THE boss of Yellow Buses has appealed for the public's help in finding a thug who hit a bus driver in the face smashing his glasses. The late-night attack happened in Wimborne Road, Winton, close to the Winton Banks bus stop. A man approached the driver
THE boss of Yellow Buses has appealed for the public's help in finding a thug who hit a bus driver in the face smashing his glasses. The late-night attack happened in Wimborne Road, Winton, close to the Winton Banks bus stop. A man approached the driver
A POPULAR adventure playground which recently received an Ofsted star rating has had to close temporarily because of rocketing insurance costs. Fernheath Play Association was forced to close the playground on a temporary basis this month after struggling
RADIO listeners in Hampshire and Dorset are being fought over in a head-to-head bid to win a new FM broadcasting licence for the Solent. Saga Radio, allTALK FM Solent, Solent Regional Radio, Celador and possibly Virgin, have until May 5 to submit their
THE boss of Yellow Buses has appealed for the public's help in finding a thug who hit a bus driver in the face smashing his glasses. The late-night attack happened in Wimborne Road, Winton, close to the Winton Banks bus stop. A man approached the driver
Are We There Yet? (PG) UCI (not Sat, Sun, Thurs), Odeon *** One-time gangsta rapper Ice Cube reinvents himself in this wishy-washy family comedy about a man who most learn to like kids in order to win their mom's affections. Being Julia (12A) Regent (
DNA tests have finally confirmed a Purbeck resident as a victim of the Boxing Day Asian tsunami disaster. German national Monica Gleisner was on holiday in Thailand with friends from Hemsbach when the tragedy struck. German and English teacher Monica
POOH'S Heffalump Movie, a delightful animated feature aimed at very young viewers, is a curious thing indeed. As fans of AA Milne's stories may recall, the mysterious heffalump is a figment of Pooh and Piglet's feverish imaginations. When they finally
FROM Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha - the directors that brought us Ice Age - comes this knockabout animated tale of everyday robots. Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) feels trapped by his small town existence. He loves his mom and dad but
FROM Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha - the directors that brought us Ice Age - comes this knockabout animated tale of everyday robots. Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) feels trapped by his small town existence. He loves his mom and dad but
POOR old Keanu Reeves... His is such a special talent that it takes some seriously inspired tinkering to coax it out of its wooden home. Sadly, Constantine director Francis Lawrence's efforts are in vain and he is blessed with a hero that's as solid as
RAFAEL is 42-years-old and fed up... He's tired of living in his father's shadow, his restaurant business is in trouble, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has problems making a commitment to his girlfriend - whose
AUDI is broadening the appeal of its A3 hatchback with an expansion of the distinctive S line sports specification models. Previously reserved for 3.2 V6 petrol and 2.0 TDI models, the S line specification is now available at an extra cost of £1,000 for
DORCHESTER chairman Eddie Belt has fired a hands-off warning to Weymouth over Mark Morris. The Magpies manager has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant Terras seat after his success on limited resources at the Avenue Stadium. But Belt says the
SEAGULLS often get a bad press, especially on bin days but now a 24yearold feathered friend would like to put his side of the story. Barnacle Bill is a seagull and part of the Guppy family and as you can see from our picture, is a great fan of the Bridport
A TINY former telephone exchange in Beaminster which sold at auction for £85,000 - £60,000 over the guide price - is to have a new lease of life as a 'miniature' home. The building was bought by the husband and wife team at the Shoebox Development Co
BABY College classes designed to help parents maximise time spent with their youngsters are now being rolled out nationally as a new business. Baby College is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Sally Seward of Wimborne and Alison Lawson of Reading. "Every
BETTER roads are essential if jobs lost by closing Portland's prison ship are to be replaced, it was warned today. Portland Port has appealed for government help in improving the roads when HMP The Weare is removed. Last week it was announced the prison
A RETIRED couple have been left devastated by the theft of their caravan. Many of the items in the caravan had sentimental value, having been handed down from their parents, all of whom had died in the last five years. The caravan was parked on the Lady
STUDENT Dean Kyte is walking on air after securing a place at one of Europe's top dance academies. Dean, who has long dreamed of being a performer, has been chosen to study at Laban, a world leading centre for contemporary dance artiste training based
JANE Malcolm is preparing to cycle 300km from London to Amsterdam. The three-day event is to raise funds for mental health charity Mind and demands riding an arduous 100km each day. Jane, a psychiatric nurse from Bridport, who turned 50 last year, is
DEAN Court loan stars Matthew Mills and James O'Connor both look set to extend their respective stays with Cherries into a second month. Saints teenager Mills and Aston Villa's O'Connor have both impressed since being drafted in to help ease Cherries'
A MAN who used a wheel brace to cause devastating head injuries to a bystander to a fight outside a pub today failed to win a cut in his jail term. Ricardo Pierre Rampat, 26, of Pound Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset, was jailed for seven years at Snaresbrook
OLYMPIC sprinter Michael Wheeler is off to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen at a garden party honouring all Britain's surviving Games medallists. It's 49 years since the former schoolmaster was awarded bronze in the 4x440 yard relay at the Melbourne
RAFAEL is 42-years-old and fed up... He's tired of living in his father's shadow, his restaurant business is in trouble, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has problems making a commitment to his girlfriend - whose
BELATED release for Jaume Balaguero's 2002 horror-thriller. American teenager Regina (Anna Paquin) moves to a creepy Spanish villa with her father Mark (Iain Glen), highly strung mother Maria (Lena Olin) and young brother Paul (Stephan Enquist), 40 years
TAKE a wobbly table, a pair of shaky hands, an empty toilet roll tube and some sticky-back plastic and, hey presto, you've got Blue Peter (BBC1, Mon, Tues, Wed 5pm). Congratulations were in order as the evergreen children's show notched up its 4,000 episode
CONNECTIONS were in confident mood today, ahead of Sir Rembrandt's bid for totesport Gold Cup glory at the Cheltenham Festival (3.15pm). The Dorset challenger is hoping to go one better in the £350,000 contest after finishing second behind treble winner
WEYMOUTH caretaker-boss Gary Borthwick is refusing to give up hope of making the Conference South play-offs. The former midfielder, who is in charge of the Terras until the end of the season along with fellow coaches Roy O'Brien and John Waldock, reckons
STUART Morgan wants to return to the Terras hot-seat for a third time. The former Dorchester boss, who has already enjoyed two successful spells at Weymouth, today confirmed his interest in returning to the Wessex Stadium. Morgan, who left his chief scout
AN award-winning food company is closing its Bridport factory after neighbours kicked up a stink over its "smelly" chutney. Forest Products is abandoning its preserves and conserves operation at Dreadnought Trading estate to relocate to Devon - with the
JUST days after the Royal opening of their new Bridport factory staff at Curtiss Wright have been warned to expect job losses. Letters have been sent to all 60 employees telling them that compulsory redundancies may be needed because of a downturn in
A THREAT to deport the teenage star of an awardwinning Bridport film and his family after a dawn raid on their home has outraged friends in the town. The Kachepa family, of Weymouth, were arrested on Sunday and have spent the week in a detention centre
PEOPLE attending evening events in West Dorset will have to pay to park from April. Residents only found out about the new charges in a public notice in the News. Bridport Town Council leader Charles Wild said a number of people had contacted him after
THE cost to taxpayers of a popular piece of open space in West Moors could have been far less had parish chiefs done their homework, says a resident. Keith Parkinson is concerned the district and parish councils are paying over £62,000 towards the purchase
Bangladeshi Flood Appeal Charity Show: Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. Leading entertainers including Jethro, Bradley Walsh, Mike Osman, Bobby Davro, Richard Digance, Pauline Quirke, Linda Lusardi, Sam Kane do their thing to raise money for the Bangladeshi
PUBLIC pressure has forced council chiefs into a U-turn over a controversial road closure. Dorset County Council has apologised for failing to consult people on plans to upgrade the coast road between Chickerell and Abbotsbury. The council now says that
VOLUNTEERS are celebrating a £1.8 million grant to secure the survival of a historic Weymouth landmark. The Nothe Fort will be treated to a massive makeover thanks to the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. A £2.4 million conservation programme will
SHADOW Home Secretary David Davis was last night handed a plea signed by more than 1,000 Dorset people who want extra police on the streets. South Dorset Conservative spokesman Ed Matts presented him with the petition at a meeting of Conservative supporters
A PERMANENT police base has been opened in Portland to help tackle crime and disorder. Local dignitaries joined with the island's police officers and police community support officer for the official opening of the police office at Osprey Quay. Dorset
IRISH eyes were smiling on St Patrick's Day when two living legends of motor sport shared the podium to open a new gallery at motorcycling maestro Sammy Miller's New Milton museum. John Surtees MBE, still the only man to have won world championships on
MANY drivers requiring four-wheel drive don't necessarily want the inconvenience that comes with bulky sports utilities - the easy solution is a 4x4 estate. As the appetite for all-wheel drive (real or imagined) continues to devour tons of metal each
TRAVELLERS who stayed on a temporary site during the Great Dorset Steam Fair at taxpayers' expense could be London homeowners, it has been revealed. And, under proposed new legislation, ordinary holiday-makers could acquire the right to set up home in
RESIDENTS in Uplyme have declared war on an army of rats. Homes, sheds and even the cemetery have been invaded by the disease-carrying rodents, parish councillors were told. Now plans are being laid for a co-ordinated attack to rid the village of the
A COUPLE had to be rescued from cliff tops near Lyme Regis after getting lost in the dark. The pair from Plymouth dialled 999 on a mobile phone to call for help when they became disorientated while walking at Rousdon around 7.30pm on Tuesday. The Portland-based
TWYNHAM Housing Association has invoked its powers under antisocial behaviour legislation to evict a troublesome tenant. In a landmark case for the Christchurch-based housing association, it has successfully applied to Bournemouth County Court under the
ORGANISERS of this summer's Candles on the Cobb spectacular at Lyme Regis are planning to make it the climax of a bumper weekend. Mike Higgs and Phil Street are drawing up an action-packed programme for the day before the main attraction, which takes
CHERRIES' former club captain Tony Nelson has paid tribute to Bill McGarry who died this week, aged 77. McGarry, who was player-manager at Dean Court from March 1961 to July 1963, passed away at his home in South Africa on Tuesday after a long illness
A HIGH-profile character at one of Dorset's historic smugglers pubs has been jailed for 12 years for drugs offences. Dennis Smith, 53, of the Ship in Distress in Stanpit, Mudeford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and to possession
A BABY girl who contracted a rare form of meningitis was saved after her mother's instinct overruled misleading symptoms and the opinion of two doctors. Rosie Sayers feared six-month-old Elphia was going to die during a frightening 26-mile drive to hospital
OFFENDERS serving community sentences brought some early springtime cheer to Townsend this week. More than a dozen offenders - some in their 20s, some in their 40s - took part in an all-day clean-up campaign on the estate, which was one of 10 areas chosen
POOR old Keanu Reeves... His is such a special talent that it takes some seriously inspired tinkering to coax it out of its wooden home. Sadly, Constantine director Francis Lawrence's efforts are in vain and he is blessed with a hero that's as solid as
POOH'S Heffalump Movie, a delightful animated feature aimed at very young viewers, is a curious thing indeed. As fans of AA Milne's stories may recall, the mysterious heffalump is a figment of Pooh and Piglet's feverish imaginations. When they finally
BELATED release for Jaume Balaguero's 2002 horror-thriller. American teenager Regina (Anna Paquin) moves to a creepy Spanish villa with her father Mark (Iain Glen), highly strung mother Maria (Lena Olin) and young brother Paul (Stephan Enquist), 40 years
DORCHESTER embark on a hectic ten-day programme at Weston-super-Mare tomorrow that will make or break their play-off ambitions. Their first-ever trip to the Somerset Seagull's new Woodspring Stadium is quickly followed by a visit to Bishop's Stortford
