WITH solid work like Brassed Off, Little Voice and even Purely Belter behind him, writer-director Mark Herman would appear to be a safe pair of hands in which to entrust your cinema admission fee. But, be warned, despite the obvious cross-gender temptations
WINNERS all the way - that's promoted Dorchester Town and their manager Mark Morris. While the Magpies celebrate a superb season in which they won the Dr Martens Eastern Division championship and return to the Premier Division after a two season absence
ONE name dominated Dorchester's Dr Martens League Player of the Year awards presentation ceremony - Matty Holmes. The Magpies' player coach, whose silky skills shone through in a division where most opponents relied on physical strength rather than precision
WEYMOUTH SPORTS 0 GILLINGHAM TOWN 5 WEYMOUTH Sports brought one of their worst ever seasons to a disappointing close at Cranford Avenue last night. Adie Chance's men, who avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth, were on the receiving end of a 5-
Swanage and Ware-ham will select from a near full-strength squad for tonight's Dorset & Wilts Cup Final clash with Wimborne at Chapel Gate (kick-off 7.30pm). The holders only definite casualty is utility forward Andy Walbrin who misses out with a
MAYOR Trevor Jones had another confrontation with a dog when he donned a blindfold to test the perils of Dorchester. But it was a happier outcome than when a hound ran in front of him and tripped him up on the Dorchester Lions Club fun run. This time
TEMPERATURES reached record levels in Dorset as the county enjoyed a glorious April. Dorchester basked in the hottest April day for more than 50 years while in Weymouth sunshine figures were up for the fourth month in a row. The average sunshine for April
DORSET is looking forward to a bumper holiday season - if the summer crowds match those of the May bank holiday. Glorious weather helped Dorset celebrate a record-breaking holiday weekend. Tourism bosses say more than 100,000 people flocked to Weymouth
WOMEN across the county are putting on their running shoes to take part in a Race for Life. Cancer Research UK is celebrating 10 years of its fundraising fun run which has seen more than 709,000 women pound the streets to raise more than £35 million.
PACKED lunches were the order of the day for mums and days when they took part in a family lunch at a school. The unique scheme saw parents come together with their children to eat food and see a normal day at Southwell Primary School on Portland. Youngsters
THE town of Darkness Falls, New England, has been cursed for the past 150 years by the spirit of Matilda Dixon, a local woman who was unjustly hanged for the murder of two children. Ever since, her ghost has terrorised the youngsters of Darkness Falls
ALEX Cox is back in the director's chair for this lush update of Thomas Middleton's 17th century play which lampoons the mores of the ruling classes. Set in Liverpool in the near future, Vindici (Christopher Eccleston) returns to the city after a ten
"David Laws is a terrific guy and he's been a wonderful servant to Weymouth Football Club and the non-League game as a whole. "I'll never forget the great days I had with the Terras and Lawsy is lucky to have spent eight years at the Wessex Stadium and
DAVID Laws was signed for the Terras from Bishop Auckland by Graham Carr in July 1995 for a fee of £9,000. At the time the fee was thought to be quite a high price to pay for a player joining a club playing in the lower levels of the Southern League and
TEENAGER Giorgio Compiani caught sight of a future passion in his life when he was walking down an alley near the harbour in Livorno in his native Tuscany. "I saw a very nice ship, a model," he said. "I loved it but it was the same price as a Fiat 600
DORSET'S flagship hospital will not be applying for controversial foundation status, it was confirmed today. As one of the country's elite three-starred establishments, Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester is eligible to become a so-called 'superhospital
RINGWOOD'S first mayor Danny Cracknell is stepping down after six successful years as figurehead of his adopted town. Cllr Cracknell underwent major throat surgery earlier this year and while he is recovering well he is unable to speak without the aid
THOUSANDS of disabled people have been sacked from work or denied access to services because of a legal loophole which allows employers to discriminate against people with conditions such as cancer, according to a new report today. The Disability Rights
DODIE Smith's coming-of-age adventure, which opens with the immortal line "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink", has been enthralling readers of all ages for more than 50 years. So Tim Fywell's film adaptation has much to live up to, and thankfully
BOURNEMOUTH Bowling Club celebrate their centenary this year - thanks to Frank Newman deciding to spend his holidays in Scotland rather than go abroad. It was summer 1898 when Newman, who lived in Bournemouth, went north of the border where he watched
MARK TOMBERRY - once a regular Dorset Middleton Cup skip - is in line to reclaim his position for this season's inter-county championship. The former Dorchester bowler, who was a late absentee from last season's squad because of work commitments, has
STOURPAINE 1 DORCHESTER RESERVES 0 IT was tale of two goalkeepers as Dorchester ended their Dorset Premier League season with a defeat in North Dorset last night. A mis-punched clearance from a 23rd minute corner by Magpies' Steve Blandamer gave Sam Stanley
A TRAIN company has been blasted for shelving plans to operate a late night train service from London to Weymouth. South West Trains (SWT), which runs the Waterloo to Weymouth route, today announced its new summer timetable but the promised extra train
FAMILIES fear new flats on a busy road in Dorchester could put people at risk and make lives a misery. They demanded that councillors refuse permission for the scheme at the former Sunny Days nursery in Olga Road. Their concerns include emergency access
DORSET'S golden couples raised glasses to celebrate 50 years of marriage at a 1953-style anniversary tea party. Husbands and wives from across the county yesterday attended the event, organised by the Help and Care charity at Brownsword Hall on Dorchester's
NURSES Rose Elliot and Karen Garlinge are reaching for the sky to raise cash for the Joseph Weld Hospice in Dorchester. The duo, who are both scared of heights, hit upon the idea of a sponsored skydive while chatting on a night shift at the Herringston
A SICK schoolgirl is appealing for help to trace her lost mobile phone. Devastated Kiera Pitney broke down in tears when she realised her new phone was missing just days after she received it as a birthday present. Kiera, of Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth
A RINGWOOD schoolgirl's daring design for a "bath ballistic" has fizzed up a storm with confused shoppers. Bold advertising for the newly-launched Lush Sex Bomb bath treat has been deemed too risqu by some prudish purchasers across the country. And it
SINGLE men are likely to build up higher levels of debt than single women, new data revealed today. Men aged between 25 and 39 who asked for help from the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) typically have around £14,910 of unsecured debt. That
THE Daily Echo is today urging all Cherries fans to 'Make Some Noise for the Boys' by joining a mass exodus to Bury on Saturday. AFC Bournemouth Travel Club is running coaches to the first leg of Cherries' Division Three semi-final play-off in Lancashire
