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Stories for 28 October 2003

Bournemouth Cherries

`FEENEY FITS THE BILL'

OLDHAM manager Iain Dowie believes in-form Cherries striker Warren Feeney could be the man to solve Northern Ireland's goalscoring crisis. more...

Bournemouth Columnist

They're out of humour

I INTERVIEWED Jim Davidson once, about 20 years ago, at the Bournemouth Winter Gardens. I was quite new to journalism then, and quite taken with the novelty of such a grand occasion. more...

Mr Motivator

I COULDN'T get all that worked up about it at the time, and 13 years later I still wonder if it's really worth the effort. more...

Bournemouth Leisure

CAMERON Mackintosh's West End and Broadway blockbuster Miss Saigon continues its three month run at Southampton's lavishly refurbished Mayflower Theatre. This multi-million pound production, a poignant love story set against the background of the dying days of the Vietnam War, stars real-life newly weds David Shannon and Ima Castro. 023 8071 1811. more...

Bournemouth News

Award is music to the ears

THE health and success of Dorset business depends not only on how our firms perform but also how the county is perceived in the outside world. more...

New service to help ease skills shortage

DORSET'S skills shortage is far worse than those of adjoining counties Hampshire and Somerset, warns the Learning & Skills Council. more...

Firms banking on new targets

SMALL and medium-sized companies across the South should be able to change banks more easily following moves to improve competition. more...

Did Jenkins' ghost whisper in my ear?

GHOSTS? I try to keep an open mind, but when I heard a man's voice whispering about two feet above my head as I lay on the floor, I pulled my sleeping bag over my head. more...

Mall's well that vends well...

IT has cost £275 million and taken two years to build, but yesterday Bournemouth's long-awaited Castlepoint shopping park officially opened. more...

Hard to swallow!

WHEN greedy Labrador cross Becks stopped eating, his worried owner took him straight to the vets. Great-grandfather John Hayward was used to his dog munching on toys, blankets and just about anything else he could wrap his teeth round. more...

A wing and a prayer

EVER wondered what it would be like to be one of the Red Arrows? No? Me neither. It's all very well gaping open-mouthed as they do their stuff above Bournemouth every summer. Mighty impressive - but you wouldn't get me up there. more...

Police investigate assault on man, 41

THREE people were being questioned by police last night after a daylight assault which left a 41-year-old man seriously hurt. more...

BIGGER BIC, BRIGHTER STARS?

BIG league pop stars from David Bowie to Westlife could play the BIC under plans which could practically double the capacity of its Windsor Hall. more...

Bournemouth Sport

La Manga mission for Jack

TEENAGE tennis star Jack Hartman will be rubbing shoulders with the cream of Britain's finest young players at the Sunday Telegraph Centre Parcs Junior Tennis Grand Prix Masters in La Manga, Spain. more...

Christchurch News

CHRISTCHURCH PLANS (OCT 24)

The Fencing Centre, Chapel Lane; 8/03/0670, retrospective application for the rention of workshop and 2 portacabin buildings used for the manufacture of timber fencing and other associated timber products; Tanner & Tilley, 4 Beresford Road, Bournemouth (for Fencestores Ltd, The Fencing Centre). more...

Rotary bonfire night returns with a bang

A KALEIDOSCOPE of colour will explode over Christchurch on Saturday (November 1), at the town's annual bonfire and fireworks extravaganza. more...

East Dorset News

Why will they not let us move in together?

A DISABLED couple who married two years ago are still living apart - in spite of constant promises of a care package which would allow them to be together. more...

New Forest News

News of pit extension met by stony silence

PARISH councillors who convened a special meeting this week before making their formal response to plans for extending gravel digging at Ibsley have been surprised by the lack of local reaction. more...

Hunt decision sparks debate

A HOUSE of Lords vote to fox the government's plans to ban hunting has sparked mixed views in the New Forest. more...

North Dorset News

Homes plea for adoption campaign

DORSET County Council is hoping to find homes for 14 children currently waiting to be adopted as part of National Adoption Week. more...

Poole News

Recycling success for borough

RECORD results in recycling and waste recovery have been made at Poole as the council battles to meet its tough government targets. more...

Tory MP backs vote on party's leadership

ONE of Dorset's Tory MPs has said a vote of confidence in Iain Duncan Smith could help "clear the air" for the party. more...

Port loses out as Truckline halts service

POOLE is set to lose out to rival Portsmouth following news that a 30-year freight service to the port is being consigned to history. more...

Purbeck News

Plans for community pavilion put forward

PLANS for a new community pavilion at King George's Field in Swanage have been submitted to Purbeck District Council. more...

Wellmeetagain Snapshot

Size did matter

LORD of the Rings author J R R Tolkein, (who lived in Poole for a while), readily admitted that the concept of Middle Earth was not his own invention but was drawn from Anglo-Saxon and Norse mythology. more...

Weymouth News

Just playing at fundraising

A DORCHESTER fund-raiser was bowled over when people took part in a charity pub games marathon. more...

Public invited to discuss future for town's traffic

PEOPLE living in and around Dorchester are being urged to have their say on future improvements to the town's roads. more...

Children at risk from speeders, says mum

PARENTS are dicing with death as they take their children on the school run, a mum claimed today. more...

Artist calls for contemporary town artworks

A DORCHESTER artist is calling for more contemporary artworks to go on public display in the county town. more...

Dorchester girl is Rod's latest leggy blonde...

THE spotlight is shining on a dazzling Dorchester starlet who clinched a part in a West End musical. more...

Quarry is being transformed

A FORMER quarry on Portland is in the final stages of transformation into a nature reserve. more...

Leaflet available on brewery site development

THE future of the historic Eldridge Pope site in Dorchester will be up for debate in early November. more...

Dorset celebration raises vital funds

HUNDREDS of people turned out to help celebrate all things Dorset. more...

Police warn over scooter road use

OWNERS and riders of motorised scooters, some known as Go-Peds, are being warned that they could be breaking the law if they ride their toys on public roads. more...