TIM Seward watched his Lions charges crash to a third straight league reverse at promotion hopefuls Cleve and then insisted that a maiden South West One win is "getting closer". The Lions defence held firm for 40 minutes as the home side went into the
COACH James Croker claimed sole responsibility for Oakmeadians' 41-26 Southern Counties South defeat at North Dorset. Croker made a tactical switch for Saturday's encounter, shifting fly-half Jerry Cook to full-back and calling on an inexperienced midfield
SWANAGE and Wareham sailed to the top of South West Two East with an emphatic 39-0 thrashing of Tadley. The Bestwall side were forced to make six changes from the side that beat Salisbury the previous weekend, but were soon in front after Dave Burgess
WORK to complete the reinforcement of footbridge supports at Somerford roundabout on the A35 at Christchurch has begun again after a break for the peak holiday period. A risk assessment carried out by Dorset County Council engineers earlier this year
SARAH Harding may be famous for her raunchy performances in Girls Aloud, but it's her party lifestyle that's been in the glare of the media spotlight. The singer recently announced that she wanted to curb her drinking habits, after landing a top spot
FORGET the chat show, it's the chav show that's grabbing all the headlines these days - and not in a good way. ITV1's The Jeremy Kyle Show - which attracts around a third of all mid-morning television viewers - has been described this week by a judge
One of America's top symphony orchestras has head-hunted Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's managing director Michael Henson. Henson, who has been at Bournemouth for the past nine years, will be leaving in early 2008 to become president and CEO of the
Daddy long legs, mosquito hawks, skeeter eaters, gallinippers, gollywhoppers, and jimmy spinners. Whatever you call the uncommonly annoying Crane Fly, it's almost certainly a colourful name. Unless you live in a vacuum-sealed Tupperware box, you've no
YOU'RE jogging along with the wind in your hair. You're just getting into your stride when suddenly you pull a muscle in your calf and then you're out of the running - literally - for the next few weeks or more. Until now I always regarded sports injuries
STAFFING shortages have led to the closure of a 12-bed ward at the new Lymington New Forest Hospital. The hospital was going to be the first in the country to be totally run by private enterprise. It was due to be run by Partnership Healthcare Group
BUS operators in north Dorset have accused county chiefs of taking the wrong route in managing services and predict even more cuts to the service in the future. Their criticisms are partly aimed at new legislation governing drive time and training being
SPECIAL Forces based in Poole rescued two Italian hostages from the Taliban in a helicopter raid, it emerged yesterday. Members of the Special Boat Service killed nine people in the 48-hour mission in Afghanistan to save the hostages, believed to be
CHEATING licensees who disguise cheap booze in brand-name bottles have been warned they are being watched. Trading standards officers in Bournemouth are out and about in a bid to ensure the public is not being deceived. "Put simply, we want to nail
BOURNEMOUTH-based friendly society LV hosted a fringe meeting at the Labour Party conference yesterday in association with Help the Aged, entitled Generation Clash. In the 2007 LV Cost of a Parent research it found that taking care of an elderly parent
AN AWARD-winning rehabilitation scheme where young criminals renovate historic fighting vehicles has gone from strength to strength, say probation workers. The programme, in its fourth year at the Bovington Tank Museum, takes offenders sentenced to community
VILLAGERS in Corfe Mullen will be left stranded at the side of the road without a direct service to Bournemouth when Wilts & Dorset buses withdraws route 18, warn civic bosses. The bus company says it has no choice but to scrap the route from the end
A 19-YEAR-OLD man has died following a head-on collision at the Badbury Rings road near Kingston Lacy. Dorset Police said the man, from Corfe Mullen, died on Tuesday afternoon at Dorset County Hospital. He had been was airlifted to the Dorchester hospital
THE 19-year-old man seriously injured Monday afternoon in a head-on collision near Kingston Lacy has been described as "critical" in Dorset County Hospital. The young man from Corfe Mullen was airlifted to the Dorchester hospital where his relatives
RENAULT'S first deliveries of right-hand drive versions of its new Twingo have started arriving in UK dealerships. Having previously only been available in continental Europe in left-hand drive from launch in 1993, the second generation Twingo finally
TOYOTA has unveiled the world's smallest four-seat passenger concept car. At 2,980mm long, the Toyota iQ is 425mm shorter than the Aygo, but comparable to the Yaris in width and height (1,680mm x 1,480mm). It has seating for three adults plus a child
A 19-YEAR-OLD man is critical following a head-on collision near Kingston Lacy. The local man was taken to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester by air ambulance following the collision that occurred on the B3082 just after 4pm on Monday. His silver
CHRISTCHURCH Model Railway Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special silver jubilee exhibition at the Bishop of Winchester School in Mallard Road, Bournemouth, on September 29 and 30. To some people, model railways are just "grown-ups playing
A TRILBY hat is just one of the poignant artefacts that have been on display at an exhibition in Canada. It belonged to an ill-fated passenger on board the passenger liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 when, out of the 2,358 on board, the official
THE body of a young woman found hanged at an isolated rural area has been confirmed by police as that of missing teenager Rosemary Edwards. Walkers discovered the 15-year-old at Bartley in the New Forest, Hampshire. She was last seen by her family at
FOR minister for the south-west and health minister Ben Bradshaw MP, the Labour Party annual conference in Bournemouth kicked off at a fringe meeting with members of the regional business community, organised by Dorset Business, the Chamber of Commerce
BOSS Christer Warren is backing his troops to see Wimborne Town through their mounting injury crisis. The Magpies host Wessex League rivals Lymington Town tonight without the services of six first-choice players (7.45pm kick-off). Injuries to Josh Thomas
PIRATES team manager Neil Middleditch has called on supporters to back new boy Adrian Gomolski who has been brought in to replace the legendary Craig Boyce at Wimborne Road. The 20-year-old has been brought in by the Poole promoters in a bid to arrest
DAVID Barber - the FA's official historian - was kicking himself on Saturday after missing history in the making at Bournemouth Poppies' Victoria Park. The statistician had been hoping to be among the crowd for Poppies' FA Vase clash with Wootton Bassett
CHERRIES star Josh Gowling faces a crucial 48-hour rehabilitation period to determine whether he is ready to rejoin Kevin Bond's injury-ravaged squad. The cultured central defender was ruled out of Cherries' trip to Swindon at the 11th hour after turning
There's No Place Like a Home, Lighthouse, Poole IT boasts a cast of actors from the golden age of television. Household names who in their time have been watched by millions. There's Gordon Kaye, Rene from 'Allo 'Allo, Ken Morley who played Reg Holdsworth
POLICE are calling for the closure of two Bournemouth off-licences that they believe are "seriously undermining" their efforts to fight crime. Officers want the two stores to lose their alcohol licences, claiming they have sold alcohol to under-age children
TRAFFIC chaos reigned in the Lansdowne area of Bournemouth yesterday as huge queues of arriving Bournemouth University students swamped surrounding streets. Roads were reduced to a standstill and car parks became blocked solid after almost 900 students
