CHERRIES’ match at Bristol Rovers is one of two Npower League One games to be called off due to waterlogged pitches. Referee Graham Salisbury called tonight’s match off at 6.10pm after inspecting the Memorial Stadium pitch. The other
SWANAGE Town and Herston manager Paul Whitton branded referee Richard Batchelor’s second-half performance “an absolute farce” as his side went down 2-1 at Blandford United. The Swans took charge after 15 minutes with a Ben Harding strike, but Kevin Murnane
WIMBORNE remained rooted to the bottom of South West One East after slumping to a 58-15 reverse against Buckingham. Despite going in to the break just two points behind the home side, Wimborne failed to score in the second half as Buckingham racked up
ALAN Manning believes his Lions charges were overwhelmed by the importance of their crucial league clash against Old Patesians. Locked at 10-10 at half-time on Saturday, Manning’s men eventually ground out a 26-13 victory against their National Three
A CAMPAIGN to save a Poole music venue threatened with closure is gathering pace. Chords, on Kingland Road, was shut suddenly last Monday by the police and council over accusations of serious crime and violence. The bar now faces a crucial licensing
DESPITE celebrating devotion fit to make Shakespeare weep, Valentine’s Day seems to encourage more self-doubt than any other holiday in the calendar. For the lovers, cue wagons of worriers searching frantically for the perfect gift: too expensive? Not
A CHINESE teapot discovered in Dorset has been sold for £108,000 by Bonhams in New Bond Street, London. The international fine art auction house refused to say in which part of the county the Imperial Chinese famille rose globular teapot and
THE applicant for a town green on a Poole open space has dismissed fears that the air ambulance would be barred from landing. David Howard, vice-chairman of Parkstone Bay Association has submitted an application for Baiter and Whitecliff to be registered
POLICE jobs in Hampshire will be cut as the force faces making savings of £20m in the next financial year with further cuts of £30m expected in the following three years. Chief Constable Alex Marshall has said frontline policing will be unaffected in
A FASHIONABLE Bournemouth bar faces an uncertain future after Dorset police applied for a review of its licence. Klute/Funki Sushi in Exeter Road has been named in a notice announcing that police applied to Bournemouth council for the review
A BROADSTONE grandad who started playing the Daily Echo’s Find the Ball competition almost 30 years ago has finally landed a top prize. Brian Woolgar, 75, said he had won a handful of small £15 prizes but never anything close to the £2,200 he has just
THERE’S nothing like a rousing speech to rally the down-hearted, set a fire raging in everyone’s belly and even bring a tear to the eye. This week The King’s Speech waltzed home with no less than seven Baftas and is now tipped for success at
GOVERNMENT education chiefs could be weeks away from backing proposals for a free secondary school in Swanage. The dream of secondary education in the town became a real possibility last year following the coalition’s Academies Bill.
A PROMISING footballer from Bournemouth has been sacked by his club after being jailed for seven months. Rico Wilson, a striker with Dorchester Town, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday on his 20th birthday to be sentenced for possessing
It’s National Nest Box Week this week (14 – 21 February 2011), a national campaign that encourages people to contribute to the UK’s biodiversity and conservation efforts by putting up nest boxes in their local area. Here in Dorset we’ve been kicking
AS they make their way to school, children in Ferndown are safely guided across one of the town’s busiest roads by a lollipop lady. But thanks to cuts at Dorset County Council, which wants to save the £200,000 it currently spends on school crossing patrols
THE dates for the start of the digital switchover in Dorset and Hampshire have been announced, signalling the biggest change to broadcasting for a generation. Switchover will see the five analogue TV channels permanently switched off and the Freeview
Tarte au citron Serves 12 For the pastry: 500g flour 250g butter 2 eggs 40g sugar Salt, one pinch For the topping: 4 lemons 4 eggs 150g butter 40g cornflour 460g sugar 100g demerara sugar Prepare the pastry by mixing all the ingredients
POLICE in Christchurch are getting tough on cyclists who take to the streets without lights on their bikes. Led by the Grange Safer Neighbourhood Team, police in Christchurch will be tackling dim-witted offenders who ride their bicycles in
THE other day there was a stand off in the kitchen. I was attempting to make a poached egg and appeared to have divided the opinions of my mum and boyfriend on how best to approach it. I hadn’t made one in quite a long time (usually
CHICKEN rustlers have struck in neighbouring Dorset villages three times in a week. The thefts, part of a growing UK trend according to a leading bird conservation group, took place in Lytchett Matravers and Lytchett Minster. Experts
IT wouldn’t exactly make an episode of Grand Designs but this cylindrical shack was welcomed as somebody’s home in the 1940s. The fuselage of an Airspeed Horsa glider – the type used by airborne troops in World War II – was converted by Mr. Arthur Bedford
A YEAR ago The Vaccines didn’t exist – today they’re one of the most exciting and talked about bands in Britain. After a whirlwind of hype, the band was named on the BBC’s Sound of 2011, brining even more media attention their way. Drummer Pete Robertson
A FORMER swimming coach, who sexually abused a trusting schoolgirl from the age of 12, has been jailed for 15 years. Salesman Maurice Lavell was found guilty of two counts of rape and eight sexual offences against a child following a trial
I THOROUGHLY agree with John Stone's letter regarding the difficulty we pensioners have in trying to make ends meet, but there are certain steps we can take to make our money go further. For instance, l have discovered that by lying in bed until gone
IT seems as if the Cameron / Clegg regime of getting the country out of recession are just bully-boy 'we will fix it at all costs' tactics. Kenneth Clarke is right. We cannot imagine the misery we will be going through when these ridiculous
THIS week saw the House of Commons discuss prisoners’ voting rights and much of the argument related to the extent to which the sovereignty of Parliament was being eroded by judgements of the European Court of Human Rights. So what does this sovereignty
KENNETH Clarke, Justice Secretary, has got to be the finest example of an oxymoron! The trouble with people like Mr Clarke is that they are divorced from the reality – cocooned in a cosy world of their own, protected from the criminal activity that
IN 2011 why are offenders discriminated against by not having the right to vote? It appals me that people that are citizens are excluded from the vote. I am an ex-offender and I work to support ‘Uservoice’ to give offenders and ex offenders a voice.
I believe in work being given to any person who can demonstrate that they have the ability and experience to fill a job without age prejudice. Currently I am one of the many aged over 60 looking for employment. My search started in October 2009 and although
IT’S interesting to note that Bournemouth Council is so desperate to get work underway on altering the Imax next month that they are waiving competitive tendering. Thus they don’t know whether they are getting best value but are also executing
SCI-FI fans flocked to the 17th annual SF Ball in Bournemouth at the weekend. About 300 people attended the three-day convention at the Carrington House Hotel on Knyveton Road where they were joined by some of the genre’s best-known actors. Torri Higginson
DORSET County Council will have to return £59,000 from a local woman’s bequest if it decides to close West Moors library this week. Resident Daphne Harrison left the village £137,000 in 1994. Nine years ago, £99,000 of this was passed to the
IT WAS one-all after normal time. The team I had taken to the Cup Final had scored an equaliser five minutes from time and our tails were up in those final nail-biting minutes as we bombarded the opposition’s goal with wave after wave of all-guns-blaring
DAVID Cameron must again be “physically ill” over the Voting For Prisoners, though he did expect to lose in Parliament last week. With a growing public awareness that the EU is doing much more damage to Britain than what is gained from membership, Mr
A JURY was due to retire this morning to consider its verdict in the trial of a Southbourne man accused of raping and murdering his ex-girlfriend. Judge Guy Boney QC yesterday finished summing up the four-week trial of Alan Pickersgill for
A BOURNEMOUTH University student has been shot dead in a row with a bank manager in Turkey. Dogukan Umut, 24, was killed in his hometown of Adana and had been a student since September. He was believed to be studying for a masters degrees
New shoots and catkins in February, heralds the promise of what’s to come and always makes me tingle with excitement. After perusing the seed catalogues, I have purchased my seeds. Having a small plot at the bottom of the garden in which
THE full schedule for next year's Olympic games has been released along with ticket prices for all events. The sailing will start in Weymouth on July 29 2012 and runs until August 11. Ticket prices range from £20 to £55. So now you know when to
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick has warned his FA Vase heroes to guard against complacency when they face quarter-final underdogs Torpoint Athletic. Dolphins were yesterday handed a dream last eight draw at home to the South West Peninsula Premier League
JASON Harvell has turned his back on a possible move to Wimborne Town and pledged his loyalty to Bournemouth Poppies. The highly rated goalkeeper was last week the subject of an official approach from the Southern League strugglers. Cuthbury chief Alex
CRIME in Dorset is at a 12-year low with thousands fewer crimes being reported to police. Figures to be presented to the police authority later this week reveal a reduction of more than six per cent with even bigger drops in violent crime and
LIAM Feeney believes sharpening their clinical edge will result in a polished finish to Cherries’ promotion push. Feeney has played a starring role in establishing the Dorset outfit as one of the most potent forces in League One this season. The 23-
ROOKIE frontman Ben Williamson is desperate to justify Lee Bradbury’s faith by proving his worth in the professional ranks. Cherries boss Bradbury made Williamson – along with Mathieu Baudry – his first recruit when he snapped up the 20-year-old earlier
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell says his desire to keep Cherries’ squad intact is a major factor behind the decision to hand out long-term contracts. Midfield duo Mark Molesley and Harry Arter last week joined Danny Ings and Joe Partington in tying themselves
FORMER Cherries trainee Tom Hill has expressed surprise and delight at his smooth transition into senior football with Bashley. Hill is building a reputation for himself in the Southern League ranks after being released from Dean Court last summer.
