POLICE officers have been granted free travel on Yellow Buses in a bid to drive down violence and vandalism. Bus company bosses are sick of trouble on routes across the area and hope the move will reduce attacks and huge repair bills. Officers will be
ALTHOUGH goalscoring midfielder Craig Davis was the toast of Bashley last night, manager Barry Blankley insists the champagne will stay on ice at the Recreation Ground for the time being. Davis walked off with the man-of-the-match bubbly after scoring
CHRISTCHURCH suffered another home Wessex League defeat last night, as they were beaten by Moneyfields in a 2-0 reverse at Hurn Bridge. Following on from Priory's 2-1 loss at home to Hamble at the weekend, joint manager Nigel Cripps can't put a finger
SWANAGE and Wareham face a crunch clash at home to Maidenhead on Saturday after being outpointed by Oxford Harlequins in a try-fest at Bestwall. The Purbeckers led 14-5 after only 25 minutes against the South West Division Two East leaders. But Swans'
ELLINGHAM and Ringwood threw wide open the battle to win the National Women's League London and South East Division Three title when they pipped Oakmeadians 6-5 at Pickets Post. Oaks went into the match on top of the table and favourites to go on and
DORSET'S Louise Damen completed a notable double when she stormed to a comprehensive victory in the junior women's race in the English Cross-Country Champ-ionships in London. The Bournemouth AC star, who had already carried off the British Universities
DORCHESTER went out of the Dales/Proweave Egham Trophy with heads held high following a slender 80-73 quarter-final defeat by mighty Exonia. The Dorset club's caused was not helped by the absence of Vicki Whitty, Rob Jennings and Sue Jennings - in the
VIOLIN star Tasmin Little and conductor L Jia join forces with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to present a series of four concerts this week. The programme, which makes its debut at Lighthouse in Poole tonight (Feb 26), opens with Berlioz's final
TOURISM businesses across South Dorset have been told they must unite or die. Hoteliers, leisure sites and attractions are being urged to throw their weight behind Weymouth's World Heritage Coast Hospitality Association which has become the largest group
A VAST black cloud of birds has been billowing through Dorchester - to the horror of householders. The starlings, which have not been seen in such large numbers in the town before, are proving unwelcome, smelly guests at warden-controlled flats where
BEEKEEPER Brian Miller has quit Dorchester for France because of fears that GM crops will hit his honey business. The 52-year-old businessman has moved to a new home near the Alps and Lake Geneva where he aims to start fresh hives. Mr Miller took the
HOUSEHOLDERS in Poundbury near Dorchester are getting ready for the opening of their first convenience store. The shop, which will be run by former Bristol store-owner Keith Heffernan, will stock a range of local produce, including fresh meats and farm
BRAVE fundraiser Sue Carlisle is facing her biggest fear to raise money for the rehabilitation centre that gave her back her life. A car accident involving loose horses in December 2001 put Sue in a coma and left her unable to look at a horse or even
WORK has begun on a new enterprise centre aimed at helping businesses start-up in Dorset. The new centre being built on the Ferndown Industrial Estate will offer 105 managed office and workshop spaces for a variety of small business entrepreneurs. Units
RESIDENTS of Bournemouth will be paying 14.7 per cent more to their council this year after last-minute cuts prevented an even sharper rise. The final council tax for a band D property will be £1,109 once Dorset Police Authority's charge is added in.
GRAFFITI vandals have struck at Bournemouth's war memorial with an ugly blue scrawl including the word "murder" and an anarchy symbol. It will cost the council hundreds of pounds to remove the offensive writing on the cenotaph at the Upper Central Gardens
THE SOUTH Dorset Squash Club of Poole are riding high in the Dorset County Leagues and have three teams currently on top of their divisions. All three teams were in action last week and became the only teams in the league to remain unbeaten in league
HALESOWEN TOWN 0 WEYMOUTH 1 A RESOLUTE and determined performance enabled Weymouth to come away from The Grove with three vital points and boosted their confidence for the St David's day clash with Newport County on Saturday. Although Halesowen occupied
LITTLE Kyle Holmes was left in tears after thieves stole his £1,000 quad bike. The seven-year-old is devastated his favourite toy was taken from the garden of his Dorchester Road home in Weymouth and his mum Mary Holmes, 25, has appealed for its return
CAMPAIGNERS today called on planners to scrap the £1.2 million Chickerell Link Road after the scheme suffered a setback. They said it was a waste of time and that Dorset County Council should be spending cash on non-road building alternatives. The Chickerell
DIRECTORS of a Dorchester firm say they liked the business so much... they bought the company. A management buy-out has preserved the 57-year-old Friary Press after owner Charles Anderson retired. Jon Parvin, Dawn Ray, Brian Gerrett and Phil Stocker approached
RUNNER Sue Fox will have seven members of her family cheering from the roadside when she attempts the London Marathon in April. Her boyfriend Patrick Chant will be ready to greet her on the finish line as she completes the gruelling 26.1-mile challenge
AFTER four months of rehearsals, students from Swish of the Curtain Drama School present their new production of the dazzling 1930s musical 42nd Street at the Pavilion Theatre from tonight (Feb 26) until Saturday. And if you go along to one of the matinee
CHERRIES star Karl Broadhurst has been boosted by news he might not require an operation to repair a torn ligament in his right shoulder. But the 22-year-old still faces an anxious wait to discover if an intensive two-week course of physiotherapy will
