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POOLE Pirates have beaten Reading 52-41 in the Elite League tonight. MORE TO FOLLOW

JEFF Mostyn has admitted he is relishing a summer of "massive decisions" as he attempts to steer Cherries towards a brighter future. The Cherries chairman, who took control of the club in March alongside Steve Sly, remains "convinced" that Kevin Bond's

BOURNEMOUTH Alliance star Michael Tom' Watson staged his own late, late show to lead the qualifiers from the West Region into the finals of the Glenmuir PGA Club Professional Championship at Royal Porthcawl. The 37-year-old from Weymouth was out in the

A PURBECK councillor is facing allegations that he failed to disclose a personal interest about plans for a waste treatment plant at Winfrith and an access road near his home. Conservative councillor Captain Malcolm Shakesby, who represents the Wool

AFTER more than 50 years, the Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company faces possible closure as it struggles to pay a massive £70,000 bill for its latest show Thoroughly Modern Millie. The musical - the leading amateur company's big annual production

LYMINGTON needs a new hotel to help rid the town of its Costa Geriatrica image, a public inquiry heard. The inquiry will decide whether Paxton Holdings Ltd can build a care home as the centrepiece of its proposed development at the former Webbs chicken

A LITTLE bit of Dorset is helping the much-berated Heather Mills wow the judges with her amazing dancing skills. With every nuance of her life and character paraded and criticised by the media in the wake of divorce proceedings to Sir Paul McCartney,

THE final piece of the multi-million pound Domino Appeal is falling into place for the Wessex Autistic Society at its showpiece Portfield School at Hurn. Work has begun on building a therapy pool as the last phase in the development of the five-acre

YOU could be next. That's the warning to illegal street traders in Bournemouth after one was slapped with a £3,400 bill when he was taken to court. Bubble gun seller Leonard Gray was landed with a £2,500 legal bill and £900 in fines after ignoring warnings

TIPSY clubbers could be given free water on the streets of Bournemouth in a new bid to curb alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour. The borough's new night- time economy co-ordinator, Jon Shipp, has revealed that a "hydration project" is one of the new

CONCERNS that a supermarket giant plans to increase the size of its Shaftesbury store by up to a third have prompted a debate being tabled for today. The executive committee of Shaftesbury and District Chamber of Commerce was set to tell the annual general

A NEW block of flats in West Moors has been given the go-ahead by planners despite the protests of more than 300 villagers living nearby. At a meeting of East Dorset District Council's planning committee, approval was granted for five new flats to be

A CHAPTER in Bournemouth's colourful history will close on Monday when demolition work starts at the end of Boscombe Pier. An excavator is due to be floated out of Poole docks to Boscombe where a fortnight will be spent dismantling the historic pier

DURING a 10-year hate campaign Dorothy Evans yelled abuse at her neighbours, tried to run them off the road and threatened to kill the family dog. But Roberto and Angela Casa, who lived next door to the 81-year-old, this week breathed a sigh of relief

WHEN Lord Nelson sent his "England expects..." signal just before the first shots were fired at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, little could he have known he was creating a millstone for future generations. The latest to labour under its

SO the Royal wedding is off. Kate Middleton's mum will have to pack away her hat and all those commemorative plates so prematurely commissioned and designed will be fit for nothing but smashing at a Greek dinner. Was it a case of young love running its

CASTLEPOINT is to fine lazy drivers who "abuse" parking spaces reserved for disabled shoppers. Inconsiderate drivers who take parking spaces earmarked for blue badge holders will be fined £100. Fines will be cut to £50 if paid within a fortnight. They

A DORSET company known for supplying sticks of rock to resorts all over the world has run into financial difficulties and ceased trading. There is concern over the future of Parrs Rock and Novelty Company and redundancies are expected. A spokesman for

GUITARIST Dan Baker has told how his management clashed with Prince William's aides while the Prince tried to enjoy a quiet night out on the town in Bournemouth. Branksome-based Dan says that he believes the incident at Bliss in St Peter's Road last

THE Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel has been sold as part of a £1.1 billion deal. The four-star hotel on Bournemouth's West Cliff is one of 47 Marriotts purchased by a consortium led by an Irish investment group. The other four- and five-star

DORSET'S own Funky Little Choir looks like making national headlines with their version of Guns & Roses' Sweet Child of Mine. The youth choir from Christchurch is streets ahead in a BBC6 Breakfast Show competition to find the best choral version of a

McFly, Lighthouse, Poole HAVING cracked America and now on their intimate Up Close and Personal tour, teen sensations McFly certainly haven't lost their touch, judging by the huge number of girls (and their mums) keen to see the four-piece boy band on

Honour, Bournemouth Little Theatre Club A PLAY with 18 separate scenes, little in the way of a set and, by necessity, limited movement, needs strong writing and even stronger performances to make it work. It is certainly one of the most powerful and

Spirit of Vienna, Lighthouse, Poole The convolutions of comic opera, the charm of the waltz and the vernacular wit of Nigel Douglas' English version of Leon and Stein's Savoy-style libretto made this romp on improbable Viennese morals a jovial entertainment

AN ANIMAL-loving member of the public found these four cute fox cubs abandoned underneath her shed in Colehill. She was alerted to their presence when she heard them crying for their mother. Suspecting that the mother had been hit by a car, she set