JO Caulfield's show is like an evening with a loose-tongued friend. It starts innocuously with the weather and TV and somehow works up to pornography and some of her most embarrassing moments. Those of us who've enjoyed three series of It's That
A BURGLAR returned to raid a home in the Charminster area of Bournemouth, despite being disturbed in the porch just hours earlier. Martin Olive, 44, from Bournemouth, broke into the property in Charminster Road and helped himself to jewellery on
TWO people have died after an ambulance collided with a tree in the New Forest. The driver of the ambulance, a female paramedic, and an elderly male patient travelling in the rear of the ambulance died at the scene of the collision on the A337
DISCUSSIONS are continuing with two developers who have expressed an interest in building an ice rink in Bournemouth. Council leader John Beesley told councillors they were still determined to build an Olympic-sized rink at King’s Park but admitted
DISTRICT chiefs have launched a scheme they hope will revitalise rundown properties across Purbeck and help local people secure housing. Purbeck District Council has agreed to offer loans of up to £25,000 to owners of long-term empty prope-rties
STUDENTS from Christchurch secondary schools cooked up a storm to decide the finalists for the Junior Cook of the Year competition, held as part of Christchurch Food and Wine Festival. The students from The Grange, Twynham and Highcliffe, were
Ringwood’s Will Stephenson (Rapha Condor JLT) finished 51st at the Tour du Loir et Cher in France. The 2.2 UCI stage race was a big step up for the 18-year-old first-year senior who acquitted himself well, finishing just 10 minutes down on eventual
Salisbury City youth section are holding trials next month for the Junior Premier League which is played on Saturdays. The first date for under-11 to under-16s will be held on Wednesday, May 1 at the 3G, Kandy Road, Bulford Barracks, Salisbury,
Sherborne Town maintained their five-point lead at the top of Dorset under-18s Division One following their 4-2 home success against Hamworthy United. The leaders’ hat-trick hero was Luke Williams with Ekoh Sogoe also on the scoresheet. Bournemouth
GREENFIELDS Youth Football Club are hosting a weekend tournament at Canford Arena on May 18-19. The event features seven-a-side matches for under-7s to under-10s and six-a-side game for older age groups. Closing date for entries is on Wednesday
Dorset Badminton Association is holding county junior trials on Sunday in the Ray Moore Sports Hall at Harewood College. Under-11 to under-13s sessions are at 11am to 1pm, followed by under-15s (1pm to 3pm) and under-17s (3pm to 5pm). For further
REDHILL racer Sam Thompson retained his lead at the top of the 600cc Elite Superstock Championship after two rounds. The 17-year-old Bournemouth star qualified sixth out of 42 racers on the opening day at Donington Park. Thompson, who is sponsored
Three of Dorset’s upcoming tennis prospects shone at the recent Grade Two Nottingham Junior Open in the Green age group. Toby Samuel finished as runner-up after a terrific run through the tournament, while Luca McManus came fourth with Alex Knox-Jones
Eye Of The Storm can give Aidan O’Brien another option for the Investec Derby by winning the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown. Ballydoyle’s colt typically holds a raft of entries in the premier races, and did little to dampen the optimism in a two-race
The first race of the season for the Lymington X One Design Division was held last Saturday. Twelve boats made it to the starting line despite one or two last-minute panics getting boats launched, rigged and ready to race. The weather, although
Women’s sailing has just started again at the Ringwood-based Spinnaker Club on Thursday mornings and the sessions are open to people of any ability. The club is also holding an Open Day on Monday, May 6 from 10am to 4pm with free sailing and kayak
Toby Hamer and Ross Mackley were winners in Standard and Radial classes at the Spinnaker Laser Open, the opening event in this year’s South Coast Region Grand Prix series. Visitors from 12 different clubs joined 18 Spinnaker sailors in shifty conditions
NEW plans for a controversial housing development in Christchurch have been welcomed by the local community. A consultation event took place in Somerford over new plans for the Scott’s Green development. Housing association Sovereign scrapped
A YOUNG leukaemia suffer has had her dream come true, thanks to a Bournemouth-based charity. Round Table Children’s Wish, which is a national organisation, granted seven-year-old Catherine Nicholas’s wish to have her own animal shelter at the family
THE A350 Poole Road in Lytchett Matravers has now been cleared following a multi-vehicle crash this lunchtime. Up to five vehicles are currently believed to be involved, including a Vauxhall Vivaro registered to an owner from Bristol, a black Mercedes
A COMPANY director from Wimborne has been banned for allowing his company to dump toxic silt into the sea. Peter James Frampton, 57, director of Shaftesbury-based Oil and Water Ltd (OWL), also failed to pay almost £1 million in tax. The seven-year
WHEN Cherries sealed a memorable promotion to League One in 2010, Burton Albion were wonderful hosts. The season before, that season of such turmoil but, ultimately, the one that started this incredible adventure, Cherries escaped relegation by
RAIL passengers hoping to make a getaway for the weekend are facing delays this afternoon due to two separate incidents. Southern trains operating between Southampton Central and Brighton face cancellations or delays of up to 45-minutes due to
CHERRIES’ long-term injury victim Stephen Purches has set his sights on making a playing return – in his own testimonial. Purches, who has been sidelined for 14 months, is hoping to be fit to play a part against former club West Ham in Cherries
PLANS to revamp a Ferndown skate park are gathering support thanks to young people from the town. Scooterists, inline skaters, skateboarders and BMX riders have joined forces with councillors to create the Skate Park Action Group, which is seeking
AMBITIOUS plans to refurbish “Bournemouth’s Bond Street” could be scuppered if traders refuse to accept a reduction in parking spaces, it has been claimed. Bournemouth council has drawn up designs to improve Westover Road, which include widening
IT’S sweet 16 for legendary Bournemouth club night Slinky, which celebrates its birthday next Friday at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, with a stellar line-up of world famous DJs including Judge Jules, Lee Haslam and Genix. DJ and Slinky director Lee
BUTCHERS and restaurants across the town are supporting a drive to buy British when it comes to beef. This week marks Great British Beef Week and, after the horsemeat scandal and news that many farmers affected by the extreme weather are fighting
FOR over 25 years, Nigel Kennedy has been acknowledged as one of the world’s leading virtuosos of the violin. His technique, unique talent and mass appeal have brought fresh perspectives to the classical and contemporary musical repertoires.
NEO-FOLK rockers, The Moulettes, will be coming to Mr Kyps this Friday as part of their autumn tour. The band has played the Purbeck Folk, Bournemouth Folk, Larmer Tree and North Dorset folk festivals in the past, and are playing both Bestival
THREE decades later and Adam Ant is still going strong and it’s testament to his status that young bands like New Killer Shoes are clamouring to share a bill with him. New Killer Shoes, left, will join Adam at the Lighthouse, Poole on Sunday night
FOR the first of its two shows in Bournemouth this year, Bandalism, the popular rock music night, returns to the 02 Academy on May 4. The show this year is said to be even bigger, louder and heavier. Now in its third year, organisers are delighted
GET ready to twist and shout with the hits of the Fab Four as The Cavern Beatles, widely regarded as being as close to the real thing as it’s possible to get, return to the Lighthouse in Poole tonight. They will be performing a two-hour show packed
POST punk posse Panic Island will be making appearance at The Anvil at 9pm tomorrow. The show will serve as a homecoming for two of the four band members who are originally from Bournemouth. The outfit are currently recording their debut album,
POWDERED Cows officially launch their new live EP at the Cellar Bar on Monday night as part of monthly audio-visual event, Forbidden Planet. The four-piece from Christchurch released ZK Radars on Saturday to coincide with Record Store Day and the
A SECRET American millionaire has bought historic Crichel House in Witchampton, near Wimborne, two years after it was put on the market, it has been reported. The estate, complete with four villages, a cricket club, a church and a mansion, was
THE X-Factor's Rylan Clarke will headline this year's Bourne Free festival in July. The trustees of Bourne Free have now released their line-up for this year’s festival running from July 12 to July 14. The Saturday night main stage features
THE countdown has begun for lashings of festival summer madness in the area. The fancy dress theme for this year’s Camp Bestival festival at Lulworth Castle will be ‘Around The World’. The wacky music festival takes place on August 1-4 and
IF the explosion of bands from New York in the early noughties can be likened to Britpop's rock renewal in the Nineties, then Yeah Yeah Yeahs are surely the Blur to The Strokes’ Oasis. Four albums in, Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase are still
POLICE have released this image of a woman they would like to speak to following an unprovoked assault on a man who was struck round the head with a riding crop. The incident occured when the 63-year-old man from Somerset was watching the Portman
ONE of the world’s UK’s most inventive choreographers Henri Oguike presents a stunning new dance show at the Lighthouse Poole on Thursday. The show will be a triple bill with a hand-picked quintet of world-class dancers. Award winning British
A SPECIAL St George’s Day shindig takes place tonight and combines a heady mix of scrumpy and western. Heading up tonight’s line-up is The Skimmity Hitchers, who have previously toured with Somerset’s finest, The Wurzels, and recently headlined
JUBILANT Cherries fans will line the streets of Bournemouth and cheer on their promotion-winning team during Sunday's victory parade. The celebratory tour will start at the Goldsands Stadium at Dean Court at midday and end at Bournemouth Square
THE world famous Dreamboys will be coming to the Pavilion Theatre to get the audience's hearts racing tonight. The Dreamboys are the first ever male strip show and has been around longer than the Chippendales. The recent film Magic Mike starring
BOURNEMOUTH alt-rockers Tommy Needs a Gun have unveiled their new video for Make It – Take It. The three-piece, who are set to release their debut EP Dirty Secret in the summer, invited fans to have a starring role in the video by taking a picture
RETIRED teacher, talented artist and amateur archaeologist Hettie Hastings-Kite died at Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital on April 2. Born in Southend on Sea in 1935, Hettie suffered the trauma of evacuation in 1939, which never left her. She won a
A WONDERFUL wife, mother and grandmother who brought joy to many people died on March 28 at the age of 81. Selina Betty Heason, who liked to be known as Betty, was born on April 11, 1931, in Market Harborough in the West Midlands. Despite lavishing
TRIBUTES have been paid to Cherries legend Ray Bumstead who passed away peacefully in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on March 17. Born in Ringwood, Ray lived in the area throughout his life, working as a plumber before being called up for National
PROPOSALS to demolish a house in Solent Avenue, Lymington, and build a new property on the same site have been approved. Town councillors had urged New Forest District Council to reject the plans.
VISITORS to a Hampshire attraction can view a colourful garden that won a gold medal at last year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Furzey Gardens, near Lyndhurst, won with an entry designed by TV gardener Chris Beardshaw and members of the Minstead Training
A NEW Forest pony was fatally injured in a hit-and-run accident. The mare was involved in a collision with a vehicle at Main Road, East End, and had to be destroyed by one of the agisters. The Verderers offer a £1,000 for information leading
NETWORK Q customers in Dorset can take advantage of three deals when buying a used Vauxhall from Eden Vauxhall, including Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) finance packages, up to £500 deposit contribution and the chance to win back the value of their
WARD visiting restrictions implemented at Poole Hospital in a bid to halt the spread of the norovirus vomiting bug have been lifted. Health chiefs introduced restrictions earlier this month in response to high levels of norovirus in the community
NEW FOREST residents could be banned from having wrought iron gates, security lighting or laurel hedges – in a bid to preserve the character of the unique landscape. That’s the fear of one worried group following publication of a report which also
The second series of 'Mr Selfridge' has gone into production. Jeremy Piven - who plays the titular star - has started filming 10 new episodes of the popular ITV period drama series alongside newcomers Aidan McArdle, Cal Macaninch and Polly Walker
THE start of the 2013 racing season will see Westover Nissan and Westover Toyota supporting Salisbury Racecourse for the seventh year running. The dealerships will provide the Racecourse with two liveried 4x4 vehicles for use by course officials
Michael Jackson's sister is convinced he haunts his former home. La Toya Jackson claims a family bodyguard has heard a series of unexplained noises in the property, which she thinks can only be explained by the presence of her brother's spirit
Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards celebrated their first anniversary up the Eiffel Tower. The One Direction hunk treated the Little Mix singer to a romantic evening enjoying the views of Paris from the vantage point of one of the world's most iconic
Matthew McConaughey's body was like a "little baby bird" when he lost weight. The 43-year-old actor - who stands at 6ft tall - shed a staggering 56lbs for the role of real-life AIDs sufferer Ron Woodruff in his new film 'Dallas Buyers Club' and
THROUGH your pages, please can I say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who helped to make my recent grand ball a huge success. The girls of Parkstone Grammar School Choir and Wind Orchestra provided delightful music and singing under the direction
MANY congratulations to Bournemouth Council gardeners for their excellent flower beds in the Gardens by the balloon. They are colourful, artistic and perfumed. Do go and look and enjoy. IRENE BUCK, West Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth
IN reply to Mr Hogg’s letter of April 24, I would like to explain that the tubs he complains about are just the beginning of a project being organised by the newly formed Moordown in Bloom Group to bring some floral decorations to the High street.
COULD you please print this as a massive thank you to all the AFC Bournemouth fans and the people of Bournemouth. Having just spent the weekend in Bournemouth as a Carlisle United fan and the organiser of the coach full of Smurfs, a Carlisle United
FOR Cherries fans it’s been a long time coming – a chance to see their heroes crowned champions of League One if they win at Tranmere. But the Football League has decided against a trophy presentation at Prenton Park because the home side ‘felt
MAGNIFICENT achievement on Saturday by Eddie Howe and the AFC Bournemouth team. Nearly shouted as much on the third goal as when we beat Spurs in a cup run 55 years ago. But after the match they introduced nearly everyone to the crowd but the
FORD dealership Keith Motors showcased the new Kuga and Fiesta cars to 50 special guests at an event at its Christchurch showroom. Bob Garwood from Ford head office carried out a grand ‘reveal’ of the cars and demonstrated their key features. He
A TWO-car collision closed a road in Wimborne earlier this morning. The incident between a silver Vauxhall Astra and a blue Land Rover Freelander took place just before 8am at the junction of Colehill Lane and Smuggler's Lane in Wimborne. The
WITH a sporty new look and an abundance of pioneering technology as well as more standard equipment than ever before, the new E-Class has arrived at Mercedes-Benz of Poole. Mercedes-Benz has revised the E-Class line-up more comprehensively than
A SCHOOLGIRL from Parkstone has penned an emotional tribute to her late head teacher. Emily Skerman, who is in Year Five at St Joseph’s Catholic Combined School, was inspired to write a poem after the death of Ally Mullany on Sunday, April 14.
THE policeman jailed for attacking his pregnant ex-girlfriend in an attempt to destroy their unborn child has been refused leave to appeal. Matthew James Cherry, who was a serving police officer in Dorset, was found guilty in September last year
FOR people of what some might call the ‘Playstation Generation’, Nismo is likely to be a name that’s fairly familiar. Standing for Nissan Motorsport, it has been spicing up Nissans since the 1960s, yet, in 2013, this sporty Juke is the first Nismo
THE new operators of Bournemouth’s V Club will attempt to gain a new licence next week – and have pledged to formally bar Richard Carr and former operator James Beedham if successful. A total ban on either of the former operators entering the premises
A POOLE MP has demanded to know why a vile rapist, responsible for one of the worst attacks ever seen in Dorset, is in an open prison and set to apply for imminent release. Peter Jarvis, formerly of Ravensdale Close in Parkstone, repeatedly raped
PARKSTONE prospect Tomas Seville has won the BAGC Handicap Trophy – 37 years after his father Graham won the prestigious silverware. Tomas, who is also known as Sevi after his golfing hero Seve Ballesteros, won the Bournemouth Association of Golf
SWAY Juniors all but sealed the title thanks to a hard-fought victory over Corfe Mullen. Managed by former Cherries player John Bailey, Sway were forced to weather an early onslaught from Corfe Mullen. And they took the lead on the stroke of
TITLE winner Paul Morrell believes Cherries’ 2013 promotion heroes have probably surpassed the club’s 1987 trailblazers – because of the remarkable nature of their revival. Former Dean Court defender Morrell expressed his pride after Cherries had
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe lavished praise on Marc Pugh after revealing the resilient Lancastrian had been playing through the pain barrier. Howe confirmed that the Cherries winger had continued to boost the club’s League One title quest – despite
SKIPPER Michael Walker admitted Poole Town’s title triumph was the pinnacle of his career – but the out-of-contract defender stopped short of committing his future to the Dolphins. The 29-year-old said Poole’s Southern League Division One South
BOURNEMOUTH’S Jose Pegorini admits he is over the moon at the prospect of sharing a court with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray after being handpicked by Boris Becker at the Barclays Ball Kids National Trial. The 14-year-old St Peters
DORSET sailing star James Henson, from Blandford, was crowned national RYA under-19 champion as the RYA Youth National Championships 2013 came to a close after five days of racing at Largs Sailing Club, Scotland. As well as picking up the under
FORMER American footballer Cecil Martin was the star turn at a recent Bobcats junior team training session. The Sky Sports pundit put the youngsters through their paces at Chapel Gate on a visit to Dorset earlier this month. During his playing
LIONS chief David Dunn has hailed the passionate approach of Alan Manning and says the captain has led by example during the team’s fight against relegation. Manning has been a key figure during Bournemouth’s rise through the divisions and has
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