ROCHDALE have confirmed Michael Symes will sign on loan at Spotland until May 5, subject to Football League approval. The news on Symes's loan switch was revealed exclusively by the Echo earlier this evening. Full story in tomorrow's Echo..
10.30pm:Rochdale confirm Michael Symes has moved to Spotland on loan until May 5. 9.30pm:Michael Symes is set to join Rochdale on loan until the end of the season, the Echo understands. 6.45pm:Cherries confirm the signing of Donal McDermott
CHERRIES have tonight confirmed the signing of attacking midfielder Donal McDermott. The former Dean Court loan star has returned to Dorset on a permanent basis – as predicted by the Daily Echo this morning. McDermott, who helped Cherries reach the
CHERRIES are understood to be on the verge of confirming the signing of former loan star Donal McDermott after failing in a renewed bid for Swindon Town’s Matt Ritchie. Daily Echo sources suggest the ex-Manchester City prospect is on his way
A shock report reveals that one third of youngsters have experienced some form of bullying in their schools. Bullying can range from name calling to threats and assaults and at its worst can lead to tragedy. “Consultation with children
RANGERS working for the New Forest National Park will be easier to spot thanks to a new vehicle with distinctive images of the local landscape. The Volkswagen Caddy with BlueMotion technology is more fuel efficient and produces less CO2 than
A FORMER soldier who served with peacekeeping forces in the bloody Bosnian conflict is taking on a new challenge closer to his heart. Phil Russell, of Creekmoor, Poole, will attempt the gruelling three day 78.6-mile Jurassic Coast challenge, then the
A LANTERN festival to celebrate the start of the Chinese Year of the Dragon has begun with a display at Bournemouth Library. There will also be New Year celebrations from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday at the Dolphin Centre in Poole; plus the Sovereign
MOVES to change the way allotments in Christchurch are managed have caused ructions among plot holders in the borough. While many see Christchurch Borough Council’s proposals as a good way to tackle growing waiting lists and demand, others
A CHARITY for the homeless in Bournemouth is making a desperate appeal for volunteers. The Hope Charity, based in St Swithuns Road South, offers supported housing for homeless people aged 18 to 65, currently housing 47 vulnerable people with
“I FEEL like the people of Bournemouth have taken me to their hearts,” football legend Paul Gascoigne has revealed. The former England star, who hit the headlines as he struggled to beat his alcohol addiction, says he still visits Boscombe
FITTING a lot of clothes into a small suitcase is the closest I’ve ever come to a magic trick. So it was with trepidation that I had a go at learning some illusions at the Southern England Magic Convention this weekend. Organiser Collin Richardson was
TWO coaches full of AFC Bournemouth fans were attacked after Cherries’ away match at Chesterfield on Friday. No one was injured, but one coach’s window was smashed when a brick was thrown at it. Kathy Tilbury, MD of Excelsior coaches
THE chairman of AFC Bournemouth has said he does not consider the men who damaged a pub to be proper Cherries supporters. Eddie Mitchell spoke out after 10 to 15 young men smashed lamps and offered to fight the landlord of the Queen’s Park
MORE workshops for youngsters will be taking place at this year’s Christchurch Food Festival. Thanks to £5,000 of sponsorship from the Rotary Club of Christchurch, the Kids Kitchen will have more workshops with youngsters aged three to 14 years old able
A HUSBAND and wife had to be rescued from a swamp in the unlikely setting of Wareham Forest after an afternoon dog walk took a dramatic turn. Leah and Ralph Watts were treated by paramedics after spending two hours stuck in freezing mud. Dorset Fire
POOLE’S Twin Sails Bridge will open to traffic on Monday, February 27, the council has announced. The long-awaited £21m second harbour crossing spanning the Back Water Channel will be officially opened with a ceremony on March 9 – the 85th
THE football chairman accused of sending bungs to Harry Redknapp told a court yesterday of their rollercoaster friendship. Milan Mandaric said he agreed to pay £4.2million a year to his “special guy” before their relationship led to “a bitter
ONE of Bournemouth’s best-known charities will get the royal seal of approval when Princess Anne visits this spring. The Princess Royal will officially open Cherry Tree Nursery’s new sustainable building on Monday March 12. The Sheltered Work Opportunities
FROM Papua New Guinea to Poole, this way something unusual comes. Internationally acclaimed musical comedy duo Worbey and Farrell bring their hilarious show Well Strung, which takes a look at piano’s most famous pieces and players, to Poole this week
An Upton school was closed on Monday as staff struggled to come to terms with the tragic death of a mum and popular teaching assistant. Wendy Harries, 39, who was found dead on Saturday, had worked with the youngest pupils at Upton Infants
IN the cold of the Antarctic by lonely McMurdo Sound stands a wooden cross commemorating the death of a Blandford seaman and explorer. And thousands of miles away in the Dorset town where he was born, a brass tablet in his memory is fixed to
WORKERS were evacuated from a Bournemouth town centre office block on Monday lunchtime after an electrical fire. Four fire engines, along with an aerial ladder, were called to the building in Dean Park Crescent at 1.15pm. The road was closed
FURTHER to the correspondence following Alan Gerault’s letter regarding blue police boxes. In the 1940s there was one much nearer to Strouden Park than the one at Five Ways. This was situated on the corner of Charminster Road and Castle Lane opposite
IN response to the letter from a resident of Tamworth, Staffordshire (Echo, January 27) in which they allude to the councils in that area providing a green waste collection with no extra charges, I would like to clarify a few points. The service will
IT appears that Richard Drax does not really know what happens on his own home patch (MP’s road vow, Echo, January 26). During the past few years there has been a fatality on this section of the A31 and speed limits achieve very little unless they can
STUNNED Steve Hornsby was forced to run for cover when bizarre, jelly-like blue balls began falling from the sky. During the freak event the sky turned a peculiar dark yellow colour and the strange spheres fell to the ground. Steve, 61, was walking
I WRITE as someone very familiar with the performance of our local schools with respect to the league tables. The GCSE results of both St Aldhelm’s Academy and Carter Community School in a town as well-to-do as Poole should come as a shock. St Aldhelm
WHAT must it be like to find out that the life of a person you love dearly has suddenly ended? And that another human being has senselessly robbed him – and you – of his future? The death of someone close to you is always harrowing but when the cause
APPLICATIONS to Bournemouth University (BU) dropped by 15.2 per cent, new figures show. UCAS said Bournemouth’s drop was double the national decline of 7.4 per cent. One BU staff member told the Daily Echo: “This is all about the tuition
WHAT is happening to our beautiful River Stour between Redhill and Muscliff? There are so many fallen trees, each collecting loads of debris. Is there not a risk that during a high flow, flood levels will be higher and the trees could be pulled out
THE fate of Druitt Hall, Christchurch town centre’s only community hall, hangs in the balance. Donated to the people of Christchurch, used by countless groups and organisations over six decades, its demolition by the council is opposed by residents
Supporters of a Poole hospice have dug deep into their pockets to help raise over £10,000 in just two months. Forest Holme, which is dedicated to caring for patients with cancer and other life limiting illnesses, ran its annual Light Up A Life Appeal
The Daily Echo can today reveal that Jake Brand is a career criminal with convictions for shoplifting and racially aggravated assaults. The thug was so out of control as a teenager that he was handed an ASBO by police in Epsom, Surrey, where he previously
FRIENDS described murdered Poole chef Glyn Helliwell as a “lovely” man. They remembered his love of food, sense of humour and regular tipple - Newcastle Brown Ale. On the day he died, he visited The Branksome Railway, whose regulars
THE broken parents of murder victim Glyn Helliwell have paid tribute to their “sensitive and soft” son. Susan and Derek Helliwell attended every day of the trial and say their son’s senseless killing has devastated their close-knit family.
A MAN is today beginning a life sentence for the murder of Glyn Helliwell. Jake Brand, 22, was convicted yesterday of the Bistro on the Beach chef’s murder. As the thug was handed a life sentence by Mr Justice David Calvert-Smith, he
POLICE in Christchurch have launched a clampdown on purse thieves as part of a new crime prevention campaign. Members of the borough’s Safer Neighbourhood Teams are urging the public to take simple steps to reduce their chances of having their purses
THE long delayed decision on Blandford’s Tesco extension has been delayed for a little longer, with the planning application now being considered by North Dorset District Council at 10am on February 14. Councillors were due to make a decision before
PEDESTRIANS are struggling to get across one of Poole’s busiest roads because there is no crossing for the better part of a mile. Ringwood Road sees up to 18,000 vehicle movements a day yet there is no safe place to cross near one of its busiest
STRIKING hotshot Matt Tubbs became the most expensive player in Cherries’ history and then insisted he was ready to be judged on goals. Verwood-raised Tubbs is aiming to live up to his prolific goalscoring reputation after joining Cherries following
LEE Bradbury last night moved to defend Matt Tubbs’s hefty price tag after smashing Cherries’ record transfer fee to sign the prolific striker. Tubbs yesterday penned a three-and-a-half year deal at Seward Stadium after Cherries agreed a package understood
NEW Dolphins star Steve Devlin believes his experience can make the difference and turn Poole Town’s promotion dream into a reality. The two-time Supporters’ Player of the Year at Dorchester Town shocked the non-league circuit last week by stepping down
TOUGH taskmaster Ken Vaughan has fired a warning to his Bournemouth Poppies troops: Show me a response or face FA Vase heartache. The Victoria Park manager has masterminded his club’s record-breaking run in the Vase this term – with Poppies in the fifth
TOM Mitchell believes Cherries have built a squad capable of reaching the play-offs – but he is refusing to rule out deadline-day drama. The Cherries director has been working closely with manager Lee Bradbury on player recruitment during the past month
