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  • HONOURS EVEN IN COUNTY SHOW

    JIMMY Quinn's reign as Cherries manager started with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Notts County in an entertaining affair at Meadow Lane today. Quinn would have been delighted to see Cherries come from behind to salvage a share of the spoils, with both

  • Dolphins set to refine rec plan after report

    POOLE Town admit there may be slight changes to their proposed £1 million development plans for Branksome Rec. The non-league club is urgently preparing its response to the council consultation on the scheme, which crystallised some of the major concerns

  • Let them take drugs, says Ukip quest speaker

    THE UK Independence Party's Bournemouth conference kicked off yesterday with a controversial call to legalise all drugs. The provocative statement was made by guest speaker James Whale and left many party delegates "stunned and appalled". Party representatives

  • Sutton salutes unsung hero

    CHERRIES football operations director Ted Sutton has highlighted the importance of the club's football in the community set-up. Sutton heaped praise on the man who oversees the busy section, Steve Cuss, and emphasised the quality of the work being done

  • TED'S PART OF TEAM

    JIMMY Quinn believes he will have a "great relationship" with Ted Sutton after giving the director of football role a resounding thumbs-up. Cherries' new manager spoke yesterday about the much-debated position, which has again hit the headlines for all

  • JAIL FOR TRUANCY MUM

    A MUM of two has been jailed after magistrates heard that her children had persistently missed school for six years. Bournemouth magistrates made the decision to jail the 38-year-old Poole mum for eight weeks after hearing that all other avenues had

  • School attendance figures actually improving

    PARENTS who fail to send their children to school are in the minority and school attendance is actually slowly rising year on year, Dorset experts have said. They spoke to the Daily Echo after a Poole mum was jailed for eight weeks after magistrates

  • Lee curses Swiss miss

    A LATE lapse cost Lee James a place in the final two rounds of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland this weekend. The Parkstone-based player missed the level-par qualifying mark by just one stroke after a second-round 73 yesterday. James, who began

  • ‘Bodyguard to stars’ dies in Spain crash

    A POPULAR bodyguard, who toured with some of the biggest names in music, has died, aged 55. Bev Bush, who spent much of his life in Bournemouth, was killed in a road accident while riding his motorbike near Alicante last Saturday. The father-of-three

  • Cowley has no regrets

    BIG-hitter Darren Cowley insists he has no regrets about leaving Bournemouth and missing out on tomorrow's trip to the Rose Bowl. The left-handed batsman, whose explosive style lends itself perfectly to the shortest form of the game, now plays for Suttoners