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Stories for 27 July 2004

Bournemouth Cherries

GARETH'S GOT A GAME-PLAN

GARETH Stewart still remembers the pain but it is now becoming a more distant memory.  more...

Bournemouth Columnist

Time to slow down a little

STEVEN Spielberg's best movie, in my humble opinion, is his first.  more...

Bournemouth Health

Sunbathing rapped

IF you go to the seafront on a sunny day, it is clear why Dorset has one of the highest incidences of skin cancer in the country.   more...

Bournemouth Leisure

Austen power!

DAZZLING dames with daring, dexterity and devilment are a vital element of the traditional big top circus. (August 8)  more...

Some Kind of Wonderful

AFTER her husband announces he's leaving her, Rosie goes into shock and decides she must take a life-changing decision to make a life for her daughter and herself.  more...

Lots of Love

ELLEN'S parents have retired to live in Spain and need to sell their country cottage in the Cotswolds.   more...

Hotel Riviera

LOLA Laforet is considered by the police to be a suspect in the disappearance of her husband. He had walked out to buy her a present six months before and has not been seen since.  more...

Coordinates, Red House Museum, Christchurch

LANDSCAPE art with a difference is on offer at the Red House Museum in Christchurch where a new exhibition, Coordinates, is currently displaying work by local painters Peter Joyce, Martyn Brewster, Aisling Hedgecock, Brian Turner and the filmmaker Terry Winser.  more...

Bournemouth News

INTEREST RATES HIT HOUSING MARKET

INTEREST RATE rises and the Bank of England's recent warnings over market prospects have applied the breaks on house price rises across the South West,.  more...

Can we afford not to build?

PROVISION of affordable housing is an essential part of the region's economic jigsaw. Two years ago more than 75 per cent of working age families in most of Dorset would not have been able to afford to buy a home.  more...

Novice chefs take fast track to jobs

WITH a 16 per cent shortage of chefs throughout Dorset, six candidates recently signed up for a six-day fast-track catering course.  more...

CHRISTCHURCH PLANS (July 23)

6 Cross Way; 8/04/0490, amendments to planning permission ref: 8/03/0298 for extensions to property to include a tiled pitched roofed single storey rear extension in place of conservatory; JG Harrison, Harriplan Ltd, 4 Leybourne Avenue, Bournemouth (for Mr & Mrs Balmer).  more...

New moves to tackle anti-social behaviour

THOUSANDS of pounds are being ploughed into increased police patrols in response to a hike in drunken violence and antisocial behaviour.  more...

Glad my brother can now be laid to rest

THE brother of a Bournemouth airman whose remains have been recovered from the sea nearly 60 years after the end of the Second World War has spoken of his relief and pride.  more...

We're ready to rock!

WEDNESDAY'S Royal visit will be a special day for a whole host of people including staff at the Rock Shop on Pier Approach - one of the selected stops for the Royal visit to Bournemouth Pier.  more...

We're ready to rock!

WEDNESDAY'S Royal visit will be a special day for a whole host of people including staff at the Rock Shop on Pier Approach - one of the selected stops for the Royal visit to Bournemouth Pier.  more...

Vet's warning after fish-hooks trap dogs

A VET has urged anglers not to leave fishing tackle lying around after three dogs in one day were injured by fishhooks.  more...

Making a dash(board) for freedom

A MISCHIEVOUS hamster was back behind bars after escaping from its cage and spending two days in hiding under the dashboard of a car.  more...

B&Q'S REPEATED WARNINGS

DIY giant B&Q was warned FIVE times that staff at their stores were flouting safety laws in the months before a Poole grandmother was crushed to death by a forklift truck, it has been revealed.  more...

Spurned suitor jailed for student gun terror

A CARETAKER has been sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment following a fracas at student accommodation.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Jubilant Jones lands the Parkstone prizes

PAUL JONES is fast becoming the Dorset player of the season after gathering all the honours in the Dorset PGA-Bournemouth Alliance Championship for the second successive year.  more...

East Dorset News

Archaeologists begin big dig for knowledge

AN AMBITIOUS project to uncover ancient archaeological remains dating back to the Bronze Age is due to start in east Dorset next month.  more...

New Forest News

Car club putting on a Riley excellent show

BLIMEY o'Riley. A field at Breamore was a magnet for Riley Motor Club members at the weekend.  more...

It's showtime and there's lots to see

THIS year's New Forest Show got off to a flying start on Tuesday as thousands of visitors poured into the New Park showground at Brockenhurst.  more...

North Dorset News

Changes for schools after two tier switch

IT'S definitely curtains for Blandford's two middle schools as the county council goes ahead with plans to switch the town back to a two-tier system of education.  more...

Poole News

Canadian family brought to book

ENTERTAINER Gay Pulman was intrigued when she opened an old book she had purchased for 30 pence at a church bazaar and read a simple inscription penned inside.  more...

B&Q'S REPEATED WARNINGS

DIY giant B&Q was warned FIVE times that staff at their stores were flouting safety laws in the months before a Poole grandmother was crushed to death by a forklift truck, it has been revealed.  more...

Next stage for plans to combine schools

COUNCILLORS have agreed to move on to the next stage of plans to combine two Poole schools.  more...

Purbeck News

Heroic stories brought to life

HEROES of both World Wars will have their voices heard forever thanks to a £195,000 new exhibition at Bovington Tank Museum.  more...

Wellmeetagain Snapshot

Origin of Darwin's thoughts

HE was a naturalist who changed the world's thinking with his theory on evolution after voyaging for five years across the globe aboard HMS Beagle.  more...

Weymouth News

Pair celebrate diamond love

WARTIME sweethearts who met on a double-date have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.  more...

So just where in the world is Wyke Regis?

A BANK in Wyke Regis, Weymouth, took customer service to a new level after a call to the branch was answered - by staff 6,500 miles away in Malaysia.  more...

Main post office is to be transformed

DORCHESTER'S main post office is set to be transformed into a convenience store, it was announced today.  more...

Robbers threaten man for trainers

TWO robbers with a knife threatened a man in Dorchester's Borough Gardens and fled with his £130 Nike trainers and wallet.  more...

Brad scoops £500 summer sizzler

TEENAGER Brad Roads is £500 better off after scooping first prize in Weymouth's summer draw.  more...

ARMED POLICE IN GUNS ALERT

THREE teenagers playing with ball bearing guns in a garden sparked a major operation involving armed police units, tracker dogs, the force helicopter and more than 15 officers.  more...

Weymouth Sport

GIBBS SNUBS SHOTS FOR TERRAS CHANCE

PAUL Gibbs last night signed a one year deal with the Terras and told how it was a case of friends reunited at the Wessex Stadium.  more...

MAGPIES LOSE RACE TO SIGN SMITH

DORCHESTER have been outbid by Eastleigh in the race to capture Winchester City's FA Vase-winning skipper Danny Smith.  more...

  
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