DANNY Hollands is attempting to do something that very few people have ever managed prove Jose Mourinho wrong. The new Cherries recruit left Stamford Bridge for the last time earlier last week, 12 years after first walking through the door. But with
LEE James was left to rue a disappointing day on the greens as his putting deserted him during the final round of the Madrid Open on the European Challenge Tour. The Dorset Golf and Country Club touring pro topped the leaderboard heading into the final
THE ideal picnic lunch is something a little more sophisticated than sandwiches, but something that can be assembled in minutes. Celebrity chef Phil Vickery has teamed up with British Turkey to create these recipes perfect for informal picnics with friends
WITH the weather warming up for summer there's a good chance you'll be spending a bit of time down at the beach. And if you don't want to take a picnic, no doubt you'll be looking for somewhere to have a bite to eat. There aren't an awful lot of restaurants
BOURNEMOUTH council has taken away 20 litter bins on two of the most popular tourist roads because they have been attracting the wrong type of rubbish. Roger Brown, head of leisure services, said 10 bins along West Overcliff Drive "were being substantially
HOSPITAL bosses are reassuring members of the public that emergency and urgent cases will still be seen despite the current funding row. The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust stopped taking routine referrals from Bournemouth
IF this is Dorset, give me London's South Circular Road! Tamsyn Josephs, 37, and her husband, Paul, 44, moved to Bournemouth a week ago seeking a better quality life for their two children, Samuel, three, and Madeleine, two. But after Tamsyn's first
SOME years ago during a holiday in Greece, I suffered a very unpleasant bout of sunstroke. I still vividly recall the resultant hallucinations as Magnus Magnusson and myself both dressed in basques and fishnet stockings took on a team of nubile women
A HOMEOWNER had a lucky escape after he fell asleep while his deep fat fryer heated up on the hob. Nigel Ramsey, 33, woke up after just a few minutes to find his bungalow in Ford Lane, Ferndown, full of thick, black smoke. Gasping for breath, he attempted
NEW Forest District Council is to fight tooth and nail to stop more than two million tonnes of London's waste being transported to landfill sites in the area during the next 20 years. Council leader Cllr Mel Kendal and environment portfolio-holder Cllr
A LEGAL agreement drawn up in 1903 could lead to a further postponement of the replacement of the rusting Avon Causeway bridge. The agreement made between landowner Elizabeth Hamlyn Fane of Avon and the then district council stated that she or her successors
SHAFTESBURY'S famous cobbled hill was transformed into a shoppers' paradise for the ever-popular Gold Hill Fair. The two-day event boasted an array of attractions including a children's fun fair, live music and more than 150 stalls. There was also a
DESPITE support from local councillors and a design panel, the latest plans for the Pier Head site in Swanage have gone the way of all the others rejection. Purbeck District Council's planning committee turned down the proposals by seven votes to three
CAPTAIN Peter Deakin admitted he was happy to play an anchor role to shepherd Dorset home after Staffordshire had retaliated by reducing them to 14 for two. Deakin said: "The only way Staffordshire could go after their innings was to try and get a few
LANDLORDS across the South have just days left to comply with new rules or face fines of up to £20,000. Thursday is the deadline to comply with new regulations governing buy-to-let property. The most significant change is the new landlord licence for
BOURNEMOUTH seamer Matt Metcalfe produced the best bowling spell of his life at Dean Park to help ease Dorset into the MCCA Trophy final. A big crowd turned up at the Bournemouth ground yesterday expecting a tight semi-final tussle between two sides
MATT Metcalfe bagged five wickets for nine runs as Dorset beat Staffordshire to book an MCCA Trophy final date at Lord's, then stressed: "It was a team effort that got us through". The Bournemouth seamer produced a devastating early 10-over spell at
DON'T go breaking our hearts, sang Sir Elton. Some hope. As the barnstorming opener, Benny and the Jets, boomed out over a balmy Kings Park, Svenny and the Dejects were packing their designer man-bags and preparing to face the music. Ultimately, it was
BEACH hut owners have been left fuming after six huts were torched along the sea front. Dorset Fire and Rescue was alerted to the blaze at the beach huts at Durley Chine in Bournemouth near the seafront office at around 4.40am on Saturday morning. Police
A MAN was beaten, stabbed and left unconscious after being confronted by a knife-wielding robber in Bournemouth Gardens all for £4.50. The 36-year-old, who lives in the town centre, was walking towards Crescent Road at 9 o'clock on a Friday evening
