Andy Davey

A MUSIC fan has organised a special pub-based festival to combat racism and put live music in North Dorset back on the map.

A NORTH Dorset coach company has won a controversial tender following a shake-up in school transport contracts by the county council.

THOUSANDS of spectators at the Bournemouth Air Festival fell silent moments before the start of the final day in a mark of respect for Red Four.

THERE was joy for thousands of nervous teenagers across Dorset as A-Level results rose nationally for the 29th year in a row.

A SHOCKED mother-of-four told of her despair as water swept through her home when flash floods struck Bournemouth.

DESPITE a heated exchange, a Poole entrepreneur with plenty of fire in his belly won the backing of a dragon to develop his fancy dress business.

SHOCKED elderly residents living in sheltered accommodation in Bournemouth say they fear for their safety after thieves stripped lead from their homes.

BOURNEMOUTH beach was chosen as the backdrop for a campaign to convince older women there is no such thing as a bikini age.

A SUPERMARKET has revoked the ban imposed on an elderly pensioner from Bournemouth accused of shoplifting a tin of cat food and a newspaper.

A HEARTBROKEN dad-of-two told how a dog owner allegedly set his mutt on to his family’s beloved pet cat, which died from its wounds minutes later.