PROMPT action yesterday from 25 fire fighters prevented the loss of a second historic pub in Wimborne. Less than a year after fire engulfed the 17th century Albion Inn on the Minster town’s High Street, fire took hold in a sister pub to the gutted alehouse
TWO powerboat enthusiasts are set to make waves for the Daily Echo-backed Sparkle appeal for a centre helping children with special needs. Andrew Bell and Paul Glatzel are taking on the “challenge of a lifetime” in a bid to help the Victoria
CHERRIES' star striker Brett Pitman has scooped the Daily Echo/Micky Cave supporters' player-of-the-season award. The homegrown frontman received 38 per cent of a record number of votes, overcoming competition from goalkeeper Shwan Jalal (32%
A CHURCH service to celebrate the life of a Palmair stewardess who died when her car crashed into the back of a lorry on the A338 Spur Road is to be held in Ringwood next Friday. Chloe Garlick was on her way to Bournemouth International
ANGLERS heading afloat from Poole continue to sample the lion’s share of the action, with a string of specimens recorded including a 29-0 ling bagged by Kelvin Hindmarch. The ling was just one of an impressive list of fish caught over the past few days
We have invited first-time voter, a 20-year-old student, to share her view on the main parties General Elections campaigns. These are solely the views of the blogger and not the Daily Echo. ELECTION fever is at a peak with less then
Nick Baines is the the first of our castaways to choose the ten foods they couldn't live without. No idea what I'm talking about? Click here Nick says: Fresh tomatoes - preferably plum tomatoes. They are the one thing I can't
ONE woman is found dead in her flat, a piece of X-ray negative in her hand. As Thorne detects, more of her past is revealed. Her own mother had been murdered by one Raymond Garvey, himself a vile killer. So off we head down a gloomy track
Do carrots really help your eyesight? Should you wait an hour after eating before swimming? It’s no wonder many people struggle to see through the mass of confusing old wives’ tales and myths out there. Even though there is no scientific
WITTY tale, told by Fay’s fictitious sister Frances but resonating with her own voice, set in 2013. Britain is enduring grim times after spiralling into decline following the credit crunch. Although frequently meandering into the past, the sci-fi
A CHIPPY and a Chinese, under one roof? To the purist in me this didn’t seem right and I very nearly turned on my heels as I approached, my mind conjuring up images of chow mein in the chips and chop suey on the cod. Yet when you think about it
DIRECTOR Jon Favreau’s first encounter with the Marvel Comics superhero was one of the most exhilarating diversions of the 2008 summer blockbuster season. The film’s heady conflation of dazzling special effects, playful performances and sizzling screen
MORE than 20 firefighters were needed to tame a blaze at a popular Wimborne pub on Friday morning. The fire is believed to have broken out in the ladies toilet at The Olive Branch on West Borough at around 10.40am. Fire crews used ladders
Spring’s shown its face at last, which means it’s the key season to rewrite your budget. April was the big price-change month for the NHS, local authorities, utility firms and more. The current raft of movements is a bit perverse. Normally we see
Smoked ham and asparagus tart 500g shortcrust pastry (buy it or make it, your choice) 6 large, free-range eggs 300ml double cream 100g grated Parmesan Salt and crushed black pepper 2 bundles of British asparagus 150g smoked ham Preheat the
WHEN best-selling writer Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John) was penning The Last Song, his 15th novel and also his first film screenplay, he apparently had Miley Cyrus in mind. It’s a back-handed compliment. The lead protagonist
The English National is a company that rarely disappoints, and this production of Cinderella keeps up the reputation. Fantastic sets and glorious costumes ensure its aesthetic prowess, and some utterly fantastic choreography from Michael Corder - so
A YOUNG woman faces a terrifying ordeal in J Blakeson’s accomplished feature directorial debut. The Disappearance of Alice Creed is an edge-of-seat thriller that by its simple design – three characters trapped predominantly in one location
A 37 year old man from Poole has become one of the first patients in the world to receive a revolutionary new pacemaker at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Medtronic, a medical technology company, has developed the first pacemaker that is fully
I’d like to welcome Marjo to the team, I’m sure she will be a great asset to us with her characteristic enthusiasm and energy. I’d also like to congratulate Carole on her fantastic achievement of completing the Virgin London Marathon. It appears that
‘I was at school in Bryanston for three years and my friends and I would sneak off from lessons and spend afternoons down the beach. I absolutely loved it down there on the south coast and I’m very much looking forward to going back.” Introducing
As we enter Peru we understand the importance of a ninety day visa. We intend to be in the country for quite a while - our voluntary work at Project Peru will last at least one month in itself. But first we have to reach Lima, with the prospect of a
THE financial meltdown in Greece was likened yesterday to an Ebola virus spreading across Europe. Greek bonds have been designated as junk, the euro is plummeting and other weak eurozone economies, like Spain and Portugal, look increasingly
SCHOOL playing fields could be used as camping and caravanning sites in a bid to boost Bournemouth council’s coffers. The money-making idea is one of several put forward by consultants, who claim a similar scheme in East Riding makes £2 million
A mum has paid heartfelt thanks to the carers who looked after her disabled son while the rest of the family were stranded in Spain. Emma Chisholm, 32, husband Lee and their children Ben, 12, and three-year-old Molly were on week-long a family holiday
Poole is and will always be a beautiful place as it is protected by its Core Strategy, the principal planning document for 2006-2026. Rather than 5-6,000 new housing units for the power station site, as alleged by Mr Skye (Have Your Say, April 26),
I recently attended a public meeting with councillors from the Creekmoor , Canford Heath and Waterloo areas. The meeting was at Hillbourne School – ironic as this is the school that has recently seen £8 million in funds snatched from its priority
What is it with the mobile phone that: a) it has to be answered immediately, b) people go into a state of panic when theirs goes off, c) they don’t know which pocket it’s in and pat themselves down as if they’re on fire, and d) they start mindlessly walking
THERE are an estimated two million stalking victims in the UK. Surprised? Don’t be. In the warped world of the stalker, nothing is as you’d expect. Stalkers can be of any background or nationality, from the jobless loner to the posh
SOME 25,000 people are expected to flood in to Blandford on the May bank holiday for the town’s 18th Georgian Fayre. After a year’s absence, organisers are hoping that this year’s street festival will be another huge success, with a French
I own a property near to the Magna Road Car Boot Sale (Have Your Say, April 28). I enjoy “bargain hunting” at a boot sale and in my opinion Magna Road Car Boot Sale is very well run and provides a much-needed venue for the genuine car boot sellers to
A nursing chief at the RCN conference in Bournemouth suggested giving heroin addicts free heroin. Halleluia! Someone is showing a glimmer of sense and hope. Matthew Elliot, of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, objects, saying: “There is no reason why taxpayers
A club for vulnerable people with learning difficulties and mental health issues may have to shut down because of issues with funding. Meanwhile more children in Bournemouth’s pockets of deprivation may end up in care if financial issues force
FEARS of a mystery big cat roaming the Dorset countryside have resurfaced after a giant bird was killed at a farm near Winfrith. A rhea – a five-foot tall ostrich-like bird – was savaged in the night at Nutley Farm. Owner Anne Roots claims the bird
AN investigation is under way after a member of staff and a pensioner fell down the lift shaft of a Bournemouth care home. The staff member suffered a “significant injury” during the incident at the privately owned Pinehurst Rest Home in Harvey
It was “immigration, immigration, immigration” as the ghost of Gordon Brown’s campaign gaffe haunted last night’s TV debate between prime ministerial hopefuls. While neither questioner nor the three party leaders spoke specifically of Mr Brown
IT’S a seat that could be crucial to the national picture come election day. South Dorset, the only constituency held by Labour in the county, is looking like a fight between the incumbent, government minister Jim Knight, and Conservative rival Richard
EVERYTHING is coming up flowers as the recent warm weather sees spring burst into bloom. From blossoming cherry trees to bluebells, the lazy drone of bees to the swoop of swallows, after the coldest winter in 30 years spring is in the air.
MARK Loram has confirmed he wants to stage his British ‘Farewell Meeting’ at Poole next year. Loramski breathtakingly star-red for Pirates in 1999 and 2000 and is still a cult hero among the Wimborne Road faithful. Despite living in East Anglia, and
Cherries star Steve Fletcher is confident he could still cut it in League One – and is hoping boss Eddie Howe agrees. Fletcher, who turns 38 in July, is one of a number of players anxiously waiting to discover whether he will feature in
BOSS Eddie Howe is gunning for second spot and insists his Cherries stars are determined to “put on a show” for their adoring public. Dean Court will be packed to the rafters to welcome the club’s promotion winners when they host Port Vale
PROLIFIC Brett Pitman will be hoping to rewrite the Dean Court record books and help Cherries put the finishing touches to a memorable promotion campaign. The free-scoring Channel Islander, who is in line to make his 100th league start against
THE devastated sons of a woman killed in a road accident in Bournemouth has paid tribute to their “strong and feisty” mother. Steve, Mark and Gary Ellson, who runs Bournemouth helicopters, said their mum was “incredibly loving and totally devoted
ART Rosemarie Jones, Shairose Jetha, Graham Towler: Light & Shade – Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth (until May 16) Turning the Tide on Turner – Southampton City Art Gallery (until May 7) Drawn By Lowry – Southampton City
