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FOR months it has been feared that all that's golden will far from glitter. Newspapers have been full of speculation that this year's Golden Jubilee celebrations will fall flat. Public support today has been compared over and over again to interest in

IAN Hutchinson won't be joining Dorchester's Dr Martens Eastern Division promotion quest at Rugby tomorrow after all. The long-serving Terras midfielder, who had intimated he would be signing for the Magpies last night, did a U-turn after more agonising

A QUINTET of wonderful older women meet on the same park bench every day to discuss love, life and all that goes with it. Seemingly gentle and innocent, their tales are actually full of twists and turns and dark surprises, as is revealed in Five Blue-Haired

LOVERS of fine music are in for a treat over the coming week, with three high-calibre concerts in Weymouth and Dorchester. Next Wednesday at 8pm the Ovid Ensemble will be performing Beethoven's Piano Quartet in E Flat, Francaix' String Trio and Brahms

RISING crime and a lack of Government funds have forced police in Dorchester to consider installing their own CCTV cameras. The force may install two cameras from its own stock after Weymouth and Bridport were awarded grant funding for their security

A DORCHESTER businessman has called for arts enthusiasts to step forward and join him in a coup of the Corn Exchange. Martin Ansell, who owns the Music Box in Princes Street, wants control of the historic venue taken away from the town council and put

A NEW deputy town clerk is to be appointed at Dorchester Town Council after talks about ways to deal with increasing workloads. Critics claim the new position, with a top salary of £28,000, is not needed and that the money should be spent elsewhere and

Plays and shows treading the boards in the Bournemouth region until 14th March. Right on Tract' After making its debut at Salisbury Playhouse last month Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company's excellent new production Tractor Girls is on the road and playing

WOODROFFE School at Lyme Regis has finally been given permission to use its new sports pavilion - following months of wrangling. District planners gave the go ahead after visiting the site to investigate objections over the building's design and its affect

THE search is on for a Golden Queen to officiate at Regatta and Carnival events in Lyme Regis during Jubilee year. Women aged 50 or over on June 2 and who live within three miles of the resort are being invited to take part in the special competition

JUMBO jets have recently become a regular sight flying in and out of Bournemouth Inter-national Airport. This follows the acquisition of five former British Airways Boeing 747s by European Aviation, which has a base on the airport's north-west industrial

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (12) In December 1967, the town of Point Pleasance, West Virginia, made headlines when a tragedy claimed the lives of dozens of its residents. Mark Pellington's psychological thriller portrays these events through the eyes of reporter

He's known as a peace-loving Buddhist but even Richard Gere reckons you can't beat a spine-tingling scary movie now and then. That's why fans will see him in a completely different role for his latest film - The Mothman Prophecies. The supernatural thriller

Based on a short story by horrormeister Stephen King, Hearts In Atlantis is a tender coming-of-age tale with supernatural overtones. Comparisons may be drawn with Stand By Me, which paints a similarly nostalgic yet brutal portrait of tainted youth. This

A CHERRIES fan who walked dejectedly out of the team's last home match before the final whistle is sorry and calling on other readers to back the Echo's bid to get behind the lads. Livio Ferrone, of Warnford Road, says he has been thinking since he and

MORE than a third of South West Trains arrive at their destinations late, latest figures have revealed. Just 62 per cent of services turn up within five minutes of their scheduled arrival time according to figures released by the Rail Passengers Committee

AN UPBEAT Gary Emerson is refusing to push any panic buttons just yet - despite not making the last four cuts on the European Tour. Emerson goes into today's second round of the Dubai Desert Classic looking to secure his first pay-day since the Johnnie

WEST Dorset planners have reluctantly signalled the go ahead for a network of high powered radio masts across West Dorset despite growing public concern over potential health risks. BT Airwaves are applying for some 26 local sites in which to set up their

REVENGE is on the menu at Weymouth College next week with Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Visit, the tale of one woman's quest for vengeance. Claire is out to get Alfred after he ruined her life many years before. She returns to her home town a wealthy - and

THOSE angry Welshmen of modern pop, the Stereophonics, have stronger ties with the music of past decades than you might at first thing. Their latest hit, Handbags and Gladrags, was penned by none other than Manfred Mann frontman Mike D'Abo and was also

CAN you run two miles for charity? Today the Dorchester Lions club and Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre launch a drive encouraging people to enter a fun run raising vital cash for local causes. Half the money raised goes to charities chosen by individual

POLICE are planning a crackdown on yobs on Portland. Officers will be targeting underage drinkers and vandals in a blitz on anti-social behaviour and youth crime on the island. There will be police patrols in hotspots such as Easton Square over several

BUDGET airline Ryanair is on course to carry 12 million passengers this year - eclipsing traditional carriers such as Iberia, it claims. Ryanair, which last month launched its Bournemouth-Frankfurt Hahn route, is now aiming to carry more passengers than

TOWN councillor Stan Williams has fired a salvo at the county highway authority for not carrying out necessary jobs in Lyme Regis. "I have attended meetings with county officials and made representations," he said. "Yet they totally ignore us. I am most

STEVE Fletcher has labelled Cherries' crunch relegation showdown against Division Two rivals Northampton as "our most important game for seven years". Fletcher believes the vital six-pointer against the Cobblers at Dean Court on Saturday is the club's

TREAT your mum to some musical magic this Sunday when the Three Other Tenors come to the Regent Centre, Christchurch, with a selection of classic favourites from the world of opera. Excerpts from Carmen, Rigoletto and Tosca will be performed by the three

The best club nights to be seen at this weekend Simply Maison A regular favourite special guest returns to the Pier Showbar on 9th March for the deep, funky and uplifting house that is Maison. Dave Chambers has long been a regular at the night - as well

A SUPPORT group could be set up in Dorset to help conservation teams protect the barn owl. The plan follows an event at the Dorset Wildlife Trust's headquarters at Forston, near Dorchester, when more than 30 volunteers enjoyed a workshop hosted by the

Plays and shows treading the boards in the Bournemouth region until 14th March. Right on Tract' After making its debut at Salisbury Playhouse last month Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company's excellent new production Tractor Girls is on the road and playing

APATHY is a word not only used in conjunction with politics these days. A Dorset Lions club is hoping to boost its membership by injecting new blood after years of decline, but is finding it tough. Blandford Lions Club started life almost 30 years ago

HOPES of securing Lyme's former gasworks site for recreational needs have finally evaporated after planners gave the go ahead for a housing development. The town council had hoped the land could be used to provide facilities for the adjoining Anning Road

He is still best known for scaring the life out of film fans as Hannibal Lecter, but Sir Anthony Hopkins is showing his softer side with his new film, Hearts In Atlantis. Sir Anthony is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation and

In war, there are no winners, only losers. We Were Soldiers recounts a harrowing true story of courage and endurance during the Vietnam War. The film pays tribute to the men of the First Battalion of the Seventh Cavalry, many of whom lost their lives

Although Bashley missed out on the New Forest Indoor Cricket League title, they are still on target to win the 25th Anniversary Knockout Cup after victories over Burley and Paultons at the Lymington Sports Centre. Against Burley they reached 129-4 with

RYAN Cross is a major doubt for Weymouth's Dr Martens Premier Division clash with Folkestone Invicta at the Wessex Stadium tomorrow, kick-off 3pm. The former Plymouth Argyle defender is struggling to recover from sore calves which forced an early exit

A RESCUE bid has been launched to save West Bay's historic coastguard station. District planners threw the 19th century building a lifeline last week when they agreed to oppose its demolition. The coastguard Agency want to pull it down and reinstate the

FRIDAY (8) Weymouth Music Festival Concert, Wey Valley School Sounds of Cinema, Ocean Room, Weymouth Pavilion Original Rags, Frampton village hall Don Giovanni, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil Pride and Prejudice, Regent Centre, Christchurch Mozart's Requiem,

THE sounds of the silver screen come to Weymouth Pavilion tonight when Weymouth College School of Music presents its big movie theme night to raise funds for the ghetto children of Jamaica. The concert is at 7.30pm and tickets are £5 plus concessions,

A RIP-ROARING reworking of the legend of Robin Hood comes to West Knighton on Saturday, thanks to those madcap exponents of commedia dell'arte at Ophaboom Theatre Co. Using half-masks and taking their show to 100 venues across the UK, the ensemble relate

A SUPERMARKET customer has won a victory against store giant Safeway five years after he first complained about the lack of mushrooms in their venison and mushroom pies. Safeway was fined £750 and has been ordered to pay £743.50 costs after Dorset Trading

The Absolute Darlings, Motor Mark and The Lillettes Spring in their steps Spring is in the air and local insane folk-indie-beatnik sorts The Absolute Darlings have cast off the winter blues for a gig at The Villa on Holdenhurst Road on 8th March. "We

Concerts for all musical tastes across the Bournemouth region until 14th March Natalie returns home Local girl made good, cello star Natalie Clein returns to the south coast on 10th March for an afternoon recital at the Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton

THE village of Netherbury is in shock following the sudden death of much-loved inventor and historian Cyril Poole. Mr Poole, 80, died after falling from a ladder as he collected mistletoe berries from an orchard in South Perrott. The ladder slipped and

PLANS to pull down Buckfield House at West Mill, Lyme Regis, and build a block of 15 flats were unexpectedly withdrawn last week. Several objectors had gone along to express their concerns at a meeting of the district council's development control west

SEAN O'Driscoll has given his backing to Wade Elliott staying on as Cherries' penalty-taker. Elliott became the latest victim of Cherries' penalty jinx when he blazed a crucial last-minute spot-kick over the crossbar during the 2-2 draw at Reading on