A two-vehicle crash partially blocked Wimborne Road in Bournemouth tonight (Wednesday January 16). A white Peugeot van and a silver Vauxhall Astra car were involved in the accident. An ambulance attended, but a Dorset Police spokesperson said they
HOSPITAL chiefs have gone back to the drawing board on multi-million plans for Christchurch Hospital. Following a refusal of the £10million development scheme by Christchurch councillors, the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Trust said
THREE men were injured when one large group of men attacked another outside a Bournemouth night spot. Police say the three were assaulted following the fight on Charminster Road in the early hours of Sunday, January 13. A 31-year-old man from
COUNCIL offices in East Dorset are to close - making Christchurch Council's Civic Offices safe. Speculation has surrounded the possible closure of the Christchurch council offices since an email from Chief Executive David McIntosh to staff, was
POLICE investigating a series of burglaries in which £250,000 of property was stolen have raided homes in East Dorset and Ringwood. The search warrants were carried out on Wednesday, January 16, at Fitzpain Road in West Parley and Southampton Road
HE used to be a gym phobe now he’s a fitness fanatic! For Charlie Bosch has lost nearly eight stone in the space of 45 weeks. At his heaviest the 45-year-old shift worker from Bearwood, close to the Poole and Bournemouth border, tipped the
HERE are some things you can do today to prepare for driving in bad weather this winter. Clean your lights Check your tyre tread - the AA recommends 3mm for winter driving and no less than 2mm. Clean your windscreen, inside and out, for
GOALKEEPER Ryan Allsop has today left Leyton Orient, fuelling speculation he could be set for a move to Dean Court. The 20-year-old joined Orient on a six-month contract in July and impressed for the London club during the first half of the season
PASSENGERS will be able to collect pre-booked rail tickets from machines at Bournemouth station as part of a £200,000 investment programme by South West Trains. The station is one of five which will benefit from 14 new “ticket on departure” machines
APPLICATIONS to Bournemouth University are down for the second year running. Figures plummeted across England last year when fees almost trebled to £9,000 per year. And with less than a month to go before this year’s deadline, national figures
POLICE believe an attack in Bournemouth that resulted in terrible injuries was not random. A 46-year-old man from the town had “corrosive liquid” thrown in his face in the incident, which took place between 6pm and 7pm on December 27 in Branksome
DOZENS more jobs have been put at risk in Dorset after DVD and game rental chain Blockbuster went into administration. In another big blow to the High Street, Deloitte, which is handling the administration, said the collapse was driven by competition
ENTRIES are open for Poole’s 2013 Festival of Running – and organisers have announced the year’s chosen charity. Dorset Cancer Centre will benefit from the series of races taking place on Sunday June 2 at Poole Park. In its 32nd year, the festival
THE keys to Wool Library have finally been handed over to volunteers who stepped forward to safeguard its future. Dorset County Council chief executive Debbie Ward made the key presentation to Friends of Wool Library chairman David Smith yesterday
A LAST-ditch stand by disabled workers failed to save the Dorset Enterprises factory from the axe. Factory workers and union members braved the cold outside Bournemouth Town Hall to try and persuade councillors to keep the West Howe factory open
ON-STREET parking fines have been re-introduced without warning in Bournemouth. Enforcement at sites with parking meters re-started on Saturday despite having been suspended due to legal difficulties since September last year. Bournemouth council
A NUMBER of potholes, circled with the words “fix me” daubed next to them in white paint, have appeared in Swanage. The mystery painter, who could be prosecuted if caught 'white-handed', has struck in Shore Road and other parts of town within the
MANAGER Tom Killick backed Warren Byerley and Michael Charles to form a productive strike partnership after watching them shine in Poole Town’s hammering of Cinderford. Dolphins maintained their Southern League Division One South & West title
It's not going to close any schools or roads, but Bournemouth saw its first flurry of snowflakes this morning. Reports of light snow in Poole, Christchurch, West Howe and Tower Park sent a ripple of excitement through Twitter, although there are
BUSINESS-MINDED students who raised cash in memory of their friend Kyle Rees have presented a cheque for £4,000 to the hospital that cared for him before he died. Team 4K from Avonbourne College sold wristbands after securing a £1,000 loan from
A SOLDIER killed as he made his way back to base after a night-out had consumed more than three times the legal drink-drive limit when tragedy struck, a Coroner's Court heard today. Sapper Matthew Cottrell, 24, suffered "appalling injuries" after
POLICE are hunting two men who burgled a house in New Milton on Tuesday while a family were sleeping. The occupant of the house in Longleat Gardens disturbed two men inside his house around 4.40am. When he confronted the offenders, they assaulted
A WOMAN was left in hospital with serious injuries following an alleged assault in a flat in Boscombe. It happened on Tuesday afternoon and yesterday police from the crime scene investigation unit were on the scene in Aylesbury Road looking for
“A TERRIBLE end to a wonderful life.” That was how the death of James Atherton was described by those who knew him through his work at Southampton University, where he was on the verge of completing a vital medical research project. As reported
BEFORE taking a lovely stroll around Compton Acres gardens we decided to boost our energy with a spot of lunch at the café there. It is a bright and relaxed setting with crayons and colouring pages for children and it was not too busy when we arrived
WIMBORNE’S rock ’n’ roll town crier Chris Brown is set to appear on a national television series after the theft of his bell last year. Mr Brown, who is also known as his alter-ego DJ Dapper Dan, will appear on BBC One series Robbed, Raided, Reunited
SHAUN ROBERT STUBBS aged 33 of Hunt Road, Christchurch. Admitted loitering in the garden in Fairmile Road which you were prohibited from doing by a non-molestation order. Conditional discharge of six months. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85
RYAN LEE ALDERMAN aged 19 of Maxwell Road, Broadstone. Admitted driving a Citroen car on Ringwood Road, Ferndown and failing to comply with a stop sign. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85. Licence endorsed with three points.
SERGVIO CHARLES SOUTH aged 40 of C/O HMP Guys Marsh, Dorset. Admitted stealing a bag of change, a phone cable and a bag of peanuts belonging to Brian Jones at Tower Road West, Poole. Committed to prison for 28 days forthwith. GARY MICHAEL FUDGE
EDWARD JOSEPH MANSELL aged 57 of Charminster Avenue, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a Citroen car on Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth without third party insurance. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with six points
YET another big High Street name has called in the administrators. Last week camera chain Jessops took the steps, this week it’s HMV, complete with its iconic logo. Most shoppers will be saddened by the news. They will remember buying their
SHOCKING news re Dorset Enterprises, workshop for disabled people (Daily Echo, January 10). They should be opening more workshops, not closing the only one in Dorset. Dorset Enterprises used to employ 46 people; and when run properly can make
SHOCKING news re Dorset Enterprises, workshop for disabled people (Daily Echo, January 10). They should be opening more workshops, not closing the only one in Dorset. Dorset Enterprises used to employ 46 people; and when run properly can make
FOLLOWING on from the horrific report in the Echo (January 8) about road deaths I thought I’d suggest something that will reduce the risk, particularly for Christchurch’s Bargates, Barrack Road and High Street where drivers (having been held up by
MY elders used to bore me rigid when they talked about ‘when we were kids’, and now I find myself at their age doing the same thing. School dinners are newsworthy again. Jamie Oliver appears to have failed with his well-publicised attempts at trying
SHOPPING in Winton last year I suddenly realised my adult autistic daughter no longer had her floral trolley in pinks and blues. On January 11 this year, after I had taken money from the HSBC cash point in Winton, we quickly crossed the road as
DEAR burglar, you broke into my house on December 18. Do you remember visiting a quiet village in Dorset, smashing, with a large ridge roof tile, my kitchen window and stealing all my jewellery? This I was leaving to my three granddaughters.
FOLLOWING on from the horrific report in the Echo (January 8) about road deaths I thought I’d suggest something that will reduce the risk, particularly for Christchurch’s Bargates, Barrack Road and High Street where drivers (having been held up by
MY elders used to bore me rigid when they talked about ‘when we were kids’, and now I find myself at their age doing the same thing. School dinners are newsworthy again. Jamie Oliver appears to have failed with his well-publicised attempts at trying
RYAN LEE ALDERMAN aged 19 of Maxwell Road, Broadstone. Admitted driving a Citroen car on Ringwood Road, Ferndown and failing to comply with a stop sign. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85. Licence endorsed with three points.
EDWARD JOSEPH MANSELL aged 57 of Charminster Avenue, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a Citroen car on Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth without third party insurance. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with six points
SHOPPING in Winton last year I suddenly realised my adult autistic daughter no longer had her floral trolley in pinks and blues. On January 11 this year, after I had taken money from the HSBC cash point in Winton, we quickly crossed the road as
SHAUN ROBERT STUBBS aged 33 of Hunt Road, Christchurch. Admitted loitering in the garden in Fairmile Road which you were prohibited from doing by a non-molestation order. Conditional discharge of six months. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £85
ENERGY efficient lights will be installed in Ringwood this summer. Much of the existing lighting is over 30 years old and needs replacing, with Hampshire County Council set to replace 329 lanterns as well as a further 1,031 lanterns and posts.
A PENSIONER who died following an accident near Pokesdown railway station on Sunday night has been named as Peter Kemp. An inquest was opened and adjourned yesterday morning into the death of the 70-year-old from St Clement’s Road in Boscombe.
SERGVIO CHARLES SOUTH aged 40 of C/O HMP Guys Marsh, Dorset. Admitted stealing a bag of change, a phone cable and a bag of peanuts belonging to Brian Jones at Tower Road West, Poole. Committed to prison for 28 days forthwith. GARY MICHAEL FUDGE
1:03pm Court breaks for lunch. Back at 2pm. 1:02pm Dr Purdue has described a number of stab entry slits in Mr Rodrigues' armpits, one of which punctured the left lung.
DEAR burglar, you broke into my house on December 18. Do you remember visiting a quiet village in Dorset, smashing, with a large ridge roof tile, my kitchen window and stealing all my jewellery? This I was leaving to my three granddaughters.
The Government has lost a bid to withhold details of groups applying to open free schools. The Department for Education was ordered by the Information Commissioner to publish a list of free school applications last year, but took to the decision
WITH one of the most memorable beards in the music industry, the hugely popular Charlie Landsborough brings his guitar and luxuriant facial hair to the Pier Theatre on March 6. His music ranges from inspirational to country, from ballad to anthem
THE Regent Centre in Christchurch is screening the brand new hit comedy The Magistrate on Thursday as part of the National Theatre Live season. Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow takes the title role in this farce set in Victorian
UP and-coming folk-roots band The Willows play Bournemouth Folk Club on February 24 as part of their Sowing The Seeds UK tour. The band release their debut album Beneath Our Humble Soil, produced by Stu Hanna (Show of Hands, Lucy Ward, Megson)
THE Sixties swing again as top tribute band the Upbeat Beatles play the Regent Centre in Christchurch on January 31. The latest tour continues 50th anniversary of the Fab Four who released their first single, Love Me Do in October 1962.The surprise
TWO people have been killed after a helicopter crashed into a crane in Central London. Emergency services were called to the scene, near the River Thames at Vauxhall, after the aircraft hit a crane and cartwheeled before bursting into flames.
DESPITE pulling out all the stops to attract Christmas shoppers, footfall figures were down during December in Bournemouth town centre. The “disappointing” festive trading statistics were revealed at a Town Hall meeting of the Bournemouth Chamber
FEARED tailbacks along one of Dorset’s busiest dual carriageways have failed to materialise, despite the start of five weeks of roadworks. Engineers coned off one lane of the A35 westbound carriageway, between Poole and the Baker’s Arms roundabout
A BOURNEMOUTH man was stabbed to death in his flat following a long-running feud with a neighbour, a court was told yesterday. Angelo Rodrigues, 45, was attacked by “angry” neighbour Tracy Mansell and her partner James Kinsley following a row about
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe urged his players to quickly switch their focus to the club’s League One promotion push following last night’s 1-0 FA Cup defeat against Wigan. Cherries’ bid to set a new club record of 19 successive matches unbeaten came
A DISABLED motorist fined because her blue badge had expired 10 days previously is waging a one-woman campaign to warn others. Bernadine Wembridge, who has chronic rheumatoid arthritis and has had a blue badge for 17 years, used to receive a renewal
Traces of horse meat have been found in burgers on sale in some of the UK's busiest supermarkets. Scientific tests on beef products sold in Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Iceland and Dunnes Stores uncovered low levels of the animal's DNA. A total of 27
CHERRIES’ valiant attempt to take Wigan to extra-time may have bitten the dust but Eddie Howe’s heroes emerged from this third round replay with great credit. A goal from Mauro Boselli after 18 minutes earned the Premier League strugglers victory
