JAY Herne will go into Buccaneers’ cup final home leg against Buxton next Thursday only four rides away from gaining Wimborne Road speedway immortality. The Aussie ace produced two spectacular third-to-first bursts against the USA Dream Team
POOLE Pirates co-promoter Matt Ford was pleased with this work out despite the result in this Coastal Windows Cup first leg at Foxhall Stadium tonight. Standing in as team manager for Neil Middleditch who has dental problems, Ford saw his team well beaten
THE Bransgore Friendship Club will be celebrating its 35th anniversary at its next meeting on Tuesday, October 13. The club, which meets twice a month at the village hall in Burley Road, enjoys various forms of entertainment with Curtain Up due to perform
THE search is on to find Hampshire’s answer to the poet laureate. Hampshire County Council is launching the competition to find a poet who will receive four paid commissions to commemorate local council projects and activities during the year. Entrants
IT may have provided a spectacular spectacle in Swanage Bay, but the detonation of a Second World War bomb has bad news for one member of the Purbeck community. A lone lobster that had set up home in the 600lb device has been left homeless by the blast
A GLIMMER of hope has been offered to users of the Dolphin Swimming Pool with news that the gym in the pool building is due to reopen on Monday. An electrical fire that blacked out the leisure complex in July has kept it shut for more than
THE draw in a “win a house” competition in Poole has been delayed again, leaving frustrated entrants wondering what has become of their entry money. The Daily Echo has been contacted by a number of people unhappy that the prize has yet to be won two
A STORY-telling and craft session is being held on Wareham Quay on the morning of Saturday, October 10. Creative Creatures will be at work in on the community performance platform, known as the bandstand, from 10am until 12pm. The workshop is free and
A CELEBRATION of Dorset’s spectacular night skies is being held at Durlston Country Park, Swanage, next Thursday. The Dark Skies Evening on October 15 builds on the fact that the county’s skies are still relatively dark – allowing a night sky to twinkle
A HOST of half term fun will be on offer at Purbeck Sports Centre this autumn half term, from Monday, October 26, to Friday, October 30. Workshops include the Pure Dance performers’ camp on Monday and Tuesday from 10am until 4pm, where youngsters from
A PURBECK landowner fears government plans to take control over parts of the English coastline could jeopardise one of Dorset’s crown jewels. James Weld, general manager of the Lulworth Estate, has penned a personal plea to Hilary Benn, secretary
A LYMINGTON artist hopes to help the town’s 99p Stores solve a local planning dispute. Norman Eason was sitting at his easel at the discount store painting impressions of the controversial shop front after impressing staff at the shop with his ideas.
THE Ringwood branch of the RAF Association is appealing for volunteers to save the club from possible closure. The group needs committee members to take on the roles of treasurer, Wing Appeal officer and secretary. Otherwise there are fears the group
A FAMILY have been devastated by the theft of the puppy which they bought to help their children cope with the death of their young sister. Bailey, a three-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier puppy, was taken from a house in Howards Mead, Pennington
ROYAL MAIL workers today voted overwhelmingly in favour of more strike action. More than three-quarters of the Communication Workers Union's 121,000 postal workers voted for nation-wide strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay and modernisation
A WARTIME mum’s extraordinary account of life on the Home Front in Dorset has been published after her forgotten diary was unearthed. The late Phyllis Walther’s chronicle of the first hand effects of the Second World War is based on her life as a WVS
MAGNUS Zetterstrom has been given the all-clear to line up for Pirates in their Coastal Windows Cup match at Ipswich tonight (7.30pm). The Swede has been suffering with a haematoma in his left hip following crashes at the Grand Prix Challenge
REASSURANCE has been given to Shaftesbury residents living close to a field assessed as a gypsy and traveller site. Homeowners on Salisbury Road tabled a series of questions to a meeting of district councillors yesterday to gauge the authority
A BLITZ on potholes has been launched across Hampshire. An extra £2.6m is being ploughed into fixing up to 75,000 potholes that blight the county's roads. The county council has been forced to move the cash from central reserves to cover the cost of
THE world’s largest England football shirt was hung from Bournemouth’s pier yesterday. The 50ft shirt celebrates England’s qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It’s on tour to give thousands of fans the chance to write their good luck
A BURNT out car caused long delays to rush hour commuters on the A31 eastbound, two miles from the A31/M27 junction this morning (Oct 8). The car caught Fire around 7.37am and Hampshire Fire and Rescue were called to deal with the blaze.
A carnival procession will wind its way through the streets of Gillingham on Saturday evening. The Grand Illuminated Procession will set off from New Road at 7.15pm before making its way along the High Street into Queen Street. Entrants from the prestigious
A man suffered minor injuries to his knees and wrists after his green Ford Mondeo collided with a ditch at a sharp bend on an unclassified road between Stalbridge and the A30, known locally as Stalbridge Steps, at about 8.15pm on Wednesday (7).
I’ve just come back from a two week road trip across California. Very swanky, I hear you cry, but as we packed for the flight I’ll admit to a mild trepidation. When we told people we were going to drive the Pacific Coast Highway they inevitably got
THE sixties swing again as Bournemouth’s Pier Theatre hosts A Fabulous 60s Weekend from Friday. Kicking things off as the seafront goes Carnaby Street are Brumbeat survivors The Fortunes, whose biggest hits include You’ve Got Your Troubles, Here It Comes
SO now we are beginning to see the shape of things to come. As this year’s party conference season comes to end, the picture is taking shape of how it will be in the new age of austerity, whoever wins the election. The freezing of public sector
THERE are fears that a Baby P tragedy could happen in Bournemouth as over-stretched social workers struggle with a record number of children on their books. The number of “looked after children” peaked at 191 in August this year, with 124 currently
AFTER selling out his show at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre on March 5, Peter Andre has added a date at the BIC’s Windsor Hall to his UK tour. With his new album, Revelation, going top three the week of release, Peter has announced he will
Three people thought they saw a whale near Bournemouth pier yesterday, and have already named it Derrick. They saw a 20-30ft creature swimming for about an hour from the West Cliff past the pier. It then went underwater about 400 yards out
I FEEL compelled to answer Mr Gerlach (Have Your Say, October 6). He says he hopes that I will not fall on hard times. Let me assure him I really do know what hard times were. I was one of 14 children, born and raised in the 1930s in Ballard Road
MY mother, who is 94 years of age, hadn’t seemed to recover too well from a broken hip, which she suffered just before Christmas 2008. In early July 2009, she was admitted to Brownsea Ward at Poole General Hospital where she received absolutely first
ROLLING Stones drummer Charlie Watts enjoyed his visit to Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre so much he’s been counting the days until he can return. And the wait is nearly over as the Tiv has revealed the rock legend is back in town on November
A 600lb Second World War mine was detonated in Swanage Bay creating a massive plume of water and shock waves which shook the town. The huge device, which still contained highly explosive material, was exploded by Navy bomb disposal experts
I read that the Poole-based cosmetics company Lush are to contribute to the incitement to violence in the countryside by funding hunt saboteurs. If it is true that an international cosmetics company that claims to be ‘ethical’ is effectively
Further to the article Winning design not on shortlist (Daily Echo, October 2) I feel compelled to write in defence of the process for selecting the new accessible beach huts planned for Bournemouth seafront. DOTS Disability is a not-for-profit, user-led
Mike Roberts-Butler writes (Have Your Say, October 7) about the changes in personal appearance today, compared to when he was a lad. I too remember as a child, when we ever went out to, say, the cinema, we had to wear nice clothes and behave ourselves
We would like to thank everyone who supported the Canford Heath Neighbourhood Watch meeting on Friday October 2. In particular our thanks go to Jez Martin, nature conservation officer, Jamie Punter and Alan Jones, Dorset Fire and Rescue officers.
Regarding the closure of the railway crossing at Wareham station (Daily Echo, October 6), Could a system like the one in Poole High Street be used? I watched three closures of the gates on Saturday, and apart from the idiots who crossed as
GIVEN her troubled family background, it is not surprising that Nina Lawrence has struggled with mental health problems for much of her life. “My father was a drinker. He was abusive, aggressive, and violent towards my mum. I remember bits,
It is the eve of the new millennium and ancient clown, Scaramouche Jones, leaves the circus ring for the final time. Slumped in his dressing room, he knows that death is finally waiting. But first he has a story to tell. As he reflects on an extraordinary
DRESSED in Tudor style and surrounded by replica Mary Rose artefacts, Bill Moore brings tangibility to history. In his Shaftsbury garden, the historian reproduces all manner of Mary Rose paraphernalia, which he meticulously crafts to resemble
FILMS by two former students from Lytchett Minster School are being screened at a national festival today. BTEC Media students Rachel Pilley and Jon Bridges will have their work shown at the Young Film Maker’s festival at the National Film and Media
AN ATTEMPT to restrict public access to an anti-social behaviour hotspot in Poole has been heard by the planning inspector. The Barbers Wharf and Barbers Gate complex is used as a popular cut-through to the town centre from Hamworthy and Poole Quay.
I’M FAIRLY sure I’m not alone in vaguely recalling my first taste of alcohol. I was barely toddling when I reached out to grab the glass at a family party and I’m even more sure that the adult family members and their friends delighted in the disgusted
Defining that remarkable spectacle of “organised chaos” Kirill Karabits conducted the BSO, with terrifying precision, through Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. This is the ballet which raised a riot on its first performance, not just musically
A HORRIFIED passenger took a picture of a coach driver reading at the wheel while travelling on a busy motorway. National Express has suspended the driver while it investigates the incident. The Poole woman took photos on three occasions
THE site of Bournemouth’s Winter Gardens could be transformed into a £900,000 visitor attraction encompassing a children’s adventure playground, an aerial rope extreme activity and pirate-themed crazy golf. Plans for the temporary three-year attraction
CLOSE family members of tragic Katarzyna Ryba have travelled to Bournemouth from their native Poland to learn more about her death. They were in Court for the first appearance of the man accused of murdering the 26-year-old waitress.
SOUTHERN Junior League champions Ferndown Otters came face to face with reality when they took on the champions of five other leagues in the national semi-final at Grays, Essex. Some of their opponents have more 12-and-under swimmers to pick from than
DEREK Old has left his post as centre of excellence manager at AFC Bournemouth after eight years with the club. Old, together with head of youth Joe Roach, has been responsible for unearthing some of Cherries’ most prized assets. Since
Cherries star Marvin Bartley has laughed off suggestions he could become the John Terry of Dean Court – despite stating a strong case for the defence. Bartley turned in an assured display after lining up as an emergency centre-back during Cherries
PAUL Roberts and James Bates both netted twice as Poppies eased into the third round of the Hampshire Senior Cup with a convincing 4-0 win over Hayling United at Victoria Park. Roberts started the ball rolling with a 25th-minute opener before
MARTIN Lawrence bagged a dramatic extra-time winner as Wessex League Christchurch pulled off a Hampshire Senior Cup second round giant-killing over Eastleigh. Substitute Lawrence struck a minute into the second period of extra-time to earn Priory a 2
SUPERSUB Charlie Knight came off the bench to fire Bashley to a 3-2 victory over Brackley – their first away league win of the season – and up to second place in the Southern League Premier Division table. Knight lashed home what turned
STAND-IN skipper Liam Green led Wimborne to another famous league victory over their fierce Dorset rivals before admitting Poole were still the team to beat for the title. The Magpies put the cat among the pigeons by chalking up a 3-0 win over the Sydenhams
INJURED Magnus Zetterstrom is rated only 50-50 to make his Pirates comeback at Ipswich tonight. Zorro has revealed that he is suffering a haematoma in the left hip. It developed following a break in the wall of a blood vessel sustained after a series
CHRISTCHURCH and New Milton Seagulls came within three goals of a tournament victory at Basingstoke as they continued their rapid rise through the ranks of water polo. Seagulls’ under-15 Academy squad thumped Andover 10-0 and Worcester 13-1 in their
