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Cherries: 'Limited number' of Real Madrid tickets on sale tomorrow morning
CHERRIES have announced that a "limited number" of tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning for the exhibition match with Real Madrid. The club have not released the exact amount of tickets available, but have confirmed that they are all for the
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Non-league: Burbidge stays at Poole while Bashley sign Jones
BOSS Tom Killick hailed Luke Burbidge’s loyalty after the fleet-footed wideman decided to remain at Poole Town. Confusion had reigned over the future of the 21-year-old attacker when he publicly admitted he was in negotiations with Southern Premier
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Pirates: Rohan Tungate should recover for Belle Vue clash
ROHAN Tungate remains confident he will be fit enough to feature for Poole Pirates on Wednesday, despite being sidelined at Ipswich on Thursday. The 23-year-old withdrew from the Witches’ Premier League clash with Scunthorpe after a spill in his
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Another large fire underway on heathland at Bourne Bottom in Poole
9:04pm Reporter Steve Smith has spoken to Watch Manager Stuart Gillion at Ham Common. He said: "This was hot spots. Fires of the intensity that we have had on Wednesday create intense heat and the ground keeps that heat
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Cherries: Mitchell insists South Stand 'will be open'
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell is confident Cherries’ new South Stand will open ahead of Sunday's showdown with Spanish stars Real Madrid. Subject to “routine checks”, Dean Court will be able to accommodate the 2,500 Cherries fans who snapped up extra
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Lorry breaks down on major East Dorset route
A BROKEN down lorry in an awkward position is causing traffic problems in East Dorset this afternoon. The vehicle is on the A31 in Sturminster Marshall, and the road is partially blocked with very slow traffic eastbound around the Spetisbury turn off
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Broken-down van causes traffic mayhem on A31
THERE is more misery for motorists travelling westbound on the A31 this evening as a broken-down vehicle is causing queues. Traffic is currently queueing between Cadnam and Ringwood because of the van, which broke down at around 4.30pm. Although a recovery
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UPDATED: Long delays on the A31 after accident
MOTORISTS heading towards Dorset are facing long delays this afternoon after a crash on the A31. The westbound carriageway was blocked earlier between Picket Post and Poulner Hill due to a collision between a car and a caravan at around 11.50am
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UPDATED: Travellers moved on from Slades Farm and Baiter - but turn up at Pelhams and Whitecliff instead
SWIFT action was taken to evict travellers from a Bournemouth park yesterday - only for them to move two miles up the road. Bournemouth council and Dorset Police wasted no time in moving on around 20 traveller caravans that arrived at Slades Farm
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UPDATED: Anger over 45 degree danger traffic lights
A TRAFFIC light at a major crossing was still at a 45-degree angle yesterday after a collision that took place on Wednesday evening. The accident happened at Bournemouth’s Cooper Dean roundabout at around 9pm. One side of the lights had been
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Horse society issues advice for forest drivers
MOTORISTS need to be educated on how to safely pass horses on the road after a horrific crash where a rider broke her back and her horse was killed. The British Horse Society has issued advice to drivers following the collision between a van and
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Hamworthy school sails on with new name
GOVERNORS, former pupils, parents and staff were welcomed to celebrate the history of Hamworthy First School and Nursery ahead of its “monumental” name change. Pupils at the school voted to start the next school year with a brand new name, and
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Broken down car causes delays in Poole
A BROKEN down car is causing traffic delays on Alder Road in Poole. The vehicle, which has a twisted wheel, is blocking a lane at the Sainsbury’s roundabout, causing long queues back up to Wallisdown Road.
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Cyclist gear up for SkyRide
THE cyclist is king in Bournemouth tomorrow as riders hit the streets for the Sky Ride. From 6.15pm until 10.30pm, Westover Road, Gervis Place, Exeter Road, Bath Hill and other town centre locations will be closed to form part of an evening race
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Dirty dancing is all the rage
PAY homage to one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time, An Evening of Dirty Dancing is coming to the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth tonight. The show is a fully choreographed, theatrical celebration of the music from the iconic movie, starring
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Prepare for sci-fi invasion
IF sci-fi is your bag, then the Alien Invasion – The Exhibition is the one for you. This up close and personal encounter with monsters and aliens is running for five weeks at the BIC from July 20 to August 25. Enter the atmospheric extraordinary
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Christchurch backs fair-trade town bid
A CALL for Christchurch to become a Fairtrade town has been backed by the local council. Hundreds of people signed a petition which was presented to councillors at Christchurch earlier this year. More than 1,500 signatures were collected for
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Obituary of: Maurice George Smithers
A SURVIVOR of the longest continuous military campaign of World War Two has died at the age of 87. Maurice Smithers, who was born in Bournemouth, served on the cruiser HMS Royalist during the Battle of the Atlantic, which was at its height from
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Obituary of: Patricia Anne Drinkwater
AN exceptional nurse who worked as a missionary in Africa has died at the age of 79. Patricia Anne Drinkwater, who was known as Pat, was born in September 1933 at Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. She attended Sutton Coldfield High School
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Larry's power guitar
GUITARIST Larry Miller brings his fiery guitar playing and passionate vocals to Mr Kyps in Parkstone tonight. Larry is most famous for his mesmerising guitar playing and rip roaring shows in the UK and around Europe, bringing his unique showmanship
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Battle of the bandstand: new rules for music in Lower Gardens
NEW restrictions have come into force regarding music performances at the bandstand in the lower gardens after a number of groups were banned from playing. The Agency Soul Band and several other amplified music groups had their July dates cancelled
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Police arrest 16-year-old boy in heath fires probe
A 16-YEAR-old boy from Poole has been arrested by police investigating two major heath fires in Poole this week. Officers looking into the blazes at Canford Heath on Tuesday night and Ham Common on Wednesday are questioning the youth after arresting
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Out of Africa
LOVERS of world dance and music will be treated to a colourful outdoor celebration of dance and music from Africa on the Pavilion Dance terraces on Saturday from 12.30pm to 10pm. Pavilion Dance South West and The Association of Dance of the African
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Sky Ride, Real Madrid and sizzling temperatures - it's another busy weekend in Bournemouth
4:44pm We have just heard from Bournemouth Council's buildings inspector that the new south stand at the Goldsands Stadium has met the required standards. Good news for fans and the club, who worked hard to get it finished
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Heath fires show importance of part-time fire fighters - but there's a growing shortage
DORSET'S hard-pressed firefighters have issued a plea for more part-time recruits after dealing with three major incidents in one week. Part-time staff formed the backbone of Dorset Fire and Rescue's response to two heath fires and a dangerous
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Shop owner faces jail for selling dangerous illegal booze
A MARRIED couple who owned a Bournemouth off-licence swindled their customers with potentially dangerous counterfeit booze. Salman Isbir, of Wimborne Road, and Elif Gunduz, of Highfield Road, were found guilty of six charges of selling counterfeit
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Litter teams to work 24/7 as Bournemouth braced for busiest weekend of the year so far
BOURNEMOUTH is gearing up for one of the busiest weekends of the year with sizzling temperatures set to continue. After being one of the hottest places in the country yesterday, the mercury will drop slightly but rise again next week as the school
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Dexy's Midnight Runners - Larmer Tree Festival
THE effervescent Winchester four-piece Polly and the Billets Doux baked on the Garden Stage, dealing with instruments going out of tune and the blinding sun, as they pumped out their eclectic mix of poppy tunes. A little reminiscent of Belle and
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Has Dorset seen a share of the £9.9bn Olympic legacy?
A report for the Government says the UK ecomony has benefited by almost £10bn from last year's Olympic and Paralympic Games. The report by UK Trade and Investment said businesses had secured contract wins, additional sales and new foreign investment
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Arts by the sea
JUST when you thought festival season was over, the third Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival will take place from September 20 until October 12. The festival has a reputation for being one of the most unique and interesting in the south with
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Record sleeve with Beatles' signatures up for auction
A RECORD sleeve on which an air hostess collected the autographs of all four Beatles is up for auction. Auctioneers estimate the EP cover should raise £400-£500 when it goes under the hammer on Saturday. The auction comes a month ahead of the
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Saturday Sun play Sixty Million Postcards
IT’S set to get even brighter when Swanage indie darlings Saturday Sun play Sixty Million Postcards tomorrow evening. Band members Alex Hedley, Bill Merrick, Alec Harrison and Luke Kill have had a busy year with several high profile gigs. Last
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Just a fortnight to go until festival kicks off
THERE is under a fortnight to go until Lulworth Castle hosts the latest Camp Bestival festival on August 1-4. With a veritable smorgasbord of live acts, DJs, comedy, theatre shows, attractions, activities, poets, authors, talks, hundreds of things
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Tonefest is taking over
A SMALL-SCALE event with a big heart, Tonefest takes over a field just outside Poole from today until Sunday. The widely-praised, bijou festival sees Bootleg Blondie, Nizlopi, Electric Panda, Pronghorn, The Frequency, Gideon Conn, and Charley Macaulay
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Joey Essex at Halo nightclub
SHUT UP. The Only Way is Essex star Joey Essex is putting in an appearance at Halo nightclub on Exeter Road, Bournemouth on Monday night. The reality TV star returns to host Bournemouth’s biggest student night, Saints and Sinners. Essex, 21
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Caribbean flavour to procession through Bournemouth town centre
AN AFRICAN Caribbean style procession will make its way through Bournemouth town centre this month as part of the Bournemouth Masquerade Festival. The festival, produced by Umoja Arts Network, will feature a carnival procession, live music and
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Just you wait and sea
NESTLED in the heart of Poole, just a stone’s throw from Poole Quay, is the Guildhall Tavern. As you step off the quaint cobbled streets you are greeted in to an authentic French milieu, set inside this pretty listed building. It is here where husband
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The shame of drink driving
THE timing could hardly have been worse. In a week that scores of firefighters have given their all tackling two major heath blazes, one of their number appears in court for drink driving. Elaine Case is suspended and could lose her job after getting
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Badges there for older folk
THE purpose of blue parking badges is to make places more accessible to people who have some limit to their mobility. It therefore follows that there need to be enough spaces set aside and these need to be as close as possible to, for example, the
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Andre Rieu is show stopper
ON Saturday, July 13, the hottest day of 2013 so far, I was entering the Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne, for the first time in over 20 years. I’m 81 years of age, somewhat subject to claustrophobia and suffering from the heat of the day, so why was I
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Cyclists must obey the sign
DON’T think that I am a moaning pensioner – I can assure you that I am not – but something that really makes me mad is the number of cyclists that ignore the ‘no cycling’ signs. I walk along the prom most days and the 10am to 6pm notices are completely
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Losing choice with services
REGARDING your article on the NHS Trust proposed merger (‘Hosptials blow after merger move block’, July 12), the Competition Commission is there to regulate and safeguard the interests of the taxpayer. It stated that if the merger went ahead, local
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Plans for new Bournemouth primary school places set for approval
PLANS to expand two Bournemouth primary schools to cater for a total of 390 extra pupils are set to be approved by councillors next Wednesday. In a bid to provide places for an increasing number of primary school pupils, councillors are proposing
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Treehouse offers fun and super food too
I LOVE it when you discover a place by accident which serves up great food. While in Bournemouth town centre we stopped off at the new Treehouse Family Play in St Michael’s Road to give our daughter a chance to play on their hard play equipment
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Kerry appointed new funeral director at Nicholas O’Hara Funeral Directors
Nicholas O’Hara Funeral Directors have appointed Kerry Beale as a new funeral director to the family business. Kerry, pictured in the centre, will be responsible for the arranging and conducting of funerals from the three offices at Wimborne, Verwood
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Did you see Boscombe assault?
A MAN suffered a broken collar bone after he was assaulted in Boscombe on Saturday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place between 11pm and 11.15pm outside the Portman Hotel pub in Ashley Road. The 36-year-old
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McLaren unveils track-only 12C
MCLAREN’S supercar just got more hardcore. For those who want a full-on experience, it is launching the track-only high-performance variant of its 12C – the 12C GT Sprint. McLaren says it is “designed to offer further enhanced handling through
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Broadway Showtunes - Bournemouth Pavilion
IT wasn’t just the finale that was “One Singular Sensation” in the latest knockout show from Bournemouth’s Big Little Theatre School. While “One” – almost certainly one of the most popular musical theatre songs of all time – brought Broadway Showtunes
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News round-up
THE keys to the four millionth Ford Fiesta sold in the UK – a Fiesta Zetec in Candy Blue with the award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine – were presented to a proud customer at a Ford main dealer this week. Fiesta has led the small car segment
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Bournemouth family wins big car discount
A BOURNEMOUTH family has won £6,000 off a Hyundai Santa Fe from Westover after winning a prize draw. Faye Butterfield and her family went along to the draw at Westover in Wallisdown to discover that they had been pulled out of the hat in front
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Let’s axe the pub bench
PLEASE tell me why pubs always have bench tables. Lovely pubs lose custom because of this awful sitting arrangement. JAYNE CARTER RL Stevenson, Westbourne
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My favourite recipe: Crispy veal escalopes with rocket, parmesan & caper salad
THE traditional Austrian dish of Weiner Schnitzel is a classic retro dish from the 1980s. The combination of a light crispy crumb and delicately thin escalope of veal presents a sumptuous dish perfect for home dining with family and friends. Crispy
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Man injured in Boscombe fight this morning
One man has been injured after a fight in Boscombe this morning. The punch up happened outside the Bosc Vegas convenience store in Christchurch Road. Police and paramedics were called around 8.40am. There were no reports of any weapons.
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Ultra-efficient VW hits the UK
VOLKSWAGEN’S futuristic XL1, the world’s most fuel-efficient production hybrid car, took to the streets of the capital last week. The two-seat diesel-electric hybrid, which achieves a fuel consumption figure of 313 mpg while emitting just 21 g/
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Police apology to Good Samaritan implicated in "theft"
POLICE have been forced to apologise to a Good Samaritan shopper after releasing CCTV implicating her in a "theft" of cash dropped in a New Forest store . The woman, in her 50s, picked up £45 dropped by a fellow shopper in McColls newsagents in
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Tested - Hyundai i30
HYUNDAI has become major player in most segments of the market and it’s not hard to see why from the latest version of the i30. There is a real feel of quality and solidness throughout. Inside is a nice place to be, with excellent build quality
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Suspended school governor reported to police over Facebook campaign
A POOLE parent governor suspended following allegations of sexual harassment has now been reported to the police after launching a Facebook campaign. Ibrahim Bassiouni, 57, used the social media site to urge pupils to persuade their parents to
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Drink-drive firefighter facing sack
A SHAMED firefighter who turned to alcohol to help her cope with stress could face dismissal after being caught drink-driving. Bournemouth magistrates heard yesterday how safety adviser Elaine Case had been more than two and a half times over the
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Cherries: Flahavan can't wait to lock horns with old foe Ronaldo
CHERRIES keeper Darryl Flahavan is relishing Sunday’s replay against old foe Cristiano Ronaldo – seven years after getting the better of the Real Madrid star. Flahavan, 34, proved the £80 million man’s nemesis, keeping a clean sheet in Southend
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Southern League:Miller looking for better Bournemouth showing
SKIPPER Martin Miller is hoping Bournemouth can lay the ghost of an early-season horror show when they visit Alton tomorrow. The Lions were skittled for a mere 94 runs at Chapel Gate back in May, losing to the Hampshire outfit by seven wickets.
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Cricket: Bashley's Baker battles back from mystery illness
BASHLEY’S Nick Baker revealed cricket was the inspiration behind his fight-back from an unexplained condition that left him permanently deaf in one ear. Shaftesbury-based Baker, 26, is registered disabled after losing 68 per cent of his hearing
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Table tennis: England stars help inspire youngsters
HUNDREDS of children descended on Harewood College to take part in the final of the Sainsbury’s School Games table tennis competition. In total, 14 schools from across Dorset entered students in the competition, which was played out in the Bournemouth
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Beach volleyball: LeAF beach boys star at Sandbanks
ATHLETES from an elite school in Bournemouth stormed to victory in the Sandbanks beach yolleyball competition held over the weekend. Beach volleyball players Sam Allen, 16, and Matt Hunter, 19, from the LeAF Studio elite athletes’ academy – home
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Tennis: Toby's date on Centre Court at Wimbledon
DORSET’S Toby Samuel was part of the lucky few in the South West Performance Team who were taken to Wimbledon for the middle Saturday of the championships. The group were given a tour of the whole SW19 site as well as being shown around Centre
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Cricket: Badgers book a place in Dorset League final
BOURNEMOUTH Badgers booked their place in the final of the East and South Dorset Under-12 League Cup with an impressive victory over a spirited Winton team at Winton Oval. Badgers set up a date in the final with Parley Pirates at Colehill on Friday
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Golf: South West title for Dorset star Sophie
DORSET champion Sophie Keech clinched the South West Girls’ Championship title at Bath Golf Club on Sunday. The 17-year-old Parkstone player, formerly of Lyme Regis, won with a stunning first-round 69 and a 73 on the second round. Sophie’s
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Swimming: Youngsters gear up for the Sheffield show
A RECORD 41 swimmers from the Bournemouth-Poole area will be heading for Sheffield over the next two weeks to take on the best age group and youth swimmers in Britain. For most, the ASA National Age Group Championships, which start on Wednesday
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UPDATED: Man plucked from sea in 6ft dinghy tells rescuers 'I'm sailing to Ireland'
A DIVE boat skipper told of his shock after rescuing a man who was trying to sail from Dorset to Ireland in a blow-up boat. The sunburnt sailor, who was plucked from the water three nautical miles south of Durdle Door, said he was trying to sail
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UPDATED: Traffic queues to Upton bypass thanks to resurfacing works at Sandford
ROADWORKS caused drivers to sit in queues for up to two hours along the A351 Sandford Road yesterday. Workmen from Dorset County Council were carrying out resurfacing on the road between Sandford and Wareham as work continues to create a cycle
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UPDATED: Police hunting Kinson Common sex pest
POLICE are hunting a sex attacker who assaulted a woman on a deserted common last week. The victim was sexually assaulted just off Poole Lane at around 1am on Wednesday, July 10. The incident is feared to be the latest, and most serious, in
