BOURNEMOUTH hoteliers are opposing plans for a new town centre hotel, claiming the area does not need extra accommodation. The plans to replace the Punshon Church opposite the BIC with a 110-bedroom hotel and nine residential flats have sparked
THE father of a Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan has described the run of deaths in the elite unit as “like losing family members”. Peter Thornton’s son John died serving with 40 Commando in 2008. The same unit has lost five men in one month
The Nuffield Health Bournemouth Team V Bournemouth Hospital Consultants Team. Took place at Fitness First Stadium, Dean Court, Bournemouth on 25th May 2010. Following a keenly fought match The Bournemouth Hospital Consultants ran out
BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans in Bournemouth can look forward to a double celebration this weekend. Not only does the grand final of the 2010 show take place on Saturday night. But, even more importantly for some, last year’s winners Diversity
The Bank Holiday weekend rocked ’n’ rolled its way into Kyps on Saturday night with From the Jam and One Man Destruction Show both entertaining the crowd in their own impressive ways. One Man Destruction Show was just that – a one man rock and
Fabio Capello has dropped a strong hint that David James will be England's goalkeeper for the start of the World Cup by handing him the number one shirt in South Africa.James was back in Capello's first eleven for the first time in 13 months for Sunday's
SOUTH Central Ambulance Service has apologised for taking 39 minutes to get to a woman who was seriously injured in a horse-riding accident in the New Forest. Sheila Gold, 55, from Tiptoe suffered what turned out to be a double skull fracture when she
MEMBERSHIP at Dudsbury’s championship golf course has doubled over the past four years. Why? Well, the new irrigation system means the fairways and greens are lush and true. There’s a new covered driving range, opened by none other than
IN a nod to English Wine Week, we’ve picked out our favourite white wines (plus an award-winner that we couldn’t get our hands on) from across the country… including a couple of local drops from the Purbeck Vineyard and Setley Ridge. Kimmeridge
YOU may not feel much like it but it's National Barbecue Week this week. But there’s more to a BBQ than perfectly cooked bangers and big juicy burgers… Try these delicious avocado recipes from Summer Avocados next time you fire up the barbie. Smoked
LAP dancing clubs are not the first places to spring to mind when you imagine a retired couple on a night out. But Bournemouth councillors Rod and Elaine Cooper were determined that research into their new book would be as accurate as possible
CYCLISTS taking a “dangerous” short cut through a shopping precinct face a police crackdown. Officers have pledged to carry out a series of “mini operations” in Boscombe to clamp down on the problem. Members of the police Safer Neighbourhood Team in
I’ve been looking forward, now that I can find things in my new kitchen, to getting back to the fun part of cooking. For me, cooking fulfils two needs that I have. Firstly, the obvious need of feeding the family. Secondly, the fun aspect
CYCLISTS taking a “dangerous” short cut through a shopping precinct face a police crackdown. Officers have pledged to carry out a series of “mini operations” in Boscombe to clamp down on the problem. Members of the police Safer Neighbourhood
FAST rising folk/punk artist Frank Turner and French ska outfit Babylon Circus are the final show-stopping acts to be added to the 20th anniversary Larmer Tree Festival line-up. After touring relentlessly worldwide, Frank Turner is making a stop at the
A RIOT of colour, blood and buzzing took over Bournemouth BIC at the weekend. The second Bournemouth Ink tattoo convention attracted around 3-4,000 people. They paid £20 a day to see burlesque dancers, live music, and 106 tattoo stands
TEACHERS at Ferndown First School have hatched a plan to bring learning to life. A live web cam is monitoring nine chicken eggs in their Church Road incubator, for the world to see. So far four of the Well Summer birds have pecked their
AN Irish investment firm has acquired a “significant majority stake” in Poole-based boat builder Sunseeker International. Staff at Sunseeker’s yard on Poole Quay were called to a meeting yesterday to be told that FL Partners had invested £25m
YOU have to give them credit. Bournemouth councillors certainly get around. Hot on the heels of a group touring the town’s toilets last year, two bold 72-year-old council members have been out clubbing in town with the best of ’em. Well done. Yes, I
I was incensed to read Christine Peters’ letter (Have Your Say, June 1) regarding what she considers to be a waste of money by sending our forces to Iraq, Afghanistan and the Falkland Islands. Whilst we may not all agree with British forces being deployed
I AM a Christian, a mother of young adults and a retired teacher. The spiritual and psychological well being of young people is very important to me. I was shocked and saddened last Friday when watching ITV an advert targeting young people by the pro
Why are people interfering with sea horses in Studland Bay (Daily Echo, June 1)? The Seahorse Trust, in their own literature, claim that seahorse numbers are on the increase, and with no help from anyone their numbers have been increasing for many years
APPLAUSE for the concert dedication to the memory of the BSO’s longest serving member, violinist David Shean (who died on May 9), was reported by Mike Marsh in his review of the David Hill programme at the Lighthouse (Daily Echo, May 24). David Shean
I AM an ex Eighth Army soldier from Poole and I was very interested in the stories about Dunkirk. My regiment, The Queens Royal Regiment, was evacuated from Dunkirk. We were posted to the Eighth Army in Egypt and joined the Seventh Armoured Division
ON WEDNESDAY evening, May 26, I went to the AFC football ground to see The Bigger Picture, put on by four local primary schools, as part of the Bournemouth Bicentenary celebrations. It was very obvious that all the teachers, helpers and the children
A MAN whose car plunged into the River Frome is lucky to be alive after being rescued by heroic locals. The 57-year-old man’s hatchback shot over the side of Wareham Quay and flew into the 10ft deep river in the early hours of yesterday morning
CROWDS enjoying the sunny weather at Boscombe yesterday were amazed to see Radio2 DJ Chris Evans playing volleyball on the beach. Since replacing veteran Terry Wogan on the popular show, Chris has gone out of his way to prove himself as a worthy
I personally welcome reading that Nick King has had no problems within his party about being openly gay (Daily Echo, June 1) – it truly shows how much the Conservative Party has moved on this issue since the 1980s when it was very anti-gay, both
I am writing on behalf of the old folks who live in Wimborne House, Wimborne Road, who are having great difficulty in getting to Winton for shopping and to visit the doctor as bus 36 no longer appears to be running along this route. We have to walk
A MAN had a lucky escape after his kitchen caught fire at his flat in Salisbury Street, Blandford on Wednesday evening. A passer-by, who saw the smoke from the window, managed to rouse the occupier who was believed to be sleeping at the time
THOUSANDS of pupils across Dorset and Hampshire missed more than two weeks of school in the autumn term last year, latest figures have revealed. Government statistics just released show that 6.1 per cent of students in state run secondary schools in
SCHOOLS across Dorset and Hampshire are crying out for volunteers to be school governors. There are 50 vacancies in Poole alone and at least six primary schools in the Christchurch area do not have a full governing body. National charity School Governors
OAKMEAD College of Technology is set to become a Trust school with more control over its own finances and the way in which the school is run. Senior staff at the secondary school have joined forces with the Media School at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth
THOUSANDS of people are expected to attend a memorial service honouring two brave firefighters killed on duty. James Shears from Oakdale in Poole and his Southampton colleague Alan Bannon died tackling a blaze in a high-rise block of flats on April 6
THEIR steely determination to lead full and active lives will be on show in Canada this month when breast cancer survivors represent Great Britain at the International Dragon Boat Festival. Members of the Daily Echo backed Pink Champagne dragon
“Trust me, children like to be scared,” was the bold claim I uttered. A response to my partner’s observation that Doctor Who is too frightening for youngsters. Like a true fan boy, I reeled off a list of much-loved science fiction monsters that had terrified
LEON Madsen celebrated his dramatic rise to Grand Prix wild card status by producing his most swashbuckling Pirates performance so far in their big win over Belle Vue. On a night when Poole Castle Cover chief Matt Ford revealed Wimborne Road attendances
A heartbroken mum whose daughter was at the centre of allegations made against a Poole nursery worker has told of the devastation wreaked on her family. A storm erupted last week when it emerged that a member of staff at Down in the Woods pre-school
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell insisted Cherries had the country’s hottest managerial prospects after revealing extensions to the contracts of Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall. The highly-rated pair guided Cherries to automatic promotion out of League
CHRIS Holder revealed he will be taking one of his Poole engines to Copenhagen to use in Danish Grand Prix practice after reeling off double figures in Pirates’ hard fought 55-37 home victory over Belle Vue last night. The Australian ace
HARD-hit traders say they are losing half their business and more after emergency works closed a main Poole road. The A35 Bournemouth Road was closed between Pottery Junction and St Osmund’s Road at short notice on Saturday due to a collapsed
CONCERNED Verwood residents are marking out their battle lines over a controversial £1.9million road rebuild. At a heated meeting held last week, more than 40 neighbours tore into plans to make unmade Springfield Road and Springfield Close
FERNDOWN featherweight Iain Weaver is aiming to underline his remarkable rise through the amateur boxing ranks by bagging a rare British medal at the European Championships in Moscow. The 20-year-old Weaver has made storming progress in his first full
