VICTIMS of anti-social behaviour are being urged to put pressure on local agencies to do something about it. Neighbours from Hell, yobs and beggars are among those who should be firmly dealt with by council workers and local police, according to the government
DIAMONDS might well be a girl's best friend but pictured here is 2CR FM's Gemma Bolton modelling some she will have to give away. The pendant, with one carat of princess cut diamonds, set in 18-carat white gold, and worth £1,500 is the top prize in a
DIAMONDS might well be a girl's best friend but pictured here is 2CR FM's Gemma Bolton modelling some she will have to give away. The pendant, with one carat of princess cut diamonds, set in 18-carat white gold, and worth £1,500 is the top prize in a
A MULTI-MILLION-pound scheme to save Swanage from coastal erosion will be put to local residents next month. Plans are being drawn up to recharge the beach with sand which is not only an important attraction for visitors but also vital to protect the
A MULTI-MILLION-pound scheme to save Swanage from coastal erosion will be put to local residents next month. Plans are being drawn up to recharge the beach with sand which is not only an important attraction for visitors but also vital to protect the
THERE will be no Millennium Stadium appearance for Cherries in the LDV Vans Trophy this season after they bowed out to Football League new boys Yeovil last night. AFC Bournemouth lost out in the first round to Jake Edwards' 73rd minute opener and a penalty
FORMER Dorchester skipper Matt Lonnon is on the verge of joining Weymouth. The midfielder, who signed for Bashley after leaving the Avenue Stadium in the summer, made a surprise appearance for the Terras in their 7-0 Two Counties Cup stroll at home to
FEATHERWEIGHT Afsheem Panjalizadeh-Marseh put on a power-punching performance to help Weymouth to victory over the Irish in an action-packed night of amateur boxing. Marseh and Irishman John Morgan slugged it out for three thrilling rounds to delight
FOLLOWING their eighth place in the Ladies' 420 World Championships - and second UK boat - at Hayling in July, Poole Yacht Club's Lucy and Nicky Macgregor have entered the selector series for qualification for the GBR 2004 World Championships team to
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BRAVE Stefan Savic is 'nervous and excited' about being back in the country for life-changing facial surgery. Four-year-old Stefan landed at Heathrow Airport yesterday from Bosnia with mum Slavenka and aunt Dzejna Milakovid for an operation to remove
CHART-BUSTING boy band Blazin' Squad have rescheduled their forthcoming tour including their concert at the Bournemouth International Centre on Saturday December 6. The band, whose hits have included the number one hit Crossroads, will now play Bournemouth
DO YOU have what it takes to follow in the footsteps of the WI calendar girls and bare all in a new ad campaign? WI Country Markets wants local women of all ages to go the Full Monty in new adverts promoting home-grown organic foods and natural goods.
CHERRIES crashed out of the LDV Vans Trophy last night and the defeat could have come at a cost. Sean O'Driscoll's team lost 2-0 to Football League new boys Yeovil Town at Huish Park in the first round. They saw midfielder Marcus Browning pick up his
IT WAS meant to be the Millennium Mark II. A sea of red and black banners and flags to welcome the Sky Sports cameras to Dean Court and replicate the last time Cherries wowed the nation's armchair fans with their stylish brand of free-flowing football
CHERRIES starred on Sky TV on Saturday afternoon (Sept 6) but they will not want to see a repeat episode after City spoilt the show at Dean Court. Sean O'Driscoll's side just couldn't find the net and recorded their third consecutive home draw of the
IN A week when talk of the solar system has gripped the nation, Cherries fans were heralding the arrival of their very own shooting star. And at a time when a Cherries victory at Wrexham must have seemed as far away as Mars, Steve Purches's goal almost
WHILE Queens Park Rangers fans will contest their side won by a Furlong, Cherries followers will argue the winning distance was the narrowest of short heads. Although Paul Furlong's second-half header earned the Loftus Road outfit all three points following
WEYMOIUTH 7 BRIDPORT 0 RAMPANT Weymouth strolled to their maiden Two Counties Cup win with a 7-0 demolition of depleted Bridport last night. A strong Terras line-up outclassed Pete Conning's depleted side from start to finish at the Wessex Stadium and
PIRATES reserve David Ruud has expressed his determination to get back into their Elite League team next year. And he has stressed he harboured "no hard feelings" about being dropped from Poole's top-flight team to make way for Ales Dryml just before
A CAR smash on a Dorset coast road left one teenager dead, four people hurt and a 10-year-old girl fighting for her life. The accident happened last night on the B3157 Weymouth-Bridport road, two miles from Chickerell near Bagwell Farm. A Vauxhall Astra
A ROUND Britain sailing attempt ended in Weymouth today - just 24 hours after it had begun. Twenty-year-old Hannah White was trying to become the fastest and youngest person to circumnavigate the 1,500 miles around the coast of Great Britain and Ireland
YOUNG drivers are causing a headache for elderly residents in Preston, Weymouth. The youngsters are congregating in the car park at the rear of the Streamside Hotel and using the area as a racetrack. Excessive noise from stereo systems has also been reported
LITTLE Stefan Savic is just weeks away from fulfilling his dream of looking like every other boy. The four-year-old Bosnian boy has arrived in England for a life-changing operation to remove a lump from his face. He touched down at Heathrow Airport ready
A TELEVISION documentary team is making a film about a plane hijack in Jordan....on Weymouth's sands. The town invited Lion TV to use Weymouth for filming a documentary-drama on hijacking and terrorism after the company rang up in a search for possible
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IF PLANNING safeguards aren't introduced to slow their spread, wind farms will eventually cover an area bigger than the North Yorkshire moors and Peak District put together, warns the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). The CPRE report published
A RADIO Four programme the other day was devoted to a group of people who are routinely discriminated against. Their abilities are scarcely any less than anyone else's, yet research has shown they tend to command less respect and earn less money. They
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TICKETS for Cherries' mouthwatering clash with Division Two rivals Brighton at Dean Court on Saturday (Oct 18) will now only be available to fans already on the club's database, club officials have announced. Cherries are anticipating a full house for
AN EAGLE-eyed young fisherman who saved a child from drowning has been hailed as a hero by the boy's grateful father. Christopher Bates, 20, sprang into action to pluck three-year-old Timothy Sykes from the sea at Mudeford Quay, just seconds before the
BUSINESSMAN Richard Carr has confirmed he will be bidding to take over Bournemouth's Pavilion. Bournemouth Borough Council has put the theatre and ballroom complex on the market as part of a package of measures which includes saving the Winter Gardens
WORKING mothers would happily down their business suits and become full-time mums if their bank balances allowed. But mums across the region still dependent on earning a wage are the least likely in the country to fret about leaving their young children
Wasn't it Heinz who said good things come to those who wait? Well Bournemouth finally started to play 'ketch-up' as their season got off to a belated kick-start with a blazing victory against Swindon College Old Boys. Bottom of the pile and having racked
HISTORY repeated itself yesterday as Cherries and Swindon Town shared the points - just as they had 80 years ago in the first Football League game staged at Dean Court. A week after going down 3-1 to the Robins in Wiltshire on their Division Three (South
ONE of Dorset's oldest and most popular road races takes place on Saturday. The Weymouth 10 will see more than 300 competitors of all ages pounding the resort streets in search of top honours. The course takes runners along the Weymouth Esplanade to Overcombe
TO MARK the 105th anniversary of the patenting of the rollercoaster, the Dean Court faithful experienced a variety of highs and lows on Saturday. With the new season barely a week old, Cherries fans have already had more ups and downs than the Vistarama
IS it a sport? Is it an art form? Is it, even, a completely pointless exercise? All are questions that have been asked many times of synchronised swimming. Other questions concern the fixed smiles, nose clips, make-up and bucketloads of hair gel with
DORCHESTER TOWN RES 0 HOLT UNITED 1 FORMER Salisbury midfielder Kevin Blackham grabbed the crucial goal - but it was goalkeeper Derek Chambers who deserved most of the credit for taking Holt to the top of the Dorset Premier League at the Avenue Stadium
COMPANIES across the South are creating more jobs as the economic recovery takes hold, even though margins "are still being squeezed". "Now is the time to give growth a chance," Royal Bank of Scotland group chief economist Jeremy Peat told business leaders
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a waste treatment centre in Ferndown come under the spotlight at a county council meeting on Friday. Members of the public are being invited to attend the Dorset Waste Forum when the first Deposit Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole
DRIVERS are facing two weeks of motoring misery because of roadworks affecting major routes into Weymouth. The repair works - which start tomorrow - are needed to reduce the risk of further damage to surfaces that have broken down on a number of key roads
THE number of councillors on a Dorset parish council looks set to increase. West Dorset District Council's executive committee is being asked to support a review of the number of councillors on the Piddle Valley Group Parish Council. The parish council
FUMING Val and Ian Temple today blasted plans to flatten their historic Weymouth bakery for a new bungalow. They fear that nearly 60 years of baking could come to an end if the scheme goes ahead for the landmark Sgt Bun Bakery in Lanehouse Rocks Road.
THE area at the centre of the Dorchester wheelclamping row has become a 'ghost town', town councillors have claimed. Alan Beard and Leslie Phillips believe vehicles are avoiding the controversial operation in Somerleigh Road and Alex-andra Terrace, causing
EVERY bear that ever there was gathered in Dorset for a popular annual event. Hundreds of bears of all shapes, sizes and price tags came together as part of a Teddy Bear Fair at Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester. And the variety of bears on view certainly
EVERY bear that ever there was gathered in Dorset for a popular annual event. Hundreds of bears of all shapes, sizes and price tags came together as part of a Teddy Bear Fair at Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester. And the variety of bears on view certainly
OSMINGTON'S £270,000 village hall has been forced to close after the discovery of a design fault. Trustees of the hall called in a structural engineer after unusual amounts of condensation appeared on some sealed windows. After examining the plans, the
A DORCHESTER charity today renewed an appeal for donations to help fund better facilities after a wheelchair user became stuck in its loos. Age Concern Dorchester needs to raise at least £120,000 to help improve facilities at its Prince of Wales Road
RINGWOOD is in line for a major economic shot in the arm after planners gave the go-ahead for one of the biggest business developments of recent years. New Forest District Council has approved proposals for nine two-storey office blocks, along with nearly
