Bovington based runner to undertake ultra marathon to say thank you
A BOVINGTON-based worker is to run an ultra marathon in Camp Bastion - inspired by the scars of conflict he sees around him.
Beryl celebrates 82nd birthday at a Bournemouth drum and bass night
SPRIGHTLY Beryl Gray celebrated her 82nd birthday getting “mobbed” by young clubbers at a drum and bass night.
Dorset driver in miracle car smash escape on the A31
A DRIVER has told how he miraculously escaped death after a 50ft tree crushed his car and sent it swerving into a head-on crash.
Dorset TA soldiers return from Afghanistan to a heroes welcome
TA soldiers from Dorset came home to cheering families and told of the ‘scary’ experience of taking part in ‘the conflict of our generation’.
Bank holiday weekend: The Great Dorset Steam Fair celebrates 43rd year
THE Great Dorset Steam Fair has rolled into town and it has spectacular new motoring displays for 2011.
Dorset soldiers on Afghanistan frontline
A SENIOR officer said Dorset troops in Afghanistan are seeing “positive signs for the future”.
Somme tribute
ON THE bloody fields of the Somme, the men of Dorset ran to their deaths through piles of corpses.
Extradited man looks to sue the UK
A DORSET man imprisoned without trial in Budapest is considering legal action against the UK and Hungarian authorities.
Bovington Camp rolls out the Warthog
THE final batches of an urgently needed vehicle are being delivered to Afghanistan thanks to work at Bovington Camp.
New pub owners looking to be ale and hearty
LANDLORD Mike Carter has vowed to breathe new life into a Weymouth town centre pub Mr Carter, 60, and wife Ellie, have bought the freehold on the Globe, near the harbourside, in East Street for £200,000.
