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  • Cherries: No papering over the cracks this time

    AT LEAST the lyrics on the broken record were different. During what has been a far from harmonious start to his reign as permanent manager, Paul Groves, on more than one occasion, has been left to bemoan his team’s misfortune in front of goal.

  • £1.5m plan to refurbish Druitt Hall - and then replace it

    A “WHITE KNIGHT” is hoping to spend £1.5m replacing Druitt Hall in Christchurch with a new community centre and museum. Alistair Somerville Ford told a residents’ meeting that he and his organisation, the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM

  • Sign up early for green waste collection and get a discount

    POOLE residents who register early for next year’s kerbside garden waste collection, will receive a discounted rate. Those who sign on between October 1 and December 14 will pay £25.95 instead of the full charge of £31. Cllr Xena Dion, cabinet

  • Poole 'lacks big tourist attraction'

    A LEADING provider of tourist attractions has told Poole that it does not have the footfall for a single major tourist attraction. But that has not stopped feelers being put out for a significant attraction to be included in the regeneration of

  • Christchurch Hospital plans outlined to councillors

    BOURNEMOUTH, Poole and Dorset councillors will meet on Friday, October 5, to hear about plans to redevelop Christchurch Hospital. The joint health scrutiny committee meeting will hear how Christchurch Hospital bosses hope to secure the future of

  • Decision to buy back Imax not unlawful

    THE decision to buy back the Waterfront Imax site and evict its tenants was not unlawful, the District Auditor has found. Former deputy council leader Adrian Fudge had complained about the authority’s decision to spend public money buying back

  • Anger as teenage girl is kicked off bus

    A TEENAGER was left stranded in an area she didn’t know after a bus driver kicked her off. Now 15-year-old Ella Claydon’s dad, Mark, wants better training for drivers and for passengers to be made more aware of their rights. Mark, from Ferndown

  • Cherries: Mitchell clashes with supporters (WITH VIDEO)

    Please be aware that the video alongside this story may contain traces of foul language. We have edited out clear abusive words, but some may remain within crowd noise. EDDIE Mitchell clashed with disgruntled Cherries supporters following