POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle failed to stop after being in collision with a green Ford Ka on Friday at 1pm on the A35. The 27-year-old female driver from Plymouth received minor injuries and the other vehicle, which made off in
A BOURNEMOUTH MP says the sooner the NHS reforms go through Parliament and receive royal assent the better. The controversial bill is aimed at overhauling the NHS in England and putting GPs in control of much of its budget and encouraging greater
A permanent home is being sought for these cute kittens, Mungo and Midge. The brothers are about six months old, very friendly and playful and would love a home where they get lots of stimulation. They have been fostered in a home with
A NEW wind turbine application for Purbeck’s Masters Quarry will be lodged with district planners, the Daily Echo can reveal. The existing four-turbine Alaska wind farm project, dismissed by Purbeck District Council last year, goes before a government
A PROGRAMME of council house building will see a total of 105 new family homes built in Bournemouth. Seventeen new affordable homes will be built at Craigmoore Avenue and Bradpole Road in Strouden Park but the council is refusing to specify where the
WE’RE in the throes of awards season and silent film The Artist proved it can make a big noise when it picked up seven awards at the Baftas on Sunday. The romantic black and white movie, which harks back to the golden age of cinema in the late
Fresh from rowing across the Atlantic war veteran Neil Heritage has returned to Ringwood’s Dorset Orthopaedic centre. The father-of two has just returned from successfully completing a 3,000-mile cross-Atlantic rowing challenge to help raise
FAMILIES shrugged off the cold to try out a feast of light and sound that is providing a half-term treat with a difference at Moors Valley Country Park. The Electric Forest is a trail of colourful light installations and sound which is open
A ROAD in Verwood was closed for several hours after a car and van collided on Saturday. The emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called at around 12.10pm to Home Farm Road. Also on the scene was TV star Angela Griffin
THE Battle of Britain, when ‘The Few’ became the last line of defence against Germany’s Luftwaffe, has been re-enacted by some unlikely Poole residents. Doodlebugs, the Nazi’s unmanned flying bombs, were a regular sight over the southern skies
Love it or loathe it, Valentine’s Day is the perfect evening for wine lovers to take the seductive route and add a splash of passion to their after-dark soirees. Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve is one of the most highly rated non-vintage white champagnes
Not had time to to get your loved one a present for Valentine's Day? Object to buying them anyway? Here's a round up of some easy and not-too-expensive chocolate recipes that are sure to win you some brownie points... First, here's our Valentine's
PUBLIC toilets in Bournemouth are the next in line for refurbishment as part of a £1m Smart Streets programme. Improvements worth £175,000 will begin this spring on the town’s most heavily used public conveniences. The toilets in the
“A 21st century garden city by the sea” – that’s the vision of Bournemouth once a 20-year transformation project has taken effect. More details of an ambitious regeneration project, which will see tens of millions of pounds injected into key sites in
ALTHOUGH it’s one of Bournemouth’s most historic landmarks, the 1812 restaurant at The Royal Exeter Hotel has not been slow to move with the times. To get to the restaurant at the back of the hotel which is in Exeter Road opposite the BIC,
THE edge of Poole Harbour was frozen over again as temperatures plummeted over the weekend to –8C. This was the second time in a week that the sea froze, as a weather warning for continuing freezing conditions was issued for Dorset. The previous weekend
FEARS that the Barfleur may not return to Poole have been expressed by the town’s tourism chief. Commenting on the decision by Brittany Ferries not to run the cross-Channel ferry this year, Bruce Grant-Braham, chairman of Poole Tourism Panel, described
HUNDREDS of women – and a few brave men – got their hips moving to have another go at breaking a world record yesterday. Following Zumba Smash’s attempt at the world record for the largest Zumba class last October in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice and
BOURNEMOUTH’S homes of multiple occupancy could have to be licensed in the future in a bid to better control student housing. At a meeting arranged by the Winton Community Forum on Saturday, acting council leader Cllr John Beesley said that the suggestion
PREPARE for a prog-rock journey with the UK Pink Floyd Tribute Show when they play the Regent theatre, Christchurch on Saturday. The band came together in Northampton last year and gives Pink Floyd fans a treat with a full two-hour set and spectacular
IT is almost 50 years since the death of France’s most popular chanteuse, Edith Piaf. Now her music, synonymous with French cabaret of the 1940s and 50s, comes alive once more as Eve Loiseau performs at the Lighthouse Poole on March 2. Piaf’s life was
THANKS are due to the church group who were litter-picking on the foreshore between Baiter Park and Poole Quay that took place on Sunday February 5. Poole relies on a vibrant tourist industry (even on a cold February Sunday there were lots
WHAT a lovely photograph of the children of Corpus Christie Primary School who painted money boxes to raise money for children in Kabanana (in Lusaka). What a lovely way these children have been brought up by their parents. They have every right to
I REFER to recent articles and letters in the Echo about Borough of Poole’s green bin scheme. I feel that the residents of Poole are being conned over this. It seems incomprehensible that in these economic times the council is spending thousands on
PRAISE is due to Bournemouth Council for its prompt action following a weekend blaze in Kinson. As soon as firefighters had put out the blaze in the council-owned block of flats around half a dozen maintenance staff were on the scene to sort out the
REGARDING the bus stop opposite the top of Lowther Road which I use many times a week, the 5a/b to Winton. Although there is no shelter based there, until ten days ago we did have a seat which disappeared overnight. Having contacted ward councillor
ON Monday Jan 30 Robert Readman invited us to support building a new boat for the Royal family. Well Bob, you can call me a curmudgeon! I believe a much more fitting memorial would be for the Queen to follow in the footsteps of Bill and Melissa Gates
WITH the regular stories of the hard times many elderly are suffering in their own homes and some care homes, is it now time for a swap with the benefits given to the criminals in prison care? It seems that the crooks have all the benefits of better
LITTLE Eiden McDowell may never walk or talk. At 14 months of age he weighs just 12lb 8oz, the same as an eight-week-old baby. Despite suffering from a range of medical conditions and undergoing numerous genetic tests during his short
THE headteacher of Bournemouth and Poole’s new free school says the first 200 pupils are already lined up to start there in September. Around 250 parents attended two open consultation meetings at the Life Centre in Moordown to hear more about
More than 70 firefighters tackled a blaze in a house in Hampshire last night. Residents were taken to safetry as crews from across Hampshire and Dorest were called to the blaze. An investigation has been launched into the fire which
SIMON Francis helped Cherries keep another clean sheet and then said he felt Lee Bradbury’s men had been the “more likely” team to break the deadlock at Hartlepool. Francis played his part as Cherries followed up their 2-0 win over Exeter City in midweek
MANAGER Lee Bradbury admitted to being torn between contentment and frustration after seeing Cherries fail to discover their six appeal. Bradbury was speaking after Cherries’ hopes of breaking into the League One play-off zone had been dashed following
HARRY Redknapp has revealed how learning his trade at Dean Court put him on the path to becoming a top football manager. Sandbanks-based Redknapp is the hot favourite to be offered the job as England boss following Fabio Capello’s resignation. The Tottenham
DELIGHTED New Milton boss Glenn Burnett watched his men thrash Newport IOW but warned they still had work to do to avoid relegation. In-form Linnets beat the cold snap to move 10 points clear of the Wessex League’s bottom two with their fourth win in
BOSS Steve Cuss insists his Wimborne Town rookies are emerging stronger for their Southern League baptism of fire. The Magpies manager is confident his team is improving and adapting to life in Division One South & West following another difficult campaign
CHERRIES manager Lee Bradbury says he is strongly against FIFA’s plans to scrap the emergency loan system. FIFA recently delivered a major setback to all Football League clubs by announcing short-term loans would be outlawed from the start of the 2014
IT remains to be seen whether good things come in small packages, whether mighty oaks from little acorns grow. While the lure of sixth place may have been dangling, this stalemate put paid to Cherries moving into the League One play-off zone for the
