A MAN who frightened passers-by with a BB gun is believed to be the first in Dorset to be jailed under new firearms legislation. James Martin Brown, 20, of Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, was spotted at around 8pm on Friday, November 12 holding what appeared
AN AIRPORT has tidings of comfort and joy for upset neighbours whose silent nights have been shattered by noisy aircraft carrying Christmas mail. Angry residents living near Bournemouth International Airport have complained that they are being kept awake
A POOLE woman is issuing a warning to lone females after she was abandoned by a taxi in Bournemouth town centre late at night. Angela Hilton had been at her work Christmas party when she got a taxi from the rank in Westover Road just after 11pm. The 24
THE families of two Dorset-based airmen killed in a helicopter crash have today paid emotional tributes to their cherished sons. The bodies of lieutenants Dave Cole and Rob Dunn were discovered by divers on the seabed along with two other crewmen after
COUNCIL tax payers in Dorset face a 3.3per cent rise in bills for county council services, new figures have revealed. More details on the shape of Dorset County Council's budget for next year emerged yesterday. Council chiefs meet on Wednesday to set
TINTED windows and visors could be causing crashes on Dorset's roads, police warned today. Motorists are being reminded of the potential dangers of tinted and darkened glass after a rise in the number of collisions. To ensure that drivers and motorcyclists
ANGRY Portland councillors have accused Olympic bid campaigners of snubbing the island. Portland Town mayor Kris Haskins and his colleague Tim Munro claim islanders are being ignored in attempts to drum up support across the borough for London's bid.
ALMOST 50 drivers face being banned from the road after a Christmas clampdown on drink drivers. Dorset Police today praised people who rang in with information during the first week of the campaign. Chief Inspector Rick Dowell, head of the force's operations
WARREN Cummings is confident of making another rapid recovery after limping out of Cherries' 2-0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers (Dec 10). Cummings was substituted 12 minutes from time at Prenton Park after he pulled up clutching his troublesome left hamstring
WHERE have all the telephone operators gone? Is there a scrap heap of friendly helpfuls chatting away to one another in some forgotten field? Gone are the days when you called to book a cinema or train ticket and a real person answered the phone and discussed
THIRTY-seven motorists face being banned from the road after providing positive breath tests during the first week of the Dorset Police Christmas and New Year drink-drive crackdown. Of that figure, 11 drivers were detected after members of the public
PLANS have been unveiled to tackle the growing problem of obesity in children in Dorset. Health chiefs, schools, youth groups and councils will be consulted as part of a new project starting later this month. The initiative comes in the wake of national
A SPECIAL school that opted out of council control is believed to be the first in the country to hand some of the power back. The Bicknell School in Bournemouth has been given the go-ahead by the local school organisation committee to swap foundation
A NORTH DORSET man was among four Navy airmen who died when their rescue helicopter mysteriously crashed in the sea off the Cornish coast. The body of Lieutenant Dave Cole from Milborne Port, Sherborne was recovered by an underwater search team near the
PLANS for a major expansion of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital have been unveiled. The proposals are at an early stage but could see a new diagnostic and treatment centre, renal dialysis unit, staff training facilities, nursing home and up to 400 extra
BUSINESSES at Tower Park in Poole have found the new Bridget Jones movie v.v. good as groups of girls have descended on the complex, drinking dry one restaurant's supplies of white wine! Gaggles of women have booked group trips to Tower Park since the
UNSETTLED Christchurch striker Scott Joyce admits he is undecided on where his future lies. The talented striker publicly fell out with Priory boss Pete Moore after he was substituted in his side's 1-0 Hampshire Senior Cup victory over Lymington Town
IAIN Hume celebrated signing a new contract by bagging his seventh goal of the season to condemn Cherries to defeat at Prenton Park. (Dec 10) The diminutive frontman put Tranmere on course for victory in this third-versus-fourth clash when he opened the
MAGNUS Zetterstrom believes Pirates' chiefs Matt Ford and Mike Golding can conjure up an Elite League-winning formula once more in 2005. Zorro - as the departing Poole RIAS captain is known - has left the Dorset club to spend a year on loan with Somerset
A MOTHER has told of her horror after finding a burglar in her home. Claire Black was with her 20-month-old son Dylan when she confronted the intruder in her lounge. Claire said today she would have done anything necessary to protect her family if the
STUDENT Laura Betts picked up first prize when she designed a logo for a Weymouth removal company. Direct Removal director Barry Smale said they had been looking for an eye-catching logo to put on their lorries and uniforms. He added: "We approached Budmouth
A PUPPY was left to die caged up in a graveyard after its owners decided they could no longer cope, an animal welfare group has said. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was four to five months old and almost completely bald after suffering from mange - a
