MAN is as old as his arteries. So said the 17th century philosopher Thomas Sydenham - the English Hippocrates, apparently. If his claim was true, then it's good news for one 45-year-old working long hours and living primarily on a junk food diet. My arteries
A COMMUNITY is in mourning after a popular surfer, talented craftsman and DJ died tragically on holiday in Morocco. Lewis Dunton, 34, from Southbourne, was found dead in his tent last Thursday. The Foreign Office says the cause of death is currently unknown
CARE home owners have defended their health and hygiene records amid revelations that MRSA claims the life of at least one resident every week. Statistics reveal that in 2001 and 2002, the two most recent years for which there are records, 53 patients
CASTLE Lane West: Life's not been easy for residents of Castle Lane West with the recent creation of Castlepoint and all the extra traffic generated by the shopping centre. But as one scheme finishes, another one starts and next on the list is Mallard
SWANAGE coastguards have been told their future in the town is secure. Rumours that they may be merged with coastguards at Worth Matravers have been circulating for the past two years. Swanage coastguard team leader Ian Brown said: "I'm elated we're staying
THIRTY years after they were made, some old black and white TV films, made by Britain's poet laureate and lifelong lover of English towns, were rediscovered. One featured the Dorset town of Sherborne that has now been featured on a new "Betjeman" DVD.
HARLEY-Davidson is expanding its 2005 model line-up with the dirt-track inspired Sportster XL 883R, a limited-edition Anniversary Fat Boy and the all-new VRSCR Street Rod. The Sportster pays tribute to the famed Harley-Davidson XR dirt track racers. A
DUDESBURY Golf Club again plays an important role in this year's West Region PGA fixture list by hosting two major events. The first of five order of merit tournaments will be the Wood-BMW Classic, the oldest tournament in the region. It is being staged
A GENERAL Election looms and the air is thick with invective and promises. Detecting fact from fiction and reality from wishful thinking requires voters to keep their wits about them. Employers struggling to find sufficient candidates for vacancies will
SHE started as a receptionist 19 years ago - now she has joined the board. Tracey Farmer has been promoted to marketing and retail director at award-winning Sandy Balls Holiday Centre near Fordingbridge. In 1986 she joined as a seasonal receptionist,
THE Bournemouth Sands Hotel on the West Cliff has been sold for close to £2 million. It is the latest major hotel transaction by specialist hotel agents Clatworthy & Bailey of Dean Park Road. Excelsior Coach Tours owner Ken Robins has sold the 77-
"EXTREME broadband" capable of up to 60Mb per second down normal copper wire will be demonstrated in Dorset next week. Poole-based Ironbridge Technologies aims to make broadband more accessible by using copper wire instead of dedicated data cabling. Ironbridge
IT all started as a few mates having a laugh to alleviate the boredom between spliffs. But now Goldie Lookin Chain are one of the hottest bands in the land. To use the band's own vernacular... you knows it. "Listen Nick, it's a popular misconception that
DENTAL patients have been told they will have to pay up for private treatment or find a new practice. A letter was sent to 4,500 patients registered at the Greenhill Dental Practice in Weymouth telling them their practice is ending NHS treatments in May
A FORMER Royal Navy building being demolished in stages is turning a few heads on Portland. Work on the old senior ratings block in the area known as Upper Osprey started a few months ago, when contractors working for Portland Port started stripping out
IT'S Pam Reynolds to the rescue again - the former mayor of Shaftesbury has rallied support for the town's youth club, which is in danger of closing. The youth club building in Coppice Street has fallen into some disrepair following the collapse of the
CHERRIES star Steve Fletcher will be bidding to reach a double goalscoring milestone when he steps out at Colchester on Tuesday night. But despite targeting his 100th career goal and a place in the Dean Court record books, Fletcher admits: "I know I should
IT all started across the pond last year with a yellow band to raise awareness of testicular cancer. Since then wristbands in copious colours sporting sundry statements have become the latest must-have fashion accessories, worn by the stars and wanted
ANY hunters in the New Forest who defy the ban imposed on Friday can expect to feel the full weight of the law. That is the message from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary's Chief Constable, Paul Kernaghan. It differs from the line being taken by
TODAY the swish of the cane is never heard in schoolrooms but when Baden Singleton went to school it was all too familiar a sound. He was born 80 years ago and has penned his own memories of growing up in Povington, which lies between Wareham and East
THE children of a mother-of-four who died in a car crash in Poole have written a moving poem in her memory. Susan Ingram, 41, of Rossmore Road, Poole, died from head injuries when the silver BMW 520 car she was a passenger in smashed into the central
BASKING in the glory of its design masterpiece, the Continental GT coupe, Bentley is preparing to reach new heights with the unveiling of the Continental Flying Spur - the fastest four-door in the company's history. The promise of supercar performance
HENRIETTA Knight has earmarked Dorset hope Kingscliff as the main threat to Best Mate's hopes of making it four Gold Cup wins on the trot at Cheltenham next month. After considering the various merit of performances in recent key dress rehearsals, the
STEVE Tully will miss the bulk of Weymouth's Conference South promotion push through injury. The talented defender fractured a metatarsal bone in his right foot during Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Redbridge. Tully, who has just returned to the Terras play-off
FORMER well-loved Wimborne mayor Ivy Ellis has died after a short illness aged 78. Mrs Ellis was a colourful lady who once played Mrs Marple and also visited New York's mayor in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The youngest of 12, Mrs Ellis grew
SKATERS and cyclists were riding high after a 14-hour marathon on wheels raised hundreds of pounds for charity. More than 50 energetic youngsters laced up their rollerblades, hopped on their skateboards and pedalled bikes for the all-night event at The
A PLAN to build a block of flats for key workers on land off Barnes Way, Dorchester looks set to be approved. The block of five flats and one house are earmarked for land currently occupied by a caretaker's property on the road. Members of West Dorset
A FORMER sailor who survived the sinking of his ship is seeking the return of personal documents lost at a veterans' meeting. Eric Alley, 81, needs the documents - original German press releases about the sinking of the ship HMS Inglefield - for a book
PEOPLE who park illegally in New Forest towns and villages will get ticketed by parking attendants instead of traffic wardens from next January. Hampshire County Council is to apply to the government to make the forest a Special Parking Area and Permitted
BARELY had Ellen MacArthur become the fastest round-the-world single-handed sailor than the sniping started. Ah, chirped the critics, but Sir Francis Chichester did it on a little diddy boat, no bigger than a park lake pedalo, without all those fancy
