AN award-winning policeman is helping raise awareness of crime-fighting in Swanage as part of community beat officer awareness week. Pc Dick Clapp is a familiar face in the seaside resort with a wealth of local knowledge. The 43-year-old was recently
A POOLE man working for the International Red Cross has been caught up in the middle of the terror of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Millions of TV viewers have seen Graham Leman confront Israeli soldiers in the bullet-riddled streets of Bethlehem.
ELIO Del Sette used to sell insurance. Now he is on the streets of Poole - not sleeping rough but upholding law and order as one of the new team of traffic wardens. Until a week ago, when traffic wardens were still employed by the police in Poole, there
LUCKY heather, rabbit's feet and prayer mats could be in short supply in Bournemouth this week because Cherries are going to need all the help they can get to avoid the dreaded drop. Six points adrift of safety and with just two games remaining, Sean
ANGRY residents living in a road known as Millionaires' Row in Ferndown fear a block of flats could destroy the area's "special character". The move came at a debate on an application to demolish a large house and replace it with four flats, a maisonette
CAMPAIGNERS today demanded help for families forced out of the housing market by rocketing property values in Dorset. They say house prices are well beyond the reach of young families and people on low incomes, and are setting up an action group to tackle
CHURCH services will be held and some businesses will close as a mark of respect when Dorset joins a nation in mourning for the Queen Mother's funeral tomorrow. Weymouth Rural Dean Canon Keith Hugo paid tribute to the Queen Mother and said it was hoped
A warden has hit out at litter louts after more than 140 bags of rubbish were collected during a day's clean up of beaches. Organisers of the clean-up operation say they had a 'fantastic number' of volunteers turn out to help tidy the stretch of beaches
A ROW has broken out over where to hold the annual parish meeting on Portland. Islanders campaigning against the Council Tax precept claim that a small church hall has been chosen to deter many people from attending. They have hit out at Town Mayor Chris
CLEARANCE has been given to create a go-kart centre in the middle of lush countryside, after council objections were overturned at appeal. New Forest planners rejected proposals to convert former storage blocks at Grimsdyke Granaries, near the village
A CRUCIAL bridge across the River Avon has finally been re-opened after a £300,000 facelift and months of delays. The century-old Breamore Great Bridge, north of Fordingbridge, has been saved from collapse and brought up to 21st century standards by Hampshire
BAD weather robbed Gary Emerson of a genuine chance to challenge for his first-ever European Tour victory at the Portuguese Open yesterday (April 7). The 39-year-old Broadstone professional was just four shots off the leaders when the final round was
SPRING sunshine blessed the Cattistock Hunt's point-to-point race meeting at Littlewindsor on Saturday. The weather drew enormous crowds for an Easter feast of racing between the flags and just 15 minutes before the first race at 1.30pm, cars were stacked
CHILDREN are believed to have started a massive blaze that ripped through Upton Heath threatening to consume a fuel depot, electricity sub station and a caravan park. More than 145 firefighters battled for five hours to control the blaze which measured
NEWPORT IoW will break a gentleman's agreement if David Laws plays against Weymouth tomorrow night. When the Terras striker joined the Dr Martens Premier Division strugglers on loan last month, it was on the understanding that he wouldn't line up against
CAMPAIGNERS for a new Mountjoy School have welcomed the news that its Weymouth counterpart, Wyvern, is to get a new building through government funding. The head teacher of the Bridport special school, Mrs Sue Hosking, said: "There is a commitment to
A DORSET horse rider is gearing up for a six-day hack across Jordan to raise money for the treatment of sick animals in some of the world's poorest countries. Wendy Ford, along with 20 riders from across Britain, will spend up to seven hours a day in
DORSET landowner Charlotte Townshend is richer than the Queen, according to a list of Britain's wealthiest people. Mrs Townshend, who inherited 15,000 acres in Dorset covering Chesil Beach and Abbotsbury Swannery from her mother in 1990, is now worth
THE Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy will find out later this month whether it has been given £6 million lottery cash - which organisers say is vital for hosting any future Olympic event. The academy, based at the former Royal Naval air station site
PEOPLE will be buzzing with excitement after being given the chance to produce their own honey. The Dorchester and Weymouth Beekeepers' Association is offering new members a colony of honey bees free for a year. Help will be included in the package through
A FATHER and son are both battling to be elected as borough councillors in adjoining wards in Weymouth. Jack Biggs, 60, is standing as an independent candidate in Wyke Regis ward while his son John Biggs, 40, is the Conservative Party candidate in Weymouth
THE field for this year's London marathon will be boosted by nine runners competing for CancerCare Dorset. The team will be tackling the gruelling 26.1-mile run with more than 35,000 others on Sunday, April 14. The valiant runners are Wendy Bainbridge
DORSET County Council's Road Safety Team has teamed up with the British Horse Society to promote rider road safety training. The move comes as more horse riders take to the road with the start of lighter evenings. The BHS haS a specially designed test
MERIDIAN Aviation - which took over Anglo American Airmotive last month - is planning more than £3 million of investment to help the Dorset Piper distributor realise its full potential. Anglo American at Bournemouth International Airport had led sales
CONTROVERSIAL plans to develop a huge cemetery on a village Green Belt have been stonewalled. The scheme to change the use of 1.2 hectares of agricultural land off Salisbury Road, Burton into a 2,000 plot cemetery was thrown out by Christchurch Council's
