BOURNEMOUTH coach David Dunn praised his side's "mental toughness" after their impressive 27-15 home league triumph over Oxford Harlequins. It was a big scalp for the South West Division One Lions to take, particularly as they lost 29-14 at Harlequins
POOLE planners look set to give Barclays the green light for their multi-million pound home tomorrow. Asda has applied to build two state-of-the-art office buildings on West Quay Road, of which Barclays would move into the larger. Council officers are
A STUDENT has just returned from a groundbreaking expedition to Antarctica researching the effects and possible solutions to global warming. Christy Hehir was handed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the Antarctic peninsula as the UK's student
PRACTICAL cookery classes will be compulsory for all 11 to 14 years olds from 2011. In the 85 per cent of schools that already offer food technology, it will be mandatory from September. The plans were announced by schools secretary Ed Balls, who said
THE health benefits of aromatherapy have been well extolled and essential oils can be found in everything from candles and cosmetics to air fresheners and even furniture polish. Now for the first time this popular complementary therapy along with other
BRITISH film Atonement has scored seven Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. Its 13-year-old star, Irish schoolgirl Saoirse Ronan, is in the running for the title of Best Supporting Actress. There was disappointment for Keira Knightley,
It may be the darkest of months, and the one cracked up to be the bleakest of the twelve, but I actually enjoy January. I suspect this might be the result of living through the extremely cold, and very snowy 1963 winter, when at the age of ten, and living
A BID by Christchurch MP Chris Chope to get the government to open up abandoned Eurostar platforms at Waterloo to ease congestion and over-crowding for commuter train passengers from the South West has hit the buffers. Mr Chope told Parliament the five
FRIENDS of a library in East Dorset are facing the cold shoulder from County Hall library chiefs, according to a volunteer. Derek Henderson, a member of the Friends of Colehill Library Group, is unhappy at plans by Dorset County Council to cut back
A MIDDLE-AGED computer worker died after drinking "a quite extraordinary amount of alcohol", an inquest heard. Coroner Sheriff Payne said David Harvey's alcohol level was the highest he has dealt with in his career, at more than eight times the legal
POLICE have released pictures of a man who "may have important information" about car vandalism at Castlepoint in Bournemouth. At least 10 cars were damaged on the lower level of the shopping centre on Thursday January 17. A Dorset Police spokesperson
TWO men have been released on bail after a Bournemouth man was killed in a horrifying collision on the A31 on Tuesday. The 60-year-old driver of a silver Peugeot 206 was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, close to the Botany Bay Inn at Winterborne
LAURENCE Jones has quit as chief executive of crisis-hit AFC Bournemouth. Jones, a lifelong Cherries supporter, will officially sever his ties with the club on Friday to take up the role of interim chief executive at the Leicester and Rutland County
KATIE Melua's world tour hits the UK in the autumn with concerts at major venues across the nation including a show at the Bournemouth International Centre on November 10. The shows will be her biggest British arena tour to date and living proof of a
IF you are ever unfortunate enough to be injured in a serious road smash, chances are the first person you see, and the last before being stretchered into accident and emergency, will be a paramedic. In many respects ambulance workers take control of
QUALITY cod have been taken by anglers heading out from Poole on both charter and small private boats with both Geoff Warburton and Daniel Elvin getting a taste of the action. Geoff Warburton bagged his first cod, weighing 27lb, while fishing from
ROB ELFORD admitted he was flummoxed why Marlow always gave Swanage and Wareham major problems after his side's narrow 10-8 home victory. Swans' captain, and the rest of his team-mates, breathed a huge sigh of relief after they had grabbed a nail-biting
MONDAY was meant to be the most depressing day of the year. It certainly was for the London stock exchange! The FTSE 100 share slumped to 323.5 points, recording the market's sixth biggest one-day fall ever, wiping £77 billion off the stock market's
GILLINGHAM people have got together to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Partners and Communities Together has held its first public meeting and drawn up a hit list of problems. Residents flocked to Gillingham Primary School for the PACT initiative
FRESH from announcing record new car sales in the UK, BMW is adding a new specification tier on its 1, 3, 5 Series and Z4 models. Edition models feature a range of specific colour choices and interior options as well as specification enhancements on
KIA is preparing to beef-up its SUV selection following the world debut of its all-new Borrego SUV at the Detroit motor show - but it may arrive in the UK. Set to go on sale this summer in the US, the Borrego houses Kia's first ever V8 engine, making
GOADSBY Town Planning has recently been successful in obtaining planning permission on appeal for an extension to Heathlands Veterinary Hospital at Winfrith, to provide additional veterinary facilities and much needed staff accommodation. Director of
HOW horrid can you be? The producers of the children's stage play George's Marvellous Medicine are looking for scary schoolgirls to play little witches when the show arrives in Bournemouth for half-term in February. The production, adapted from the classic
A DEAD dolphin washed up on a Bournemouth beach could be the same animal that had a lucky escape at Swanage on Sunday. The adult common dolphin's head was caught in a piece of knotted rope, believed to have come from fishing pots. Spotted struggling
HEARTS are ruling heads in the rush to re-home dogs found at Johanna Price's illegal puppy farm. The RSPCA said many of the 500 enquiries about re-homing the dogs do not meet the strict criteria needed. The 30 dogs at Ashley Heath have missed out on
A PUB landlord is recovering from shock after being tied up and robbed at knifepoint by masked raiders. Two intruders forced their way into Gullivers in Wimborne Road, Kinson, in the early hours of Saturday morning. They threatened the 45-year-old manager
A BOURNEMOUTH man has been killed after his car was in collision with a tractor towing a heavy load on the A31 this morning. Emergency services raced to the scene close to the Botany Bay Inn at Winterborne Zelston, between Bere Regis and the A350, just
BASHLEY could face stiff competition for the services of former Cherries midfielder Danny Smith - should they be looking to make his move permanent. The 25-year-old joined the Southern League Premier Division high-fliers in a loan move from Conference
IT was the hat-trick that Steve Robinson could well have done without. The former Cherries star, who tonight returns to Dean Court with Luton, is now something of an expert when it comes to football finance. But despite experiencing no fewer than three
ROOKIE Ryan Pryce is bracing himself for the "biggest moment" of his career after being put on stand-by to solve Cherries' goalkeeping crisis. The teenager will deputise for Gareth Stewart against Luton tonight should boss Kevin Bond's search for a more
POOLE Town's scheduled Wessex Premier Division clash at Ringwood Town tonight is off - much to the delight of Dolphins boss Tom Killick. Killick asked for special dispensation from the Wessex League to postpone the meeting at Long Lane after Poole's
FORMER Cherries chief Peter Phillips has scotched suggestions he could be set to return to Dean Court as one of the club's owners. Phillips, who spent four years as chairman, was rumoured to be part of a prospective consortium, which could bid to take
DORSET is helping to hold back the destruction of endangered species on Britain's heathlands. Conservationists say endangered heathland species are facing an increased threat of extinction in many parts of the country. But 98 per cent of the scarce
I HAVE a soft spot for a beagle that lives around the corner. Her tail wags like a supercharged metronome and, frankly, she's a slobberer. I only bump into her occasionally so you can imagine what a softy she is with her owners. I mention her only because
