DAVID Dunn hailed the impact Dan Connolly has made at Bournemouth after the former Wales sevens international star grabbed a hat-trick in their 42-12 romp at Newton Abbot. The ex-Pontypool centre-cum-winger left the Welsh Premiership outfit in late January
TOM Dillon believes it will be a black day for the Twin Counties if Oakmeadians emulate Wimborne and lose their fight for South West One East survival. Relegation to Southern Counties South was confirmed for the All Blacks when they lost 64
FIVE alleyways are to be named in a bid to improve safety and combat antisocial behaviour on a Bournemouth estate. As part of the council’s safer communities campaign, householders and local schoolchildren will be given the opportunity to christen
MAJOR overnight roadworks and contraflows on the Christchurch bypass and in Barrack Road are on schedule to finish today. A Dorset County Council spokesman said: "Work to refurbish the Fountain Way roundabout in Christchurch was as good as
IT’S no secret that many of Enid Blyton’s books are inspired by 20 years of holidays in Purbeck. But the Griffins and the Jones families must have some tales of their own to tell – after visiting Bournemouth every summer for more than 50 years
A BOURNEMOUTH teenager who suffered 40 per cent burns in a horrific barbecue accident will appear in an inspirational series of documentaries due to be screened on Channel 4 from next week. Will Reynolds will feature in Katie: My Beautiful
STUDENTS using the Bournemouth University car park received a surprise yesterday morning. A Red Bull Formula One car was parked among the otherwise unassuming vehicles left in the bottom car park near the Christchurch House teaching block. Sam Cork-Williamson
GERMAN tourists are the most frequent foreign visitors to Bournemouth, according to new research, with 15,000 travelling to the South Coast resort every year. Of the 30 million overseas travellers who came to the UK in 2009, 3.9 million (13 per cent)
HERE’S a tail that ends well. When Labrador-Collie cross, Jake, decided to take a Sunday morning stroll in the garden, he can hardly have expected to plummet 60 feet to the bottom of a well shaft. But when the ground in a garden in Blandford
More than 80 years ago sons of the wealthy at Canford School did their bit for the poor of Poole by setting up and funding a youth club in the town. The Canford Boys Club may have started out as a philanthropic gesture but many years later it is still
Thursday 3rd March: A nasty person & their trouble making has left me feeling sad & vulnerable. I can't go into too much detail on here but someone has been speculating about how honest Kev & I are being about my treatment. I heard on the news recently
A CAT with a sixth sense is basking in the spotlight after winning a My Pet Superstar award for her unique life-saving skills. When student Nathan Cooper suffers severe epileptic fits, Lilly acts as a warning system and alerts his parents.
RINGWOOD-based charity the British Liver Trust and five other leading health organisations have accused the government of allowing the drinks industry to dictate health policy. The six have refused to sign up as partners to a “responsibility
How well do you know your Dorset history? Ofsted says history is no longer given enough emphasis in schools - but could you answer these questions? 1. Who were the Dorset clubmen? 2. Roman roads were built between Dorchester and Old
THEY say true love leaves a permanent mark on your heart. But when Bournemouth girl Helen Grinyer fell for a tattoo artist, she soon found him leaving more visible imprints on her skin. As the couple tied the knot at Bournemouth Town Hall a year and
FOR many consumers, meat is something that comes neatly packaged on the shelves of a supermarket; you might not know what part of the animal it came from, but it makes for a tasty Sunday roast and that’s good enough for you. However, this
Thai Lamb Broth Serves 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes 450g cooked roast lamb or beef, cut into strips 2tsp oil 45ml green Thai curry paste 2 small sweet potatoes or parsnips
“THEY’VE got patients over a barrel.” That’s the view of one older people’s representative in Dorset as a campaign moves against ‘excessive fees’ charged for bedside TV and phone calls in hospitals. PatientPower is planning protests
WHEN it comes to the past, the future could look bleak in our schools. According to a new Ofsted report, history is suffering in many primary schools because of weak subject knowledge among staff and the use of “disconnected topics” in lessons. At
AWARD-winning artist Tinie Tempah has announced that he will be hitting the road once more this year to headline his first ever arena tour. After the sell-out success of his recent headline tour, this outing will see Tinie Tempah taking to the BIC on
ON Thursday of last week, on a trip out to Bournemouth with some friends, I suddenly had pressure on my chest, then felt very dizzy. A gentleman from the Bournemouth Borough Council stopped and called the paramedics. They duly arrived, took me into the
I WAS intrigued to read ‘Citizen Taylor’s’ comments on the Royal Family. It was the usual sour grapes type of republican dirge. I had a conversation with an American friend who commented that he was proud to be a citizen of the Republic rather than be
CLLR Mike Brooke’s claim that the Council is going to ‘grass over’ the flower beds around Poole and that there will be ‘no colourful display of five Olympic rings greeting visitors to Poole Park through next summer’ is a complete fabrication. His comments
ED Perkins is right (Opinion, March 10) when he says the choice between trimming the budget for care for the elderly or flower displays is a no-brainer. However the current Conservative administration is actually doing both. The changes in eligibility
I HAVE heard that some non-believers (probably younger folk) described their religion as “Jedi” in the last census, while others put “atheist” or “agnostic”, and that the mechanised processing method of collating census returns caused them to be listed
WE all have a census form for 2011 to fill in. Back in 1851, the return for Buckingham Palace on which Queen Victoria appears as ‘wife’ followed by Prince Consort as head. I wonder if the returns for this year the Queen follows this as tradition? Or
FOUR wards have been closed at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital amid fears of a Norovirus outbreak. Wards two, five, 25 and 26 were shut at the weekend in a bid to stop any further spread of a sickness and diarrhoea bug. Last night a hospital spokeswoman
I AM trying to trace information on my grandmother’s family, and the only information I can find is from a copy of her marriage certificate with the following information Her name was Elsie Beatrice Taylor born 11.11. 1895, her father’s name was John
WHATEVER has happened at Slades Farm playing fields? I happened to be there on Sunday watching football and the skateboard and BMX park was being used for what it was designed for, the enjoyment for youngsters on – you guessed it – skateboards and BMX
AS A lifelong monarchist, I never though the day would come when I would find myself coming round to the view that it is perhaps time to put an end to the whole Royal circus. With the exception of the Queen herself, I have become sick and tired of the
FOR many years I have written and asked the question, what would happen if there were an earthquake and tsunami near to a nuclear power station? Unfortunately the reality has occurred in Japan. We all know the planet’s layers move, creating havoc and
The days are getting longer, the air is feeling warmer and buds are breaking, all over the garden. Spring is in the air. I love this time of year, with the promise of what’s to come. My seed sowing has started with two types of chillies
Tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games have gone on sale today as the 500-day countdown to the games gets under way. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe is confident of sell-outs and said organisers were in "good shape" to handle demand. With 499 days to
THREE young girls were reduced to tears when police accosted them for picking daffodils in a Poole park. Officers told the parents of the girls - Sienna, four, six-year-old Olivia and India, 10 - to move on or they could be arrested for theft
STEVE Lovell is aiming to repay Cherries’ patience and forget his injury torment by helping the club achieve promotion. Cherries’ forgotten man is today set to make his eagerly awaited return after almost 12 months on the sidelines. The injury plagued
SHWAN Jalal insisted automatic promotion was still up for grabs and then urged the Dean Court faithful to play their part. The Cherries goalkeeper believes his side can still mount a push for a place in the top two as a number of clubs battle it out
EXPERIENCED utility man Stephen Purches has been handed the opportunity to stake a claim for a Cherries defensive berth. Purches has been limited to just six starts since rejoining Cherries in the summer. But he will line up at left-back for the club
BOURNEMOUTH University (BU) would need to charge tuition fees between £7,000 and £10,000 to keep up its current standards. That was the implication of a warning from University Alliance, which represents 23 “business focused” universities, including
