WIMBORNE assistant-manager Darren Powell believes his side still has “two or three more gears to move up into” following this fighting 1-1 draw at higher level Banbury. The Zamaretto South and West newcomers upset their Premier Division hosts with a
PRIORY boss Graham Kemp declared himself happy with a 1-1 draw against high-flying Premier Division side Brading. The islanders had won all eight of their previous league games, so Joe Kittle’s first-half strike was enough to ensure Christchurch became
HAMMERS boss Simon Browne was delighted their third win in a row lifted them up to seventh in the table. Richard Jackson and Luke Burbidge bagged their second-half goals as they overturned a 1-0 deficit. Max Crow blazed over the bar with a penalty just
HIT-MAN Dave Allen has vowed to help struggling Bashley climb the Zamaretto Premier table after rejoining the club from Dorchester Town for a “nominal fee”. The striker was Bashley’s top scorer with 23 goals in 42 games last season and he also plundered
VETERAN Poole midfielder Taffy Richardson admitted he felt sorry for stand-in boss Steve Cuss after their disappointing home stalemate against Newport. Cuss took charge of Dolphins because manager Tom Killick is currently unavailable and he saw the table-toppers
In contrast to the dull, wet August and exceptionally sunny June, September was very much an average month, with the mean temperature and total sunshine both close to normal. It was rather changeable in character, with no lengthy spells of
I WAS fully expecting JB Priestley’s play about the sins of a wealthy family to look distinctly creaky. But in the hands of Dramatic Productions, it fairly crackled. Christopher Mellows was the detective who interrupts an party in the home of the Birling
The Mill is the latest offering from the aerial theatre company Ockham’s Razor. The show, co-devised with Olivier Award winning Theatre choreographer Toby Sedgewick was divided into two sections. Firstly, the five characters presented the audience
PALS of a “vibrant” 18-year-old tragically killed as he walked along the A31 are holding a special gig in his memory. Heartbroken by Sam Gunstone’s death in May, friends and family set up a special trust to ensure the artistic skateboarder
THE ever-so-slightly eccentric Michelle Nova conducts her beautiful troupe of singers wonderfully, and this intimate evening of music, flowing chronologically, was heartily enjoyed by the small gathering at the castle. From a Newfoundland folk song to
DID you ever suspect a villain of the deepest dye lurked beneath the squeaky clean matinée idol looks and the retina-searingly white teeth of John Barrowman? If so, then his silky-smooth transition to brutal psychopath in Desperate Housewives
THE Royal British Legion is appealing for volunteers to distribute and sell poppies for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Dorset fundraiser Louise Ravula said: “We could do with a few more pairs of hands to help on the streets of Dorset.” This year’s appeal
TWO music fans dropped by Bournemouth in their challenge to see and meet a different band each month – in alphabetical order. Nick Bowen, 41, and teacher Chris Hopkins, 38, from Devon, came up with the idea down the pub during a conversation
BOURNEMOUTH’S Christmas market will be run by S&D Leisure for the second year after a successful revamp last time around. The company, which operates many of the leisure facilities by the pier, is staging an international market with a German
DON’T be fooled by the Jackie Collins-esque cover and title. Nina Bell bravely delves beneath the surface of an outwardly ordinary middle-class family and tackles the issues of domestic abuse, alcoholism and family dynamics. Paige and Bill have an
ADRIAN Gray has taken our fascination for stones to a whole new level and developed a new art form using precariously balanced rocks and fossils from Dorset’s Jurassic coastline. Carefully, beautifully, he creates series of sculptures that
A ONE-woman campaign to improve safety on a residential road in Sturminster Newton has taken a giant step forward. Susan Kelleher demanded traffic calming on Honeymead Lane after her house was hit twice in three weeks during March by out-of-control
