Hampshire Police want information after a local motorcyclist today died in a collision with an oncoming lorry on Lyndhurst Road in Brockenhurst. The accident happened about half a mile south of the level crossing. The rider was heading
If work to replace the defective road surface on the Twin Sails Bridge goes according to plan, it is expected to open to traffic in early April. Contractors have removed the road surface on the two lifting leaves, as well as a layer of waterproof material
A POTHOLE-strewn lane whose owner no one can trace is causing major problems for hundreds of Poole sea scouts. The leader of Lilliput Sea Scouts says he was warned he could be prosecuted for fly tipping if he filled in the potholes that threaten to trip
A WOMAN was punched in the face by a motorcyclist in a horrific road rage attack, police say. The woman was driving a red Citroen Picasso along Penn Hill Avenue last Thursday when a motorcycle pulled alongside her. PC Benjamin McSorley
A HIGH Court ruling means that 10 primary care trusts in the south west, including Dorset, can press ahead with plans to part-privatise family health services. The trade union Unison was seeking a full judicial review over proposals to transfer
THE managing director of a Christchurch holiday park will be cycling hundreds of miles for charity soon. James Lapage, who is the MD of Hoburne Holiday Parks will be getting on his bike to help children with cancer travelling long distances for treatment
AN AFC Bournemouth footballer who was arrested over an alleged sex attack has had his bail extended. Steve Cook, together with four men aged 18, 19 and two aged 20 from Brighton, have been re-bailed until May 16 while Sussex Police continue
A GROUP has been set up to help people get around West Howe more easily. Residents Neil Godfrey and Jeff Coombs have set up the Street Improvements group with the help of Bournemouth Borough Council’s neighbourhood development officer, Martha
A PREHISTORIC crocodile skull discovered in Swanage has been declared a new species and named after Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling. The 130million-year-old fossil specimen, goniopholis kiplini, was found three years ago by Richard Edmonds from the
A CHRISTCHURCH trader has been given a 12-month conditional discharge for selling alcohol to a 15-year-old girl. Oktay Kurtoglu, 27, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at Purewell News Food and Wine on August 18, 2011 while test purchasing
Chancellor George Osborne has slashed the top rate of tax for the biggest earners, claiming that the controversial 50% rate was damaging the economy. He pressed ahead with the move - unpopular with some Liberal Democrats - after revealing that
THIS was an absolute treat; a guitarist at the peak of his powers and playing the best of his material from across his whole career. For although Chris Rea's previous 'projects' have been of interest, this Santo Spirito Blues tour is the real deal.
A CHRISTCHURCH youth worker says he is “bowled over” by an unexpected award he received. Jae Harris, co-leader and coordinator at Christchurch Open Award Centre – where youngsters go to work for their Duke of Edinburgh awards – said he was overwhelmed
RESIDENTS who have had their daily lives disrupted by road closures around Canford Bottom say it has been a nightmare. For seven weeks, they have had to go miles out of their way on diversions just to get to work, take children to school or
Retailer Game has conceded defeat in its survival battle after failing to raise new funding, jeopardising some 6,000 jobs in the UK. The group, which was reportedly battling to raise £180million this week, said it intended to appoint administrators
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to stop the Bournemouth Centre for Community Arts (BCCA) building being replaced by housing continued to make their voices heard yesterday after controversial plans for the site went on show. The former school between
A WEEK of marine-themed events is on offer from Dorset Wildlife Trust this Easter holiday. They range from glass bottom kayaking and underwater goggle viewers to a marine-themed Easter egg hunt along the shores of Kimmeridge Bay. Exploring the coast
A SPECIAL service was held at Portchester School in Bournemouth on Monday in memory of popular pupil Kyle Rees. The hour-long private service for students and staff from both Portchester and Avonbourne schools took place in the sports hall.
TIME is running out to enter a competition to design a logo for the new wind park planned for the sea off Dorset. Eneco, the firm behind the proposed Navitus Bay development, is asking young designers to submit a logo that they feel represents
Well, what else would you call a minestrone-type soup, but one that contains chicken? It's just got to be Chickarone! This soup recipe evolved from the BBC Good Food recipe for their Hearty Pasta Soup. I'd been intending to make some of that
The annual and very welcome aerial invasion by some of our earliest summer visitors, the sand martins, has begun in Dorset. Despite their tiny size, they make the amazing journey of thousands of miles from southern and western Africa. Weighing
BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival 2012 season officially kicks off tomorrow with a launch event that promises a surprise or two. Details of the launch at the pier are under wraps, but even those without an invite could see something special.
POLICE in Blandford say they are “gravely concerned” for the welfare of a missing 60-year-old man. Stephen Durrant, of Counter Close, was last seen by his mother on Saturday March 10, and officers believe that he may have come to some harm.
PLANS for an acorn-shaped ‘eco home’ on Poole’s picturesque Evening Hill could ‘irreversibly damage’ the area’s beauty, neighbours say. Charity Lewis-Manning Hospice wants planning permission for the one bedroom, three-storey property in Crichel Mount
TWO pet rabbits have been found dead in a Poole back garden – and experts say they were killed by humans. The bunnies were discovered by their shocked owner in the enclosed run at Gloucester Road in Branksome. “The vet believes the rabbits
FATOS RAMAJ, aged 33, of Northport Drive, Wareham. Found guilty of keeping an unlicensed Toyota on Cecil Road. Fined £50, ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £34.17, costs £60.
REBECCA SARAH DINNING, aged 35 of St Thomas Street, Lymington. Original offence reopened. Admitted driving a car with no insurance. Fined £225, victim surcharge £15 and costs £35. Disqualified from driving for six months. Also failed to produce test certificate
CATHERINE MARIA SMITH aged 24 of Tilly Whim Mews, Swanage. Admitted driving a Ford car with no insurance. Fined £135, victim surcharge £15, costs £35 and licence endorsed with six points. Also admitted driving said car with no licence. Fined £35. KEVIN
RICKY LEE KENNEDY, aged 23, of The Mount, Poulner, Ringwood. Convicted in his absence of using an unlicensed Peugeot on the A338 at St Ives. Fined £175, ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £35.84, costs £60.
MICHAEL JAMES INGE aged 23 of West Close, Verwood. Admitted driving a Ford Fiesta on A348 Ringwood Road in excess of 40 mph. Fined £65, victim surcharge £15, costs £35 and licence endorsed with three points.
ALLAN STONE aged 55 of New Road, West Parley, Ferndown. Admitted driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee through a red light at A347 New Road, West Parley at the junction with Christchurch Road. Fined £180, victim surcharge £15 costs £35 and licence endorsed with
WAYNE RUMBLE aged 27 of Ashington Gardens, Merley Park Road, Ashington, Wimborne. Admitted driving a Peugeot 107 on B3068 Ringwood Road, Alderney in excess of 30 mph. Fined £60 victim surcharge £15, costs £35 and licence endorsed with three points.
THE devastated parents of knifing victim Nicholas Ormerod have spoken out about the “insulting” prison sentence given to his killer. Homeless alcoholic Mark Haylock was jailed for eight years for manslaughter but Jane and David Ormerod said
WILLIAM RICHARD PARKHURST aged 20 of Purewell, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Vauxhall Astra with no insurance. Fined £525, victim surcharge £15, costs £85 and licence endorsed with six points.
JAMES ALEXANDER ADAMS aged 22 of Finsbury Terrace Brynmill, Swansea. Admitted driving a Peugeot on the Dorset Way in excess of 50 mph. Fined £60, victim surcharge £15, costs £35 and licence endorsed with three points. JASPER DYKES aged 22 of Lagoon
DANIEL BOYLE aged 26 of Ensbury Avenue, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a BMW 318i on Redhill Avenue in excess of 30 mph. Fined £135, victim surcharge £15, costs £35 and licence endorsed with four points. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH CULLINGFORD aged
I AM sure that all of us who are true animal lovers can fully empathise with the feelings of Terry Jerrard (Letters, March 13) in his sad loss. Those who do not like animals (or who regard them as ‘just animals’) cannot possibly understand the void
I LIVE on the Westcliff in the council ward represented by Cllr Beesley. I have met Cllr Beesley out and about on a number of occasions. I have also received timely and effective responses to matters raised with him by email. I am not stating political
ON February 1, I was one of the year seven Twynham students that were lucky enough to plant 61 trees. We did this for the Queen’s 60th Jubilee. You are probably wondering why we planted 61 trees if its the Queen’s 60th Jubilee. Well, we planted
I AM trying to trace any family members of Vera Dixon who might still be resident in the area of Mudeford. I am now the resident of the address stated, and I have found in the loft two photo albums and approximately 50 loose photos. Briefly, there
COUNCILLOR Beesley states in his letter (‘We are all here to help’ March 15) that the council has no power over the number of planning applications for more restaurants, cinemas, flats etc. This of course is true. However it cannot be coincidental
I HAVE this week received my invitation to renew my Cherries’ season ticket for the 2012/2013 season. The offer represents excellent value for money, especially with the improvements being made to the ground and facilities, together with the prospects
FOR any football fan it doesn’t get much better than settling down on a Saturday afternoon and tuning in to Gillette Soccer Saturday. Jeff Stelling and the team provide in-depth and amusing analysis of the big games that day as well reporting every
UNEARTHING the dark heart of the children’s classic The Secret Garden, theatre company Angel Exit celebrate the centenary of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel with a brand new production. You can discover the show at the Lighthouse Poole from
FOR something that is normally about the size of a walnut, the prostate gland can cause a lot of problems – not least of which is cancer. At the moment, there is no national screening programme for prostate cancer, the most common type of cancer
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a horrific collision on one of Dorset’s busiest roads yesterday morning. The A31 at Ferndown was shut for hours following the crash between a car and a motorbike at the junction with Uddens Drive, between Forest
POOLE has a history so long and colourful that it makes its neighbour Bournemouth look positively callow. It’s easy to forget that fact when you drive into town and are greeted by some drab 1960s architecture. But wander around the Old Town
ALL of the road surface has been removed from Poole’s Twin Sails Bridge. After first cracks appeared in the surface on the lifting leaves and then lumps fell away, engineers are now considering how to fix the problem. The first stage
George Osborne is predicted to hail an overall cut in taxes when he delivers his third Budget later.The Chancellor is expected to say that lower government spending means he can put some money back in people's pockets.The centrepiece of the package will
A DRIVER died following a crash in Southbourne despite desperate attempts by the public to revive him. The 33-year-old from Bournemouth appeared to become ill at the wheel, said witnesses. He lost control of his Volkswagen Golf and veered
SO, unfortunately, it has come to this. The Echo was yesterday informed, just four hours before kick-off against Brentford, that our reporters and photographers were no longer welcome at Seward Stadium. The communication from Cherries
CAPTAIN Alan Manning is hoping Bournemouth can banish the memories of past failures as they bid to finally come good on the big stage. The Lions star admits his men have stuttered when faced with major matches in recent years. But the 25-year-old is
A TRY from Marcus Atkins was not enough to save Wimborne as they crashed to a 27-11 defeat at Dorchester in Southern Counties South. Atkins handed the All Blacks the lead at Coburg Road, but the visitors soon found themselves level at 5-5. The hosts
MATT Ford believes Adrian Miedzinski will emerge stronger from his Monmore Green baptism of fire. The Pole ran in just paid four points in the Midlands on Monday as Poole Coastal Aluminium claimed a slender two-point Elite Shield lead ahead of tonight
