CHERRIES ace Liam Feeney has warned his former Hayes & Yeading team-mates to prepare for a tough FA Cup assignment at the hands of Poole Town. Hammersmith-born Feeney was on the books at Hayes before they merged with their Conference South neighbours
A “BLOT on the townscape” of Christchurch could be transformed with a variety of shops, houses, flats and offices on the site of the old post office. The former Royal Mail sorting office and main post office in Wick Lane has been empty for three years
THE Englishman’s fear of foreign tongues reached crisis levels this school year. An international study put Britain joint bottom of 39 of developed countries when it came to learning languages. Everyone agrees we start learning too late
CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend a Bournemouth primary school have finally been given the green light by civic planners, despite objections from local residents. The borough’s planning board agreed that an adjacent Victorian villa should be adapted to become
A MULTI-million pound scheme which could complete the regeneration of a gateway site into Poole is due to go before planners on Thursday. Lifeboat Quay on Holes Bay Road could be transformed by a 125-bed Travelodge hotel, gym, two restaurants, coffee
FRIENDS of Andrew Howarth will raise their glasses to Wimborne’s hero at his favourite bar on Friday. Bonkers night club, in Crown Mead, are hosting an Army fancy dress memorial party for the 20-year-old Trooper, who died in Afghanistan last
THE long-term future of Blandford Camp remains uncertain despite the government’s decision to suspend plans for a multi-billion defence training college in Wales. Blandford Camp is home to the Royal School of Signals and delivers high quality
BOURNEMOUTH coach David Dunn praised Sam Yarwood’s special awareness of where the try line is after the winger grabbed a last-gasp touchdown to seal their 20-8 home triumph over Cleve. Yarwood, who joined Lions in the summer following a move from Wales
A HOST of stars turned out for the fourth annual Pop 4 Diabetes dinner at Bournemouth’s Royal Bath Hotel on Saturday. X-Factor winner Steve Brookstein and Hollyoaks actress and singer Alice Barlow took their turns on stage, while Charlie Jones
WIMBORNE head coach Dave Oliver admitted “lessons must be learned quickly” from their 40-15 hammering at relegation rivals Wallingford. All Blacks led 3-0 through a James Mikolajewski penalty but, as Wallingford’s pack dominated, the hosts scored 40
THE eagerly anticipated Wimborne Food Festival kicks off this weekend and promises to be tastier than ever. The annual event is a showcase for independent food producers, winemakers and chefs, and this year more than 8,000 people are expected to visit
A FINE artist is lobbying for Bournemouth’s Waterfront building – home of the former Imax – to be turned into a Poole-style arts centre. Johanna Lawrence took inspiration from Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the performing arts. “It could
Who played here in history 45 years ago The Action – Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth (20.10.65): Mod faves enjoying a short residency. Everly Brothers + Cilla Black + Lionel Blair – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (23.10.65). Garry Farr & the T-Bones
AFTER the jubilant scenes of the Chilean miners being rescued, the world’s media focus has been well and truly on the South American country. So what better time than now to raise a glass to the successful resolution of this testing ordeal than with one
MASSIVE hikes in beach hut rents are being sought by Poole council, which could see rises of 15 per cent a year for the next three years. The recommended increase, agreed by Poole’s cabinet would see the average fee go from £846 to £1,287 by 2013.
THE Regent Centre in Christchurch has been targeted in an arson attack just weeks after it reopened following a similar incident at a neighbouring store. Police are appealing for witnesses after some rubbish was deliberately set alight behind the Christchurch
GRAMMY winner Imogen Heap is to play her rescheduled show at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 11 and has said she wants her fans to choose the set list for the gig. She has asked fans to go to her website, imogenheap.com, and make
PEOPLE across Dorset and the New Forest will hear about the most controversial cuts of all today. The defence review is expected to slash military spending by almost 10 per cent per cent and reorganise the armed forces for the future. Dorset is home
After a very successful fungi foray on October 16 in which 3 new species were found, we are holding another foray on Saturday October 30 at 10am. Meet at the play area in Poole Lane Meadows. If the weather is bad we will try again on Saturday November
A dog, a cat and a mouse live in harmony by the sea until one day a fox arrives bringing discord and presents. Will the odd little family survive? Poignant, Pinteresque exposition of friendship with weather-beaten and “distressed” illustrations
A PENSIONER is recovering from shock after raiders forced their way into his Poole home. Dorset Police are treating the incident as aggravated burglary after neighbours reported a hammer may have been wielded by one of the attackers.
MULTI-million pound plans for an Olympic-sized ice rink in Bournemouth were approved on Monday night by civic planning chiefs. Despite objections from residents, an outline application by Bournemouth council for a centre of excellence for ice sports
POLICE are hunting arsonists after a nature reserve in Poole was deliberately set alight on Sunday night. An area of Canford Heath populated by rare birds and reptiles was torched soon after 11pm. A member of the public raised the alarm
OYEZ, oyez, oyez! Ears as well as tastebuds are in for a treat at Wimborne Food Festival as the Dorset Town Crier's Competition gets off to a deafening start. Criers from across the county will flock to the town at noon on Sunday, October 24
“SHOCKING” numbers of drivers are putting lives at risk on Dorset’s roads – despite nine months of a major road safety campaign. The No Excuse campaign has caught 15,000 people for driving offences since January – with 5,000 offences recorded
The fight back of the threatened otter is such a conservation success that one of their biggest dangers is being killed by a car on a Dorset road. There are now otters on every river throughout the county, with particular hotspots being Christchurch
I think we, the general public, are being hoodwinked by the government, with all their proposed cutbacks etc. As it was the banks that caused the problem in the first place, by being too greedy, I think that’s who they should cut back first. In fact
I live in a small village on the outskirts of Blandford, called Charlton Marshall. The village is currently under threat from gross over-development. In the centre of the village is a small field with apple Orchard. There are now plans to build 41
REGARDING the blue print for Bournemouth’s future development. Some of the proposals by the Chamber of Commerce for more leisure centres seem like a good idea. However, the suggested building of up to 2000 new homes in the area could be a very bad idea
WHILE I applaud the hard work and dedication of the Council’s Street Cleansing Team in tackling the mountain of litter that is left strewn across the town centre most evenings, I can’t help thinking that this is to the detriment of the rest of
IT’S hard to explain to people that your sporting hero was an apprentice welder whose staple diet was fish and chips... eaten BEFORE he competed. Technically, Alf Tupper – Tough Of The Track – would be celebrating his 80th birthday next year
TWO designated park and ride sites in Bournemouth are being dropped amid fears they would exacerbate, rather than ease traffic congestion. Long-held aspirations to build park and ride sites at Riverside Avenue and on land adjacent to Whitelegg
THE only thing wrong with the No Excuse campaign is that we all want to smile when we hear daft ones, don’t we? If someone rings in late for work, for example, you secretly hope that, instead of telling you they are caught in a jam on the Spur Road,
Have any of your readers been lucky enough to secure a place in the 2010 London Marathon through the public ballot? We at World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) are writing to appeal to those who have secured their own place in the London Marathon
WITHOUT a doubt, the Sound of Music was one of the best shows to be staged in Bournemouth. Direct from the London Palladium, this was a triumph featuring outstanding performances by Kirsty Malpass as Maria, Michael Praed as Captain Von Trapp, Marilyn
AT the Pier Lunch/Tea Dance, on the last Wednesday of the month on the pier in the attractive Key West restaurant, there is popular ballroom and sequence dancing with friendly and helpful people. Let Len, one of our area’s good NC’s get your feet tapping
In recent weeks there has been a lot of media discussion over which services can be cut, and which shouldn’t. In one of your earlier editions there was a report on initial results from a survey being carried out by Bournemouth, which is bound to be
THE Light of Hope has been stolen from Bournemouth town centre. Two men removed the illuminated globe from its 15ft tall pole in the square. Police are investigating and a charity faces paying up to £1,000 for a replacement. The
JOE Roach is vowing to stick with his footballing principles after voicing his annoyance at the referee’s performance following a 4-1 defeat at Swindon. Cherries’ under-18s led 1-0 through Alex Moth in the first half before conceding four times
POOLE Wanderers leapt to the defence of referee Graham Masters after their Dorset Division One clash with Broadstone Conservative descended into farcical scenes on Sunday. Wanderers secretary Clive Young accused league leaders Broadstone of intimidating
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell anticipates Cherries’ League One clash with Southampton in March could sell out before the end of this month. Mitchell has reported a rush for tickets for the derby showdown against Saints, which takes place at Dean Court on March
GARRY May cut a frustrated figure after Buccaneers ended their existence embroiled in a rule-book row. Bournemouth Castle Cover brought down the curtain on a dramatic two years by crashing out of the National League play-off semi-final 94-79 with just
EDDIE Howe defended the “art” of tackling before emphasising his desire to see reckless challenges cut out of the game. Cherries boss Howe delivered his verdict on the hot topic after a week that has seen the issue thrust under the spotlight. The subject
