POLICE have demanded a crackdown on glasses and bottles in pubs in a bid to avoid horrific injuries to drinkers. They claim glass-free pubs are essential to keep the public safe as alcohol-fuelled violence rises. Bournemouth police are forging ahead with
AN "unacceptably high" level of violent crime has been committed in and around Walkabout, a police analyst has told magistrates. Det Con Derek Johnson was speaking at the bar's appeal against the council's order it should close later this month because
TWO bodies believed to be missing teenagers Mathew Myburgh and Charlie Morrell have been discovered washed up close to where the boys were swept away by the sea at Lulworth Cove. After almost a week of searching by land, sea and air, the first grim discovery
THIS is the stark choice facing the shareholders of AFC Bournemouth on Friday, according to its chairman. Either accept a deal which involves selling and leasing back the Dean Court stadium or see the club go into administration within days. Chairman
POP superstar Sir Elton John is to play a major gig at AFC Bournemouth's Dean Court stadium next summer, it has been revealed. The legendary singer-songwriter will be at the Cherries ground on July 1 for his first appearance in the town for 20 years.
POLICE are hunting vandals who caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars parked in the Winton area of Bournemouth. Residents were woken by the sound of smashing glass in the early hours of Wednesday morning. When officers investigated they discovered
A QUICK-thinking chef has told how he stopped a fire in a Swanage fish and chip shop becoming worse. The Fisherman's Catch in Shore Road was gutted by the blaze after a deep fat fryer burst into flames. The beachwear shop next door was also consumed by
JASON Matthews believes Weymouth's team-spirit will lead them to FA Cup glory over Nottingham Forest. The Terras goalkeeper was one of the stars of last weekend's 1-1 draw at the City Ground, making a string of fine saves to earn himself an FA Player
STEVE Claridge is set for a dramatic return to the Wessex Stadium. The former Terras player-boss will front Sky Sports live coverage of the Forest FA Cup replay along with anchorman Jeff Stelling. Weymouth-born and bred broadcaster Ian Crocker will commentate
DORSET tree surgeon Daniel Upton is heading off on the 2006 Dakar rally. His 18 tonne MAN four-wheel drive truck is one of four support vehicles for the Bowler Spirit team. He will be a fast chase competitor, keeping pace with the main team to lend support
CAMPAIGNERS celebrated today after hearing Natasha Kachepa can return to the UK to marry her fianc. Natasha, 21, who is engaged to Portlander Tom Sanderson, 20, should be back in Dorset in time for Christmas after being granted a visa by the British Government
A FOOTBRIDGE has been re-opened to the public despite safety fears which led to its closure. Pedestrians were barred from using the Alexander Footbridge, which links Hanover Road and Radipole Park Drive near Weymouth train station, because a structural
DELIGHTED teachers at a Weymouth school have won glowing praise in a government report. And Ofsted inspectors reckon standards at Wyvern School will get even better when it moves to a new £8 million building next October. The Chickerell Road school, which
A YOUNG woman who carried out a "nasty and serious" burglary at her former employee's house has been spared jail. Caroline Collingwood, 20, was convicted of burglary and attempting to obtain property by deception, after jurors at Dorchester Crown Court
AFTER riding out a storm of controversy when it was first planned six years ago Mudeford's enlarged lifeboat station on the quay has won a national design award. The boathouse and attached two-storey office, crew room and stores has been named best small
AN ADVENTURER from Lymington caught up in a terrifying ambush in Uganda which left one man dead has to decide whether to continue with his quest to find the source of the River Nile. British man Keith Steve Willis was killed instantly when two bandits
BABY Emilia was 11 days overdue - but as her mother made her way to the entrance of Poole Hospital, she couldn't wait any longer. Anne-Marie Smith from Verwood gave birth in the street alone, just yards from the hospital, as her husband Mark ran for help
THE owner of Honeybrook Farm, near Wimborne, which closed suddenly amid a planning wrangle, has described his "heartbreak" at telling most of the 45 staff they would lose their jobs. Sir Richard Glyn said he was forced to make the decision to shut after
It's a sell-out! Soccer-mad Terras supporters have snapped up 6,000 tickets for their club's FA Cup replay against Nottingham Forest. Frantic fans queued for up to two hours yesterday to grab a slice of Weymouth's footballing history - queues stretched
EACH year Tom Cattle stops off on his way to the November Veterans' Rendezvous in Weymouth so he can place a cross on a friend's memorial grave at Preston. The 81-year-old from Wareham knows that Jim Peavoy's real burial site is far away in a Rangoon
PAVILION bosses say it's not all 'doom and gloom' for the theatre as ticket sales for this year's pantomime have rocketed. Colin Worth, general manager of the Weymouth theatre, said the future looked bright despite a recent council report suggesting that
