THE judge in the Emily Longley murder trial has this morning begun her closing speech. The Honourable Mrs Justice Dobbs told the panel of 11 men and one woman to put aside any prejudice or sympathy and said: “A cool head is called for.”
A DECISION on whether a Polish delicatessen proposed for Christchurch Road, Boscombe should be allowed to sell alcohol is expected to be made today. Alexander Chmielewski’s request has sparked an objection from Dorset Police, local residents and ward
BROADSTONE residents are outraged that they stand to lose their fast bus service to Poole. Their 10-minute direct Flyer service, Route 3, is being ditched by Wilts & Dorset from June 3, leaving the slower round-the-houses Route 4. “It will be the Creeper
THE winners of the Business Women Awards will be revealed in a glittering ceremony tonight. The three finalists in each of the 15 categories are invited to the Grand Awards do at the Langtry Manor Hotel in Bournemouth. Tara Howard, managing
MORE than 300 people tackled some steep Purbeck hills on the Dorset Coast and Harbour Bike Ride for Lewis-Manning Hospice. Riders setting off from Poole Park on Sunday were hoping to beat last year’s £2,000 fundraising record and buy beds for the charity
A SENIOR hospital doctor’s 37-year career with the NHS ended when he was unfairly sacked while off sick. Dr Norman Milligan says he was effectively forced to retire as a consultant neurologist at the age of 59 by Poole Hospital bosses.
A NEW Forest organisation has issued a warning to campers about the dangers of barbecues just weeks after a youngster lost her life. Six-year-old Isabelle Harris died at Holmsley campsite in the New Forest on Good Friday. Police investigating her death
SEVEN-year-old Abigail Pike is a bright little girl who loves to read – despite a rare condition that has made her partially blind. Now a £1,670 appeal has been launched to buy the bubbly Poole youngster a special magnifier so she can enjoy
AN East Dorset pensioner has been fined £500 and banned from keeping animals, except horses and dogs, for seven years. Gillian Hughes, 62, from East Borough, Wimborne, was found guilty of 13 charges of causing unnecessary suffering to her pets and failing
DESPITE some bizarre explanations, there was No Excuse for 957 drivers caught flouting the law in Dorset during March. From January 1 until March 31 more than 4,000 offences were detected by safety cameras and No Excuse team officers.
DORSET captain Giles Legg has tipped teen star Harry Mitchell as “one to watch” this season. Mitchell was unbeaten in the county’s 7½ to 4½ defeat against neighbours Hampshire (IoW and Channel Islands) in their South East League curtain-raiser. The
DORSET professional Lee James bagged his first four-figure pay day of the year on the TP Tour Series at Woburn last week. The 39-year-old former British Amateur champion received £1,250 after finishing runner-up to fellow former European Tour professional
DORSET star Georgia Hall is the halfway leader in the English Women’s Amateur Championship at a windswept Royal Birkdale. The 16-year-old Curtis Cup first reserve held a one-shot advantage over Lancashire’s Kelly Tidy going into today’s penultimate
DETECTIVES in Bournemouth are hunting a man who threatened a shop worker with a knife. It happened at the Super Save Wine Store in Poole Road at around 9.30pm on Friday. Police said the man entered the shop, pointed the knife at a member
BOURNEMOUTH council – which is grappling with a crisis in primary school places – was actively cutting spaces six years ago. As reported yesterday, around 160 families in the borough did not get their children into any of their three preferred
A PROJECT to protect the future of native wildlife in the River Avon at Christchurch has begun. The three-county scheme to stem the spread of non-native invasive plants is the first of its kind of this scale in the UK. Along with Dorset Wildlife Trust
A CAR driver who failed to stop after being in collision with a teenager skateboarding along a Poole road is being sought by police. Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the incident in Oakdale on Sunday.
SHOW your support for the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events with a free Bring on the Games sticker. Thousands of window stickers have been snapped up by people across the county and, with only weeks to go before the Olympic Games, a final
TWO new wooden play structures are adding to the fun at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest. The new equipment, designed by award-winning landscape architect David White, joins 11 other unique play pieces along the mile-long play trail at the park near
A THROOP woman has embarked on a challenge of marathon proportions – 20 to be precise. Carole Loader, 45, has began a training programme involving running up to 50-55 miles every week, all in the name of two charities, the Royal Bournemouth
GREEN-FINGERED pupils from St Joseph's Catholic Primary school in Christchurch are learning about the journey of food to plate. It is part of an on-going project with The Pig Hotel and Restaurant in Brockenhurst. The young gardeners were taken on a
For nearly 54 years I have been watching Blue Peter. I’ve seen presenters come and go, Purchased annuals annually. Watched nearly all 4700 episodes And I’ve seen all the dogs, all the pets… My favourite? Meg, the wonderful Border Collie
LAST year 80’s pop survivor Adam Ant played sold-out shows at the Pavilion Theatre and Mr Kyps, as part of his comeback tour. Now the New Romantic icon is back again to Stand and Deliver at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 11. Backed
They may have had more than 65 singers through their ranks since making their debut way back in 1953 but The Drifters remain one of the biggest selling bands of all time. The American vocal group have clocked up more than 50 hits, including timeless
JACOB MICHAEL BASTABLE aged 20 of Howeth Road, Bournemouth. Admitted being in possession of a quantity of cannabis a class B drug. Community order made to carry out unpaid work for 120 hours under supervision. Also admitted using threatening and
PAUL TEMPLE OLIVER CHARLTON aged 56 OF Liberty Way, Poole. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place, namely Old Orchard, Poole. Fined £50 and victim surcharge of £15. MICHAEL ANTHONY JOHNSON aged 25 of Melbury Avenue, Poole. Admitted assaulting
THE media does an excellent job of exposing rogue traders. Why does it not do the same for rogue customers who refuse to pay honest hardworking trades people by naming and shaming? It seems to be a growing trend in East Dorset. MARILYN WARBURTON
FOURTEEN years ago we adopted Conner, a Collie Cross. We had been looking for a smaller dog, but I’m sure Conner chose us. He had been ill-treated and frightened of men in general, also if they had a beard or wore a hat, but Conner took to us and climbed
THE debate concerning the visual impact of the Navitus Bay wind farm off the Dorset coast go from the sublime to the ridiculous. Margaret Perrins treats us to a second-hand account from her “friends who say they could only vaguely see the ones off North
IT seems transport for Bournemouth Airport is now all about profit and not about customer choice. The bus service is limited (last one at 6.30pm) and passengers are offered only one taxi service at the rank. A 10-minute journey of about three miles
Janine Wilkins, parent to two girls, in Year 10 and Year 13, said: “Both girls are happy here, and it’s a safe school, as there doesn’t seem to be any bullying. The teachers are encouraging.” Sally Blackmore, parent of two girls at the School, said
Bournemouth School For Girls, Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth. • 1100 girls, aged 11 – 18 • Changes to admission arrangements mean from September 2013 the school will admit 166 pupils each year • Ofsted report, April
I WOULD like help with my quest in finding out if any Duff family members are living in the Bournemouth/Poole area? The persons at the time were Jenny L Sefton Toms (nee Duff) and Derek Seton Toms, who died in April 1979, and he was a retired car
WE AS Bournemouth councillors have just been sent a farewell message from former chief accountant Stephen Parker via his union rep David Higgins. What a sad day this is for Bournemouth Borough Council. We have lost a dedicated, efficient and excellent
ONCE again Poole Council is trying to take council taxpayers for fools. Last year we had the green bin fiasco where the public voted against them, but Poole council decided we must have them anyway. Now we have the top secret vote to turn off street
A COMMUNITY is the term most used by staff, pupils and parents when describing Bournemouth School for Girls. Head teacher Alistair Brien has been part of the school for 13 years, starting as deputy for five years before taking the top job.
TV is a barometer of how times change. In the ’80s Ronnie Corbett starred as Timothy in a comedy called Sorry! in which his dad would reprimand him for language few people today would find mildly offensive. Instead, today, we have the likes of Gordon
SCHOOL children are being urged to put their artistic talents to good use to win a top prize for their school. West End show Zambezi Express will perform at a school event for the winner of a competition. All you have to do is create a design of how
FOUR-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy is urging people to take to the streets to welcome the London 2012 Torch Relay when it comes to town. The flame is being passed to Britain today at a ceremony in Athens. David Beckham will be given the
Firefighters from Wareham cut free two casualties following a collision on Tuesday evening. The incident on the A351 Sandford road near the junction of Keysworth Drive around 6.30pm involved two cars with two people trapped. Firefighters had to remove
THE Darcy Ward sex assault trial has been told the alleged victim consented and “looked like she was enjoying it”. Speedway star Ward and a 17-year-old boy face a total of five charges after an incident in a hotel room after a Poole Pirates meeting.
A WIMBORNE farmer has been found guilty of underfeeding his herd of 90 cattle and causing unnecessary suffering. Brian Pitman, 61, of Canford Bottom, was convicted of 13 charges by Bournemouth Magistrates. Eight animals died or had to
ANTI-cuts campaigners protested outside the BIC as the Home Secretary was inside facing an angry gathering of police officers, writes Lauren Murray. They gathered as Theresa May addressed the annual conference of the Police Federation.
ARMED police swooped on a house in Boscombe in the early hours of yesterday morning. Specialist officers from the armed response unit kitted up with assault rifles and pistols were sent to a house in Christchurch Road just before 7.30am. The operation
Due to illness the walks on the 26th and 27th May on Turbary & Kinson Commons have been cancelled. Based on information supplied by Friends of Kinson Common.
Elliot Turner is a “remorseless, controlling, possessive and vicious” character who murdered girlfriend Emily Longley, a court heard. Those were the words of Timothy Mousley QC as he summed up the prosecution case to a jury at Winchester Crown
EVERYBODY in attendance here last night should feel proud of what they did for the shale sport. The brave riders put on an excellent show that was capped by a thrilling last-heat finale. Respectful spectators observed a minute’s silence
DIRECTOR Paul Miller believes Wimborne Town can be “a force to be reckoned with” in the Southern League next season – and also one of the most attractive teams to watch. Miller and the Magpies board have taken steps to improve the playing surface at
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has sounded out a defiant message to any potential suitors of the Cherries squad by telling them: “We are a buying club, not a selling one.” Mitchell’s comments came after Cherries had rejected an offer for striker Matt
POOLE’S pony-tailed coach Robin Armayan will soon be making a date with a barber after Harry Thorpe added his name to the club’s growing list of national qualifiers. Several months ago, the long-haired Frenchman promised his swimmers he would
THE road to London’s Olympic pool was paved with gold for Dan Speers and Jack Burton as both hit the form of their lives to become Sainsbury’s UK School Games champions. Poole swimmer Speers produced three of the fastest-ever 100m freestyle
