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  • Phone pervert made 100 calls to women

    A PERVERT who plagued 16 women across Dorset and Hampshire with obscene phone calls has received a suspended prison sentence. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Anthony Manning had made more than 100 sexually explicit calls for almost two years from December

  • Mystery of cat found 25 miles from Dorchester home

    A CAT owner who feared the worst when her pet went missing for almost a month was amazed when he turned up in a quarry 25 miles away. Sophie Brewer, from Dorchester, is baffled as to how Tigger ended up at the site in Swanage. She was reunited with

  • 10cc, PAVILION THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH

    FOR me, 10cc are the most important pop band of the 1970s. At their peak, they matched Beach Boys-style harmonies with Beatles-style songs. Catchy hooks, melodies aplenty with smart alec lyrics. And they peeled back the years

  • Bovington-trained Marine dies in Afghanistan

    A ROYAL Marine who spent time based at Bovington Camp has died from wounds sustained in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Martin Richards was the second in command of a Viking All-Terrain unit that was hit by an improvised explosive device.

  • COUNTING CROWS, BIC, BOURNEMOUTH

    RESCHEDULING their initial date due to illness meant the Crows needed something unique to pacify their throng of unfulfilled ticket holders. Second time lucky and the band did just that, giving an assured performance well worth the wait at a comfortably