A NAKED activist with a penchant for biking in the buff surprised beach-goers when he brought his hobby to the promenade. Richard Collins, 53, known as ‘The Cambridge Nude Cyclist’, took advantage of the warm weather on Wednesday, riding au
DEVELOPERS have been fined after chopping down a protected tree to “maximise profits” at a multi-million pound development in Poole’s swanky Canford Cliffs. The tree was illegally felled by Poole Property Ltd at 138 Canford Cliffs Road.
TRAFFIC is building up in Christchurch after a pedestrian was in collision with a car on Saturday morning. Police said the accident took place at the roundabout at the junction of High Street and Church Street, by the Old George Inn pub.
PUT on an open-air production and you can almost guarantee that it will rain. Sure enough, after weeks of endless sunshine, Friday evening found me huddled under an umbrella in a school field watching Romeo and Juliet kill themselves...again. It could
NORMANDY nestles within a dazzling abundance of flora and fauna, its backdrop beautiful blue and jade seas. The region’s dappled light inspired so many great Impressionist artists to capture the lush colours, and provided the theme for my visit
CONFUSION reigns on Bournemouth council after it appeared the Conservative Party was refusing to recognise the Tory councillor taking up the post of acting leader. In accordance with the council’s constitution, deputy leader John Beesley became
Jack and Melissa McGuane’s adopted daughter, Angelina, is nine months old. When Jack receives an urgent voicemail message, it is the dreaded phrase every parent of an adopted child never wants to hear: “We want her back.” Turns out the biological
IT’S the last place on earth you’d expect to be connected with a Russian spy ring. But the tiny picturesque village of Stuckton on the edge of the New Forest became the focus of much media attention on Friday as it was revealed to be the home
IT may be a shock to Bournemouth’s Alex Chapman that his ex- wife, is allegedly a Russian spy. But those with long memories in this neck of the woods probably won’t be unsurprised, because Anna Chapman is just the latest in a long line of folk with links
BOUNCING over the infamous Belgian cobbles on Wednesday really brought the reality of it home to Bournemouth professional bike rider Danny Lloyd – he is actually going to compete in the world’s greatest bike race, the Tour de France. “It
THE Serious Organised Crime Agency-led investigation began in September 2007 after officers identified links between the supply of drugs to the Swansea Valley area of South Wales and England’s South Coast. With the help of Dorset police and the South
FOUR Bournemouth-based drug traffickers have been jailed for a total of 42 years for their part in a £125 million cocaine-supplying ring spanning three counties. Craig Blake, 38, from Huntly Road, Gareth Davies, 36, from St Luke’s Road and
FOUR years ago I wrote in this column that we would not win the World Cup. I said we wouldn’t win the next one, which we’ve just crashed out of, nor the one after that. You won’t be surprised to learn that I’ve revised my view. We won
A MAJOR classical music festival – with tickets costing up to £795 – is to take place on a Dorset country estate. The Seranata Festival, set for 30 acres on Purbeck’s Smedmore Estate, overlooking stunning Kimmeridge Bay, will cater for 3,000
SOME people are born to make a difference. Because of Tony Nott people, have not been murdered, women have not been raped, and children have been protected from abuse. When those terrible crimes have occurred he has led the teams which have arrested
THE Salvation Army is famous for its “knack” of managing to be just where help is needed. A team from Winton have heard they are much needed in Ukraine and so will leave on July 17 to work alongside fellow Salvationists there. David
DORSET head teachers have enjoyed a two-day stay at a luxury Christchurch hotel paid for out of their school budgets. Secondary school head teachers from across Dorset attended the conference at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel in Mudeford near
The death of Sir John Ward (Daily Echo, June 30) marks the passing of a very distinguished parliamentarian, who gave exceptional service to the people of Poole from 1979-1997. He was a role model to everyone who seeks to enter politics or to serve
IS it fair to lay all the blame for England’s failure in the World Cup at the feet of the England squad? After all, for decades now, schools have eschewed competitive sports, boys have been encouraged to take up passive rather than robust pastimes, young
Iain Duncan Smith’s proposals to encourage the long-term unemployed to move to areas where there are better job opportunities has been greeted with a mixed response. But it does shine a spotlight on a major problem for many social housing tenants –
I WAS trying not to look conspicuous, saunter- ing down the street, collar up, heading for the ordinary-looking brick house I called the Circus. The curtain twitched of the house next door and I knew I’d been rumbled. The woman with the glasses I only
I HAD been warned what to expect. If it wasn’t the migraine-inducing outfits, the ‘Utterly brilliant’ catchphrase, the annoyance factor (Page 3 girl Nicola McLean described him as ‘The most annoying man I ever met’) then it would be: The Hammer. Not
I had a real treat last Wednesday, I took a day off work to go and photograph a garden which opens for the National Garden Scheme. White Barn in Ringwood is owned by Marilyn and Barrie Knight and is an absolutely beautiful garden. They very
Your recent article Red card blow to dementia care site (Daily Echo, June 25) concerning the provision of care of the elderly in Poole generally, and for dementia sufferers especially, was a timely one. Our own experience at Care South is that, while
I write to criticise your editorial on the subject of school sports (Opinion, June 29). I’m afraid that the history of this subject is not one which gives me any pleasure at the idea of its resurgence. The educational writer and former Head of Westminster
Motor insurance companies are run by hard-headed people who quote premiums based on the risk that is presented to them by a car driver who proposes for insurance. They know better than anyone who will cost them money. They are not influenced by slightly
BOURNEMOUTH Borough Council is currently looking at the future of the town. The Bournemouth Plan is part of the local development framework that will eventually replace the existing local plan. The consultation on the preferred options stage of this
CHERRIES star Danny Hollands is desperate to make it third time lucky as he bids to avoid the curse of his personal pre-season jinx. The midfielder has endured frustrating warm-up campaigns for the past two years with injury ruling him out of Cherries
SKIPPER Tom Hicks believes victory over Cheshire would keep alive his Dorset side’s dream of lifting the Minor Counties Championship Western Division title. Hicks returns to the helm at Dean Park tomorrow (11am) after missing the draw against Shropshire
EDDIE Howe looked on as his troops were put through their paces and then said there would be no let up during a tough pre-season campaign. Howe’s squad undertook the VO2 max test under the eye of senior lecturer in sport and exercise science
