SCOTT Joyce made his eagerly-awaited return from injury but that was the only good news for Wimborne Town on Saturday. Magpies fell to their fifth Southern League Division One South and West defeat in six matches as play-off hopefuls Thatcham Town ran
GRAHAM Kemp’s Christchurch continued their impressive form with a late win at Alton Town. Priory extended to 10 their unbeaten Wessex League run with a 2-1 victory. Paul Roberts’s second-half penalty cancelled out Alton’s opener, before Jon Grace headed
INFINERGY, the green energy firm behind the failed Master’s Quarry wind farm bid, has confirmed it will appeal against Purbeck District Council’s decision to reject it. The company says local supporters were dismayed at the planning board
STEPPING into their Poole drill hall it’s hard to believe some of these men are going to war. The soldiers from Dorset’s TA company are talking, doing paperwork, and training on a mortar. Seven of them are flying to Afghanistan to serve with the regulars
A £16 MILLION 10-year scheme to help New Forest commoners and improve wildlife habitats has passed its first anniversary check with top marks, and there is more to come. The New Forest Higher Level Stewardship Scheme (HLS) provides £1.6m a
THEY taught experts who worked on the mind-boggling visual effects of the Oscar winning film Inception. Now staff at a successful school at Bournemouth University want to help encourage the film and video game industries to do business in
THE truth will out – that’s the claim of a councillor after people were warned away from the Boscombe surf reef more than a year after he first raised safety concerns. Cllr Basil Ratcliffe said in February 2010 that a council officer had identified
MOTHER’S Day will take on a special significance at Purbeck’s Monkey World ape rescue centre tomorrow. Staff will reflect on the host of orphan primates they’ve rescued from dire conditions worldwide, which are now living in adoptive families
HOTEL prices in UK tourist spots are increasing as more cash-strapped Britons choose to holiday at home. According to a survey by Hotels.com, rates in Bournemouth rose by seven per cent last year while prices in Brighton went up by two per
I CAME away from this Wessex Youth Orchestra Gala Concert with a heart-warming glow of satisfaction, having just heard playing of an astonishing standard. Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the organisations involved have every reason to be proud of
HE is famously reclusive and certainly doesn’t court attention. Could this be the reason why veteran spy novelist John Le Carré has asked to be removed from the list of nominees for the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize? The author,
A FRESH school year is traditionally a time of crisp new stationery, PE kit with too much ‘growing room’ and grouchy children reluctantly returning their stuffy classrooms and strictly marshalled free time. At least, that’s how it is over
MOTHER’S Day is set to be very special for one plucky youngster and her mother. Mum of two, Jackie Jeffery, will be celebrating the special day with daughters Sophie, ten, and five-year-old Emily who is winning her fight against a rare childhood cancer
