BOSS Eddie Howe insists Cherries must stick to their passing principles if they are to stand any chance of pulling off an FA Cup giant-killing. Cherries, competing in the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in eight years, visit Premier
WIGAN boss Roberto Martinez looks set to ring the changes for Saturday's FA Cup clash with Cherries. Martinez admitted the hectic festive schedule of four games in 11 days had overwhelmed his squad after the Latics were thumped 4-0 by Manchester
A FIREPLACE from the Poole home of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has attracted a £50,000 bid days after being listed on eBay. It is one of a number of items, discovered during the demolition of the writer’s bungalow, being sold off in an
THE CEMETERY where many former Ferndown residents are buried will reach capacity “within two years”, councillors say. With no cemetery in the town, many who live in Ferndown are buried in the churchyard at Hampreston, more than two miles away.
HUNDREDS of tip-off calls were made to Dorset Crimestoppers in 2012 to nail crooks. A total of 728 anonymous calls were received about offences taking place in the county ranging from murder and robbery to drink driving and rape. The largest
A TOY exchange and donation scheme in Ringwood has made an unexpected return – to the premises it was booted out of two months ago. Teds offered customers a one-stop-shop selling baby and children’s toys and equipment to raise funds for Julia’s
THE RESIDENTS of a North Dorset village are fighting plans to build 35 homes – with two previous applications for the same site already rejected. The Charlton Marshall Action Group hope they will be lucky for the third time after planning permission
SAINSBURY’S is tackling festive waste with Christmas card recycling in its local superstores. Each of the stores in Boscombe, Castlepoint, Ferndown, Poole, Ringwood, Talbot Heath and Wareham will have a card recycling bin until January 15.
COMPLAINTS about Bournemouth restaurants and takeaways have dropped substantially in the past three years, official figures show. The council’s environmental health team has received just 13 complaints about local food establishments so far in
As Poole’s £21.6million Twin Sails Bridge heads towards its first anniversary in 2013 it is to be hoped that the new year will see its problems put behind it. It has been a troubled start for the structure which spans the Back Water Channel as
PART of a busy Poole road was closed by police this morning following a collision between a bicycle and a white van. Officers attended the scene at Lindsay Road, near its junction with Burton Road. The cyclist was left with serious but not
A MUM who spent 18 months fighting to protect her profoundly disabled son’s care package was the victim of “council maladministration and injustice,” the Local Government Ombudsman has ruled. Lorraine Zavadil, 54, took legal action against Bournemouth
AN EAST Dorset headteacher has retired after 20 years in the role. Miss Chris Goby started at Wimborne St Giles CE VA First School after working as a deputy head in Bovington, and oversaw big changes to the little school. There are currently
WINTON’S Conto Lounge opened its doors in January 2012, but in just 12 months it has become a thriving restaurant and bar offering cocktails and a range of meals. The Wimborne Road business is the sister to Southbourne’s Ludo Lounge and Westbourne
CARLO Collodi’s classic tale of a puppet's desire to become a real boy is being given a new musical reading by Riverbank Productions. With four versatile actors, puppets, catchy original music and lots of joining in, this show is guaranteed to
WITH Phil Daniels and Keith Allen set to star in a film about how he tricked the music industry, The Alarm singer Mike Peters plays the O2 Academy Bournemouth on February 28 as part of the Vinyl tour. With more than 15 top 40 UK singles and some
TWO men befriended women in a bar before robbing them of their handbags, a court heard. Daniel Gaffney elbowed Tessa Beck in the throat, forcing her to fall to the ground and hit her head on the concrete, trial jurors at Bournemouth Crown Court
CONTROVERSIAL signs advertising guns at Christchurch Quay have been removed following concerns. The signs promoting a guns and weaponry shop next to one for children’s scuba activities at Christchurch Quay did not have permission from the council
A serious single vehicle accident sparked the closure of Stapehill Road at Longham at the junction of Ham Lane earlier this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene to deal with the incident where a white Citroen van went into a tree
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after burglars targeted an auction house in Wareham. The incident took place between Wednesday 26 December 2012 at around 3.30pm and 9am on Monday 31 December 2012 at Cottees Auction Limited on East Street.
THESE are difficult times for Bournemouth Airport. It was unfortunate timing that the Manchester Airports Group should invest £50m in Bournemouth at the very same time that the UK economy suffered its worst downturn for decades. The aviation sector
KATIE Clark’s article, (New Year’s Day), notes that the demolition of Druitt Hall is to be decided today (Jan 3). Christchurch council’s comment that it did not believe there was any need for a new community hall in the town centre begs a question
WE have been made aware of outbreaks of the sick bug in hospitals, cruise liners, schools, etc through the media. It seems to me that one source of catching the bug is on supermarket trolleys. Every time I pick up a basket or push a trolley, the
FOLLOWING the recent devastating fire at Lytchett Minster School caused by a lightning strike, I remembered a similar incident when a mum and three daughters had a lucky escape from their house in Guest Road, Upton in 2008 after lightning destroyed
I AM sure Mr Grant (Letters Dec 29) doesn’t need me to remind him that it is for the simple reason that we haven’t got a Conservative government that the ban on hunting with dogs remains as supported overwhelmingly by every survey of the British public
WE all know the frustration of Christmas tree lights, and tracing the failed rogue suspect. I have a set of 80, wired in a series of 10, each with its own flash-bulb... it's a fantastic set and I have had it for years. Each Christmas, one of
I WAS sad to read of the demise of our historic electricity museum in Christchurch, justified by the comment of the owners Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) that it could not afford the necessary seven figure sum redevelopment works. Such a contrast
ABUSE of Facebook is one of the biggest causes of bullying in schools across Bournemouth and Poole. Despite restrictions in the classroom, messages sent on home computers and on devices such as phones and iPads are causing more problems than ever
RAIL passengers in Dorset have started the new year by stumping up more than four per cent extra for the average ticket. Fares on South West Trains rose by an average of 4.1 per cent from yesterday, with passengers asked to pay a larger share of
AIRLINE Blue Islands will stop all flights from Bournemouth Airport on February 2. The Channel Islands-based airline, which has only been operating from Bournemouth since November 1 2011, flew three times a week from the airport. The decision
A YOUNG woman was subjected to a terrifying early morning sex assault in Bournemouth town centre. The attack saw the 23-year-old woman pushed to the ground and sexually assaulted as she walked through the town at 7am. Her attacker eventually
DORSET’S girls’ team left the South West Water Polo Championships at Gloucester undefeated after two resounding wins and a draw – but without the trophy they craved. After despatching host county Gloucestershire 16-6 and Somerset 13-4, the Dorset
WIGAN are in line for a triple FA Cup boost with Ryo Miyaichi joining new boys Angelo Henriquez and Roger Espinoza in contention to face Cherries on Saturday. Henriquez’s loan move from Manchester United was confirmed yesterday, while Espinoza
CHERRIES star David James defended the footballing fraternity and insisted players were more than just bad boys and big spenders. Premier League aces including Mario Balotelli and former Cherries loan star Liam Ridgewell have recently come in for
CUP specialist Alan Connell has told his former Cherries team-mates that patience, concentration and discipline will all be key factors as they go in search of a shock. Eddie Howe’s men head to the DW Stadium on Saturday bidding to claim the Premier
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe is today due to hold talks with Wes Thomas regarding his immediate future following the end of his loan spell with Blackpool. Thomas has returned to Dean Court after Cherries politely rejected a request by the Championship
THE Swanage Mowlem Theatre bar has finally reopened after more than two years, with the restaurant set to follow suit in a matter of weeks Theatre-goers have welcomed the new bar, called Quayside, which opened for business just before Christmas.
