IT'S all systems go for the Red Arrows, who will descend from the skies on August 12 for their 10th Bournemouth display. This year organisers are hoping to raise £20,000 for their chosen charity, Bournemouth Scouts' Target 2007 Appeal, which will bring
EASTERN European gangs have been targeting pay-and-display machines in Dorset - making off with hundreds of pounds in cash. One of the councils hit by the thefts is Bournemouth after another car park cash box was stolen from Palmerston Road in Boscombe
A BANK had to be closed for half an hour on Wednesday because the branch manager - who was being verbally abused by customers - feared for the safety of his staff. Stuart Powell, the manager of The Abbey in Wimborne Road, Winton, took the decision to
LANDING the 2012 Olympics could bring a host of financial benefits and a huge dose of the feel-good factor to Dorset, supporters have claimed. As inspectors from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visit London this week, the Back the Bid campaign
IT'S no secret that more affordable housing is needed to help young families and couples get onto the property ladder. And, although the indications are that the housing market is slowing, the Government says more needs to be done. So yesterday chancellor
POOLE came close to losing some of its most important buildings as fire devastated a restaurant in its historic old town, it has emerged. Firefighters were able to prevent flames jumping a narrow alleyway from the burning Cranberries bistro to the Elizabethen-era
POOLE came close to losing some of its most important buildings as fire devastated a restaurant in its historic old town, it has emerged. Firefighters were able to prevent flames jumping a narrow alleyway from the burning Cranberries bistro to the Elizabethen-era
AN "INSPIRATIONAL" toolmaker from the Bourne Estate whose enthusiasm and drive took him to the top of a multinational company has died suddenly, a year before he was due to retire. Stephen Whiteley, an ex-Kemp-Welch pupil and keen rugby player for Wimborne
RESIDENTS are fighting another plan for a mobile mast in Poole which they say will ruin a beauty spot. Vodafone has put in an application for a mobile mast with three antennae on a viewpoint known as Stromboli Hill in Clifton Road, Parkstone. This comes
UK RANKINGS for 2004 were recently released, featuring no fewer than 23 Bournemouth athletes. The outstanding Charlotte Moore led the way among the girls with a hat-trick of under-20 firsts at 5k road (16:13.0), 800m (2:03.34secs) and 1500m (4:13.4) as
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 The Hamsters - Mr Kyps; Gig Swap UK - Mister Smiths; QED - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; Pink Darleks - The Green Room, The Portman Hotel, Bournemouth; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Rubber Soul - LostAura + Roaming Heights
A GANG of teenage yobs armed with a paintball gun opened fire on a terrified family in a drive-by style shooting on Sunday February 13. The incident at a set of traffic lights outside Pokesdown Railway Station happened just days after the police seized
A CLASS of 10 former Homefield students will resume their studies on Monday when Bournemouth's smallest school opens its doors for the first time. Last week the Daily Echo reported how Bournemouth's Literacy and Learning Centre had offered to organise
A THOUGHT came to me recently. Completely out of the blue. I really don't know what prompted it but I couldn't help but wonder: Whatever happened to Derek Griffiths? When I was a kid, Derek was the only black guy on the telly that I can remember. He was
PURBECK District Council is considering axeing Wareham's weekly Saturday street market. The council's policy group has recommended it should close at the end of March following complaints about tatty stalls and pavements in North Street being obstructed
THIS lout has made life for the people of a Purbeck village a misery - and now they're paying for him to argue it's his human right to be there. Carl Wareham, 20, was banned from Lytchett Matravers for five years under an antisocial behaviour order, after
RESIDENTS of Bournemouth will have to pay an extra 4.5 per cent in council tax from April. If approved by full council next Tuesday, the rise will see a band D property's annual council tax bill increase from £1,186.48 to £1,239.78. A rise of 5.9 per
THEY'RE young, they're gorgeous, and they've sold thousands of records in their short career - but Girls Aloud manager Louis Walsh is not a happy man. After ordering the five-piece band to go on a diet last year, Popstars: The Rivals judge Louis fears
SEARCHING for a nice hotel in Poole? Well the Visit Britain website has a nice selection - in Bournemouth. Want to stay in Christchurch? Well the national tourist authority is just as likely to offer you a room in Wimborne - only 10 miles away. The official
ALMOST 1,500 swims by 369 swimmers aged from nine to 26; a spectator gallery that was packed to overflowing; four senior championship records, one junior championship record, 29 age group best times, 443 Western Counties qualifying times and 55 national
THE fifties were good for all things sailing and new dinghies came off the drawing board faster than at any other time before. One of these was the Enterprise racing dinghy, designed by Jack Holt, which was first introduced to the public on January 7,
LAW firm Harold G Walker & Company has been instructed in the acquisition of estate agency Atkins. It acted on behalf of client Atkins Blake, a consortium of Gary Witheyman and Martin Traves of Blake & Blake; David Winsall and Mark Hudson of mortgage
PIRATES star Bjarne Pedersen is targeting a top six place in this year's World Championship Grand Prix series. The Danish international, who will be 27 in July, admitted he would be aiming for a place among the GP elite after finishing 10th in last year's
THE man who pioneered the blessing of animals in church long before the Vicar of Dibley has died aged 95. Canon Bill Barnard was rector at Hinton Martel for 40 years and hit the headlines several times before retiring in 1993. He championed the cause
JUST days after scooping three of the top gongs in this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Scottish singer/songwriter Karine Polwart heads for Dorset on Friday for a concert in Wimborne. (Feb 19) Polwart received the best album award for her debut solo album
ONE day he's a school porter, the next day he's teaching creative writing at a top public school. Poet David Caddy - who's just published a new collection - has always managed to earn a living by his pen. But lately he's taken on the dual role at Bryanston
CHERRIES are on the verge of completing the signing of highly-rated Aston Villa defender James O'Connor. The Dean Court outfit are hoping to draft in the 20-year-old Irishman, initially on a one-month loan deal. Cherries boss Sean O'Driscoll has this
SEAN O'Driscoll will adopt his usual honesty with the players ahead of another extended round of contract negotiations this summer. The Cherries boss has already cast an eye towards the end of the season when 10 of his current playing staff will be out
