a fortnight in a bid
THE Bishop of Winchester will be coming to St John the Baptist church in Burley on Sunday morning to lead the congregation in a double celebration. He will be consecrating the newly-built chapel and dedicating it to St Mary Magdalene as
A Ringwood-based service for adults with learning disabilities has been praised for its high standard of training and nominated for a national awards ceremony. The Stables Family Home Trust is a charity which provides services for around 22 adults with
THE Festival of Honda is revving up for its two-day spectacular at the Sammy Miller Motor-cycle Museum in New Milton. The event takes place on October 16-17 with a full range of Honda vehicles plus Sammy’s own Honda motorcycles collection.
CONCERNS over potential night flights from Bournemouth Airport have become top of the agenda for many parish councils throughout the New Forest. A district council liaison meeting with the parish and town councils to discuss the airport’
WAREHAM’S pedestrian rail crossing looks set to close over safety fears, despite protests from residents that it will “cut the town in two”. News of the potential closure of the level crossing between Carey and Wareham provoked a storm of protest this
TO be honest, skipping around with sticks and hankies is usually the last thing I feel like doing in my spare time. But as I prance around like a lithe elf, having learnt a few basic steps, I have to admit that there’s something vaguely magical
SCRUM-HALF Harvey Bell gained the plaudits of Oakmeadians coach James Croker after bagging two tries and turning in a star performance in a 44-8 away romp at Trowbridge. Will Samuels, Mike Richards, Adam Hudson and Brendon Daniel also touched down.
SKIPPER Alan Manning was delighted with Bournemouth’s response to coach David Dunn’s calculated pre-match “mid-table mediocrity” taunt after they hammered Reading 37-8 at home. Dunn had made his comments after Lions threw away a 17-point lead in a demoralising
FEW bands could match the live power of Thin Lizzy in their 1970s heyday and in frontman and songwriter Phil Lynott they possessed a rock hero as charismatic as anyone you can name. When he died in 1986, fans were left with a series of hard rocking but
DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a robbery at the Nationwide Building Society in Westbourne on Monday night. Police were called to Poole Road at 7.50pm following a report that a man armed with a sharp implement had stolen a cash
MOTORCYCLISTS are being invited by Dorset County Council to take part in a series of free events aimed at providing vital advice on safer riding that could help save their lives. The events in October are designed to help riders become more
IT was a Sunday in January 1896 when the alarm was raised. The Brownsea islanders were attending evensong in church but hurried to the castle that was well alight. They formed a human chain and awaited the arrival of the fire engine from Poole. It
LEGENDARY glam rock sleaze fiends and proto-punk rockers, the New York Dolls have added a Southampton date to their UK tour. The band, fronted by David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, the last two surviving members, will play the impossibly intimate Talking
IT’S not very often in this modern, fast paced, dog-eatdog world of ours that you hear of stories of selfless good deeds. But settle in one and all, because I have had such an experience. Aside from my everyday car, I also own a 1979 MG Midget, which
WOW, what a difference a day makes! You can tell that the summer season is over, on Sunday and through last week the seafront was packed with people enjoying the late sunshine, but last night it was almost deserted. This reminded me of one of the
SO it has come to this. After allegations this month about Formula 1 and footballers diving, we now have another sport defying skulduggery. Conkers. Friday sees the start of the International Conkers Tournament in Britain and the organisers
A FAMILY has embarked on a fundraising quest to help find a cure for their son’s rare eye problem. Carol and Matt Butcher, of Victoria Avenue, Winton, took four-year-old George for an eye test in April after he complained of headaches.
A NATIONALLY rare fish spotted by a diver in Poole Bay is only the fifth Couch’s goby seen off the Dorset coast in four years. Gobius couchi is a protected species and was photographed by Suzanne Munnelly while on a Seasearch wildlife survey. “Shoals
HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who has been in Poole for driving lessons, magically popped up at a wedding during a flying visit last week. The actor, 20, who rocketed to fame as the eponymous hero of the Harry Potter films based on J
THE former caretaker of a Bournemouth secondary school is facing a jail sentence after being found guilty of carrying out two indecent assaults on a young girl. John Floyd, who worked at Portchester School, shook and wept in the dock after the jury at
Came home at at 7.30pm – road nose to tail parking both sides. Walked to Branksome Rec – found PTFC having practice – fuming! Is this a sample of things to come? Stop this crazy idea now! Alan Summers, Library Road, Poole
We, the family of Jean Duce, would like to record our thanks to all at The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals involved in helping Jean following her stroke (A+E, Ward 28, and the Christchurch Stroke Rehabilitation unit). It is entirely due
WE have in Poole and Bournemouth, 19 years since the Environmental Protection Act, and five years since the Clean Neighbourhoods Act, still to effect a full and effective solution to the street cleaning problem. I was therefore very struck
May I, on behalf of Friends of the Strays of Greece, thank all those who joined our sponsored dog walk on September 20 at Ashley Heath. Through their generous support of donations and gifts of dog and cat food, we raised an amazing £1,700 – plus we
Over the last couple of years the Conservative-led administration in Bournemouth in some cases have awarded themselves ‘pay’ increases of up to a staggering 40 per cent. Now they are looking to cut some staff salaries. If this is a genuine need to
It seems like most days now I open the Echo to find yet another council plotting to ban dogs from this area, that area and so on. Let’s take my stroll in Poole Park today. I did not see one dog poo. I did however find bird poo – gosh, how awful in
It’s party conference time, and politicians will be after our votes. Some respect for millions of drivers is overdue. We’ve contributed more than £400 billion to public funds since 1997, but haven’t had the service we’ve paid for. Laws are now so complicated
A mum has spoken of her “nightmare” after a council impounded her baby buggy on health and safety grounds. Lee-Anna Futcher said the ruling has left her virtually housebound and she can’t afford the £50 release fee. She was struggling
BOURNEMOUTH will swap Chapel Gate for the Caribbean next month after being crowned Cockspur Club Twenty20 kings of England and Wales last night. The Southern Premier underdogs booked an all-expenses-paid trip to Barbados after emerging triumphant
HEREFORD old boy Alan Connell insists Cherries will head to his former club “full of confidence” – even though he knows they need to start upping their game. Connell staked his claim for a recall against the Bulls tonight by helping Cherries
IT’S not very often in this modern, fast paced, dog-eat-dog world of ours that you hear of stories of selfless good deeds. But settle in one and all, because I have had such an experience. Aside from my everyday car, I also own a 1979 MG Midget, which
THE future of Bournemouth’s Boredom Busters play scheme is in doubt as more damning evidence is revealed in a series of highly critical reports. The entire play scheme was suspended after Ofsted inspectors uncovered a catalogue of errors at
Cherries goalkeeper coach Neil Moss believes star stopper Shwan Jalal would swap willingly a second entry into the Dean Court hall of fame for another team triumph. Jalal’s exploits have helped Cherries to their best start to a season since
HUNDREDS of mourners have attended the funeral of an elite SBS Poole commando killed on a top secret Taliban bomb factory raid. Hamworthy-based Special Boat Squadron Sergeant Andy Houltram died in the daring mission near the town of Gereshk, Afghanistan
CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp insists he will be going all out to win the Wessex League Cup after admitting the competition represents his team’s best chance of silverware. Priory look unlikely to feature in the Premier Division title mix after an inconsistent
SINGER-songwriter Natasha Khan is as quirky and sensitive as her music under the stage name, Bat for Lashes. Within five minutes of answering her phone, she is carefully explaining to me the differences between a cape and a cloak. “A cape comes all the
5 years ago The Hamsters – Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross (30.9.04). Vertical Viff – The Villa, Bournemouth (1.10.04): Local outfit now known as Arangatang. Morgans Puff Adder – Mr Smiths, Bournemouth (2.10.04). 10 years ago
THE success of the Air Festival is partly down to a small band of pioneers based at Bournemouth Airport. And the story of the work at Jet Heritage has now been told for the first time in a new book. It was the first company in the UK
