WILLOW the yellow lab, her sister Amber and her uncle Nevis could be part of a winning formula helping a Dorset charity achieve a top national accolade in people management. The Wareham-based Safe Partnership, protecting victims of domestic abuse has
A FARMER has avoided jail again for animal cruelty. When animal welfare officers visited Sarah Moore’s New Forest farm, which she ran along with Anthony Ward, they found malnourished ponies and pigs in dangerous conditions. The pair, from Oaklea Farm
NO Excuse? It seems some drivers still think there is. Dorset Road Safe has announced the latest line of ridiculous reasons given by drivers flouting the law, as it says the scheme has reduced casualties by 18 per cent. The organisation said fewer people
POLICE have released pictures of three men they want to question after a 21-year-old Bournemouth University student was mugged in an underpass. The student was walking alone through the underpass at St Paul’s roundabout near Asda when he was attacked
Are you buffing your MoneySaving halo because you don't have any credit cards? I'm afraid I'm going to have to take the shine off it. Provided you neuter their borrowing ability, for many credit cards are by far the BEST way to spend, and you should
A POOLE resident has funded a memorial artwork at the town’s crematorium, commemorating lost children. Charles Dook donated £20,000 for the piece but died last year before getting the chance to see the results of his generous gift. However
NOT a single person was prosecuted in Hampshire last year under anti-foxhunting legislation, it has been revealed. Campaigners branded the bill “a massive waste of police time” after it was revealed just 33 fines and 11 cautions were handed out in 2010
AROUND 35 jobs are at risk at Bournemouth’s biggest nightclub after a major chain went into administration. Luminar Leisure operates 76 clubs nationwide under brands including Lava Ignite and has a club in Fir Vale Road in the town centre.
A SCHEME to create a £45million hotel and training school in Bournemouth has been refused planning permission, against officers’ advice. Hundreds of new jobs would be created if the four-star, 229-room hotel is created overlooking the Priory Road roundabout
A MAN who killed a promising young businessman while driving underage is behind bars again for flouting a driving ban. Shahan Baker, otherwise known as Shahan Hayavi, was jailed at Portsmouth Crown Court for 30 months for driving whilst disqualified
LUNCHTIMES are usually spent at my desk with a sandwich in hand so to go out for a three-course meal in daylight hours is a real treat. One of the best lunches I’ve had for a long time was at the Cumberland Hotel on Bournemouth’s East Cliff last week
MINE’S a half pint of Firey Liz please. Just saying these words to the barman feels strange. My usual tipple is a chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc but now I’m about to try some good old-fashioned beer. Until now my experience of real ale has consisted
A CAMPAIGN has been started in Bournemouth to try to stop the number of dog attacks on cats. Campaigners urged councillors to sign their petition calling for a debate in parliament on giving cats the same legal protection as dogs. The
STRANGE things used to happen to small boys like me when Pans People appeared on Top Of The Pops. For a start, my Dad would stop banging on about how difficult it was to tell the boys from the girls in the bands of the day and taking the mickey out of
BASED on the novel by Kathryn Stockett, The Help explores the touching relationship between two black maids in 1960s Mississippi. Written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor, the film is an embarrassment of acting riches, anchored by tour-de-force
Away from the glitz of the red carpet, George Clooney has exploited his celebrity to prick consciences. He delivered a rousing speech to the United Nations’ Security Council, pleading for a resolution to the Darfur conflict, and made a documentary on
DIRECTOR Roland Emmerich courts controversy with this historical drama penned by John Orloff, which suggests that William Shakespeare might not have been a literary genius after all. Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi, the film unfolds during the reign of
TWIN triumphs have been celebrated in Poole as the conquering pirates paraded in front of the town’s newest structure. Borough of Poole marked the success of Poole Pirates winning the Elite League, Elite League Pairs and Knockout Cup with a civic reception
MANY thanks to ‘Mustn’t Grumble’ Paul Allen. This regular page in the Echo’s Saturday magazine is like a breath of fresh air – so natural and amusing. Keep them coming Paul. MARION PLANK, Branksome Park, Poole
WE, the electorate, did not vote David Cameron into office for him to apparently disregard firm manifesto pledges (and probably the majority of his own back bench MPs). I refer to the iniquitous European Human Rights Act, which he pledged to replace
RE the suggested travellers’ site in Grange Road, Christchurch. I am completely at a loss to understand the thinking behind this suggestion. Who, with any modicum of common sense, would propose a site that is (a) in a residential cul-de-sac (b)
I WOULD like to agree with Mike Marsh when he comments on the “New Sound” which the audience enjoyed at the BSO Concert at the Pavilion last Saturday – Oktoberfest. Since the demise of our wonderful Winter Gardens, which according to leading musicians
ONE day soon, I’m afraid to say, the great British public will awake to find the NHS as we know it will have vanished. Before long if you fall to illness or need medical attention, your belief of that health care coming free at the point of
EIGHT years on, why are so many people still blatantly ignoring the law and using their hand-held mobile phones at the wheel? Let’s first remind ourselves of what these people are doing wrong. ‘Failure to have proper control of vehicle or full view
A much-maligned waterside development, slammed as a “carbuncle” and “Legoland” by some Poole residents, could get planning permission next week. Planning chiefs are recommending councillors give the green light to Neptune Consultants’ massive
WHY on earth does Chris Chope MP think we, New Forest residents, need him to make it easy to abolish the National Park Authority? He does not even represent us! As for Julian Lewis MP, should the boundary changes come into being, and if he stands again
THIS may seem like a peculiar question, but my family and myself were recently in Richmond Hill car park in Bournemouth. On the stairway leading down to the shops there was music playing, bagpipes to be precise. We were looking for ages and could not
WRITTEN and drawn by Belgian artist Georges Remi under the pen name Herge, Tintin first sprang to life on the page in 1929 in the gung-ho adventure Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets. The plucky reporter with the distinctive ginger quiff has
TWO policemen are being hailed as heroes for bursting into a burning home to save a sleeping family of four. Christchurch man Russell Diffey, his wife and her two sons were just minutes from choking in their beds when the officers spotted smoke
FINANCIALLY pressed families are turning to local authorities for help in paying for their loved ones’ funerals, a new report has found. Research by the Local Government Association found that councils across England and Wales funded almost 3,000 funerals
POOLE Town manager Tom Killick has warned his players that they must hit the heights in the next two months – or risk losing their chance of back-to-back promotions. Killick believes Dolphins need to put themselves in striking distance of the play-off
DAVE Allen believes play-off chasing Bashley will relish the prospect of having their underdog status restored following another knockout giant-killing nightmare. Sitting just four points below the top five, Bash are going well in the Southern Premier
BOSS Adie Arnold has challenged high-flying Verwood Town to prove their Wessex One credentials by showing the consistency to make it a magnificent seven at lowly Warminster. The Potters will be bidding to continue their charge and secure a seventh successive
BRIGHT spark Wes Fogden is at the start of his footballing career – but he is already making plans for the future. The Cherries new boy is hoping to complete a degree course while plying his trade at Seward Stadium. Signed on a three-year deal earlier
INSPIRATIONAL skipper Adam Barrett believes Cherries’ battling qualities can see them pull clear of the League One relegation zone. Barrett, commanding during the midweek draw at Colchester, will again be looking to lead from the front when Cherries
DAVID Dunn believes Sam Hardcastle is starting to finally overcome his injury nightmare and show his true class. The influential Lions scrum-half was sidelined for a year, missing the entire 2009/10 campaign while waiting for ankle surgery. And Dunn
MARC Pugh is vowing to keep playing through the pain barrier and is determined to help Cherries haul themselves away from the League One drop zone. Leading goalscorer Pugh, who has netted seven times this season, has been in inspirational
STEVE Fletcher is warning Cherries to be ready for a backlash when they put their impressive away record on the line at Preston North End tomorrow. The Lilywhites have slipped from second to ninth in League One after a run of seven successive victories
