A BOURNEMOUTH man nicknamed ‘the white Indian’, due to his work championing the rights of Native American and Canadian Indians, has died. John Morley, who lived among the Iroquois tribe in Canada for 17 years, was adopted as a Mohawk Iroquois
In hindsight, it is very easy to spot all the signs of diabetes, being thirsty, urinating more, being more tired than usual, but when you are not considering it, these symptoms are missed. It is a horrible feeling being parents of diagnosed
A DISABLED woman had a lucky escape after a runaway tractor crashed into her mobility scooter at the Dorset County Show. Amputee Ann Topp, 73, was sent crashing into a stall in the dramatic accident. The tractor, part of a static display
It occurred to me, as I sat here making a little aide memoir of dishes I wanted to talk about, that very nearly the whole list has been provided by one food blogger or another. I’m not sure that it’s anything to brag about, but it does represent
A STUNT horserider broke the world record for launching himself on and off a galloping horse in 30 seconds. As previously reported in the Echo, rider Niall Jacob, 28, mounted and dismounted his striding steed a whopping eight times – taking
THESE new trucks will be ready to spread six tonnes of salt on the roads of Bournemouth during a single run if another harsh winter hits the town. Bournemouth Borough Council has spent £120,000 buying three new gritters after having to contend
I HAVE written about cycle lanes in the past, but I feel that it's a subject worth revisiting as it does tend to provoke a lot of debate. I have spent the last few weeks riding some different cycle lanes around the local area that I wouldn't normally
LOCAL income tax payers have been advised not to panic if they find themselves among the millions told their pay as you earn deductions were wrongly calculated last year. Letters are being sent out between now and Christmas to 5.7 million people
HAVING interviewed a number of beekeepers locally, I’ve been aware of the plight of bees for some years. My work has taken me to various apiaries and at each one I’ve heard the same story – our bees are dying out. However, a BBC Panorama programme
THE 2010 Great Dorset Steam Fair has been hailed as a huge success. The event at Tarrant Hinton, near Blandford, came to a conclusion on Sunday after five days of visitors flocking to the 600-acre showground. It was the first show since founder Michael
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Purbeck farm to tackle a blaze involving 400 bales of hay and a stack of tyres. The fire, at East Morden, near Wareham, took hold around 5am, Monday. Four fire engines attended the scene. The cause of the fire
Thousands of baked bean tins and Pot Noodles will soon be disappearing from supermarket shelves as the university years begin for a new set of students. Among the belongings crammed into parents’ cars will doubtless be the obligatory new saucepan
VISITORS to Poole’s Lighthouse are being invited to let their minds wander to what they would take with them to a desert island. Based on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, For the Record is a new play written especially for New Forest-based Forest Forge
A BOURNEMOUTH rowing club established in 1865 is set to lose its prime seafront site to allow for the expansion of the neighbouring Oceanarium. Westover Rowing Club has been based on the seafront for 145 years, paying an annual rent of just
Renewable energy is forecast to be a profitable industry, says The Wessex Group of companies in Shaftesbury, which has put its money where its mouth is by establishing Wessex Renewable Energy. It has recruited Thomas Mortimer as sustainability
A GREYHOUND survived after plunging 60 feet over a Dorset cliff on Saturday afternoon. The Swanage coastguard rescue team and RNLI inshore and all-weather lifeboats were scrambled after the horrified owner reported the animal going over
Bournemouth Airport and airline Palmair have received a boost from one of the UK’s most outspoken columnists. Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson wrote in his page in The Sun on Saturday that he had initially been “disappointed” to find that
HOW’S this for size? Two-year-old Benjamin Aplin Webb tries to lift this giant pumpkin grown in Dorset. The pumpkin, which weighs in at 548.8kg – more than 86 stones – was grown by Frank Baggs and his son Mark, both from Wareham. Two-year-old
BURIAL space in Poole could run out in months and the cash-strapped council can’t afford a new cemetery. There are just 50 plots remaining at Parkstone and Broadstone cemeteries – the only council cemeteries currently in use for earth burials
Opening the front door of his Bear Cross bungalow is slightly more laborious than it usually is for Bev. “Oooo, I’m feeling a bit achy today,” says the silver haired racer, as he welcomes me into his home. That’s because Bev spent the
IT’S all over. Hopes for an Indian summer have been dashed by a Bournemouth-based weather expert who is predicting changeable conditions for the rest of this month. It was a mixed weather bag for sun-seekers who flocked to the South Coast at
“I DON'T mind dying,” someone famous once said. “I just don’t want to be there at the time.” The subject of death always a sensitive one but there comes a point when you can’t avoid talking about it. And in Poole, because they are running out of burial
Those of us over 55 will remember the promise made at school careers meetings that retirement would be an Eldorado-like pot of gold at the end of a working life rainbow, where the government would equal our final paypacket by giving us back the money
Following another well-attended open meeting at Herston Hall on September 1, I would like to update readers on progress so far in the Save Herston Fields Campaign. Purbeck District Council’s proposals to build 100 houses, a health centre and
It’s all too often that depressing news is printed in papers, especially when it comes to council issues. Recently, I have become a carer for a very elderly resident of Bournemouth. Last week he had his household bin stolen from outside his property
We currently have one full-time dog warden who provides an excellent service, Monday to Friday and as part of their role takes in strays during the week (Have Your Say, September 2). As for providing cover out of normal office hours, we currently have
A MAN whose travels with his cat have gathered a cult following says he and his pet were subjected to a horrifying attack in Bournemouth. Tim Wheeler, from Reading, and his travelling companion Mr Pinky, have chronicled their extraordinary
IF the fields at Talbot Village Farm are going to be built on, wouldn’t it be a good idea to keep part of the farm nearest the heath as a farm visitor venture like Farmer Palmer’s near Bere Regis? It would be a visitor attraction and also would protect
Would it not make sense to allow us to put savings into building societies tax free? That would then give the societies more to lend out as mortgages. More properties bought and sold does in itself create a higher turn over in fees, VAT, and so on
CAPTAIN Jason Pearce admits it is no surprise to see Eddie Howe linked with managerial vacancies – but he is hoping Cherries keep hold of their prized asset. Howe watched his side secure an impressive 2-2 draw at Huddersfield on Saturday
ALTHOUGH honours were even at the Galpharm Stadium, Marc Pugh was keen to claim the bragging rights in his personal War of the Roses. The likeable Lancastrian popped up with a deserved equaliser to ensure Cherries would depart this West
SEAN Walbridge is backing his spin kings to wreak havoc on a dry Dean Park wicket after Dorset made a solid start in their pursuit of Minor Counties Championship glory. The hosts were indebted to an unbeaten knock of 80 from Glyn Treagus, the experienced
BJARNE Pedersen admitted Coventry duo Krzysztof Kasprzak and Chris Harris were “on fire” after they beat Pirates in the Elite League Pairs final at Ipswich. KK and Bomber were in a class of their own as they reeled off five straight maximum 7-2 heat
A MASS of teddy bears is expected to mark the funeral of schoolboy Christopher Hall this week. Little Chris, as he was known, was found dead alongside his dad, also named Chris, at their Parkstone home last month. The family has requested
BOSS Eddie Howe admitted to having mixed feelings following Cherries’ 2-2 draw at Huddersfield on Saturday. Howe praised his players for their character and powers of recovery after they came from behind to claim a share of the spoils at the Galpharm
I AM very pleased that the Air Festival was a success despite the weather. We had a superb view from the pub at the top of the Imax building. We have visited Bournemouth regularly for 20 years on South Coast trips but are sorry to say that the town is
Is it true that the male students at the new Bourne Academy face exclusion if they refuse to wear the bright pink tie which is part of the uniform? Won’t they be ridiculed or bullied? Mr A J Pritchett, Horsham Avenue, Bournemouth
