POLICE in North Dorset are appealing for information after a car was stolen from a main road in Gillingham and later found ablaze near Blandford Forum. The Vauxhall Zafira was stolen from New Road sometime between 10am and 10.15pm on Good Friday
COUNCILS around Dorset will share £2.4million to help disabled people adapt their homes so that they can live independently. It is part of the Disabled Facilities Grant, which provides help to install adaptations like wider doorways, stair lifts
The cherished view from Bath Hill is almost back, thanks to the speedy demolition of the rear of the Imax building. Earlier today construction workers were forced to close one lane of Bath Road to protect passing traffic as wind hampered the final
A PENSIONER who flouted planning laws by putting a static caravan in his garden for his son has been told to remove it. Retired agricultural chemist Tony Mabett inherited a cottage and half an acre in Meadow Lane, Burton, from his late mother in
NEGOTIATIONS to dim lights at a Wimborne school that could be “seen from outer space” are under way. The Daily Echo reported that the lights at eco-friendly QE School in Blandford Road were left on throughout the night earlier this year, and since
A BOOK featuring the diary of a Royal Marine who was killed in action in Afghanistan is set to hit the shelves. Helmand: Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers features the honest and emotional experiences of life on the frontline by the late Lieutenant
THIS is the shocking moment one of Geoffrey Reed’s killers was caught carrying a packed suitcase containing the sex attacker’s body. Stuart Wareham, together with half-brother Lee Wareham and best friend Benjamin Walter, brutally attacked Mr Reed
THE heartbroken mother of a tragic teenager who reached speeds of 125 mph during a police pursuit has revealed that his life’s motto was “If in doubt, flat out!” In a poignant tribute to 18-year-old Steve Brown, following an inquest into his death
LYMINGTON’S bus station will be closed and sold off, it has been announced. Owner Wilts and Dorset said yesterday that it was no longer viable thanks to reductions in services due to subsidy cuts and an increase in fuel duty. It said the station
DISABLED students at Victoria Education Centre are leading the way in showcasing the mental, physical and emotional benefits of yoga. The Poole school for children with a range of disabilities and special needs ran a whole school yoga session to
A 94-year-old woman died in a fatal car crash in Marchway yesterday. Police say they do not yet know why the car carrying Marjorie Parks left the carriageway and collided with a tree on Twiggs Lane, Marchway, just after 2pm on Tuesday afternoon
AN ICE cream man is hoping to peddle his wares again after hundreds of residents signed a petition supporting his return to a beauty spot. Julian Thompson was devastated after being told by council chiefs he was not allowed to trade on Bournemouth
PATIENTS in Bournemouth have raised concerns over the new NHS reforms which came into effect this week. Managers at the new Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) stressed patients were unlikely to notice any difference in the short term but
A MOPED rider was “left for dead” in the road after being “rammed” from behind during a road rage incident. Peter Williams was trying to change lanes on Poole’s Holes Bay Road when he was verbally abused by the occupants of one car and then struck
Two of us have just been out for about an hour spraying and counting dog mess.Covering most of the main paths we counted 89 incidents, 50 of which were on the main cycle path! Words fail me! At this rate, we will top 150!! Based on information supplied
WITH giant Mickey Mouse ears and the words ‘Little dude, big fight’, it is a larger than life tribute to a little boy whose life was cut short by an aggressive form of cancer. Over two days graffiti artist Scott Vincent spray-painted the 30ft memorial
WITH its cosy log fire, twinkling candles and warm welcome, the Fisherman’s Haunt is a must for good food lovers. Nestled in the village of Winkton on the edge of the New Forest, the deceptively-large pub and restaurant attracts a varied clientele
RUNNERS swapped Easter eggs for aching legs after taking on a new race around a historic country estate on Sunday. Around 227 people ran off their chocolate eggs with a 10km race at the ancestral home of the Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick family at Hinton
The jury in the Geoffrey Reed murder trial has retired again this morning to continue its deliberations. Stuart Wareham, Lee Wareham and Benjamin Walter are accused of killing the 57-year-old convicted sex attacker in his flat in Cecil Road, Boscombe
THE rising number of people diagnosed with dementia is presenting a daunting challenge for the cash-strapped National Health Service. With the current 820,000 sufferers expected to increase to more than a million over the next decade, a recent
BOWEL cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only six per cent, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK. The new statistics are released as The Bobby Moore Fund
Jessica Brown Findlay received an "onslaught" from devastated friends when her 'Downton Abbey' character died. The 23-year-old actress played Lady Sybil in the period drama, and admits she wasn't ready to face the incoming grief from the loss of
Max George entertains one lady "a week" in his Los Angeles home. The Wanted singer, who was previously engaged to British actress Michelle Keegan, is currently in the US with his band to film their new reality TV show for E! and the hunky singer
Tom Cruise would pay to go into space. The 50-year-old star is interested in Virgin Galactic's planned commercial space missions - where ordinary people can pay $200,000 to fly outside of the earth's atmosphere - as he always thought intergalactic
Beyonce is a "modern-day feminist". The 'Run the World (Girls)' singer doesn't like to label herself, but recognises she is seen as a champion of women's rights around the world. She told British Vogue magazine: "That word can be very extreme.
Jessie J has hit out at critics who blasted her performance on 'The Voice'. The shaven headed singer - who mentors hopefuls on the show alongside will.i.am, Danny O'Donoghue and Sir Tom Jones - says people shouldn't judge after seeing only one
Harry Judd has been diagnosed with a heart condition. The McFly drummer is "really annoyed" after discovering he has an ectopic heartbeat - which is also known as a 'wandering pacemaker' and means the rhythm of his heart has missing or extra beats
DESCRIBED as a “thoroughly modern medium”, clairvoyant Tracy ‘TJ’ Higgs is coming to Christchurch as part of a spring tour. The psychic medium, author and lecturer is said to bring a “fresh, exciting new approach to understanding spirituality and mediumship
POOLE’S own Party in the Park is set to offer double the fun this summer. For the first time in its 12-year history, it is being extended to a weekend taking place on September 7 and 8. Last year the event clashed with the Bournemouth Air Festival
THIS was the scene when a lorry left a builder's yard and smashed into a fence in Verwood. Tyler Duggan was out on deliveries this morning when he took this picture in Blackhill of the Bradford's Building Supplies lorry. He said: “There's a
A WIDOWER is appealing for the return of his stolen camera and memory cards because they contain hundreds of photographs of his late wife. The Olympus Dark camera was stolen from his car, parked outside his house in Cranbrook Road, Branksome, on
MOTORISTS caught flouting the law or driving dangerous vehicles were targeted by Dorset Police and other agencies. Traffic officers were joined by Dorset Trading Standards, the Environment Agency and the Vehicle Operating Standards Agency (VOSA
HOW I sympathise with J Moreton’s views (‘I’m so fed up with all these dirty dogs’, Letters March 29). We are all supposed to like dogs – to accept that they may jump up on us when we are merely walking along minding our own business – because
I WAS very shocked and upset to see that a whole copse of mature trees was cut down behind the toilets in Old Christchurch Road – what tragic destruction of the last remaining greenery. Is the council intent on making this town as horrible as possible
WE hear a lot of horror stories about the care received in care homes but I would like to express my tremendous thanks and gratitude to the manager and all the staff at Talbot View Residential Home, Ensbury Park, who cared for my brother Hughie Markham
TWO swans are brutally speared with bolts at Throop Mill in Bournemouth last Wednesday evening. The female swan dies following the callous crossbow attack, but the male recovers thanks to the RSPCA. Understandably, people have reacted with
I NOTE with some dismay and concern the fact that Christchurch’s council is to start charging for car parking after 7pm from April 1. The car parks up to this date have always been free to use of an evening. I think in particular of the car park
AS a means to gauge public opinion on using a private company to issue litter penalties in Poole, the issue was put forward at all borough ward meetings last autumn. At one ward meeting, Branksome Park, Penn Hill, and Canford Cliffs, the decision
POLICE have joined forces with the RSPCA in a bid to bring thugs who killed a swan with a crossbow and wounded her mate to justice. The birds, which belong to the Queen, were discovered on Thursday night near Bournemouth’s historic Throop Mill
A DEMOLITION programme has begun at the RNLI headquarters in Poole to pave the way for an all-weather lifeboat centre. The facility will allow the charity to build lifeboats in-house for the very first time – saving millions of pounds each year
AN inquiry has been launched after a property developer was found dead at his Poole flat. Paul Banyard’s body was discovered at Images apartment block in New Street on Good Friday, leading to a police investigation. However, police confirmed
PART of the A338 was closed this morning after a car went off the road and flipped into a tree. The incident is causing delays throughout the area, with traffic slow but moving. The single vehicle incident took place around 7.09am this morning
DORSET ace Scott Mitchell admits he still “pinches” himself at the prospect of taking to the oche alongside some of the country’s elite players. Bransgore-based Mitchell, who is nicknamed Scotty Dog, will line up for England in the BDO British
POOLE Pirates promoter Matt Ford has revealed emerging talent Alex Davies is on the club’s radar. Davies, son of ex-King’s Lynn rider Stephen Davies, played a starring role when he guested for Coastal Aluminium Pirates during the second leg of
ROOKIE Rohan Tungate will be one to watch for Pirates supporters this season. That was the verdict of Poole number one Darcy Ward as he gave his view on the club’s 2013 line-up. Ward believes Pirates have a strong team and is tipping fellow
NEW recruit Robert Miskowiak has been ruled out of Pirates’ Elite League curtain-raiser against King’s Lynn tonight after failing to recover from a painful leg injury. Miskowiak sustained bruising and a dead leg in a nasty track spill during the
EUNAN O’Kane has revealed how the strength of Cherries’ “scary” substitutes’ bench contributed to his miraculous recovery from injury. O’Kane played a starring role in Cherries’ Easter Monday triumph over Scunthorpe just two days after hobbling
IN 2009, Lymington’s Beijing gold medal winner Pippa Wilson decided to take time away from the sport, needing ‘fresh air’ and motivation following her success. In her British sailing team blog, she explained the reasons for stopping the sport that
POOLE sisters Lucy and Kate Macgregor will chart new territory this week when they plot their separate roads to Rio in two new Olympic classes. Lucy, 26, and 22-year-old Kate, together with fellow Poole sailor Annie Lush, finished seventh in the
Safe hands. When the developers of Bioshock and its delicious sequel pop up with another first-person shooter, you can be sure the software is in the cosiest of paws. And while the story of early 20th century airborne city Columbia - steampunked
Ah flashbacks... and not just flashbacks, we've got a batch of court hearing flashbacks on the loose in this fourth GoW effort. Thankfully the gameplay isn't courtroom-related. But then the huge chap holding the massive gun on the cover probably
