REIGN OF FIRE (12) In the post-apocalyptic future of 2020, dragons have returned to rule the Earth and humans are the endangered species. Renowned dragon slayer Denton Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey) joins forces with British survivor Quinn Abercromby (
THE stigma that surrounds mental health illnesses and emotional problems will be tackled in a new youth initiative. Teenagers in Dorset will be targeted in a bid to provide help, support and advice for those suffering or affected by such issues. The initiative
RENOWNED young musicians, the Studland Youth Music Theatre are appearing at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, on Sunday. The ensemble will be staging an all-singing, all-dancing family show called Reach for the Stars, which features songs from the likes
ARTSREACH has got a project under way called Changing Views, which is an ambitious and unusual visual art initiative bringing art and farming together. The controversies surrounding current farming practices, the distance food travels to our plates, the
A MYSTERIOUS big cat has been spotted crossing a road in Dorset. Post Office worker Bernard Seale, 57, who lives in Fortuneswell, Portland, was driving back home from work when he claims he saw the beast walk across the road in front of him. He said he
A ROW is brewing over plans to start a hostel for vulnerable young people near East Weymouth police station. Some residents near the proposed site said they heard of the Sanderson House application with 'shock and disbelief', claiming it would present
LOBO the clown stopped smiling after his clown-mobile was stolen and trashed. Lobo, aka Colin Harmer of Canberra Road in Weymouth, woke up on Wednesday morning to find his multi-coloured, vintage clown vehicle had been taken from the garden. He said:
THE price of property in many seaside towns around Dorset has more than doubled in the last seven years. The results of a new survey have revealed that the popularity of life beside the seaside has caused property prices in resorts, including Weymouth
ROWERS from Dorset are set to take London by storm when they join hundreds of vessels for the capitaldefined(') ? ' : "’"s Great River Race. The 22-mile slog from Richmond to Greenwich is the longest and probably the toughest race Weymouth Rowing
PLASTIC cups are at the centre of a red tape row which was set to threaten a traditional tipple at a Dorset fair. Gallons of cider will be drunk at the five-day Great Dorset Steam Fair at Tarrant Hinton, near Blandford and more than 200,000 people are
FORMER school colleagues Alice and Peter Mogg from Dorchester celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary today after 60 defined(') ? ' : "‘"beautifuldefined(') ? ' : "’" years together. The couple first met as pupils of Holwell School
UNDERFIRE Cherries boss Sean O'Driscoll has got six more games to save his job. O'Driscoll has been told to get Cherries into the top seven or the club will start looking for a new manager. He was given the ultimatum during crisis talks with new Cherries
REIGN OF FIRE (12) IT'S the year 2020 and dragons have returned to rule a post-apocalyptic Earth, which means it's time to call in dragon slayer Denton Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey) to joins up with a survivor (Christian Bale) to quench the fires - see
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (15) You can't please everyone all of the time, but Unconditional Love has a spirited try. PJ Hogan's star-studded cocktail blends comedy, murder mystery, thriller, melodrama, musical, action and satire, with a twist of dwarfs and crossbow-wielding
THE GURU (15) The Guru uses New Age mysticism as a backdrop for a sweet and modern-day romantic comedy, marrying the best traditions of Bollywood and Hollywood. Even if Daisy von Scherler Mayerdefined(') ? ' : "’"s film doesndefined(') ? ' :
THE recent Snapshots of the Past article on Diana Trenchard's out-of-print book, Women In Dorset, provoked a fine response from local author Elizabeth Edwards. Her book, Famous Women In Dorset, is still in print a decade after it was published. Lady Mary
TUESDAY (27) The Untrustables (Old Rooms, Cove Street, Weymouth): Classy pop, with saxophonal adornment. Steve Dubya (Royal Standard, Dorchester Road, Upwey, Weymouth): Steve helps my big brother, John, celebrate his 6th anniversary in charge of this
BRITAIN in the 1960s was awash with groups whose devotion to The Big Beat was usually signified by the fact that they would append the word rockin' to the sharp end of their names. There were the Rockin' Ramrods, the Rockin' Vicars (featuring a young
BANK HOLIDAY results and tables Nationwide Football League Division One Brighton 0 Walsall 2; Gillingham 1 Preston 1; Grimsby 0 Portsmouth 1; Ipswich 1 Bradford 2; Rotherham 2 Derby 1; Stoke 1 Norwich 1; Watford 5 Coventry 2. Division Two Barnsley 0 Notts
PIRATES captain Gary Havelock is out for the rest of the season after breaking the top of his left arm in a track spill yesterday (August 26). And Poole Meridian Lifts guest Alun Rossiter was also kept in Poole Hospital alongside Havelock for observation
TUESDAY (27) Joe Pasquale Laughter Show, Weymouth Pavilion West Country Night Out, Weymouth Pavilion WEDNESDAY (28) Joe Pasquale Laughter Show, Weymouth Pavilion defined(-) ? - : "–" the last night Wednesday Night Live, Weymouth Pavilion defined
WEYMOUTH Arts Centredefined(') ? ' : "’"s lunchtime recitals series continues today with piano duets by Duncan Honeybourne and Louise Saville. They will play Schubertdefined(') ? ' : "’"s Fantasy, Mozartdefined(') ? ' : "’
A TALE of desire, rejection, unrequited love and revenge explodes on to the stage at Bryanston Arts Centre at the end of the month when New Youth Opera brings its stunning adaptation of Eugene Onegin to the venue. This is the fourth consecutive season
TOMORROW night's your last chance to catch Weymouth's Steps tribute band Here and Now in action. They take to the Pavilion stage for the final time this season at 7.30pm and are guaranteed to produce a great night's entertainment. The five members of
A BID by a supermarket giant to move to Weymouth Football Clubdefined(') ? ' : "’"s Wessex Stadium was boosted today after town councillors said: defined(') ? ' : "‘"We need a superstoredefined(') ? ' : "’". Chickerell Town
ARCHITECT Paul Scott today offered fresh hope for a new town centre development in Dorchester, with claims that parties were lining up for the site. Mr Scott, of Rothesay Road, Dorchester, said town centre landowners and a business had contacted him and
SHOCKED community leaders in Dorchester are warning parents to keep a closer eye on their children after youngsters as young as nine were reported to have asked strangers for work. Following the nationwide outpouring of grief after 10-year-olds Holly
ORGANISERS are celebrating a milestone in the sale of their history of Kingston Maurward College, near Dorchester. The Kingston Maurward Association has sold 500 copies defined(-) ? - : "–" half of its print run defined(-) ? - : "–
BLACK KNIGHT (PG) Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court is reworked with a hip-hop twist in the latest comedy vehicle for comedian-turned-actor Martin Lawrence. Sadly, like the star's other recent humorous escapade, What's The Worst
