Bustling Poole Harbour has proved to be among the safest in the country. Over a five-year period a total of 259 incidents or accidents were logged, out of an estimated 1.2 million vessel movements. These figures were reported between 2005 and 2009 and
THE fact young Leo Millar is proving an overnight golfing sensation just weeks after picking up his first club is impressive enough. But consider the fact the 10-year-old Poole lad was born with only one hand, and his achievements seem even
A BAFFLED Porsche garage owner spoke of his shock when told his premises had haemorrhaged 1.7 million litres of extra water, which he could not account for. Owner of JMG Porsche, in Fairmile, Christchurch, Jon Mitchell revealed how his company usually
A GROUP of men have cycled more than 950 miles before taking on the tough challenge of climbing the UK’s highest peaks. Tony Bernard and his son Jacques, along with nine friends and family, are raising funds for the Steve Bernard Foundation in memory
JENNI Ruegg, like many other working mums, spends her time juggling her work and home commitments. Like many other working mums, she’s also tightened the purse strings lately as the economic downturn takes its toll. But for Jenni who lives with her
I WON’T forget flying into Afghanistan nor my first night trying to sleep in the night-time heat while soaked in sweat. We sat in the belly of a C17 transport plane, with a ceiling the height of a two storey house, as it dived in complete darkness
POOLE and Bournemouth are merging their adult learning services in a move expected to save them around £350,000. Courses will continue to be provided in both towns and residents can enrol with the new Skills & Learning Bournemouth and Poole service from
FERNDOWN star Hayley Davis carded the third best score for England on the opening day of their European ladies team championship in Austria. Davis, who was one-under-par on her back nine, finished with a level par 72 on the Murhof course. England’s
RYANAIR will cease operations at Bournemouth Airport for three months again this winter. But the low-cost airline will return with a schedule for spring and summer next year. They will base one aircraft at Bournemouth and operate 12
DORSET’S Lee James missed out on the chance of back-to-back wins on the Jamega Tour at Studley Wood in Oxfordshire yesterday. James, who won at Caversham Heath last week, lost in a play-off to fellow Englishman Michael Lowe (Wentworth).
THEY lived the high life. A £30,000 wedding, a round the world honeymoon, flash cars and enough cash to buy a property and business in Bournemouth. But all along the lifestyles of Stuart Archer, 45, and Peter Lawler, 40, and their families were funded
OLDER people could be given a new chance to make their views heard in Bournemouth. A meeting is to be held in September with a view to setting up an older people’s forum in the town. Pat Lewis, who was the borough council’s older people’s champion until
A SOLDIER whose legs were blown off by an Iraqi suicide bomber is going to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean for charity. Neil Heritage is part of a four-man team of seriously injured servicemen trying to raise £1 million for the Row2Recovery
SCHOOL pupils saddled up to test out Bournemouth’s new £750,000 cycle track. Students from St Mark’s Primary School in Talbot Village were among the first to try out the new facility at Slades Farm, where Olympic cyclists will train and race. The charity
THE cliff-dwelling seabird colonies along Dorset’s coastline are one of the greatest local wildlife spectacles. But news that certain breeds are facing a ‘storm of decline’ in some parts of the UK, is causing widespread concern for their future. Populations
A BOURNEMOUTH student horribly injured in an unprovoked attack at a university ball will have a metal plate in his face for the rest of his life. Ben Millar, who is studying digital forensics and security at Bournemouth University, told how
POSSIBLY the most well known of grapes, Chardonnay has been a victim of its own success with more wine consumers sadly moving away from this wonderfully diverse variety in favour of lighter style such as the now-ubiquitous New Zealand Sauvignon
MUSEUM chiefs will be watching to see whether the introduction of admission charges to one of Bournemouth’s top cultural attractions will spark a drop in visitor numbers. Yesterday the Russell Cotes Arts Gallery and Museum began a controversial three-month
THE head of Bournemouth’s adoption team says adoption remains a high priority and it not being ignored as an option for vulnerable children. Heather Freeman’s comments follow a report in which the former chief executive of Barnado’s called for a transformation
WE are in the midst of the ‘trespassers’ season during which council land is invaded. When will the government come to the rescue of local authorities and pass a law which bans this behaviour of illegal occupation of land, parks and recreation grounds
WE are lead by the nose to believe that nearly all threats to our way of life stem from Al-Qaeda or the Taliban or some other secret and threatening faction and yet nearly all the wrecking damage done to our western world and our way of life has been
AFTER reading the article in the Echo regarding sand and gravel extraction at the Purple Haze site west of the B3081, I believe there are a couple of points that need to be clarified to readers. Firstly, the county council is not proposing to dig anything
LAST Friday, I was returning to my car in Seldown Road car park park when I tripped on some loose gravel, hitting my head, rendering myself unconscious. When I opened my eyes I saw a lady in a pink floral skirt watching over me, I assumed awaiting the
I SPENT Friday evening at the Regent Centre watching the musical Grease being performed by Christchurch Youth in Drama (CYD). What a polished, well-rehearsed production it was. There was talent, commitment and above all, enjoyment on the faces of the
THE rumpus surrounding the recent BBC Panorama programme’s exposure of the Care Quality Commission’s failings is an unpleasant reminder of what Julia’s House had to go through at the hands of the CQC. Before we could offer 24-hour care, we had to write
That heath has probably been there for many hundreds if not thousands of years. I’m sure that it has experienced more than just a few fires during its existence. Whether fires are started naturally or unnaturally they have the same effect
EVERY now and then, when I’m thoroughly fed up of whingers and moaners who don’t know just how lucky they are, I like to read a story about someone whose achievements in the face of adversity put these grumbling souls firmly in their place. Coincidentally
LEE Bradbury yesterday welcomed back his squad for the start of pre-season and then insisted his summer rebuilding work was far from complete. The Cherries boss, who has seen three key members of last season’s squad depart, is targeting another left-back
PIRATES chief Matt Ford admitted the speed of Darcy Ward’s rise had taken him by surprise and described as “wonderful business” the club record deal that brought him to Wimborne Road. Ford reflected on the big-money transfer as Ward prepared
BUS USERS claim confusion reigns in parts of Bournemouth hard hit by changes to services – despite extensive publicity by Yellow Buses and the council. Pensioner Helen Do, of Ripon Road, who relied on the old number 20 route to take her to Winton for
ADAM Barrett says he is relishing “a new challenge” with Cherries after spending a year in the doldrums at Crystal Palace. Barrett yesterday finally completed his move from Selhurst Park when he joined Cherries for an undisclosed fee and penned a two-year
DES Taylor has questioned Cherries’ ambition after resigning his post as the club’s chief scout. Taylor, who initially worked on a voluntary basis under former boss Eddie Howe, had been one of Lee Bradbury’s closest confidantes. He helped Bradbury
MATT Ford is tipping battered and bruised Pirates ace Dennis Andersson to rediscover his best form. Andersson struggled in his past two Poole outings and promoter Ford revealed a number of injuries had hampered the 20-year-old. He managed three points
