ECHO readers, who responded to our website poll, believe that it is safe for police to use CS spray. Sixty-nine per cent backed police using the CS spray, which is used to subdue people, and 31 per cent did not. To vote in this week's poll about Bournemouth's
A TWO-year-old girl in her pushchair was killed and her mother seriously injured after a horrific road accident in Bournemouth last night. The mum was pushing the toddler in the Bear Cross area when they collided with a car on the Ringwood Road stretch
VIOLENT crime in Dorset has bucked the national trend since late licensing was introduced - by shooting up by 13 per cent. While violent crimes recorded by police across England and Wales fell by 11 per cent in the last three months of last year, Dorset's
RACISM and homophobia will not be tolerated in Bournemouth - this vow will be at the heart of a campaign to stamp out prejudice in the town. Plans for the Prejudice-Free Bournemouth campaign emerged as police figures for last year showed the number of
HUGE predatory long-legged creatures are slowly advancing through the country's major waterways, threatening to wipe out life. No, it's not a scene from War of the Worlds but a warning by environmental experts about a species of Chinese crab which is
ECHO readers, who responded to our website poll, believe that it is safe for police to use CS spray. Sixty-nine per cent backed police using the CS spray, which is used to subdue people, and 31 per cent did not. To vote in this week's poll about Bournemouth's
A NEW tram link could be created between Boscombe's beach and shopping precinct to help regenerate the area. The possibility is being considered as part of a long-term strategy to boost visitor numbers at Boscombe. It comes just days after Bournemouth
RESIDENTS of a busy stretch of Castle Lane told highway chiefs last night "leave our road alone". The Area Forum meeting, representing residents of Strouden Park, Throop, Holdenhurst, Townsend and Muscliff, was shown option three of a scheme to widen
YOUTH workers and those responsible for child safety have backed calls to make internet safety part of the national curriculum. Shocking figures published this week by BT show that the number of attempts to access child pornograpy via the internet has
PHOTOGRAPHER Simon Rowley has seen more than his share of tragedy. Mr Rowley has spent more than 40 years recording the work of Hampshire's emergency services and often finds himself at the scene of incidents involving loss of life. A former firefighter
POOLE council will be asked to agree a council tax increase next week of 3.5 per cent - the lowest since 1997. This would give a band D increase from £998.93 to £1,033.89, not including the police and fire precepts, which will be known at full council
JOBSEEKERS are today converging on day two of the Daily Echo Recruitment Exhibition, sponsored by Lloyds TSB Insurance. Major local employers are offering hundreds of careers at the exhibition at the Metro Palace Court Hotel, Westover Rd, Bournemouth
RESIDENTS are opposed to controversial plans for more flats in Ferndown. But East Dorset planners look set to give the go-ahead to proposals to demolish an Edwardian property in Beaufoys Avenue and replace it with a two-storey block of six apartments.
IT was an inspired piece of casting that could have gone horribly wrong. Take one decidedly camp 15 stone Welshman with a penchant for dressing as a ballerina and send him to entertain the troops in Iraq. Happily Iestyn Edwards - better known as Madame
AN aggressive and impatient driver killed himself and an innocent motorist in a head-on smash at Portesham. But it could have been worse because his partner and her three children were lucky to survive, West Dorset Coroner Michael Johnston said. He recorded
USHERS on roller skates and a fighting arena have been suggested as part of Weymouth Pavilion Theatre's redevelopment. The ideas came from research conducted by A-level business and economics students from Budmouth Technology College. They revealed their
PARKING charges in Weymouth will rise, despite criticism that the prosperity of the town could be hit. The fees, which will fill a £210,000 gap in the finances of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, will be spread across the borough in on and off-street
CAMPAIGNERS in Bransgore have won the latest round in a battle to bar new homes from what was a village pub car park. New Forest District Council planning development committee yesterday refused controversial plans for six homes in part of the former
SHAFTESBURY is in uproar over its town-centre enhancement and parking issues related to it. The town council backed the county council scheme after lengthy negotiations and public consultation last November. But some remained unhappy - notably many traders
FOLLOWING waves of protest against proposed telephone masts in the town, an application to expand an existing installation at a Christchurch beauty spot has barely caused a ripple. Mobile phone operator Hutchinson 3G has applied for planning permission
VIOLENT crime in Dorset has bucked the national trend since late licensing was introduced - by shooting up by 13 per cent. While violent crimes recorded by police across England and Wales fell by 11 per cent in the last three months of last year, Dorset's
BUDGET airline Ryanair expects to add at least one new destination every year to its Bournemouth services after revealing that it is to fly to Pisa from the town. Flights to the Tuscan city will begin on June 8, with fares starting at £3.49 one-way plus
BUDGET airline Ryanair expects to add at least one new destination every year to its Bournemouth services after revealing that it is to fly to Pisa from the town. Flights to the Tuscan city will begin on June 8, with fares starting at £3.49 one-way plus
A LEADING councillor has called for tougher guidelines to ensure elderly and vulnerable people are given the right medication in care and nursing homes. Cllr Bill Mason spoke out after a damning report revealed almost half the homes in England are failing
A TRIBUTE evening held in Lulworth in memory of local teenagers Charlie Morrell and Mathew Myburgh is coming to Swanage after being hailed a huge success in Lulworth. The initial event took place at Lulworth Village Hall three weeks after the youngsters
GRAHAM Bassi says he feels "totally remotivated" after his first eight weeks as head coach of Bournemouth Dolphins. And he added that he can already see signs that the club itself is also starting to "remotivate itself". "Change always does that," he
DORSET'S Tom Clemens gets his Winter Olympics challenge underway in Turin this weekend. The soldier, 30, originally from Dorchester, is competing in the biathlon which combines cross-country skiing with precision target shooting. The former Thomas Hardye
A TWO-year-old girl in her pushchair was killed and her mother seriously injured after a horrific road accident in Bournemouth last night. The mum was pushing the toddler in the Bear Cross area when they collided with a car on the Ringwood Road stretch
RACISM and homophobia will not be tolerated in Bournemouth - this vow will be at the heart of a campaign to stamp out prejudice in the town. Plans for the Prejudice-Free Bournemouth campaign emerged as police figures for last year showed the number of
A SHOP owner has spoken of his disbelief after he was told by police: "Don't call us out for thefts worth less than £75." In a letter sent to shopkeepers, Dorset Police claim petty thefts are proving an expensive drain on resources and should be dealt
TRIBUTES have been paid to former world champion bodybuilder Johnny Fuller, who has died in Bournemouth aged 62. Johnny competed all over the world in the 1970s and 1980s, and triumphed in both the European and World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships
THREE months on from the massive blaze which brought down power cables and caused a major blackout across Bournemouth and Poole, Nelson Stanley scrap yard is continuing to operate as normal. On November 15 an accident, probably caused by a spark from
TALENTED teenager Jemma Tewkesbury is being backed by a host of athletics greats. The javelin star, 15, has been given extra help is pursuing her sporting dream after receiving an award from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund. The fund, set up in memory
IT was an inspired piece of casting that could have gone horribly wrong. Take one decidedly camp 15 stone Welshman with a penchant for dressing as a ballerina and send him to entertain the troops in Iraq. Happily Iestyn Edwards - better known as Madame
A new location is needed for a park and ride scheme in Dorchester after a planning inspector ruled out the suggested site. Land bounded by the Weymouth to Waterloo railway line, the A35 and A354 had been proposed as a possible site for a park and ride
THOUSANDS of memorial T-shirts are being printed to raise money for a new picnic area. The T-shirts will be raising money for the Mathew Myburgh and Charlie Morrell Memorial Fund, which was set up after the deaths of the two West Lulworth teenagers. The
FRAUDSTERS are suspected of masterminding a charity clothing scam in Dorset. Leaflets asking people to donate clothes to underprivileged people in Chernobyl and other Eastern European locations have been circulating in the county. Unsuspecting residents
A NEW group is urging people from all walks of life to take a fresh look at Dorset's landscape. Farming and Food Futures (FFF) wants everyone from businesses and tourism to farmers and rural communities to be more aware of the landscape and how it affects
A NEW plea was issued today for business people to sign up to a steering group for Dorchester's BID scheme. The steering group will lead the way on drawing up a Business Improvement District (BID) plan to improve the county town. Alistair Chisholm, one
DYLAN Murphy is celebrating his first birthday today - a day that could have been so very different. Just last month his parents said goodbye to their baby son, knowing he might not survive a crucial liver transplant operation. He was suffering from a
