CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe believes summer signing Jefferson Lerma is improving all the time. Combative midfielder Lerma, who joined Cherries for £25million from Levante, has made five Premier League outings for the Dorset club. The 23-year-old
BOURNEMOUTH cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith will put his social life on hold in order to ring fence his Commonwealth title eliminator challenge, writes Geoff Sweet. The 28-year-old faces Romford's Robin Dupre at London's York Hall on Saturday and
HARRY Spyers scored a hat-trick as Swanage & Wareham thrashed Oakmeadians 50-10 in Dorset & Wilts One South. Also touching down were Lee Hardy, Craig Foskett, Joe Desmond, Matt Roberts and Kirk Jones. Steve Woolley added 10 points with
HEAVY-SCORING Scott Mitchell insisted he would be back to claim the Winmau World Masters title after recording his highest stage average. The Bransgore thrower reached the last four in Bridlington before being defeated 5-2 in sets by world champion
REPUBLIC of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill said Harry Arter and Roy Keane had resolved their issue and the midfielder would be out to prove Cherries “were wrong to let him leave at this minute”. The 28-year-old joined Cardiff in August on a season-long
KACPER Woryna admitted he had been “really scared” of the King’s Lynn track before racing there in August. But the Polish star says he “got over” his concerns and is ready to tackle the circuit in the second leg of tomorrow’s SGB Premiership play-off
JASON Booth’s first-half try proved in vain for Wimborne as they suffered their fourth defeat in six South West One East games. The Minstermen went down 37-5 at Oxford Harlequins and slipped to 10th in the table. With the hosts officially unveiling
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has warned his team they must equal their first-leg performance when they face King’s Lynn tomorrow. The Dorset club stormed to six 5-1s at Wimborne Road on Monday, helping to set up a 53-37 win in the first leg of the SGB
NEIL Middleditch is hoping his Pirates riders will thrive with the prospect of title success at their fingertips. Pirates lead King’s Lynn 53-37 heading into tomorrow’s SGB Premiership play-off final second leg in Norfolk. Team boss Middleditch
TALISMAN Chris Harris has urged his Pirates team-mates to leave King’s Lynn with no regrets as the Dorset club aim to crown their 70th anniversary season with the SGB Premiership title. Poole will tomorrow travel to Norfolk for the second leg of
BOSS Will Croker heaped praise on “brilliant” Sam Hardcastle after he broke through the 1,000 point-barrier for Bournemouth. The stalwart scrum-half recorded his ninth career hat-trick for the club during the commanding 65-7 South West Premier victory
RUGBY-playing sisters returned to their New Forest roots to inspire a new generation of rugby players and remind them that #ThisGirlCan. Poppy Cleall plays for Saracens RFC and England, while her sister Bryony is also a Saracens player. They returned
PREMIER League big guns Manchester United and Tottenham are “ready to do battle” for “£40million-rated” Nathan Ake, according to the Daily Star. The publication claims bosses Jose Mourinho and Mauricio Pochettino have been “keeping track” of the
THE ROYAL Bournemouth and Poole Hospital have moved quickly to reassure patients that clinical waste from their facilities is treated promptly by incineration - unlike the hospitals at the centre of the NHS body parts scandal. "There is no stockpile
AFTER seven previous schemes were put forward for the site, Bournemouth council is recommending that an application to build eight homes off Columbia Road be approved. Proposals were put forward by Castle Lodge Construction earlier this year for
PATIENTS with prostate problems will have an easier time at Royal Bournemouth Hospital thanks to a new piece of equipment donated by the League of Friends charity. The £80,000 bi-polar system will allow urological surgeons to manage more safely
If there's one thing you can be assured of at Jenkins & Sons, it's a warm welcome. The former butchers, situated in Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, looks bright and cosy on a chilly autumn evening, when the nights are drawing in and you start craving
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST October 11, tickets £16 Having been crowned the No 1 highest grossing Cinema in the UK and Ireland for the first three of the Oscar Wilde Live Season of screenings by the producers, More2Screen, the The Importance
PLANS to extend a currently derelict building to deliver a gym above a pet store and vets in Christchurch have been approved. The application to operate a fitness suite on the first floor and a new second floor of the rundown building on the Somerford
A WOMAN followed on a train by a man who carried out a lewd act has been left shocked after she was told the CCTV was broken on two trains. The 39-year-old woman was travelling to work from Branksome to Southampton on August 24 when the incident
TWO men are due to appear in court after allegedly robbing a group of teenagers in a Bournemouth park. The men, aged 24 and 27, are reported to have threatened the group, claiming they had acid and a knife, before robbing them of money and a vape
ELECTIVE operations will be curbed from January to March, and knee and hip replacements in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s Derwent ward will not take place for eight weeks during this time, the Royal Bournemouth Hospital has announced. The changes
THE DEFEND Dorset NHS campaign has given its reaction to the news that Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals - who are planning a controversial merger - have decided to appoint one joint chief executive to run both establishments. "We would not be opposed
A NUMBER of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War have been planned in New Milton. The town council and community groups have come together to ensure the historic occasion is formally marked with a series
DORSET'S PCC has accused his counterpart of rejecting the police merger for political reasons as the plans were voted down. Martyn Underhill has hit out at Alison Hernandaz, Devon and Cornwall's PCC, after civic leaders from the region's police
CONSERVATIVE councillors in Christchurch are being urged to stand as independents on the new unitary authority to avoid being placed “under the control of the Bournemouth whip”. Cllr Colin Bungey, himself an independent, said that it was “very apparent
THEY are one of the UK's most endearing wild creatures. Now there's a chance to see them in their native habitat on Brownsea Island. Members of the National Trust team on Brownsea will be leading two daily guided squirrel walks until October
CHERRIES star Ryan Fraser has been forced to withdraw from the Scotland squad due to injury. Sky Sports reported the 24-year-old had pulled out of Alex McLeish’s set-up as a precaution due to a hamstring problem. The former Aberdeen youngster
A FRUSTRATED head teacher has voiced fears for the future of education as budget cuts continue to take their toll on schools. Ferndown Upper head Philip Jones said staff are working up to 80 hours a week to ensure children are educated properly.
A WANTED Bournemouth man has been arrested and recalled to prison. Peter James Evans, 29, was located by police and has also been charged with two burglary offences and one of attempted burglary. A public appeal was launched after Evans breached
A TEENAGE boy suffered serious injuries in a crash with a car in Bournemouth. The collision happened in Charminster Road at 1.20am on Saturday. The 17-year-old local pedestrian was in collision with a red Seat Toledo car. He was taken to
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a 23-year-old fisherman from Poole who died after being bitten by a sea snake in Australia. Harry Evans died after he was bitten by the snake at around 9am local time on Thursday while working on a fishing trawler off
MOST businesses have not produced Brexit risk assessments or made plans in case Britain leaves the European Union without a deal. Dorset’s top business spokesman has said it is “extremely difficult” to plan without clearer information, after several
A BOURNEMOUTH nursery is seeking approval to expand its intake. Bears Hideaway Nursery, in Stourwood Avenue, Southbourne, has applied to the council for planning permission to increase numbers from 40 to 45 children a day. Its application says
A NEW Pilates studio could be coming to Bournemouth. Bournemouth-based Sarah Hawkins wants to open the studio in the former Wiseguys barbershop at 303-305 Charminster Road. Wiseguys has moved to Winton after four years in Charminster, and recently
A BOURNEMOUTH charity has revealed a new way of improving the health of vulnerable people in Bournemouth. Housing association, BCHA's has started a 'growth project' aiming to use horticultural activities to help people overcome a range of difficulties
I had the misfortune of having to use the A338 spur road this Monday morning. Along with hundreds of other drivers it took over an hour to reach the Cooper Dean junction from the Ringwood roundabout. On driving through the roadworks at Blackwater
MATTHEW EDWARD JAMES, aged 27, of Hankinson Road, Bournemouth. Admits driving a van on the A37 at 86mph in a 50mph limit on 19/04/2018. Fined £369. To pay victim surcharge of £36. To pay costs of £85. Disqualified from driving for 21 days. KAMIL
THE family of a murdered mother have spoken of their fury that her killer has moved a step closer to freedom, despite refusing to reveal what he did with her body. The Parole Board has ruled that murderer Russell Causley, who has spent 22 years
THE winners of the Daily Echo’s Child of the Year Competition 2018 have been revealed. This year we received more than 130 entries across our four different age categories. Sebastian Hancock was named the winner of our 0 to 9 months category
CALLING all mums and dads! Here are five of the best baby sales coming to Dorset in the run up to Christmas... 1. The Dorset Bump to Baby Show on Saturday, November 3, is a fun, informative show featuring 60 exhibitors, including international companies
A UNIQUE public event by director Danny Boyle to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War will be held in Dorset. Pages of the Sea will be held at 12 beaches across the UK on November 11. Each event centres around the drawing of a
SEAHORSES have disappeared from Studland Bay as pressure to make the area a Marine Conservation Zone mounts. Disappointed representatives of The Seahorse Trust have recorded just one dead Spiny Seahorse washed up on the beach this year. Only
Misty start to the day down on the River Stour at Tuckton taken by Echo Camera Club member Steve Marchant
