A LARGELY youthful Cherries side had an evening to forget at Cherrywood Road as they crashed out of the Hampshire Senior Cup. The League One outfit sent mainly youth players to compete in the county cup tie, but they were second best after the break
PIRATES were tonight expected to announce the signing of Adam Skornicki for the 2008 Elite League season. The former Belle Vue rider joins fellow Poole Castle Cover new-boys Chris Holder and Karol Zabik as promoter Matt Ford adds the finishing touches
A NEW meeting to consider the fate of Townsend school is at 9am - when many parents will not be able to get along. The special full gathering of Bournemouth council has been called for next Wednesday, December 19. The leader of the opposition, Lib Dem
THE parents of a Wimborne fighting for his life in New Zealand following a suspected hunting accident have flown across the globe to be at his bedside. Mathew John Purchase, 21, is described by New Zealand doctors as being in a critical condition after
POLICE are warning Ferndown householders to paint their roofs to deter thieves trying to steal lead to be sold as scrap metal. Spiralling prices in the market for base metals are fuelling an increase in the theft of valuable roofing materials, according
The stricken vessel Napoli is still making its presence felt along Dorset beaches, depositing a cargo potentially lethal to marine life. Millions of nurdles - tiny plastic pellets - have been washed up at Kimmeridge. Dorset Wildlife Trust volunteers
The Yetties, Regent Centre, Christchurch DONG dong merry minstrels on high. Yes, it's another Christchurch Christmas singalong show from the Yetties, dishing out the festive spirit for a packed Regent audience from their sackful of traditional carols
A HIGHCLIFFE couple has accused Christchurch Borough Council of "heavy-handed bully-boy tactics" after officials issued a court summons for non-payment of council tax - almost a week after banking their cheque. William and Maeve Chandler paid their monthly
THREE-quarters of homeowners in Bournemouth and Poole could not get on to the housing ladder in today's market conditions, according to local authority housing chiefs. The startling statistic comes as Bournemouth and Poole councils join forces in the
A DOG stayed by its owner's side as she lay injured in freezing temperatures for more than 10 hours. Pauline Muggleton fell over on Ferndown common while walking pet Goldie and remained there into the small hours of the morning. She was found by border
SUE Stone lives in West Parley and could be the local female equivalent of Paul McKenna. Perhaps that thought wouldn't be too flattering for this 40-something blonde bombshell because she doesn't do hypnosis. But what these two do have in common is
Charlottefield + Bela Emerson, Sunday School Project, Rubyz Court, Bournemouth BAD timing for entering the room. The only light is dark red or comes from a few fairy lights breaking through the darkness of the old church, the audience is silently sat
THE last act of a drunk driver is a selfish one. According to experienced road traffic policeman Sergeant Steve Quill the most dangerous place to be in a car with a drunk driver is the passenger seat because in a crash instinct kicks in and drivers swerve
IT'S a good time of year for stars - where would the Christmas story be without the Star of Bethlehem? They're a source of endless fascination, so far away as to be beyond comprehension and yet right there, above us. There are precious moments to be
What sounds would you associate with Christmas? Is it the pealing of church bells on a snowy morning or maybe the angelic harmonies of a carol service choir? Chances are it's more likely to be the shrill cry of Noddy Holder, the oompah trumpets of Jona
DETECTIVES are hunting a man who knocked a 20-year-old Swiss woman off her mountain bike before holding her to the ground. His terrified victim, who works as an au pair, managed to push him off and run for help. Police have just revealed details of
ROBERT Elford starred in Swanage and Wareham's 33-0 demolition of Wimborne and then sent out a warning to their Twin Counties Cup rivals. Swans were forced to beat the weather as well as Dave Huggins's Southern Counties South charges, with Bestwall swamped
A NORTH Dorset school is building an Iron Age roundhouse in the grounds of its new school site and is looking for people who can help them build it, or help to raise money for it. When it is finished, the roundhouse at Archbishop Wake Primary School
NEW Forest flower grower Derf Paton is attempting for the third time to get planning permission for houses at his Pinetops Nursery at Pennington, near Lymington. This time he has dangled the tempting carrot of 66 per cent affordable housing in his scheme
CHERRIES are understood to have parted company with QPR defender Dominic Shimmin after just 17 days at the club. The 20-year-old's loan spell has apparently been cut short by mutual consent. It is believed Shimmin was reluctant to turn out for Cherries
SOME cracking cod continue to be apprehended by anglers heading out from Poole with 18-year-old Steve Lane from Bournemouth the latest to strike lucky while fishing from the small private boat Fair Lady. Lane, a builder, was targeting a mark off the
VISITING Paul Barrett's opulent house in Canford Cliffs, Poole, you could be forgiven for imagining you had stumbled upon some kind of secret society. For there, midway through an apparently ordinary afternoon, I found Mr Barratt and two friends resplendent
FORGET a healthy sex drive or even being able to walk - given the choice most of us would sacrifice both of those if it meant we didn't lose our ability to see, according to the latest research. Yet looking after our sight seems to be a hit-and-miss
IT MAY look like a pumped-up version of the A4 Convertible, but Audi's four-seat Cross Cabriolet Quattro is in fact a teaser for a new small SUV which is expected to be called the Q5. While trying not to give too much away, Audi describes the Cross Cabriolet
HAVING opened her first business over 12 years ago, the hotels and leisure division of Goadsby has assisted day nursery operator, Sarah Batchelor, to retire from the industry, sell Toddlers Lodge in Boscombe and Cradlecare at Tuckton. Toddlers Lodge,
CHERRIES star Neil Young is understood to be on his way back to Dean Court. Young is believed to be on the verge of returning to Cherries after apparently being recalled from his loan spell with non-league Weymouth. He joined the Conference outfit -
Aladdin, Lighthouse, Poole No wonder they call their production company Pele. Husband and wife panto team Viv and Jim Wells have played a blinder with their first-ever pantomime in Poole. This rompalong version of the Aladdin story successfully mixes
A woman is feared drowned after she jumped into a river to save her dog. Police strongly suspect the missing woman is 40-year-old Caroline Peck from Salisbury. A police spokesman said her family have been informed. The incident occurred when the dog
THE new high-definition CCTV caught every look on the man's face before the police arrived. Cameras operators saw him kick a shop door in Poole Road, Bournemouth, at 1.20am last Thursday. He got as far as the Frizzell Roundabout before being arrested
IT'S getting to that time of year again. No, not Christmas but the annual ritual of choking on the muesli when the council tax bill drops through the letterbox with a thud. Okay, it's still a few weeks away but we already know what to expect. More taxes
PARENTS broke into applause last night as the "flawed" consultation that left troubled Townsend Primary facing closure was condemned. A council committee voted 7-5 to for a new study into the future of the Bournemouth School. Whether or not a new consultation
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has stressed they aren't aiming to go down the same route as this year by fielding a "top heavy" side again in 2008. Ford, expected to unveil his fourth signing at a sponsor's event in Dorset tonight, admitted Poole Castle Cover
MIDFIELDER Marvin Bartley insisted there is still plenty of self-belief in the Cherries squad despite sinking further into the dreaded drop zone. The rookie professional made his League One debut off the bench in Saturday's defeat at Tranmere Rovers,
GOALKEEPER Max Frampton (pictured right) will line up for Poole Town tonight only days after being dropped by manager Tommy Killick. The custodian was told at the end of last week that he was going to have to make way for new signing Jason Harvell at
MATT Ford fears Pirates assets Davey Watt and Krzysztof Kasprzak could be frozen out of British speedway next season because of their high averages. There is still a slender outside chance either one could still end up at Wimborne Road if a deal the
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has revealed his "disappointment" that negotiations with an undisclosed target broke down at the 11th hour. The Wimborne Road supremo would not disclose who the rider was. But it is believed to have been Rory Schlein, who starred
STRUGGLING Cherries have been rocked by yet another untimely injury, with key defender Josh Gowling the latest casualty. With centre-back Ryan Garry already unavailable and the experienced Russ Perrett only returning to full training yesterday, boss
WIMBORNE player-manager Christer Warren has stressed they don't fear big-spending FA Vase holders Truro City. Warren will take Magpies to Cornwall for a last 32 tie on January 19 if they overcome Bideford away in their rain-delayed third round encounter
IF not Baiter, where? The question was put over and over again by angry residents at an ill-tempered meeting who refused to accept assurances that no site has been selected for the controversial Solar Pyramid. More than 200 Poole residents packed into
