THOUSANDS of campaigners are disappointed that plans for mineral extraction and landfill near Verwood are still on the cards. Mayor of Verwood Toni Coombs, East Dorset District Council Leader Councillor Spencer Flower, Verwood Town councillors and the
Three years ago today I was sent home from hospital to wait for the results of a biopsy to confirm whether I had breast cancer or not, my doctor told me that they needed confirmation although they weren't considering anything thing else at that
FIREWORKS night is set to go off with a bang this year as last minute preparations get underway for Saturday night’s events. The Daily Echo-backed displays at Stanpit Recreation Ground in Christchurch and Butchers Coppice on Saturday promise
IT may be a challenging job but it comes with a wage packet to match – £125,373 a year. The search has started for a new chief executive at Bournemouth Borough Council. The current top officer Pam Donnellan retires from the post in the Spring and the
A FAMILY is frantically searching for its pet cat after he decided to hitch a lift on the back of a lorry – to the rubbish tip. Unknown to his owner, Marley decided to join him at work on Saturday and sat calmly amongst the waste on the back
BOURNEMOUTH Council has switched to offering leases on its luxury Boscombe ‘Surf Pods’ after only 17 sales from 43 units. The Wayne Hemmingway-designed pods were supposed to generate £2.9million since opening two years ago, but have only brought
A CAMPAIGN to rejuvenate Boscombe has been greeted with excitement and anticipation. After research revealed the suburb is one of the most deprived areas in the South West of England the Daily Echo alongside Boscombe Regeneration Partnership
A PLEA for more adoptive parents has been made by Dorset County Council with more children than ever before needing a permanent home. The announcement comes as the Government publish adoption performance tables of the best and most under-performing
THE Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning co-creator of The Office and Extras visits Bournemouth on November 25 on his first ever stand-up comedy tour, Stephen Merchant Live: Hello Ladies. Globally known for his acclaimed collaborative
It’s 1953, it’s early spring and even earlier in the morning, but I have just been awakened by something, probably a small stone, hitting my bedroom window. My neighbour had come to call. So it was grab the togs and a towel, down Ashford Road
THERE was a time we used them for our cars, yet however big our garages are these days, it would appear the majority of our motors still haven’t seen the inside of one. More than two-thirds of British households have so much junk in their garages
Pumpkin Gratin Serves 4 1.8kg (4lb) pumpkin, peeled and deseeded 50g (2oz) parmesan cheese, grated 50g (2oz) fresh breadcrumbs 50g (2oz) pecan nuts, roughly chopped 2 tbsp chopped thyme leaves 50g (
A PROJECT has been launched to protect war memorials around Dorset and the New Forest from being targeted by thieves. As Remembrance season gets under way, the War Memorials Trust and the SmartWater Foundation are asking those responsible for memorials
A DRIVER was rushed to hospital with “very serious injuries” after his car hit an embankment and ploughed into a lamppost on one of Poole’s busiest roads this morning. The accident, that happened around 5am between Fleetsbridge and the Canford
A JURY was due to retire today to consider its verdicts in a robbery trial at Bournemouth Crown Court. Three men are accused of subjecting a 78-year-old farmer to a terrifying two-hour ordeal during which he was tied up, beaten and threatened in his
HUNDREDS of people gathered on Monday to celebrate the life of the Red Arrows pilot killed during Bournemouth Air Festival in August. Flt Lt Jon Egging, who flew as Red Four, was killed when his Hawk jet crashed near Throop as the famous aerobatic team
YOU have mentioned in the Echo that motorbike owners are concerned about possible changes to govern the modifications to their machines if new EU rules come into being. My message is not to forget scooters. My worries are that certain makes of scooter
EARLY last week I was walking down my country lane, when I spotted some fly-tipping. The next morning I reported it to the local council and was out shopping for about three hours. In that short time this object (liking unto a single wardrobe) was collected
I SEE that the Fleetsbridge roundabout traffic lights are to be taken out of commission for four weeks shortly for maintenance. I look forward to a month of safer and quicker driving, as traffic flows more freely and without the usual last-minute-Larries
SOME will disagree that Halloween is “just a bit of fun for the kids”; personally I don’t mind it. I draw the line three days before All Hallows, being confronted outside Lidl in Bearwood at 9am, by two girls with a tin yelling “trick or treat
IT was with dismay that read the letter by DC Taylor regarding the town of Christchurch (‘Young thugs are ruining town’, Have Your Say, October 27). I work in Christchurch and my job involves meeting the residents and visitors to the town, the vast
AS someone occasionally spotted in a Catholic church, like many others I feel bewildered. You know that saying about Herod being in charge of a creche? Somehow a man, who was eventually caught in possession of 4,000 online images of children being abused
IT was heartening to read that Borough of Poole committee dealing with the suggested sites for travellers in a summarily manner, throwing out three short-listed sites. Their description of the sites was ridiculous and no doubt they are considering them
I AM looking for Maltese people living in the South West to become members of the newly-formed “Maltese cultural society”. Looking for Maltese people is not easy here as, unlike most ethnic groups, they do not group together and tend to amalgamate into
A WHOPPING 100,000 people signed an e-petition calling for a referendum on Europe but Westminster voted against the idea. “Nothing illustrates more starkly the divide between voters and the Westminster political class”, writes Cllr Tony Woodcock (Echo
RESIDENTS described the “ground shaking” and seeing a “fireball” after cylinders exploded inside a van in Bournemouth. The fire service was called to Holdenhurst Road, close to the junction with Ashley Road, at about 5.55pm after the blaze
TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a serious assault in Pokesdown at the weekend. The men, aged 26 and 27 years old and both from Bournemouth, were arrested after a man was left with serious head injuries
Recipe submitted by Sandra Blainey. Sandra’s daughter Elizabeth is a pupil at Langside School “I always make this when my dad visits, as it’s his favourite.” Grandad's Favourite Dorset Apple Cake 110g butter 175g soft brown sugar 225g self raising
Submitted by Sandra Blainey. This cake won the Diverse Abilities Plus recipe competition. Not surprising as it tastes incredible – chocolatey, crunchy and chewy – what more could you want? No cook chocolate cake 300g plain chocolate 75g butter
Recipe submitted by Julia’s Kitchen, which donated its workshop for the charity’s recipe competition Rose & Raspberry Little Cream Sponges 175g unsalted butter 175g caster sugar 3 large eggs, beaten 150g self raising
HEART pumping and palms sweating, it was time to face one of my biggest fears. Not since a balloon ride over Egypt’s Valley of the Kings had I felt vertigo take such a hold on me. But this time it seemed so much more real. I was about to step out on
HE was an absolute joy to be around. That was one of the warm tributes paid to Ernie Stimpson after the Bournemouth Poppies president died at the weekend, aged 91. Affectionately known as Mr Poppies, Mr Stimpson became a Victoria Park legend after serving
CHRIS Reeves insisted he was confident highly-rated boss Tom Killick would remain loyal to Poole Town – even if Dorchester offered him the chance to manage in Conference South. Killick has been linked with the Magpies vacancy since the Dorset
PIRATES boss Neil Middleditch gave a glowing assessment of his Australian triumvirate after their heroic efforts were acknowledged by the Poole faithful. Captain Davey Watt and Turbo Twins Chris Holder and Darcy Ward all collected gongs at the club’s
DEAN Court landlord Structa-dene last night told Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell: “We don’t need to sell.” Mitchell yesterday claimed he had made two offers to buy back Seward Stadium, which was confirmed by the London-based property firm
IT is a truly surreal moment. I am sitting in a rather lovely restaurant, savouring a rather lovely steak. Barely 100 yards away, in a 1930s art deco theatre, one of my favourite rock bands of all time is reliving my youth, blasting through tracks that
Homage to musical theatre The Three Phantoms, Bournemouth Pavilion, 6th Home-grown West End star Earl Carpenter’s show The Three Phantoms will have five main performers and live music from the 30-piece Concert Philharmonia. Matthew Cammelle has just
