POOLE Town silenced their noisy neighbours from across the Stour to claim both the bragging rights and the Dorset Senior Cup in emphatic fashion tonight. Arch rivals Wimborne, who last lifted the trophy under Alex Pike in 1997, were forced to settle
CHERRIES’ League One promotion hopes were tonight given a huge boost – without Eddie Howe’s men even taking to the field. League leaders Doncaster suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at home to Carlisle after Liam Noble’s brace, while play-off-chasing
FOUR Poole Harbour businesses have begun legal action to take the council to court over the boat haven on the quay. The marinas and boatyards are seeking a judicial review at the High Court in a bid to confirm what constitutes a “visiting vessel
Simon Cowell has vowed to change "every aspect" of 'The X Factor'. The music mogul is determined to improve the show's ratings to make it "better" than it was "two or three years ago", so he has promised to alter the format of the forthcoming series
Taylor Swift has found herself a surfer boy. The 'I Knew You Were Trouble' warbler has reportedly moved on from One Direction stud Harry Styles with Hawaiian surfer John John Florence - nicknamed JJ - who she first met on a trip to Australia last
'Doctor Who's Ice Warriors will have "something new" about them when they return to the show. The Martian creatures - who debuted on the sci-fi drama in 1967 - have been redesigned for this Saturday's (13.04.13) episode of the BBC show and writer
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died after collapsing outside a bar. Steve McCarrick is thought to have been drinking at the Central Bar in Station Road, New Milton, when he went outside for a cigarette and was taken ill. An air ambulance
ROADWORKS on the busy A35 Upton Bypass have finally finished – two weeks later than originally planned. County Hall officials says the harsh winter was partly responsible for setting back the project’s timetable by a fortnight, but now the dual
CHERRIES have confirmed that Joe Partington is set to have an operation on his fractured fibula. Physio Steve Hard reported that Partington today met with a surgeon who recommended going under the knife after carrying out an X-ray and examination
POUNDSTRETCHER Ltd has been fined £48,000 for flouting health and safety regulations at two New Forest shops. The company pleaded guilty to four offences at its stores in Station Road, New Milton and Totton Retail Park. Three related to over-stocking
THREE blood donors from Swanage and Wareham have been honoured for donating blood 75 times each. The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) health authority says the trio, Angela Morris, Peter Collins and Christine Cobley, will have saved up to 675 lives
A SCHEME to boost trade in Christchurch is making rapid progress with offers of help from local businesses coming thick and fast. The latest Totally Locally meeting, supported by the Christchurch Chamber of Trade and Commerce and Christchurch council
THERE was no trouble spotting Wally in Poole Park as the weekly community run celebrated its second anniversary with a sea of red and white stripes and blue tutus. Where’s Wally was the theme of the event and enough runners turned out in fancy
RECYCLABLE waste will no longer be transported around the country but will be dealt with locally, under plans to build a materials recovery facility in Dorset. After successfully applying for a Government grant of £14.2million, Bournemouth council
FED-up residents, who have suffered power cuts and disruption while gas mains are replaced, have been reassured the project is almost complete. People living in Braidley Road in Bournemouth have been plagued with problems since the work to replace
Southbourne Creative Hub has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Foundation grant for events to explore and celebrate the area’s history. Local historian John Cresswell tells how Southbourne was established as a rival to Bournemouth itself – and how
A pensioner was robbed of his wallet by a stranger who demanded money for repair work to his chimney which hadn't been done. Police in Ferndown are appealing for witnesses after the elderly man let a stranger into his home in Lions Lane, sometime
WORK continued yesterday on Poole’s Twin Sails Bridge to resolve a problem with the hydraulics which left it stuck open for more than nine hours on Friday. The bridge failed just before 1pm on Friday in the cross sails position – and wasn’t open
MARCUS Brigstocke – star of Radio 4’s Now Show, Just A Minute, and I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue, plus a host of other TV, film and stage roles, is a man with a quick brain and a social conscience. Both are evident in his act The Brig Society, now
IT may be a phenomenon of every generation, but political leaders of the present often seem less towering, commanding and imposing by comparison their predecessors. That is most certainly the case with the current crop and Margaret Thatcher, the
DR MARTIN Rodger (Letters, April 2) has made serious accusations about Challenge Navitus’s wind farm photos. It is easy to be distracted by the technicalities. Residents are already experts in their local seascapes, so if a photo-montage ‘looks
IN reply to Mr Peter Bingham re monthly council tax payments (‘Why not pay council tax every month?’, Letters March 30), I live in the Wimborne area and pay my council tax to East Dorset. I spoke to them about paying over 12 months to help with
PLEASE don’t leave dogs tied up alone outside shops. I am horrified at the number of people who still leave their beloved pets tied up alone when there is such a danger of dog theft these days. If you are shopping and on foot, leave them at home.
REGARDING the letter headed ‘Reactionaries are in ascendency’ written by former councillor Douglas Eyre (Echo 2nd April), it is obvious that this gentleman feels very strongly regarding, in particular, the Imax building and the opening of other venues
I WOULD like to make a comment on the new charges for the West Cliff lift. I have been taking a disabled friend, who is in a wheelchair, to Bournemouth seafront via the West Cliff lift which has been free for myself and the wheelchair user in the
I TAKE it from Nick Collis Birds’ letter (‘Dr Beeching was no fool with railways’, April 4) that he is not one of the hundreds of Swanage Rail Volunteers trying to secure the permanent link back into Wareham. He refers to the “benefit of hindsight
IT IS an idyllic Hampshire haven spanning hundreds of square miles. But parts of the New Forest have exceeded European limits for levels of lethal nitrogen dioxide. The stark figures were revealed in the latest report on air pollution from
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will officially name the world's newest cruise ship in Southampton in June. Many hundreds of specially invited guests from around the globe will watch Kate, as guest of honour, name the 141,000 ton vessel, Royal
WINTON looks set to lose its second fashion chain in quick succession – but traders are heartened by the fact that other big brands are keen to take their place. Hot on the heels of the closure of New Look, a planning application has now been submitted
IT was May 1968: all over Europe the people were finding their political voice. The Prague Spring was in full bloom and Paris was being shaken to its very foundations by the cataclysmic Evenements. Across the water in the New Forest, there was
EX-Wimborne manager Alex Pike has poured scorn on his former club after wading in to their ongoing war of words with arch Dorset rivals Poole. Pike, who had two successful spells at Cuthbury, believes the Magpies have a “chip on their shoulder”
INSPIRATIONAL skipper Tommy Elphick has urged his Cherries team-mates to remain focused during the run-in and insists they must let their promotion rivals “worry about us”. Defender Elphick, a key figure during his first season at Dean Court, already
HEALTH chiefs have suspended all Poole Hospital ward visits in response to the norovirus vomiting bug outbreak. The temporary lockdown comes days after visiting restrictions were implemented on three wards, following a handful of suspected norovirus
