VANDALS went on a wrecking spree on Poole's seafront on Saturday night as police officers were forced to focus their attention on the town centre. Police patrols had been out in force along the seafront on Friday night when there were no reported crimes
AN INVESTIGATION is under way into how a girl lost part of her finger when it became trapped in a door on the Barfleur ferry. We reported yesterday how the 12-year-old was airlifted to hospital by the Portland Coastguard following the incident on the
THREE Christchurch councillors kissed and cuddled by an overjoyed owner after approving a controversial planning application for the Avonmouth Hotel at Mudeford have been cleared of acting improperly. Government watchdogs have dismissed claims that long-time
THREE years ago Bentley claimed the title of the world's most beautiful car with its Continental GT now they plan to clean up in the convertible silverware stakes with the sumptuous Continental GTC. The prospect of the new luxury 2 plus 2 convertible
TWO-wheel enthusiasts faced sunshine and showers as they streamed in to the New Forest for Beaulieu's Motorcycle World. Those attending on the Saturday were the fortunate ones as the sun blazed down throughout and brought a gleam to the massed ranks
DEFIANT Dorset team manager Sean Walbridge has stressed they aren't going to Lord's simply to make up the numbers in August's MCCA Trophy final. Instead the Dean Park chief has pledged to bring the silverware home to the south coast ahead of their August
LYMINGTON'S new £36 million hospital is still on schedule to be completed by the end of the year. But it is still not known whether the 100-bed hospital at Ampress will be run by the NHS or by an independent healthcare provider. New Forest Primary Care
DID you know that Brownsea Island was once a holy island? Or that it was once owned by "Mad" Benson? Or that next year will be the 100th anniversary of the first camp that launched the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movement? A 30-page booklet called The
HARD-pressed farmers are still owed tens of thousands of pounds each in EU subsidies after a series of missed deadlines the latest of which was has just passed. Rob Vearncombe, a 53-year-old dairy farmer from Kimmeridge, has not received his government
WHEN you've got nearly 45 years of some of the greatest rock n' roll music ever recorded to draw upon you'd really have to go some not to make the grade. That The Who made the grade last night should be a given. If there was ever any doubt that they
CORFE Mullen residents will be the first in Dorset to take part in a pioneering new rubbish-busting campaign. Two specialist waste advisers have already started visiting households in the area in a bid to boost the county's recycling record and red-uce
A PUB has caused a furore in North Dorset by applying for a 24-hour licence. Residents living near the Kings Arms Hotel in Blandford say the pub is already the source of noise disturbance, antisocial behaviour and distress to the elderly. Dozens have
BELLE VUE 53 POOLE PIRATES 37 POOLE suffered another Elite League away defeat last night but at least had the consolation of claiming the aggregate bonus point 92-91 in Manchester. They withstood a late onslaught by Belle Vue to win by one-point
SO, that's it then. All over, finito, kaput. The World Cup, that is. All right, there's the little matter of the semi-finals and final still to come. But now that England have trooped home with their tails between their suntanned legs, well, it don't
SEAN O'Driscoll admits he may have to bide his time in his search for a striker. The Cherries boss, who welcomed his squad back to Canford School for the first day of pre-season on Monday, has earmarked a forward to add to the four new signings he has
SWELTERING in the heat? You are not alone large numbers of offices across Dorset and Hampshire still don't have air conditioning. In an age when the average company car has air-con, one-third of offices still don't. It's a false economy because productivity
RICHARD Carr's new restaurant faces calls for enforcement action after it opened to the public offering topless pole dancing displays and private dances. The Future 3000 chairman has consistently denied rumours that he planned to turn Bournemouth's old
THERE'S no doubt it's a warm welcome at Wiggle Supper Rooms. Bournemouth's newest bar and restaurant opened at the weekend, with some intrigue over what was to be on offer. The bar's website promised unsurpassable entertainment and exotic dancing, as
YELLOW Buses had predicted it will be a popular streamlining of their service but on the morning of the company's shake-up, some passengers have been left stranded, late and annoyed. Monday saw the biggest changes to the service in over a century, including
HOSPITAL bosses are hopeful their expansion plans will go before councillors this month more than 18 months after they were submitted. The Royal Bournemouth Hospital lodged two separate planning applications at the end of 2004 at roughly the same time
DORSET Police has announced plans to relaunch its BikeSafe initiative just days after a motorcyclist died in a North Dorset collision. The police will be offering courses to help bikers enhance their riding skills in a bid to cut the number of deaths
THERE were plenty of shady characters lurking at a Bournemouth school as pupils donned sunglasses for a day to raise funds for charity. Students and teachers at Talbot House preparatory school in Talbot Park all paid a pound to wear their shades to school
A MAN claims police strip-searched and humiliated him after he tried to use his mobile phone to film officers intervening in a scuffle. Steve Hathaway, 39, said his arm was pulled behind his back and his mobile confiscated during the incident on Sunday
RESIDENTS are being urged to keep their cool as temperatures soar during this week's predicted heatwave. The Met Office issued a heatwave warning to parts of England on Monday, with Dorset said to be at 90 per cent risk of heatwave conditions from now
