BOURNEMOUTH Sports completed a fantastic treble in the Bournemouth Hayward League with a dramatic victory over Branksome Con. They added the MA Hart Robbins Cup to their haul with a nail-biting penalty shoot-out triumph at Hurn Bridge, having
SWASHBUCKLING Pirates moved 12 points clear at the top of the Elite League with a crunching 59-36 home victory over Belle Vue tonight. Aces are second in the table, but in this form, Poole Castle Cover are well on course to sewing up top place ahead
With 25 years on the road and over a million miles on the clock That’ll Be the Day is still in tip-top form as it transports us back to the glory days of rock and pop. The first of two May bank holiday Bournemouth visits (it returns on the 30th) this
DORSET firefighters are gearing for a gruelling 230-mile charity cycle ride around all 26 of the county’s fire stations. The two day event, raising money for the Fire Fighters charity, the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation and Help for Heroes,
REIGNING champions Parley made a winning start to the Dorset Saturday Premier Division season – but captain Neil Summerson admitted his men made “hard work of it”. Raj Naik, with the ball, and batsmen Roshan Embalagama and Mark Elliott did the business
MANAGER Tom Killick was highly critical of his Poole Town side after they failed to fire in a forgettable Wessex League Cup final. The Premier Division champions saw their hopes of a double ended by an organised Bemerton side, who clinched the silverware
A CHEF who smeared his partner’s blood over their flat during a terrifying, alcohol-fuelled two-hour attack has escaped being locked up. Romanian restaurant worker Marius Paduraru from Charminster Road, Bournemouth, admitted assaulting the woman, causing
KNOB-throwing competitors turned up in their hundreds to take part in the quirky contest held in Cattistock. It was the village’s third knob-throwing competition and more people turned up than last year despite the bad weather, said organiser Nigel
Gary Rhodes’ Gorgonzola, Parma Ham and Rocket Pasta 50g (2oz) butter 150ml (5fl oz) single cream 175g (6oz) Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled 50g (2oz) grated mozzarella 200-250g (7-9oz) dried pasta 1 large handful of rocket leaves Pepper 4 slices
In many fridges, “salad” used to mean flavourless iceberg lettuce and a tomato or two, but a quick scan of the supermarket shelves will now reveal as many as 25 different bagged salads on offer. The main UK supermarkets sell a staggering 334 million
BOURNEMOUTH launched its groundbreaking Good Food For Little People campaign last week, endorsed by celebrity chef, Lesley Waters. With more families looking to holiday in the UK this year, the campaign positions Bournemouth as the UK’s most family-friendly
Well time is moving on, and the treadmill session in the Dolphin centre came round sooner than expected!!! This was our chance to promote the Poole Festival of Running event being held in Poole Park on June 6th!! Thanks to all the smiley guys from
When the Incas ruled an area that stretched from South Colombia all the way to North Argentina, Cuzco was the central and most important Inca City. Today the picturesque colonial town is popular with tourists. It is the stop off point before or
VANDALS ripped up turf and stuffed it into a “buddy swing” at a park which had been newly refurbished with children from a hospice in mind. The damage at Lewesdon Drive play area in Broadstone, Poole, happened last weekend. The park had only reopened
HOLLY Hogan is 14 and in foster care. She wants to get to Ireland and find her mum. Donning a bold, blonde wig and a new name, Solace, and sticks out her thumb. Will she find what she’s looking for? Wise and compassionate picaresque last novel
A DORSET family doctor who admitted kissing a woman patient on the lips during a consultation has given an undertaking not to practise medicine again. A General Medical Council panel heard that Dr David Collinson, who qualified at Cambridge
TRIAL By Jury, less than half an hour in length, does not constitute a full evening’s entertainment so at this delightful concert we were also treated to a Victorian Melodrama, Lord Peter’s Dilemma. Whilst it was hardly a melodrama, the story of a
A MAN claims his South African wife’s life is at risk because she is being denied a visa to come and live in the UK. James Dean of Aylesbury Road, Boscombe, met former hospital finance manager Juanita, from South Africa, on the internet. The couple,
Bournemouth, Pride of the South……well I must hand it to Percy Whitlock; he did a grand job composing the Song of Bournemouth, stirringly set with easily assimilated chorus to which the congregation gave hearty voice. And it was not without fantasy
Fabulous playing from James Lancelot, Organist of Durham Cathedral, on the now splendidly refurbished Hill organ following its re-dedication by the Bishop of Winchester. The highlight was a stunning performance of Elgar’s Sonata opus 28; Lancelot’s
HAVING flirted with the notion of having my own subtle tattoo throughout my youth and even into adulthood, I never quite summed up the courage – or indeed the interest – to carry it through. But I am fascinated by the psychology, the reasoning and the
IT is one of the most famous films of the 20th century. But as The African Queen pushes downstream through the reeds, who’d have thought the boat was actually chugging along Wareham’s River Piddle? The classic movie, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine
With 25 years on the road and over a million miles on the clock That’ll be the Day is still in tip-top form as it transports us back to the glory days of rock and pop- with riotous laughter along the way. The first of two May Bank Holiday
IT’S the stuff of dreams… enjoying a Florida holiday while someone else moves house for you. Thanks to the airspace ban and Brewer and Brewer estate agents, it became a reality for one West Moors family of five who returned home after three and a half
WHOEVER clinches this week’s election will have to make cutbacks of spine-chilling proportions, if former Bank of England chief Mervyn King is correct. He’s reported as saying that the cutbacks will be so bad, they could make the winners of
The sight of a conspicuous tattoo could be enough to destroy your chances of getting a job. But a tattoo removal studio in West Moors is offering jobseekers an easy solution. Francesca Edwards at E-raze Non-Laser Tattoo Removal is offering
POLICE are investigating an incident that took place at Horseshoe Common in Bournemouth. An area under the flyover near Bournemouth town centre was taped off late yesterday afternoon. A police car was at the scene with two officers inside during the
A TEENAGER has died following a crash on the Ferndown bypass at the weekend. The 19-year-old, from Poole, was walking towards Canford Bottom on the A31 when he was involved in a collision with a Smart car travelling towards Ringwood at around
PETROL prices have reached a record high in Dorset with one filling station charging hard-pressed motorists 126.9p a litre to fill up on its forecourt. During the bank holiday weekend, the Gulf service station at East Knighton, near Winfrith
I cannot remember how it came into my possession but I have a copy of the Morning Chronicle for October 11, 1810. It is full of interesting items including one on vaccination (Have Your Say, April 28): “Price One Shilling, An attempt to vindicate the
In response to the letter sent by Mr Root (Have Your Say, April 29), I would just like to say that animals in the UK are very lucky in comparison to animals from other countries. At least we do have the RSPCA and other animal welfare charities which
I must respond to the letter from Mrs D Mitchell (Have Your Say, April 28), who stated the following: “Outsourcing generally means giving work to those willing to do it for less money because the worker is less qualified.” I consider that Mrs Mitchell
The TV debates between the party leaders, and local hustings, have made it very clear that, in spite of some differences, there is fundamental agreement between all three mainstream parties about the main issue of the general election – the economic
Since the campaign that brought Margaret Thatcher into power, I have not been remotely excited by electioneering. The kissing of babies with Papal reverence has now been swapped for dragging one’s long suffering spouse around. Spin was something done
In the South West, over the past month supporters of the UK’s leading environment and development organisations – Oxfam, Christian Aid, the RSPB, Tearfund, WWF-UK, CAFOD, Greenpeace, the Green Alliance, and the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition – have
Cherries manager Eddie Howe voiced his support for Dan Thomas after watching the teenage goalkeeper produce an assured display on his full league debut. The 18-year-old rookie kept a clean sheet having been called into first-team action as
STRIKE partner Steve Fletcher is hoping Cherries can keep hold of Brett Pitman – and he believes the prized asset could continue rewriting the record books if he stays at Dean Court. Pitman, who has been linked with higher-level clubs throughout
MATT Ford has warned that the National League “won’t last five minutes” if third-tier tracks bow to the demands for “crazy money” from some of its leading lights. Ford, who promotes Buccaneers as well as top-flight Pirates, said he was shocked
A LACK of local support has prompted two Christchurch mothers of Down’s Syndrome children to join forces to help other families throughout the area. After feeling isolated by their experiences, Ceri Tyack and Jo Duckworth put their heads together
ALTHOUGH the majority of Cherries supporters reckon they have never had it so good, the two Eddies hope it can get better. Having overseen one of the most memorable periods in the club’s history, you sense neither chairman Mitchell nor manager
MARK Loram has revealed he is a big fan of rising Pirates star Darcy Ward. Britain's last world champion believes the young Australian is a "value-for-money" rider who genuinely excites the fans on the terraces. Loramski, arguably the
