DORSET and Wiltshire have home advantage when they stage the South West qualifying round of the National Counties' Seven-a-Side competition at Bestwall, Wareham, on Sunday (2pm). Mainly Swanage and Wareham and Dorchester players will represent the Twin
NATIONAL Health Service dental practices in Dorset are being given grants of up to £6,500 each to modernise their premises and upgrade equipment. The Department of Health is distributing £35 million across the country and Dorset's share comes to £458,907
Until last week, members of the so-called BH9 gang were simply known as a handful of idle kids on the look-out for aggravation. The One Stop shop is just one of the places where the group, made up mainly of 15 and 16-year-olds, hang round at night, smoking
A COUNCILLOR says he has spent seven years complaining about antisocial behaviour near the spot where Clive Wilcox was murdered. Retired newsagent Cllr David Clutterbuck used to own a shop directly outside the One Stop all-night convenience store on Wimborne
Love's eternal triangle wreaks its havoc on a young woman. Written by Ingmar Bergman. Poole Arts Centre Finding Forrester (12) Sean Connery, Rob Brown, Anna Paquin **** Intelligent and overlooked drama about a ghetto boy who finds inspiration in the company
WEST Ham's veteran former England full back Stuart Pearce, who is being quoted as third favourite to replace Harry Redknapp as manager at Upton Park, is set to be in action at Dorchester tonight. The 39-year-old Pearce, who began his long career in the
HE PROMISED a night to remember at the Wessex Stadium and Vaughan Carter proved as good as his word. After three seasons in the Weymouth Sports hot-seat, the popular player-boss bowed out in style by leading his side to a superb 4-2 victory over third
DORCHESTER are hopeful of getting their NSA Dorset Premier Division season off the ground at home to last season's runners-up Wim-borne tomorrow despite last night's downpours. "Providing we get the sun that is forecast and no more heavy rain the wicket
WEYMOUTH will be without batsman Ben Lawes for tomorrow's NSA Dorset Premier Division trip to Sherborne, start 1.30. The Dorset under-25 star has been forced to pull out of the fixture due to university commitments. But the Seasiders can call on a 'class
THE Melplash Show has been cancelled because of foot and mouth. And organisers of the annual Dorchester Show are set to make a decision on whether their event goes ahead or not early next month. The recommendation to abandon the Bridport-based show on
On their way: Chris Osborne, from Trimar Hospice, in the driving seat of passenger Joe Patterson's Morris 8 two-seater, which Joe will be driving in the Dorset Tour on Sunday, May 27. The vintage car event starts at Lodmoor car park at 9.30 am, passing
HE PROMISED a night to remember at the Wessex Stadium and Vaughan Carter proved as good as his word. After three seasons in the Weymouth Sports hot-seat, the popular player-boss bowed out in style by leading his side to a superb 4-2 victory over third
THE fossilised skull of a prehistoric baby sea lizard - said to be "irreplaceable" - was among a £10,000 haul grabbed by thieves who smashed their way into the Dinosaurland museum at Lyme Regis. Owner Steve Davies wept as he told how his star exhibit
PIRATES co-promoter Matt Ford has warned Grzegorz Walasek he will not tolerate another non-appearance because of a fixture clash with meetings in Poland. The simple message is: "You can't afford to let us down again, even if a fixture clash is a genuine
HOUSEHOLDERS across the South are today again waking up to the promise of cheaper mortgages after the third cut in interest rates in four months. But savers will see the value of their investments drop after the Bank of England cut the base rate by 0.25
"UTTER relief and sheer joy," greeted the surprise news that Ringwood looks set to be included in the New Forest National Park after all. Yesterday it was confirmed that following a major rethink Ringwood was to be included in the National Park draft
A SEVERELY disabled woman was left humiliated and abandoned in the centre of Bournemouth after a bus driver refused to allow her wheelchair on board. Heidi Cobley from Christchurch was told the powered-wheelchair was too big for the year-old double-decker
THE brother of murder victim Clive Wilcox has made emotional appeals to the pupils of two Bournemouth schools for information. Rod Wilcox pleaded with the children of Winton and Glenmoor schools to pass any information they may have to police investigating
A CARE assistant swindled almost £8,500 from friends and two elderly residents at rest homes where she worked, a court was told. One of the victims was a 76-year-old multiple sclerosis sufferer who also had senile dementia. Another was an 84-year-old
WHEN yobs overturned a giant trash bin it left residents and dustbin men staring each other out over whose job it was to clear up - while rats and birds fed on the rotting rubbish. Now the landlord is calling for better co-operation to beat the vandals
A KNIFE-wielding sex attacker pounced on a woman as she walked through a quiet residential area. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault or for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Green Road area of Winton on Sunday evening to come forward
WHEN Vera and William Bridson got married 56 years ago the whole of Europe was celebrating - the couple tied the knot on VE Day. William said: "My father told me to wait until after the war to get married and I did - just! "It turned out to be a double
TEN years ago two hikers in the Alps chanced upon a long-lost relative of Mrs Marie Mosely of Ferndown. He was discovered emerging from a glacier - and he was 5,300 years old. Now a new book has been published telling the story of all that is known of
A POPULAR Scout group is facing closure unless it can find a new assistant leader by the summer. The current assistant of 1st Wareham scout group is due to retire in August and the group is having trouble finding someone to step into his shoes. It has
ANIMALS at the Lulworth Castle farm are looking forward to seeing visitors again after being off-limits during the foot-and-mouth crisis. The farm shut at the start of the crisis in March but has decided to re-open its doors for the summer. Although pigs
A CELEBRATION of that extraordinarily Australian trait of being able to see the world with its trousers down, The Dish is a simple pleasure. It's based on the true story of how a small team of boffins who operated a huge satellite dish next to a sheep
GARY Emerson goes into today's second round of the Benson and Hedges International Open ideally placed to make his first halfway cut since the Spanish Open last month. The 37-year-old Broadstone player began the day in a tie for 12th place after an opening
LOCAL rivals Bashley (Rydal) and Bournemouth collide head-on at Bashley Common Road tomorrow (1pm) in a Southern Electric ECB Premier League clash neither can afford to lose. Bournemouth made a near perfect start, whipping newly promoted Liphook and Ripsley
THE Blues had to come from behind to treat their fans to a victory in what could be the last Dorset Combination League game ever at Grove Corner. The island side, who are joining the Jewson Wessex Combination next season, found themselves a goal down
EX-INTERNATIONAL coach Gavin Featherstone will host a training session on Sunday for EHA Vase finalists Weymouth. The hockey guru has lead America and South Africa in his career and will pass on a wealth of experience to the eager Seasiders. Skipper Dave
BEAMINSTER skipper Nick David will be looking for improved batting form from his side when they face Marnhull at the Memorial Playing Field tomorrow in NSA Dorset Cricket League Division One. He said only Simon Jones of the top six batsmen really contributed
Portland Red Triangle's season begins in earnest tomorrow with a fixture against near neighbours Weymouth Seconds at Redlands. The islanders recorded a double against their opponents last season, although both games were close encounters in which the
DORCHESTER call up veteran Chris Slocombe into their squad of 19 for the Dorset & Wilts Second Team Cup final at Salisbury on Sunday. The 36-year-old gets the nod because all of the county town's other scrum-halves are cup-tied. Slocombe will be at
HARRY Redknapp's departure from West Ham and immediate link with the vacant manager's job at Southampton will bring back memories for AFC Bournemouth supporters of "Harrygate", the controversy that blew up after he walked out of Dean Court in the summer
FORMER Cherries loan star Jermain Defoe today paid tribute to the man he calls "my mentor" after the shock departure of Harry Redknapp from West Ham on Wednesday. Defoe, who returned to Upton Park earlier this week after a glorious seven-month loan spell
WEYMOUTH Market could be facing its last year in business due to massive rents, traders warned today. They claim that the cost of a pitch on the weekly Thursday market has continued to rise, forcing many stallholders to pack up and move away. David Hosken
A NEW shock survey has today exposed the level of violence and verbal abuse levelled at teachers in Dorset. The results of a snap-shot survey of primary and secondary school teachers right across the South West revealed there are around 1,270 physical
A WEST Dorset contingent is gearing up for the 2001 Playtex Moonwalk in London tomorrow. They will be joining 8,000 other bra-clad women - and some men - to help in the fight against breast cancer. The moonwalk is the only power walking marathon, and
WEYMOUTH FC Supporters' Club are going into partnership with CancerCare Dorset. The big hearted Terras fans will be backing the charity during all of their future fundraising events. Supporters' Club chairman James Murphy explained: "The Supporters Club
BY their own admission it was a "brave and foolish" move. Lizzie Vann and Mike Thrasher of Michael Stewart Design put their brand-building advice to the ultimate test - by developing their own product at their own expense. That was 10 years ago and now
