AN OLD photograph of a tram struggling along the road at Boscombe after a blizzard in 1908 tells a poignant story. It was taken the day after a snowstorm that caused a disaster in the Solent claiming 27 lives. That snowstorm resulted in a liner, St Paul
A NEW competition aims to give aspiring writers the chance to showcase their work on the internet. Entrants to the Put It In Writing contest will have their work evaluated by professional authors. A selection of work will be displayed on a website. The
TEDDY bear fans from across the world gathered at Kingston Maurward near Dorchester for an annual fair. The agricultural college hosted its popular Easter Teddy Bear Fair, with exhibitors from across Europe and hundreds of visitors. One of the star attractions
DORSET'S holiday season got off to a great start as huge crowds poured into the county for a bumper Easter weekend. Good Friday and Easter Saturday saw Weymouth's famous beach quickly packed, and cloudy weather on Sunday and Monday was not enough to prevent
A COMPROMISE could be reached in a clash between planners and a developer over how many homes on a Portland scheme should be set aside for affordable housing. Betterment Properties have nearly completed phase I of a scheme for 77 homes at Sweethill, incorporating
CAMPAIGNERS are being urged to stake their claim for a heritage centre in Dorchester at a major community planning conference in May. They can push forward proposals for a joint World Heritage Coast and Roman Baths visitor complex when the event is held
A HUNT leader in the New Forest has denied that a badger sett was damaged by terrier men. The New Forest Hounds (NFH) have hit back at allegations made by the New Forest Animal Protection Group (NFAPG) after a kill near Ringwood. Campaigners claim a fox
LOCAL historians take note, a book publisher is on the look-out for writers. In the past few months Snapshots of the Past has featured The Book of Swanage and The Book of Stourton Caundle, and publishers Halsgrove are keen to extend their Community History
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run which left a man with serious head injuries. A 54-year-old man was taken to Poole Hospital after he was hit by a car as he crossed Herbert Avenue in Poole. The incident occurred at 7.20pm on Sunday opposite
Elite League unless shown (Home matches in capitals) MARCH Sat March 16 v King's Lynn (CH) 39-33* (Havelock 3:4+3, Pedersen 4:10, Andersen 3:2+1, Walasek 3:6, Rickardsson 3:5, Chrzanowski 4:4+2, Staszewski 4:8) Sun March 17 v Eastbourne (CH) 34-56 (Havelock
A MAJOR new crime recording scheme which is intended to benefit victims has been launched by Dorset Police. A spokesman said new procedures will be more focused on victims and enable the force to improve still further its criminal intelligence. The new
POOLE engineering company Southern Spark Erosion has diversified into general machining and changed its name to SSE Precision Engineering. Proprietor John Carron said: "This is our 10th year of operation and while our precision engineering business is
SNAPSHOTS' FAN Mary Montgomery and her brother John, who live in Canada, keep abreast of events in Bournemouth by reading Daily Echos sent to them by their brothers, Bob and Peter, who still live in the area. Their parents moved the family to 13 West
IMAGINE going roller-skating or ice skating or playing tennis in a crinoline. It was said in the 1860s that the only sport crinolined ladies played was croquet where their crinolines were extremely useful for moving the ball about unseen. By the 1890s
THREE teenagers are at the centre of an investigation into a suspected arson attack on a disused gymnasium in Poole. Thick black smoke shrouded part of Ashley Road, in Parkstone, as the blaze took hold in the derelict building behind a car sales shop
BRIDPORT was this week awarded a £68,000 grant to help regenerate the part of town known as the south west quadrant. The money is coming from English Heritage, which on Tuesday announced grants worth more than £870,000 "to rescue and transform four decaying
A MAJOR new development for West Moors looks set to be given the thumbs-up, injecting new life into the community. East Dorset council planners are today recommending approval for the scheme submitted by Fox Homes Ltd for Station Road providing a much-needed
DORSET towns are preparing to do battle over which should be at the heart of the World Heritage Coast. They are staking claims for a major visitor centre which would be seen as the 'gateway' to the Jurassic Coast. Campaigners in Weymouth believe the centre
WEYMOUTH is set to host a major business exhibition in an attempt to attract investment to the area. A special one-week economic development and business promotional is being lined up for the resort. Today the borough's economic promotion and tourism
A DORCHESTER woman who plans to open a cannabis caf in the town claims it would help to tackle heroin abuse. Sam Day, 36, is waiting until the law changes to classify cannabis as a class C drug, so that it can be licensed by magistrates in a similar way
PAM and Eric Bird from Charminster were surprised when a white Rolls Royce arrived to take them to their golden wedding lunch. The luxury ride had been organised in secret by their four sons, leaving the happy couple feeling 'like the king and queen'
A MOTHER fears her daughter's future could be in jeopardy after being forced to face 12-hour days to travel to and from school. Theresa Critchell claims Dorset County Council has refused to fund the quickest route for 15-year-old Jodie Critchell at a
PLANS have been unveiled to upgrade Weymouth and Portland and put them at the heart of Dorset's World Heritage Coast. The borough council is being advised to bid for funding from the South West Regional Development Agency to take advantage of the prestigious
PENSIONER Brenda Shipway is preparing to fight against a development which she claims could ruin a picturesque part of Weymouth. Mrs Shipway, 76, has hit out at proposals to build chalet-style properties in two gardens in Coombe Valley Road, Preston,
COMPANIES are being offered the chance to "buy a table full of customers" at the Enterprise South regional business exhibition at the BIC on April 16 and 17. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to join a table flagged to a topic. The table will be
