TALISMAN Jon Sanchez is "hopeful" of handing Lions coach David Dunn an early Christmas present this year. The Bournemouth fly-half, Lions' all-time highest scorer with 628 points, suffered a broken leg after a crunching tackle in Lions' friendly against
DRUG dealers are being warned they could face manslaughter charges and life behind bars following a spate of deaths in Bournemouth and Poole. DI John Gately, who is in charge of the investigation, said 10 men had died after overdosing in just two months
IT'S CHOCKS away for the Bournemouth Air Festival. A four-day aviation spectacular is planned for next year's August Bank Holiday weekend. The festival would be set against the backdrop of the seafront and gardens, according to the event website. It
IT'S been labelled the well-heeled area of Poole. And in the latest twist to add to its classy reputation, Canford Cliffs village now has its very own concierge! This dapperly dressed gentleman who greets passers-by with a warm smile and a "How do you
DO you know how to open someone's airway? Could you perform CPR or chest compressions? What would you do to treat a bleeding wound? According to new research Britains lack knowledge of potentially life-saving first aid skills. The survey by the UK's
A POOLE chef has found a venomous relative of the black widow spider in his shed. But, despite its potentially nasty bite, the father-of-one claims he was told by someone at the Borough of Poole to "squash it". Paul Mills believes the spider, which
WINTON residents have lost their battle to prevent a new Wetherspoons from opening in their area. The national pub chain's licence application for the G&T clearance centre in Wimborne Road was approved by Bournemouth's licensing panel on Thursday. More
The high-profile court case of disgraced comic actor Chris Langham has focused parents' minds once more on the dangers posed by paedophiles. Father-of-five Langham, 58, is behind bars after being found guilty of downloading horrific images of children
A BID to demolish three bungalows in Jumpers and replace them with nine houses on the same site has gone out to public consultation, due to finish on August 24. Developer Moorcross Homes hopes Christchurch planners will give the thumbs up to bulldoze
A £10,000 consignment of wigs intended for NHS patients who have lost their hair through chemotherapy were in the boot of a car stolen in Poole. The wigs, which sell for at least £300 each, were in a car stolen from outside the premises of Westcountry
I am a size 14 woman. I'm happy to admit it. It's a great number. The kind that suggests you've got something to hold onto, yet at the same time hints that beneath the curves there are actually bones to feel. So why, if what the newspapers are saying
HORSE riders are risking their lives on heavily congested roads because there is still no bridleway across the River Stour, it is claimed. A campaign to create a safe river crossing for riders and cyclists began an incredible 15 years ago - yet the plans
PROPOSALS to relocate a Bournemouth community centre and replace it with affordable housing have gone out to public consultation. The plans would see the community centre at Bradpole Road demolished and the money from the sale of the land used to build
AN ordinary, family-sized house in Bournemouth seems an unlikely place to bump into a world-famous spiritual leader. His Holiness Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga is the head of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism and highly respected by the Dalai Lama.
WHILE Bobby Charlton was the gent of British football in the '60s and George Best the enfant terrible, the third of the mighty Manchester United triumvirate was the fans' favourite. The likeable Scot blossomed from a gawky Aberdeen youngster to become
BEFORE it fizzled out into soap opera, London's Burning blazed brightly as one of the beacons of ITV's winter schedules. Fans looked forward to the start of each new series so they could once again round off every Sunday night by "going to blazes" with
IT'S rubbish this, isn't it? Ham acting, dodgy space effects and shoddy costumes... but therein lies the beauty. Retro appeal is a strange thing. If you were a fan as a child, then quality control clearly goes out the window. Knight Rider, The Dukes
"IT sounds as if it could be cross tracing the time-space axis," says Nissa as a Concorde disappears off the radar and hurtles back through history. "Better watch out for the odd brontosaurus," advises the Doctor (Peter Davison). In Timeflight, the
WHAT a trip! Across four CDs, 99 tracks and an immaculately annotated booklet, David Wells guides us through the many highs and a few lows of what happened when assorted Brit-soul and folk acts ditched the mod trappings and, well, turned on. Many of these
WERE Faulkner's songs not this strong, his dreadlocked dudery would irritate to the point of bloody murder. However, they are pretty strong and, just for once, the Cornwall surf community were dead right to take his talent to their hearts. With frilly
WITH a blend of top tunes, impassioned delivery and vocal cues gleaned from Robert Smith, Goodbooks more than deserve the buzz that's been building around them. How novel! Lead single Passchendaele combines a reflective melody with words that question
OWING as much to Terry Farley and Arthur Baker as Primal Scream and Funkadelic, the Lo-Fidelity All Stars promised much, delivered a fair bit and set a few worlds on fire back in their late-90s infancy. This best of set rounds up early Skint singles
SET in landscaped gardens, the contemporary curved building that is now home to Aston Martin looks anything other than a car factory. But behind the stark facade is a hive of activity accompanied by a very gentle hum. The quietness is down to the fact
THE prospect of a tough autumn will hold no fears for Volvo owners as the Swedish brand prepares to start deliveries of the latest version of its go-anywhere XC70. Priced from £31,035, the four-wheel-drive estate hits showrooms in September with customers
IN THE smash hit 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey's television reporter played God with disastrous consequences, discovering that with great power comes great calamity. For the belated sequel, once again directed by Tom Shadyac, Steve Carell, who
IS there anyone else out there who is a greetings card addict like me? I like looking at cards so I can't pass a card shop without going in and have a look round. To be honest, I don't just look, I buy. Well, it's always someone's birthday and if you
COMPUTER animated retelling of Grimm's fairy-tales. Cinderella's evil stepmother Frieda (voiced by Sigourney Weaver) leads an unholy alliance, determined to radically alter the status quo in Fairy Tale Land. Cinderella - aka Ella (Sarah Michelle Gellar
PROPOSALS to allow police to take DNA samples from those committing even the most minor offences have been branded "Big Brother" tactics. Under the proposals, members of the public caught speeding or dropping litter could be swabbed for DNA and their
THE smoking ban has fuelled a rise in complaints about noise made at licensed premises. Opposing plans for smokers to take their drinks on to a new roof terrace at Elements/Disco Fever, in Bournemouth, council environmental health officer Rachel Smith
A SIX-STEP plan of action has been agreed to at a debriefing meeting into this year's Wimborne Folk Festival. Organisers met with Wimborne Minster and District Chamber of Trade, the police, fire brigade and East Dorset District Council. The festival
A RARE bottle of champagne believed to have been taken from Hitler's Berlin wine cellar is going under the hammer at a Dorset auction. The bottle of 1937 Moet and Chandon champagne was taken from Hitler's "personal stock" by an allied soldier who was
WHEN Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service pilot David Morgan touched down at Bournemouth Airport, it was like coming home. The 42-year-old grew up in the town and was first bitten by the flying bug after taking off in a Chipmunk aircraft while in his
