VERWOOD boss Adie Arnold joined in the Potterne Park party by coming off the substitutes' bench to net his side's ninth goal against their hapless visitors from the Isle of Wight. Arnold replaced four-goal hero Dan Goodall in the 85th minute and rose
NEIL Middleditch has labelled Piotr Swist's arrival at Wimborne Road as a "very shrewd choice" ahead of Pirates' mouth-watering home clash against Coventry. The experienced Pole, who will be 39 on June 20, has come into Poole Castle Cover's team and
EMERGENCY goalkeeper Richard Thomson answered Poole Town's SOS on the Isle of Wight and kept a clean sheet on his Dolphins debut - at the age of 42. Thomson was drafted in by boss Tom Killick to solve a goalkeeping crisis, with first-choice Max Frampton
BOSS James Wood felt Poppies had "thoroughly deserved" their 2-1 victory at Horndean, despite admitting they had not fired on all cylinders. Second-half goals from Mick Toy and Lamin Dibba put Poppies in control before a disputed late penalty from Paul
THE scariest film I ever saw was actually made the year before I was born and it terrified the living daylights out of me. So much so that when I first watched it, I demanded that I sleep with my mum and dad, which wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't
PARENTS in Bournemouth are to be consulted over plans to change existing term dates to the Standard School Year scheme in line with other authorities across the country. Schools bosses in Dorset have already voted to adopt the new term structure from
THERE are just 69 days to go until England becomes a smoke-free zone. Virtually all enclosed public and workplaces will become non-smoking in a bid to create a healthier environment, allowing people to socialise, relax, travel, shop and work free from
THE sudden death of a child is an agonising and shocking event for any family to endure. The devastating sense of loss is often coupled with a demand for answers: How did this happen? Why did this happen? Why our child? Chris and Elaine Barrett had
A HISTORIC Victorian railway footbridge, which was saved from demolition, has been resurrected in Purbeck. Volunteers from Swanage Railway Trust have spent more than five years restoring the cast iron footbridge, which has been erected at Corfe Castle
PURBECK councillors have backed plans to decontaminate Winfrith's nuclear licensed site and turn all the land back into heathland. Members of the district council voted to support the option put forward by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which
RESIDENTS in Winton are steeling themselves to fight the impending arrival of a new Wetherspoons pub. The national pub chain has secured planning permission for the site on Wimborne Road, though it is still awaiting licensing approval. The development
A BUNGLE by a phone company means customers are now being billed for calls they made last year. BT had admitted that a fault in its systems meant customers were not billed for calls to 0844, 0845 and 0870 numbers between August 11 and November 7 last
A SOFTWARE developer from Poole has created a website he hopes will become the computer game equivalent of video sharing network YouTube. Tim Fisher runs a one-man business, Indiepath Ltd, from the back bedroom of his home in Warburton Road - but it
KNOCKING down a family home in Ferndown to make way for five flats would set a dangerous precedent, according to residents and local councillors. People living near the proposed development at Dudsbury Avenue also fear it is too close to a dangerous
SURF schools in Bournemouth are to be licensed to prevent "pirate" operators setting up after the new artificial reef at Boscombe is built. Four licences will be available for beach-based schools, each for a specific area of the seafront. One will cover
PARENTS in Bournemouth are to be consulted over plans to change existing term dates to the Standard School Year scheme in line with other authorities across the country. Schools bosses in Dorset have already voted to adopt the new term structure from
A JOBLESS chef who put pedestrians' and drivers' lives at risk during a rush-hour police pursuit through the streets of Boscombe has been jailed for 18 months. Kevin Eady, 47, from Queensland Road, Bournemouth, admitted dangerous driving, driving while
C S LEWIS And Arthur Ransome have been left off a list of the greatest children's authors of the past 70 years. The UK's oldest award for children's writing has selected 10 of the best books since 1936, and includes Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
MORE women than ever will be able to take part in this year's Race for Life thanks to massive support for the event in Bournemouth and Poole. Extra places have been added, bringing the total to more than 12,000. And organisers are confident all four
Southern League Division One South and West Bashley 6 Beaconsfield 0 MR GOALS was elevated to Sir Goals as Bashley put the condemned Rams to the slaughter. Richard Gillespie's hat-trick saw the prolific marksman rewrite the club's record books.
LYMINGTON and New Milton coach Andy Leader was quick to absolve striker James Stokoe of any blame after Brook House goalkeeper Mark Philpott sustained a horror injury at Farm Park. Philpott was taken to hospital and had an operation after suffering a
SWANAGE and Wareham completed an epic comeback to snatch the Dorset and Wiltshire Cup from Chippenham's grasp. The Bestwall side came back from 22-8 behind at half-time to win 23-22 at North Dorset's Slaughtergate ground. And, in a nailbiting finish
BEING away from the Pirates ship for a few years, I cannot comment about the track entertainment factor at Wimborne Road over the past 10 seasons or so, but judging from the first five home meetings of the new campaign, every fixture has been like a cup
FOR a man who'd just seen his side comprehensively battered, Kevin Bond was not as downbeat as you might imagine in his post-match press conference. Asked how long it had taken him to check the rest of the League One results back in the sanctuary of
KEVIN Bond absolved the referee of blame and instead pointed the finger at skipper Neil Young as Cherries crashed to defeat at Nottingham Forest. The veteran defender was sent off for a rash tackle on Forest's Jack Lester four minutes before half-time
