Stories for 21 October 2003

Bournemouth Cherries

FEENEY FITNESS IN THE BALANCE

WARREN Feeney faces a make-or-break fitness test ahead of Cherries' Division Two encounter against Luton tonight.  more...

Bournemouth News

Retailer to create job opportunities

WILKINSON is set to create 60 new jobs when it opens in Winton at the former Sainsbury store.  more...

Project `spark to regenerate area'

MULTI-MILLION pound plans for shops, offices and homes on the site of Bournemouth's former C&A store were approved by borough planners last night.  more...

It's turning out better than ever!

THE New Forest has always been one of the jewels in the crown of the English countryside - but this year that crown jewel is set to be brighter than ever.  more...

Park assaults may be linked

TWO girls - one aged 11 and the other 17 - were grabbed and attacked in neighbouring Bournemouth parks within the space of three hours, police have revealed.  more...

`If PM cuts out the coffee, he'll be fine'

SOUTH Dorset Labour MP Jim Knight has given his assurances that the Prime Minister's state of health is no cause for alarm.  more...

Turning a blind eye

SOME see it as an expression of opinion and others see it as plain vandalism.  more...

Celebration of Wright flight

THE centenary of the first flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright is being celebrated at the Aviation Museum, Bournemouth International Airport, on December 17.  more...

Christchurch News

Contract failure leads to more BAe job losses

UP TO 60 jobs are to be axed at one of Christchurch's biggest employers, BAe Systems, as part of an ongoing restructuring exercise.  more...

New Forest News

It's turning out better than ever!

THE New Forest has always been one of the jewels in the crown of the English countryside - but this year that crown jewel is set to be brighter than ever.  more...

North Dorset News

ARREST OVER TEEN ROAD DEATH

POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the suspicious death of a North Dorset woman.  more...

Poole News

Family's tribute to `lovely' Allan

A DEVASTATED family is mourning the sudden death of a former Poole Grammar School pupil in Argentina.  more...

Tourism bosses calling for quay drink ban

TOURISM bosses will meet Dorset Police today to call for a ban on drinking on Poole Quay.  more...

Weymouth News

Brave Stefan through first op

LITTLE Stefan Savic was today sitting up and playing with his toys after the first in a series of operations to repair his disfigured face.  more...

Sailing academy now set in stone

A SHORE-SIDE dream for a handful of sailing enthusiasts has finally become reality in Portland.  more...

Council budget work is praised

A NEW report has praised Weymouth and Portland Borough Council for progress in fighting its financial crisis but also ordered it to decide its priorities.  more...

£2,500 benefits cheat is fined £4,000

AN OUT-OF-WORK scaffolder who had more than £100,000 in bank accounts was fined £4,000 after conning the benefit system out of more than £2,500.  more...

Shipwright piles ahead with boat project

A SHIPWRIGHT is using 100-year-old wooden piles from Portland harbour to bring an old boat to life.  more...

Cold water poured on pool plan

SWIMMING club bosses in Dorchester today slammed plans for a new pool in the town as "woefully inadequate".  more...

Diesel bunkers plan set for council's OK

AN application to store 18,000 tonnes of marine diesel fuel in two refurbished underground storage tanks at East Weare on Portland has been lodged with planners.  more...

Loonies launch monster new campaign

MONSTER Raving Loony Party chief Howlin' Laud Hope dropped in to Dorchester to help launch his party's latest branch. He was there to welcome its new prospective parliamentary candidate, the Duke de Ranged.   more...

Weymouth Sport

CLARIDGE FED UP WITH MILLWALL TALK

STEVE Claridge has `rarely been happier' in his illustrious footballing career than he is right now.  more...

TERRAS BOSS IS PERFECT CHOICE FOR LIONS - GRITT

FORMER Dorchester Town star Steve Gritt has ruled himself out of the running for the Millwall manager's job, and urged the club to appoint Terras boss Steve Claridge instead.   more...

VETERAN LES STANDS BY FOR INJURY-HIT MAGPIES

DORCHESTER'S veteran reserve goalkeeper Les Elsworth, who has spent most of his football career playing for North Dorset village side Stourpaine, could be thrust into the Dr Martens Premier Division spotlight at Tiverton tonight (7.45pm).  more...

MASON WAITS AS BLUES AIM TO BOUNCE BACK

CARETAKER boss Pete Turrell has resisted the temptation to add Andy Mason to Portland's squad to face Bournemouth Poppies in the Sydenhams Wessex League at Grove Corner tonight (7.45pm).  more...

DORCHESTER HIT ON THE COUNTER

Powergen Intermediate Cup, Round Two  more...

BLUES GIVE BLANDFORD A SCARE

Powergen Junior Cup Second round   more...

HARWOOD SETS RECORD IN WEYMOUTH 10

A FIELD of 200 runners who took part in the Weymouth St Paul's Harriers 42nd annual 10 Mile Road Race were greeted by a tricky headwind after being flagged away by resort mayor, Coun Doug Hollings.  more...

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