A BOMB disposal squad was called to Lulworth on Friday evening to deal with reports of an unexploded device which turned out to be a flare. A member of the public raised the alarm shortly after 6pm after seeing the yellow device, which is believed
DORSET’S first woman MP, Baronness Maddock, has found herself embroiled in the expenses scandal, courtesy of her husband Sir Alan Beith. The former Christchurch MP, now a member of the House of Lords, is said to have claimed an average of £10,000
SIX figure wage packages worth at least £100,000 are being offered for the new principals of two new schools being created in Bournemouth and Poole. The new academy at the former Kings High School in East Howe, and the proposed academy to replace
A PAEDOPHILE who was tracked down by police after posing for a photograph in the Daily Echo was yesterday jailed for three years and 84 days. Darren Fletcher was caught on camera thanking Christchurch officers who helped his pregnant girlfriend give
FOR years the received wisdom has been that Katie “Jordan” Price is some kind of role model for young women. Countless hacks have gushed like broken drainpipes about her “business acumen”, her “feisty, independent attitude” her “work ethic”
MORE than 2,000 runners are expected to flock to Poole Park for this year’s Festival of Running – and there are still places up for grabs. The main 10km run is booked solid, but places are still available in the 5km jog for Julia’s House and
DORSET people are being urged to show their support for hundreds of runners taking part in a 24-hour, 65 mile run to commemorate those who took part in the first combat operation of D-Day. The runners will set off from Tarrant Rushton airfield at 2pm
IN-FORM Lee James continued his climb up the Piemonte Open leader board with his third consecutive round under par in Italy this afternoon. The 36-year-old Broadstone star added a two-under-par 70 to his pair of opening 71s to move up nine places to
“In my experience I’ve never met a bad Staffie.” Lyn Williams, who runs Happy Dogs Sanctuary in Ringwood, currently has several Staffordshire bull terrier crosses in her care, which people seem unwilling to adopt. Despite the negative stereotypes portrayed
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man sustained a serious head injury following during an assault outside a Bournemouth bar yesterday. A 22-year-old man was found with a head injury at 3.14am on Friday (May 22) near Klute
A SWARM of bees landed on a yellow Mini parked on the High Street, Wimborne, this afternoon. Passers-by stopped and stared as the swarm descended on the brightly-coloured car. Fiona Hammick, owner of gift shop Just B Inspired just around the corner
‘MACEO, blow your horn!” screamed the late, great James Brown as he signalled for his favourite horn player to launch into a blistering sax solo. For the best part of half a century, Maceo Parker has been laying down the funk with the biggest names
FORTY years ago this spring, Bournemouth hosted gigs by the cream of America’s 20th century bluesmen when Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Otis Spann and Freddie King all played the tiny Ritz club where the BIC now stands. Hoping to invoke the spirit of
AS a nanny, Helen Warren loved being able to make a difference to children’s lives. But when it became difficult to juggle the job with caring for her own young sons, she decided to look into fostering. Helen and her husband Ken were
BABY P's sadistic ``stepfather'' was jailed for life today after a campaign of abuse against the little boy and the rape of a two-year-old girl. Little Peter's mother was jailed indefinitely and told she would serve at least five years for causing
FOR most of us a holiday is a longed-for treat, a reward to ourselves and our families for working hard and coping with the daily grind. It’s a chance to spend more time with those you cherish, to re-charge your batteries and just to be yourself without
Art Loan Exhibition 2008-09 Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus A-Z A Handbook Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth Manga to Mural: The Sketches of John Thomas Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth Discovering
HISTORY is brought vividly to life with a dazzling array of computer-generated effects in Night at the Museum 2, a soulless exercise in digital might over emotional substance and subtlety. Directed once again by Shawn Levy, aided and abetted
COMPANY car tax changes introduced at the beginning of April have proved good news for those buying or leasing a new Mini, especially the latest model. It’s good news too for private buyers, because the new convertible is a lot cheaper to tax and run
JON Wright directs a tongue-in-cheek horror set in a British comprehensive school where a gang of abusive students gets its just desserts at the hands of a most unlikely avenger. Not a demented dinner lady but the spectre of a bullied boy, who skulks
A HUSBAND-and-wife performing duo will be taking to the stage at the Regent Centre for a run of performances starting Thursday June 4. Max White and Michele Moulin-White are taking the main roles of Fred and Lilli in the Milton Musical Society’s production
The high reputation of Polish builders has come to the fore with modern-day migrant workers… but as far back as 250 years ago they were building for posterity – not only homes for the masses but enormous public works of beauty and elegance.
A LANGUAGE school boss is confident that “stringent” security safeguards at Bournemouth and Poole’s international colleges will ensure they are not targeted by extremists. Mike Francis, principal of Westbourne Academy, spoke out after it emerged that
SOME of the biggest players in Bournemouth’s deadly and lucrative cocaine dealing business are behind bars for a total of 29 years. Ex-Royal Marine and Iraq veteran Tim Peters, former Corfe Hills schoolboy Daniel Berry and Bournemouth dad Jonathan
FURTHER questions are being asked about the future of controversial transport boss James Duncan, who is currently costing the council more than £16,000 a month. Bournemouth council chiefs are coming under renewed pressure to clarify exactly
A BOURNEMOUTH MP told the Daily Echo yesterday of his intention to reveal a summary of his expenses’ claims on his website. Tobias Ellwood said he would be publishing details of his parliamentary expenditure, which will include what he spent
EX-ROYAL Marine and promising young businessman Tim Peters was respected by all who knew him. His exemplary service in Iraq won admiration from friends and colleagues, as well as customers of his companies, Portland Landscapes and Building
PETER and Linda Thornton will make a tough and emotional journey this weekend as they attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of their Royal Marine son who was killed in action. The couple hope their efforts will raise thousands of pounds
A CHOIR believes its members have created a new record, by singing at the highest altitude in Europe to mark Ascension Day – and they hope to break their own record next year. The nine boys of St Peter’s Church choir sang on the roof of the church, then
A NEW Zealand pair applied for an overdraft, then found the bank had mistakenly put £3.86 million in their account. They then vanished, along with a sum. And are now being hunted. It makes you wonder how many people, put in the way of temptation, would
I am writing out of despair and anger regarding the article MPs should not be exempt from the law (Daily Echo, May 16). In the first instance, I must agree with Mrs Brooks in that the people who have done this should not be exempt from the
Cllr Woodcock (Have Your Say, May 16) would have residents of Poole believe that the disastrous Cabinet decision to purchase the now infamous Whitecliff temporary units will eventually prove to have been a wise investment that will: “save the council
So MP Robert Syms is director of a building company but can’t use a screwdriver to assemble flat-pack furniture (Tory MP defends expenses claim, Daily Echo, May 19)! Clearly then his apprenticeship must have been a bit sloppy – or I guess he skipped
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick is awaiting news of Martin Peters' knee injury as he attempts to recruit a replacement for Jason Harvell. Keeper Harvell left Tatnam for Bournemouth Poppies at the end of the Wessex League season, leaving Killick without a
DAVID Dunn has vowed to spring a few surprises when his team launch their defence of the regional title at this weekend’s Bournemouth Sevens festival. Dunn’s Bournemouth Lions side won the South West Cup at last year’s inaugural event by defeating local
CUSTOMERS at a digital café for people with mental health issues raised their coffee cups and bacon sandwiches to toast their first year in business. Baileys café in Barrack Road, Christchurch, is a joint venture between Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation
THE future of a historic cinema in Purbeck has been secured. There had been fears over what would happen to the Rex in Wareham when its band of volunteer directors decided to put it up for sale last year, but film buffs can now rest easy.
FOR most people, the London Marathon around the capital’s streets is tough enough. But one Swanage man has decided to embark on something a bit more challenging. Peter Shelley, 38, is tackling the 26-mile event across the South Downs in aid of soldiers
A FOOTBALL team from Purbeck will be playing on the hallowed turf trodden by the likes of John Terry and Frank Lampard to raise cash for charity. The group, who all work at Suttles stone merchants, are competing in the Danny Mardell Challenge at Chelsea
FOOD overcooked in a microwave overheated and caused a small fire in a kitchen at Hardy Close, Swanage, at 7.47pm on Monday. Firefighters removed items from the microwave and ventilated the property. There was no smoke or fire damage.
I’m still feeling a nice, warm, glow from taking part in the British Heart Foundation Dorset Bike Ride on April 26. Initially the glow came from straining up some of those inclines in third, second and then first gear when the breeze turned
VERSATILE forward Dave Allen is set to leave Bashley to fulfil his ambition of playing Conference South football with Eastleigh. The news will come as a big blow to the Recreation Ground club after Allen bagged 15 goals in 33 starts during an impressive
IN THE light of this week’s historic statement by the Prime Minister, may I echo the suggestion made by one of your readers (Letters May 16)? Mr Trimlett called for a return to old-fashioned public meetings where we, the voters, might have
THE pages of the Echo resound to widespread public anger over MPs’ expenses. I find this anger alarming – indeed, I was initially surprised by it. It is alarming because so much about MPs’ remuneration has yet to be mentioned. How many MPs accept their
NOW that the expenses claims of our MPs have been brought to the public’s attention, the next stage should be an investigation into MEP’s expenses. However I fear this would be extremely difficult due to the system in the EU. Despite this, our MPs of
I am writing to ask your readers to support leading health charity Diabetes UK as it re-launches its membership scheme this month. One person is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes in the UK and 2.5 million people are now living with the condition
KYLE Newman admitted racing in front of bumper Elite League-sized crowds is where all Buccaneers riders want to be following their 57-39 home triumph over King’s Lynn at Poole last night. Promoter Matt Ford offered free entry to Bournemouth Castle Cover
LOCAL lad George Webb admits it was a dream come true to earn his first professional contract with Cherries – but he won’t rest until he has fully repaid Eddie Howe’s faith. The lifelong Cherries fan was left “over the moon” when Dean Court boss Howe
BOURNEMOUTH captain Craig de Weymarn hopes the Chapel Gate club could act as a stepping stone to “bigger and better things” for some of its rising stars. No fewer than four Bournemouth players made contributions to Dorset’s crucial MCCA Knockout Cup
WIMBORNE’S Leon Camier admits his flying start to the ViSK British Superbike season has come as a surprise – but that doesn’t mean he expects it to stop at Donington Park this weekend. The Airwaves Yamaha rider has opened up an 11-point lead over Sylvain
A LEAFLET encouraging people to shop in the seaside village of Highcliffe will soon be dropping through the letterboxes of many residents. More than 30,000 leaflets will be sent to households in Highcliffe and other parts of Christchurch, with another
PETER and Linda Thornton will make a tough and emotional journey this weekend as they attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of their Royal Marine son who was killed in action. The couple hope their efforts will raise thousands of pounds for the
ONE of the largest community groups in Christchurch has become the latest to “buy a brick” for the new £1 million Druitt Community Centre. With almost 1,000 members, Christchurch University of the Third Age (U3A) is hoping to be able to relocate its
YOUNGSTERS can look forward to some May madness at the Purbeck Sports Centre this half term. Between Tuesday and Friday the centre has a host of activities on offer, from basketball to bush craft. For full details, call the centre on 01929 500000 or
A LANGUAGE school boss is confident that “stringent” security safeguards at Bournemouth and Poole’s international colleges will ensure they are not targeted by extremists. Mike Francis, principal of Westbourne Academy, spoke out after it emerged
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