MARK Morris would consider quitting Dorchester Town if a better' offer came along. But the former Brighton and Wimbledon defender remains committed' to the Avenue Stadium club until such time a bigger club comes knocking on his door. On one of the smallest
LANE closures on the busy A338 Spur Road could cause headaches for motorists travelling from Bournemouth later this month. Essential maintenance work, set to coincide with bridge repair work on the A31 near Ringwood which could last 16 weeks, will cause
WHEN I was at school it was quite unusual to see another child reaching into their bag for an inhaler. I felt quite different, often bent down out of view behind my desk to take it - and stuck out like a sore thumb when I was made to wear it around my
A YACHT owner watched his brand-new £250,000 vessel disintegrate on rocks after he went below and left the steering to his 33-year-old sailing partner. The 42-year-old skipper, a banker from London, was shocked when he heard the 47ft luxury boat come
THE Jurassic Coast is a step closer to bagging £25 million from the Lottery, as well as becoming a star of the Chelsea Flower Show. The Big Lottery Fund is sending a team to Dorset in May to review a funding application for a project, known as Evolution
DORSET have received a double boost following confirmation that ex-pros Steve Selwood and Chris Park will be available to them for most of the summer. Former Derbyshire batsman Selwood and Northamptonshire stand-by wicketkeeper Park both view lining up
ADVENTURER Phileas Fogg did it in 80 days, but two Bournemouth businessmen hope to go around the world in just eight in the famous Gumball Rally 3000. For the first time in its eight-year history the famous rally has gone global with 120 teams made up
GREENDALE Construction has completed a £650,000 contract to build new staff accommodation and a sixth form extension at Poole High School. Work at the Wimborne Road school took 10 months. The new sixth form block includes a refectory, kitchen, offices
PLANNERS should take a long hard look at imaginative schemes to provide desperately-needed affordable housing in New Forest towns and villages. That is the opinion of New Milton Town Council planning committee. Its chairman, Cllr Wyn Davies, told the
WIZARDRY and dark forces will fill a Blandford church as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are screened in a bid to boost the congregation. England's World Cup matches will also be shown. Rev Tim Storey of the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul hit
FIVE years ago, an innocent Bank Holiday night out for a Bournemouth couple ended in tragedy - and the hunt for a killer. A run-in with a group of youths outside a convenience store led to the death of lift engineer Clive Wilcox and started years of pain
A POOLE student says he saw a mysterious "panther-like" creature when he drove past in a coach in the latest big cat sighting in the area. James Barnes, of Woolslope Road, in West Moors, was returning from a trip to an art gallery in London on the A31
A TOURISM leader has warned that Bournemouth does not have enough to offer family visitors after a weekend of mixed fortunes for the resort and surrounding area. Hotelier Alan Stocker, chairman of the Bournemouth Area Hospitality Association, said: "The
A POOLE woman has told of her struggle to sell her home that lies in the shadow of an enormous electricity pylon. Desperate Karen Howell has had dozens of viewings and gone through four estate agents in 18 months in a bid to sell her two-bedroom terraced
POOLE Tourism has launched its summertime events programme at a special event in Jersey. New title sponsors Wave 105 joined fellow sponsors Condor Ferries at the Summertime in the South launch, along with Poole Tourism's business sponsors and travel agents
DYLAN was right: "Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters around you have grown - and accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone." If you were about to appoint a new chief executive, England coach, or government
BUSINESSES can beat skills shortages by forging early links with their local schools. Firms that support their local schools can promote opportunities in their industry directly to the students and their teachers. One Dorset school has capitalised on
A FAMILY is taking its district council to judicial review, accusing it of balancing its books by not paying out benefits due. But East Dorset District Council says there is a simple explanation for the huge drop in benefits paid out and that any money
RADICAL solutions should be investigated to overcome gridlock in Christchurch when the Avon Causeway is closed to traffic this summer, says business organiser Colin Jamieson. The narrow winding road across the Avon Valley between Sopley and Hurn is used
HUSBAND and wife team Robert Hughes and Andrea Frankham are taking the plunge for the summer season with their C-Waves Diving business. They ran try-dive courses on the beach at Overcombe in Weymouth for eight weeks last summer. Now they have launched
FORMER MP Ian Bruce felt the fury of an angry camper van owner who jumped out of his vehicle and assaulted him as he carried out a traffic survey. Mr Bruce said today that he was shoved several times by a man who threatened to punch him in the face as
NEW road signs are going up at gridlock hotspots urging drivers in Dorset to share their cars. Fourteen boards including four in Dorchester will target motorists stuck in traffic jamsurging them to join Dorset's car sharing scheme. Dorset County
A £250,000 luxury yacht was smashed on rocks after a man left helming duties to his sailing partner. The man and the woman were extremely lucky' after their distress call was picked up by a Condor ferry en route to Poole which came to their rescue.
OVER 100 research workers at defence group QinetiQ have started the move from Weymouth to Winfrith. The high-tech employer is transferring almost all its staff at Bincleaves on the Portland breakwater to Winfrith Technology Centre as part of a streamlining
