MORE than 5,000 women who ran this year's Bournemouth Race for Life have not returned their sponsorship. And only half of those who joined the race in Poole Park have paid in their money. If each raised £100 and didn't pay, the charity would lose up to
IT might sound like mission impossible. A village is trying to tell its youngsters to spend less time chatting on their mobile homes. The plea comes from Colehill Parish Council, which is concerned about potential health risks and says kids should only
HENGISTBURY Residents' Association is warning that the beauty spot is in danger of turning into an island and parts of Christchurch could be flooded unless urgent action is taken. Members of the Association (Henra) are lobbying councillors in Bournemouth
ARCHITECTS who worked on the new British Library in London will lead the design team shaping the future of Durlston Castle, Swanage, as a 21st-century visitor centre for the Jurassic Coast. Members of the public are being urged to have their say on a
A TEENAGE girl has been left "upset and disturbed" after she was sexually assaulted in Poole town centre, detectives have said. The 16-year-old was attacked by a man who followed her down an alleyway behind the Kingland Road bus station, forcing himself
FURTHER interest rate cuts now seem even less likely after Bank of England minutes showed this month's vote went to the wire again. Minutes from the Bank's rate-setting meeting show that only five of the nine-strong committee voted to cut rates to 4.5
ALL creatures great and small were preened and proudly paraded for the 75th annual Shaftesbury and Gillingham Show. Around 25,000 people packed into the event yesterday for a true flavour of life in the country. With 400 cattle, 500 horses and 500 sheep
DIVERTING thousands of vehicles a day through Highcliffe would be a recipe for disaster, says Christchurch councillor David Jones. Cllr Jones represents Highcliffe West ward and wants borough council officers to look for alternatives to sending vehicles
IN the words of Victor Meldrew: They just didn't believe it. TV licensing bosses wouldn't take no for an answer when pensioner Sheila Skellon told them she didn't watch the box. She received countless letters from the organisation in the last five years
A BOURNEMOUTH MP who lost his brother in the Bali bombing has reacted angrily after 18 terrorists jailed for the atrocity had their sentences cut. Tobias Ellwood's eldest brother Jonathan, 37, was among 28 Britons killed when two bombs exploded in Kuta
THE devastated mother of a little girl who accidentally strangled herself has told how she battled to save her daughter's life. Sharon Birch found four-year-old Stephanie with a rope wrapped three times around her neck in the back garden of the family
A 27-YEAR-OLD Poole man sank his teeth into another man's nose during a clash in a pub beer garden. Ian Craig of Lander Close was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm yesterday following the incident at the Lord Wimborne pub in Poole
A TOTAL OF 56 Flying Fifteens were on the start line at Parkstone Yacht Club for the 57th Flying Fifteen National Championships sponsored by Cobb's Quay Marina. With westerly winds of 10 -12 knots, race officer Bryan Drake got the fleet underway for the
CLUB captains Ashleigh Osborne-Scott and Kostas Stamatakis led Bournemouth Dolphins' medal charge at the Plymouth Open Meet. Osborne-Scott, 18, hit personal best times in all six of her races to collect five gold medals and a silver. Her first win came
A TEAM of paranormal investigators from Dorset is determined to find definitive proof of the afterlife. The ghost hunters have just opened for business and already have bookings from a haunted homeowner in Wareham, who claims to see a phantom at the end
FRANCESCA Martinez would love to wear high heels. Unfortunately, as she points out, when you've got cerebral palsy, it's not a wise idea. As a result of her disability, there are quite a few no-go areas in 26-year-old Francesca's life. She wouldn't, for
ANGRY Milford residents have formed an action group to fight the closure of the village community hospital. Milford Hospital Action Group will work with the Save Our Community Hospitals campaign which opposes any bed and hospital closures in the Forest
