CONTROVERSIAL new tip restrictions brought an East Dorset rubbish dump to a standstill on August 31. Queues of frustrated motorists waited for up to an hour to enter the Dorset County Council controlled tip in Wimborne after finding themselves barred
HEROES who dragged two critically injured men from the wreckage of a burning plane have been praised by the emergency services. The brave members of the public rushed to the aid of the light aircraft's occupants with no thought for their own safety. Despite
BOURNEMOUTH Poppies came back from their 2-1 defeat at home to VT FC on Saturday to beat local rivals Christchurch 3-0 at Victoria Park. And it was a result with which Poppies' manager Shaun Brooks was delighted. "We thoroughly deserved it tonight," said
BRIDPORT 175-4 (5 pts) lost to FOVANT 176-1 (17 pts) by 9 wickets BRIDPORT skipper Jon Whetlor admitted his side were well beaten by a better team on the day after their NSA Division Two promotion hopes were crushed by Fovant at the Brewery Ground. "They
PHIL Simkin, manager of Dorset Premier leaders Dorchester Reserves, introduces two more signings when his re-vamped squad host league newcomers Cranborne at the Avenue Stadium tonight (7.45pm). Striker Aaron Lomax, 22, and teenage midfield prospect Karanjit
POOLE businesses will find out later this month which of them have been selected to receive the prestigious 'Palms 2004', annual tourism awards that recognise quality, commitment and innovation which has had a significant impact on the town's tourism
PIRATES heat leader Bjarne Pedersen is calling on the club's promoters to fix up enough challenge matches to make sure their Elite League title tilt remains on track. Poole RIAS need to secure two points from their home and away clashes against Belle
DID you know that the first attempt to civilise Germany was a flop and that 30 nuns from Wimborne had to be wheeled in to make a proper job of it? Or that a former Archbishop of Canterbury who sent Protestant martyrs to the stake started his ecclesiastical
A DAUGHTER has described how she battled in vain to save her father's life after he was stung by a swarm of wasps. Farmer Colin Marlow, 56, was stung four or five times after disturbing a wasps' nest while dismantling a shed at the family smallholding
POLICE in Dorset are the first in the country to have used new powers to order travellers from unauthorised encampments onto a designated site. In a massive operation over the bank holiday weekend and yesterday (August 31), teams of officers swooped on
CAR PARKS across Christchurch were heavily fortified last night amid fears that travellers camped at a town centre sports ground might move to a new site in the borough during the night. For six weeks the travellers' camp in the arena behind 2Riversmeet
SHELLEY Fox is too young to remember the value of a pre-decimal bob, but her first haircut for several years could be worth £1,000 for the Tenovus Cancer Charity. Her waist-length hair has been a distinctive feature of the 23-year-old insurance administrator
SWANAGE and Wareham bowed out of the Powergen Cup in the first round after losing 29-11 at home to Bridgwater and Albion. Despite a valiant effort by Swans, Bridgwater's three-quarter line proved too good for the Purbeckers at Bestwall. The final score
THE West Hants Club ladies team, semi-finalists a year ago, will be hoping to go a stage further this week when they take on the best teams in Britain in the finals of the KIA NCL National at home in Bournemouth. From Friday, a total of 16 clubs will
EXASPERATED Dorchester boss Mark Morris says full back Michael Walker is too laid back for his own good. And he reckons if he wants to make it as a footballer the 20-year-old ex-Terra, who quickly had league scouts following his progress when he first
A SNAKE which has worked with Madonna and a bat from a Harry Potter movie were among the attractions at a balloon fiesta event at Wimborne. The animal stars at the event at Canford Park Arena were joined by bagpipes and a reverse bungee ride - with a
IT'S full steam ahead at Tarrant Hinton today (Sept 1) as the county's biggest crowd-puller gets under way. Now in its 36th year, the Great Dorset Steam Fair is expected to top the 250,000 mark in terms of visitors on its 600-acre site. Three hundred
CHERRIES chairman Peter Phillips has described Carl Fletcher's sale to West Ham as "the best economical decision for the club". And Phillips has also scotched suggestions Cherries were forced to offload their prize asset to help ease the club's current
HOMOPHOBIC crime in Dorset is massively under-reported due to a lack of trust in the police, it has been claimed. Just 183 incidents have been reported countywide in the last five years, prompting fears that those behind hate crime are getting away with
THE OWNER of a stately home near Wareham has pledged that no development will take place on 150 acres of land he recently bought at auction. Former Cherries chairman Norman Hayward, who bought the 18th century Creech Grange 25 years ago, has bought two
12 Bure Road, Christchurch; 8/4/0515, erection of conservatory and car port to sides of dwelling; D F Fall. 1 Fairfield Close, Christchurch; 8/04/0530, two storey front extension linking enlarged garage. Alterations and enlargement to rear balcony including
WALKING on water was one of the main attractions at the second day of the Echo-backed Poole Park Fest 04, with visitors trying their hand at one of the country's newest sports. Hydrazorbs are giant globes which athletes can climb inside and move around
POOLE businesses will find out later this month which of them have been selected to receive the prestigious 'Palms 2004', annual tourism awards that recognise quality, commitment and innovation which has had a significant impact on the town's tourism
A LORRY driver killed a council worker when he failed to see his brightly-lit van parked at the side of a road in the New Forest. Robert Murray died from multiple injuries after his yellow box van was struck from behind by a lorry which had been travelling
