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Stories for 23 June 2006

Beaminster News

Tiger-like cat spotted twice within days

A MYSTERIOUS big cat has again been sighted on the prowl in West Dorset. more...

Appeal to tackle traffic concerns

CALLS have been made to tackle traffic concerns in Beaminster. more...

Saturday market challenge is shelved

A PROPOSAL for a Saturday market in Beaminster has been shelved. more...

Beaminster gears up to put on a show

ARTS lovers of all ages have the chance to enjoy the launch of the 11th annual Beaminster Festival tomorrow, Saturday. West Dorset singer-songwriter Billy Bragg will be on hand to open proceedings in the Town Square ready for an afternoon of fun and entertainment for all the family from noon-3pm. more...

Beaminster gears up to put on a show

Bournemouth

Cooking up homes on bakery waste site

LONG-awaited plans to flatten a derelict bakery and replace it with dozens of new homes have been submitted. more...

Couple relive wedding day

A RETIRED couple have returned to their honeymoon spot after 51 years and paid only five guineas for the week. more...

Weekend woes lead to Queen’s birthday snub

SORRY Ma'am that's the message from Bournemouth council after it failed to fly the Union Flag on the Queen's 80th birthday. more...

Sex offender seen in town

A DANGEROUS sex offender on the run is reported to have been seen in the Bournemouth area following an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch. more...

Gizmo’s plight a warning

A DISTRESSED dog owner is urging people to double-check their pet passports after being stopped in France because his dog's documentation was invalid. more...

Bridport News

Villagers get keys to their pub

VILLAGERS in Shipton Gorge got the keys to their pub on Friday after signing a six-year lease with Bridport brewery Palmers. more...

Villagers get keys to their pub

VILLAGERS in Shipton Gorge got the keys to their pub on Friday after signing a six-year lease with Bridport brewery Palmers. more...

Caught short by loos plan

CONCERN is mounting that shoppers and visitors in Bridport could be left with just one place to spend a penny. more...

Firm nets a World Cup success

FOOTBALL nets produced in Bridport are being used in the 2006 World Cup. more...

Otter joy for wildlife experts

WILDLIFE experts are celebrating after a survey showed otter numbers are on the increase in West Dorset. more...

Festive feast on the menu with celebration of food

BRIDPORT'S food festival is going to be hot stuff. more...

Festive feast on the menu with celebration of food

BRIDPORT'S food festival is going to be hot stuff. more...

Business News

Care scheme scoops award

A PIONEERING scheme to encourage young people into the care industry has received an international award. more...

Return of the piggy banks

AFTER years of profligacy, the penny has finally dropped new borrowing has hit a record low. more...

Cd Reviews

The Divine Comedy - Victory for the Comic Muse (Parlophone) ****

NEIL Hannon is a strange cove. When he plays the pop game he falls flat on his face, but when he does just what he likes, there aren't many who can touch him. more...

The Longcut - A Call and Response (Deltasonic) ***

WITH a reputation forged on the back of a couple of highly-rated EPs, The Longcut waited ages before putting out their first album while they firmed up their abilities as a robust live act. more...

Mojave Three - Puzzles Like You (4AD) ****

HAVING explored a vast universe of interesting sonic possibilities, Mojave 3 were in severe danger of boring the pants off us. more...

Fatboy Slim - The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder? (Skint) ***

HE'S shifted more than nine million albums, harnessed the zeitgeist and ridden it into the ecstasy sunset. more...

Cherries

FOOTBALL - BROADY'S BACK!

KARL Broadhurst has wrapped up Cherries' summer contract negotiations by signing a new one-year deal at the club. more...

Christchurch

Anger over axed buses

JUST weeks after collecting their bus passes, hundreds of Christchurch pensioners are having their buses service snatched away from them. more...

Cinema

The Wild (U)

DISNEY'S computer animated romp bears more than a passing resemblance to Madagascar, the 2005 film set in a New York zoo where the animals talk to one another when the human visitors are out of sight. more...

Ultraviolet (15) Preview

IN a shady future, a race of super-strong and agile vampire-like beings known as the Hemophages is ostracised from society, forced to live in the shadows. more...

Fearless (15) ***

HAVING failed to truly break into Hollywood like Jackie Chan, martial arts superstar Jet Li returns to China for an action-packed turn-of-the-century historical drama about a man searching for his identity and peace of mind. more...

Aquamarine (PG) ***

BASED on the novel by Alice Hoffman, Aquamarine is a charming coming of age tale about the enduring power of friendship, which melds the fish-out-of-water comedy of Splash! with the sassy sensibilities of Mean Girls. more...

The Lake House (PG) ****

DR Kate Forster (Sandra Bullock) moves out of her lake house home, leaving a note for the next tenant, apologising about inexplicable paw prints by the front door that were there when she moved in. more...

Columnists

Off-screen romance

I LOVE Hollywood's leading ladies. In front of the silver screen, I'm mirthful with Meg, mesmerised by Meryl and knocked out by Nicole! more...

Piggy in the muddle

I NEVER thought I'd see Gordon Ramsay stuck for words! Is it me, or when Gordon was faced with Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall's crispy pigs ears, after having removed the earwax, did he wince? more...

De Reviews

Getting the festival buzz in Beaminster

BEAMINSTER is the place to be for the next 10 days and it's all down to the market town's 11th annual festival of music and the arts. more...

Beaminster Festival listings

Friday, June 23 7pm: Literary Evening at Meerhay Manor A literary supper evening with Christine Tyler. more...

New shows replace Duncan Breeze

FOLLOWING the decision to cancel Duncan Breeze's six summer performances in Weymouth after the entertainer was accused of downloading child porn, the Pavilion have announced his replacements. more...

In Rude health

GREASE is still the word today and tomorrow at the Pavilion in Weymouth as the West End show finishes its week-long run at the venue. more...

Timely reunion for Sandy and Keanu

SANDRA Bullock and Keanu Reeves reunite for the first time since Speed in this time-travelling romance that succeeds in spite of its loopy, illogical premise and drizzles of emotional syrup. more...

Aquamarine (PG)

BASED on the novel by Alice Hoffman, Aquamarine is a charming coming of age tale which melds the comedy of Splash! with the sassy sensibilities of Mean Girls. more...

Fearless (15)

HAVING failed to break into Hollywood like Jackie Chan, martial arts superstar Jet Li returns to China for an action-packed turn-of-the-century historical drama. more...

Ultraviolet (15)

IN A shady future, a race of super-strong and agile vampire-like beings known as the Hemophages is ostracised from society, forced to live in the shadows. more...

Gig listings for week starting Friday, June 23

NEVER let it be said we here at the gig guide are not responsive, proactive and dynamic. In response to a number of requests, following the move of gigs from Thursday to Friday we've now extended the gig listing to include an extra day next Friday to give all those of you who like to plan your gig-going in advance an early look at what's on offer. See left. more...

Something to Bragg about

THOSE of you that bought the CD We Laughed, by Rosetta Life featuring Billy Bragg, will be pleased to know that there are two chances to catch the band that recorded the No11 chart hit live over the next week. more...

Dvd Reviews

The Hills Have Eyes (18) Fox Home Entertainment ***

DOES no-one have a single, stupid, tiny little original idea in their brains any more? more...

Shadows In The Sun (12) Momentum **

YOU know what you're getting here right from the Mills and Boon style title. Harvey Keitel is great American writer Weldon Parish who's buried himself deep in rural Tuscany, nursing writer's block, for 20 years. more...

Hill Street Blues – Season 2 (12) Channel 4

MY television obsession of the eighties was the award-winning Hill Street Blues. A true original, it spawned countless imitators. more...

CSI 5.2 (15) Momentum ****

WHILE the much-touted Grave Danger directed by Quentin Tarantino got all the publicity (and even a separate release on DVD), it should not overshadow the fact that even five seasons in, the original CSI is keeping the writing, acting and plot standards skyscraper-high. more...

East Dorset

GUNMAN ON THE LOOSE

A GUNMAN is on the loose following a terrifying incident involving a local father-of-two. more...

Lady golfers ‘teed off’ by treatment from club

FEMALE golfers who are teed off over claims of sexism are considering a mass exodus from an East Dorset club. more...

Features

Thank you for the music

SO Top of the Pops has become top of the flops but news that the BBC has axed the world's longest-running weekly music show has surprised and saddened many of us. more...

General Sport

Sian left out of GB squad

SIAN Scott admits her exclusion from the Great Britain squad for the European Cup came as no real surprise. more...

Jobs News

Make right job move with SOS help

WITH summer upon us, you may be among the millions of people thinking of making an important change in your life. more...

Latest News

GUNMAN ON THE LOOSE

A GUNMAN is on the loose following a terrifying incident involving a local father-of-two. more...

Calls for parking overhaul

CALLS for an overhaul of parking policies have won backing from a Dorset MP as well as motoring and business organisations. more...

Man befriended families then abused children

A 34-YEAR-OLD sex offender who used the internet to prey on little girls in Dorset has admitted his guilt in court. more...

OPEN GARDENS THIS WEEK

Gardens open to the public this weekend under the National Gardens Scheme are as follows: Saturday, June 24 Chesil Gallery, Pebble Lane, Chiswell Galpin Cottage, 2 Valley Road, Tarrant Keyneston Mulberry House, 7 Moorland Avenue, Barton-on-Sea Old Came Rectory, Came Sunday, June 25 Chesil Gallery, Pebble Lane, Chiswell Chideock Manor, Chideock, near Bridport Galpin Cottage, 2 Valley Road, Tarrant Keyneston Old Came Rectory, Came Corfe Barn, Corfe Lodge Road, Broadstone Mews Cottage, 34 Easton Street, Portland Oakdene, Sandleheath, Fordingbridge The Old Rectory, Netherbury 4 Noel Road, Wallisdown 11 Greensome Drive, Ferndown Beech Mead, 13 St Mary's Road, Ferndown Tuesday, June 27 The Scented Garden, Littlebredy Thursday, June 29 Hilltop Woodville, Stour Provost Friday, June 30 Holworth Farmhouse, Holworth, near Owermoigne more...

OPEN GARDENS THIS WEEK

Gardens open to the public this weekend under the National Gardens Scheme are as follows: Saturday, June 24: Chesil Gallery, Pebble Lane, Chiswell Galpin Cottage, 2 Valley Road, Tarrant Keyneston Mulberry House, 7 Moorland Avenue, Barton-on-Sea Old Came Rectory, Came Sunday, June 25: Chesil Gallery, Pebble Lane, Chiswell Chideock Manor, Chideock, near Bridport Galpin Cottage, 2 Valley Road, Tarrant Keyneston Old Came Rectory, Came Corfe Barn, Corfe Lodge Road, Broadstone Mews Cottage, 34 Easton Street, Portland Oakdene, Sandleheath, Fordingbridge The Old Rectory, Netherbury 4 Noel Road, Wallisdown 11 Greensome Drive, Ferndown Beech Mead, 13 St Mary's Road, Ferndown Tuesday, June 27: The Scented Garden, Littlebredy Thursday, June 29: Hilltop Woodville, Stour Provost Friday, June 30: Holworth Farmhouse, Holworth, near Owermoigne more...

OPEN GARDENS THIS WEEK

Gardens open to the public this weekend under the National Gardens Scheme are as follows: more...

Busy time for the newest recruit...

JUNE has been a busy month for Dorset Police's newest recruit Echo. more...

Local News

Town could be left with one loo block

that shoppers and visitors in Bridport could be left with just one toilet block. more...

Otters thriving in West Dorset, survey shows

A SURVEY of smaller rivers has revealed that the gradual return of otters across Dorset may be even more of a success story than previously thought. more...

Market is one of best in region, says report

DORCHESTER'S popular market is bucking a national trend which has seen markets decline across the country. more...

Fifteen kittens are abandoned in a day

FIFTEEN abandoned kittens have turned up at an animal rescue organisation in just one day. more...

'Lost' boy in school row

SCHOOLBOY Liam Riley can't go to the school down the road from his Dorchester home because County Hall can't find him in their system. more...

Caught short by loos plan

CONCERN is mounting that shoppers and visitors in Bridport could be left with just one place to spend a penny. more...

Local Sports

Lyme Regis' White bags another hat trick

GRAHAM White achieved a hat-trick of wins to take the Bridport News Golden Striker award for the third year running, a feat matched only by Phil Knight (Drimpton) and Phil Hussey (Beaminster and Pymore) in the 1990s. more...

Annetts in top form after sibling's advice

THRILLSEEKER Shaun Annetts is gearing up for the latest round of the North Gloucester Club Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend - after a wake up call from his brother. more...

Lulu takes fourth in first event

LULU CUMMINGS missed out on a bronze medal in her first event at the European Swimming championships of the Deaf by just four seconds on Monday. more...

Swallows rewarded for sportsmanship

UPLYME Football Club, who ended the season propping up most of the sides in Perry Street League Division One, finished top of the tree for sportsmanship. more...

Lyme Regis News

VIP tour ahead of beach opening

CIVIC chiefs will be given a close up view of Lyme's new sea defences and land stabilisation works on Monday - ahead of next Saturday's reopening of the main beach. more...

Residents' parking scheme revived

PLANS for a residents' parking scheme in King's Way at Lyme Regis are back on the drawing board. more...

Residents' parking scheme revived

PLANS for a residents' parking scheme in King's Way at Lyme Regis are back on the drawing board. more...

Triple record set by royal fete

THE sun shone and villagers turned out in force to make Uplyme fete a triple record breaker on Saturday. more...

Town celebrates great siege of 1644

A PARLIAMENTARY decree that Lyme should stage an annual day of thanksgiving to commemorate its successful defence against the Royalist army in the great siege of 1644 was revived on Friday. more...

World's hottest chilli on festival menu

THE world's hottest chilli plant - and the cool sounds of the Woodroffe School Jazz band - are among attractions at the Axe Vale Festival of Gardening and Crafts this weekend. more...

Lucky escape as truck hits home

A LYME Regis pensioner had a lucky escape when a runaway truck crashed into the front of his house - just feet from where he was sitting. more...

Motoring News

Maserati keeps things on track

IF you want this car then Euro millionaires only need apply. Maserati has announced that it will be building a limited production run of track day only versions of its two-seat MC12 Corsa, a built-to-order supercar with a 1,000,000 Euro price tag. more...

Sonata style

WHEN Hyundai first introduced the Sonata saloon it was promoted as a budget alternative to the Sierra (now Mondeo) but take a look at the latest fifth generation Sonata and its clear that Hyundai has taken a step even further up the automotive ladder. more...

New Forest

Village green to get facelift

A TRADITIONAL village green at the heart of a seaside community is to be revamped during the next six months. more...

North Dorset

Town set for major makeover

BIG changes are on the way in Sturminster Newton in a bid to make the area more attractive and pedestrian-friendly. more...

Town set for major makeover

BIG changes are on the way in Sturminster Newton in a bid to make the area more attractive and pedestrian-friendly. more...

Town set for major makeover

BIG changes are on the way in Sturminster Newton in a bid to make the area more attractive and pedestrian-friendly. more...

Town set for major makeover

BIG changes are on the way in Sturminster Newton in a bid to make the area more attractive and pedestrian friendly. more...

Other Sport

TAMSYN MAKES GOLDEN RETURN

JUDO star Tamsyn Rutter has given her Olympic hopes a huge boost by winning her first competitions following a lengthy injury lay-off. more...

Poole News

Union’s ‘meltdown’ fears for NHS after 50 jobs go

POOLE Hospital is to shed 50 jobs as health union Unison warns the National Health Service is beginning to go into "meltdown" because of a financial crisis. more...

Developers bow to pressure over homes

DEVELOPERS have bowed to pressure from residents by changing their plans for 120 homes on Canford Heath following concerns from locals. more...

Purbeck

Chiropractors face court for web slur

A GROUP of chiropractors face being sued for defamation by a government body after writing angry messages on a Purbeck-based website. more...