LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (12): The award-winning video game has finally somersaulted onto the big screen. The buxom, all-kicking heroine Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) goes in search of a mystical artefact known as the Triangle of Light, which must be destroyed
WITH the summer holidays bustin' out all over, local cinemas are filled to the gunwales with tempting cinematic gems to keep the smallest members of the family entertained. There's a wealth of goodies showing at a screen near you over the next few weeks
BEST friends Charlotte Steele and Ella Robinson have proved they are perfect pals, bagging the title of the country's greatest mates. The nine-year-olds, who go to St Joseph's RC Combined School in Poole, got the surprise of their lives when they came
REDWINGS have got it all - colourful, classic beauty and an historic pedigree stretching back for more than a century. So what could be more deserving than to give 10 of these elegant sailing day boats a new lease of life on the classic waters of Poole
A VILLAGE school criticised in a recent Ofsted report is fighting back with a series of improvements. Cerne Abbas First School, which has 54 pupils, was urged to brush up on a number of areas when inspectors visited in April. The school was asked to provide
A HOSPITAL specialist has gone under the knife to have his beard shaved to raise cash for his department. Dr Fred Cartwright, associate specialist in the Accident and Emergency unit at Dorset County Hospital, is bare-faced for the first time in seven
AN ANGRY father has refused to send his son back to school after claiming the youngster was stabbed and beaten by classroom bullies. The man, who does not want his family to be named for fear of repercussions, claims his son has been a constant target
THE headteacher of Poole High School has spoken of the frustration of seeing years of hard work wrecked overnight by arsonists. John Short said pupils and staff were shocked to witness the damage left by the blaze, which swept through the sports hall
A COUNCILLOR has said she will resign if travellers who camp on a Bournemouth common are provided with water and waste bins. Government guidelines say local authorities should provide travellers with basic facilities - and Town Hall officers say the idea
CONTROVERSIAL bus lane plans are to be re-drawn in a bid to avoid harming a Bournemouth corner shop. More than 400 people objected to the planned bus lane in Holdenhurst Road after the shop said it would be forced out of business. Bournemouth Borough
SWANAGE Middle School head teacher Joan Amott is retiring after a 40-year career as a teacher. The 59-year-old started out as a teacher in an inner city school in Birmingham and has spent the past 13 years at Swanage. She said: "I have children who are
NEW Bashley boss Derek Binns will start his Southern League career with a home clash against last season's Dr Martens Eastern Division whipping boys Spalding United. Spalding finished rock-bottom of the division last time around and were only spared relegation
TEAMS of young athletes from primary schools in South and West Dorset have again proved themselves the best in the county. They dominated the trophy presentation when the Dorset County Primary Schools Championships were staged at Weymouth Athletics Centre
FRIDAY, JULY 13 Quangle Wangle Choir, Royal Manor Theatre, Portland SATURDAY, JULY 14 Show of hands and guests, Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens What a Feeling! Weymouth Pavilion SUNDAY, JULY 15 Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Barron Knights, Weymouth
A SUMMER-LONG series of displays featuring exquisite textiles can be admired in Wheelwrights tea rooms in Abbotsbury's Rodden Row. The current selection on display is called Golden Moments by Nina Brown and is a series of goldwork pieces using hand-dyed
MAUMBURY Rings in Dorchester has been used as a place of entertainment for centuries and the tradition is set to continue on Friday, July 20 when Miracle Theatre brings its anarchic version of The Beggar's Opera to the historic venue. John Gay's play
ONE of the UK's most successful acoustic duos, Show of Hands, is playing in one of Dorset's most picturesque venues on Saturday. Ten years after forming the band, members Steve Knightley and Phil Beer will be performing at Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
WEYMOUTH'S award-winning beach is under threat because of major blunders with the £6 million Preston sea defence scheme, a damning report claimed today. The defences have been dogged by problems with flooding, breaching and erosion since they were officially
COMMUNITY projects across Dorset are set to benefit from the latest lottery windfall. Grants totalling thousands of pounds will be made to a wide range of groups and projects across the county. The grants are being made under the lottery's 'Awards For
THREE prisoners have been on the run since July 2 after escaping from a Dorset jail. The inmates shared a cell at Guys Marsh Prison, near Shaftesbury, and were discovered missing by a prison officer. Prison Service chiefs say the men are not dangerous
GARY Havelock singled out team-mate Krzysztof Cegielski for special praise as Pirates threw themselves an Elite League lifeline with a 49-41 win over bogey team Ipswich last night. Cegielski chalked up two breathtaking heat wins in the closing stages
OFEX-LISTED gold prospector Twigg Minerals is planning a new shares issue and a possible move onto the AIM. The New Forest firm wants to raise additional working capital with the issue of new securities so it can extend its operations in Mozambique and
IF Jurassic Park scared you witless and The Lost World had you checking under your bed before you turned out the light, prepare to be terrified by the third instalment of the series. Jurassic Park 3 (or JPIII as it is known in hip and trendy circles)
THE annual pilgrimage to the new Pokemon big screen adventure is - even for a non-fan like myself - something of a disappointment. Pokemon 3: The Movie had been ear-marked at one point for a straight-to-video release. The crude animation and heavy-handed
Furore over plan to cover beach in shingle BOURNEMOUTH'S seven miles of glorious sandy beaches have been the town's main selling point for decades. The golden sands are displayed in brochures and on posters far and wide. So it wouldn't make sense to deliberately
THE PRESSURE of forthcoming A level exams was a contributory factor which lead to a teenage swimming star taking her own life, an inquest heard. Breaststroke star Sarah Budynkiewicz, 17, was found in her bed on May 17 by her father as he brought her a
CRIMINALS will find it tougher to break the law in Christchurch with plans to expand the town's CCTV scheme. Christchurch Borough Council's technical services committee has backed moves to install a further 11 cameras in the town centre, to include Purewell
"HELP us hit our £1million target," is the call from pupils and teachers at Victoria School, Branksome, where the cash will equip a desperately-needed new activities centre and help give independence to physically disabled pupils when they leave. The
WIMBORNE Seconds had opener Chris Bartlett to thank after his century had set up their 14-run victory over Wayfarers in the DIVISION ONE of the Nationwide Sun Awnings Dorset League at Hanhams. With no other batsman reaching 20, extras (34) were Bartlett's
TONIGHT Gunz'n'Rozes (Finn M'Coul's, Westham Road, Weymouth): No prizes for guessing which band is getting the tribute tonight; Axl and Slash come to Dorset, as guv'nor Steve would have it. £3 entry tonight. Happyhead (The Anchor, Custom House Quay, Weymouth
OOH, aah, just let me finish aerobicising and I'll be right with you. It takes a strenuous programme of stein hoisting and step tripping to keep this manly physique in the state of decadent disrepair for which it is justly renowned and feared throughout
KNYVETON GARDENS are celebrating the most famous victory in their 90-year history after knocking mighty Bosco-mbe Cliff out of the Hampshire Club Championship. The Bournemouth and District BA Section Two leaders lost three rinks but pulled off a major
GARY Havelock singled out team-mate Krzysztof Cegielski for special praise as Pirates threw themselves an Elite League lifeline with a 49-41 win over bogey team Ipswich last night. Cegielski chalked up two breathtaking heat wins in the closing stages
WEYMOUTH Town Tennis Tournament organiser and coach Alan Cash scored a straight sets win over the experienced Andy Lawes in the men's singles event last night. The match had promised to be a close encounter but Cash was too consistent and despite some
FORMER Terra Gary Funnell and his mate Keith Middleton, a one-time Dorchester Town striker, have their sights set on becoming soccer millionaires. And all they have to do is slot home a few penalty kicks in a televised final. The Poole pair's penalty
DEFENDER Eddie Howe is rated extremely doubtful for Cherries' pre-season visit to Wessex League Lym-ington and New Milton tonight (7.30pm kick-off). Howe sustained a bruised foot in Cherries' 7-0 drubbing of Dorset Combination double winners Hamworthy
YEOVIL Amateur Pantomime Society presents its fourth annual show at the town's Octagon Theatre on Saturday, July 21. Renowned for its quality productions, the society's members are staging Best of Times with special guests Kassmatt. The show is at 7.15pm
A 'CAFE-STYLE' tribute to West End musicals' is on offer at the Regent Centre in Christchurch on Sunday night with Reflections of the West End, which takes a retrospective look at 100 years of the best stage entertainment in London. Hits by Gershwin,
WEYMOUTH Pavilion will be swinging this weekend with a brace of top shows set to fill the venue. On Saturday night, former chart topper Limahl - who fronted 80s band Kajagoogoo - will take to the stage with Gwen Dickie, the voice of Rose Royce and the
MUM Caroline Northcott urged people to back a children's heart group today after a special assembly was held in memory of her daughter who died after collapsing at a school. Naomi Northcott, who was just seven, was taken ill in front of friends in the
A WEYMOUTH care nurse is facing a hefty bill for parking fines because the borough council won't let her join a residents' parking scheme. Emily Gainsford, 20, lives in a Crescent Street flat in the Park district, but has had her application for a residents
FORMER South Dorset MP Ian Bruce had a brush with the law over illegal advertisements placed in local newspapers in the run up to June's Parliamentary elections. Mr Bruce's electoral agent, Susan Eggar, blundered when she forgot to cancel the advertisements
A DORCHESTER resuscitation officer is swapping heart massage for hedgerows after training more than 27,000 lifesavers. Mary Liezers has boosted the survival rate of patients going into cardiac arrest at Dorset County Hospital from six per cent to more
MARKS & Spencer chairman Luc Vandevelde has asked shareholders at the high street giant's AGM for patience as he reiterated his promise to deliver the first signs of recovery next year. Mr Vandevelde urged shareholders to take heart despite first
