ARMED with crossbows and rifles they are targeting some of Hampshire’s most popular wildlife. Deer have been left to endure a slow agonising death after being shot by the bolt of a crossbow fired from a poacher after its meat. Now police
Police in Blandford have investigated more assaults this year than any other type of offence. Statistics reveal that they have dealt with 91 reported assaults since the beginning of the year. Numbers peaked in January with 18 reported incidents, and
DON'T miss tomorrow's Daily Echo for in-depth coverage looking ahead to this weekend's derby clash between Cherries and Saints. As well as all the usual match previews, a host of former players have their say in a bumper edition. Dean
THE 1960s were a time of great change: America mourned the assassination of John F Kennedy, the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum and man took his first steps on the moon. For the 187 women machinists employed at Ford’s Dagenham assembly plant in
A “COMMUNITY focal point” will be lost if a Broadstone pub is taken over by JD Wetherspoon, fear residents. The national pub giant is thought to be in talks for The Stepping Stones, Broadstone. The pub, on Lower Blandford Road, has been
FROM the protests at its sudden closure to a celebration of the opening of its new home, Down in the Woods Pre-school has come a long way. Last November the pre-school, housed in Merley Youth Club’s aged hut at Chichester Walk recreation ground, was
A man who admitted causing death by dangerous driving has been jailed. Kyle McClung, 21, of Tan Lane, Gillingham, was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment and banned from driving for three years for causing the death of 21-year-old David Lewis
A FORMER chancellor of Bournemouth University has denied dishonestly claiming more than £24,300 in parliamentary expenses. Tory peer Lord Taylor of Warwick, 58, appeared at Southwark Crown Court, in central London, but was not required to plead from
A SPEEDING teenager who died when his high performance car crashed into a tree on the A35 Christchurch by-pass was thought to have been travelling at more than 100mph before tragedy struck. Steven Parsons suffered multiple fatal injuries after
JOHN’S found his Yoko – he saw her standing there! Well, almost. When the call went out for a Yoko Ono lookalike to join Beatles tribute band leader Martin Dimery in an attempt to remake the Bed-In for Peace staged by John and Yoko in
THE devastated family of Aidan O'Neill have paid tribute to their "fun, cheeky, affectionate" son. The 12-year-old was tragically killed riding his bike across a footbridge on his way to Poole Grammar School yesterday morning. Aidan
JESSOPS, the UK’s largest photographic retailer, is celebrating the makeover of its Bournemouth Castlepoint store by offering Echo readers a chance to win a fantastic camera package. The Bournemouth store has reopened after a facelift and now boasts
STREETS of Bournemouth, an online museum of the town’s history, has gone live to the public. The website has been two and a half years in the making and holds thousands of photos, videos, maps and sound clips. You can browse it now and
A WOMAN has been injured this morning following a two-vehicle crash on the westbound carriageway of the Wessex Way. Emergency services were scrambled at 8.40 am after a silver Renault Laguna and a yellow Fiat Bravo collided near the Frizzell
PEOPLE in East Dorset and Christchurch are to have their say on the future of where they live. At an extraordinary meeting of East Dorset District Council and Christchurch Borough Council at Bournemouth’s Village Hotel last night, councillors unanimously
Mejillones a la Marinera Mussels with tomatoes, wine, garlic, onions and coriander Serves 4 Olive oil Maldon sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste 700ml white wine 800g fresh mussels, cleaned and checked 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
THE Bishop of Winchester performed the official opening ceremony at the new academy which bears his name. The Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt spent the day in Bournemouth to celebrate academy status at the Mallard Road school. Two services
One of the largest areas of precious heathland in south-east Dorset is to be protected by a 10-year management plan. The internationally important, wild and beautiful Canford Heath reserve at Poole, is home to many exceptional species of birds
A TEENAGER reached speeds of up to 120mph before he crashed his high performance car into a tree and died, an inquest heard. Steven Parsons suffered multiple fatal injuries after losing control of his modified 1.9 litre Seat Leon Cupra on May
THE mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, is said to be the eighth richest human in the USA. And probably the eighth richest creature of any kind. (There may be a wealthy pooch languishing on a lap somewhere in California that has inherited a wodge
FIRST performed in 1945, Carousel was a massive hit, running for almost 900 performances. Critics hail it as Rogers and Hammerstein’s best work. It focuses on Billy Bigelow who is brash and consistently makes bad choices. Upon hearing
FOUR kittens are lucky to be alive after they were found in a box next to some rubbish. The animals, estimated to be between five and six weeks old, were found near dustbins behind a block of flats in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, last Sunday
“POOLE Hospital is a safe place to have your baby.” That’s the pledge from maternity chiefs as rising births outstripping recruitment are leaving too few midwives to mothers. Some 37.5 mums give birth for each midwife in Poole Maternity Unit
A 12-YEAR-OLD Poole boy died in a cycling accident on the way to school yesterday morning. Aidan O’Neill was riding across a footbridge over the Dorset Way in Poole just after 8am when he was involved in what police described as “a tragic accident
Reeny was born on the same day as Elvis and is living out her final days in a rest home. It’s the kind of scenario that gives old rockers of certain age food for thought and a few palpitations. It makes a great play though. Joyce Branagh’s drama, written
I see that in its infinite wisdom Bournemouth Borough Council has purchased three useless gritting lorries. Some years ago I was talking to a driver who was delivering gritters from the makers. He said that Bournemouth was one of the few councils
ON the same day that you reported on the bricked-up bank, an article on the financial pages of my daily paper stated the following. A chief executive at a leading high street bank, who is to retire, will be paid £1.42 million pounds, could earn a bonus
REGARDING your front page article headed bank bricked up in protest, I can only express wholehearted support for the builders who had the courage to express their views in such a way that could not be brushed off with a with a scripted call centre platitude
IF you have to earn the right to play the blues, Steve Darrington – organiser of this weekend’s Swanage Blues & Roots Festival has paid his dues in full. After contracting polio at the age of six – just three months before the vaccine was made universally
WE are more than used to our towns being awash with litter, especially at the weekends. So far, so normal. What’s slightly more irritating, especially for those who are more concerned with the fate of the natural world than the life of the
After reading two separate articles (Daily Echo, September 27) I was left feeling very angry! The first article concerned the “jobless couple” who are having to manage without landline phone, internet and TV services, plus the worry about spending money
I have a very heart-warming story. Four weeks ago my wife and I returned from a holiday in Poole, which went very well apart from two days when it rained non-stop! The edge was taken off the week, however, by the fact that I lost my mobile phone a couple
Surely I’m not alone in avoiding the bridge at Iford Lane due to numerous incidents? As a local who uses the road frequently and has witnessed numerous heated exchanges from passing drivers, I have now had enough and will do all I can to avoid this
Well done to the Daily Echo for highlighting the fact that our council is holding £18 million of our money in reserves (September 27). Surely this must be an indefensible amount when front line services are being reduced daily. In the past around
I would like to say I too feel angry about the treatment of my daughter. My daughter, who is in the medical profession, felt humiliated and dejected after applying for a business account at a bank in Bournemouth. She wants to start her own business
A BURGLAR who fell and broke his ankle as he scaled a fence to flee a crime scene has been jailed for three years. Darren Willis, a 43-year-old heroin addict, confessed to another 12 burglaries when police caught up with him in September, Bournemouth
FORMER Saints and England goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton will trip the light fantastic tomorrow night on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing. I caught up with “Shilts” during a break in his training sessions with dance partner Erin Boag. “I’ve been worked
ARTUR Mroczka will sit out two individual meetings to rest in a bid to rediscover his top form for Pirates. The young Pole misfired in the Elite League play-off final first leg at Coventry where he disappointingly scored just one point in Poole’s 51-
HISTORY repeated itself for Jimmy Glass – even if his latest goalscoring exploits failed to have quite the same impact. More than a decade after hitting the headlines across the globe, the former Cherries goalkeeper was up to his old tricks at King’
EDDIE Howe piloted Cherries to second place in League One and then admitted he had been “pleasantly surprised” by their start to the campaign. Howe’s charges kept their unbeaten home record with a 3-0 win over Exeter on Tuesday, their energetic
MIFFED Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell claims to have been banned from the boardroom and directors’ box at St Mary’s on Saturday. Mitchell says he has been told he will not be made welcome after apparently upsetting Southampton officials
POOLE Town are weighing up the possibility of switching their tantalising FA Cup showdown with neighbours Bashley to AFC Bournemouth’s Dean Court. Dolphins and Bash set up an intriguing third qualifying round tie after winning their respective replays
