POP star Morrissey has cancelled a sell-out concert at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy on Monday night after collapsing at a gig at the weekend. The 50-year-old former Smiths front man was performing at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon on Sunday
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick blamed a potent cocktail of “poor finishing and weak defending” as the reigning champions suffered a shock at Tatnam. Two goals from former Dolphins striker Floyd Hamadou, either side of an Andy Culliford strike
A TOWN meeting has been called to allow residents to have their say on controversial plans to close the pedestrian level crossing in Wareham. Feelings have been running high in the town since the news that the crossing between the Wareham and
The family which completed the Nova building on the former Bournemouth C&A site this time last year did so just as the economy went in to meltdown. A year on, the four retail units remain empty and half the apartments are unsold, though the entire first
SIMON Browne watched as Carl Mutch finally kicked Hamworthy United’s survival mission into action and then admitted: “It’s a relief.” Player-manager Browne, appointed after Phil Simkin’s departure last month, earned his maiden league victory
Christchurch fired a warning to the Wessex League’s big guns on a weekend of upsets in the increasingly unpredictable Premier Division. Graham Kemp’s men continued their excellent form against title contenders Wimborne Town with a 2-1 victory
STRAIGHT-talking Steve Riley gave an honest assessment of his team’s failings after Bashley’s formidable home record was shattered. Unbeaten at the Recreation Ground for more than 11 months, Bashley’s fortress was well and truly conquered
DAY centre users in Blandford should have their say on proposals to charge for visits to the Heddington Drive facility before it is too late. That is the view of county councillor Barrie Cooper, who says a County Hall consultation on proposals
Well this week has involved plentiful training and encouragingly I think I am really starting to improve my fitness and stamina. It is now rapidly approaching notch one out of ten! Not far to go... Training was, as per usual on the Tuesday
THE announcement in the parish magazine couldn’t have been starker: “If more and younger people do not come forward soon, this village will not have a poppy collection this year.” Being 44 isn’t youthful by anyone’s standards but, on Planet
IN a departure from their usual style of concert, Milton bought in this ready-made revue about love in all its various phases, and it suited them down to the ground. A combination of a lovely red-themed set and over 60 songs, ranging from Lipstick On
IT’S EXCITING just how big Biffy Clyro have become. Five years on from their first Bournemouth gig, the Scottish rockers tonight play to a sold-out crowd at Southampton’s Guildhall on the debut date of their latest UK tour. The show, which
MARK Molesley says Cherries are relishing their “new challenge” after pulling three points clear at the top of League Two. Eddie Howe’s troops maintained pole position by registering a 3-1 win over struggling Grimsby Town at Dean Court.
Cherries have this afternoon been handed a difficult FA Cup first round tie at Chesterfield. John Sheridan's League Two outfit got the better of Cherries earlier this month when the teams met at Dean Court. The clash, scheduled for November
THERE'S never a shortage of Rachmaninov works in the concert hall and in this all-Russian programme the under appreciated Piano Concerto No.1 was centrepiece. The brilliant Russian pianist Oleg Marshev has a natural gift of idiomatic involvement
