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  • Mr Kyps opens again with gusto

    Voodoo Vega + Quireboys, Mr Kyps Just three months ago the roof – and it seemed the world, came crashing down at Mr Kyps- Poole’s popular live music venue. Following freak weather with torrential rain and hail stones slabs of concrete fell without

  • Verdict on new homes developments delayed

    THE long-awaited verdict on how many new homes need to be built in south east Dorset has been delayed because of an overwhelming public response. The Government Office of the South West (GOSW) has confirmed that it has been beseiged by more than 35,000

  • Two points lost for dominant Bashley

    BOSS Steve Riley took comfort from the “encouraging signs” of watching Bashley turn on the style – despite seeing them fail to put Yate Town to the sword. Riley’s troops created a hatful of chances against the Bristol-based outfit but only

  • Planning fight goes to court

    A JUDGE has given the go-ahead for residents to take legal action against the Borough of Poole. The Luscombe Valley Association has won the first round in an expensive battle to overturn a planning application. Residents were incensed

  • I’ve sprung into action

    TIME was that Christmas signalled the start of all those television marketing campaigns for fitness videos starring C-list soap stars. But while we all wait anxiously for Ken Barlow’s Lose That Middle Aged Spread in 30 Years regime, I feel it is high

  • Cooke on the boil for Priory

    CHRISTCHURCH warmed up for their eagerly-awaited FA Vase clash with New Milton by knocking Horndean for six at Hurn Bridge. Striker Russell Cooke almost certainly cemented his place in Saturday’s Vase showdown by leading the rout with a hat-trick

  • Simkin: Scoreline flattered VT

    HAMWORTHY United boss Phil Simkin felt an inspired display by VT goalkeeper Lee Webber proved decisive despite the Dorset outfit’s 4-1 defeat at Portsmouth Road. Simkin said: “It looks like we took a hammering but it was nothing like that.

  • Austin powers past Milton

    POOLE Town boss Tom Killick admitted he was relieved after his side had finally found a way past inspired New Milton goalkeeper Tom Clifton-Moore at Tatnam. The teenage stopper thwarted the Dolphins by pulling off a series of top-drawer saves

  • ELDERLY COUPLE WERE BLUDGEONED TO DEATH

    AN elderly couple murdered in their Bournemouth bungalow were bludgeoned to death, a post mortem has concluded. Arthur Toop, known as Bob and believed to be aged in his 80s, and his wife Joan, thought to have been in her 70s, both sustained

  • CHERRIES DRAWN AGAINST ROVERS

    CHERRIES will face Blackburn Rovers at Dean Court in the FA Cup third round - if they can beat Blyth Spartans at the second time of asking. More later...

  • Jack’s flying solo at just 16

    A DORSET teenager’s dreams of becoming a commercial pilot are taking off fast. Days after his 16th birthday, Jack Kendall became the youngest trainee pilot to fly solo with Bournemouth Flying Club. He was among four learner pilots to

  • QUINN: DON'T WRITE US OFF JUST YET

    BOSS Jimmy Quinn watched Cherries surrender home advantage in the FA Cup and then warned Blyth Spartans: “We’re not finished yet.” The part-timers from the Conference North set up a second round reply with Cherries after holding Quinn’s charges

  • TV archaeologist to lead school on treasure hunt

    AN ARCHAEOLOGIST known to TV viewers will lead Blandford children in an excavation that could yield treasures from the Bronze Age. Julian Richards, the presenter of BBC television’s Meet the Ancestors, will help local children get first hand experience