- By Eve Hewitt On Saturday the 15th of February, London Grammar graced The o2 Academy in Boscombe and gave a breath-taking performance. The audience were primarily couples, ages ranging from young teenagers to middle aged parents, proving
The first prize winner of Poole Harbour Commissioners winter photo competition has received his award and can’t wait to get out and use it. Craig Fascione from Poole, who entered the winter water activities contest won first prize and a Go-Pro
A WOMAN working alone in a betting shop was left shaken up after a man brandishing a knife burst in and demanded cash. Police are hunting the robber, who held up the Ladbrokes shop at Station Road, West Moors, on Wednesday evening. It is thought
CHERRIES have written to Football League referees’ chief David Allison to request an explanation for Mark Heywood’s disputed decision during their 1-0 defeat at Derby. The Cheshire-based official infuriated manager Eddie Howe and his players after
A BOURNEMOUTH councillor has defected from the Conservatives to the Independent group, claiming it will leave him better placed to help residents. Cllr John Wilson has resigned from the ruling Conservative group and said his priority was to work
NINETEEN people have already raised more than £14,000 ahead of their skydive later this month in support of a four-year-old from Poole. Luca Fernandes, who lives with mum, Joanne, 36, and dad, Pedro, 37, who live in Parkstone, was diagnosed with
By Laura McKenna Being in a long distance relationship can be testing under any circumstances, especially at university. It is certainly a new level of commitment, and many people question whether there is any point in continuing a relationship
A power cut left around 480 properties in parts of Christchurch without electricity today. A fault was reported this morning at 4.10am, affecting homes in Hurn and Parley Green. A Scottish and Southern Electric spokesman said: "We can confirm
A KNITTING group has created a series of dolls to support children being adopted in Bournemouth. The crocheting enthusiasts from Southbourne Library weaved the toys to help the council’s adoption team explain to children going through the process
The Winchester held another cracking night on Thursday, as it hosted Cabaret Voltaire, an electro swing night complete with circus performers, and vintage dress code. With everyone wearing their retro glad rags and the projector screening Charlie
A home improvements firm has been fined £36,663 by a court after admitting it harassed householders. Sales tactics of Dorset-based Apple Group Holdings Limited were described in court as a ‘persistent nuisance’, which caused suffering for elderly and
A MAN smeared the words ‘pigs’ and ‘racist’ across a cell wall in his own excrement after being arrested. Marlon Windett, 32, called the police himself on January 30 because his partner was going “beserk”. But, when officers arrived, they arrested
CHRISTCHURCH council have increased their share of the council tax by 1.95 per cent for the next year. It will mean an increase of just under £4 per year for residents living in a band D property. In his speech to the council, Cllr Mike Duckworth
JADE Clark's family say they are relieved that Brian Hampton lost his appeal almost exactly a year after he killed their girl. The hit and run driver was jailed for six years in September last year after being convicted of perverting the course
PIRATES team manager Neil Middleditch insists he would welcome non-league Poole Town to Wimborne Road with open arms. As revealed yesterday by the Daily Echo, Eddie Mitchell, who acquired a two-year majority share option at the Dolphins in December
LOOKING for a house to rent is a tough job and every student that has ever gone through it that knows how tricky it is. You need to take care of every small detail to make sure you're going to have a nice home next year, and you always end up forgetting
A POPULAR buffet restaurant in Poole is shrouded in mystery after claiming to close for refurbishment works over three months ago. Georgie Porgie’s Buffet World, based in Tower Park, on Yarrow Road, was due to re-open on February 1, after informing
A MAIN road through Canford Heath at Poole was closed for nearly an hour this morning after a three vehicle accident. Police closed Adastral Road at the junction with Verity Crescent from around 9.30am after the incident was reported to them by
On February 14th, DICE was launched in Bournemouth. The company provides assistance for young people living in the local area struggling to get into the working industry. It has been set up and running for a few days now and is already turning out
Hundreds of businesses in the New Forest have been given new memory sticks full of photos, maps and videos in an effort to encourage visitors to consider alternatives to the car. Hotels, holiday parks and B&Bs made use of similar memory sticks
A SCHOOL in Poole says it has seen a vast improvement in reading levels since dogs were brought in as book buddies. Sylvan Infant School, on Livingstone Road, welcomes a group of pooches from the charity Caring Canines in once a week for the children
THE Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, spoke for many when he said yesterday: “I think most of the public will feel justice hasn’t been done.” His comments on the manslaughter of Andrew Young, and the four-and-a-half year sentence handed to his
I MUST agree with the reader who wrote to point out that the new bus shelters at Royal Bournemouth Hospital do not shelter passengers from the weather. I notice that the smoking shelters have four sides, the cycle shelters have three sides and
I JUST thought I should write in praise of Bournemouth Hospital. On Saturday, February 22 my wife fell down the steps at home and I and two friends took her to the accident department. We arrived at 3pm and a nurse examined my wife within 15
Letters that you have featured following Poole Borough Council’s recent traveller site decision are just the latest in an ever ending saga of frustration. There is just one final answer to this problem – the current stance of ‘trespass’ as a civil
As Cabinet member for planning and Deputy Leader for the Borough of Poole I would appreciate the opportunity to comment on the letter in a recent Echo from Cllr Mark Howell. His comments totally misrepresent the council’s position. Our constitution
IT’S really encouraging to see that Finance House on Holdenhurst Road has been demolished. It’s the third major demolition at the Lansdowne in the past 12 months, along with the Christadelphian Church and Central House. There are signs that
BRIGHT sparks at The Arnewood School in New Milton drew up a whole different way of looking at science when they took part in special workshop. A ‘science meets art’ workshop was held for the students in Years 7, 8 and 9 when they were challenged
MORE top acts have been announced for this year’s Larmer Tree festival. They include Tom Odell, Squeeze, Frank Turner, pictured, Staff Benda Bilili, Stornoway, Dreadzone and Public Service Broadcasting. They join Wednesday night head-line act
AGATHA Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running stage production, first being performed 60 years ago. The first touring production of the recordbreaking murder-mystery play opened in September 2012 and continues into 2014, when it
DORSET-based chain PamPurredPets is using pioneering face detection technology to gather demographic information about its customers. Digital screens in its shops display advertising and information at the same time as recording information about
A SENSORY room at Fernheath Play in Bournemouth has been refurbished thanks to donations from JP Morgan and Bournemouth and Dorset councils. The work was carried out by Sign It, a Poole-based form which employs disabled adults. “Without the
HAYDEN PETER BURNELL aged 22 of Meadow Grove, Verwood. Admitted driving a motor vehicle, registration number HG63 FAF, on Dorset Way, Poole with 110 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Fined £300. To pay victim surcharge of £30. Costs
FREDIE PAUL SUMMANA aged 20 of Darbys Lane, Poole. Admitted using threatening, abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause those persons to believe that unlawful violence would be used against them. Community order made to participate in the Thinking
ADAM MARTIN LAWRENCE FALL aged 35 of Crabdon Close Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty of receiving stolen goods, namely a Citroen Xsara car, registration number K66 BOM. Also admitted driving the above vehicle while disqualified
A COMPANY boss has been mentoring sixth formers in business skills. John Davies, MD of Poole-based security solutions manufacturer TDSi, is taking part in a mentoring scheme at Bournemouth’s Bourne Academy. The idea of the Bourne Ambassador
AN elderly woman killed in a collision with a car in Poole has been named. Mary Wallwork died after the accident involving a white Renault Megane at 7.45pm on Wednesday February 19 in Herbert Avenue. An inquest opened this morning heard that
COASTGUARDS were called after dozens of cigarette packets and two 20-litre drums of engine oil washed up on a Dorset beach. Coastguards headed to Kimmeridge Beach on Wednesday at midday. During the search they also investigated two 20-litre
THE Attorney General is to review the sentence given to one-punch killer Lewis Gill, after dozens of people complained it was too lenient. More than 40 complaints were made to the Attorney General’s office in just a few hours, asking him to examine
YOUNG cooks pitted their culinary wits against each other in a bid to win a junior MasterChef style contest at a Bournemouth hotel on Monday. The Yes Chef competition, which started with 120 students in October and is sponsored by Harvest Fine
A POOLE commercial property company has offered £¼million to buy land at Marshes End and prevent it being used as a summer transit site for travellers. However Borough of Poole, which owns the land, has turned down flat the £250,000 offer from
MANAGER Ian Colmer believes Branksome Railway have “already exceeded expectations” in the FA Sunday Cup – but admits his players are hungry for more. The Bournemouth FA big guns face Telford Sunday League powerhouses The Plough Wellington in the
DEVELOPMENT squad coach Stephen Purches believes Cherries are reaping the rewards of utilising the non-league loan market – with Baily Cargill one of the biggest success stories. Purches, appointed to Eddie Howe’s backroom staff in the summer,
THE true cost of the storm damage following severe weather which battered parts of Christchurch “will be huge”. The leader of Christchurch Borough Council, Cllr Ray Nottage, told fellow councillors at a meeting of the full council on Tuesday, that
IT MIGHT look like the worker who painted these white lines on the road had a bad day.. But despite the baffling appearance of the markings, Dorset County Council’s highways boss said they’re actually meant to look that way. Residents were
THE man who killed Jade Clark will appeal his six-year sentence today. Health and safety executive Brian Hampton was jailed in October last year after being convicted of perverting the course of justice following the crash which claimed the Ringwood
