JONATHAN Woodgate’s late own goal earned Cherries their first point at Middlesbrough in a Championship thriller at the Riverside. The former England defender turned a cross from Elliott Ward past his own goalkeeper with just seven minutes remaining
FORMER Poole schoolboy and zookeeper Adrian Walls will have surgery for a brain tumour next week. Adrian, 40, is head of the bird section at London Zoo and was recently featured in an ITV documentary about his job. Now he is hoping he will
ALMOST £20,000 has been raised in memory of a Poole firefighter by his family with more fundraising events this month. Carla Shears, wife to Jim Shears, will be running a marathon event for the fourth consecutive year, this time at the New Forest
ENGLAND women's World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a blistering start as they overcame Belarus at Dean Court in a 6-0 rout today. A first-half hat-trick from midfielder Karen Carney along with goals from Ellen White, Natasha Dowie and Eniola
WORK to revamp one of Christchurch's busiest road junctions will begin on Monday. Dorset County Council says it is changing the lay-out of the Stony Lane/Purewell junction on Bridge Street to improve safety and make it easier for residents to walk
DORSET’S only barbershop chorus are looking for new members – and men of all ages and abilities are welcome to join. The Southern Union Chorus are holding a free ‘learn to sing’ open meeting on Monday September 30 at Linwood School in Winton for
TRADERS have collected more than 1,000 signatures on a petition calling for a rethink on plans to reduce parking spaces on a busy route in Poole. They fear their businesses could be affected if customers cannot park near the shops in Ashley Road
THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution is inviting members of the public to take part in a fundraising Beach Fit exercise programme on Boscombe Beach this autumn. Based on lifeguard fitness training, the one hour sessions are designed to improve
Fantastic work by Elliot Ward bursting into the six-yard box and his little cross is turned into his own net by Woodgate. Rhys Williams is sent off for a foul on Wes Thomas, just outside the box This game is truly astounding.... Free kick to
Exterior maintenance can be easily overlooked, but it’s just as important as maintaining your home’s interior – if not more so. Starting from the top, the safest way to inspect the roof is from the ground, using a pair of binoculars so you can
AN OPPOSITION councillor who called for leader of Bournemouth council John Beesley to resign has been denied his request for an email to be made public concerning Cllr Beesley’s relationship with a planning agent. As reported in the Daily Echo,
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Dutch retro pop singer Caro Emerald, who announced yesterday that she will be expecting her first child. However, the new arrival will mean that her appearance at the BIC next year on March 8 will now be moved to
THE very idea of placing a wind farm in the proposed location off the Bournemouth coast is an utter betrayal and an insult to the founding father, Lewis Tregonwell, and those who have lived in and come to cherish the town ever since. Bournemouth
REFERENCE letter September 12th “Wind Farms Do Good”. I would point out that, for the few permanent jobs created, wind farms will cause a net loss of jobs to Bournemouth because of the more than £5 million taken out of the local economy by the £100
With reference to Cllr Woodcock’s somewhat bizarre attack on me (Breaking Glass for Jobs, 17 Sept) I think it only right that the public are made aware that Cllr Woodcock supported a Liberal Democrat motion that urged Poole Borough Council to work
“I’ve been sketching mushrooms for 40 years now,” Peter Thwaites admits. “I suppose it was triggered by the father of a friend in Cornwall where I lived. He was self-taught and was a founder of the Society of Wildlife Artists and used to do bird
Arturas Tamulionis is the head chef at The Kitchen Club in Riverside Avenue, Bournemouth. Having started his career in Europe, Arturas moved to England where he gained three years’ experience at The Regents Park Marriott Hotel. He left London
I FINISHED my diving training in an underwater playground with wrecks, tunnels and dozens of fish. Having passed my theory test the week before, after a lot of revision and studying dive tables, and completing dives at Swanage Pier and Chesil Beach
THERE IS a moment as you step out of Polperro’s model village when you catch yourself thinking whether you are still in some kind of purpose-built creation designed purely for the enjoyment of visitors. The coastal village is so idyllic and packed
ROYAL Bournemouth Hospital will scale back its maternity services as more women are encouraged to give birth at home. A new midwifery-led unit is planned for the site, which would see two birthing rooms with pools – the current unit has three rooms
A FERNDOWN church will celebrate a significant milestone next weekend with a harvest celebration. St Mary’s Church, which has reached the grand old age of 80, has stood sentinel over the town since 1933. But the building’s relatively young
HELMETED bank robbers. Clown-mask rapists. IRA paramilitaries. The Ku Klux Klan. Surgeons aside, face-covering has never had very positive connotations in the Western world, has it? So this may be the reason why, in our culture, the covered face
HARRY Potter actor Alfie Enoch has adapted a 130-year old play for modern audiences and hopes youngsters will be among those enjoying it in Poole this week. The 24-year-old is best known for playing Dean Thomas in the hugely successful films but
THE shiny new iPhone 5s is protected by clever new fingerprint sensors so only the phone’s owner can unlock it. And maybe this technology is a vision of when we might unlock our front doors and make purchases with a swipe of a finger. And the
IN answer to Tony Yates’s letter (September 16), we are strongly against the proposed wind farm, having been to Lincolnshire this year and seen for ourselves how ugly they are. We cannot believe they are suggesting ruining our own lovely views. We
The wind farm off the coast will cost a lot of cash and all it will be is a danger to ships that use this route up the coast of Britain. It will be just a white elephant. They will rust in a few years. I will say “I told you so” if a ship hits
A MAN arrested over the death of a woman in Lytchett Matravers has been released without charge. Police said late last night that the 73-year-old Poole man had been released and the death was no longer being treated as suspicious. The case
POLICE say they are still hunting a sex offender who attacked a 15-year-old schoolgirl in broad daylight in the centre of Poole. The incident happened near the town’s bus station at 8.15am on Tuesday when the stranger approached the girl and touched
AUGUST was one of the most important months in the musical calendar for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as it took to the stage of the Royal Albert Hall for the 2013 BBC Proms. Kirill Karabits, Principal Conductor shares the experience in his monthly
Regular exercise makes you fitter, healthier and instigates a “happy” hormone release making you feel tip top. Try the exercises below and find out if you can experience the benefits after three weeks! Some more exercise facts to get you moving
THE New Forest is renowned for its roaming ponies, but when you’re used to seeing kangaroos and wallabies out of your bedroom window, it’s quite a sight. Brockenhurst mum Lynsey Davis moved from her native New Zealand in 2010, and was so taken
THE autobiography by the triple-gold medal Olympian Usain Bolt charts his story from his humble beginnings in Sherwood Content, Trelawny through to becoming one of the most recognisable men in the world. In keeping with the personality many have
NO fewer than seven Hamworthy Recreation players have been named in a Dorset Premier League squad for a BDH Inter-League match against the Bournemouth League on Wednesday. Phil Ross, Richard Sands, Tom Willis, Jon Lever, Luke Stone, Ashley Boyt
DESPITE spending most of their respective careers at opposite ends of the country, Eddie Howe and Tony Mowbray have much in common. Rival managers at the Riverside when Cherries face Middlesbrough, the pair were both idolised during their playing
EXPERIENCED campaigner Elliott Ward made the case for the Cherries defence and reiterated his belief in the team's durability ahead of today's clash with Middlesbrough. Summer recruit Ward, 28, a staple part of the Norwich City side that won promotion
