CUT-price clothes store Primark will employ nearly 230 staff in Poole when it opens next month. The chain opens its new three-floor, almost 50,000 square feet store in the Dolphin Centre at 9am on November 10. Spokeswoman for the store Lynn Dunlop said
IT'S been a hot issue and already many of you are calling for an outright ban on the sale of fireworks to the public. With just days to go until November 5, we have been running a web poll asking readers whether they would support such a ban and already
A betting shop cashier used his position of trust to feed his gambling addiction, a court heard yesterday. Andrew Gordon, 31, admitted one count of theft and three charges of false accounting at Coral Racing in Blandford Road, Poole. Prosecuting at
LOCAL religious leaders wholeheartedly stand behind the Archbishop of Canterbury's warning to politicians to keep their noses out of the debate concerning religious symbols, and say they fear British society is going mad. Dr Rowan Williams has told politicians
A POLICE complaints watchdog has today claimed background noise that contaminated a desperate murder victim's emergency call almost definitely came from a BT call centre. Charlotte Lewis, 24, dialled 999 from her mobile phone sometime during or after
TONIGHT families and friends will be making their way to the first of the season's big public fireworks displays. A great time will be had by all, except for those of us sitting at home jumping out of our skins at the cracks and explosions thinking "
SO, I'M staring a trained swords-woman in the face as she brandishes her blade with a glint in her eye. I have got what can best be described as a corset and a beekeeper's mask for protection. And any illusions I was a Musketeer in a previous life are
CHRIS Daniels was the hero as Bournemouth edged past Dolphin 77-75 in the Ryman Denny Cup. Playing at Kings Park, the Dorset Liberty Trophy skip scored a match-winning 32-7 victory against Brian Shepherd - Bournemouth's only rink success. Overall Bournemouth
WARREN Cummings is keen to negotiate a new Cherries contract. The 26-year-old defender, who signed a one-year deal over the summer after recovering from a season on the sidelines with a broken leg, has already been in touch with chairman Abdul Jaffer
BJARNE Pedersen has revealed his Pirates team place is not under threat next year as speculation continues apace that Jason Crump could end up at Wimborne Road. The Dane, who has just captained Poole RIAS to Craven Shield glory, is not bothered by conjecture
IT MAY be one way to resolve a row, but dumping your partner's car in a busy waterway is bound to put a dampener on any relationship. Most mornings residents living in Poole Quay can look out of their windows and enjoy the scenic views of the harbour
A 25-YEAR-OLD man who raped a drunken Bournemouth University student while she was passed out was today facing a lengthy jail sentence. Benjamin Bree, a software engineer, attacked the 19-year-old when the pair returned to her accommodation after a night
LYMINGTON has always regarded itself as a cut above some of its South Coast neighbours. The town is proud of its Georgian shopping centre, excellent sailing facilities and the unusually large number of millionaires in the area. Now a row about the area's
IT'S phantoms of the Opera House! A revamp at the former night club in Boscombe is stirring up some spooks, say staff. The £1.2 million project to transform the English Heritage-listed building has now begun but it has led to some strange sightings
