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  • CHERRIES TAKE IT TO THE MAX

    MAX Maxaldinho' Gradel lit up Gresty Road by bagging a stunning second-half double as Cherries romped to an emphatic 4-1 victory over the Railwaymen. The Leicester City loan star, who hails from the Ivory Coast, netted with a rasping 25-yard volley to

  • Survey's wrong - girls are out there!

    A SURVEY which recently put the New Forest as the sixth most difficult place for men to find a girlfriend has been knocked for six statistically. It seems there are plenty of women out there. The secret is discovering how to meet them. The New Forest

  • Traders warn over further road closure

    TRADERS in Sherborne say they've bitten the bullet on town centre road closures made permanent this week, but warn that any additions to the scheme would kill their businesses. An experimental road closure order had been operating in the centre of the

  • Traveller's fight is to be aired on TV

    A TRAVELLER who has fought for more than 20 years for the right to live on his land is having his case aired by BBC television. Charlie Mabey, of Corfe Mullen, will be the subject of BBC1 regional current affairs programme Inside Out on Wednesday (October

  • Your chance to save lives

    THERE'S an opportunity to help save lives coming your way soon. The National Blood Service is holding donor sessions in the Memorial Hall, off Whitefield Road, New Milton, between 1pm and 3.25pm and from 4.30pm to 7pm on Wednesday, October 10 and on

  • Wonderful wedding venue

    WEDDINGS can now take centre stage at the fully restored Opera House in Boscombe. The Victorian theatre which is now best known as a live music venue has been awarded a licence to hold civil wedding ceremonies. The Opera House has recently reopened

  • Roadworks woe in town

    To add to the roadworks currently disrupting motorists' journeys, there are more on the way into Poole. With the A351 through Purbeck seriously disrupted for six weeks from Monday, Octiober 8 and closed for two weeks from October 29 at Sandford, the

  • Brave Ann cuts it fine

    HOW about this for a head start? Charlton Marshall pensioner Ann Dennett has had her hair shaved off for charity - because it's easier than running. The 64-year-old cut it fine at Corfe Mullen's Studio Two 20. "I don't run or swim, and this seemed like

  • Love island

    CYPRUS, the birthplace of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty, may not be synonymous with adventure sports to most people. But go beyond the island's glorious beaches and quaint fishing ports and you will find different experiences await you

  • Moss: 'Time's on our side'

    REJUVENATED keeper Neil Moss believes Cherries have time on their side as they bid to turn their season around, starting at Crewe in this afternoon's key League One clash. Moss, a veteran of more than 200 League games, returned to the Cherries starting

  • Odds-on bet for family fun?

    I AM fascinated by the people I meet when I arrive at work just before five in the morning. As we are close to the town centre, I am often greeted by revellers stumbling back to their homes, as well the last clients of what I am sure was another long

  • PLACE YOUR BETS!

    A NEW casino looks an odds-on certainty for Bournemouth after developers agreed to scale down its size and make the Pavilion project more "family-friendly". Yesterday Bournemouth council announced that the project had been "modified" following talks

  • Pirates' Craven hopes given a boost

    PIRATES' hopes of retaining the Craven Shield have been boosted by a BSPA decision ordering Peterborough to "fulfil" all their fixtures in the competition. Poole Castle Cover, who won the trophy last year, and Reading, are due to go to the Showground