A TWO-year programme to help people get online has been taken forward and expanded by a Boscombe private-sector enterprise. The BCHA scheme has been expanded by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnerships Digital Skills Hub in Boscombe. The hub will
A BOURNEMOUTH parliamentary candidate has pledged to get railways in the town ‘back on track’. Tom Hayes, Labour’s candidate for Bournemouth East, has supported the party’s plans to overhaul the railway in Britain, which were announced yesterday
AFC BOURNEMOUTH midfielder Ryan Christie praised his side for getting “over the line” with 10 men away at Wolves. Scottish international Christie played the entirety of the contest against Wolverhampton Wanderers as Cherries ran out 1-0 winners
TWO people have been taken into custody after police officers caught them two minutes apart. The officers were patrolling Poole town centre on Thursday, April 25 and found a man who they believed had been shoplifting. Earlier, CCTV operators
NO referendum will be held over the controversial 20mph speed limit across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The idea was suggested during a full council meeting on Tuesday evening, April 24 in response to concerns BCP Council’s administration
MORE than 300 staff members at BCP Council put themselves forward to be made redundant by the authority when offered. BCP Council is looking to shed staff numbers this year as it continues to balance its books and make about £50m worth of savings
SOME of Dorset’s most talented young performers will be setting the stage in Poole, including Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists. More than 140 students from Poole’s Steppin’ Out Academy of Performance will be starring in ‘Step Back in Time’ at
A POOLE-BASED teaching trust are celebrating four positive Ofsted reports across its schools in one year. TEACH Poole were hit with three of the visits by the education watchdog in just nine weeks, but still came out with flying colours.
A VILLAGE has rallied around its lollipop lady after her car was crashed into in a ‘hit and run’. Lauren Cannon is the lollipop lady in Lytchett Matravers and was faced with a bill of £700 to fix damage to her car after it was driven into late
A BUSINESS has warned the community of a scam caller pretending to be a police officer. Bearhouse Saddlery owner, Peter Barnett, 63, has warned locals after receiving a very 'believable' call from a scam caller pretending to be a Police Detective
A LEADING cyber security company has relocated its headquarters to Poole town centre. C3IA Solutions has moved its offices to North Street in the Old Town, with room to accommodate future growth. The business was founded in 2006 by two former
A 15-YEAR-OLD beach beach volleyball player has been invited onto England's National Junior Beach Volleyball squad. Bournemouth Collegiate School student, Lucas Rijvers, 15, has been invited back onto the squad as the youngest member of the team
A HAIR salon in Canford Heath has been crowned the Bournemouth Daily Echo’s Hairdresser Of The Year. Joanne Hairdressing received hundreds of nominations for the award and rinsed the competition, coming in at the number one spot. Marica Hansford
PLANS to build eight houses in place of a house and a bungalow have been refused because developers failed to provide adequate parking. The proposals, for Danecourt Road in Poole, were also rejected by council planners for failing to provide sufficient
A new Mediterranean-tapas restaurant will open next week. La Mia's will throw open the doors of its new eatery on Poole Quay, next to The Quay restaurant. Created by married couple Ian Jervis, 49, and Carly Jervis-Goode, 43, the restaurant
A MAN whose vehicle was broken into said he is 'absolutely devastated' after losing thousands of pounds worth of possessions. Neil Hennessey's van was broken into on Thursday, April 18, on Martin Close in Creekmore. The thief stole some of
A WARD dedicated to blood disorders in patients is moving hospitals in Dorset. Poole Hospital’s haematology ward is moving to Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The Durlston ward will be moving to Ward 7R at RBH from next Monday (April 29). A
INTERNATIONAL biking business Giant has opened its first Dorset store. Cycle Paths in Poole has undergone an extensive refit as part of the store rebrand to Giant after 20 years of trading independently. After a wealthy investment and refreshed
