MATEJ Ferjan was left to lament Andreas Jonsson's brilliant last-ditch effort to beat him in heat five as he missed out on his maiden Pirates maximum by an agonising hair's breadth. The stylish Slovenian, who rides off a Hungarian licence, produced a
WEYMOUTH'S biggest firm today told staff that it was moving away from the town. With speculation mounting over the future of New Look in Weymouth, management called a meeting this morning for all headquarters staff at the distribution centre in Mercery
VETERANS marked the anniversary of the end of the first battle of the Cold War at the Nothe Fort in Weymouth. The Dorset branch of the British Korean War Veteran's Association took part in a ceremony at the fort, which was also attended by the mayor Lynne
A "SEXUAL predator" who brutally raped a young woman has been given a life sentence after it emerged he had raped before. Jurors took just over five hours to find Callum Anderson guilty of two counts of rape and an indecent assault. After returning their
A DECISION to pop out and buy a small bag of quick-drying cement to fix a rotary clothes line in her garden cost Pamela Hinchliffe her life. While shopping at B&Q's Fleetsbridge superstore in Poole on June 16 2001, the 68-year-old was struck by a
ARCHAEOLOGIST Julian Richards made a return visit to Wareham to launch a book and touring exhibition about Bestwall Quarry - Britain's biggest archaeological site. Pits, Pots and People tells the story of 10,000 years of human occupation which has been
United front for Bridport soccer BRIDPORT'S soccer fraternity came together this week to mark the first year of working together in partnership. Members attending the first annual meeting of the Bridport and District Community Football Partnership on
WAVES between 40 and 50 feet high were crashing over four rowers battling their way across the Atlantic last night. Such conditions made it impossible for the crew, led by Poole father-of-two Mark Stubbs, to row. But despite nobody at the oars, the boat
Tilley and Norris hit form for Uplyme COUNTESS WEAR 161 (4pts) lost to UPLYME and LYME REGIS 162-2 (20pts), by 8 wkts EXPERIENCED duo Mark Tilley and Phil Norris discovered their best form of the season to complete an Uplyme double over Countess Wear.
Hewett flying flag for Dorset BRIDPORT Bowling Club's top ladies are heading for Leamington Spa to compete in the National Championships. Frances Hewett took the Dorset champion of champions singles title at Branksome Park to book her place in Warwickshire
Dynamic duo win it for Beaminster BEAMINSTER 108-2 (20pts) beat BOURNEMOUTH and OBs 104 (2pts), by 8 wkts A GREAT fielding performance gave Beaminster the platform for a crucial NSA Division One victory at the Memorial Ground. Brilliant bowling from Simon
THE OK Class World Championships, hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club, got underway in Poole Bay on Sunday (July 25) in brilliant sunshine and 11 knots of westerly breeze. A total of 86 competitors from all corners of the world, as many volunteers and Parkstone's
STEVE Bendall's on-off British title fight with Scott Dann is back on again and will go ahead in Plymouth in September 17. The 30-year-old Poole-based southpaw was named as the British Boxing Board of Control's mandatory challenger for the national title
DORCHESTER will have a Senior back in their service again this season. Sixteen-year-old midfielder Chris Senior, son of former Magpies favourite Trevor, who progressed to become a Football League star with Reading, Watford and Middlesbrough, has signed
BOURNEMOUTH-BASED Portman Building Society has seen its total assets rise by 34 per cent to £15.1 billion. Portman's pre-tax profit rose by 11 per cent to £36.5 million for the six months ended June 30. Continued buoyancy in the housing market helped
DOG walkers in Verwood are up in arms over proposals to fence off a popular common for animal grazing. East Dorset Countryside Management Service and English Nature want to fence the perimeter boundary of Dewlands Common to allow grazing of the heath
RAGS to riches opera star Russell Watson launches three days of entertainment at Bournemouth's Dean Court tomorrow night (July 30 )as the town gets ready to Party on the Pitch. Watson, the Manchester mechanic who became a world famous tenor, will appear
A FESTIVAL flagged up as Dorset's answer to Glastonbury has fallen at the first hurdle after organisers began advertising before they'd even sought planning and licensing consent. Around 10,000 people were expected to attend the all-night event near Blandford
WILLING troops were out in force to help in the fight to clean up Blandford. Town mayor Cllr Gerry Chapman and his wife Sheila joined volunteers at the launch of the Clean Up Blandford Cam-paign. Armed with brooms, litter picks, gloves and bin liners,
BECCY May Cooper is only 14 but she can belt out a Whitney Houston or Celine Dion number in a way that attracts the talent scouts. The Shaftesbury Upper School student has made a big hit at contests across the country - she was a runner-up in a national
PUBLICANS and restaurateurs in Dorset have given the thumbs-down to a government-led ban on smoking and would prefer to continue imposing restrictions voluntarily. That was the reaction of many after Health Secretary John Reid's announcement this week
A DESPERATE appeal has gone out to Bournemouth's Muslim community in a bid to save the life of a five-year-old boy. Adam Fansa's only hope of survival is a bone marrow transplant and he and his family are now racing against time to find a suitable donor
Bees rumble islanders Friendly Newport IOW 1 Bridport 3 BRIDPORT took the scalp of Isthmian League side Newport IOW in a friendly at St George's Park. The Bees controlled most of the encounter with a well-organised display, and manager Bob Russell singled
Fog lifts for Jennifer's day Lyme Regis Golf Club JENNIFER Pollard nervously sent off the first players at her captain's day at Lyme last Thursday. Nervous because it was foggy and more ladies days have been lost through weather during her year that have
Moxom back to haunt Bridport DORCHESTER 2nd 195-9 (20pts) beat BRIDPORT 193-8 (9pts), by 1 wkt BRIDPORT'S hopes of climbing out of NSA Division Two took a huge blow at Dorchester 2nds. Having asked to bat, the West Dorset side set a modest target of 193
A DECISION to pop out and buy a small bag of quick-drying cement to fix a rotary clothes line in her garden cost Pamela Hinchliffe her life. While shopping at B&Q's Fleetsbridge superstore in Poole on June 16 2001, the 68-year-old was struck by a
PROUD lifesavers gathered from across the British Isles to welcome their monarch to the RNLI's state-of-of the art new training college. Coxwains from all the organisation's 233 lifeboat stations, together for the first time in the RNLI's 180-year history
NEW Bashley boss Geoff Butler believes he is only "two or three players" away from a side capable of holding their own in Isthmian Division One next season. The former Salisbury manager has been left with a bare skeleton to build on for the forthcoming
SOME of world's top beach volleyball stars will be descending on Weymouth tomorrow. The resort is playing host to the annual three-day Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic, one of the game's most prestigious competitions. All the top British sides will be
DORCHESTER boss Mark Morris insists he is not worried by his side's failure to win any of their four friendlies so far and plans to continue experimenting at home to AFC Bournemouth tonight (ko 7.45). "I could easily stick to playing a dozen players all
DORCHESTER team-mates Michael Walker and Jamie Brown have been carpeted by the club after coming to blows on what was supposed to be a team bonding weekend in Cornwall. The players were sampling the nightlife in Newquay after their pre-season friendly
PIRATES have snapped up Polish star Piotr Protasiewicz - but he probably won't ride for the club this season. The 29-year-old Grand Prix rider, who used to ride for Peterborough in the Elite League, has joined Poole RIAS on a full transfer for an undisclosed
A BLINDFOLDED hairdresser completed a hair cut without damaging herself, her customer or her reputation. Clair Roy, 24, manager at Hairworks at Chiswell on Portland, managed to cut, razor and blow dry the hair of model Sarah Whiteside without peeking,
SUNNY skies and soaring attendances put beaming smiles of the faces of New Forest Show organisers on the second day of the annual extravaganza. With a record 30,000 gate for Tuesday's opening day and almost twice as many pouring into the New Park showground
CHERRIES fans are expected to get a second glimpse of trialist Deogo Andrade in Thursday's pre-season friendly against Dorchester Town at the Avenue Stadium (7.45pm kick-off). The 19-year-old Portuguese turned in an eye-catching second-half display during
