WHEN Phoebe the Labrador's first pup was enormous, the owners thought the litter would be small - then they kept coming, and coming... until there were 11. The two-and-a-half-year-old dog gave birth to the unusually large litter three weeks ago and this
Magnificent six take national bronze SIR John Colfox School's junior girls produced a superb performance to claim a bronze medal in the ESAA National Schools Cross Country Cup. The 'magnificent six' of Lucy Tweed, Abbie Letherby, Sarah Fullegar, Megan
Beaminster denied at the death Bristol University 3 Beaminster 3 A LAST gasp equaliser blasted home from a short corner denied Beaminster all three points. The Dorset side had made a slow start to the match, falling behind after 10 minutes before Bristol
Blues demolition Bridport 89 Dorchester 2nd 0 LEADERS Bridport completed a double over their derby rivals in emphatic fashion at the Brewery Ground. The Blues gave no quarter and punished Dorchester's sloppy defensive play, delighting the home crowd.
"I WISH I had gone before I was pushed." That was Steve Claridge's reaction today to Martyn Harrison's "I should have sacked him earlier" comments published in Tuesday's Echo. Claridge has also accused Harrison of interfering with team selection during
HIGH street lawyers across the South are fearing for their long-term future in the wake of the far-reaching Clementi report. The legal profession should be stripped of its powers to investigate complaints against lawyers, the government's Clementi Review
PIRATES chief Matt Ford will be looking for Antonio Lind-back to add at least half a point to his 2005 season starting average. The 19-year-old Swede is returning to Poole RIAS for a third successive campaign alongside other confirmed signings Bjarne
PROPOSALS to build a badly-needed new school hall at Pamphill First School are due to come before county planning chiefs on Friday (Dec 17). Education bosses want to upgrade facilities at the school, on Pamphill Green, north of Wimborne, which offers
A SOLDIER'S wife has been left in agony after being forced to wait five months for dental treatment. Kaylee Morris, 24, had to give up her nursing home job in Winfrith when her face became so swollen she couldn't wear the motorcycle helmet she needed
A TEENAGE girl was recovering today after an attacker tried to pull her into a quarry on Portland. The 17-year-old was walking in Wide Street towards the Portland Heights Hotel at about 6.45pm yesterday when she was grabbed from behind by a man who had
DELICIOUS crpes were on sale when a continental market came to Dorchester. Market stall holders from Caen in Normandy came across the Channel to sell their wares at the weekly Dorchester market. Customers were given the chance to sample pancakes, cheeses
DORSET Police's 'eye in the sky' is catching more criminals, new figures reveal. In a year which has seen police chiefs clash with council planners and residents over helicopter operations, figures show that the aircraft helped to locate 219 offenders
A WEYMOUTH nurse has an appointment at the House of Lords next month to tell a panel of judges how drama can trigger the memories of people with dementia. Lesley Benham, who is team leader at Melcombe Day Hospital, is competing against three other entries
A MOTORCYCLIST involved in an accident with two cars at a notorious accident blackspot has died of his injuries. Stephen Good, 41, from Eastfield Lane, Ringwood, was in a collision on the B3081 a mile south of Verwood on Friday at 7.45am. He was rushed
THE borough will have to wait three years before it has another chance to persuade education chiefs to change its controversial admission policies for secondary schools in Christchurch. Concerned parents and the borough council had called for "Christchurch
CHERRIES star Jason Tindall has turned to one of the world's leading biomechanics experts in a bid to cure his long-term injury problems. Tindall has enlisted the help of London-based physiotherapist Alan Watson who specialises in the mechanics of body
READERS, I have a confession to make. This year I am spending a total of £2 on my mother's Christmas present. That's £2 -two pounds - and not a typing error. I love her, she is alive and well, and I will be with her over the festive season. As usual she
THE tragic death of a "gentle" Bournemouth language teacher remains a mystery after an open verdict was returned at his inquest. Jurors were unable to decide exactly how or why 63-year-old Peter Watkins plunged to his death from a second floor bathroom
AMERICA is attacked out of the blue. It is an atrocity which stuns the world, and which US intelligence experts failed to see coming. It might sound like September 2001, but this is 60 years earlier, when the attack on Pearl Harbor prompted the US to
A HARD-hitting poster campaign launched today aims to shock people out of binge drinking. Police say the campaign will go hand-in-hand with a tough enforcement campaign against pubs and clubs that don't operate responsibly. Chris Weeks, sergeant at Dorset
A CHILD'S first term at "big school" is a proud moment for any parent. The first sight of little ones stepping out in their school uniforms brings tears to many eyes. But for Julia and Alexis Ashburton-Dunning it was a moment they thought they would never
THIS is the face of the county's worst female teenage tearaway, Chantelle Driver, who has punched, kicked, sworn at and intimidated local residents and shop staff for nearly four years. Magistrates heard the 17-year-old has dropped her trousers on the
A CHILD'S first term at "big school" is a proud moment for any parent. The first sight of little ones stepping out in their school uniforms brings tears to many eyes. But for Julia and Alexis Ashburton-Dunning it was a moment they thought they would never
THIS is the face of the county's worst female teenage tearaway, Chantelle Driver, who has punched, kicked, sworn at and intimidated local residents and shop staff for nearly four years. Magistrates heard the 17-year-old has dropped her trousers on the
A SWANAGE airman - one of 14 tragically killed in a wartime accident - has been remembered at a ceremony in Belgium. Flt. Sgt. Michael Cockbaine was a navigator on board an RAF Halifax involved in an air collision over the village of Thynes, seven kilometres
Promise for brave Bees Bridport 0 Exmouth Town 1 MANAGER Kevin Donovan was full of praise for his battling Bees, who were unlucky not to claim at least a point against high flying Exmouth Town on Tuesday. A first half strike was enough to beat them, but
Record breakers on cloud nine Bridport 9 Torrington 0 RECORD breaking Bridport hit an all time high when they destroyed Torrington at St Mary's Field on Saturday. The Bees were on cloud nine after clocking up their biggest ever win in the Western League
Gray day at trial THE Max King Trial, final round of the joint Bridport and Weymouth Club Championship, took place at Rogers Hill Farm, Bere Regis. Despite recent dry weather, there was a great deal of water in the river sections and a number of riders
OLYMPIC swimmer Karen Legg led the way as Ferndown Otters took their customary place in the National Speedo League's top West final for the 20th time in 21 years. Legg, 26, showed her class with a comfortable win in the women's 100m freestyle at Weston-super-Mare
SAILING through Poole Harbour on a Sunday morning must be similar to negotiating Trafalgar Square on a bike. Cruisers make their way towards the entrance carefully watching out for members of the huge Parkstone dinghy fleet. Almost every type of sailing
DORSET County Council has scored an excellent rating for the third year running. The Dorchester-based authority was given the top ranking in the Audit Commission's comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) for 2004. It was one of only two out of 16 single-tier
WORLD famous chef Raymond Blanc held his audience spellbound during a visit to Dorchester yesterday. Mr Blanc was in the county town to give a cookery demonstration at the launch of an additional showroom at the newly-expanded Frome Valley Kitchens in
BARGAIN hunters, Christmas shoppers, friends and parents of Mountjoy School in Bridport had lots to keep them happy at the special school's Christmas fair. There were the usual stalls selling cakes, bric-a-brac, new to you as well as the bottle tombola
PLANS have been unveiled for a major expansion of waste collection and recycling services in North Dorset. The proposals, which are set to add a further £500,000 to current costs, come in the wake of challenging government targets for recycling. Once
