Four vehicles have crashed on the A31 at Ringwood. Police have closed the east bound carriageway and may also the west bound carriageway. Traffic is being diverted through the roundabout underneath the flyover. Hampshire Police
CHILDREN will be able to try out go-karting and raise money for Weldmar Hospicecare Trust with a special event. Dorset company Go-Kart Party will be holding a day for children aged between four and ten years old to try out indoor go-karting at Redlands
A 76-YEAR-OLD woman has died after suffering chest injuries as she tried to get off a bus in Bournemouth. Bridget Buckley was hurt while she made her way down the gangway of the number 31 Yellow Bus as it pulled up to a stop on Southbourne
AN author has battled dyslexia to publish her first book. Cat Fowler, writing under the name Catherine Sabatina in tribute to her mum, Maureen, who died from breast cancer, has published Sweet Jasmine, Cakes and Magic. It is a personal triumph for Cat
CAMPAIGNERS for Poole’s open spaces say they are overjoyed at receiving official backing for moves to protect Baiter and Whitecliff recreation grounds. Parkstone Bay Association has won the support of the council’s cabinet for plans to designate the
A NEW group in Bournemouth has been set up to help survivors of the Holocaust. The Six Point Foundation wants members of the town’s Jewish community to come forward if they were direct victims of Nazi persecution or refugees, fugitives or emigrants
STEVE Trickett truly is a life-saver. Inspired by the story of a brave five-year-old boy – and by a request from his own dying father – he regularly donates platelets to help patients with leukaemia and other serious illnesses. Steve is friends with
OWLS and nestboxes are the themes of four special free RSPB events taking place over half-term in Poole and Bournemouth. “Everybody loves owls so I’m really pleased to offer people the opportunity to learn more about their fascinating lives
A GROUP of elderly women spent two years sewing a handmade patchwork quilt to raise funds for disadvantaged children. The women, aged between 83 and 92, who form the St Augustine’s Church sewing group, will raffle off the double friendship
ONE of Poole’s busiest high streets is blighted by litter and dog fouling, according to traders. Michael Stott, who runs Sweet As U Like in Ashley Road, regularly cleans the pavement outside his shop but says it’s an uphill struggle.
THREE brothers from Bournemouth ran a cannabis factory worth around £30,000. Jake, Joe and Jack Bastable were ‘gardeners’ to a crop of 162 cannabis plants spread through three rooms, Bournemouth Crown Court heard. Jake, 26, was carrying
If the title of this blog was shown to the approximate 15 million young people of Britain I'd doubt they'd be able to keep up with a decent conversation regarding this topic, regardless of whether they found it interesting or not, because they simply
AFC Bournemouth has been allowed to restart work on its training pitches after reaching an agreement with the Environment Agency and Bournemouth council. The club was stopped from work in Kings Park last week after Bournemouth council took
THE head of Bournemouth Council is urging people from a deprived area to come to a regeneration meeting. Chief executive Pam Donnellan will be at Boscombe’s Kings Park School in Ashley Road from 10.30am this Saturday. The council is trying get people
TWO brothers will be running eight marathons between them in as many weeks in aid of a mental health charity. Adam Eason, 38, from Bournemouth and his brother, Ben, 35, will together cover Brighton, London and Milton Keynes marathons, and then Adam will
“I THINK it is disgusting,” said car dealer Richard Cooper as he arrived at the Bournemouth DVLA office. He supported staff staging a lunchtime protest against Govern-ment cuts that will take away their 64 jobs. All 39 regional DVLA offices are being
SHE may be slightly older than the average Olly Murs fan but Jan Lawson is the envy of thousands of women and girls. The Bournemouth mum-of-two spent the day with the X Factor star after appearing in a music video for his single Busy.
IT is now well over 13 months since, after endless correspondence with Wessex Trust, owner of the former United Reformed Church and adjoining manse at Throop, they declared their intentions that the church would be occupied by the Bournemouth International
HAVING read Cllr Rod Cooper’s letter (February 7), I can imagine the scene of parents drinking coffee while watching their children playing in the playground to be built in the car park at Queens Park Golf Club. Fast forward into the real world. As
POOLE beach authorities say that the waiting list for beach huts is an average of 10 years and the list is now closed. They would be more accurate if they stated that the waiting list was from four to 15 years depending on whether people were willing
IN the same week we read that local MPs are opposing the building of the Navitus Bay wind farm, we read of plans for exploratory drilling for oil on the Dorset coast. Will the MPs be objecting to this? Sadly I doubt it. Unfortunately they are too
AT WHAT age should you talk about a sensitive subject to a child? At eight, 10 ,15 or 17? It does depend on what the subject is and how it is handled. It also depends on the maturity of the child. For instance, arguments for and against sex education
I HAVE just heard that the Barfleur will not be with us this season. It’s a pity Brittany Ferries never told Poole before loads of money was spent on the new bridge. How about the property owners who travel frequently to France – Portsmouth is a horrible
PLANS to manage the conservation at St Catherine’s Hill for the next 10 years are now out to consultation. Thanks to the work of a number of organisations, pooling their efforts as part of the St Catherine’s Hill and Town Common Steering Group, a draft
ONE of the UK’s most enduring bands, New Order are set to play Bestival 2012. Since the band’s reformation last year, minus Peter Hook but with Gillian Gilbert back among their ranks, interest in them has been at fever pitch. So Radio 1 DJ and organiser
A DOCTOR who had to retire as a GP after developing ME has praised students for donating funds to help support hundreds of his fellow sufferers in Dorset. Bournemouth University’s RAG (Raising and Giving society) raised £3,134 for the Dorset ME Support
THE Cow has been given a new lick of paint and recently re-opened under new management. Located aside Parkstone train station, this trendy gastro joint has a loyal following of local regulars. Many of whom were attracted by The Cow scooping National
IT feels like death by a thousand needles. That’s how some experts describe the sensation of living with fibromyalgia. Other symptoms include extreme fatigue, headaches, lack of concentration, and muscle stiffness. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition
TWO schoolboys had sex with a 42-year-old Bournemouth woman in her king-size bed on the same night, a court heard yesterday. Mum-of-five Davina Travi from Rochester Road, Kinson, denies three charges of sexual activity with a child in April 2010, involving
AN OUTRAGED mum has vowed to take her daughter out of ‘lessons in suicide’ at Poole High School. Jennene Garnett says teaching teens about such sensitive issues is inappropriate and that daughter Jasmine Bird, 15, came home distressed when
UP to 300 wind turbines, towering up to 205 metres high, could be built off the Bournemouth and Poole coast. A new report reveals the scale of controversial proposals for a wind farm 10.2 miles from Bournemouth Pier. It comes just days
YOUTH team boss Paul Groves has credited the non-league circuit with providing “invaluable” experience to Cherries’ next generation. Cherries have utilised local clubs this season by sending out a number of their up-and-coming players to cut their teeth
OAKMEADIANS beat the weather but could not get the better of high-flying Devizes. After overcoming the freezing conditions on Saturday, Oaks suffered a 60-17 defeat at Meyrick Park. The Bournemouth-based outfit scored tries through Oli Hare, Peter Davies
Cherries’ bid for a fifth successive home victory bit the dust in controversial circumstances on a night of high drama at Seward Stadium. Goals from Kevin Lisbie and Jimmy Smith earned Orient the points but failed to tell the whole story
MATT Ford is adamant age will be of no concern as Pirates bid to stay on top in 2012 and insists: Our young guns will fire. Poole chief Ford believes the team he has put together for the upcoming season is one of the youngest in the Dorset club’s history
The Kinson round barrows are important. The two round barrows on Kinson Common are probably about 4000 years old and probably mark the graves of important people in the local community of that time. Only two other barrows survive today in Bournemouth
