STRUGGLING Cherries are staring relegation in the face after falling to another home defeat against Colchester United last night. A second-half own goal by defender Shaun Maher leaves the club four points from safety with just three games to go - two
A ROWING club which has more than 100 members - but no boat - has been pulling hard to change its fortunes. Members of the recently-formed Swanage Sea Rowing Club took turns on a rowing machine in a 12-hour marathon on the seafront to raise money to buy
WORK on a £2 million appeal to create a child and family centre in Swanage has moved a step forward. By the Seaside has won support from education, health, youth services and other professionals involved in tackling the town's pockets of deprivation and
A DISTINGUISHED soldier who survived brutal close-quarters fighting with the Japanese has died, aged 83. Col Lionel John Lindsay Hill, who lived in Poole, was awarded a Military Cross in 1945 for his courage in repeatedly attacking enemy bunkers in Burma
PENSIONERS dived for cover after a lightning bolt blasted their homes. Families screamed in terror as their flats were plunged into darkness and black smoke filled the rooms. No-one was injured after the freak lightning strike at Granby Close, Weymouth
WEYMOUTH'S famous Esplanade is falling down, borough councillors have been told by environmental services chief Richard Burgess. They were warned that even with prestigious World Heritage status, Weymouth as a resort needed a major revamp. Councillors
SOME families argue about what to watch on television - but when it comes to choosing music in the Wilson household, Conan rules the roost. The 10-year-old pet buzzard, named after Conan the Barbarian from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, is turning into
HAROLD Sharpe is testament to the virtues of good, clean living. Celebrating his 102nd birthday he said that not drinking or smoking, taking regular exercise and eating well was the secret of his long and healthy life. Harold's son and daughter came down
THE fate of two nightclubs applying for late entertainment licences in Dorchester is to be decided by councillors on April 4. Clubbers wait to hear if applications from Liberty's in High West Street and a new complex in Trinity Street are successful.
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating a major boost in their fight to get a new ship named in honour of Dorset. The 60th anniversary reunion of the HMS Dorsetshire Association saw hundreds of people gather to watch a march past in honour of the county's ship. The
THREE new music festivals are set to take Weymouth by storm during an event-packed summer season. Tourism chiefs are hoping the three-day festivals, which are part of the town's biggest programme of events, will have people flocking to the resort. The
BOOKS of condolence in memory of the Queen Mother have been opened across Dorset and Hampshire. In Bournemouth, books have been made available at Bournemouth Town Hall between 8.30am and 5.15pm until Friday and at the Littledown Centre from 7am to 11pm
SHAUN Maher suffered own goal agony as Cherries crashed to a disastrous defeat at the hands of Colchester last night. And the U's, who failed to register a single shot on target, were indebted to the heroics of goalkeeper Simon Brown who pulled off a
MARK Hargreaves extended his lead in the Dorset Road Race League as he clinched his third title of the year romping to victory in the David Lloyd Quarter Marathon, reports Brian James. The dominant Bournemouth AC veteran finished 44 seconds ahead of fierce
PIRATES spearhead Tony Rickardsson has praised the fighting spirit in the team ahead of their home Knock-Out Cup clash against Wolves tonight (7.30pm). The reigning world champion was impressed by Poole Meridian Lifts' impressive 49-41 triumph over Eastbourne
A RINGWOOD man convicted of cruelty and assault charges against two young swimmers was branded a bully and domineering by a judge. Computer salesman Alan Fox was given a suspended three-month sentence and was told he only escaped jail because of exceptional
TO be a good musician, timing is of the essence. And these three members of Downton Band have proved they're in perfect sync - and not just musically. They timed perfectly the arrival of their children so they would all share the same birthday. First
YOBS smashed the windows of stores in two shopping arcades during a vandalism spree in Dorchester town centre. A pane of glass was shattered at The Body Shop in Antelope Walk at 10.30pm last night and a second attack was carried out at the Timpson Shoe
DORCHESTER doctor Amer Karim today warned that someone could choke to death after he found a lump of plastic in a supermarket spring roll. Dr Karim, 25, of Damers Court, nearly swallowed the five-centimetre-long shard after biting into the food from a
A DISTINGUISHED soldier who survived brutal close-quarters fighting with the Japanese has died, aged 83. Col Lionel John Lindsay Hill, who lived in Poole, was awarded a Military Cross in 1945 for his courage in repeatedly attacking enemy bunkers in Burma
