A DORSET father whose son was killed by two local teenagers has welcomed government proposals to allow the families of murder and manslaughter victims to make a hard-hitting impact statement in court. John Berry, whose son, Dave, died after being thrown
THE scale of the devastation in New Orleans has forced a Bournemouth-based travel firm to cancel its charter holiday to the city next March. We reported how Bath Travel was determined to press ahead with the unique trip for 300 people, flying direct from
LENI (Marin Aguilera) arrives home to introduce her fianc Rafi (Guillermo Toledo) to her Jewish family for the first time. www.vervepics.com/onlyhuman.shtml Initally, the family - her mother Gloria (Norma Aleandro), her promiscuous sister Tania (Maria
I ACCIDENTALLY tuned in to EastEnders on Tuesday night (BBC1, 7.30pm) and for a brief second thought they'd finally remembered to add a twist to one of their many tedious plot lines by making Dennis Jnr a furniture removal man of all things. Until I realised
SO, IS there more to McFly than some overly sculptured haircuts, winning grins and the rebirth of The Monkees? Well - and this might hurt the indie die-hards - yes, there is. While their debut album was little more than an excuse for a hundred sha-la-las
YOU'RE right to be suspicious when bands order up a remixed version of an album, especially a debut. Are they unsure of the original? Are they just squeezing a few extra bucks out of fans? Is the second album taking too long? Silent Alarm arrived in a
PARENTS across the South are wasting millions of pounds by failing to open Child Trust Funds for their children. Fifty per cent of parents who have received the vouchers from the government have yet to use them to open an account, warned friendly society
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Master of the Rolls Lord Donaldson of Lymington who unexpectedly died at his home in Westfield Road on Wednesday, August 31 at the age of 84. Lord Donaldson was Master of the Rolls, one of the three most senior judges
A DORSET father whose son was killed by two local teenagers has welcomed government proposals to allow the families of murder and manslaughter victims to make a hard-hitting impact statement in court. John Berry, whose son, Dave, died after being thrown
TALKS to try and solve the county's waste dispute could see Dorset County Council restoring the balance by banning Bournemouth residents from using its tip. While the restrictions currently prevent householders from outside Bournemouth council's remit
A CAMPAIGN to save Enid Blyton's Famous Five books has been launched in the Isle of Purbeck - known as Enid Blyton country because of the many local landmarks featured in her stories. Vivienne Endecott, who runs the Ginger Pop shop at Corfe Castle - or
ALREADY familiar from the starry John Malkovich-Glenn Close film Dangerous Liaisons, this Korean version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses has won widespread acclaim on its jaunt round the UK's art house film circuit. Click here for the movie website Set in
NICK Love's follow-up to The Football Factory is a gangland thriller that struts back in time to the Thatcherite 80s - an era of opportunity and enterprise. Some of it illegal. Click here for movie website South London likely lad Frankie (Danny Dyer)
RICHARD Clark believes that "money isn't everything" as he turned his back on a professional rugby contract to become Oakmeadians' new captain - and he is not the kind of man you want to argue with. The burly 27-year-old shunned the advances of National
MATT Kiely has taken over as captain of Bournemouth and is keen to meet any newcomers to the club as they build up for their return to South West Division Two rugby. Kiely was a key member of the Lions team that swept to the Southern Counties South title
OAKMEADIANS fly-half Jerry Cook was sent off midway through the second half as Dorset and Wiltshire collapsed to a 38-22 home defeat against Surrey in the County Championship Plate. Cook was dismissed for alleged illegal use of the boot by referee Richard
DORCHESTER boss Mark Morris will tell his men to forget the nightmare last half hour of their Bank Holiday game against Sutton United when they visit Welling United tomorrow (noon). "We can do very little about what finally happened because it turned
THE man whose body was found floating in a reservoir at the Great Dorset Steam Fair has been named as 27-year-old Teeman Jason Williams who came from Pyle, near Bridgend, South Wales. A post-mortem examination was due to be opened on September 2 to determine
ON A SULTRY afternoon the chances of spotting a red squirrel on Brownsea Island are not huge. Hot summer weather - when the popular island is open to the public - is simply not the best time to see the Poole Harbour island's cutest and most famous residents
A GRIEVING son believes his mother would still be alive if she had not been "suddenly" discharged from a mental hospital. Ferndown widow Joyce Hatch, 82, was found drowned in six inches of water in her bath six days after being sent home from St Ann's
SCIENTISTS have found we are driving pigsties on wheels - and that there are 500 colonies of germs in the average car. Even though the average person spends around 219 hours a year travelling in their car, it seems that very few of us spend enough time
A MAN in a half-built boat was drifting off the Purbeck coastline for two days without food or water before a passing yacht raised the alarm. The 32ft motor cruiser was spotted in trouble four miles off Lulworth, with no working engine, no fitted windows
ALREADY familiar from the starry John Malkovich-Glenn Close film Dangerous Liaisons, this Korean version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses has won widespread acclaim on its jaunt round the UK's art house film circuit. http://www.kino.com/untoldscandal/ Set
EVERY time you board an airplane, you unknowingly take part in a lottery. Click here for movie website The first prize is the man or woman of your dreams sitting in the adjacent seat; the booby prize is the harassed parent with a mewling infant or the
TO the outside world, 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has achieved many things with his life so far. He has an easy, well-paid job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, and he owns a nice apartment filled with a prized collection of
NARRATED by a Japanese actress and a Mexican actor - and accompanied by a live pianist - this 1919 Mexican film classic follows the story of a gang terrorising Mexico City's high society on 1915. Based on the exploits and legends of a real gang, the thieves
POOLE Stadium staff arrived at work to find the building cordoned off and surrounded by police vehicles on the morning of September 1 following a suspected robbery at the premises. Police had received a tip-off on Wednesday, August 31 that someone was
ROBERT Bruce ran in two tries for Bournemouth as they capped their Southern Counties South championship-winning season with a 64-6 home win over Trowbridge. It took Bruce's touchdown tally for the campaign to 12 and finished as the Lions' leading try
LEWIS Bridger has been given the all clear following his horrific crash at Wimbledon on Wednesday night. The talented Wildcats youngster was rushed to hospital in South London with a suspected fractured jaw after coming to grief at high speed during an
BRADLEY Thomas has been transfer-listed by Weymouth. Boss Garry Hill has told the 21-year-old defender he is free to leave the Terras as the manager continues to ring the changes at the Wessex Stadium following a disappointing start to the season. Hill
SELF-IMPORTANT megalomaniacs are 10 a penny in the hip-hip world, but even so Kanye West takes some beating. Thing is though, he really is that good. Exhibit A: his new album. Not for Kanye the cultists' cache of digging up obscure breaks and samples.
ANY mix album that kicks off with James Brown counting in Small Faces' psyched music hall masterpiece, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, and segues into The Del Tones' ska-funk reading of Hot Pants is speaking the language of the righteous. Loudly. The third instalment
MOTORISTS are being urged to be patient amidst fears of tailbacks as two months of road works hit a major Dorset commuter route from Monday, September 5. The £1.1 million major maintenance work to repair and improve 1.7 miles of the A31 between the Roundhouse
A YOUNG boy is being treated for serious facial burns after throwing petrol on to a bonfire. The 14-year-old from Ferndown had been helping his parents clear Leylandii - a fast growing tree - from the garden, but it was too fresh to burn quickly and it
TWO Dorset teenagers are in South Africa working with babies orphaned with Aids and with abused children in a safe house. Michaela Nairn, 18, and Philippa Skinner, 18 on Sunday, have already proved they have the initiative - having have raised £8,000
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Bournemouth Pavilion More sparkling family entertainment is on offer at the Pavilion in the form of the latest touring production of that sure-fire favourite Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The
MICHAEL Bates' portrayal of Rangi Ram may strike a jarring note in these PC times but there's much to enjoy in this '70s sitcom. Flushed with the success of Dad's Army, Jimmy Perry and David Croft based their next comedy on the capers of a Royal Artillery
DON't be put off by the naff cover, Stander isn't a half bad film. Based on the exploits of Andre Stander, a Johannesburg police captain turned bank robber in the '70s, Stander runs a simple line. Stander (Thomas Jane, looking unfortunately like a young
WEIRD old game this American football, innit? One guy passes, a few others run, while the rest of them have a bit of a cuddle and pummel each other witless. All dressed in some smashing tights. Still, it has its followers, and numerous literature, television
OOOOH... this could have turned out so badly. As it is, Hitchhiker's Guide is an acceptable adaptation which doesn't remove itself very far from the TV series or books. Arthur Dent (Martin Free-man) wakes to find his house is about to be demolished to
THE man whose body was found floating in a reservoir at the Great Dorset Steam Fair has been named as 27-year-old Teeman Jason Williams who came from Pyle, near Bridgend, South Wales. A post-mortem examination was due to be opened today to determine Mr
COMMUNITY leaders in Highcliffe say they are shocked that a father suffered nasty facial injuries after being assaulted by a youth wielding an empty beer bottle. The 39-year-old dad was set upon while walking through the recreation ground at the junction
