A HEARTBROKEN Poole mother yesterday vowed to change the law after a teenager whose dangerous driving caused her son's death escaped a prison sentence. The 17-year-old, who was unfit to be tried due to his low intelligence and depression he suffered following
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating today after it was announced that a plan to demolish a historic Portland landmark has been scrapped. There was outrage when the Dorset Echo revealed a proposal by Trinity House Light-house Service to pull down the 158-year-old
Full-time scores from the top clubs in the South... Ipswitch 1 - Southampton 3 Portsmouth 1 - Walsall 1 Bournemouth 0 - Peterborough 2
REJUVENATED wing wizard Wade Elliott admits he is relishing the responsibility of helping Cherries pull away from the Division Two drop zone. Elliott, who has struggled to recapture last season's player-of-the-year award-winning form in recent months,
CHAIRMAN Tony Swaisland admits he would be happy to relinquish control of the club if someone with greater financial resources wanted to invest in Cherries. Stadium contractors Barr Construction claimed this week they were still chasing a £750,000 payment
PUPILS dug deep to help create a new garden at their West Dorset school - they shifted 10 tons of gravel using margarine tubs. The 120 youngsters at Broadmayne First School used the pots to move the shingle after it was donated by Hanson Aggregates. The
Half-time scores from the top clubs in the South... Ipswitch 0 - Southampton 0 Portsmouth 0 - Walsall 0 Bournemouth 0 - Peterborough 1
PORTSMOUTH have dismissed speculation they are on the verge of signing Cherries captain Eddie Howe, reports Karenza Morton. Defender Howe, a transfer target of Division Two high-fliers Oldham Athletic this week, was linked with Pompey after the Latics
FRUSTRATED householders in Dorchester are calling for a parking scheme amid claims they cannot use spaces outside their homes. They claim drivers park on double yellow lines in London Road and ignore a rule allowing just one hour's free parking. Now a
CREATIVE youngsters shaped up for fun with sculptor David Nicholls at Sticklands Primary School in Evershot. Pupils aged nine to 11 moulded clay and twisted wire to create figures and models in the sessions. Mr Nicholls, 31, who lives in Weymouth, also
You're trapped in a crippled plane with no landing gear and only one engine. It is every passenger's worst nightmare, but Nick Churchill met a survivor... NICK Herbert is the first to admit he has no right to be sitting opposite me in the bar, drinking
...long ago, a hundred years ago in fact, a young woman wrote a tale about a mischievous rabbit called Peter. Ed Perkins takes up the story... WHEN it comes to children's literature, young Potter had better watch out, the next big reading craze could
DOCTORS say it's a miracle 17-year-old Fiona Avery is alive today after the Weymouth teenager survived the most deadly form of meningitis. The tourism student battled for two weeks in intensive care before medics finally told her family she was likely
A YOUNG hairdresser was today praised for bravely tackling a thief who stole cash from a Weymouth salon. Melissa Wallace, 21, was about to cut the man's hair when he reached inside the till and grabbed a handful of notes. She confronted the man and ordered
A CONCERT to raise funds to pay for the hospital treatment of a Dorchester man attacked in Thailand could be staged in just a few weeks time. The family of Alec Jarman, 30, of Acland Court, say they have been inundated with donations and offers of help
RETIRED people at Weymouth's new Swannery Court are getting in shape for spring. Many of them are taking part in twice-weekly keep fit classes led by house manager Sue Broadway. The classes take part in the communal lounge and are just one of several
A NEW treatment works could be built at Sutton Poyntz to protect the health of Weymouth water users from a micro-organism. Checks show that the springs are at risk from crypto sporidium which can occur in water from springs, rivers and reservoirs. Found
A BLUEPRINT for the future of Bridport has been adopted after the views of residents were taken on board. The comments made by the public at an exhibition in October have been used to prepare a planning framework for regeneration, covering the broad principles
