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
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. The band, with Billy joined by Helena, Robbie
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. Huo Yuanjia (jet Li) yearns to follow in the footsteps of his father (Collin Chou), an expert
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. The military, led by the sadistic Daxus (Nick Chinlund), is charged with wiping out the Hemophages
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. The heroines are best pals Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (JoJo Levesque) who spend their
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. The Lake House is a remake of a South Korean romance called
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. The high-octane blockbuster, which stars local girl Kristy Cullen as one of the dancers, has been pulling in the crowds
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. His three Night at the Musicals appearances on Wednesdays,
Friday, June 23 7pm: Literary Evening at Meerhay Manor A literary supper evening with Christine Tyler. 7.30pm: Ceilidh, Beaminster Public Hall. Saturday, June 24 Noon:-3pm: Festival launch in the town square with food, fun, Billy Bragg and more.
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. Once again the town will be packed to the seams with some of the best drama, music and visual arts around. As ever,
JUDO star Tamsyn Rutter has given her Olympic hopes a huge boost by winning her first competitions following a lengthy injury lay-off. The Weymouth-based athlete, who is a serious contender to appear in the 2012 Games in London, won gold medals in the
A PIONEERING scheme to encourage young people into the care industry has received an international award. The Care Ambassador Scheme, created and piloted in Dorset, is now being used to recruit young people across the country into social care. An International
that shoppers and visitors in Bridport could be left with just one toilet block. West Dorset District Council revealed that plans to sell off the toilets in King Street, by the East Street car park, would not bring in enough cash to build a promised
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. Otter presence in West Dorset is well documented but some areas around the Rivers Brit, Char and Bride
DORCHESTER'S popular market is bucking a national trend which has seen markets decline across the country. A meeting will hear next week that despite a fall in the number of market traders, Dorchester's Wednesday market has gone from strength to strength
FIFTEEN abandoned kittens have turned up at an animal rescue organisation in just one day. Portland Catz is a one-woman organisation run by Barbara Rundle who has a cattery in the back garden of her home in Easton. She said: "The kittens are all between
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. His mother claims Dorset County Council has lost a form that would have given him a place at Dorchester Middle School
