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  • Bashley make it four for England

    YOU may have thought that England had just three sporting successes to celebrate on Saturday, but you would have been wrong. That would be overlooking Steve Riley's Bashley, who struck another blow for the country by defeating foreign opposition - in

  • Poppies make hard work of Vase victory

    LEIGH Phillips said the result was all that mattered as goals from Ollie Cherrett and Gareth Barnes ensured Poppies a safe passage into the next stage of the FA Vase. Cherrett, who also missed a penalty, put Poppies in front before Barnes struck his

  • Magpies batter Totton but lose

    CHRISTER Warren couldn't praise his players enough after they did everything he asked against much-fancied AFC Totton - except score. Warren thought his side "absolutely battered" the opposition in Saturday's game, only for Totton to steal the points

  • Magpies batter Totton but lose

    CHRISTER Warren couldn't praise his players enough after they did everything he asked against much-fancied AFC Totton - except score. Warren thought his side "absolutely battered" the opposition in Saturday's game, only for Totton to steal the points

  • Boyd denies Cherries

    WOULD you Adam and Eve it, me old China! Until striker Adam Boyd popped up to net the winner 19 minutes from time, this action-packed East End shootout looked destined to end in stalemate. Goalkeepers Stuart Nelson and Asmir Begovic had both done their

  • Dolphins scrap way to victory

    TOM Killick thinks a few sides might slip up at Hayling United after his Poole Town players were made to scrap for three points on Saturday. The league leaders pulled clear of their nearest rivals Cowes Sports and Romsey Town, both of whom failed to

  • Priory battle back to secure replay

    CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp was pleased with his side's character after they twice battled back to earn an FA Vase replay against Cove. The Wessex League outfit left themselves with a mountain to climb after going into the interval 2-0 adrift. Having

  • Early exit for Reeves troops

    RINGWOOD Town were knocked out of the FA Vase after what assistant boss Mark Reeves described as a "pretty dull affair". Dave Sajic fired the hosts into an early lead, only for Calne to level before half time and then going on to complete the victory

  • Parker's men miss out again

    DESPITE holding high-flying Cowes Sports to a goalless draw, Trevor Parker was disappointed his New Milton Town side did not pick up maximum points. Going into the game without a Premier Division victory, Parker admitted he would have taken a draw before

  • Hammers hit by Horndean

    HAMWORTHY United manager Phil Simkin thought his depleted side "battered" Horndean before losing the game 2-1. Hammers fell behind to a cracking 25-yard volley but youngster Greg Horlock struck at a corner to equalise. Simkin said his side were well

  • The Dans win it for Verwood

    VERWOOD Town had Dan Goodall and Dan Fawcett to thank as they continued their charge up the Division One table. Goodall struck the game's only goal at Stockbridge to send Adie Arnold's men up to fifth position. But it was at the other end where most

  • Taken over by concrete?

    ALMOST 40 per cent of Dorset's countryside is now blighted by roads, urban areas or other major infrastructure, a report claims. The Campaign to Protect Rural England says increased development is having a devastating effect on huge swathes of previously

  • 'Pubs should pay for police' says MP

    Pubs and clubs should help pay for policing Bournemouth's streets in a bid to curb antisocial behaviour, according to a local MP. After spending Friday night on patrol with police officers, Tobias Ellwood said: "Around 20 officers are needed just to

  • Brave Keith loses his cancer battle

    A popular Bournemouth businessman, who made a final wish list' of all the things he wanted to do after being told he had just weeks to live, has lost his battle for life. Keith Turner held his own wake,' visited Christchurch market for a bacon sandwich

  • Crazy carnival!

    PETER Pan, the Flintstones and crazy campers capering around were among the sights at this year's Blandford Carnival. The carnival enjoyed bigger support than ever before with around ten floats, numerous walking entries, three majorette troops and four

  • A close shave?

    IT WAS once called the must-have fashion accessory of the year by one of the publishing industry's top style magazines for men. The cravat? The Bay City Rollers tartan trousers perhaps? Or even the tank top. No, I'm afraid it's far worse than that

  • Mixed reaction to smoking shelter

    Plans to add a smoking shelter to a Ringwood pub may be stubbed out by district council planning chiefs, despite getting the thumbs up from the town council. Finn McCouls has applied to build an outdoor shelter for smokers on the back of its grade II

  • Parents remember ‘adventurous spirit’

    AN adventurous spirit and a heart of gold - that's how a former Highcliffe school pupil will be remembered following his tragic death in New Zealand. Cameron Gellatly, known to his friends and family as Cam,' was just 32 when his car crashed in Geraldine

  • We're turning into a nation of saveaholics

    NEARLY half of Britons regularly save, with one in five people who set money aside claiming they are saveaholics, research from National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has revealed. About 48 per cent of people regularly saved money during the three months

  • Jams as drivers take roadworks detours

    DRIVERS taking detours to avoid roadworks at the Stour Road-Barrack Road crossroads in Christchurch have been blamed for rising congestion in other parts of the town. Coinciding with the return of the school runs, preliminary works began last Monday

  • Riders fear for safety

    HORSE riders in Hurn will be lobbying parish bosses when they meet on Monday, calling for safer riding on Avon Causeway, claiming it's only a matter of time before a rider or animal is killed by a speeding motorist. The group of 12 riders, who stable

  • Fight for life after crash

    A 26-year-old North Dorset man is fighting for his life after a car crashed into a wall in Gillingham in the early hours of Saturday morning. The vehicle was being driven by a 17-year-old local youth who has been arrested on suspicion of serious road