How Bournemouth cared for sick soldiers during the First World War
ON the central island in Bournemouth Square were four seats for the men, convalescing after being wounded in the war.
Dangerous lives of navvies who brought trains to Bournemouth
WHO, when gazing out of a train window between Bournemouth to Brockenhurst, spares a thought for the navvies who built the line?
Dorset's rich sporting history highlighted in new book
THIS year the sailing Olympics and Paralympics have put Dorset firmly on the present sporting map.
Remembering fallen pilots
THE memorial that will be erected this summer to Flt Lt Jon Egging , the Red Arrows pilot will touch the hearts of all who see it.
Harry Redknapp: Cherries new training ground is fantastic
FORMER AFC Bournemouth and Spurs manager Harry Redknapp cut the ribbon to unveil the Cherries new training ground, describing facilities as “fantastic”.
Charles Bennett: Olympic hero from Shapwick was the first Briton to win gold for athletics
CHARLES Bennett – known as the Shapwick Express – made history when he burst past the finishing line to win gold and smash the world record in the 1900 Olympics Games in Paris.
Can you shed light on Bournemouth's motor rally history?
IT was a motor rally in the 1930s and crowds lined up in Bournemouth’s Westover Road to admire the passing cars.
How Frank Prentice survived sinking of Titanic
FRANK Prentice was one of the last crewmen on board the stricken Titanic as its stern rose skywards like a giant finger shortly before it sunk.
Grave of Waterloo soldier tells fascinating tale of love and war
A MEMORIAL plaque to Titanic survivor Jacob Gibbons today lies in the churchyard at Studland.
Titanic: lost ship of dreams
HER size, her beauty; the way Titanic epitomised the Age of Elegance have played their part in keeping her legend alive.
