A SUPREME defensive display from Lamin Dibba provided Bournemouth Poppies with the platform to defeat Hamworthy United 3-0. Dibba, tasked with keeping ex-Victoria Park striker Jack Swann quiet, produced a faultless display, combining aerial prowess with
VERWOOD Town twice came from behind to beat East Cowes Victoria 4-2 and stay in the Division One mix. Adie Arnold was very pleased with his side's performance and character, having responded well to a weekend off last week. He said: "They went 1-0 up
RINGWOOD Town continued their mini-revival with a second consecutive draw as they held Bemerton Heath Harlequins to a goalless draw. The team have enjoyed an upturn in form since Jy Taylor took charge and they moved on to six points, but remain second
GRAHAM Kemp praised Christchurch's best performance in terms of "team ethic" as they beat Hayling United 2-1. It wasn't vintage football from Kemp's side but they battled well to earn the points. "We stuck together, hung in there and came out with credit
CHRISTER Warren said his Wimborne Town side would "keep knocking on the door" after Scott Joyce ensured Magpies punished Poole Town's midweek slip-up. With Dolphins only drawing at Hamble on Tuesday, Warren's team did not fall into the same trap as they
FOUR new signings made all the difference for struggling New Milton Town as they drew 1-1 against Brading Town. Boss Trevor Parker recruited Toby Redwood, Pat Holt, Danny Pidgley and Nick Jones to help stop the rot. And he was pleased with the response
LOAN rangers Jamie O'Hara and Will Hoskins had Cherries supporters reaching for their masks. And on the evidence of this sterile performance, survival kits could be the order of the day. Cherries were simply dreadful, with Millwall goalkeeper Rab Douglas
FIRE ripped through the roof of a giant barn used for smoking meat, fish and cheese. The blaze started in the early hours of Saturday morning after a spark from a smoke generator set light to flammable materials stored in the former milking parlour at
TOO many cooks spoil the broth they say, but in Wimborne this weekend the sight of the town's top chefs doing culinary battle at 20 paces only served to add spice to the town's first ever food festival. Launched on Friday evening at a civic ceremony
If you can recall the much-underrated 1980s sitcom Sorry! starring Ronnie Corbett, you'll remember the main character Timothy Lumsden who was constantly manipulated into staying at home by his mother. But what if the shoe was the other foot and it was
IN "the olden days"- some time early to mid-1980s - I was a trainee reporter in Derby. I would sit at a big typewriter tapping out stories on small, flimsy pieces of paper - a large dictionary and correction fluid close at hand. The trick was to write
EDUCATION bosses at an East Dorset independent school are to reveal their building wish list to the public, before it is officially submitted to district planners. Castle Court School in Corfe Mullen wants to embark on a building revamp scheme costing
AN MP wants a Royal Navy ship to be sunk off the coast to provide an attraction for divers and help re-invent the area's tourist economy. Tobias Ellwood's idea is to clean up a warship and remove the engine, then sink it to a depth of about 25 metres
AS BBC director general Mark Thompson recently announced plans to reduce the size of the corporation, placing up to 2,500 jobs at risk, the future of public sector broadcasting in the UK hangs in the balance. The cuts - said to be centred on BBC News
RESIDENTS at a Bournemouth home park are risking their lives every day to get to their local shops. That's the claim of David Buckle, chairman of Bournemouth Park Home Residents' Association. Mr Buckle, who lives at Iford Bridge home park, will be urging
THE latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) says UK house prices in September generally fell again, with more of its members reporting a fall in prices locally than an increase. It said enquiries from new buyers had fallen
A TRAVELLER family including five young children who found sanctuary under the shadow of Christchurch Priory for more than a week has been given its marching orders. On Friday Christchurch council served a direction order on the travellers camped in
RESIDENTS and community leaders are celebrating after approval was finally granted for a new Lidl supermarket in Hamworthy. After initially knocking back the application in January, Poole planning chiefs gave the thumbs-up to the scheme in front of a
