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Stories for 15 March 2008

Bournemouth Echo Business

New carbon targets ‘absolute nonsense’

DORSET businesses fear government regulation to reduce carbon emissions will make them uncompetitive and add more cost than benefits.   more...

Bournemouth Echo News

Fees for sport and leisure set to rise

PLAYING sport in Bournemouth is about to get more expensive as leisure bosses try to cope with tight budget constraints.   more...

'ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS'

THE devoted wife of drowned police inspector Neil Munro has paid a loving tribute to her husband as "one of life's good guys".   more...

Officers' stress is under spotlight as police chief pays tribute to colleague after tragedy

DORSET'S Chief Constable has spoken of the pressures police officers are under following the sudden death of popular Bournemouth inspector Neil Munro.   more...

Farmers’ fear over turbine proposals

TWO farmers facing life in the shadow of giant wind turbines planned for a village near Gillingham have spoken of their concerns.   more...

Protest over ‘not so temporary’ building

PLANS to keep "ugly" temporary building on a public park in Poole for an extra two and a half years have horrified users and residents.   more...

University staff set to vote ‘no-confidence’

STAFF are being balloted in a no-confidence vote on the head of Bournemouth University vice-chancellor Paul Curran.   more...

Domestic violence project needs cash

A SCHEME that has successfully reduced domestic violence in Bournemouth and Poole is due to close in May - unless it can find last-minute funding of more than £100,000.   more...

Library £1.9m go-ahead

FUNDING has been finalised for a much-needed £1.9 million new library at Hamworthy, Poole.   more...

Bournemouth Echo Sport

CHERRIES DOWN GLOVERS

GOALS from Danny Hollands and strike sensation Sam Vokes kept Cherries' desperate League One survival hopes alive on a damp day at Dean Court.   more...

Bridport And Lyme Regis News News

Titanic telegrams up for auction

TELEGRAMS revealing how a West Dorset farmer was caught up in the drama of the Titanic come up for auction next month.   more...

Dorset Echo News

Teenagers guilty of wounding in street

THREE teenagers have been convicted of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after an attack in Weymouth.   more...

Music teacher jailed for three-and-a-half years

A MUSIC teacher has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after being convicted of sexual activity with pupils.   more...

Lessons learned from Ghana trip

HOSTING a class of 100 pupils before rubbing bottoms with locals in a traditional dance is not the usual lot of a Weymouth teacher.   more...

Councillor to be a minister

WEYMOUTH and Portland borough councillor Brian Ellis will stand down from his civic role to become a church minister.   more...

Sentenced 8 years on

A 50-year-old man spent more than three weeks in custody awaiting sentencing for disqualified driving when nearly four times the legal drink limit in a four-vehicle pile-up eight years ago.   more...

Celebration of golden years

GOLDEN couple Margaret and Richard Hamblin celebrated 50 years of wedded bliss with friends and family at a party at Dorchester Town Football Club.   more...

Care flats plan wins approval

COUNCILLORS approved the construction of 39 close care residential units, a doctors' surgery and visitors' accommodation at Charlton Down.   more...

Doorman pushed in cone hat row

A MAN who pushed a doorman when his friend's makeshift party hat was confiscated has been sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work.   more...

We’re all just miles better

WHAT a difference a mile can make - whether it's running 20 laps around a sports hall or riding a scooter 12 times around the school playground.   more...

Police say 'get off your bike'

GET OFF your bike is the message being driven home to cyclists along Dorchester's river path.   more...

Armed robber in early morning hold-up at garage

AN ARMED robber held a petrol station worker at knifepoint this morning.   more...

Skipping class can be quite healthy for pupils

DISCOVERING a healthy way to play, pupils at Underhill Junior School on Portland also discovered a new language with terms such as double dutching, bumps, pretzels and crossovers.   more...

Teen kicked victim’s head ‘like footballer’

A TEENAGER who repeatedly kicked a man's head like a footballer as he lay on the ground will be sentenced at crown court.   more...

Knifeman holds up garage

AN armed robber held a petrol station worker at knifepoint this morning.   more...

Hoax flare alert for coastguards

A FLARE set off by hoaxers triggered a coastguard and lifeboat rescue operation early today. (SAT)   more...

Glorious musical – with a Twist

PARENTS and children alike enjoyed Wool First School's production of the musical Oliver!   more...

Prince’s Trust to set up special course

A SPECIAL course to help disadvantaged young people is being set up in Weymouth by the Prince's Trust.   more...

Healthy start at the nursery

YOUNGSTERS tucked in to a feast of fruit for breakfast at their Dorchester nursery.   more...

Bigger care home plan turned down

PLANS to demolish a 'controversial' care home in order to build a bigger one have been refused.   more...

Titanic telegrams to be sold at auction

TELEGRAMS revealing how a Dorchester farmer was caught up in the drama of the Titanic come up for auction next month.   more...

Dutch police on visit to see how we tackle crime

POLICE and councillors from Holland spent a day in Weymouth seeing how things are done in this part of the world.   more...

Condor's Chad a skipper at just 28

ONE of this country's youngest commercial sea captains is taking the bridge from his home port of Weymouth.   more...

  
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