TWO elderly people may have lain dead in their home for two months before their bodies were discovered. The reclusive pair, believed to be a brother and sister in their 80s, were found in their Barton-on-Sea bungalow by police days before Christmas after
ANOTHER 600 car parking spaces are to open at Castlepoint today as the centre's management reiterated its hope of the complex opening fully next month. Castlepoint partnership spokesman Mark Harris confirmed yesterday that the 600 spaces would open, bringing
ELDERLY residents living alone are most at risk from Dorset's coldest Christmas in a decade. As temperatures plummeted to as low as minus four degrees in Poole and minus three degrees in Bournemouth overnight on Tuesday, older residents were advised by
A STUDENT has been left with cuts and bruises after his arm was bitten in Bournemouth's Walkabout bar. Laurence Cliff, 19, was at the pub in the town centre in the early hours of last Friday morning when he was approached by another person. Mr Cliff,
ESTATE agents are hoping to see house prices begin to rise again after a busy few months of sales. Property website Hometrack said the average cost of a home in England and Wales edged forward by 0.1 per cent during December - the first rise in 18 months
IT was supposed to be the year that made a difference, made poverty history. It was the year that saw white wristbands become a must-have accessory. The year that saw Live 8 concerts around the globe and millions march in the name of those too weak to
MANY of us have dreamed of one day escaping to a remote, sun-drenched, palm-shaded island paradise on the other side of the world. Swanage couple Peter, 59, and Caroline, 56, Wakefield got the remote part of the equation right when they moved into their
FERNDOWN Otters will have a swimmer in the Commonwealth Games in March for the third Games in a row. Liam du Feu will be heading for Melbourne as a member of the Jersey team after recording a qualifying time for the men's 4x200m freestyle relay. He booked
CASH-strapped Bridport Football Club is calling on the community to improve football facilities for the town's youth. The venture is the brainchild of the Football Partnership - launched two years ago and committed to furthering the sport in the town.
ROY O'Brien believes Weymouth's battling qualities will lead them to Conference South glory. The defender reckons the Terras ability to grind out results like their 1-0 victory over Dorchester Town on Boxing Day can see them to promotion. The former Dorchester
MORE than 1200 sailors will pour into Weymouth in the two years leading up to the 2012 Olympics. They will come here for 'dress rehearsals' to help test the area's transport and business infrastructure before the games. The first rehearsal will involve
TWO elderly people may have lain dead in their home for two months before their bodies were discovered. The reclusive pair, believed to be a brother and sister in their 80s, were found in their Barton-on-Sea bungalow by police days before Christmas after
PLANS have been unveiled to restore a disused lodge at the entrance to Christchurch cemetery by turning it into a private home. Owners Christchurch council want to rationalise the use of the Victorian Gothic-style building which straddles the gateway
THE stakes were high this Christmas for Christine Rogers*. The 45-year-old Bournemouth mum is battling to beat a serious gambling addiction and knows she could lose everything if she bets any more money online. For Christine is one of a growing number
OOOPS, what an oversight! Money collected wrongly from parking charges in Poole in 2004 has yet to find a home. It should have been handed over to the Mayor's charity appeal, but has not been. The money was raised from October 1 to November 10, 2004 in
PUB landlords in Dorchester have enjoyed a peaceful festive period so far after the launch of a pioneering new scheme. They say that Pubwatch has taken the town by storm since it started in November and membership has doubled over the last month as publicans
A VITAL £1 million project has started to improve environmental conditions at Bovington Tank Museum. The work for the charity is being funded by the Ministry of Defence and forms part of an overall masterplan to modernise existing museum buildings. Director
MOST private sector workers are now excluded from good quality occupational pensions, the TUC is warning. Only one-in-four private sector employees is now a member of a good occupational pension scheme, said TUC general secretary Brendan Barber, in his
ELDERLY residents whose bus service was withdrawn are considering selling their properties because their quality of life has been so blighted. That's the claim from one Ferndown town councillor who says Wilts & Dorset's decision to withdraw Bracken
A CAMPAIGN to rid Weymouth harbour of its eyesore gasometer has been started by an energy expert. Retired Brian Puffett, who used to work as a design engineer for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency, wants to scrap the 'ugly old tin can' tower on
A SCHEME for 25 homes could go ahead at an engineering works on Portland despite objections from Dorset County Council. County officers feel that the proposed development for the Perryfield works on Tophill would be incompatible with the ongoing quarrying
RINGWOOD households will have to find an extra five per cent to pay for services provided by the town council in 2006. The increase equates to an extra £2.41 a year for average council tax band D households and takes the total payable a year to £50.22
