DORSET County Council's record in cutting the number of deaths and serious injuries on the roads is one of the worst in Britain. A report going before the council's Enviromental Services Overview and Scrutiny committee says the performance by the authority
SWANAGE Town and Herston suffered yet another humiliating defeat in a 6-1 reverse on their travels to Moneyfields. The Swans have now conceded no fewer than 18 goals in their last three league outings and title favourites Andover visit Day's Park on Tuesday
A DISPLAY of crockery commemorating Royal landmarks over the past century is a new addition to Dorchester's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Coun Les Phillips will be showing off pieces from his 700-strong collection during a four-day extravaganza. The exhibition
RESIDENTS claim that they have been forced to negotiate an obstacle course of security fences and builders rubble outside their homes as the Castlepoint shopping centre takes shape. Householders in the Castle Lane area of Bournemouth plan to air their
DORSET'S Lee James ended six years without a win when he captured the Sameer Kenya Open in style in sunny Nairobi yesterday. The 29-year-old carded a final round of 64 for a 19-under-par 265, which equalled the tournament's record low aggregate. James
BOURNEMOUTH'S Steve Bendall nonchantly chalked up his 15th consecutive victory by coolly despatching Russian Ahmet Dotteuev in the heat of Johannesburg on Saturday night. The 29-year-old Westbourne-based fighter made the first successful defence of his
A FIRE ripped through a flat in Weymouth causing severe damage. No one was hurt in the blaze at the ground-floor flat in Holland Road, which broke out at about 6.50pm on Saturday evening. Neighbours were alerted by a fire alarm at the property although
KEEN golfers in Weymouth hit a hole-in-one for charity by providing the gift of mobility to a young sufferer of cerebral palsy The driving enthusiasm of members of Weymouth Golf Club have paid for a state-of-the-art walking frame for four-year-old Thomas
A WEYMOUTH venue was alive with the sound of music for the town's 13th music festival. More than 500 performers and fans flocked to the Wey Valley School and the neighbouring St Nicholas and St Laurence School for the annual event. Adults and youngsters
A MAJOR campaign warning people about the dangers of careless smoking was launched today by Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. Put It Out. Right Out! is the first government initiative supported by Dorset to focus on smoking as a major fire risk. It will
CASH-strapped councillors have finally pulled the plug on a batch of public toilet facilities in the New Forest. In spite of opposition from the district council's Liberal Democrat group, the ruling Conservatives have approved plans to axe loos in Ringwood
SOCIAL services staff have not been properly consulted over major cuts which could mean job losses, it is claimed. But Bournemouth council has promised more talks before final decisions are taken on lopping £3million from the department's spending. The
THERE will be a touch of the bossa nova at this year's Bournemouth Open as two bowlers from Brazil are set to play in the prestigious tournament. Marcantonio Fabra will be off on the road from Rio and joining him will be Michael Seage from Sao Paulo where
TWO shots from star man Justin Keeler which hit the woodwork and a missed open goal in Dorchester's crucial promotion battle at Grantham left Magpies' manager Mark Morris proclaiming: "It just wasn't our day." Grantham pinched all three points in a tight
A CAMPAIGN to open Dorchester's Roman baths was boosted today by calls to combine the complex with a World Heritage Coast visitor centre. Margaret Rehahn, chairman of Dorchester Civic Society, threw her weight behind a crusade to develop the historic
PLANNERS are opposing a scheme to turn a Weymouth hotel into three homes because they say the town cannot afford the loss of a top quality hotel. The project would turn the 12-bedroom Bay Lodge at Greenhill into three houses, two linked in the main building
SMOKERS are being urged to "Put it out. Right out" by Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. In a new campaign launched today, fire fighters will aim to warn people about the danger of careless smoking. It is the first government publicity campaign to focus
BLACK leopards and pumas are roaming around Dorset and neighbouring counties, according to a zoologist visiting the area next weekend to give a lecture on big cats. Professional dangerous animal trapper and consultant Quentin Rose says this county, like
PEOPLE who have donated towards Poole Hospital's new Ladybird Breast Care Investigation Unit have been taking the opportunity to see just how their money has been spent. The unit is staging three open days - yesterday was the first - before it becomes
HOW many more "must-win" games can Cherries afford to lose? Well, if the statistics are anything to go by, Sean O'Driscoll's boys must win at least five of their remaining 10 games and must draw at least one. However, on the evidence of this latest shambolic
DORSET has one of the worst records in the country for cutting death and injury accidents on the county's roads, a new report reveals. The Government has told councils nationwide they must reduce the dead and injured toll by 40 per cent overall and 50
A MAN is fighting for his life today following a horrific crash at a notorious accident blackspot in Bridport. Fire crews battled to free the Bridport man, who was trapped inside his Peugeot car, and he was taken to Dorset County Hospital suffering from
A CAMPAIGN to clamp down on the illegal sale of cigarettes to children in Weymouth has today been declared a major success. Shopkeepers who signed up to the award-winning Responsible Retailers scheme have been praised by council chiefs for being vigilant
IT was on March 1, 1980 that a relieved community learned that their fight to save Grove Infants School on Portland from closure had been successful. Exactly two years to the day, South Dorset MP Jim Knight visited the school to witness the success that
'OUTRAGEOUS' - just one of the adjectives used to describe my driving skills, or lack of them, during an ego-puncturing session with an advanced motoring coach. I have always considered myself to be a safe and competent driver, so I'm crestfallen to learn
A LONG-SERVING paramedic has been found guilty of infamous conduct for giving an elderly heart patient the wrong dose of a drug. John Boyers, 48, stationed at Coldharbour Ambulance Station in Sherborne, arrived at the Gillingham home of the elderly woman
CONSIGNIA is appealing for suitable premises to run a vital rural post office from in North Dorset. The Post Office in Kingston near Sturminster Newton, which is unusually run from a private house in the village, is due to end at the close of business
INCREASING numbers of people locally are now "aspirant millionaires" - "those whose earnings and assets exceed what could be acquired from a salaried position". The Bournemouth area already boasts more than its fair share of de facto millionaires as property
