Archive
-
Date
Standing tall for relegation battle
MICHAEL Standing says he is desperate to help Cherries secure their League One status after suffering the "nightmare" of relegation last year. Standing yesterday penned a deal for the rest of the season on non-contract terms and goes straight into the
-
Date
Linnets in talks over name change
TROUBLED Lymington and New Milton could be set for a fresh start next season as New Milton Town FC. Linnets, who were forced to slash their playing budget recently, are in "serious discussions" over the change of name, partly in a bid to build an improved
-
Date
Soles key to Vokes ending back woes
SAM Vokes has always had rhythm but now he believes that he's finally found his sole. The 17-year-old Cherries striker, who burst on the scene earlier this season, has been left frustrated on the sidelines for a month with a nerve problem in his back
-
Date
Cummings' call for consistency
WARREN Cummings says consistency will be the key to Cherries' League One survival hopes. Cummings was one of the few players to emerge with any credit from Cherries' dismal 2-0 defeat at Blackpool on Tuesday. The abject display at Bloomfield Road came
-
Date
Mayor still holds top job in town
A MAYOR who was asked to resign and hand back her chains of office has not done so. A statement issued by Ferndown Town Council now suggests mayor Liz Stevens may not return to her post before her term of office ends in May. The town council's Paul
-
Date
‘He’s killing mum’
SARAH Clark is quite calm as she recounts how her former partner strangled her unconscious and whacked her head on the dressing table. What makes her cry is then having to recount how her two children watched their mum lying helpless and bleeding on
-
Date
For your information...
The Freedom of Information Act is an extremely rare thing - it's a law that does exactly what it says on the tin. For the past two years UK citizens - including those who work in the media - have been able to obtain all kinds of facts, figures and interesting
-
Date
Local wealth put at risk from 'too slow' reforms
GOVERNMENT moves to boost business are "too slow", warn chartered accountants across the South. Chancellor Gordon Brown's long-term reviews "will not give results for five to 10 years" - accountants want action now to remove barriers to business growth
-
Date
'Tax' may lead to homes crisis
A LEADING architect claims that a controversial "bedroom tax" on developers will create a crisis for affordable housing in the Purbecks. A member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Ken Morgan of Morgan Carey Architects, blasted Purbeck District
-
Date
In the deep end
MY HEART'S racing and the adrenaline's pumping through my bloodstream. I'm running as hard as I can but I'm immersed in water and I'm not moving anywhere... Sounds like the stuff nightmares are made of but actually I'm at the Littledown Sports Centre
-
Date
Time ‘not right’ for recycling trial extension
OPPOSITION members have accused Tory-controlled Christchurch council of failing to match local residents' commitment to recycling. Liberal Democrat councillors, already critical of the borough's failure to meet its 30 per cent recycling target in the
-
Date
Simon says no, no, no to rehab
SIMON Cowell was in the press this week blasting Robbie Williams' and Britney Spears' recent stints in rehab as "self-indulgence". His pull your self together and stop wallowing in self-pity attitude is typical of his plain talking, black and white views
-
Date
500 residents still at risk from flooding
FLOOD warning advice is being given to more than 500 Lymington residents whose properties continue to be at risk until a £3.5 million defence scheme is completed in the winter. The Environment Agency has completed its study for the Lymington flood alleviation
-
Date
Town halls hit back over 'fat cats' pay jibe
Bournemouth council's chief executive Pam Donnellan has been described as "good value for money" after it was revealed that she earns £116,358 a year. Following the publication of a town hall rich list,' it has also emerged that four of the borough's
-
Date
Interest rate increases slowing
PRESSURE for interest rate rises over coming months is easing, says Portman Building Society subsidiary The Mortgage Works. "The case for further rate increases is getting progressively weaker," said group development director Matthew Wyles. "The
-
Date
Big cheese of Ashley Chase
MIKE PULLIN glances over his emails. He has a new one from Canada from a man congratulating him on his farmhouse cheddar. With a hint of desperation between the lines, the emailer asks where he can get more of it. "It's nice to get that sort of thing
-
Date
Keeping an eye out
SATELLITE-TRACKED pay as you drive' road charging across a European motoring super-state is only a decade away. EU-wide equipment standards are already being discussed. There are already several European directives in place. And Poole-based Siemens
-
Date
Small business unit to shrink
Dear Sir, I WELCOME the government's decision - in response to concern by my committee over the effectiveness of the Small Business Service - to downsize it as a smaller policy unit within the DTI. The new, slimmed down unit must now do what its predecessor
-
Date
STANDING SET TO SIGN
KEVIN Bond was this afternoon expected to complete the signing of midfielder Michael Standing. The 25-year-old, who has been training with Cherries for three weeks, is likely to be drafted in to help ease a crippling midfield crisis. Marcus Browning
-
Date
Children will have to learn of risk
Dear Sir, IT'S no earthly use saying that we are doing really well and we are more successful than Japan. It's no use saying that if there are a lot of people entering the workforce without basic skills or an understanding of risk. If you bring up
-
Date
Webster back in the groove
SHAUN Webster's stop-start season finally got going with a three-under-par 69 in the first round of the Singapore Masters today. The Canford Magna touring professional chalked up six birdies in his joint best round of the year to stake a share of 32nd
-
Date
Bond keen to do another Bjarni deal
KEVIN Bond has revealed he is keen to bring Bjarni Vidarsson back to Cherries for another loan spell. The Icelandic midfielder came on a substitute during the 2-0 defeat at Blackpool on Tuesday - the last game of his existing one-month deal. But with
-
Date
Silver for Kim in Dublin’s fair city
BOURNEMOUTH Dolphins' Welsh Youth Squad member Kim Rowles came home with silver and bronze medals after her first trip with the principality's senior squad. Rowles, 14, the youngest member of the Wales team at the Celtic Tri Nations in Dublin, came third
-
Date
Tracy’s reunion in Remedy role
FORMER European Ladies Tour professional Tracy Loveys has been reunited with Nigel Tokely at Remedy Oak Golf Club. The three-times Roehampton Gold Cup winner is Tokely's new head assistant professional at the prestigious Dorset course near Horton. Loveys
-
Date
KITTED OUT AND READY TO GO
IT emerged that Jason Crump will be wearing the number one race jacket for Pirates this year following a behind-closed-doors practice session at Poole Stadium. Club officials would not comment on the actual team riding order, but what the Australian
-
Date
Hants through to Liberty final
HAMPSHIRE are through to the Liberty Trophy final for the first time in eight years after staging a sprint finish to win a pulsating semi-final against Somerset. When trailing by 13 shots at 17 ends, Hampshire seemed booked for defeat but they fought
-
Date
OAP's lucky escape
AN elderly woman had to be cut free from her Reliant Rialto car when she lost control and it overturned in a Christchurch car park on Wednesday. The accident happened at about 10.15am at the Co-op Pioneer supermarket. The three-wheeler was in collision
-
Date
Beached dolphin may have fallen foul of nets
INVESTIGATIONS are being carried out after a dead dolphin was washed up on a Bournemouth beach. The grim discovery was made by a runner at Fisherman's Walk, Southbourne, prompting fears that the creature may have fallen foul of trawler nets. Numerous
-
Date
Lenny’s my local hero
Lenny Henry, Pavilion, Bournemouth WHEN you grow up with Lenny as one of the most prominent comedians of your generation, you're reluctant to see him live. I thought it could only lead to disappointment. I was worried for him. This man brought us Tiswas
-
Date
Hall is happy at this stage
Rich Hall, Centre Stage, Westbourne THERE is a certain humble quality to Rich Hall. Here is a fifty-something aspired-to comedian who has been doing the circuit for years, appeared on several Letterman shows and can claim credit for being the inspiration
-
Date
LET US SPRAY
A CHRISTIAN who painted a public message of forgiveness after a brick was thrown through her window was fined £80 for vandalism. The woman daubed "Love yor (sic) neighbour" and "Jesus lives here" on the boarded-up windows of an empty house near the home
-
Date
Tributes to funnyman Inman
COMIC actor, known for his role in Are You Being Served, John Inman has died. His friend Tony Hardman paid tribute to Mr Inman: "He was a very dear man, a very nice man and I mean nice in the biggest possibly way." Mr Inman came to Bournemouth several
-
Date
Thanks a yacht!
RACING legend and multi-millionaire Eddie Jordan is said to be so delighted with his new 37-metre Sunseeker yacht that he is coming to Poole to thank the team who built it. The 58-year-old, who made his fortune as a Formula One constructor and ran the
