JASON Doyle lamented a seized engine and a broken throttle as he narrowly missed out on a double-figure score for Pirates in their impressive victory last night. The young Aussie, who has made light of his step up from reserve to number four, scored
ACCUSATIONS that it has been rushed out because of a possible snap election have overshadowed a new report into the future of the NHS. But when health minister Lord Darzi's report becomes practice, what will it mean for those who work in the NHS and
MORE evidence of a slowdown in house prices has come from Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender. Its latest monthly survey says prices fell by 0.6 per cent in September, dragging down the annual rate of inflation from 11.4 per cent in August to 10.7
Civic chiefs have pledged to safeguard water sports at Hengistbury Head Outdoor Education Centre. Organisations will be invited to take over the running of water sports and other land-based activities at the centre. And, to cut costs, councillors are
A WAREHAM grandmother is on track to star in the gruelling four-day Lombard Rally. Karen Young, 50, will take the wheel of her trusty Mini Perodua to take on more than 1,000 miles of varying terrain. The nurse is determined to continue her fine record
A LEADING midwife and academic has warned that it could become impossible for some able candidates to become midwives because of changes in the way they will be trained. Bournemouth University's School of Health and Care receives around 1,000 applications
PART of Lymington High Street could soon be open to one-way traffic only, while the popular Saturday market is in full swing. Currently, traffic is two-way in High Street to New Street where eastbound vehicles, except buses en route to the bus station
IT was with a sad heart that I read about the death of Alex, the world-renowned African Grey parrot, at the age of 31 last month. OK. OK. Let's have it then, just to get it out of the way. Yes, Alex is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and
SOGGY carrots, greasy meat and stodgy puddings are definitely not on the menu at one Bournemouth primary school. I braved a school dining room to find out what kind of food children are given and crucially whether or not they like it. Gone are the days
A DOUBLE postal strike is causing disruption - but postal privatisation, and the email age, mean it is not completely crippling communication. Postal workers started 48-hour action at noon yesterday and will stage another two-day strike on Monday and
IN AN unusual move a successful special school has offered to help turn around a failing main-stream Bournemouth primary school. Townsend Primary and Nursery has been deemed by inspectors to be a failing school. Test results are poor and the number of
A BLOCK of flats off Dorset Road has been earmarked for demolition and redevelopment as the first phase of a multi-million pound revamp of the Somerford estate. Landlord Twynham Housing Association wants to replace the 1960s Cheviot Court block of 18
BOYS will be joining the girls at an independent school in Bournemouth. Wentworth College in Southbourne will take boys for the first time next September and in doing so will become the only mixed independent senior school in Bournemouth. Assistant
EVERY fatal road accident is shocking to a greater or lesser degree. And every one is a tragedy, often for a great many people - not least loved ones left behind. The latest incident on Dorset's roads on the night of Wednesday, October 4, was doubly
A DESPERATE dad who hit the headlines last year when he staged a dramatic protest at Poole Civic Centre believes officials have now blacklisted his family. Decorator Tom Holmes scaled the balcony at the council's headquarters to unfurl a banner highlighting
IT’S been a while since my last offering. In fact, I’m now a year older since I last posted. I celebrated my birthday on Tuesday. Although my mum doesn’t think I look 32, I told her that all these years of watching Cherries has aged me. I must admit I
IT’S been a while since my last offering. In fact, I’m now a year older since I last posted. I celebrated my birthday on Tuesday. Although my mum doesn’t think I look 32, I told her that all these years of watching Cherries has aged me. I must admit I
A DEPARTMENT store in Bournemouth opened its new eco-friendly shop on Thursday by tearing a paper ribbon. Marks & Spencer in the town centre has been the first of the chain's 400 shops to be refurbished in a more environmentally friendly fashion. Various
A TOWN centre enhancement scheme for Wimborne has been unanimously approved by councillors, with £30,000 set aside for the design and public consultation process. Committee members and speakers at East Dorset District Council on Wednesday repeatedly
MORE money is needed for new homes because only a third of the affordable housing desperately needed in North Dorset is actually being built, it is claimed. The government's belief that social landlords will be able to build cheaper homes will merely
ORGANISATIONS fighting gravel extraction plans in and around Hordle are calling for all residents to protest against what they see as a county council draft plan to designate three farms as a single quarry site. A government planning inspector has recently
SIXTIES pop survivors The Hollies, who play Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre on Friday, have a growing reputation as a gloriously unstoppable force. They have been around so long that they appeared on the very first Top of the Tops with Dusty Springfield
POLICE on Thursday named the 19-year-old driver who died after a head-on crash on the Badbury Rings road. Robert Stuart Tazey of Phelipps Road, Corfe Mullen was in a silver Vauxhall Corsa heading towards Blandford when he was in collision with a 3-tonne
The Producers, Mayflower, Southampton The Mayflower has hit the jackpot with this dazzling new touring production of Mel Brooks' superb musical comedy The Producers. Originally an Oscar winning film and then a hit Broadway and West End show, this riotously
Alan Carr, Tivoli, Wimborne ONE of the funniest evenings I have spent in a theatre, Alan Carr kept us laughing for well over two hours and yelling for more. The camp, bespectacled comic is catty and prissy in his cutting observations and reminiscences
BSO, Lighthouse, Poole Intoning the opening theme of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, for extra impact nine horns released this brass-laden score on its life-encompassing journey. Marin Alsop conducting, this 90-minute milestone achieved a subtle lift that eschewed
FLOWERS have been laid at the scene where two men died after their car crashed and burst into flames. The victims, the 18-year-old driver and a passenger aged 39, both from Wimborne, were trapped in the Hyundai Accent. The incident happened just after
THE age of the tram could return to Bournemouth in a bid to ease growing traffic congestion. A senior councillor believes a fleet of modern trams could also prove a major tourist attraction. Trams were a familiar sight in the resort a century ago, operating
TWO men were arrested after a drama at a Ferndown post office yesterday. Bystanders called police after two men were pursued from the post office at lunchtime. The incident happened at the Wimborne Road East Post Office, near the car dealership George
AN upbeat Kevin Bond is confident bottom-of-the-table Cherries can turn their dismal form around by putting in the hard yards on the training ground. The manager revealed his side would focus on good old-fashioned graft in an attempt to dig themselves
MATT Ford has warned Pirates fans not to "get too carried away" with Adrian Gomolski's impressive form after the Pole notched double figures on his home debut last night. The 20-year-old, brought in to replace Craig Boyce until the end of the season,
NOW both the Conservatives and Labour have ditched Blackpool for their annual get-togethers, Bournemouth tourism chiefs are hoping their northern rival's loss will be their gain. Last night the conference curtains finally went down on Blackpool as Tory
EAST Dorset netball has been given a big boost with a number of the area's young stars stepping on to the England ladder. Peeks/Priory Sports Netball Club player and Twynham School pupil Alex Sinclair has been selected to join both the England under-
Parley Sports celebrated their NatWest Under-16 Indoor Cricket League debut with two emphatic Rose Bowl wins, the first over much fancied Basingstoke & North Hants. They posted 122-4 (Sam Collins 30) to beat Basingstoke by 50 runs - four opposing batsmen
