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  • WIN! DVDs

    THERE never has been a concert like it and now, Network has announced the release of the documentary of one of the most famous live shows ever, The Stones in the Park Collector's Edition. Two days after the death of guitarist Brian Jones, some 250,000

  • Cats face old boy Giffard in Shield

    WEYMOUTH Wildcats are out to achieve their second big victory of the week at the Wessex Stadium tonight. Having reached agreement with landlords Weymouth Football Club to remain at the Radipole Lane circuit in 2007, Phil Bartlett's men close their home

  • Love at last for the slackers

    Clerks 2 (15) IN the sequel to the 1994 low-budget feature which made his name, writer-director Kevin Smith proves that while he's grown a tad sentimental since, his mind is just as mucky as ever. Beneath the gross-out humour, which clutters the second

  • DAGGERS REUNION

    GARRY Hill plans to treat his long-awaited return to Dagenham and Redbridge tomorrow as just another game'. The Weymouth boss, who twice nearly guided the Essex club to promotion into the Football League, will visit Victoria Road for the first time since

  • Dirty Sanchez: The Movie (18)

    VILE, offensive, outrageous, repulsive, shocking: none of these words comes close to conveying the full horror that awaits you in Dirty Sanchez: The Movie, the full-length version of the popular MTV series which takes tomfoolery to extremes. Lee Dainton

  • Trust the man (15)

    THE streets and avenues of New York City witness yet more emotional meltdowns in this pithy romantic comedy about the insecurities which threaten every relationship, even the strongest marriages. Good friends Tobey (Billy Crudup) and Tom (David Duchovny

  • Giving birth to a nation in torment

    SET more than 20 years in the future, Children Of Men is a brilliantly orchestrated, nightmarish thriller adapted from the PD James novel about a world teetering on the brink of anarchy. Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien, Harry Potter

  • Gigs for weekend

    Unless otherwise stated, expect gigs to start at around 8.30pm to 9pm. TODAY (22) Jubb & The Dirty Sleeves/Soma High/False Pretences/EmphaSiS (Lazy Lizard, Weymouth, £2): A trio of fine local bands joins Soma High, who hail from Southampton. More details

  • Mellow tunes, mellow times

    I WAS all set to start this piece with some kind of mellow autumn-related lyric quote, something like all the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey'. However, thinking about it, thanks to global warming the leaves went brown in June and the sky, at time

  • Events taking place weekend Sept 22-24

    FRIDAY (22) MARKET in St Martin's Community Hall Broadmayne, 2 -3.30pm. Produce, cakes, FairTrade items, local organic bread, fresh produce, plants, craft, raffle, library etc and enjoy a cup of tea and a chat. Details on 01305 852866. CELEBRATION of

  • Weekend arts and theatre events, September 22-24

    FRIDAY (22) Artists of the Jurassic Coast exhibition, Eype Church Centre for the Arts, Eype, Bridport Dangerous Corner, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil Township Stories, Lighthouse, Poole Sleeping Beauty, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan's

  • Philly concerts are postponed

    TWO concerts by the English Philharmonic Orchestra which were due to have taken place at Weymouth Pavilion this weekend have been cancelled after conductor Neil Moore was taken ill. The concerts were to have been a celebration of film music tonight and

  • Top jazz trio are back on song

    JAZZ supremos Rob Koral, Sue Hawker and Zoe Schwartz, pictured above, are performing at Shaftesbury Arts Centre tomorrow. The trio, who will then be going on to tour around the UK, including a concert at Dorchester Arts Centre next month, will play a

  • It’s fairer than that

    WHEN the glorious spectacle of My Fair Lady sweeps on to the stage at Weymouth Pavilion next week, the production will have been something of a baptism of fire for its director. The Weymouth Operatic Society show was to have been directed by Jamie Pearce

  • County 'in dark ages' for Down's education

    THE MOTHER of a child with Down's Syndrome says Dorset County Council is stuck in the dark ages when it comes to educating children with the condition. Gillian Barrett, who lives in Sydling St Nicholas, said the county council was trying to thwart attempts

  • Planners approve £1m school hall extension

    A DORCHESTER school has gained planning permission for a £1 million project. St Mary's Catholic First School in Lucetta Lane could see work on phase one start in January. David Diaz, vice-chairman of governors, said: "This is a very exciting time for

  • Valuable treasures go on sale

    RARE and valuable Chinese antiques worth up to £40,000 have come to light at the home of a Dorset woman after she went into care. Bowls from the Doaguang period and a rare carved rhinoceros horn cup were among her possessions and are being auctioned

  • Prince William to train at Bovington

    DORSET residents are delighted that Prince William will train at Bovington. Clarence House announced that Prince William is to join the same regiment as his younger brother, the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, which means that part of his training

  • Mechanic caught in Trading Standards sting

    A Dorchester car mechanic has been caught in a Trading Standards sting charging a customer for MoT work he never carried out. Austin Watts, 48, who owns Austin Watts Engineering, invoiced a Dorset Trading Standards worker for new parts on her Nissan

  • Poundbury - developing a new future

    AN INSIGHT into the creation of Prince Charles's dream development at Poundbury is offered next Tuesday, September 26. The Duchy of Cornwall's Poundbury development manager, Simon Conibear, will be guest speaker at a special Chartered Institute of Marketing