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  • Perrett's Verdict: Cherries 0 Wigan Athletic 1

    CHERRIES’ valiant attempt to take Wigan to extra-time may have bitten the dust but Eddie Howe’s heroes emerged from this third round replay with great credit. A goal from Mauro Boselli after 18 minutes earned the Premier League strugglers victory

  • Cherries: Howe's men bow out with heads held high

    CHERRIES bowed out of the FA Cup as Premier League Wigan withstood a late barrage of pressure to book a fourth round trip to non-league Macclesfield. Argentinean striker Mauro Boselli, a £6.5million signing, bagged the only goal of the game after

  • UPDATED: Fraser not a done deal with Cherries says Brown

    ABERDEEN manager Craig Brown believes Cherries' reported move for highly-rated teenage winger Ryan Fraser could still fall through. Sky Sports last night claimed Cherries had agreed a fee with the Dons for the 18-year-old, with Fraser having been

  • New angle on making Parkstone’s Ashley Road crossing safer

    A RADICAL idea is being put forward in a bid to make a hectic Poole road junction safer for pedestrians. Traders and councillors want to consider creating a “diagonal crossing” on Parkstone’s Ashley Road – along the same lines as one introduced

  • Work carried out on Poole's bridges

    WORK is being carried out simultaneously on both of Poole’s lifting bridges, with two separate sets of work affecting the Twin Sails Bridge. Tomorrow there are off-peak traffic signals controlling vehicles crossing the old Poole Bridge and work

  • Matchday Live: Cherries v Wigan

    We are into four minutes of added time. Nouha Dicko has just missed the easiest chance of the night, firing wide from six yards with the goal gaping. Fogden wins a free-kick 25 yards out. Daniels lining it up. Tubbs also having a look.

  • Fire chiefs pledge to cut sickness

    FIRE chiefs have said they will be taking action to combat the rising level of sickness absence in the service. A report to the Dorset Fire Authority states that the number of shifts lost due to sickness in fulltime uniformed staff has gone up

  • Sue helps sufferers of incurable MSA disease

    A POOLE woman, inspired by the bravery of her late mother, is setting up a support group to help others who are suffering from the same incurable disorder. Sue Pinfield-Wells lost her mum Eileen Norris last August, four years after the 64-year-old

  • Builder ‘cringed’ before tragic accident

    A PASSING motorist “cringed” and shut his eyes when he saw an elderly pedestrian was about to be hurt in a crash, a court heard. Gerrard Machin was critically injured in Durley Chine Road in Bournemouth in December 2011 and died a month later in

  • LIVE: Angelo Rodrigues murder trial

    4:14pm Prosecution have finished opening the case. The trial continues tomorrow when the first live witnesses are expected to give evidence. 4:14pm PROS: It is said Tracy

  • Swanage Pier proposal for sweethearts

    A YOUNG woman was thrilled with a rather special plaque on Swanage Pier – because it featured a wedding proposal from her boyfriend. Laura Corcoran was bowled over by businessman Russell Tarry’s proposal after he purchased the special plaque asking

  • UPDATED: Shoppers cash in as HMV calls in administrators

    Entertainment store HMV, which has three stores in Bournemouth and Poole, has become the latest high street casualty as it called in administrators. Following discussions among the music retailer's directors, the company last night released a statement

  • Youth Olympics: Georgia handed flag honour

    BOURNEMOUTH golfer Georgia Hall has more reason than most to be excited for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival after being selected as the flag bearer for Team GB at the Opening Ceremony. The 16-year-old will be amongst the first to compete

  • Could this be the weekend we get snow?

    THE Met office has issued a weather warning for snow for Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset on Friday, warning blizzard conditions may be possible. While the rest of the country has seen up to 5cm of snow this week, so far Bournemouth's famous micro-climate

  • Council set to tackle chewing gum litter in Bournemouth

    CHEWING gum littering Bournemouth’s streets is to be tackled by the council for the first time in five years. Cleaners have been out in the town centre this week with equipment designed to remove the hardened confectionary from the pavement with

  • Zip wire 'would ruin look' of Bournemouth Pier

    A HIGH ropes course and zipwire proposed for Bournemouth Pier could ruin the appearance of the iconic structure, it has been claimed. Plans to liven up the pier with three adventurous new attractions are set to be refused, amid fears they would

  • UPDATED: Police investigate Gala Bingo theft

    POLICE are investigating reports of a theft from Gala Bingo in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth last night. An unknown man stole a cash tray and ran off in the Boscombe direction at 7.50pm.      

  • Gay club refused over crime fears

    A PLANNED new members-only club for gay men was refused a licence on Tuesday over fears it might contribute to crime in the Triangle area. The club, G, in Commercial Road, is owned by Anthony and Linda Withers-Lancashire, who also own nearby nightclub

  • REVIEW: Anarchy Reigns (PS3, Sega)

      It's not often your dispatched foes explode into showers of blue paint, but then Anarchy Reigns doesn't follow many gaming cliches. During my time unloading muscular violence unto onrushing enemies, I've encountered nearly naked robo-men,

  • Highcliffe Castle: the very British home of Mr Selfridge

    HE was the American who revolutionised the British way of shopping. The tumultuous life of Harry Gordon Selfridge is the subject of a major Sunday night drama on ITV. Selfridge spent much of his life in Highcliffe, where he lived in a castle

  • REVIEW: Soda Drinker Pro (PC, Snowrunner Productions)

      Sometimes you've got to look beyond the posh graphics, ear-pampering soundscapes and eye-meltingly addictive gameplay of software such as this and question the motives. Yes, Soda Drinker Pro had me up all night smashing through every one

  • FA Cup vote: Can Cherries cause a shock tonight?

    CHERRIES go into tonight's FA Cup third round replay at home to Premier League Wigan with many experts tipping Eddie Howe's men to prevail. Harry Redknapp believes they have chance, having already gone 18 games unbeaten since Howe returned

  • Any ideas on name for a merged city?

    pages to suggest a name for the city that will be formed by the merger of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch? Once this is agreed, people will start using it, and the progress towards city status will accelerate as a consequence. If possible

  • Small wonder road fails pollution test

    IT is hardly surprising that Ashley Road, Parkstone, has failed a pollution test (Daily Echo, January 8). Places like Winton and Boscombe must be in a near similar position. The clever traffic planners have, over the past years, wasted many thousands

  • What does report on changes mean

    YOU report (January 10) that a report will go to Bournemouth cabinet on Wednesday (January 16) as to how changes in children’s services will save Bournemouth council some £326,000 next year with more to follow – a very commendable idea. Unfortunately

  • Watercress Soup

    Devised by leading nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker the watercress soup diet was inspired by Liz Hurley who famously claimed that she tucked into a bowl of watercress soup to curb her hunger pangs rather than raiding the fridge.  But unlike that

  • What gives this town a bad name

    THE people planning a gay club called G at Bournemouth’s Triangle may be feeling hard done by. They aimed to create a quiet night spot with occasional entertainment, plus “nannies” in drag to shepherd people to taxis. Councillors rejected their

  • Main concern is legacy not view

    MAYOR Bill Trite of Swanage is reported (Daily Echo, January 5) as expressing concerns over the proposed Navitus Bay scheme. What a shame the good people of Swanage are more concerned about their view than the disastrous future ahead for the world

  • Steeleye Span bringing tour to Lighthouse

    FOLK rock pioneers Steeleye Span have been many things since they arrived on the music scene in the late sixties. A remarkable career has seen them introduce folk rock to Top of the Pops with catchy hit All Around My Hat and then set the charts

  • Lighthouse: Reaction for Aladdin has been ‘phenomenal’

    THE tights and wigs have been hung up for another year, as the panto Aladdin recently finished its seasonal turn at the Lighthouse in Poole. It rounded off the Lighthouse’s 10th anniversary year in style with an audience increase of nearly 10 per

  • Girl, 13, barred from classes for having pink hair

    AN infuriated parent has slammed a school for punishing her daughter over the colour of her hair. Leah Halford from Poulner has temporarily removed her daughter Billie from Ringwood School after discovering the 13-year-old had been put in “isolation

  • UPDATED Cyclist dies after New Forest collision

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular cyclist has died following a collision with a car in the New Forest. James Atherton was seriously injured on Sunday – just 24 hours after taking part in a race – and died in hospital on Monday. Mr Atherton

  • Angelo Rodrigues murder trial to start today

    TWO people are due to stand trial today for the murder of Bournemouth man Angelo Rodrigues. The 45-year-old, pictured right, died of multiple stab wounds following an incident which happened at his flat in Coleman Road, West Howe. Tracy Ann

  • Cherries: Harry backs Howe for a giant killing

    HARRY Redknapp is keen to see Eddie Howe’s class of 2013 seize a golden opportunity to write a new chapter in the Dean Court record books. Howe’s men tonight host Premier League Wigan in an FA Cup third round replay bidding to claim only the club

  • Cherries: Di Canio tips rivals to spring a cup surprise

    FA CUP giant-killer Paolo Di Canio is backing Cherries to strike a blow for League One – by causing a shock against top-flight outfit Wigan. The Swindon Town boss insisted Cherries had a “big chance” of springing a surprise after his team had earned

  • Cherries: Tindall hints at changes

    ASSISTANT boss Jason Tindall has hinted Cherries may again make changes for their FA Cup third round replay against Wigan. Shwan Jalal, Richard Hughes, Josh McQuoid and Matt Tubbs all started against the Latics 10 days ago when Eddie Howe shuffled

  • Killick banking on Baggridge to assist Poole promotion charge

    TOM Killick is hoping the signing of Rhys Baggridge can help promotion-chasing Poole Town prosper during a “defining period” for his team. Poole Town manager Killick moved to bolster his resources by drafting in Tatnam fans’ favourite Baggridge

  • Cherries: Redknapp on his finest cup moment

    BEFORE celebrating the “greatest day” of his footballing life, Harry Redknapp had to endure one of his least enjoyable experiences. Appointed manager just days before Cherries’ memorable 1983-84 FA Cup adventure had started, Redknapp’s plotting