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The 2012 Dorset Business Awards ceremony takes place at the Lighthouse in Poole this evening. Follow live updates from the ceremony below. You can view the list of finalists here

IN A shock verdict in a Hungarian court the “Budapest Two” have been found guilty of multiple counts of fraud. Corfe Castle businessman Michael Turner, 30, and Jason McGoldrick, 39, from Plymouth, Devon were convicted of 53 counts of fraud and

A NATIONAL cancer charity has launched a new campaign to help fund clinical trials in Dorset’s hospitals. Leading head and neck cancer surgeon Dr Emma King cut a ribbon at Poole Hospital to mark the start of the online campaign, which aims to raise

ONLY three of the 154 marine crimes reported in Poole in the last 12 months have been solved. Now Poole Harbour Commissioners are offering the marine police the use of their patrol boats in an attempt to keep the force afloat. Cash-strapped

A POLICE officer is intending to stamp out Christmas tree thefts by introducing secret tracking equipment and DNA technology this winter. PC Simon Hallam, Safer Neighbourhood Officer from Verwood Police Station, says that every December, across

STRIKER Frank Demouge could be set for his first taste of FA Cup action after being named in the Cherries squad for Saturday’s second round clash at Carlisle United. Demouge has yet to feature under boss Eddie Howe after breaking his nose

A NEW campaign to raise awareness of HIV testing has been welcomed by health experts in Dorset. The campaign has been launched by national charity Saving Lives to coincide with the first National HIV Testing Week which runs until World AIDS Day

WITH a tail wag, wing stretch and muted call, a family of swans celebrated its return to the wild at a Poole pond. Released at Hatch Pond after three weeks in captivity, the two adults and four cygnets slid back into the water and almost immediately

BIG-hearted students who raised thousands of pounds in honour of a young cancer survivor were thrilled when she visited their school to present them with certificates. Bella Phillips, of Poole, was given a starring role in Cancer Research UK’s

Is Poole the home of Britain’s best bakery? That is the question being answered by a new ITV show, featuring local master baker Mark Bennett. A third generation baker of Dorset’s famous Bennett family, Mark has poured his 30 years’ expertise into

THE Spur Road out of Bournemouth is returning to normal after a car fire brought it to a standstill. Fire, police and the ambulance service all attended the incident on the northbound A338, just north of Blackwater junction, around half a mile

THE jury in the inquest into the death of Kyle Rees has retired to consider its verdict. Earlier today, executive head teacher of the school where teenager Kyle died after being struck by a ball said they took their duty of care to pupils “extremely

RESIDENTS suffering from problems created by student houses have been given more details on new plans to tackle them. As reported in the Daily Echo, people living in Winton, Wallisdown and Queen’s Park have complained about noise, refuse problems

A Boscombe community campaigner whose car was attacked after she spoke out about anti-social behaviour this week has vowed to carry on working to improve the area. Julie Morley, 41, left her home in Windsor Road on Wednesday morning to find obscene

ALMOST £22million of government cash is to be invested in Dorset building a new recycling facility and improving Bournemouth’s rubbish collections. A total of £7.1m will be spent improving the Big Bin Little Bin recycling and waste operations in

HE WAS the top Bournemouth council officer who spearheaded the Mouchel outsourcing deal and took home a higher wage than the chief executive. But former executive director Mike Forrester has come under fire for his role in the failure to inform

PRINCE Charles last week opened two anaerobic digesters at one of his farms at Poundbury, Dorchester to produce electricity and methane gas, i.e. natural gas and will provide electric and gas for about 46,000 homes in the winter. The gas and electric

I HAVE never had a car accident in over 50 years of driving. However, last week I came closer than ever before to a potentially very serious accident, and I would like to tell your readers what happened as a warning. I have frequently joined

Lord Justice Leveson, who has been inquiring into press standards and ethics, sets out his eagerly-anticipated reform proposals today. Follow live coverage for instant reaction and analysis and have your say in the comments below.

I CAN only express astonishment at your report of the outburst by Mr McIntosh, chief executive of Christchurch Borough Council, branding the behaviour of some local councillors as unacceptable in the matter of an ethical governance committee. When

“Lie down! Lie down now!” the boatman shouted, and we pressed ourselves against the floor of the boat. The cliff face loomed ahead, the tiny opening we were heading for looked impossible to get through. The boatman squatted, covering his head

BOURNEMOUTH and Poole’s Music Education Service has scooped two of three major national awards. SoundStorm was presented with the Major Trophy for the most substantial overall commitment to music at the National Music Council Local Authority Music

YEAR 7 student Thomas Bryden joined the school from The Priory in September. He said: “It was a really big jump coming from such a small school and there are a lot of new subjects but I really feel a part of it already.” SIXTH form student Joanna

DEBRIS from Boscombe’s failed surf reef was washed ashore near Honeycombe Beach following last week’s stormy weather. Sand, stones and plastic from one of the reef’s giant sandbags was removed from the beach by council clean-up crews on Friday

DRIVERS are being warned to take extra care on the roads after ice caused a series of crashes across Dorset this morning. Police issued a warning for the Sherborne, Corfe Castle and Swanage areas, despite gritters being sent out across the district

TWYNHAM School never goes out of fashion. The popular Christchurch secondary is heavily over-subscribed every year and exam results are consistently high. Dr Terry Fish has been at the helm for 12 years and a meeting with him makes it easy

Dean Goodwin is due at Bournemouth Magistrates Court this morning to face five charges of rape and one of attempted murder. You can follow our coverage of the hearing below.

WITNESSES are being sought after a cyclist was knocked out in Bournemouth. Police have released this CCTV image of a possible witness they hope to trace. The 19-year-old Bournemouth woman came off her bicycle along Coach House Place, heading

A BOURNEMOUTH MP is among the leading figures urging David Cameron not to introduce new curbs on the press. Conor Burns MP, a Commons Culture Committee member, said the government would be turning back the clock to 1694 if it introduced new press

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High amongst the gloomiest of the genre, Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No1 is also, arguably, the most profoundly moving. And Canadian violinist James Ehnes put in a suitably stern-faced performance that touched the very soul of this compelling work

Deputy care manager Emily Spearing has been awarded the Care Leadership Award at this year’s National Care Awards. She said: “I was the youngest person in the category and couldn’t believe I had won.” Emily, who works at the Old Vicarage at Leigh

A DORSET man who was imprisoned in Hungary will today hear the result of a lengthy trial. Corfe Castle businessman Michael Turner should hear the result of a trial on fraud charges that began in February and was adjourned until November for further

A TEACHER told how he was hit by stones in the playground just months before 16-year-old Kyle Rees was struck by a ball and fatally injured. Portchester School’s head of geography Sean Hassan asked to be taken off outside duty after being hit by

A WOMAN is fighting for her life following a horrific three-car collision near Bournemouth town centre. Three cars were involved in the collision on Branksome Wood Road yesterday morning, with all three drivers reporting injuries. But it was

SWIM Bournemouth became the first Dorset team since 1998 to compete in the national junior league final – and head coach Emma Richards vowed that they would be back, despite coming eighth at Corby. “It was a fantastic day,” she said. “The team

CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has revealed that Cherries co-owner Maxim Demin has given an emphatic seal of approval to manager Eddie Howe. Mitchell confirmed that Demin and the Cherries hierarchy had met with Howe and Jason Tindall numerous times to

CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe says the door is open for Mark Molesley to force his way back into the first-team fold at Goldsands Stadium. Howe last week gave the green light for the industrious midfielder to join League Two outfit Plymouth Argyle on

PARKSTONE Grammar School crashed through the rankings to come within striking distance of the medals at the English Schools Relay Championships in Coventry. Plymouth College’s 15-year-old London 2012 star Ruta Meilutyte was among their opponents

MATT Ford last night revealed that Pirates had been interested in signing Patrick Hougaard and Craig Cook for the 2013 campaign. Brit Kyle Howarth remains the only rider to be confirmed on the Pirates team-sheet after being announced as the club

DEAN Goodwin has been charged with 11 offences including five counts of rape and one of attempted murder, police revealed last night. The charges follow a four-day search which ended in the 32-year-old Poole man’s arrest by armed police in Poole