IMPRESSIVE Wolverhampton tonight punished lacklustre Pirates as the Dorset club’s long and proud Wimborne Road unbeaten record was left in tatters. Wolves condemned Pirates to their first defeat on home shale since September 5, 2011 with a well-earned
A team from Bournemouth University will look at why women in Nepal don't use health services when giving birth, after receiving the first International Fellowship for Midwives. The Fellowship is awarded by the charity Wellbeing of Women, in association
A new online portal will allow students and staff from BU's School of Applied Sciences to share their knowledge and research more easily with the local community. The Poole and Purbeck Portal will highlight the work being done in the area, as well
Bournemouth University student, Gavin Topley, has set up a foundation in memory of his late grandfather, which he hopes will create something of a legacy. The foundation was named after his last words to Gavin, which were, “You only get one kick of
A television production student from Bournemouth University has received a prestigious First Light Award for a film he created. The First Light Awards - known as the 'mini-Oscars' - celebrate the success of young filmmakers from across the UK.
Two teams of TV Production students from Bournemouth University will be flown out to Thailand to make documentaries after reaching the finals of an international film competition. Final year students Lydia Harrison and Callum Cooper and first years
Alfie Boe may not be a name gracing everyone's lips, but those familiar with the musical theatre star turned up eagerly in the masses to watch the Fleetwood mechanic turned opera singer ahead of this sold out show at Bournemouth's BIC. Alfie Boe
When I think back to the time when I got accepted on my course it was both a really exciting and also a frightening time. I was about to leave everything that was familiar to me and jump into new life where everything was unknown and uncertain.
INQUEST hearings into the death of a head teacher and a 60-year-old man involved in fatal collisions are due to open tomorrow morning. Ally Mullany, 50, who taught at St Joseph’s Catholic Combined School in Parkstone, was driving her red Mini along
Students from Bournemouth University aim to raise £2,000 for charity by playing video games continuously for a week. The group of around 20 students will take it in turns to play the Zelda computer games in The Atrium, on BU's Talbot Campus.
RESIDENTS are celebrating after a battle against a controversial housing development led to the scheme being scrapped. The local community has fought with housing association Sovereign since 2010 against plans to demolish 24 flats at Scott’s Green
EMERGENCY cash payments to people in financial crisis or imminent danger are now the responsibility of Dorset County Council. In Dorset, Emergency Local Assistance payments, replacing Community Care Grants, will provide help for people facing short-term
Come and join a free guided health cycle from Kingston Lacy tomorrow morning. In partnership with Moors Valley Country Park, the National Trust offers the fun and friendly cycle rides every week with a group of trained leaders, from 9.15am-11am
AN online campaign to save an historic Bournemouth building has attracted 1,100 signatures. Schoolboy Kieran Selby is calling on the owners of Throop Mill, on the banks of the River Stour, to safeguard the grade two listed building for future generations
A MOSAIC workshop, craft market and poetry readings are just some of the art events taking place in Bournemouth this month. The Mosaic workshop, run by local mosaic artist Natalie Guy, is being held at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum from
A 28-year-old Bournemouth man has been jailed for stalking in one of the first cases of its kind in the country. The man received a three-month prison sentence after stalking a former partner who became distressed about his “extreme jealous tendencies
The Gravel Hill roadworks are being suspended indefinitely, according to a school badly affected by the disruption. Access to Poole Grammar School was seriously limited by the road works, which involved a three-way traffic light system at the junction
WORK has started on the second phase of Bournemouth’s Cherry Tree Nursery’s sustainable replacement building programme. This will improve the facilities and services on offer to more than 150 people with severe and enduring mental health problems
TWO wildlife watching cruises are being run off Dorset’s scenic coast to celebrate World Oceans Day. Wildlife watchers on board Dorset Wildlife Trust’s three-hour cruise last year were treated to a spectacular display by a pod of eight bottle-nosed
Ten platforms at London Waterloo will be closed and "a very limited service" running at London Waterloo on London Marathon Sunday, South West Trains has announced. The work, which is necessary to complete repairs on a rail defect that should have
A CLOWN and children’s entertainer who has worked in the trade for over 50 years has opened a little museum dedicated to his career. Sammy Rowe cut the ribbon on his Variety and Clown exhibition at Sandy Balls Holiday Village at Godshill near Fordingbridge
A PIONEERING project to cut anti-social behaviour through working with bikes has been rolled out in Verwood. Youth outreach charity IMPACT is taking to the streets every Thursday after school to teach pupils about bike maintenance, with the aim
BOURNEMOUTH’S 100th Mayor is seeing double after being immortalised in clay. Cllr Phil Stanley-Watts, who is also being painted in oils, posed for sculptor Linda Joyce at her Pokesdown studio. His last sitting will be today. The life size
EVERY hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s Disease. Five years ago, it was John Burrows who received this bombshell news. At the time he and his wife Jane didn’t know anything about the progressive neurological condition which
CARTER Community School has opened its doors as an academy for the first time. The Poole school welcomed back students and staff on the first day of term on Monday with its new status, and as part of United Learning – a group of 30 academies and
Leonardo DiCaprio believes his career is the reason he has been unlucky in love. The 38-year-old actor - who has dated a string of top models including Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli and Erin Heatherton - admits shooting movies all over the world
Kristen Stewart is officially starring in the sequel of 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson confirmed the 23-year-old actress - who had a brief fling with the first film's director Rupert Sanders that resulted
Anna Friel drinks tea made from curry leaves. The 36-year-old actress - who has seven-year-old daughter Gracie from her relationship with David Thewlis - "felt sick" after finding grey hairs, so researched natural methods for preserving her brunette
A WOMAN was rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a bog in the New Forest. Fire crews arrived at the scene at Magpie Bottom, near Holmsley, yesterday to find the woman trapped up to her knees. She was freed in a half-hour rescue carried
THE latest stunning production by Ringwood based Forest Forge comes to Lighthouse in Poole for a two day residency starting today. The Boy at the Edge of the Room, is a gothic style fairytale exploring the world of a boy on the autistic spectrum
GIRL band Stooshe is the latest act to be confirmed to play at Wave 105 Live! on Saturday, May 25 at the BIC. The appearance comes ahead of their new album to be released at the end of May. Stooshe has been nominated for a Brit award for Best Single
As Simple Minds’ frontman Jim Kerr, leapt onstage to rapturous applause at the O2 I wondered if it was a bit of a comedown after performing to tens of thousands at a time in their heyday. If it was, a youthful-looking 53-year-old Jim certainly
THE appeal trial of convicted double killer Danilo Restivo is continuing in Italy this week. The 40-year-old, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Bournemouth mum Heather Barnett, was convicted in his absence in 2011 of killing 16-year-old
THE Society of Poole Men has nailed its colours to the mast and come out against proposals for the huge Navitas Bay wind farm off the Dorset coast. Founded to protect the welfare of the town, the society monitors all planning applications and is
ARMED police executed a search warrant at an address in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth at 8.30am today. Officers arrested a 39-year-old Bournemouth man on suspicion of possessing a firearm and he is now helping police with their inquiries.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a cafe in Pokesdown last night after a saucepan of food had been left on accidentally. Crews from Christchurch and Wimborne went to Christchurch Road just after 6.30pm and extinguished a small fire using two sets of
The court is about to start again after lunch. The court is about to start again after lunch. First witness to give evidence is PC Tim John. PC John was called to the flat in Sea Road at 2.28am and arrived two to three minutes later.
A DRUNKEN car thief who crashed the vehicle he had stolen from a Bournemouth home has been jailed. David Ashley Mitchell, 27, from Bournemouth, burgled a home through the front door and swiped a set of car keys. He stole a Honda Civic from
POLICE believe a man who absconded from prison could be in Dorset. Dean Cambage, aged 31, is believed to be in either the Dorset area or London after absconding from HMP Springhill in Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, at about 8.30am on April
A ROYAL Marine from Dorset will be among eight servicemen to bear the coffin of Margaret Thatcher at her funeral today. Corporal John Caulfield, 30, of the 40 Commando Royal Marines, will bear the coffin from St Clement Danes Church to the gun
AS a member of the public I was ashamed of our council at the recent meeting of their resources committee about Druitt Hall. A report from strategic director Neil Farmer was given council approval. This made yet more obstacles for the group
Poole Speedway’s world champion Chris Holder opened the DEBRA charity shop in Wimborne on Wednesday, April 10. Through your paper can I thank Chris for the time he gave and the friendly attitude shown to all of my family and for posing with his
I would be more than pleased if, through your publication, I could find any information on Knott Brothers Ltd Motor Dealers, who traded in Bournemouth between the years 1930 and 1972. The reason for my enquiry is that I have an MGBGT that was purchased
PARENTS across Dorset should now know which primary school their child will be attending in September. The good news is that the vast majority have been given their first choice of school. And naturally parents will be celebrating this outcome.
RESEARCHERS at the University of Southampton are investigating psychological aspects of chronic pain, and how living with regular pain affects the person’s quality of life. If you suffer from persistent pain, please contact us to take part in this
I WOULD like to attract your attention to the deplorable state of the public toilets in Poole Park. There are two facilities: one is close to the entry near the Dolphin swimming pool. These toilets have been built within the constraints of a historical
DORSET representatives attending Baroness Thatcher’s funeral today hope the event will remain respectful to the former prime minister. The funeral for Lady Thatcher, who died last week aged 87, is expected to attract demonstrations as her coffin
STUNNED pupils at St Joseph’s Catholic Combined School have started lessons for the first time since the loss of their ‘inspirational’ headmistress. Mum-of-four Ally Mullany, who was killed in a crash involving a fire engine on Sunday, was head
THE troubled Twin Sails Bridge broke down for the third time in a fortnight – barely three hours after Poole Bridge shut for repairs. Drivers were left fuming when the crossing – which recently passed its first anniversary – stopped working yesterday
LONG-serving football secretary Richie Phippard is set to follow manager Darren Curtis out of the door at Wessex Premier strugglers New Milton. Phippard, who joined the club during its days as Lymington & New Milton, has told chairman John
RICHARD Hughes admits a Cherries promotion would be a special addition to his CV as he bids to surpass the other euphoric moments in his career. Hughes, who tasted success as part of an FA Cup-winning squad with Portsmouth, has played in the Premier
RICHARD Hughes admits a Cherries promotion would be a special addition to his CV as he bids to surpass the other euphoric moments in his career. Hughes, who tasted success as part of an FA Cup-winning squad with Portsmouth, has played in the Premier
CAPTAIN Steve King watched Wimborne’s title chance slip away but then insisted the future still looked bright for the club. The Minstermen’s hopes of winning the Southern Counties South crown came to an end when they suffered a dramatic 18-16 away
PIRATES number one Darcy Ward is ready to hand Poole a timely fitness boost after making his track comeback in Poland. The Australian ace returned in fine fashion following a wrist-injury lay-off by racking up 13 points in action for Torun on Sunday
