FOUR London Irish rugby stars took time out of their busy schedules to take part in a record-breaking grass roots training session with young Swanage and Wareham players. The Guinness Premiership stars, including Bournemouth born Ben Stevenson
CRAFTY children in Highcliffe created spooky sights with play rangers in preparation for Halloween. Sessions run by Christchurch play rangers over half-term have seen youngsters building dens, taking part in sessions with the NEOS play machine and as
CHRISTCHURCH councillors have stressed they have not made a final decision on closing a community centre as they agree to go out to consultation on its future. Members of the community services committee unanimously agreed to consult with local
THE New Forest National Park Authority is taking part in a national project to encourage people from minority ethnic groups to enjoy and learn about the New Forest. The Mosaic Project, funded by Natural England, trains people from ethnic minorities to
VILLAGERS are protesting about plans to install a wind turbine on a school playing field in Sopley. The plans, submitted by Hampshire County Council, propose to put the 60 kilowatt per hour, 15m high turbine on the playing field at Sopley Primary
HOW old is too old to trick-or-treat? I say that if you’re old enough to shave, you’re too old. Old enough to drive? Too old. Taller than I am? Too old. Most of us have some inner clock that tells us when it’s time to stop parading around the streets
RESIDENTS in Avon Road West in Christchurch will not be able to retain their cast iron lamp columns due to an agreement between Christchurch and Dorset councils. Forty people signed a petition, requesting the traditional lamposts in their road were not
CASES of the hospital-acquired infection MRSA have fallen by 90 per cent in Bournemouth and Poole over the last two years – but a new campaign has been launched to remind visitors of the importance of keeping their hands clean. Life-size
A BOURNEMOUTH nightclub has dropped a 79p Friday night drinks promotion after concerns it could encourage speed drinking. Bournemouth’s Waterfront club Coyote Ugly was suspended from Town Watch after members agreed that the promotion was “irresponsible
A BIG wheel and a viewing tower were both briefly considered as ways of improving Bournemouth Pier, the Daily Echo can reveal. Both suggestions – made informally to Bournemouth council by pier operators Openwide – were rejected because they
BROADSTONE'S Luke Gray clinched a thrilling victory at Chantry Park, Ipswich in the third round of the National Trophy Cyclo Cross Series. The venue has recently been awarded the 2012 European Cyclo Cross Championships, a race Gray could well take part
BOURNEMOUTH volleyball player Zara Dampney has vowed to make every second count in her bid to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics. Dampney – from Hurn – has suffered mixed fortunes this year despite making her World Championship debut in Norway in
LEE James’s chances of winning back his European Tour privileges look slim after a second-round 76 in the Grand Final in Italy today. James is on seven-over-par and six shots off the top-10 pace in Puglia with two rounds left. The Broadstone player
YOUNG boxing star Iain Weaver has returned from injury to brush aside two top American featherweights with polished displays. The Ferndown-based southpaw, one of England’s top amateurs, sustained tendon damage to a wrist during a tournament in Finland
AFTER cancelling his show at the O2 Academy Bournemouth earlier this week having collapsed on stage in Swindon last Saturday, former Smiths singer Morrissey will not be rescheduling the concert. A statement issued by the management this
POOLE'S Town Hall is back on line following a major failure of their communication systems today (October 29). The phone, internet and email connections at the Civic Centre crashed early this morning, leaving the council cut off until around
A SINGER hoping to win next year's X Factor says she can't do it without the help of talented people from Blandford. Jade Moore, 29, is holding open auditions on November 14 and 15 in a bid to recruit a group of singers to win one of the biggest
I HATE horror films. My boyfriend, a slasher-flick fan, often despairs at my tendency to veto his choices as we disagree over what to rent or watch at the cinema. I become a complete coward when I watch them. I think it all stems from
DEFIANT postal workers have staged another day of strike action in an ongoing dispute with Royal Mail bosses over job security. Members of the Bournemouth and Dorset branch of the Communication Workers Union picketed the giant sorting office
AMERICAN pop-punk-crunk-rap celebration Party in Your Pants Tour rolled into the O2 Academy for the penultimate leg of its 11-date UK stint on Wednesday night, presenting an evening of revelry that was all about the fans. Elvis Costello-sounding
CHERRIES fans are being urged to help some of the club’s older generation attend Saturday’s League Two clash against Rochdale at Dean Court. The scheme, called Veterans Day, is the brainchild of supporter Eric Buggy. He is calling on
A HAMPSHIRE jewellery collection certainly has the X Factor. Members of JLS loved the dogtags they wore as part of the TV phenomenon last year so much, they decided to have their own collection made. Since then, Aston, JB, Ortise and Marvin have been
THE Noisettes continue to ride the wave of success set in motion by their Don’t Upset the Rhythm hit earlier this year by announcing a full UK tour which takes in the O2 Academy Bournemouth on February 24 next year. Tickets go on sale from usual outlets
AFTER a series of incendiary shows in the last few months, including headlining the Radio 1/NME Stage at Reading and Leeds and a Q Awards show at the Forum, Lostprophets have announced a UK tour for next year which takes in Southampton Guildhall
IT must take immense restraint not to show annoyance when hundreds of people shout for you to play the theme tune to a children’s TV show throughout a set where you have mesmerised them with awesome guitar skills and beautiful songs. Yet
WILLIAM Nicholson’s play is based on the real-life relationship between author and academic CS Lewis and the American poet Joy Gresham, and it is a powerful, thought-provoking piece that can, and probably should, leave its audience feeling almost
The terrifying story of Ashleigh Hall is certain to have sent a shiver down the spine of every parent with a computer. Here one parent, the father of a 16-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy, shares his concerns. “I gave in years ago and
TWO events yesterday served to illustrate once again how collectively we let down those who put their lives on the line – or indeed sacrifice them, in the service of Queen and country. One of the most damning reports into a military incident
A HEAD teacher charged with assault on the word of three children – one of whom had smoked cannabis that day – has been cleared. Eve Ritchie-Fallon has been suspended for a year since she being accused of slapping a teenage boy in the face when he refused
LITTLE fighter Eva Wilcock, who has two heart conditions, is helping lead the charge to buy life-saving equipment for Poole Hospital. The four-year-old heart patient and her family from Hamworthy are backing the British Heart Foundation Hearts
DOUBTLESS you have found yourself complaining about the price of a pint in Bournemouth or Poole on a Saturday night. I imagine you were paying well over £3, which – you’re right – is a little excessive. Now, how would you feel if you
I am writing to vent my dismay at the service being provided by the Royal Mail. A parcel was sent to us over a month ago from Colchester and was returned to the sender because we “failed to collect it from the sorting office”. We had not received
In response to the letter Turning a deaf ear to noise agony (Have Your Say, October 26), Environ-mental Health is able to investigate complaints about noise nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We treat all complaints received by
WHEN, on November 11, the fallen of two world wars are remembered, it is well to recall that they died fighting for a homeland steeped in an age-old, Anglo-Saxon culture. During the BBC programme Question Time, on October 22, however, the panellists
DAD at 13, Mum at 14 (Daily Echo October 24), is it any wonder when those at the top think they can reduce pregnancies by teaching them about contraception in schools? All they are doing in fact is teaching them what to do and how to do it, and when
Reading the letter from John Langford (Have your say, October 26) I cannot understand his logic in denigrating the provision of cycle lanes along the Sandbanks peninsular. He obviously does not walk along the footpath otherwise he would realise what
READING the letters regarding the Question Time programme with Nick Griffin in the hot seat, I was personally appalled at the way each individual on that panel conducted themselves – in particular the question-master. The whole programme was a fiasco
I AM writing to thank the staff in Marks and Spencer’s food hall, Poole, for their help when my husband was taken ill on Saturday October 24. We would like to thank Kelly and Christian for everything and not forgetting our kind taxi driver. Thank
THE Ministry of Defence and RAF were so busy trying to save money they did not pay enough attention to safety, a report into the Nimrod spy plane disaster has found. Fourteen servicemen, including Christchurch airman Flt Lt Leigh Mitchelmore
“IT’S probably coming from your air conditioning unit,” said my brother-in-law. “I’m sure the car’s perfectly safe to drive.” But I wasn’t so certain as I stared, with dismay, at the stream of water that had suddenly appeared underneath the car. Four
THE good ship Pinafore weighs anchor in Poole this week, and with Alan Spencer once again at the helm it’s a very tight ship indeed. Although a few regular faces appear to be on shore leave, they have been replaced by a number of new ones to swell the
PUTTING aside any notion of wish-washy romanticism, Renaud Capucon revealed a highly passionate affection for Bruch’s evergreen Violin Concerto No 1. From the outset this was marked as a deeply committed performance, lavishly supported by the BSO under
DETECTIVES investigating the alleged rape of a woman at a Purewell pub are appealing for three men who were drinking there on Monday night to come forward. The victim, a 19-year-old woman from Christchurch, has been interviewed by specially
A man has died after running away from hospital. Police were called after the 22-year-old left a local hospital on Wednesday afternoon. He was detained in Alum Chine under the Mental Health Act some forty minutes later and then taken
A NOTORIOUS child killer from Poole is living in an old people’s home with residents unaware of his sinister past, it has been revealed. Albert Goozee, now 86, was sentenced to death for the murder of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found along with
THE dangers faced by children using social networking sites will be highlighted at a Bournemouth safety centre within days. Just days after teenager Ashleigh Hall was allegedly killed by a predator she met on Facebook, Streetwise has announced
CHERRIES chairman Eddie Mitchell says a bumper Halloween attendance could help the club finally rid itself of the dreaded tax man. Mitchell insists the extra income from a 6,000-plus crowd for the visit of Rochdale on Saturday would go a
JERRAN Hart scorched to an immaculate 18-point maximum in front of a bumper Wimborne Road crowd as Buccaneers put one hand on the National League title silverware last night. But it was Bournemouth Castle Cover reserve Aaron Baseby who also stepped up
LOCAL MPs are contemplating selling their second homes and making their wives redundant under proposals to reform the expenses system. It’s widely expected that the committee tasked with restoring Parliament’s reputation will advise that MPs
INJURED Buccaneer Mark Baseby will leave it as late as possible before deciding if he will go against doctors’ advice and ride at Plymouth tomorrow. Bournemouth Castle Cover’s rider was forced to pull out midway through their 62-34 home triumph over
