THE autumn gets off to a hard-hitting start at the Lighthouse in Poole. Township Stories explores life in a post-apartheid South African township with authentic and brutal insight, as stories and characters become increasingly and shockingly interconnected
MICK Jenkins reckoned he must have run over a black cat after his side was plagued by atrocious luck in a 2-0 home defeat by bottom club Hayes. "We just didn't get any luck at all," complained Jenkins after a freak goal on the stroke of half-time and
WEYMOUTH 1 HALIFAX TOWN 0 TERRAS fans have a new chant these days. One nil to the Weymouth' is fast becoming a favourite on the Wessex Stadium terraces thanks to Garry Hill's men scrooge-like defence. For the second successive home game, the opposition
GARRY Hill is refusing to get carried away by Weymouth's stunning start to the Conference National season - despite his team moving up to third in the table. Consecutive 1-0 home wins over Forest Green Rovers and against Halifax Town on Saturday have
Review: Enzo, The Esplanade, Weymouth THEY have a saying in Italy that wine, women and tobacco can ruin a man. Thank goodness they stopped short of adding food to the list because otherwise I'd be on a downhill spiral! Enzo on Weymouth Esplanade
Ainsley Harriott - one of the nation's favourite chefs - is in no doubt about the things that make us feel good. "Often it's the simple things like learning to ride a bike, making your first butterfly cupcakes, or scoring your first goal, or even being
WITH the approach of her 70th birthday, well-known Portland potter Carenza Hayhoe has decided that the time has come for the wheel to stop turning. She said: "I will be 70 next month so I have come to the conclusion that it is time to retire. "When
A TEENAGER died when his scooter was in collision with a motorcycle and a car. The accident happened last night on the eastbound carriageway of the A35 Upton bypass at the Bakers Arms and the junction with the A350. The 18-year-old from Verwood, who
TWO men leapt into Weymouth Harbour from the Town Bridge to escape police after being stopped in their car. The incident sparked a coastguard emergency search as both police and rescue crews attempted to get the pair out of the water. The police helicopter
DOG owner Martina Cooper is praising coastguards for rescuing her dog after a 90-metre fall. She thanked coastguard officers and vets for helping her seven-year-old Stafford-shire-cross Jazz after the accident at Durdle Door. Jazz was treated at Heathlands
TOWN crier Doris Eastwood rang in the start of street entertainment in Weymouth town centre. She performed the honours with Weymouth Town Centre Group chairman George Afedakis in St Thomas Street. Entertainers - including a juggler on stilts, musicians
THE last surviving member of the original Thomas Hardy players took to the stage once again for an open-air performance of Under The Greenwood Tree. Norrie Woodhall, 100, joined the new Thomas Hardy players at Owermoigne's old rectory for the production
A COUPLE struggled to get a wheelie bin at their Weymouth home emptied - because it is the wrong colour. Shelley and Colin Wills bought the blue bin around five years ago, and it was regularly emptied by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council every fortnight
HUNDREDS of music fans turned out for a benefit gig in memory of murdered teenager Marsha McDonnell. Rock and blues musicians were lined up for the fourth Marsha's Fun Day, a 12-hour fundraiser at the Winning Post pub in Twickenham, London. It attracted
TWO Dorset men have run the length of the heritage coast for the second time. Barry Cullimore and Steve Davis battled gale force winds and torrential rain to run 110 miles in four days, along the South West Coast Path from Exmouth to Studland. They
A STAR of the Weymouth acting scene has made a TV breakthrough with a part in the hit series Extras. Jamie Chapman, 30, a former member of the WOW company in Weymouth, appears in the second series of the BBC comedy as the character Brains'. The eagerly-anticipated
NO longer a canteen, the dining area at the Royal Manor Arts College on Portland now has welcome to the caf' above the servery and a tempting array of colourful, healthy food on offer. This is now an eating place la Jamie Oliver, which is modern, more
Stabbings at holiday park: two arrested TWO members of a family have been stabbed and two others arrested in connection with the alleged assault. A police spokesman said today that the incident happened at the Weymouth Bay Holiday Park at midnight on
TOUGH times are in store for Dorset's fire service as it strives to balance its books for next year's budget. Dorset Fire Authority members heard they must find savings - but earlier they were told they were doing a good job of managing their money.
A DOG called Daisy survived after plunging 80 metres down a cliff on Portland. Portland Bill Coastguard cliff rescue team spent an hour looking for her after she fell down Grove Point. They found Daisy, the Staffordshire bull terrier, safe and well
OFSTED inspectors have praised many aspects of Weymouth's new Beechcroft St Paul's Primary School. They described the school in Corporation Road as a good school which is improving rapidly' and which already has some outstanding features. These included
DORSET County Coun-cil has opened talks with communities and businesses over the forthcoming closure of the Weymouth to Brid-port coast road. The council has to close a section of the B3157 bet-ween Burton Bradstock and Swyre to carry out major repairs
DEADLINES are looming for the entries in the Dorset Business Awards 2006. Some categories close on September 30. Most categories can be entered online at www.dorset businessawards.co.uk Dorset Business, which is a chamber of commerce covering all of
BUSINESSES were today urged to sign up to a new scheme to support breastfeeding mums. The Dorset Breastfeeding Welcome initiative aims to make it easier for parents to recognise places that support breastfeeding. Businesses are awarded a certificate
New-look Britannia throws open its doors STAFF drummed up trade when they launched their new-look building society in Dorchester town centre. They joined in the celebrations when the Britannia branch threw open its doors in South Street with a housewarming
