A POOLE man has been found guilty of attempted murder after flying out to Guernsey and stabbing a love rival. Anthony Jones, 53, was convicted at the island’s Royal Court of carrying out the attack that took place in February 2010. He stabbed lift engineer
Editor's Note: Purdah, the period preceding an election where political views are not permitted to be publicised, doesn't start until the end of March. Even before that, the council's press office - who are required to be politically neutral
TWO Dorset mothers whose babies underwent lifesaving operations nearly a year ago have joined the campaign to keep children’s heart surgery at Southampton General Hospital. Catherine Lane and Lisa Jacobs met when their sons had open heart surgery within
VANDALS smashed up a children’s playhouse and urinated in the toy saucepans and cups. Shocked staff discovered the damage at Townsend Community Centre in Bournemouth on Tuesday morning. All four windows were smashed, the front door kicked in and the
THE earthquake which rocked Japan today was 8,000 times more powerful than the one that devastated Christchurch in New Zealand last month, experts said. The quake, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, unleashed a huge tsunami that crashed into
SHE once famously declared that she wasn’t fussed about fashion, but now Kate Middleton looks set to be a national style icon. Within hours of being photographed in a Burberry Mac this week, the company reported that it had sold out of that design and
It’s here! Two 18-metre long sections of steel arrived by lorry at Hamworthy, Poole, signifying a milestone in the construction of the Twin Sails Bridge. The 47 tonnes of grey metal, closely followed by another similar load, marked the first two pieces
A TRIBUNAL has decided that the deputy leader of Bournemouth council did not breach the councillors’ code of conduct. At a public hearing held this morning at Bournemouth’s Hallmark Hotel, Cllr John Beesley strongly denied breaching the code
THE law in this country has gone to pot. I am shaking with anger and absolutely disgusted.” These are the words of grieving father John Howarth who is demanding a change in the law after a Muslim extremist was fined just £50 for burning poppies
A campaigner fighting to save a school crossing patrol has backed a new report warning that cuts to council road safety budgets could drive up casualties. Mum-of-three, Liz Howard, said Dorset County Council’s targeted savings of £200,000 a
A 52-YEAR-old man from Hythe has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a property in a quiet road next door to Lyndhurst police station. Police were called to the property in Foldsgate Close at 7pm last night and found the
A DORSET man imprisoned without trial in Budapest is considering legal action against the UK and Hungarian authorities. Michael Turner, from Corfe Castle, was held in a former KGB prison for four months after being extradited in 2009. The 28-year-old
THERE'S been a lot of talent that's graced the Mr Kyps' stage from established artists to new, local bands. Tonight's artist, Seth Lakeman, is something of a folk music hero. Five hit albums and a Mercury nomination have done nothing to
WOOLLY wonder Shaun the Sheep is sure to get young fans flocking to his Bournemouth show. The popular television sheep did a whistlestop tour yesterday of Linwood School, Pokesdown Community Primary School, Ferndown First School and Hillbourne
This recipe comes courtesy of the Hairy Bikers; these Geordie lads don’t half know how to knock up a good pie and this steak and ale number is quintessential British fare. Serves 4 Steak and Ale Pie 900g stewing beef, diced 25g flour (plus extra
UNIONS representing thousands of public sector workers across Dorset and Hampshire are drawing up battle plans in a bid to save their pension deals. They have been inundated with calls from council workers, NHS staff, teachers and police following publication
POOLE council staff are in the front line as the borough seeks to save £1.5m in employee costs. However even if staff and unions do accept a raft of cost cutting proposals, ranging from voluntarily reducing working hours to paying for parking
DID you know that when it comes to molecular organisation and dis-organisation, high entropy will almost always triumph over low entropy? It’s due to the unstoppable ‘arrow of time’ and explains why our solar system is on a slow, but unavoidable
POLITICS are complicated and people are sophisticated. Every time I go to the polling booth at election time, I am torn between at least two excellent candidates and prospective representatives, whilst wishing to make a clearer statement against certain
THIS is Bournemouth’s new Olympic size cycle track in all its stark glory. A workman putting the finishing touches to the stunning £800,000 attraction is dwarfed by the sheer scale of the development. Funded by British Cycling, Bournemouth council and
HERE are some staggering statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions. Currently there are around 12,000 centenarians in this country with fewer than 100 of them being aged over 110. By the year 2080, the projection is that there
IT seems ice skating might well not return to the BIC during the summer. This facility is obviously popular but it is needed as a permanent fixture as has been stated many times. What parent is going to buy ice skates for a growing child and encourage
I DON’T know what’s becoming more boring, now seeing the Imax name nearly everyday in print or William and Kate on the news. I suppose we are going to be bombarded by a blow-by-blow account of their everyday movements but we can sleep soundly in the
Not enough is known of the Alternative Voting system. One is led to believe that multiple votes are obligatory, eg. voting for your favoured candidates as first, second, third, fourth and fifth choice. What is not understood is that the voter may make
WHAT an entirely different world we live in to the 1950s. In 1953 the coronation was fantastic. We had huge flags in our street, we had a wonderful party and we got glimpses of the big on a 14in televison. As a child of 10, as far as I know the parties
THE new bridge will increase the amount of traffic along Blandford Road and through Hamworthy as drivers going to and from Poole have two crossings and will use this route instead of Holes Bay Relief Road and its silly traffic lights/speed cameras.
I WOULD like to thank all those who contributed so generously to the recent RNLI SOS Day, Saturday, January 29 in Wareham. A total of £301 was raised. May I also take this opportunity to seek help for our house to house collections during the last week
THANK you for your article, Royalty or republic, because it enables many republic-minded people to have their views expressed, and to show the sheer hypocrisy of the monarchy argument that somehow they protect our democracy. What utter rubbish. Yes,
I DO sympathise with those that are struggling to find the money for food, fuel and other necessities at the moment. God knows it is harder than it was. It is easy to feel that we are depriving our families because we can’t afford to buy
SITTING on a Turkish rug in the restaurant window, a young, woman rolled out bread dough on a floured surface. Passers by rubber-necked as she carefully prepared a classic Anatolian dish not too dissimilar to savoury pancakes. As unique selling points
AN army of volunteers is preparing for a feared hike in Poole Harbour crime, which could be an unwelcome side effect of the 2012 Olympic sailing events. Poole’s maritime version of the neighbourhood watch scheme has operated in the harbour’
“Ooh no, ooh no,” gasps Psychic Sal. “Oh darling, he’s here you know, he’s here to say that he loves you.” Another grateful believer almost swoons with delight as she receives what she believes, for no logical reason whatsoever, is a message
SIR Alex Ferguson knows a thing or two about noisy neighbours. And how to silence them. After vowing to turn up the television volume on Manchester City late in 2009, Fergie’s men perforated the eardrums of their north west rivals with a 4-3 victory
SAINTS boss Nigel Adkins has compared tomorrow’s opponents Cherries with the great Liverpool side of the 1970s and 80s. Liverpool’s famous ‘boot room’ policy of internal promotion of staff was a massive part of their success. Scouser Adkins
TIM Seward and Anthony Dunkerley return to Bournemouth’s starting line-up for their tough National Three South West clash at Newton Abbot tomorrow (2.30pm). Lions, who hammered the Devon outfit 41-10 at home in November, are without unavailable Will
WEMBLEY winner Taffy Richardson has supported Poole Town’s decision to stage their FA Vase semi-final at Tatnam, not Dean Court. Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell offered the use of his League One outfit’s ground to the Wessex League champions, for their
FATHER-to-be Marc Pugh is desperate to help Cherries claim the derby bragging rights – so he can wet the baby’s head in style. Pugh’s wife Laura is due to give birth to their first child on Sunday, just hours after Cherries have locked horns
MANAGER Lee Bradbury is keen for Cherries to gatecrash on a more permanent basis the south coast rivalry between Southampton and Portsmouth. Bradbury, who enjoyed two playing spells with Pompey, leads Cherries into battle against Saints for the first
YOUNG gun Jack Satterley misses Hamworthy United’s game at Brading in the Wessex Premier tomorrow (3pm) after damaging his shoulder in a fall at school. Hammers boss Simon Browne said: “It’s not something you usually have to deal with as a manager at
