A TEENAGER has had three operations after a horrific hit-and-run crash in which a car appeared to be deliberately driven at him. Now a call has gone out to catch the "dangerous" individual before there is a repeat incident. Steve McIlroy, 15, had his
A SHOCKED Bournemouth student has told of his terrifying ordeal in the train crash which killed seven people on Saturday. Henry Howe was on the 5.35pm London Paddington to Plymouth train which ploughed into a car at 100mph on a level crossing. At least
PUBS and clubs in Bournemouth and Poole could be bereft of door staff this Christmas, a security boss has warned. Geoff Hill, chairman of the Bournemouth Door Forum, has revealed that only 61 local door supervisors out of almost 500 have obtained licences
WOOL Parish Council faces a bill for £25,000 in order to lift a covenant on land earmarked for a bigger new medical centre for the village GP. The council plans to sell off a strip of land it owns which is currently part of a playing field off Meadow
BASHLEY'S FA Trophy dreams died in agonising fashion as they were denied a well-earned replay with Conference South side Hayes by an injury time winner from Peter Dean. Geoff Butler's Ryman One underdogs matched their Middlesex counterparts throughout
POSH, Spice - don't you just Hayter! (November 6) John Spicer provided the assist and Golden Boots ensured Cherries' love Hayter relationship continued to blossom. James Hayter netted his 14th goal of the season as Sean O'Driscoll celebrated his 200th
MATT Groves admitted his late winner which put Dorchester through into today's draw for the Second Round Proper of the FA Trophy came from his worst shot of a busy afternoon at Paulton. "I had a lot of chances and my misses were a combination of everything
MOTORISTS in Wimborne are being asked to sign a document pledging to drive better and slower amidst fears someone will be killed by a speeding driver. The idea has been dreamt up by Michael Evans, vice-president and trustee of Vision Wimborne, and aims
WITCHES, ghouls and ghosts are not welcomed in many church circles these days but one vicar positively encourages them. Alistair Stewart-Sykes threw a party for Hallowe'en on October 31- complete with apple-bobbing, fancy dress and competitions. Hallowe'en
Status Quo (review), Bournemouth International Centre THEY may be getting on a bit, and we may have seen them time and time, and yes even time again, but Status Quo still manage to pack venues and entertain us with the classic Quo three chord riff. And
PERSONAL home delivery of Remembrance Day poppies is on offer to people in Dorchester. The town's Poppy Appeal co-ordinator, Georgina Wakely, is offering to visit individual houses to get poppies to those who cannot get out to buy one. Miss Wakely, says
HEALTH and safety chiefs have been investigating fears that Legionnaires' disease has broken out at a Portland prison. A prison officer at HM Young Offender Institution (YOI) was found to have legionella antibodies in his blood, while routine checks revealed
PORTLAND councillors have given the thumbs-down to car parking charges on the island. Members of the island's town council claim introducing paid-for tickets at Portland's free car parks would put off visitors and adversely impact on regeneration schemes
CATERERS and architects have teamed up to find the recipe for success in a special competition to design a new clifftop cafe in Highcliffe. Christchurch Borough Council launched the competition in September in a bid to resurrect the clifftop cafe, whose
IT NEVER ceases to amaze me just how many words there are in the English language for the person who's in charge. Director, manager, supervisor, controller, administrator, chief this, executive that. Isn't it about time we brought some common sense, order
A CORONER is appealing for help to trace the family of a man found dead in undergrowth near Bournemouth last month. John Harris, who is believed to have been between 75 and 80 years old, had lived at Alma Road in Winton. His body was discovered in under-growth
A REDUNDANT church in the heart of Bournemouth town centre is to be brought back to life as an up-market bar and restaurant. Just three months after it was sold at auction for £1.1 million to Richmond Classics, St Andrew's United Reformed Church in Exeter
IT is already one of the most controversial topics in the town. Now Bournemouth council has stoked the issue by asking property consultants to estimate the market value of every car park it owns in the borough. The news has sparked accusations that the
POOLE council has been accused of "raking it in" after putting up car parking charges despite a possible over-budget income of £191,000. The measures - which will see town centre car parking charges rise from 50p to 60p an hour, a new all-day charge of
A TEENAGER has had three operations after a horrific hit-and-run crash in which a car appeared to be deliberately driven at him. Now a call has gone out to catch the "dangerous" individual before there is a repeat incident. Steve McIlroy, 15, had his
LYMINGTON and New Milton ensured there was no hangover following their FA Cup exit in midweek as they comfortably eased past Hamble to progress in the Hampshire Senior Cup. With the two mighty struggles with Conference Woking having taken a lot out of
THE Hampshire Senior Cup is one competition every club involved in it would relish the chance of reaching the final, and Christchurch moved one step closer after victory over Lymington Town at Hurn Bridge. A chance of playing 90 minutes or more at Southampton's
PLAYER-COACH Paul Buckle believes his side can finish the job at the Wessex Stadium tomorrow after a late error from goalkeeper Jason Matthews cost the Terras an FA Trophy success at Moor Green. Matthews called for the ball as the home side pumped a long
ALMOST three quarters (70 per cent) of sixth formers and half of undergraduate students in Dorset would consider setting up their own business when they finish full-time education. That's according to the 2004 NatWest Money Matters Survey which also found
POLICE and fire chiefs have told developers to tighten security at former Royal Navy base buildings or face action Weymouth West police section commander Tony Rudd and Chris Hewitt of Dorset Fire and Rescue Service have told the directors of Comer Homes
NEW Forest councillors are being recommended to reject plans for a pub car park redevelopment slammed by opponents as trying to squeeze a quart into a pint plot. More than 500 letters of objection were sent in by villagers after new owners of the Carpenters
FED-UP residents in a quiet North Dorset village are preparing for battle against a nursery owner whose business they claim is making their lives a misery. Andrew Horsefield is appealing against an enforcement notice by North Dorset District Council which
BARRY Fry reckons keeping Eddie Howe would give Cherries' Coca-Cola League One promotion chances a major boost. Howe played his final game of a three-month loan spell as Cherries chalked up a 1-0 win at Peterborough United on Saturday. And although the
