STEVE Riley has told his players he will "burden the pressure" while they concentrate on registering Bashley's first victory of the season. The Bash boss made his comments after seeing his side draw 0-0 at Clevedon Town on Saturday, their fourth draw
FROM labradors to lakeland terriors, beagles to bloodhounds, for centuries, millennia even, dogs have been considered man's best friend. But for some their canine companion is more than just their faithful, four-legged friend. One in seven people in
I LIKE to think of myself as a man of the world, someone with an in-depth knowledge of the sweet mysteries of women. At least I did until I saw the washing line the other day. For hanging there was some underwear that could only be described as "on
HAVE you done any smirting lately? If you're a single smoker the chances are you probably have. The word - a combination of smoking and flirting - is used to describe the past-time of people flirting outside public places where smoking is illegal. For
WORK has begun on the final phase of a multi-million pound housing and care redevelopment of Dorset county council's social services campus in Christchurch. After replacing and refurbishing the Juniper Centre and adjoining social services local offices
THREATENED losses of 110 jobs, pay disputes, and uncertainty about the future have brought morale at Winfrith's former nuclear research facility to "rock bottom", it is claimed. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has already announced it will lose
RESIDENTS in Oakley have branded vandals who decimated a community flowerbed as spineless animals and say they are completely gutted by their mindless destruction. Vandals destroyed young trees in the flowerbed at the Oakley Shopping Precinct sometime
AFTER four years of hard work and planning by North Dorset residents, their long-awaited credit union for Blackmore Vale opens for business on Saturday. At 10am the doors of Gillingham Methodist Church will be unlocked to let in the first of what organisers
CHRISTER Warren revealed that a change of system did the trick as his Wimborne Town side produced a five-star FA Cup performance. The Wimborne boss switched to 4-3-3 in an attempt to break down Western Premier outfit Brislington's normally tight defence
PHIL Simkin described himself as "absolutely delighted" after watching his Hamworthy United side win an eventful FA Cup tie 3-2 at Willand Rovers. Hammers raced into a 3-0 lead inside an hour, with Richard Jackson on target after Carl Mutch had bagged
CHRISTCHURCH keeper Alan Walker-Harris admitted his side showed visitors Didcot Town "too much respect", after they lost 4-2 in the FA Cup Preliminary Round. Priory showed great determination to contain their powerful rivals from Oxfordshire, who are
UNBEATEN Poole Town rocketed to the top of the table thanks to a 6-0 demolition of Brading Town at Tatnam. Dolphins boss Tom Killick felt the result was never in doubt once Stuart Cannie had handed his side a 15th-minute lead. "They played one up front
RINGWOOD Town assistant manager Mark Reeves described his side's second half display as "probably the worst I've seen for a year". Goals from Luke Gogan and Mika Dronyk sent Ringwood into the break 2-1 up against Hayling United in the Premier Division
LEIGH Phillips reflected on an opportunity missed after Poppies spurned a two-goal lead to draw against high-flying Romsey Town. Goals from Scott Sanderson and Gareth Barnes put the hosts in charge at Victoria Park, only for Romsey to hit two late strikes
DEBUTANT Will Ireland wasted no time in opening his New Milton Town scoring account, but his goal failed to fire Trevor Parker's side to a first Premier Division win of the season. Ireland struck in the 40th minute but poor defending 20 minutes from
ADIE Arnold thought his Verwood Town team "didn't play particularly well", despite Pat Yerby's hat-trick handing them a 3-0 home victory over AFC Aldermaston. "We've got 10 points in the last four games but we're not firing on all cylinders," admitted
