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FORMER Bournemouth Dolphin Amelia Maughan was left grinning from ear to ear after helping Team GB claim a 4x100m women’s medley silver at the Youth Olympic Games. After getting her Nanjing adventure under way on Sunday, Maughan was back in the

DORSET appear to be closing in on victory in their final Unicorns Championship match of the season against Cornwall at Dean Park. Chris Park’s team lead their visitors by 158 runs with just the final five wickets to find after a strong second day

BOSS Ken Vaughan believes Bournemouth Poppies are looking good ahead of their home clash with Brockenhurst thanks to the return of professional model Chris Toy. Toy, a 25-year-old wideman or striker, last lined up for Poppies in 2008 before leaving

POOLE Town coach Taffy Richardson predicts Josh O’Hanlon’s “refreshing” approach to life in the lower reaches will pave the way for a bright future in the pro game. The Cherries youngster, on loan at Tatnam until the end of the month, netted his

MYSTERY still surrounds what sanctions Darcy Ward will face for failing an alcohol test prior to Sunday’s rescheduled Latvian Speedway Grand Prix. The Poole Pirates captain was excluded from round eight of the world championship in Daugavpils after

SWIM Bournemouth’s Jay Lelliott was left incredulous having scooped a bronze medal on his Great Britain debut at the European Championships today. The 19-year-old carved seven seconds off his own Dorset record to take a sensational third place

THE organisers of the successful Poole Carnival, which took place in Parkstone this year, are holding an AGM. The event takes place on Monday, September 1, 6pm, at the Seaview Hotel in Ashley Road. A date has already been set for the 2015 carnival

THE end of the war and Victory in Japan day was marked with a small but poignant commemoration in Poole Park on Friday. Representatives of the Poole Royal British Legion and Poole Ex-Servicemen’s Club along with the Mayor of Poole Cllr Peter Adams

JASON Tindall remained tight-lipped on Cherries’ transfer plans but admitted he was not surprised at rumours linking the Dean Court side with a move for Andrew Surman. Reports linking Cherries with a swoop for the Norwich midfielder resurfaced

Nearly £10,000 has been given to Ringwood Town Council to put towards its Christmas Lights switch on. The funds from the National Lottery will ensure the town is well illuminated and will pay for equipment and advertising. Town Clerk Steve

LEGAL proceedings to disband two traveller encampments in Poole have been initiated by borough officials, it has been confirmed. Borough of Poole started the process and officers are likely to go to the courts later this week to seek an eviction

LOW WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth 1134 (1.3m) Christchurch 0003 (1m) 1206 (0.9m) Lymington 1205 (1.5m) Poole 1205 (1.3m) Swanage 1125 (1.4m) Wareham 0032 (1.2m) 1309 (1.2m) HIGH WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth 0807 (1.9m) 2024 (1.9m) Christchurch 0722 (1.5m

THE countdown has begun! The ever-popular Party in the Park is now less than a week away – and this year ‘It’s Carnival Time!’ The party will return to Ashley Cross Park this August Bank Holiday weekend with a new carnival theme. The Daily

TWO men have been jailed after they knifed a stranger in the back during a violent attempted robbery. Kyle Mayes and Damien Johnson waited until after dark before approaching Iain Sach as he walked along Chaseside in Bournemouth on June 15 this

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build an outdoor games area at a Bournemouth secondary school are set to be approved, despite a wave of objections. The original application to build a six court multi-use games area at St Peter’s School in St Catherine’s

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COMEDY queen Su Pollard and comedy duo Cannon and Ball have teamed up for an outrageous farce Ha Ha Hood! And The Prince of Leaves - the latest production from the Ha Ha! team. Created by Ben Langley, who also takes on the mantle of Robin, Ha Ha

THE RNLI has awarded a major contract as part of its £11.2m project to build a new lifeboat centre in Poole. Docking Solutions has been appointed to design, manufacture and build the galvanised steel pontoons and aluminium access structures at

I would like to make a point that I have not seen mentioned so far. Apart from our lenient council and inactive police, the reason travellers flock to Dorset is that so many people are willing to give them work cash in hand. We all need to

A TINY bronze sculpture depicting two soldiers raising a red poppy has taken centre stage at a Bournemouth art gallery. The war sculpture, currently on show at Westover Gallery, is one of 1,566 unique pieces created by British artist Nic Joly to

IT SEEMS people continue to find new and novel ways to raise money for charity. For Keath Armstrong, moving house from Manchester to Bournemouth was more of an ordeal than it would be for most people. He decided to build himself a sled and then

THANK you, kind gentleman for putting my case on the bus, at 7am on Monday, July 14. He also paid my extra fare as I only had a note that the driver could not change. I was on my way to the coach station for a holiday. On arrival he put

I HAD the great pleasure of knowing the late Ted Rowe, the highly-respected, long-serving mace bearer (Obituaries, August 8) in the 1970s when I was then elected. Ted was a great inspiration to all who came into daily contact with him, more so

 I HAVE spent the last three summers going in and out of Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The pollen has affected me badly so I ended up on the Acute Lung Ward, which is a bay on Ward 2. On my last visit, the hospital was so busy I ended up on a

At LONG last the officers at Borough of Poole have seen sense. Three birds with one stone. One – get travellers off our public parks and open spaces. Two – let them use a perfectly located and serviced site ideal for this use without wasting

AS A council tax payer, whose tax pays for Dorset Police, I wondered if there is any chance via the Echo that anyone in Dorset Police would have the courage to answer the following question. Why is it that travellers never go to court for no road

FOLLOWING a run of summer festivals, Kaiser Chiefs have confirmed a UK headline tour in February 2015, including a date at Bournemouth’s International Centre next February. The band, which played at the V Festival at the weekend, also opened Glastonbury

A MAN and his three huskies have completed a charity walk of over 300 miles from Manchester to Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. Keath Armstrong, 32, was joined by dogs, Sakari, Nukka and Nala for the journey in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust

A PLUCKY group of 11 women decided to bare all in the name of cancer research. Hens and Guns in Bere Regis, who host shoots in Purbeck, decided to pose for a calendar similar to the one used in the film Calendar Girls to raise money for the Pancreatic

The latest victim of a 21-year-old estate agent who has notched up a staggering 18 convictions for violence has spoken of his outrage after she was spared a jail sentence. Ronnie Lee was almost blinded by Yasmin Thomas after she smashed a glass

A WOMAN was left shaken after an attempted handbag theft in Westbourne. The victim, a woman in her forties was approached from behind by two men who demanded money from her before trying to grab her bag. The incident on Friday August 8, took

DISABILITY charity Motability is calling for supporters to join in with their Tea Party campaign during August. From August 25 to 31, people are being encouraged to hold tea parties at home or in work, clubs and societies to raise funds for disabled

A kitesurfer and lifeguard had to be rescued off Avon Beach on Sunday, August 10. At around 2pm a lifeguard from Christchurch spotted the kitesurfer getting into difficulty and attempted to reach him on a rescue board. Due to the windy conditions

THE Daily Echo has teamed up with Riverdance to offer three lucky readers each a pair of tickets to the BIC show of the dance troupe’s 20th anniversary live tour of the UK. The show, billed as “quite simply incredible” by the Washington Times,

FIREFIGHTERS battled a garage and sauna blaze this morning. Crews from Springbourne and Westbourne were called this morning to Ettrick Road in Branksome Chine. On arrival, the crews requested two more pumps who were sent from Redhill Park and

LITTLE stirs the soul at the Bournemouth Air Festival more than the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Featuring the Lancaster bomber and Spitfire and Hurricane fighters as always, this year the flight will also involve the Dakota, which will follow

THE ‘landmark’ chimney of a soon-to-be-closed Poole factory should be preserved as a reminder of the town’s industrial past, a borough councillor has urged. Crown Closures in Lake Road, Hamworthy, confirmed this month that it is to close its doors

AN innovative scheme that has introduced community student street wardens to Winton has been so successful that it will double in size. The total number of wardens is being increased from six to 12 this academic year, thanks to extra funding from

RIVAL manager Mark Warburton believes Cherries are likely to be one of the best footballing sides Brentford will face this season. Warburton, who guided the Bees to promotion in May, saw the Londoners beaten by Junior Stanislas’s strike at Dean

JUNIOR Stanislas dedicated his first Cherries goal to his family – and then revealed they had missed it because they were moving house. Summer signing Stanislas came off the bench to net the winner as Eddie Howe’s men chalked up a 1-0 victory over

BOSS Eddie Howe insists Cherries will not make any panic signings ahead of the closing of the transfer window – with Andrew Surman still believed to be his number-one target. Reports linking Surman with a return to Dean Court resurfaced over the

SKIPPER Tommy Elphick revealed Cherries’ victory over Brentford had been met with muted celebrations from the players. Elphick told the Daily Echo: “Good teams win when they are not at their best and we certainly weren’t at our best. We have got

NEW traffic regulations are being introduced around Dean Court in a bid to improve emergency access to the AFC Bournemouth stadium. Bournemouth Borough Council is introducing a temporary traffic regulation order to restrict parking on one side

THE chances of Condor Ferries running its new vessel from Poole appear to be increasing after the operator signed a fresh Channel Islands’ operating licence. It paves the way for the firm to introduce a new super-ferry to replace its ageing vessels

Today we're launching the 2014 Daily Echo/Castle Cameras Air Festival photographic competition - and to spur you on we've collected the best images from the last five years. Can you do better? All the details of this year's competition are here

A MAN was rescued from the sea after attempting to sail to America during a busy day for the coastguard. The Mudeford RNLI Inshore Lifeboat was launched at 4.17pm on Saturday after a 12ft dinghy was spotted to the south of Hengistbury Head with

A MAN has admitted knifing a security guard at Boscombe’s Sovereign Centre earlier this year. Rajeshwar Bhinder, of Walpole Road, pleaded guilty to the offences of wounding with intent and having an offensive weapon after 99p store employee Mamadou