CHERRIES brought National Drycleaning Fortnight to a close by taking a rather dirty outfit from Carlisle to the cleaners. And but for a late consolation, it would have been a whitewash for Sean O'Driscoll's bright young side. A vastly-improved second-half
THREE teenagers wept in the dock after escaping a jail term for an act of 'sickening violence' on a drunken night in Weymouth. Dorchester Crown Court watched a CCTV video showing the three men punching and kicking two victims unconscious near the harbourside
WEYMOUTH is just two days away from staging one of the biggest business events in the town's history. Open4Business, which starts on Monday, will showcase local businesses through a mixture of open days, exhibitions, career displays, workshops and seminars
TWO sisters and their brother raised more than £11,000 by cycling across America. Caroline and Antonia Campbell and their brother David from Evershot undertook the 3,470-mile journey to raise funds for a charity in Jamaica. David, now working as a missionary
ANGRY councillors today called on householders to reject a council-run consultation exercise. Conservative councillors in Weymouth and Portland dismissed the consultation plan and have instead called for a debate on how the borough should raise cash.
TODDLER groups, musicians, sea cadets, theatre companies, counsellors and carers are all set to benefit from grants. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has announced its voluntary group grants for the year 2002/03, with 38 groups getting a total of
Full-time results from the top teams in the South LINCOLN 1 - BOURNEMOUTH 2 SOUTHAMPTON 2 - MAN CITY 0 ROTHERHAM 2 - PORTSMOUTH 3
PUB bosses are set to take part in a new initiative to crack down on rowdiness and violence in Weymouth. A scheme is due to be launched in a bid to combat violent and drunk yobs causing trouble in bars. Licensees from pubs and clubs met with police and
DORSET Police officer Becky Riggs is set to star in an action-packed reality television show. Becky, 27, who is a Taekwon-do champion, travelled thousands of miles to Beijing in China to take part in a fly-on-the-wall martial arts elimination contest
A RECTOR has hit out at threats to dumb down Christianity across Britain. Canon Keith Hugo, of All Saints Church in Wyke Regis, Weymouth, is making a stand for Britain to remain a Christian nation amid suggestions to remove Christian symbols from its
HEALTH service bosses are launching a deeper probe into bullying and harassment at Dorset County Hospital. NHS chiefs are looking further into ways to improve life for staff after at least a quarter of people working for the West Dorset General Hospitals
