POOLE ended their Southern Junior League campaign in winning style in a close-fought B final at Littledown, where 48 points covered the first five teams. Lewis Harding contributed to seven of Poole’s 23 race wins, including individual victories in the
DORSET’S recent stranglehold on the Southern Junior League came to an end as Swim Bournemouth came up against strong teams from the north of the region in the final at Hutton Moor. After three titles for Ferndown Otters, two for Bournemouth Dolphins
QUEENS Of The Stone Age arrived at the O2 Academy hot on the heels of their blistering set at Glastonbury. Yet if Josh Homme was still hungover from playing the biggest music festival in Britain, he was dealing with it as every rock star should
HEATHER Barnett’s sister Denise has remembered her as “feisty and wonderful”. She said in a statement: “Heather Barnett was feisty with a wonderful deep laugh and a great sense of humour. “She was kind and honest with strong ethical
THE Crown Prosecution service has issued a statement following the conviction of Danilo Restivo for murdering Heather Barnett. CPS reviewing lawyer Alastair Nisbet said: “Danilo Restivo has been convicted of the murder of Heather Barnett in
No longer will Brownsea Island be seen from the shore resplendent in its purple cloak in springtime. After 50 years of battling against the non-native rhododendron, there is only one of the plants left on the Poole Harbour island. And one lucky person
Dorset Police have welcomed the conviction of Danilo Restivo for Heather Barnett's murder. Speaking after the verdict, Detective Superintendent Mark Cooper, of Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “This verdict comes at the
WAR widows came to see Bournemouth’s mayor – and discovered his own mother could have joined them. A dozen members of the Dorset branch were invited to the town hall to mark the 40th birthday of the War Widows Association. Mayor Cllr Christopher Rochester
ITALIAN national Danilo Restivo has today been found guilty of the murder of mum-of-two Heather Barnett. Restivo, 39, of Chatsworth Road, Charminster, hit Heather over the head with a hammer-type object before dragging her body to the bathroom and mutilating
ITALIAN national Danilo Restivo has today been found guilty of the murder of mum-of-two Heather Barnett. Restivo, 39, of Chatsworth Road, Charminster, hit Heather over the head with a hammer-type object before dragging her body to the bathroom
FIX this historic building up before there’s a real fire. That’s the message from councillors after a blaze at Bournemouth’s Throop Mill. Two drunk men set fire to twigs near the back door of the Grade II listed building on Thursday afternoon. Fire
Browse the bottom in a glass-hulled kayak – that’s the offer from Dorset Wildlife Trust which has set up special trips in Kimmeridge Bay. Led by qualified instructors from Secondwind Water-sports, the trips will use clear-bottomed kayaks and purpose-made
THE jury in the Heather Barnett murder trial have retired to consider their verdict. The panel of seven men and five women were sent out to begin their deliberations at 10.55am after hearing seven weeks of evidence in court two at Winchester
TENNIS fans can’t watch Andy Murray’s Wimbledon adventures on a big screen this year after no sponsors came forward to pay the costs. For the past two years, Bournemouth Council has arranged for a screen in the Lower Gardens to show Wimbledon and a mix
THIS rare donkey and Shetland pony cross is already wowing visitors at her Purbeck adventure park home. Mary, named after her donkey father, Cookie, and the park owners’ daughter’s love of chocolate chip biscuits, is just one week old. She was born
RSPCA inspectors are trying to trace cruel pranksters who doused pigeons in vegetable oil. The birds were unable to fly after their ordeal and are now recovering at a wildlife centre. A number of affected birds were seen by a member of the public in
AS we enter the second week of Wimbledon, there’s still time to enjoy some strawberries and cream. Although champagne is always a winning combination, why not give one of the following a go to serve up an ace game, set and (wine) match. Brown Brothers
THE 87-year-old husband of a former mayor, who suffered a heart attack as he walked to a civic service, regained consciousness three days later to be told he had received a parking ticket. Fred Curtis said: “It’s bureaucracy gone mad; my daughter
TAKING tea with Roy Pierce is the equivalent of drinking fine wine with Jilly Goolden. It’s a serious business. After weighing just the right amount of dry tea leaves on a set of small brass scales, freshly boiled water is added and then left to infuse
AMERICAN idiots Bowling For Soup celebrate the release of their 11th studio effort, Fishin’ For Woos, with a full UK tour that takes in Bournemouth’s 02 Academy on October 19. Meanwhile, the home boys of Denton, Texas, offer a taste of the new material
JOBS across the region are under threat as chocolatier Thorntons yesterday joined a long line of high street brands shutting their doors. The century-old company, which has branches at Castlepoint in Bournemouth, Poole’s Dolphin Shopping Centre and in
THE DEBATE re welfare reform is obscuring the truth of what this Coalition is about. Ed Miliband, HM’s leader of the Opposition, at PMQs last Wednesday was insistent on one point only of the Bill. Everyone knows that cancer is an insidious illness and
I AM researching Grace Rebecca Munro. I have a postcard addressed to Sister Munro, D Section, SAMC, Mont Dore Military Hospital, Bournemouth. It is from a Sgt Henry J Head thanking Sister Munro for her kind attention. The postcard is
WOULD these countries be in financial difficulties if they weren’t in the Eurozone? Has the EU membership damaged the financial status of these countries? Would it have happened if they had retained their own currency, running their own country as before
MAY I use the column of your newspaper to express my grateful thanks to Mr Adrian McIntyre of Excelsior Coaches, Bournemouth, and the unknown passenger who handed my wallet of credit cards and cash to the coach driver on Monday, June 6 after they had
THERE might be something in the letter from Bill Brandwood (June 27), when he suggests perhaps retirement age could be 60. Surely it would be better for people to say, “I am retired” rather than trying to squeeze out some form of Job Seekers Allowance
THE appealing letter from Mrs Kelly (Echo, June 21) must surely add in its persuasive terms that the era of allowing cycling on Bournemouth’s Promenade is over. ‘No more cycling’ should now be the order made by the council. Surely the experience suffered
BOURNEMOUTH Music Festival is excited to announce that urban dance band Six D will be strutting their stuff on July 22 at the Bournemouth Music Festival held at the Old Fire Station. Six D are a 12 legged street dance crew who have been working
THE people of the UK are renowned for raising money for charities of all kinds, but in these austere times there is a marked objection to the coerced involuntary subscription to foreign aid forced upon us by the government though taxation. It would be
An open letter to Archbishop Rowan Williams from the leaders of the Metropolitan Community Church in the United Kingdom. As leaders of the Metropolitan Community Church in the United Kingdom, we wish to publicly voice our dismay at the legal advice which
IF you compared the brain of a pigeon with that of a specimen who thought it funny to douse two birds in vegetable oil, which would be the bigger? The pigeons, I suspect, would edge it. It is curious that some people seem blind to the fact that pigeons
A LONG-RUNNING family business in Christchurch is set to shut up shop after 67 years trading in the High Street. Jarvis Radio is one of the longest established businesses in town, passed down through four generations of family members.
TWO car passengers had to be cut free from their vehicle after colliding with a tree in Wimborne on Tuesday evening. Ambulance crews requested the assistance of the fire service following the collision in Julian’s Road, Wimborne around 10pm. Two crews
AN investigation is taking place into the cause of a fire at Burger King in Poole on Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the incident at the fast-food restaurant around 11.20pm on Tuesday by a member of the public who saw smoke coming
Cherries boss Lee Bradbury has challenged new recruit Darryl Flahavan to duel with Shwan Jalal for the number one spot at Dean Court. Flahavan yesterday penned a one-year contract – with the club having an option to extend the deal for a
WANTAWAY Cherries star Rhoys Wiggins has been told he can join the Dean Court exodus – providing the price is right. Wiggins’s agent Darryl Powell claims Cherries have said they would not stand in the way of the player should an acceptable offer be forthcoming
JOE Roach broke his silence on his controversial Dean Court departure and insisted: “I did NOT wish to leave AFC Bournemouth.” In a statement exclusively issued to the Daily Echo, the influential youth coach expressed his sadness at exiting Cherries
JAMES Holder admits he is looking forward to testing himself against the might of Belle Vue and believes he can carry his Somerset form into the top flight. Holder, the elder brother of Pirates spearhead Chris, replaces reserve Renat Gafurov for tonight
A PETITION almost 400 signatures strong has been presented to Bournemouth council opposing the axing of subsidy to a bus route. The council has cut £35,000 that was used to support three Yellow Buses’ routes – the number 20, 24, and 36.
