JAYDEN Stockley has been given the green light to line up in Cherries’ Final Third Development League clash against his former loan club Cambridge United tomorrow. Stockley’s stay at the Abbey Stadium was cancelled by mutual agreement last month
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Poole today after a fire broke out in a garden shed. At around 11am fire crews from Poole and Redhill Park were scrambled to Fitzworth Avenue in the Turlin Moor area following reports the shed was on fire.
AN ELECTRICAL fault caused a van to catch fire in Moordown this afternoon. At 12.30pm firefighters from Redhill Park Station were called to Winston Road following reports a van was on fire. A spokesman from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said
GRITTERS will be out in rural areas tonight as the winter weather creeps in. Temperatures are expected to drop this evening and the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog in Dorset from 7pm tonight until 10am tomorrow. Earlier
POOLE Town will be forced to cough up to pay for management and players to enter the Bob Lucas Stadium ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Weymouth. A squabble over complimentary tickets has resulted in the Terras insisting the Dolphins will be permitted
A MAN was rushed to hospital after being involved in a serious crash in Redhill this afternoon. Police closed Wimborne Road for four hours after a white van veered across the road, collided with a car and crashed into a hedge. Local residents
SCHOOL students and teachers were invited to Bournemouth Town Hall for an event to promote democracy among young people. Parliament Week is an annual event and this year’s focus was on young people and political engagement. In Bournemouth,
A BROKEN-down lorry is causing traffic problems on the A31 this evening. Queuing traffic is reported westbound around Marsh Lane, at Red Post crossroads, on the stretch between Sturminster Marshall and Bere Regis. The lorry had a tyre blow-out and is
We’re really getting our money’s worth out of this paradise over-run with the undead groaning corpses. EDI isn’t so much a sequel to Dead Island, or Dead Island Riptide, than a comic footnote which serves only as a rickety bridge to Dead Island
Danish construction goes Bat-potty for the third time and fails to mess up the successful formula. Much. We’ve had nine years of Lego titles from blocky experts TT Games and, apart from a slightly Spartan Lego the Movie offering, the results have
The beautiful game looks like it’s fallen face-first into a bucket of acid with this year’s Pro Evo. Before you’ve even laced up a boot, it’s clear Konami haven’t put the effort in graphically. It’s insulting to previous-generation consoles to
TWO people were treated in hospital for head injuries after masked men burst into their home while they slept and attacked them with metal bars. Detectives yesterday appealed for information following the worrying attack that took place on Poole’s Turlin
The lights on a toucan crossing near Castlepoint are not working. Only one crossing on Castle Lane West near Castlepoint is affected and an engineer is on site, a spokesperson for Bournemouth Council said. Traffic is already congested due to
ENGINEERING work on the train line in the New Forest has been causing delays this afternoon. A spokesman for South West Trains said a “potential track problem” was reported between Beaulieu Road and Bournemouth. He added: “Engineers attended
FATHER Christmas will be making a grand entrance in Wimborne before taking up residence in the Julia's House grotto. He will arrive in style on Saturday November 29 aboard a horse-drawn dray at noon, ahead of the town’s official Christmas light
TWO girls’ grammar schools in Poole and Bournemouth have been named in the top 10 performing secondary schools in the south west. The Sunday Times Parent Power list saw Bournemouth School for Girls achieve seventh place in the region, after 71.2
By Mollie Foster Want to feel the festive fun, while on a budget? We’ve come up with 8 things for everyone to do to avoid the winter slump and gloomy season. 1. Movie day What’s better than spending the wintery days tucked up in your
A TEAM of experts whose jobs are based on creating winter wonderlands are appealing for Dorset residents to switch to low-energy fairy lights this Christmas. The Christmas Decorators, who have recently opened a new office in Shaftesbury, is headed
THE countdown to this year’s Small Business Saturday on December 6 has begun in Poole. The initiative encourages consumers to “shop local” and support small businesses. First launched in the UK last year, it was a great success demonstrating
The Green Knowledge Network, a sub-group of Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce, meets tomorrow from 5-7pm, at Days Hotel. There will be speakers from Infrared Technologies and Measure My Energy. Visit bournemouthchamber.org.uk.
TRAFFIC in Bournemouth town centre is being disrupted today by the closure in one direction of a lengthy stretch of Holdenhurst Road. The busy route is closed to northbound vehicles between the Lansdowne roundabout and the railway station roundabout
Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry holds its annual general meeting on Wednesday, December 10, from 10-11.30am, at the Menzies Carlton Hotel, Bournemouth. There will be reports by the president, chief executive and treasurer. The AGM will
House of Fraser in the town is holding an exclusive Christmas shopping event in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice. The event is on Thursday, November 27, from 6.30-8pm, and will include big-brand promotions and new Christ-mas lines, plus music and refreshments
POOLE MP Robert Syms joined the ground-breaking ceremony for a development of luxury apartments for the over-55s at Canford Cliffs. Azaleas, a block of 20 apartments with 10 gardens, are from Ortus Homes, a new concept from Bournemouth-based McCarthy
NHS workers in Bournemouth and Poole joined colleagues for national strike action yesterday, in a dispute over pay and conditions. Eleven unions took part in the four-hour stoppage and at Poole Hospital a picket line was manned by members of Unison
DEDICATED followers of fashion will not want to miss the ultimate tribute to 60s band The Kinks when The Kast Off Kinks play the Regent in Christchurch on Friday, December 12 at 7.30pm. The Kast off Kinks feature former members of The Kinks who
HIGHLY rated indie band JAWS is set to join The Enemy and The Twang at the O2 Academy Bournemouth December 9. The Birmingham four-piece are now making waves outside of their hometown with support from the likes of BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and
BLUE, one of Britain’s most successful pop groups bring their brand new tour to the BIC on Friday, March 27 next year. Lee Ryan, Antony Costa, Simon Webbe and Duncan James catapulted to fame in 2001 with their top five single, All Rise. The
A SENIOR Bournemouth cabinet member has backed calls for chewing gum manufacturers to develop a non-sticky alternative to save councils tens of thousands of pounds a year. The Local Government Association is calling for firms such as Wrigley to
A BROKEN down bus is partially blocking the entrance to the BIC Roundabout in central Bournemouth. The Yellow Buses vehicle is obstructing the entrance to the roundabout on Priory Road at the junction with Exeter Road. Traffic is queuing as
HUNDREDS of people braved the winter weather to take part in the popular Boscombe 10k. Young and old donned the wet weather gear and put their best foot forward for the annual running event, a firm favourite on the area’s sporting calendar.
Swanage Railway volunteers start operating their ‘Santa Special’ steam trains from this weekend. The trains, departing Swanage at 10.30am, 12.05pm, 1.40pm and 3.15pm, will travel the 12-mile one-hour round trip via Corfe Castle. Last year 8
RECOVERING a stranded luxury car was stalled after it became impossible to tow the vehicle out of a flood-hit road. The BMW X5 became stuck in water under the Brockenhurst Railway Bridge on Sunday, which is often flooded during heavy rain.
THE father of a little boy with autism is releasing a charity single to help raise awareness of the condition. Poole-based songwriter and producer Martin Crowley is working with around ten families linked to the Coping With Chaos charity, part
PLANNING chiefs have given the green light for a 20-hectare solar farm on land currently used as a Christmas tree plantation north of Wareham. The firm behind the proposal, which will see around 20,000 solar panels installed at the Oaklands Plantation
I AM writing in response to ‘Cycle lane is confusing’ published on November 19. The improvements at Castle Lane West are part of a town-wide initiative to improve sustainable travel options across the town. As the population grows there will be
On Thursday, you featured the case of a builder who was convicted of over-charging a pensioner for work done on her garden. Since when has giving poor value for money been a crime? The builder should have been charged with tricking and intimidating
LOSS-making Towergate Insurance group, which employs 60 people in Poole, is considering offers for the business. The company, which made pre-tax losses of £112.7m in the year up to September 30, has received approaches from potential buyers.
THIS has been a special year of Remembrance and although Armistice Day has been come and gone, the commemorations are not over. It is heartening to see in places like Kinson, communities are actually putting up new memorials as well as remembering
Bumper crowds are expected for the Christmas lights switch-on events in Swanage and Corfe Castle on Saturday. Cllr Cherry Bartlett will be turning on the lights in Swanage town centre, at 4.30pm, in an event that will see shops opening later for
LOW WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth 0456 (0.7m) 1718 (0.6m) Christchurch 0632 (0.9m) 1902 (0.8m) Lymington 0538 (0.6m) 1758 (0.5m) Poole 0536 (0.7m) 1758 (0.5m) Swanage 0447 (0.7m) 1711 (0.6m) Wareham 0701 (0.9m) 1921 (0.9m) HIGH WATER TOMORROW Bournemouth
I WAS interested to read the article within your Weekend TV Guide, regarding actor Guy Henry. He made reference to his parents. I knew his father, Mike Henry, from when I started out as an office junior with estate agents, Ormiston Knight &
I’D LIKE to add my plea to Colin Becks to drivers who use fog or undipped lights unnecessarily. When, like me, you are only five feet tall, these lights hit you straight in the eye, even with the sun visor down. Their only reason for using
THE countdown to this year’s Small Business Saturday on December 6 has begun in Poole. The initiative encourages consumers to “shop local” and support small businesses. First launched in the UK last year, it was a great success demonstrating
MORE than £50,000 was paid to the consultants who came up with plans to improve Christchurch town centre. A Freedom of Information request has confirmed that Christchurch council paid £49,000 plus VAT to London-based consultants Barr Gazetas and
CHERRIES defender Simon Francis felt referee Michael Bull’s decision to award Ipswich a free-kick in the lead up to their second goal had been “a little harsh”. Francis was penalised for a foul on Tyrone Mings near the East Stand touchline before
RIVAL managers Eddie Howe and Mick McCarthy had a difference of opinion over a hotly-disputed penalty call during Cherries’ 2-2 draw with Ipswich at Dean Court on Saturday. Cherries boss Howe was adamant referee Michael Bull should have pointed
A COUPLE researching details of their ancestors discovered a brutal and unsolved Bournemouth murder at the heart of their family tree. Michael and Sylvia Burman were shocked to find out details of Rose Lifely’s violent death and have now voiced
IPSWICH manager Mick McCarthy has tipped Cherries’ team of “hard-nosed” professionals for a top-six finish in the Championship. McCarthy, speaking at his post-match press conference following Saturday’s 2-2 draw, said: “They are nailed on, they
RESIDENTS have been blasted for complaining an extension to a school in Bournemouth may result in increased noise. Epiphany Primary School, in Shillingstone Drive, submitted a planning application to build a conservatory on the northern side of
A POIGNANT service was held in Kinson as the area’s new memorial plaque honouring the fallen was unveiled to the community for the first time. Despite the wet weather, dozens of people attended the service next to the Kinson Hub on Sunday lunchtime
A FAILED asylum seeker found working illegally at a Boscombe hand car wash could cost the business £20,000. Officers visited Hot Hand Car Wash in Gloucester Road, Boscombe around 11.05am on Thursday morning. The business was once owned by murder
DEALING with gypsy and traveller encampments has cost Borough of Poole £73,000 this year alone. A summer beset with illegal encampments at locations including Turlin Moor rec, Baiter Park and Hamworthy Park, has left the council counting the costs
