THE operators of an amusement arcade in Bournemouth's Westover Road, which police believe is a crime 'hot spot', say that they are being unfairly targeted. Sega World, which has been running the entertainment centre since 1993, is seeking to take over
THE hours may be long and the responsibility overwhelming but there's no disputing that heir to the throne is a well-paid position. A princely annual income of almost £12million in 2003/04 has put Charles up there with the country's top earners. But it's
IT was the beginning of the end for traditional "last orders" - but there was no rush of pubs and clubs looking to open 24 hours. February 7 saw licensed premises entitled to apply for the round-the-clock licences which come into effect from November.
ONE of her nine lives was hanging precariously at 20 metres above ground but thanks to the bravery and skill of 19-year-old tree surgeon Denny Sweet, this moggy survived the ordeal and has lived to climb another tree. The tortoiseshell moggy spent four
A BB gunman has carried out around 60 shootings on homes, shops and pubs in Poole. The pest has targeted windows in Hamworthy, Upton, Broadstone, Parkstone and Bourne Valley over the past 10 days, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Detective
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SECURITY cameras could soon be put up outside Ferndown Community Centre in a bid to deter gangs of unruly youths from intimidating visitors. Centre staff are currently having talks with bosses at the nearby Tesco store about erecting CCTV. The supermarket
SEVENTY workers are quitting Weymouth to move north to fashion giant New Look's new distribution centre in Staffordshire. The employees are giving up their lives in the resort to take jobs with the firm after it shuts its existing distribution complex
TOWN councillors in Dorchester have vowed to continue their fight to pedestrianise sections of the town centre. They called on West Dorset District Council to listen to public opinion over the future of High East and West streets. Coun Stella Jones mounted
LICENSING application forms are winging their way to more than 400 premises in Weymouth and Portland after a Government hold-up. Staff at Weymouth & Portland Borough Council had information packs ready to distribute to licence holders a fortnight
TWO councils are to carry out a review to thrash out the future of swimming facilities in Dorchester. West Dorset District Council and Dorset County Council are to create a working group looking at how facilities in the town can be improved. The move
FRUSTRATED headmaster Tony Partridge has slammed Homefield's receiver after the school's latest rescue bid was torpedoed. Just days after Bournemouth-based Park School pulled the plug on its plan to open a new school on the Homefield site, a small group
CHERRIES have been crowned champions of the Football League Youth Alliance - thanks in part to an administrative oversight by one of their nearest pursuers Swindon Town. The Robins were convinced they had pipped Joe Roach's under-18s to the South West
SHE has battled against mountainous seas and gale force winds but last night British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur became the fastest person to sail single-handed around the world. The 28-year-old from the Isle of Wight completed the 26,000-mile challenge
YEAH butt, no butt, yeah butt - cigarette butts could soon replace chewing gum as the scourge of our streets, according to a national survey. Dorset streets face a sea of butts as smokers banned from smoking indoors by licensees and employers are forced
IT COULD be her last chance to conceive the child she's been longing for. Grandmother Priscilla Eatwell, now 57, and husband Don, 70, have jetted to Italy with their egg donor for the IVF treatment they have waited five years to begin. If it is successful
PARTY leaders have been accused of shunning a "grown-up" debate on immigration and asylum following the government's announcement of new restrictions. The accusation came as home secretary Charles Clarke unveiled a points system for migrants and more
BMW has announced the pricing structure for its entire 2005 model range as it awaits the imminent arrival of two new additions to the Boxer family - the R1200 RT (launched on February 12 priced at £10,710) and R1200 ST (£9,060). The four-cylinder BMW
A COUPLE who suffer from epilepsy and have faced six months of hardship after one of their benefits was stopped are celebrating after a tribunal agreed it should be reinstated. The Daily Echo highlighted the plight of Katherine Dillon, 36, and Christopher
MARK Morris fears injury and illness may upset his plans to use at least the first half of Dorchester's friendly against AFC Bournemouth at the Avenue Stadium tonight (ko 7.15) as a dress rehearsal for Saturday's return to Nationwide Conference South
TURNING full-time will cost Weymouth an extra £100,000 a year, owner Martyn Harrison revealed today. After months of speculation, Weymouth directors voted unanimously last week to turn the club full-time from July. And the Terras chief executive, who
BOURNEMOUTH will claim a world first when it unveils its planned new teaching hotel to the City on Tuesday evening. The new £30 million Hotel School would be tourism's equivalent of a teaching hospital - a four-star establishment with 200 bedrooms but
HUNTING in the New Forest will end after more than 900 years when the Hunting Act comes into force next Friday (February 18). Members of New Forest Hounds will continue to pursue foxes with hounds to the bitter end with meets today at Bolton's Bench,
UNRULY gangs of youths drinking alcohol and urinating in a historic building in Blandford have sparked angry complaints. Town councillors are being urged to take action following a spate of problems at the Grade II listed Old Bath House in Church Walk
FRUSTRATED headmaster Tony Partridge has slammed Homefield's receiver after the school's latest rescue bid was torpedoed. Just days after Bournemouth-based Park School pulled the plug on its plan to open a new school on the Homefield site, a small group
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers at Purbeck District Council believe they have tracked down the main organiser of an illegal rave held on the Jurassic coast last September. The council has until the end of February to decide whether or not to take legal
A BB gunman has carried out around 60 shootings on homes, shops and pubs in Poole. The pest has targeted windows in Hamworthy, Upton, Broadstone, Parkstone and Bourne Valley over the past 10 days, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Detective
MITSUBISHI is preparing to chop the roof off its Colt to create a new coupe-cabriolet. Based on the Colt five-door platform rather than the shorter Colt three-door for packaging purposes, the sporty two plus two convertible takes its design cues from
A STUNNING aluminium concept from Jaguar is set to herald a new generation of sports coupes and saloons that will remain true to Jaguar's illustrious past while leaping forward into the technology packed future. "The Advanced Lightweight Coupe represents
SPEEDWAY officials have been accused of 'killing' the Conference League following their decision to introduce a new grading system for 2005. Riders will now be judged on their age and experience rather than ability and previous averages. Each rider has
MORE than 100 children at St John's Primary School in Weymouth have staged a play called Anansi the Drummer. The play formed part of a creative work project at the school and last night's performances in a packed school hall were staged for the entertainment
ONE of the most ramshackle homes in Weymouth can now be bought by the council. Long-suffering residents have endured years of misery over rubbish-filled 35 Lennox Street which they claim is an eyesore which has blighted their lives. Now the Government
RESIDENTS have protested over a plan by a Wareham landowner for a new access road to his historic home to create a new venue for polo club competitions. The application from the Bestwall Estate Company is for a new access for the historic North Bestwall
BOAT owners are seeing red over fuel hikes that they fear could hammer the marine industry, tourism and local economy in South Dorset. They have warned that the price of red diesel is poised to treble from 30 pence to 90 pence a litre under a European
