A MAN died after a three-vehicle crash on the M27 which brought traffic chaos to the area on Friday. Traffic was brought to a standstill on the first day of the school summer holiday getaway after the collision on the eastbound carriageway
STAFF and pupils at Pokesdown Primary School are celebrating after receiving top marks in their recent SATs tests. Results released to head teachers this week reveal the school came overall top of the league table in Bournemouth. Year
A GREEN energy company has unveiled plans to build a £4 million power station in North Dorset using pioneering technology. Farmgen has applied to North Dorset District Council to build the plant at Blandford Farm, in Farrington, which if
PEOPLE who navigate the notorious Canford Bottom roundabout on a daily basis have been meeting the engineers who hope to make their journeys easier. Residents in Colehill and Ferndown have the chance to look over final plans for the £5.7million project
ON THE last day of the famous Tour de France race, Bournemouth will be filled with bicycles itself in a national event. Sky Ride Bournemouth will be in town this Sunday and is designed to actively encourage people of all ages and abilities to
DORSET’S largest conservation body has condemned the controversial badger cull, just approved by government. Dorset Wildlife Trust has joined other trusts across England in strongly opposing a decision slammed as inhumane, unnecessary and ignoring
A DISTRESSED disabled man struggled to push his broken-down mobility scooter miles home while shameful motorists drove passed. Andrew Phillips had been drenched by a downpour and was clearly struggling as he tried to push his vehicle along
THE emergency services have been called to an incident in Southbourne this lunchtime. Witnesses described seeing several police cars and an ambulance arrive. It is thought they are dealing with a death. The ambulance has now left
HOLIDAYMAKERS will get more than just stunning coastline, sandcastles and ice creams when they visit Bournemouth promenade on Saturday afternoon as an alternative seafront trail promises to intrigue beachgoers with dance, performance and theatre
For some people, work is a means to an end: pay the mortgage, fund the children through college, save for the annual holiday. The nine-to-five grind is tolerable with a caring, considerate and good-humoured boss to turn to in times of need.
It had to happen eventually. Disney Pixar, the most consistently dazzling animation studio on the Hollywood block, was always going to struggle to top the tearful elation and misty-eyed farewells of Toy Story 3, the highest grossing film of 2010
SAFETY experts today issued a warning to campers after a man is thought to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning when he put a gas-fired barbecue inside his tent to keep warm. Vincent Clare is understood to have put the barbecue outside
IT was a family affair for the Rev Janice Seare when she scaled a stepladder to pin a first prize rosette on a giant straw dinosaur standing proudly outside her home. For the Holdenhurst team vicar’s son, motor technician Matthew Seare, 40,
We are just coming to the end of a great week training in Weymouth preparing for the Pre Olympic Test Event starting a week on Monday. We’ve had a good group of guys to train against and done way more starts than I can remember! After a weekend off
It’s been quite a while since we were last in Thailand, but if ever we get a pang of nostalgia for the old place, we take ourselves to Salathai. This hospitable restaurant is without doubt, one of our favourites, serving the most delicious Thai food
THE most eagerly awaited dress of the century will go on display in Buckingham Palace ballroom tomorrow. Fashion’s best kept secret; the Duchess of Cambridge’s intricately decorated bridal gown, received a rapturous reception on her wedding day on April
YORK House Retirement Home arranged a coffee morning on Wednesday, June 22 and raised £203 for Rotary charities. Mr Richard Wylie the owner of York House would like to thank Margaret, Beverley, Eloise and all the staff and residents and everyone
MR Arrowsmith says that ‘we borrowed billions more than we earned’. I’m assuming that the ‘we’ to which he refers is the public sector in which case this ignores a basic characteristic of our monetary system: that the state has a monopoly on the production
PRIOR to the last local election in full chamber Councillor Peter Charon announced that the budget for the elderly and weak would not be affected after a public outcry. I, like many others on that night, prepared to give a deputation. Instead, the leader
IT will be interesting to see how long of the 16-month sentence Gilmour actually serves. We read so often of people being let out before they have served less than the amount they are meant to serve. He certainly won’t do 16 months. R SIMS, Creasey
AFTER sending letters to various people about my living for the past 20 years next to a family that to call anti-social is an understatement, nobody has shown any real interest or concern even when I have pointed out that there could be physical danger
BEING associated with one of cinema’s greatest car movies brings a certain logic to Sir Michael Caine’s involvement in Pixar’s Cars 2. In providing the voice for secret agent Finn McMissile in the latest adventure from the Disney-based digital animation
AROUND 200 concerned residents have packed out a tense evening session of the ongoing Talbot Heath inquiry. This three-week public hearing, set to conclude next Thursday, could determine whether approved plans for a sprawling housing development on
I RECENTLY visited Swanage with my family and had to pay £6.40 for four hours parking in the central car park. I do think £4 would have been sufficient so it is no wonder that businesses complain about how bad trade is. I imagine the aim of the local
PREPARING council cricket pitches has always cost a lot of time and money, so why do we see the idiots ride their bikes, mothers (and fathers) push prams etc, all over the pitches at Bournemouth’s Kings Park? There is plenty of room to walk or play without
I HAVE just read Richard Grant’s letter regarding ‘Being at the heart of Europe’. As he so rightly points out, after half our contributions come back in direct grants it only costs each person 25 pence per day for our membership. At the last census
I CANNOT believe that the application to erect a marquee at Dudsbury Golf Club has been refused on the grounds of heavy traffic and noise pollution, and wait for it – a non existent phantom firework display. Here we have a hands-on successful couple
THE ‘Ralph’s Killers Freed Soon’ front page headline made me laugh. Only England could have an out-dated justice system archaic enough to allow custody time to be deducted from the final jail sentence. It isn’t discouraging enough, those TV programmes
IT’S time I came clean. For the past three months, I have been having a love affair. Not with another woman, but with a programme. I have been seduced by The Apprentice (Sunday, BBC1). And on Sunday, the teasing and the tempting finally came to an
A DORSET police chief has spoken out to reassure parents following reports of a suspicious man in North Bournemouth. Supt Mick Rogers said: “We have been contacted by a number of people reporting that they have heard information about an attempted
CAMPAIGNERS were left ‘bitterly disappointed’ after their bid to save nine libraries was foiled by a single vote. After months of debates and protests on the future of Dorset’s libraries, the final decision came down to the final vote at a meeting of
I BELIEVE that, like just everyone else in Britain and the Commonwealth, I am in line to succeed to the throne. The trouble is that the queue in front of me must number about 600 million and would stretch past Inverness, over Sydney Harbour Bridge
A 20-YEAR-OLD man and his parents have appeared in court in connection with the alleged murder of teenage student and aspiring model Emily Longley. Elliot Vincent Turner from Queenswood Avenue, Queens Park, Bournemouth is alleged to have murdered
RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes in Poole in the early hours of Friday morning after a fire in a refuse store. Three crews from Poole were called to a property in Prosperous Street in Old Town Poole just after 3.30am after numerous calls reporting
MATT Ford last night revealed that Pirates were hoping to sign Martin Vaculik after confirming the club had been in talks over the possibility of securing the Slovakian’s services. Vaculik will be at Wimborne Road on Sunday to compete in the first round
NEW Milton skipper Lee Beck is confident that his men have the “class and talent” to continue their Division Two revival. Beck has steered the Fernhill outfit clear of the relegation zone by securing two wins in three outings since taking over as captain
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury appears to be leaning towards Peter Bore as the man to end his search for a new right-back. Bore, who lined up against Glenn Hoddle Academy in the EC Group Cup, has been invited back to face Cardiff City in tomorrow’s pre-season
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has revealed that the EC Group Cup is set to become an annual event – and that it could lead to further investment from the Russian sponsors. Energy Consulting Group stumped up around £250,000 in prize money and expenses to fund
BOSS Steve Riley rates new signing Matt Vokes as a contender to slot straight into the Bashley first team. The former Cherries apprentice has been snapped up by Riley as he builds a squad for next season’s Southern League Premier Division campaign.
BASHLEY captain Andy Neal is hoping a tasty derby tussle with neighbours Lymington will lift the spirits of his wounded troops. Bash, one-time serious Division One title challengers, have slipped to third bottom following a terrible run of results.
DORSET’S Kevin Spurgeon failed to prosper on the first day of the Senior Open championship yesterday, despite having his financial adviser on the bag. And Spurgeon could pay a high price for a poor start that saw him drop five shots in the first 10 holes
A 350-STRONG petition of Poole residents objecting to a proposed £31 charge for green bins has been presented to full council. Borough of Poole plans to extend its fortnightly garden waste collection across the town, after massive demands from
