JUST one man monitors Bournemouth and Boscombe's entire CCTV camera system from 6pm until 6am, we can reveal. And only 70 out of 148 "spy" cameras, set up during two decades to scour the streets for law-breakers, actually work. Seafront cameras were switched
THE first step towards 24-hour pub opening will be taken today as local authorities take on responsibility for issuing licences. Pubs are now able to apply for all-night licences, although these will not be effective until the act comes into force in
VETERANS from all over the country will be heading to Swanage this summer to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The seaside resort is hosting the Royal British Legion's county-wide commemorations which organisers hope
NEW homes are being snapped up on a £100 million Poole town centre development. The first day that 39 new properties were released for sale at Poole Quarter, nine flats were immediately purchased. "I'm pleased because the locals have bought into it,"
ENGLAND Sevens coach Mike Friday has praised former Bournemouth player Ben Gollings for breaking the IRB World Rugby Sevens points scoring record. The ex-Dorset and Wiltshire three-quarter was in impressive individual form for England as they swept into
WEYMOUTH Wildcats will be up against two new sides this season. Following the resignation of Newcastle Gems and Swindon Sprockets, the Conference League have excepted applications for membership from Scunthorpe Scorpions and Sittingbourne Crusaders. Both
LICENSED premises across the South are facing a major upheaval in the law as the Licensing Act comes into force today - the biggest changes in 30 years. It affects all businesses and clubs requiring a new licence or with an existing licence - "without
DORSET County Council is considering quitting its Colliton Park headquarters. The authority is reviewing whether to relocate 879 staff from Dorchester's County Hall to a new base. The move is one option under consideration as part of a review of the county's
A MEMORIAL plaque has been unveiled to the victims of Weymouth's worst sea disaster, 200 years ago. A group of more than 25 divers and marine archaeologists watched the unveiling on the Stone Pier, near the Nothe Fort, before taking two boats out to the
WOMEN are racing to sign up for a Dorchester fun run to help the fight against cancer. More than 50 people entered this year's Race for Life at Kingston Maurward College in the first three days after registration lines opened at the start of February.
DORSET County Council says action must be taken to combat a potential staffing level crisis. The authority's workforce has increased to such a level in recent years, it is now reviewing how to accommodate them in the council's 14 properties in Dorchester
CHEERS and applause greeted the decision by district councillors to quash plans to turn the Bay Hotel at Lyme Regis into luxury flats. More than 70 Lyme Regis residents packed into the development control west committee meeting at Bridport Leisure centre
A HUGE riverside development in Lymington could be given the go-ahead by New Forest District Council planners on Wednesday. Paxton Holdings Limited's multi-million pound plan for the former Webbs chicken processing factory site has run into opposition
A CONTROVERSIAL North Dorset charity has been forced to close with debts of £28,000. Receivers were called in to North Dorset Community and Volunteer Action on Friday afternoon after trustees decided that its financial prospects were grim. Two staff have
BOSS Sean O'Driscoll watched Port Vale put another dent into his side's League One play-off hopes and then said Cherries must take "collective responsibility" for their defeat. First-half goals from Billy Paynter and Chris Birchall cancelled out Garreth
THERE is nothing more likely to increase interest and sales in a product than the boast that it will improve your sex life. The papers only have to mention that this fruit has aphrodisiac qualities or that root vegetable can perk up your relationship
SO, I sit down to write this feature on anger management. Step one - ring the chap from the British Association of Anger Management. Leave a message on his voicemail. Step two - ring the association headquarters. Get another recorded greeting. Leave another
A WOMAN from Poole was killed when the car she was a passenger in smashed into the central reservation. The 41-year-old died from a head injury at the scene of the accident, on the Dorset Way approximately 400 metres east of the junction with Adastral
A MOTHER is furious she was called to say her son was not in school - only to arrive and find he was in a maths class. Staff from Canford Heath Middle School in Poole called Sandra Gregory at 11am on Monday to say her 12-year-old son Jake was missing.
VALE Park punters were queuing at the payout counter following this rare victory. (Feb 5) Cherries' arrival in the Potteries had coincided with the start of a special offer at the local bookies, with new account holders receiving a fiver for every goal
DORCHESTER boss Mark Morris plans to cast his eye over several trialists when AFC Bournemouth play a friendly at the Avenue Stadium tomorrow night. "It's a good opportunity for me to have a look at a couple of players who have been training with us recently
PORTLAND UNITED 0 BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS 2 PORTLAND United's goal scoring problems reached crisis point at Grover Corner on Saturday. A 2-0 home defeat against Bemerton Heath Harlequins means the Blues have now gone nine hours without finding the target
STEVE Johnson ordered his players to apologise to fans following Weymouth's 3-0 mauling by Welling United. The Terras boss marched his men over to face a baying Wessex Stadium crowd after what he described as an 'embarrassing' Conference South display
DISPOSAL of household waste in East Dorset is such a headache that council chiefs are preparing to investigate replacing or improving Wimborne's Brook Road tip. A report that went before Dorset County Council's cabinet said the Brook Road site was "inadequate
A LUXURIOUS boat belonging to one of the richest men in the world has called into Portland Port. Crew moored the Octopus, one of the biggest yachts in the world, at the former navy base over the weekend. Paul Allen, who founded the Microsoft computer
HEALTH chiefs have warned parents to be on their guard against children suffering injuries by falling down at home. The message comes after 13 youngsters were rushed to Dorset hospitals in 12 days, all needing treatment after tumbles in the house or garden
SANTA Claus will swap his red suit and sleigh for a camouflaged smock and a military jet when he returns to Iraq with a sackful of goodies this week. In November, Christchurch school teacher Brett Bader, 31, who is currently serving as a Territorial Army
