BOSS Eddie Howe has described as “a concern” the absence of six first-team players during the early stages of Cherries’ pre-season campaign. Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, midfielders Richard Hughes and Eunan O’Kane, wingers Marc Pugh and Matt Ritchie
ZEESHAN Haider and Richard Witherington combined with devastating effect to help Corfe Mullen heap more misery on Division One whipping boys Ferndown Wayfarers. The pair worked in tandem to condemn the visitors to a sixth successive defeat, with
A MAN who has spent two years clearing up a former Highcliffe beauty spot is appealing for volunteers to lend a hand. Paul Hardie learned to fish at Lakewood off Braemar Drive in Highcliffe when he was a pupil at Highcliffe Comprehensive School
A PUBLIC consultation has begun into improvements planned for Bournemouth’s Horseshoe Common. The improvements would be paid for from the Three Towns Travel programme, which attracted £12million in funding for easing congestion in Bournemouth,
A MAN suffered a head injury after a lump of steel fell on his head this morning. The incident took place at a building site at Hurn House in Christchurch Road at around 8.45am, and a second man was also injured. A spokesperson for South West
RESIDENTS of an East Dorset village left reeling after an “invasion” of travellers set up camp on the recreation ground have put together a plan for the future. Around 11 vehicles were parked at West Parley’s Recreation Ground from July 2 to Friday
POOLE residents will be invited to give their opinions on transport services in a survey this month. The questionnaire will be sent to a random selection of 4,500 people in Poole and the results are expected to be published in early autumn.
A BUSY route in the New Forest will be closed overnight until Tuesday July 23. The B3058 Lymington Road from the A337 junction to Barnes Lane will be resurfaced as part of long-term road works by Hampshire County Council. The work started on
DEDICATED fans snapped up a new batch of 2,500 Real Madrid match tickets in less than four hours. Supporters spent the night queuing outside the Cherries ground after chairman Eddie Mitchell confirmed yesterday the new South Stand would be open
ENTRIES are still urgently being sought for the local and regional In Bloom competition in Wimborne. Over the past few weeks, 160 hanging baskets and 40 window boxes have been put up around the town. However, more competitive green-fingered
THE RNLI has launched an appeal to raise £200,000 towards Swanage’s new lifeboat station. Set to open in 2015 – in time for the arrival of the charity’s £1.5 million Shannon class lifeboat – the station will be developed at the current boathouse
A WOMAN had her credit card stolen in a supermarket car park by a thief who watched her enter her PIN at the tills. The 70-year-old Poole woman was approached outside Tesco at Poole Road, Branksome, by a young woman who asked for directions to
A DIET supplemented by pints of Guinness and tots of sherry have helped Audrey Rapson reach her 100th birthday. Mrs Rapson was joined by relatives and friends as she celebrated her milestone at the Evergreens rest home in Bournemouth. She was
VICTIMS of violence are being urged to report rape, sexual assaults and domestic violence after new statistics showed an increase in conviction rates. Kate Brown, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Wessex, revealed that the number of successful outcomes
Officers from Dorset Police arrested a 37-year-old Poole man this morning after finding suspected crack and cannabis at a Poole property. Police conducted the search at around 7.15am on a house on West Quay Road after executing a drugs warrant.
Not a game about kittens, rainbows and fairy cakes, then. No, it’s all about Daniel Garner, a grump with a morally questionable past who’d just about sorted his life out when, oh my, he stacks his car, popping his clogs and the Dutch footwear of
A MAN has been found guilty of conspiring to commit a series of violent attacks on a Poole fitness instructor. Keith Harby, 39, of Long Eaton, Nottingham, was convicted of conspiring with three other men of attacking Kelly Batchelor over the head
A PARENT governor of a Poole school has been suspended for six months following an allegation of sexual harassment. Ibrahim Bassiouni strongly denies the allegation and says he will take his case to Ofsted and the Department for Education.
AROUND 80 students from a school in Poole walked for 15 miles to raise money and awareness of a good cause. Young people from Year 12 at Parkstone Grammar School covered the distance from Swanage to their school for the charity Water Aid, an international
A RECYCLING centre turned into an “eye-sore” by fly-tippers is set to be closed. The ‘bring-banks’ in Hurn will be removed on August 1 after items including washing machines, mattresses, builders’ rubble and tyres were illegally dumped there.
BOURNEMOUTH’S mayor is telling residents to get on their bikes for a town centre cycling extravaganza. There are just days left before the town’s Sky Ride, which will see thousands of people of all ages and abilities hitting the streets to enjoy
PROFESSIONAL wrestling returns to Swanage for the first time in years – as the ‘sport’ enjoys a nationwide resurgence. Grapple fans will be able to catch all the grunt and groan action at the Mowlem Theatre on July 31 and Augist 21. Half nelsons
ONE of the highlights of this delightful and colourful show was the spectacle 25 three and four-year olds going head over heels through the hoop after singing On The Good Ship Lollipop. They were appearing with 175 other students aged between two
FANCY yourself as the next Quentin Tarantino or Steven Spielberg? The Lighthouse Poole has launched Indie Screen Dorset, a new initiative to support local independent filmmakers. Indie Screen provides the opportunity for filmmakers to get their
MR Stanley-Brown is right to highlight Poole Harbour as a possible energy source for Poole (‘Time to use tidal power’, July 10). Borough of Poole has been working with Bournemouth University and Transition Town Poole members to form the Poole Tidal
PRIVATE security guards could be given special powers to patrol Boscombe precinct and confiscate alcohol, move on beggars and stop cyclists. Uniformed officers employed by Guarding UK could be trained to patrol the precinct during business trading
PLANS to dig up Christchurch High Street for three months from September will be “disastrous” for the town centre. That's the message from the president of Christchurch Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Peter Watson-Lee who said Southern Gas Networks
Former England and Chelsea footballer Ray Wilkins was so drunk when arrested on his way home from Bournemouth that he couldn't stand up, a court was told yesterday. Wilkins, 56, allegedly slurred his words, was unable to stand up and was forced
SCOTT Mitchell was philosophical about the late dip in form which cost him the England Masters National Singles title in Southport. Despite beating World Darts Federation number one Stephen Bunting 3-0 in the quarter-finals, Bransgore-based Mitchell
GREAT Britain team boss Neil Middleditch has called up Ben Barker and Lewis Bridger ahead of the Speedway World Cup race-off. Middleditch confirmed the two team changes – with Craig Cook and Edward Kennett making way – minutes after the Lions had
A jogger suffered serious injuries when he was violently attacked by two men. The 34-year-old victim suffered a broken jaw, fractured cheekbone and fractured eye socket in the assault, which took place in Spur Hill Avenue in Parkstone at 6.30pm
THE police should prosecute litter louts who continue to flout warnings to pick up their rubbish from Bournemouth beach. That's the view of Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood who said: “If the polite message doesn't get across, people should be
SCENES of crime officers are examining the scene of a burglary at a Bournemouth seafront restaurant this morning. Raiders broke windows and smashed a camera off the wall at West Beach, to the west of Bournemouth pier. Police were alerted by
A COUPLE who sparked an full scale rescue alert last night after disappearing with a rented kayak gave a false name when hiring the boat. The Swanage Coastguard IRT team carried out a two hour search from 7pm to 9pm after the couple did not return
AN MP in the Territorial Army has hit out after two soldiers died on exercise on the hottest day of the year. New Forest MP Desmond Swayne, a major in the TA, said the deaths were tragic especially after the loss of servicemen in Afghanistan.
A HEARTBROKEN father last night spoke of his “magic memories” following the tragic death of his long-lost son. Just five years after they were reunited, Charlie Mulford’s life has been torn apart by the loss of his 33-year-old son Danny Mulford
THE number of British soldiers who have lost their lives in Afghanistan stands at 444. Given that enormous toll, it seems beyond belief that two more should die on the training grounds of the Brecon Beacons. As MP and TA soldier Desmond Swayne
ON reading your article regarding the above proposal for a new Eco Business Park at Magna Road I felt compelled to write and raise a few issues arising from the decision by Poole Planners to reject the scheme. Firstly I thought it was incumbent
WIMBORNE & Colehill’s recent woes continued as the reigning Dorset League champions slumped to fifth in the table following their 104-run defeat at Broadstone. Andy Hayward’s men were blasted all over the Delph as the home side posted 263 for
CLLR Filer is completely misguided if he thinks he's going to transform Bournemouth into a ‘Centre for Cycling’. His map showing proposed cycling routes ‘over the next five years’ has no financial backing either from national government or through
CHAMPIONS-elect Parley maintained their march towards the Dorset League title with a comfortable six-wicket victory at Swanage. The hosts were swept aside by a hostile bowling attack that never allowed them to settle. Openers Mike Salmon and
NOMADIC striker Wes Thomas wants to draw a line under a turbulent 12 months in his Cherries career and says he is desperate for a “fresh start” under Eddie Howe. Thomas appeared to be heading out of Dean Court after failing to hold down a regular
YET another spate of horrific and senseless incidents on our roads and not a boy racer in sight. Surely now it’s time for re-tests or at least periodic awareness tests for drivers after five years of driving and then yearly. To cover the cost
