SPEEDING fines will be reduced for thousands of drivers if the latest government proposals become law. Plans revealed this week include a graded system with lower penalties for drivers marginally over the limit and increased fines and penalty points for
DORSET County Council has been slammed for causing traffic misery for long-suffering commuters using one of the main routes into Bournemouth. Angry motorists faced long delays last week as the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road was reduced to one lane each way
A TAXI boss is calling on businesses in Bournemouth to club together to keep AFC Bournemouth away from financial ruin. Barry Perkins, marketing manager for United Taxis, has just struck a sponsorship deal with the football club and believes other businesses
DORSET County Council has been slammed for causing traffic misery for long-suffering commuters using one of the main routes into Bournemouth. Angry motorists faced long delays last week as the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road was reduced to one lane each way
A SPEED check camera in high demand around Dorset has gone on trial in Swanage - and residents have been reassured that "boy-racers" will not be able to flash up show-off speeds. The mobile sign warns motorists if they are break-ing the speed limit, without
POOLE Town secured their third Nationwide Sun Awnings Dorset League Premier Division championship in a row and they didn't bowl a ball in their last match with Broadstone, as it was too wet to play at Poole Park. Poole needed to win the match if they
A CUL-DE-SAC containing 80 flats has been proposed for a former gas works site in Poole that was previously controversially earmarked for a police custody suite. After running into strong opposition a plan for a joint Bournemouth and Poole custody suite
A COLLISION between a cargo ship and a group of yachts at Poole Quay has been described as a near catastrophe. And a tragedy was only avoided by a matter of a few feet according to an experienced lifeboat man who witnessed the incident, which is now the
"THANKS for a fantastic week," that was the comment of a visiting sailor to Parkstone Yacht Club's office at the end of Poole Week. After six days of mostly strong winds and dull, sometimes raining, days, members and visitors still had smiles and good
BOSS Steve Claridge hopes to sign a loan goalkeeper ahead of Weymouth's Nationwide South home clash with Bishop's Stortford this weekend. The player-manager wants to draft in a replacement on a short-term basis following Jason Matthews's controversial
STAGE and TV favourite Gareth Hunt is back at Bournemouth's Pier Theatre for the first time since he was taken ill and collapsed on stage midway through a production there two years ago. The one-time star of The New Avengers, who is playing lawyer Philip
A SPOKESMAN for a farmer proposing to put a chicken farm near one of Dorset's best-loved beauty spots has defended his choice of site. The scheme at Farrington near Blandford would house 24,000 chickens in a massive barn, clearly visible from Hambledon
I would like to apologise to my neighbours. I've moved into a rather nice neighbourhood. Now you would have thought that single fact would drive down property prices. But no, it seems not even I can stop the surge in house prices. However, perhaps my
CHERRIES loan star Eddie Howe says he would "jump at the chance" to extend his stay into a second month. Howe's first month is due to come to an end following Cherries' trip to Brentford on Saturday (September 4). But his parent club Portsmouth have already
A CHERRIES fan is believed to be the first supporter to be banned thanks to the club's anti-racist text hotline, after incidents at two home games. Jeffrey Nicholson, 43, of Milton Road, Charminster, received a three-year ban from all domestic and international
A FAMILY-run plant nursery that has been an "oasis" in Parkstone for more than 80 years has shut its doors for the last time. Three generations of Chubbs have run nurseries on Churchill Road, since 1918, and the latest incarnation, Chubb's Nursery, was
A BRAVE teenage trio who saved the life of a pensioner trapped in mudflats have been honoured for their courage by the mayor of Poole. Cllr Les Burden presented Hamworthy 13-year-olds Sam Shiner, Matthew Pepper and Noel Creech with badges and certificates
KAREN Legg has spoken for the first time about the disappointment of her non-selection for the relays at the Olympic Games in Athens - and she admitted she is considering her future as a swimmer. The 26-year-old from Ferndown Otters told me she was "devastated
BUSINESSES across Dorset have the chance to benefit from the ideas of leading companies and business experts at a Festival of Innovation taking place at Bournemouth University on September 15. The South West Regional Development Agency - in partnership
FLY-tipping outside Bournemouth Town Hall could be the result of the Millhams tip crisis, a politician has warned. And councillors are calling for urgent talks between local authorities to stop the problem escalating. Councillors at East Dorset poured
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 JK as Robbie Williams - Mr Kyps; None The Wiser + Mr Miagi - Mister Smiths; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Filaments + School Boy Error + None the Wiser + Mr Miagi' - Mister Smiths; The Rat Pack - Bar Panorama, Studland
A SEARCH and rescue group that has already carried out successful missions since being formed in January is now on the hunt for new members in eastern Dorset. Dorset Search and Rescue (Dorsar) volunteers can number several successes, including locating
IF ENTHUSIASM were a commodity they'd be doing a roaring trade in it at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. The sound of old-fashioned steam-powered engines and high-pitched organs and sight of smoke blackening the air on the first day of the annual event yesterday
TRAVELLERS were finally ousted on September 1 from the sports ground at Christchurch where they have been camped for more than a month. But a handful of the caravans which quit the borough overnight turned up in neighbouring Bournemouth, where they made
GRAND Prix new boy Tomasz Chrzanowski could be set to ride for Pirates again when they meet Eastbourne over two legs in special eight-team challenge matches later this month. The 24-year-old Pole originally joined Poole in 2002 when he scorched to prominence
