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  • The Sleepy Jackson - Personality (Virgin) ***

    LUKE Steele's a strange cove. And not just because he's an Aussie. Despite ditching three sets of bandmates along the way, he has managed to complete a follow-up to 2003's debut, Lovers that comes on like its logical successor without ever sounding obvious

  • Doctor Who – Series 2 Vol.4 (PG) BBC ****

    THERE'S certainly a hint of Aliens about The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit, the chilling two-part story that dominates the latest instalment of David Tennant's stirring first reign as The Doctor. Trapped on Sanctuary Base with only a small band

  • Metal - A Headbanger’s Journey (15) Momentum *****

    DESPITE its title, this is an impressively intelligent documentary from scholar and metal lover Sam Dunn. He turns his academic eye to the whole culture of heavy metal. There are graphs and charts showing how each sub-genre of metal fits into the grand

  • Bugz In The Attic - Back In The Dog House (Nurture/V2) ****

    THEY'VE threatened this for years and now they've gone and done it Bugz In the Attic have slipped out an album's worth of their own sound. And mighty fine it is too. Taking a lead from the sweetest of '70s soul (check out the inspired retooling of

  • The Big White (15) Deluxe Media ****

    IF YOU enjoyed the Coen Brothers' classic, then you'll love this. With the same miserable snowbound backdrop and black humour, this is an Alaskan Fargo if you get my drift. Robin Williams plays a small town travel agent who needs cash to help his wife

  • Razorlight - Razorlight (Vertigo) ***

    GREAT, big rock stars should behave like great, big rock stars. Johnny Borrell talks the talk like a seasoned pro having long-since digested Liam's guide to self-belief, but now it's time to deliver. Razorlight's second album pushes the doe-eyed rockisms

  • Pharrell - In My Mind (Star Trek/Virgin) ***

    DELAYED longer than a Sting climax, Pharrell's lonesome debut turns out to be more than worth the wait. Split evenly between hip hop and R&B, he flits 'twixt styles like a butterfly on tiptoes, spreading magic in all that he weaves. The hits Can I

  • Sedona soars

    BRITAIN'S second best-selling large MPV the Kia Sedona is also the number one with private buyers so the release of an all-new model is an important moment. Using the same platform that also underpins the new Magentis saloon, the Sedona's overall length

  • Step back in time with MGs

    AIR raid sirens will be heard at Athelhampton House this weekend as classic MG enthusiasts step back in time for their annual stately home picnic. The Grade I listed Tudor building will be gaining a few hundred years in age on Sunday as the grounds

  • Dawn of a new era

    IT'S taken some time, but Volkswagen has finally entered the coupe cabriolet market with the appearance of the much admired and applauded Eos. Already a group test winner, the four-seat Eos, although in effect the convertible Golf, is actually an amalgamation

  • Bail costs deny drugs case man jail release

    DRESSED in a boiler suit and shackled in his cell, a landowner from Dorset remains in an Alabama jail after failing to afford his bail conditions. Giles Carlyle-Clarke could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of having been involved in drugs

  • Town fighting back in battle for space

    A DEVELOPMENT plan taking shape for the south-west corner of England is trying to squeeze too much into too little space in Christchurch. So say borough councillors in their response to the draft blueprint for future housing and economic development

  • Nurse Brenda spent life caring for others

    A HUSBAND has paid a moving tribute to a nurse who dedicated her life to caring for the sick for over 60 years. Brenda O'Hara, who has died aged 85, was a well known face in care homes across East Dorset, Poole and Christchurch. She and her husband

  • Fears for pets over rat poison

    RESIDENTS claim Network Rail's pest control team randomly laid rat poison near the back of their gardens without observing normal safety measures. It began earlier this month, when the pest team responded to reports of a rat in Orchard Avenue, Poole

  • Juggle for words

    I'M SITTING in the back garden of Aaron Hammersley's home in Oakdale, Poole, chatting to the 15-year-old and his mum Christine about his dyslexia. Aaron is talking about the problems his learning difficulty has caused him with schoolwork, and how badly

  • Anger at the bottom of the garden

    RESIDENTS in Poole say they are losing privacy, safety and money to the government's policy of building on back gardens. But far from backing down on the idea, the government is about to release a new draft report specifically sanctioning "garden grabbing

  • Teenagers speak out after vandalism slur

    TEENAGERS in Purbeck have slammed critics that tar them all with the same brush. Following reports in recent weeks of rubbish-dumping and vandalism around Sheps Hollow beach and the Ballard Estate in Swanage, youngsters have been speaking out. Alice

  • Flood protection scheme for town

    PLANNING chiefs have approved a multi-million-pound scheme to protect a New Forest town from the threat of flooding. The district council has granted an application to install a floodgate at Bridge Road, Lymington, and more than 800 metres of sheet

  • American pair set upon in xenophobic attack

    TWO American men visiting Bournemouth were set upon by a group of thugs because of their nationality. Visitors Adam Kaplan and Danny Bober, both 18 and from California, had been in England for three days and were out drinking with friends in the town

  • A day in the life of recruitment consultant Alison…

    I HAVE been at Jobshop UK for over a year and am often asked what my job involves. Recruitment is a fast-paced career that requires commitment, innovation, integrity, superior customer service and having a proactive and positive approach. I split my

  • How to avoid seeing Red!

    WE all expected fireworks when Wayne Rooney met his nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this week following that infamous World Cup match between England and Portugal. But instead of seeing red, the Manchester United striker surprised us all by not rising

  • Miami Vice (15) ***

    CHINESE Actress, Gong Li, steals the show with a subtle performance in this action film with an international star-studded cast. Her love interest, Crockett (Colin Farrell), comes across as a cartoon character in comparison, with comedy handlebar moustache

  • The Ant Bully (U) ***

    ADAPTED from the book by John Nickle, The Ant Bully is a computer-animated fable of triumph against adversity, which promotes messages of teamwork and self-sacrifice, and affirms the notion that bullies always get their comeuppance. It's wholesome family

  • Fraudster jailed over £90,000 internet con

    AN internet fraudster who admitted fleecing 14 New Zealanders out of nearly £90,000 from his Dorset home has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Ronald Bellamy, 60, ran Euro Consultants International Ltd and claimed he had access to funds from

  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend (12A) **

    HELL hath no fury like a woman with superpowers scorned, and few romantic comedies are as hellish and relentlessly unfunny as My Super Ex-Girlfriend. After a five-year hiatus behind the camera, director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Kindergarten Cop, Dave

  • No tears as Pops bubble bursts...

    I'M AFRAID didn't shed any tears when Top of the Pops was finally consigned to the dustbin of television history. Though I was once an avid viewer and am old enough to remember the very first show old enough even to remember it featuring Cilla Black

  • Rate hike ‘needed’ to control inflation

    MORTGAGE borrowers could be spared further hikes in interest rates after Thursday's 0.25 per cent rise. Raising the base rate to 4.75 per cent now may obviate the need for further increases to keep inflation under control, it is predicted. Yesterday's

  • Bashley bid to end Bournemouth jinx

    BASHLEY (Rydal) are fearful their old Bournemouth bogey will come back to haunt them once again when they put their ECB Southern Electric Premier League title hopes at risk at Chapel Gate on Saturday, 11.30. Andy Sexton's side effectively lead the SPL

  • SPEEDWAY - SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR PIRATE BOYCE

    PIRATES legend Craig Boyce has seen and done pretty much everything at Wimborne Road in his time. But the last week has been a new one, even on him. The birth of his first child, Molly, eight days ago has put a new slant on things when it comes to speedway

  • Spetch is star in Dorset win

    COUNTY president Rosemary Spetch led from the front when Dorset defeated Gloucestershire 18-4 (131-103) in the South-West Counties Women's League at Wimborne. The Poole Park skip combined with Pamela Daters (Bridport), Wendy Hardy (Poole Park) and Wimborne's

  • SPEEDWAY - POOLE ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE

    THE curse of the number seven jacket has struck Pirates yet again, with news their two new signings could both be out of contention next week. With Shaun Tacey stepping down earlier this week, Australian duo Matthew Wethers, of Edinburgh, and Robert

  • FOOTBALL - GOALS GOALS GOALS

    NEW arrival Leon Best has set his sights on helping Cherries get off to a flying start after being handed the club's coveted number nine shirt. Best will follow in the footsteps of a host of illustrious strikers when he dons the famous jersey in Cherries

  • OBSESSED STALKER’S REIGN OF TERROR

    IT HAS been described as one of the worst cases of stalking the Metropolitan Police has ever had to investigate. Obsessed Maria Marchese, who terrorised psychiatrist Dr Jan Falkowski and his then-fiancee Deborah Pemberton, of Poole, was this week convicted

  • Pensioner jailed for brutal attack on wife

    A CHURCH-going pensioner who subjected his wife to a horrifying attack at the marital home has been jailed for 20 months and ordered to pay her £2,000 compensation. Edward Moreton, 69, attacked wife Angela, 73, at their home in Leeson Drive, Ferndown

  • Legend to play BIC in November

    LEGENDARY singer songwriter Paul Simon is to play the BIC later this year. The 64-year-old star is coming to Bournemouth on November 6 as part of his European tour, which includes just three other UK dates. Earlier this year Simon released Surprise,

  • Fears over the void left by Waitrose

    WESTBOURNE traders still reeling from the shock of Waitrose's imminent closure met last night to discuss their battle plan. The Seamoor Road branch is due to close on October 24 when it will relocate to the site currently occupied by Morrison's on Ashley

  • Change of use bid by Wiggle

    THE owner of a controversial Bournemouth pole-dancing establishment threatened with council enforcement action for breaching its planning conditions has applied for retrospective change of use for the building. Richard Carr's Wiggle Supper Rooms, in

  • Warning as dolphins get closer to coast

    The sight of a dorsal fin cutting the water is a great excitement on a seaside trip, but whales and dolphins are at risk in the holiday season. Conservation experts are warning that the animals, including the minke whales spotted by fishermen in Swanage