CHILD carers have tackled new courses to learn how to move and handle children and equipment safely at nurseries and pre-schools. Health and safety specialists Whitehorse Training and occupational therapist Alison Walker have joined forces to run sessions
TALKS are under way with two major operators for a hotel with a rooftop garden at the Pavilion and ferry terminal site in Weymouth. Members of the Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce of Industry and Tourism heard the latest developments at a meeting
A CONTROVERSIAL household recycling centre earmarked for Dorchester has been thrown out by a government inspector. And he has suggested that a space could be found for it at Poundbury. Inquiry inspector Brent Mundy recommended that plans for a household
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight on against plans to build a controversial recycling plant on their doorstep at Winfrith. People living near the proposed Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT) plant filled a public inquiry into the Bournemouth, Dorset
PROPOSALS are under way to introduce ambulance-friendly' speed bumps to a busy Dorchester road. Dorset County Council has drawn up plans to install flat-top speed bumps in Coburg Road, Dorchester. The type of bumps being suggested will have gaps which
HUNDREDS of Daily Echo readers are backing our campaign to see bars, pubs and clubs in Bournemouth town centre turn their venues into glass-free zones. We launched our Call Time On Glass campaign last month in a bid to put a stop to glassing incidents
EVERYONE applying for their first passport is to be summoned to an interview at one of 69 local offices - one of which will be in Bournemouth. The Identity and Passport Service has announced the controversial change, which is expected to affect 609,000
A STUDENT bar in Bournemouth has been given a national accolade in recognition of its responsible drinking policies and the positive effect these are allegedly having on the alcohol habits of undergraduates in the town. The Student Union at Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH residents are invited to take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the town's best-known landmarks on Saturday May 6 and Sunday May 7. Businesses and community groups will opening their doors to the public as part of the Mayor's Open Weekend
WOMEN taking part in the Canford Park Arena Race for Life will attempt to break the record for the largest simultaneous stretch. Cancer Research UK will attempt to set the new Guinness World Record to celebrate its biggest Race for Life series ever for
A MEMORIAL bandstand is to be unveiled to a Wareham-based star of film and TV on Saturday, May 6. Mark Northover was a regular on the box, appearing on Little and Large, Paul Daniels and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe for the BBC. The 4ft 2ins star
MEET Julio. This adorable little bundle is the latest member to join the family at Monkey World ape rescue centre at Wool, near Wareham. Rejected immediately by his mum, Cuna, little Julio was found by the park's staff the morning after his birth clinging
HOUSEHOLDERS spend about three working days each year waiting for pre-booked workmen and deliveries to arrive, a report shows. Gas and electricity suppliers are the worst when it comes to keeping customers hanging around, Which? magazine found. They kept
OBJECTORS have vowed to fight on after a government inspector approved controversial plans for a new waste treatment facility in Hurn. But they are celebrating his rejection of similar plans for Blunt's Farm, near Ferndown. His findings are binding. The
CHIEF Fire officer Martin Chapman is ending his service to the county in a blaze of glory. The boss of Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is retiring after 36 years in service at the end of the summer - earlier this year he received the Queen's Fire Service
"HERE comes Humanity Dick" - that's what people used to say when John Norman approached, now it's the title of his book. The retired RSPCA inspector, former special constable and special project foster parent from East Dorset has dedicated his life to
CRAIG David is chilling out in his studio at home. Yes, that's the London home that he let the world into when it was featured in one of the best-known episodes of MTV's Cribs. The swish pad with a luxurious balcony, soft lighting, a grand piano, giant
CONCERNED pupils at Poulner Junior have been busy putting pen to paper because they are fed up with vandals targeting trees in their school grounds. Some 70 letters have been written highlighting the problem by children in year four, and their teachers
TOUGHENED glass is still not good enough. This is the message to licensees in Bournemouth town centre who refuse to switch to the safer polycarbonate plastic option and serve drinks in vessels made out of toughened glass similar to that in phone boxes
GAS distributor Southern Gas Networks has apologised to fuming drivers stuck in jams yesterday morning. Roads leading to Christchurch Road from Christchurch were gridlocked while roadworks were completed near the entrance to Boscombe Gardens. Many motorists
UP to 27 post boxes in Poole will be out of action for days - because Royal Mail has lost the keys. The post boxes, all in the Broadstone area, have been officially sealed off with notices blaming "unforseen circumstances". But the Royal Mail has admitted
EMILY Freeman, Nicole Scott and Kim Rowles were eastern Dorset's golden girls in the South West youth championships at Millfield - but the bigger story was happening out of the water. While the teenagers from Ferndown Otters and Bournemouth Dolphins did
CHRISTCHURCH is ideally poised to jump aboard the Olympic bandwagon at Weymouth in 2012. A breakfast meeting organised by the Christchurch branch of the Federation of Small Businesses heard that conditions in Christchurch Bay were perfect for training
THEY may be the latest accessory for stars anxious to establish their "green" credentials, but attempts to get ordinary motorists to buy more environmentally-friendly cars are not working, a survey has revealed. Auto Express magazine asked its readers
DORSET Police are carrying out intelligence checks to help find the 1,023 foreign criminals freed by the government without being considered for deportation. The force has been handed a list of names of these prisoners by the Home Office, which are being
OPENING hours of minor injuries units in North Dorset look set to be slashed in a bid to bring improvements elsewhere. Bosses at Blandford and Shaftesbury Minor Injuries Units say night-time patient attendance is low and proposals have been made to close
RESIDENTS fighting to save libraries in Wyke Regis and Portland have stepped up their campaigns. Petitions have been signed by hundreds of people in a bid to stop Wyke Regis and Portland Underhill closing. The libraries are just two of 13 across the
CRAIG Bradshaw has quit Dorchester leaving boss Mark Morris on the hunt for a new goalkeeper. The former Portsmouth trainee has departed the Avenue Stadium to try and earn a full-time contract with Coca-Cola League One outfit Plymouth Argyle. And Morris
