TOM Dillon has vowed not to repeat a registration error that resulted in Swans being docked five league points. The Bestwall boys’ boss failed to realise Jason Chadwick had been ineligible to line up at Olney in a 35-19 defeat in September. Dillon’s
BOURNEMOUTH coach David Dunn hailed “unsung hero” Andrew ‘Eddie’ Edwards’s match-winning performance in their runaway 27-0 home success over Bridgwater & Albion. The experienced centre, set to celebrate his 29th birthday on January 21, doesn’t often
NORTH Dorset were hit by injuries to Charlie Alhuson and Matt Williamson as they lost 14-5 at unbeaten Southern Counties South leaders Salisbury. Clive Tuffin’s seventh try of the season gave North the lead, but they couldn’t hold on to their advantage
A CHARITY darts tournament will be held in memory of a popular Poole schoolboy who died in a cycling accident. Poole Grammar pupil Aidan O’Neill died last September after his bike struck a metal barrier on a footbridge near his Oakdale home. A charity
COMMUNITY leaders have voiced concerns over plans to build a new renewable energy plant at Winfrith. Local residents fear the biomass waste converter will lead to village roads becoming choked with lorries and could be a hazard for pedestrians. Verwood-based
A “RUDE awakening” lies in store if East Dorset residents miss their last chance to comment on proposals for substantial housing, campaigners are urging. More than 2,000 people have already responded to the Core Strategy, outlining potential
There is no need to tell you how I feel about you but I have to vent my anger, you have hurt me several times, many a time I have wanted to destroy you but you are too big, too powerful. I bet you are laughing right now, I am probably just a
A FORMER SAS man from Poole has been forced to give up his bid to break a record for walking across the Antarctic. Chris Foot reached the South Pole but did not have enough time to complete the return journey before the last flight out to South America
A MAN who faced death as he clung by his fingertips to a cliff-edge proposed to his girlfriend after a dramatic rescue. Oliver Meek was so overcome by emotion he got down on one knee to ask his long-term partner Claire Berliner to marry him
ARE you a fish fan? If you eat the likes of cod, tuna or salmon you will be one of the people that Channel 4’s brand new series is aimed at (I know I am). The Big Fish Fight starts tonight and sees top chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie
A FARM manager died following a freak accident that occurred while he was helping to set up an agricultural show in Dorset. Andrew David Prater, 46, of Park Farm in Gillingham, was taken to Dorset County Hospital after he sustained leg and spinal injuries
BOSS Eddie Howe today finally ended intense speculation over his future by pledging his unstinting loyalty to Cherries. Howe, who had been linked with vacancies at Crystal Palace, Charlton and Burnley, agreed to remain at Dean Court following
A VINTAGE aircraft that has played a starring role at the Bournemouth Air Show has been given a stunning new paintjob by some of the masters of the art at Hurn. Miss Deameanour has wowed the crowds with her low levels performances at the popular
PLANS to drastically cut funding to supported housing for vulnerable adults will be under scrutiny on Wednesday. The government has slashed Bournemouth’s Supporting People grant by £4.2 million to £5m. Although the council has decided
EDDIE Howe has pledged his immediate future to Cherries after another day of drama at Dean Court. The 33-year-old manager has turned down approaches from both Charlton and Crystal Palace to remain with the Dorset outfit. The
“WE are not a failing school and we will improve.” That is the rallying cry from the headmaster of a Poole school threatened with government intervention or even conversion to an academy. League tables published before Christmas found Branksome Heath
A NEW Forest A-level student has been jailed for 32 months after admitting throwing a fire extinguisher from the roof of London’s Millbank Tower during the fees riot. Edward Woollard, from Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire, handed himself into police
VIOLENT crime fell by 11.1 per cent during 2010 while sexual offences went down by 6.7 per cent in Dorset, say police. There were 3,617 fewer offences recorded by Dorset Police last year – a reduction of 7.3 per cent overall. And vehicle crime fell by
CUTS of nearly £6m to Dorset County Council’s budget for adult and community services will still be needed despite plans to pump in millions of pounds from a grant shared with the NHS. County Hall care chiefs have opened negotiations with Dorset
SCHOOL staff and parents are fighting to save their lollipop lady after civic chiefs ruled to stop funding crossing patrols in Dorset. Wool First School head teacher Lesley Craze fears pupil safety will be sacrificed, should they lose their
IF you wander past Poole’s Foundry Arms on Thursday night, you might be forgiven for thinking you’ve stepped back into wartime Britain. The unmistakable twang of the ukulele ringing out might evoke George Formby, but the instrument is enjoying a 21st
A BBC experiment aims to show people that they don’t need the ability to read music to be the next Sir Paul McCartney. The study hopes to establish whether musical skills are something which can be taught or if the skill of playing an instrument is
HIGHLY confidential faxes about people with mental health problems have been mistakenly sent to a Bournemouth business over a period of 18 months. Despite the business alerting officials to the problem, the documents have continued to arrive
DORSET Countryside Volunteers will hold an Upton Wood Conservation Day later this month. Volunteers are needed to help restore the wildlife hedge. Meet at the Pony Drive entrance, off Poole Road, Upton, at 10am on January 30.
WAREHAM’S Rex Cinema will screen the Hollywood blockbuster The American for three days this week. George Clooney stars in the film, running from 6pm tonight and 7.15pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
BOOKWORMS at Swanage’s mobile library are complaining of lengthy queues and accessibility problems. The service at the shelter site on Shore Road was introduced while the town’s main library is renovated. The six-month Dorset County
DID the earth move in West Parley on Friday afternoon? Staff from Airport Cars Limited say their building in New Road shook for between three and five seconds at 4.46pm. General manager Graham Roberts said: “My seat was moving underneath
COMEDIAN and television presenter Justin Lee Collins met Swanage and Wareham slimmers at a recent awards ceremony. The star, best known for his work on The Sunday Night Project, co-hosted the glitzy event in Birmingham alongside Slimming World founder
I HAVE just read that the waste disposal site on Nuffield Road, Poole, is to close for 18 months so a new recycling plant can be built. This will consist of a split level site where residents will drive up a ramp, park and throw their items into lower
THE Rotary Club of Wareham was out in force over the festive period and thanks to the generosity of locals raised over £3,750. We held our annual lighting up of the Rotary Tree of Light at Wareham Hospital on December 11 and, as a result of
WITH the understandable media coverage of the pending cuts which will make life impossible for those who need our support, and where the Daily Echo has already highlighted a number of families who will face extreme difficulties unless funds are
IF music be the food of love my wife would have booted me out long ago. When it comes to discrimination, I belong to a forgotten section of society that is not only disadvantaged but cruelly taunted for our affliction. We are the Unmusical. Whereas
Poole Hospital is easing restrictions on visitors from lunchtime today – but still urging people to stay away if they have flu or winter vomiting bug symptoms. The hospital, which had banned all non-essential visitors, will now allow a maximum
I AM sure when the Hamworthy Power station waterside developments eventually materialise, a road will be named after Councillor Brian Leverett, the pioneer of the Twin Sails Bridge project. Gerry Rafferty, whose song Baker Street, still lives
A PERIOD of cold weather and Poole grinds to a halt. Poole Council is a joke. It is health and safety gone mad. Roads and pavements (no grit), bus routes around Baiter (no grit), bin collections (roads iced up), pavements along the quay covered in ice
I AGREE wholeheartedly with Cllr Rey’s comments regarding local council expenditure (Letters January 8).What is strange is that despite more “advanced” technology and presumably the greater efficiency that comes with management experience and knowledge
SEVERAL of your correspondents have complained about bins that have not been collected for three weeks, but how about six weeks? We are in the Borough of Poole and our blue bin for recyclable items is supposed to be collected fortnightly on a Thursday
In reply to your article “Have your say over Westbourne parking restriction” (January 4), I would put a balancing view to that of Annette Cornish. She uses the area as a parking place for her vehicle whilst she is at work. Roadside parking
A SWELL of protest has developed against proposed new daytime parking limits in two residential roads close to the main shopping area of Westbourne in Bournemouth. The council says it has received complaints about inconsiderate parking. It believes a
TWO separate sets of Purbeck roadworks look likely to spell misery for drivers in the coming days. Dorset County Council has warned motorists to expect severe delays, from tomorrow, when Wessex Water starts three days of repair work along the A351 at
Steak with a Boozy Sauce Serves 2 2 sirloin, rib-eye, rump or centre cut steaks Salt and freshly milled black pepper 15ml/1tbsp olive oil For the Boozy Sauce: 25g/1oz unsalted butter 1 small red onion
SO, team Beckham is expecting another player. It was announced on Sunday that football star David Beckham and his fashion designer wife Victoria will welcome a new addition to their family in the summer. It means baby number four for the Beckhams who
THE sun is rising over the oasis and I have just woken up in Kate Winslett’s bed. It doesn’t get much better than this. We’re in Morocco on the edge of the great Sahara desert enjoying the eccentric delights of the inimitable Hotel Kasbah Tizimi
The New Year has started off rather wet and dreary. The positive side of this is that the freezing weather has disappeared. I was out in the garden on Sunday making the most of the window in the weather, and sowed my broad bean seeds.
TOM Killick is not surprised by AFC Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell’s dismissal of a ground share agreement with Poole Town. Posters on the Daily Echo website suggested the possibility of Dolphins using Cherries’ ground for home matches. But Mitchell
MARK Winzar is calling for “more liaison” between managers, match officials and assessors in a bid to “raise refereeing standards in the Wessex League”. New Milton’s assistant boss claims the relationship between clubs and referees is at an all time
AFTER one of the most memorable managerial spells in AFC Bournemouth’s chequered history, it was never going to be straightforward. No club can do a saga quite like the one that resides at Dean Court. From protracted takeovers to the world’s longest-running
EDDIE Howe has tasked Jayden Stockley with following the lead of youth team graduate Danny Ings. Howe gave Stockley the green light to join Dorchester Town on a month’s loan at the end of last week with the striker making an immediate impact on his debut
NIGEL Gillespie is very clear where he would be now without the help he has received from his support worker. “I’d probably be dead,” he said bluntly. “Things were that bad that I seriously considered ending it all. “I was caught up
EDDIE Howe’s future as manager of AFC Bournemouth last night remained in the balance following a day of intrigue at Dean Court. Howe was expected to give a decision on whether he would be staying put or leaving to join either Crystal Palace or Charlton
