Archive
-
Date
Friends one step closer to dream of skate park in Hurn
FOUR enterprising friends from Hurn could be a step closer to getting some much-needed facilities for youngsters after calling on the council to provide a local skate park. The schoolboys – Billy and Nat Cranham and Flynn and Joe Wearden
-
Date
Open verdict for Blandford woman who died in Germany train tragedy
A CORONER has recorded an open verdict into the death of a Blandford woman who died in a collision with a train at a station in Germany. Susanna Joy Vivian, a 51-year-old housewife from Blandford St Mary, died on June 20 last year at Sauerlach train
-
Date
Bournemouth care home prepares for National Storytelling Week
RESIDENTS in a Bournemouth care home are all set to tell a tale or two as part of plans to mark National Storytelling Week. Queensmount Nursing and Residential Home is hosting a special storytelling event on Thursday, February 2 and is inviting members
-
Date
MP Tobias Ellwood slams purchase policy for forces
A BOURNEMOUTH MP has blasted the “bizarre” way the Ministry of Defence bought vehicles for Afghanistan. Tobias Ellwood was speaking in a Parliamentary debate on the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Mr Ellwood, a former army officer, represents
-
Date
Cherries complete record Tubbs deal
CRAWLEY Town have confirmed that Cherries have signed Matt Tubbs for a “substantial but undisclosed fee” – with the transfer understood to have smashed the Dean Court record. The Daily Echo exclusively reported earlier today that Cherries were on the
-
Date
Children's delight as school unveils new playground kit
CHILDREN at Verwood’s smallest first school were queuing up to have the first play on a new playground. Paralympic cycling hopeful Darren Kenny and Mayor Councillor Toni Coombs were on hand to cut the green ribbon on the £7,000-worth of equipment
-
Date
Knifeman, Francis Tanner, jailed for 28 weeks
A MAN who turned up at a Bournemouth pub brandishing two knives has been jailed for 28 weeks. Francis Tanner, of Tarrant Road, Muscliff, Bournemouth, first went to the Broadway pub in Castle Lane West on the evening of July 8 last year, when he was asked
-
Date
Road closed after office fire alert
A Bournemouth town centre road has been closed after fire crews were called to an office. Dean Park Crescent, which links the roundabout on Christchurch Road to the Wessex Way, was closed so firefighters could deal with an electrical fire in
-
Date
New attempt at Zumba dance world record in Bournemouth
A SECOND attempt to smash a world dance record will take place in Bournemouth on February 12. The Zumba Smash 2 event will take place at the BIC with instructors Cat Fowler and Tanya Bright leading the dancers. Following an earlier attempt
-
Date
Cherries closing in on Tubbs deal
Cherries are close to completing a deal for top strike target Matt Tubbs, the Daily Echo understands. The Crawley Town star is believed to be on the verge of joining the League One play-off hopefuls – as predicted in today’s Echo. Cherries
-
Date
Sex offender admits child porn charges
A FORMER banker who lost his career after being convicted for child pornography offences has appeared in court again for possessing thousands of indecent images. Pensioner Nigel Hannibal, who worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and Portman Building Society
-
Date
Macbeth will give you chills at Lighthouse
SHAKESPEARE’S classic tale of greed, power and ambition, has such a powerful presence that for generations superstitious thespians have dared not speak its name. To this day the acting profession is full of cowering luvvies who refer to it
-
Date
Funding debate over marshals at Bournemouth taxi rank
SHOULD the police pay for security guards to patrol a taxi rank at night? That was a question that came up as funding for Bournemouth’s taxi marshals runs out. They keep order amongst clubbers at the busy Horseshoe Common rank.
-
Date
Campaign's "radical action" will improve Boscombe
A CAMPAIGN aiming to transform Boscombe has promised “radical action” to tackle the area’s problems. The ‘Backing Boscombe’ campaign, which was launched by the Daily Echo last year in partnership with the Boscombe Regeneration Partnership
-
Date
Moors Valley to be transformed into night-time adventure playground
MOORS Valley Country Park will be seen in a whole new light during the February half term when it will be transformed into an interactive night-time adventure playground. Culture Creative, together with the Forestry Commission, will light up the forest
-
Date
Bournemouth money launderer Peter Kane jailed for six years
A MONEY launderer from Bournemouth who blackmailed a 17-year-old single mum for £15,000 has been jailed for six years. Peter ‘Pistol Pete’ Kane, 26, phoned Emily Legg, threatening to hurt her and her family unless she paid up by the end of the week,
-
Date
Horse breaks free and runs across busy Spur Road
A HORSE broke loose and ran across the busy A338 Spur Road. The incident happened at around 12.48pm yesterday near the Hurn turnoff on the dual carriageway. Photographer Elise Price, who took these pictures, said: “The horse was loose at the Christchurch
-
Date
Appeal to support Daily Echo's Mine's A Pint campaign
PLEASE support the Daily Echo’s Mine’s A Pint campaign and save a life in 2012. That’s the message from Jonathan Sewell, regional spokesman for NHS Blood and Transplant. Mr Sewell is appealing to Echo readers to get behind the campaign
-
Date
750 jobs could go in hospital trusts merger
AROUND 750 jobs are set to disappear in Dorset if England’s first-ever merger of two NHS hospital foundation trusts goes ahead as planned next year. The bosses of Poole Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals have revealed
-
Date
Trusts merger: Millions can be saved in restructure says chief
Tony Spotswood calculates that £8million could be found through joint procurement and £12million through streamlining back office and management support in the merged trust. Other savings will be made through only needing one chief executive, one finance
-
Date
Sex attacker threatened to kill his schoolboy victim
A MAN has been found guilty of a series of sexual offences against a terrified schoolboy. Kieran Bunday threatened to kill his victim if he told anyone, Bournemouth Crown Court was told. He also threatened the boy with an air rifle, pinned him against
-
Date
Cadets will march to mark Air Training Corps anniversary
CADETS from Dorset and Wiltshire will parade through Christchurch on Sunday to mark the 71st anniversary of the founding of the Air Training Corps. More than 300 cadets and staff will take part in the parade, which is hosted by a different squadron each
-
Date
Winter Wipeout win for Purbeck farmer Tristan
A YOUNG Purbeck farmer has won £10,000 after fighting his way through obstacles on crazy TV game show Winter Wipeout. Millions of viewers watched on Saturday as Tristan Windebank, 20, from Bovington, battled through snow-covered courses to score the
-
Date
Students root out sex pests with Meyrick Park clean-up
UNIVERSITY students are continuing their clean-up campaign at a Bournemouth park blighted by flashers and cruisers. Around 20 students have been making weekly visits to Meyrick Park, clearing overgrown rhododendron and holly bushes and planning
-
Date
Hospital staff care could not be topped
I WAS recently discharged from the Royal Bournemouth hospital after my fifth in-patient stay within a year. Having read all the horror stories about other hospitals, I want to stress how lucky we are to have Royal Bournemouth Hospital as our local hospital
-
Date
Thanks for the fire cadet training plan
MAY I thank through your letters page, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service for putting on a 20-week fire cadet course, which my son has just completed. This was all done by the fire people volunteering to give up their time to teach 14 youngsters the skills
-
Date
Royal Yacht is a snip in jubilee year
I AM sure millions of us are delighted at plans for a new national flagship (Royal Yacht) – its construction to be paid for by private funding and its running expenses to come from its use by cadets and others. Only the most curmudgeonly could possibly
-
Date
Enlighten me over St Clements school
READING today’s Echo, regarding Kings Park Primary School, it is said to have opened in 1913. Can anyone enlighten me on something please? St Clements School, Boscombe, where I attended in 1939 became a junior school and those of us
-
Date
What’s happened to council homes?
WITH reference to your letter (Echo, January 23) by C Cooper, of Viking Way, Bournemouth, we would like to echo your question of what has happened to council houses? We are a company who are able and willing to fund council houses/social housing with
-
Date
Seems that mobiles go off all the time
I HAVE nothing against the mobile phone but can’t help wondering if they have become something of a drug. It seems that in places where people gather, ie doctors’ surgeries, hospital waiting areas, or even on public transport, the minute some people
-
Date
Forced into use of internet and motors
I READ with dismay that councils expect me to print off from the internet their wheelie bin collection programme. This is to replace the handy sticker they provided that used to be adhered to my bins. Banks are forcing me to make transactions on line
-
Date
Flytipping is still a major problem
THERE has been a healthy debate for some time about various aspects of rubbish collection. One which seems to be quietly ignored, however, is the problem of people fly tipping their domestic refuse. In the road in which I live, every week there
-
Date
The anglers who spoil our shores
YOU’D imagine that people who enjoy angling would be in tune with the natural world. No doubt most are – and no doubt those countless hours standing quietly by the shore reminds many people of the fragility of the environment. So it’
-
Date
Teenage vandal must wait for sentence
A TEENAGER who inflicted more than £15,000 worth of damage on parked vehicles in Bournemouth after a drunken argument with his girlfriend has walked free from court. Judge Roger Jarvis deferred sentence on Kieran Ede for four months after hearing that
-
Date
‘No-go’ public toilets in Bournemouth shut due to drug abuse set to be moved
A SET of Bournemouth public toilets closed due to drug abuse look set to be moved to the travel interchange. The automatic toilets on Poole Hill in The Triangle had become a ‘no-go area’ and the unit is now redundant. The news came during
-
Date
Pet owner’s anger at careless fishermen
A PET owner has blasted careless fishermen after two of his dogs were rushed to vets after swallowing discarded fishing equipment within two days. In the more serious incident, Graham Nash’s 12-month-old American Bulldog puppy, Molly, needed
-
Date
Inspired by the Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend?
If you enjoyed looking out for birds at the weekend why not join one of the free courses being run by the RSPB during February? The first course takes place on Wednesday 1st February at Upton Country Park. You will be able to learn the best
-
Date
Sailing: Poole stars are Miami marvels
DORSET star Annie Lush vowed to continue the hard work after the British women’s Match Racing team made a winning start to Olympic year. Daily Echo blogger Lucy Macgregor, sister Kate Macgregor and Lush enjoyed an ideal opening to 2012 as they struck
-
Date
Non-league: Adie sees red as unbeaten run ended
ANNOYED Adie Arnold felt a controversial sending off had contributed to Verwood Town’s first Wessex League defeat in 21 matches. The Division One leaders saw their 20-match unbeaten run come to an end when they lost 3-2 at AFC Portchester on Saturday
-
Date
Non-league: Riley takes comfort from display
PROVIDING Bashley can start mirroring manager Steve Riley’s optimism, their Premier Division status should be assured. “If we play like that in our remaining games, we will pick up more points than we lose,” said Riley, after watching Bash
-
Date
Cherries: Jalal concedes defeat in battle to stave off injury
SHWAN Jalal has finally conceded defeat in his battle to overcome a persistent back injury and will tomorrow have surgery to cure the problem. Goalkeeper Jalal has been playing and training through the pain barrier since suffering disc-related
-
Date
Cherries: Cup hero Tubbs remains on radar
BOSS Lee Bradbury is confident he will add to his Cherries squad ahead of the transfer deadline – with Daily Echo sources suggesting he will revive his interest in Matt Tubbs. Cherries were last week thwarted in their attempt to sign Tubbs
-
Date
Non-league: Poppies suffer a 'bizarre' loss
BOURNEMOUTH Poppies had a day to forget as they suffered a 6-0 thumping at Bemerton. Boss Ken Vaughan described the clash as the “most bizarre game I have been involved in” – with hosts Bemerton profiting from three penalties. Vaughan was unhappy at
-
Date
Non-league: Browne willing to 'carry the can'
DEFIANT Simon Browne insisted he would give his all to revive Hamworthy United’s fortunes and vowed: I won’t throw in the towel. Boss Browne faced the music after Hammers’ embarrassing 7-0 home hammering at the hands of Fareham Town on Saturday – and
-
Date
Non-league: Goal hero Jeffes shows quality
MANAGER Steve Cuss is confident Tom Jeffes has the quality to become a Southern League hotshot at Cuthbury. The Wimborne Town boss gave his verdict on the ex-Poole Town frontman after he had netted the opener in Magpies’ 1-1 draw at Clevedon Town on
-
Date
Non-league: Killick inspired by team's fightback
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick watched his side come back from behind to thrash Mangotsfield – and then backed his charges to gatecrash the play-offs this season. The dominant Dolphins fell behind to Lee Marshall’s free kick on 24 minutes – United’s first