WORK to transform the outdated Saxon Square shopping centre in Christchurch is still on track with talks nearing completion behind the scenes. Despite no visible work having yet started at the Christchurch centre, where some shops have lain
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a wine bar in a Hampshire village have been approved – despite fears it will lead to noise and drunkenness. Council chiefs have supported proposals to convert part of a building in High Street, Milford-on-Sea, and
IN a career that spans 40 years, Gary Moore has achieved the status of fully-fledged guitar hero. The man has graced the line-ups of several notable rock bands including Thin Lizzy, Collosseum II and Skid Row and to this day maintains a highly successful
ENQUIRIES to the East Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau have soared, Ferndown Town Council has been told. Hilary Forrest of East Dorset CAB said Ferndown dealt with 1186 enquiries during the last year and Wimborne also had 2246 enquiries.
“WE’VE got urban decay in Bournemouth town centre half a mile from the Town Hall.” A leading businessman said a tramps’ filthy sleeping spot is typical of the neglect of one street. Stephen Bath, joint managing director of Bath Travel
BOURNEMOUTH coach David Dunn insists they can still climb up the National Three South West table despite falling to a third successive defeat, 20-14 at Coney Hill. Lions took a 3-0 lead through a Mike Pope penalty, but conceded tries to Adam Morgan and
RESERVE team boss Joe Roach believes Cherries’ young guns are starting to adapt to the rigours of the Football Combination. Roach watched Cherries suffer a narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wales and West Division leaders Exeter City at
WILL Croker admitted he was “overwhelmed” by the level of support received from Oakmeadians after his brother and head coach James suffered a heart attack following their game against Buckingham. James, 31, suffered the attack shortly after playing the
CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp is hoping to tempt Rich McCabe away from the County Ground as he looks to bolster his midfield resources. Kemp is set to hold talks with the Hamworthy United star later this week after lodging a seven-day notice of approach
The final Women's National Match Racing Ranker took place the weekend just gone. With three other teams competing, helmed by Katie Archer, Charlotte Lawrence and Sarah Ayton, I had a bit of a change for the weekend and teamed up with Bird Watson
Sunday lunch is an excellent test of a pub’s food. It should be so easy to do well, and yet so often is disappointing; limp vegetables, potatoes like rocks or meat that looks like your dog wouldn’t eat it. I once had a Sunday lunch in the
THE wait is over – the new John Lewis at Home store is opening in Poole on Thursday at 10am. Anticipation reached fever pitch this week according to new branch manager James Prince who said staff had to turn away queues forming at the doors
Miss that John and Edward performance? Now you can watch it over and over again... Or you could watch our version here.
Dorset Music Forum has been successfully supporting the creative community for exactly one year, and provided their knowledge and expertise of the music industry to over 500 members. CEO of DMF, Suzy Wheeler couldn’t be happier with their success
A BENCH to commemorate the life of a little boy from Blandford cut tragically short has been unveiled in the town’s Woodhouse Gardens. The memorial to two-year-old Ryan Franklin, killed by his father in 2002, was unveiled by North Dorset MP
A MAN who became lost while travelling to his son's wedding in Dorset made it to the big day after detectives spent a day tracking down the venue. Joe Arseneault, 75, had flown from Toronto in Canada to Wareham train station intending to meet
DORSET and Somerset Air Ambulance has sent messages of congratulations to Formula One world champion Jensen Button. Jensen has been one of the life-saving charity’s patrons since it was launched nearly 10 years ago. Charlotte Routley
This dish comes courtesy of Badger Ale and is the perfect dish for autumn. As well as using local ale, it also uses Dorset Blue Vinny and local honey. Two pork tenderloins 25g butter 1 tablespoon olive oil Half a pint of
225g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 450g apples (whatever your preference) Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 225g caster sugar 3 large eggs 225g self-raising flour 100g sultanas 2 tsp baking
‘MINDLESS’ thieves have ransacked Poole’s RNLI Lifeboat station searching for valuables. Volunteers arrived at the station on Poole Quay on Monday morning to find the place in “total chaos” with doors smashed, locked drawers prised open and the contents
SCREEN Bites, Dorset’s food-film festival, marks its fifth anniversary at Poole’s Lighthouse on Sunday with a day-long feast of food, film and fun. Complementing the main course is a tasty side dish of live music from the noted cabaret club stalwart
BETWEEN them they boast a musical CV that’s second to none and have the pick of the rock and pop session jobs, but Parkstone boys, Paul and Jeremy Stacey are jazzers at heart and this year they’re celebrating Christmas with a hometown gig. Having both
GUITAR virtusoso, Richard Durrant brings his universally acclaimed Guitar Whisperer concert to Poole’s Lighthouse on Thursday. The main body of the show is performed on classical guitar, but it also includes a stunning version of Steve Reich
EDDIE Argos, Ashley Cross’s biggest pop star, is taking a break from his day job fronting Art Brut, to make a record with Dyan Valdés from The Blood Arm under the guise of Everybody Was In The French Resistance... Now. Released on January
HONDA has further added to its 50th Anniversary of World Championship Racing area on its global website with even more previously unseen images and footage from the last five decades, as well as ringtones and wallpaper downloads, to create an insightful
RAIDERS fled with more than £15,000 in cash after a “professional” break-in at a Bournemouth shop. Phone lines were cut and a safe forced open by burglars at G&Ts in Wimborne Road, in Winton. When general manager David Hull arrived for work at 7am yesterday
A CARE worker who assaulted a dying elderly dementia patient has been given a suspended prison sentence by magistrates at Bournemouth. Josephine Apalisok, from the Philippines, and her colleague Abel Bellary verbally abused and humiliated 89
Could you please spare a few lines for me to say a very big thank you to the Bournemouth Eye Unit, especially to Mr Rawley who did my operation and Mr Sockwood who has given me the wonderful news my sight has been saved. Also the care from the staff
My abhorrence of fox hunting has absolutely nothing to do with class (Have Your Say, October 15). I’m grammar school educated, live in a new property in Swanage, have worked in the finance industry all my working life and am a director of an investment
I am concerned with the way cycling is often portrayed by your paper (and the general media). There is frequently misleading information which implies that cycling is particularly dangerous. This is not the case. DoT figures show cyclists and pedestrians
EACH summer, crop formations increase in quantity, complexity and size, with some measuring many hundreds of feet in length and/or diameter. They thus cause considerable crop damage and so loss of income for the farmers concerned. Though these unexplained
A scaffolder has told of his miracle escape from a gas explosion in Ferndown that saw hundreds of residents evacuated from nearby flats. Dan Webb, 22, had moved his car from a resident’s parking bay in Manor Close moments before the explosion
IT was always going to be a controversial decision, but the BBC has now been warned it could face legal action for allowing British National Party leader Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time. The far-right MEP is due to be a guest on the
TRADERS and motorists got a taste of things to come on day one of a nine-week road closure. While there was traffic chaos in the surrounding roads, business bosses in Ashley Road, Boscombe, said they face closure because of the loss of passing
THE last time I mentioned facial hair in a column a good few years ago, I got into a spot of bother. I was giving beard wearers a gentle ribbing when a colleague mentioned that as well as five colleagues who all possessed them, the company’
Readers, who like me are increasingly disillusioned with the televised weather forecasts, may care to try stepping back into last century’s technology. Although not quite wet seaweed, for a few pounds I purchased an antique barometer through an internet
Why is it that your paper has to knock innovators and engineers that have accomplished amazing engineering feats? Calling people nerds (hardly original) and implying that a scanning machine was only developed so that its inventors could look at people
Local authorities are slashing their education budget because of Labour’s mishandling of the economy, yet the government have found money to spend on a database of school children. Shows how devious this government is. We received the paper headed
After reading Melanie Vass’ excellent articles on the subject of possible cuts in facilities and services offered by our local councils, I’m sure that I’m not the only person who can see the positive benefits of an East Dorset super city comprising Bournemouth
I USED to think I was indecisive... now I’m not so sure. But ask me for my favourite biscuit and I’d reply, quick as a flash, “cookies, with chocolate chips”. Or, on reflection, maybe I’d opt for a particularly fine new confection, combining
A TEENAGER who was pinned to the ground in a “terrifying” night-time attack says police told her they did not have the money to DNA test her clothes. The teenager was shoved to the ground by a man who lay on top of her and pinned down her arms
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick has admitted defeat in his pursuit of former Dolphins striker Dan Cann. The 23-year-old frontman has played a vital role in Poppies’ emergence as Wessex Premier title challengers this season. Killick had lodged a seven-day
KYLE Newman has admitted he is “gutted” to be missing Buccaneers’ title clash against Plymouth after it was confirmed he had broken his thigh in SIX places. Newman’s left femur disintegrated when he crashed heavily at Newport on Sunday after inadvertently
MANAGER Eddie Howe has urged Cherries’ youngsters to grasp their big chance – with first-team opportunities awaiting those who show the necessary attributes. Howe knows exactly what it takes to progress through the club’s ranks, having successfully made
COMEBACK man Mark Molesley has vowed to play on – even though he is facing an operation on a troublesome left foot. The Cherries midfielder returned from three weeks on the sidelines to turn in a workmanlike 87-minute performance during Cherries’ 1-0
5 years ago: Gene Pitney – Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (20.10.04). Bill Sheffield + Dino Baptiste – Mr Kyps, Poole (21.10.04). The Case + Air Traffic + The View – King Arthur’s Court, Bournemouth (21.10.04): Early outing for Air Traffic, the
