A MAIN route into Christchurch will open again in just over a week after being closed for extensive maintenance work for two months. Engineers from Dorset County Council have been working to repair Waterloo Bridge in Bridge Street since the beginning
Cherries maintained their impressive away record – and registered a first win in seven league games – to haul themselves out of the relegation zone. A stirring second-half showing saw Lee Bradbury’s men come from behind to run out convincing
THIS year’s Poppy Appeal in Bournemouth was officially launched yesterday by the Mayor. Cllr Chris Rochester asked people to show their support for the Armed Forces as he bought the first poppy at the Town Hall. He said: “Armistice Day and Remembrance
THE leader of Bournemouth Borough Council’s Liberal Democrats has quit the party in protest following this week’s Commons vote over the EU. Cllr Sue Levell has resigned her party membership and will now serve as an Independent in the Redhill and Northbourne
A LOCAL businessman has stepped in to save the Ringwood Christmas Parade. Ringwood Chamber of Commerce announced last week the parade, which has been running since 1991, had fallen victim to the economic climate and lack of resources to keep it going
SHE was supposed to make their special day simply perfect. Sarah Vernon was employed as a wedding co-ordinator at the exclusive Elmers Court Country Club with its New Forest setting offering an idyllic location for weddings. Couples
FEARS have been raised over the integrity of the surf reef after it was revealed that it is not ‘clear cut’ that a boat strike caused a bag to collapse. Bournemouth Council is making an insurance claim for bag C4, the 70-metre long bag on top of the
IT has taken more than three years and cost almost £50m, but the transformation of Bournemouth Airport is now complete. One of the biggest infrastructure projects in Dorset has seen the construction of a new departures terminal, a doubling in size of
TWO policemen who heroically rescued a Christchurch family of four from their burning home have said they were just doing their job. PCs Tim Brehmer and Rhys Griffiths, both traffic officers based at Ferndown, saved lives by breaking down the front door
GRAMMY-winning singer Adele has been forced to cancel her re-scheduled Bournemouth show at the BIC on November 12. The effects of a severe chest infection have plagued the 23-year-old since first cancelling in September. A spokesperson
A TODDLER has died after falling into a pond near his home in Chickerell, near Weymouth. The community is in shock following what police described as a ‘tragic accident’. The two-year-old boy, who has not yet been named, wandered off from his home in
Halloween has long been the spookiest date in the calendar, when the tortured souls of the dead are supposed to walk the earth and evil spirits lurk in every shadow. But October 31 hasn’t always been about carving pumpkins, going trick-or-treating or
Butter ‘Nut Nut’ Pie Serves 6 For the shortcrust pastry: 200g plain flour A pinch of salt 100g butter, cut into small cubes 2tbsp cold water For the topping: 100g blanched almonds 100g skinned hazelnuts 100g pecan nuts 40g pumpkin seeds 4tbsp
THIS week’s Find the Ball jackpot now stands at £17,000. No one won last week’s top prize, but runner-up Margaret Charles of Eastleigh scooped £1,500 for coming the closest. Find the Ball appears in four Newsquest titles each week and last year paid
I BELIEVE it is time for a pension scheme for dogs when they reach their 10th birthday. This equates to 70 years old and it is only just that they should receive the same as we humans do. I urge all our loving dog owners of which there are many thousands
ON SEPTEMBER 26, I had occasion to use the Sainsbury’s car park in Poole. When I tried to obtain a ticket, the machine rejected all my coins, so I walked to the next nearest machine, but was faced with the same result. I placed a note in the windscreen
Bournemouth University has fined students hundreds of pounds for house parties and noise complaints under a new disciplinary system. Senior staff issued fines worth £50 or £75 after receiving more than 200 complaints over the last academic
IT IS easy for people to sit on the sidelines and criticise Bournemouth Council for taking the essential steps to protect the services that Bournemouth residents rightly expect from us. My old friend Geoff Cooper accuses our indefatigable Councillor
TO the irritation of private companies and public organisations, sometimes a relatively small public relations problem has the capacity to overshadow (or at the very least to detract) from more postive matters. Such has been the case over the past few
WHATEVER form of transport you choose to get to your destination on time, it could benefit from a little divine inspiration. Father Bruce Barnes at the Sacred Heart Church in Bournemouth is offering to give just that to your car, bike, roller skates
WE hear in the news today that many hospitals are failing in the standards of care given to patients, mainly the older people in the community. We are indeed most fortunate in the excellent hospitals we have in this area. Just recently I was admitted
SCHOOLS, hospitals, pensions and more. How many of these cuts would be necessary if our politicians didn’t waste our money on membership of the EU? We have been paying around £45million daily. Multiply that by 365 days. Surely our money could be better
FINANCING the Greek bailout? EU banks cannot be forced to add to the bailout pot as it is a voluntary exercise. Given that Greece has defaulted on loans five times in the last 200 years, which amounted to 150 years spent in default, it would be a very
THE RNLI has apologised for a ‘shameful’ and ‘offensive’ internet video made by their Poole lifeguards. The nine-minute YouTube film shows young lifesavers simulating sex acts, making homophobic slurs, impersonating Adolf Hitler and insulting ginger
IF Cherries need a player to handle the heat of a League One battle, they could have found just the man in Charlie Sheringham. A former broker, the new Seward Stadium recruit is no stranger to working under pressure. While earning his living in the
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has revealed he is close to making his first signing for 2012 – but admits any plans will remain on ice until after next month’s BSPA AGM. Ford confirmed he had held positive talks with the mystery rider and that both parties
Despite the onset of autumn the pond is still very active and it is a great way of spending an afternoon, with or without the kids. Visitors have been able to find out more about the edgier inhabitants like the water scorpion and water stick insect.
Birds really need your help to feed as the nights draw in. There are different mixes of food for feeders, bird-tables and ground feeding but, when buying bird food, remember that the better mixtures contain plenty of flaked maize, sunflower seeds,
