COUNCILLORS delayed a controversial decision on the future of a beach car park on February 3. But during a heated debate over Southbourne Crossroads car park Cllr John Beesley stormed out describing the meeting as "some sort of kangaroo court". The Cabinet
CHARITY Commission watchdogs are to probe the troubled financial affairs of the Homefield Trust, responsible for the management of the Winkton-based independent school which crashed on Friday (January 28) with debts believed to be in the order of £1million
WOMEN can start entering this year's Race for Life races and help towards raising thousands of pounds for cancer research. Cancer Research UK's popular 5K Race for Life will be returning to Bournemouth seafront on Sunday, June 19, and Poole Park on Sunday
DISCARD those carrot sticks and give Carol Vorderman the boot because one of the best ways to improve the way you feel is to clean up your house. While millions of us adopt a strict diet and detox regime every year, we could vastly improve our sense of
THE head of Dorset Police's major crime investigation team has praised the officers who worked tirelessly to ensure the capture and conviction of Jong-Ok Shin's killer. Detective Superintendent Phil James said the good policing of a number of officers
WOMEN can start entering this year's Race for Life races and help towards raising thousands of pounds for cancer research. Cancer Research UK's popular 5K Race for Life will be returning to Bournemouth seafront on Sunday, June 19, and Poole Park on Sunday
Tweed takes county honours CROSS country star Lucy Tweed became Dorset champion a year early at Kings Park, Bournemouth. In awful weather conditions, the Sir John Colfox School runner showed her strength when she stepped up a gear on the second lap to
Donovan's young guns muscled out Keynsham Town 2 Bridport 1 A LAST gasp goal denied Bridport a point in a scrappy encounter at Crown Field. Bees manager Kevin Donovan felt his side deserved at least a draw, but admitted there was little quality on view
Rally duo claim second BRIDPORT rally crew Nigel Wilcox and Rob Symes took second place in the Regencey Stages Rally at Brean, Somerset. HGV driver Wilcox and co-driver Symes, both age 29, have both been rallying for 10 years. They were seeded 14th in
Charmouth limp to defeat Barrington 1 Charmouth 0 BEN Devereaux's 48th minute winner put injury hit Charmouth deeper into relegation trouble. Already missing seven regular players, things got worse for the Robins, when they lost both Malcolm Darby and
VERWOOD-BASED Environmental Drain Services MD Paul Green has returned triumphant after completing the gruelling 17-day Telefonica Dakar Rally. Paul and co-driver Richard Huzzey, from Cranborne, were the only British team on four wheels to finish the 5,565
LIFEBOATMAN Matthew Cridland has answered a mayday call from flood victims in South America. Mr Cridland, 34, a member of the Weymouth rescue crew, has joined fellow members of the RNLI's rapid response unit who have been flown out to Guyana, where thousands
A GAY man beaten to death in the bedroom of his Weymouth flat was struck at least 30 times, a jury heard. Dalton Graham Hussey, 50, was so badly injured in the attack he would not have survived long, Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Purdue told Winchester
MAYOR Tim Harries is helping to find volunteers for under-threat Dorchester Carnival Band. Organisers are threatening to disband the group after 15 years of supporting local organisations unless new members come forward. At least 15 volunteers are needed
ARTISTIC pupils faced a race against the clock to transform a Weymouth community centre in 48 hours. A team of 17 teenagers from Budmouth Technology College descended on the Dorset Close complex for a Changing Rooms style makeover as part of a new community
DON'T wash your fossils in the kitchen sink, especially if they come from Barton. The sticky clay can seriously affect your waste pipes. That's the advice from fossil hunter Ray Chapman - and he should know. He's had an interest in fossils for many years
IT was a very British scene. My daughter and I were on a crowded late night train back from London and were passing the hours on our grand tour around the engineering works of southern England by reading. Just across the aisle were three young men and
DORSET Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman in a flat in Poole. The body of a woman was found at an address in Yeatmans Old Mill on Poole Quay yesterday afternoon (February 2). Officers cordoned off the area after
THE head of Dorset Police's major crime investigation team has praised the officers who worked tirelessly to ensure the capture and conviction of Jong-Ok Shin's killer. Detective Superintendent Phil James said the good policing of a number of officers
BUSINESS leaders have raised concerns over plans to alter traffic flows in the centre of Wareham. Dorset County Council is to spend £210,000 on "speed management" plans which aim to make Wareham more pedestrian "shopper-friendly". Purbeck District Council
New wedge works for Billy BILLY White gave an extra polish to his new 54-degree lob wedge when he finished his weekly round of golf at Lyme on Sunday - and it deserved it. Five times in his round in the first bogey competition of the year he had used
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "wonderful loving man" who died after being involved in a head-on car crash. Ben Astell, 43, who owned the Vineyard Wine Bar in Kings Court, Wimborne, during the 1980s, was killed following the accident on the A30 in Cornwall
NEARLY a quarter of a century after she first stunned members of the Bournemouth Chamber Music Society with her youthful virtuosity, harpsichord player Sharon Gould will be back as guest performer at the society's latest recital at Talbot Heath School
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3 John O Leary Blues Band + Renegade - Mr Kyps; 200th Rubber Soul - Old Psychiatrists Club + Betika + Adsono + Hot Burrito DJ Kev - Destiny, Bournemouth; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Gig Swap UK - Mr. Smiths; Jinder
ORGANISERS of an illegal rave party held at a Dorset beauty spot face being fined up to £20,000. Environmental health officers spent five months tracking down the people behind a two-day event held in caves on the Jurassic Coast. Around 700 revellers
VILLAGERS have unveiled their vision for the future. People living in the Piddle Valley have come together to draw up a wish-list for residents, developers and planners for years to come. Piddle Valley Parish Council - which covers Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton
THE victims of a "cruel" businessman who made up the results of more than 100 DNA paternity tests will not receive compensation for their heartache, a judge ruled February 3. While £22,595 of Simon Mullane's assets will go to the Treasury, there will
Flying start lifts Beaminster Winscombe 2 Beaminster 5 BEAMINSTER got off to a great start with two goals in the first 10 minutes. Claire Williams smashed the ball into Julia Broom, who raised it into the top corner, then a short corner well worked from
Blues made to sweat Puddletown 6 Bridport 12 TOP met bottom of the table when Bridport travelled to Puddletown on Saturday. On paper, it looked a stroll in the park for the Blues, but a neutral observer would have had great difficulty identifying the
FAMILIES of teenage car crash victims are today welcoming proposals to increase penalties for negligent drivers who cause death or serious injury. The results of the Government's review on road traffic offences, which were published today, also suggest
VITAL support for victims of domestic violence has been secured thanks to a three-year grant from Comic Relief. Dorset Women's Out-reach Project hopes to expand its work with people in West Dorset thanks to a hefty £80,000 gift. The three paid workers
A MAJOR brewery has threatened to stop investing in its North Dorset pubs after a planning wrangle with the local council. Hall and Woodhouse has branded North Dorset District Council "incompetent" and "unreasonable" after winning costs from the authority
CHRISTCHURCH MP Chris Chope has slammed controversial new 24-hour licensing laws amid claims they will gag local councillors. Traditionally licensing powers have rested in the hands of the magistrates' courts, but the government is to transfer authority
KARL Broadhurst remains cautiously optimistic he can avoid an operation until the summer. The Cherries skipper, who has been playing with a hernia problem since August, is attempting to delay surgery that team-mate Neil Young was compelled to undergo
