Angela Young

WHEN Dorset Animal Workers Group supporter Della went on holiday to Rhodes, the last thing she needed was a sorry dog tale.

STEVE Duno found a flea-bitten litter of puppies on the roadside one day, and decided to take one home with him.

THEIR exciting sound ensures they'll soon be the headliners themselves, and the early packed crowd at the O2 Academy proved British Sea Power are already very popular.

PATRICK Swayze’s death from pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 last year had a profound impact on the many millions of fans of what was almost certainly his finest hour – the iconic 1987 film Dirty Dancing.

He’s the affable presenter from BBC’s Mock the Week, and he’s easy to love.

THEY say it shouldn’t happen to a vet... but it frequently does!

HAVING made the Booker Prize shortlist, this fantastic book is surely destined for great things and a wide audience.

This “extraordinary story of one man and his ape” is as heartwarming and fascinating a tale as you’ll find.

BRITAIN'S first ever classical music festival got off to a rain-drenched start on Thursday with the torrents threatening to turn the fantastic Kimmeridge setting of the Smedmore Estate into a mudbath.

Ransom created quite a stir with The Birthing House, and while this reasonably fast-paced chiller is good, it doesn’t quite keep up with its predecessor.