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Stories for 24 October 2003

Bournemouth Cherries

Karl pleads case for the defence

BACK four lynchpin Karl Broadhurst admits Cherries must exorcise their defensive demons if their Division Two promotion dream is to become a reality. more...

Bournemouth Columnist

Monty is a novel idea

IT'S almost time for the latest addition to the Chappell household to make his debut, so preparations are going on apace. more...

Bournemouth Leisure

At a glance guide to the final week of Purbeck Film Festival.

FRIDAY October 24 6pm, The Joy Luck Club (15), Rex. Moving drama about a Chinese-American woman who replaces her late mother in a mahjong club where she learns more about her family. 6pm, Hejat (PG), Lighthouse. Warm-hearted story of a young Kurdish orphan girl who is taken in by a 75-year-old Turkish judge after she has witnessed her family's murder at the hands of the authorities. 7.30pm, Don't Look Now (18), VistaBar. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland shine in Nicolas Roeg's robust adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's chilling novella. 7.30pm, La Haine (18), Allsebrook. Devastatingly gritty film set among the immigrants of a concrete Parisian suburb in which a gang sets out to avenge a beating one of their number suffered at the hands of the gendarmerie. 7.30pm, On Golden Pond (PG), West Stafford village hall. Henry Fonda's last film saw him star opposite his daughter Jane and the venerable Katherine Hepburn in Mark Rydell's tender, Oscar-winning portrait of old age. 7.30pm, The Whales of August (PG), Bradford Peverell village hall. This gentle drama about two elderly sisters still living in their childhood holiday home was the last film for Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern and British director Lindsay Anderson. 8pm, Baise-Moi (18), Rex. Penny Averill from the British Board of Film & Video Classification introduces a special screening of the controversial French revenge tale in which a prostitute and a rape victim go on a bloody killing spree. Not for those of more tender sensibilities. 8pm, Talk To Her (15), Lighthouse. Pedro Almodovar's sensational Oscar-winning drama about the friendship between two men who are both looking after women in comas. The lives of all four characters flow in all directions - past, present and future in a truly compelling and engaging story. more...

SECONDHAND LIONS (PG) ***

FAMILY audiences are unexpectedly spoilt for choice at the moment. more...

Intolerable Cruelty (12A) ***

THE last time the Joel and Ethan Coen made a play for the mainstream, they tripped and fell in the muddy waters of audience expectation. The Hudsucker Proxy, while hardly a bad film, didn't allow the brothers the room they need to really fly and its relative failure saw them retreat into their creative shells only to emerge triumphant with Fargo. more...

Bournemouth News

Dorset's best firms await judgement

RECORD numbers of entries have been submitted for this year's Echo-backed Dorset Business Awards and the judging sessions are now well under way. more...

Fears for mailmen on estate

MAIL collection services on Bournemouth's troubled Townsend estate could end at 3pm amid fears for the safety of postal workers. more...

Bureau de change robbed at gunpoint

A MAN threatened female shop assistants with a shotgun before making off with a quantity of cash. more...

Work begins knocking down historic arcade

WORK has now begun demolishing a historic Bournemouth town centre arcade to turn it into a new retail attraction. more...

BIC overhaul plans will cost £500,000

BOURNEMOUTH could lose major money-spinners such as the party political conferences if it did not back a full-scale overhaul of the BIC, councillors were told. more...

Estate let down by vile minority

TOWNSEND'S law-abiding residents were shocked and angry to find that their estate had made front page headlines again - for all the wrong reasons. more...

Let's get in the spirit for Ghost Week

GHOSTS, ghouls and grisly goings on... more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Poole big guns ride to rescue in nick of time

PIRATES saved their best until last as a Leigh Adams-Tony Rickardsson 5-1 in heat 15 gave them a vital lead to take to Brandon for the second leg on Saturday. more...

ON A KNIFE-EDGE

PIRATES' treble hopes teeter on a knife-edge after they beat Coventry 46-42 at home in a closely-fought Elite League Knockout Cup final, first leg, last night. more...

Bridport Bridport

Farmers spell out milk cash concerns

WEST Dorset MP Oliver Letwin has been presented with a graphic illustration of how much farmers get paid for milk. more...

ZestWest! marks project birthday

YOUNG people will be banding together this weekend to mark the first anniversary of West Dorset's ZestWest! music project. more...

Sports fund to help swimmer

DEAF swimming sensation Lulu Cummings has received a helping hand towards Olympic stardom. more...

Your views are needed

THOUSANDS of people are being asked their views on the big challenges facing West Dorset over the next four years. more...

Christmas shopping night

BRIDPORT'S annual Christmas shopping festival takes place this year on the evening of Wednesday, December 10. more...

Father's fury at river litter yobs

DRUNKEN revellers have been accused of turning the River Brit into a scrapyard. more...

Joy as Hyde mast plan is rejected

BRIDPORT'S Hyde Plantation has been ruled out as the site for a powerful mobile phone mast - the type currently at the centre of a major health scare. more...

Conning quits Bees for Blues

BRIDPORT Football Club were plunged into crisis this week after the departure of player-boss Peter Conning. more...

Christchurch News

Rotary bonfire night returns with a bang

A KALEIDOSCOPE of colour will explode over Christchurch next weekend, at the town's annual bonfire and fireworks extravaganza. more...

East Dorset News

EAST DORSET PLANS (OCT 21)

Selliven, B3081-B3078 to Manor Road, Verwood, Wimborne; 3/03/1359/FUL, car port; Mrs Winters. more...

£2m bid to extend mill is unveiled

A TOURIST attraction has announced an ambitious £2m redevelopment plan. more...

Lyme Regis Lyme

School in lack of access row

A LYME Regis town councillor and former Woodroffe schoolboy won't be at his school reunion this weekend - because he uses a wheelchair. more...

Lifeboat rehoused as slipway work goes on

LYME Regis lifeboat station will be closed to the public while the harbour's new slipway is being built during this winter. more...

Manoeuvred into the sea

LYME lifeboat was launched for the first time from its temporary home while work on the new slipway continues. more...

Fiery attack over bonfire decision

TREASON and plot are alive and well this Guy Fawkes night, thanks to one angry Lyme Regis resident. Matt Puddy of Cobb Terrace says council tax payers should "decline to bother" with the town council, after hearing that the traditional beach bonfire on Guy Fawkes night this year has been cancelled. more...

Fireworks "best ever" pledge

FIREWORKS for Guy Fawkes night in Lyme Regis will be the "best ever", the regatta and carnival committee has promised. more...

Show shines light on past

THE history of electricity might not sound like it would flick your switch but a new show at the town mill, Lyme Regis, could give you a pleasant shock. more...

New Forest News

NEW FOREST PLANS (OCT 21)

236 Burley Road Bransgore; 79679, rear conservatory; Plan & Site Services, Second Floor, 9 Southampton Road, Ringwood (for: Mr & Mrs C & D Stainer). more...

Jazz ensemble play musician Tim to rest

MUSICIAN Tim Colwell was laid to rest to the strains of some of the music he loved best - played by some of the people who thought the world of him. more...

Anger as car park trees felled to boost security

DOZENS of trees and bushes have been hacked down in the public car parks at Ringwood in a bid to step up security. more...

North Dorset News

Roger - but not out for the flying grandad

WHILE most pensioners think about taking it easy in their twilight years, 82-year-old Roger Bates is fulfilling a lifelong ambition - by learning to fly! more...

Poole News

Task group to discuss town's future

MAKING Poole a better place to do business is the aim of this year's annual business conference. more...

Sea Witch is under black spell...

A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of a hotel in the millionaire neighbourhood of Canford Cliffs after its kitchen was condemned by a health inspector. more...

Purbeck News

Villagers' plea to cut speed limit to 50mph

VILLAGERS are calling for a lower speed limit on a busy road just outside Corfe Castle. more...

Weymouth Leisure

Arts events for the week starting Friday, October 24

FRIDAY (24) more...

Weekend of folk and fun at Somerton

THREE days of folk-inspired song, music and dance is being held at various venues in Somerton this weekend, starting tomorrow with a concert by contemporary musician Roy Bailey. more...

Sea, Sky and Stone

AN EXHIBITION of photographs and etchings inspired by Portland is on show at the Mulberry Gallery in Weymouth Library. more...

Kids' stuff for the half-term

THERE is plenty to keep your children occupied this half-term with venues across Dorset offering a wealth of workshops and drama. more...

He is big in ballet world

WHEN we think of ballet dancers, we tend to imagine lithe young things, the men packaged in eye-wateringly tight tights, the women wafting gracefully around the stage in clouds of tulle and tutus. more...

Gig listings for the week starting Friday, October 24

FRIDAY (24) Maddy Prior & The Girls (Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport): A visit of an icon of the British folk scene. Marco has the details alongside. Admission £13 (£12 members/concessions), tickets on 01308 424204. Bad Reputation (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Classic rock covers from Whiteside's well-worthy warriors. Guns'n'Roses tribute with Bad Obsession (Finns, Westham Road, Weymouth): This is the UK's one and only G'n'R tribute, and all the band's hit are guaranteed an authentic airing. £4 entry tonight, with music until midnight. Rhythm Ranch (Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room, The Esplanade, Weymouth): Western swing and rockabilly from this excellent band, with profits going to Mind Alive. Stringybark McDowell (Hope & Anchor, St Michael's Lane, Bridport): This Aussie roots musician is described as having a voice between Tom Waits and Howling Wolf. Praise indeed. Monkey Wrench (Old George, Trinity Street, Dorchester): Faith No More to Audioslave to Kula Shaker from this excellent young band out of Weymouth College. Tia (George Inn, Custom House Quay, Weymouth): Tia and band showcase some excellently-crafted original material, mixed with covers from vintage gospel to Moorcheeba. The Old Rope String Band (Durweston Village Hall): Music from 8pm, tickets on 01258 452312. Chill (Excise House, Hope Square, Weymouth): Chill get their own gig here. Robbie Williams to REM. Vinyl Monkeys (Black Dog, St Mary Street, Weymouth): Feeder to Foo Fighters, plus original material, from this Bridport band. Dan Moore (The Galley, Hope Square, Weymouth) Split Pea (Cove House Inn, ChiswelI, Portland): One of Portland's fine crop of rock orientated bands. Mike Walker (Spice Ship, Preston Road, Preston, Weymouth): Sixties to 90s pop covers from Mike. Sarah J (White Hart, Cheap Street, Sherbome): Cabaret-style pop entertainment. Bob Mallett (Spa Hotel, Dorchester Road, Weymouth): Witness Bob's rock'n'roll show. Barry Paul (Wyke Regis Working Men's Club, Portland Road, Weymouth): Barry's tribute to Elvis. Paul Williams (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth): Paul plays all your favourites. Bill Solo (Wellington Arms, St. Alban Street, Weymouth): Audience-participation-friendly pop and rock'n'roll. SATURDAY (25) Cheese (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Fresh from a triumphant Cuban-heeled stomp on the hallowed Cavern stage in Liverpool, Cheese reconvene in their old haunt to plot the imminent release of their second album. The Old Rope String Band (Buckland Newton Village Hall): Frolicsome music from 8pm, tickets on 01300 345521. Thick as Thieves (Hope & Anchor, Bridport): Highly-rated rock'n'roll band from Exeter. Splinter (Excise House, Weymouth): Rock gems from some of the finest players around. Witness Eddie's Hendrix tribute finale. Split Pea (Jolly Sailor, Castletown, Portland). Hi - On Maiden (Finns, Weymouth): This is the official Maiden tribute band, the only one endorsed by the band; £4 entry, music until midnight. Insomnia (George Inn, Custom House Quay, Weymouth): The Who and The Kinks to Stereophonics, Iggy Pop and Feeder. West & Button (Anchor Inn, Seatown, Chideock, near Bridport): Country pickings of the highest quality. The Infidels (Sailor's Return, Nicholas Street, Weymouth): Elvis to Eagle-Eye Cherry, REM to Ryan Adams from Andy and Kev. Gentlemen's Agreement (Centenary Club, Jubilee Close, Weymouth): Pop and rock covers. Sarah J (Spa Hotel, Dorchester Road, Weymouth). Steve Wilson (Bridge Inn, Bridge Inn Lane, Preston, Weymouth): Excellent original material is allied to covers from Little Feat, Randy Newman et al. Konar T (Royal Oak, Dorchester Road, Weymouth): Britpop influenced original material and covers from Black Sabbath to Blink 182 to Pink Floyd. Johnny Mac (Spice Ship, Preston, Weymouth): John plays tribute to Rod Stewart. Alexander & Guests (RAOB Club, Crescent Street, Weymouth): Soulful covers from Alexander, with friends. Bob Mallett (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth). SUNDAY (26) Soul Stream (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Another band who stood up on the Jam On It night, and got their own gig. Guitar Works (Hope & Anchor, Bridport): Blues and beyond, from 3pm. John Stone (George Inn, Portland): John does the afternoon session, from 4.30 today. Tia & Smudge (Galley Bistro, Hope Square, Weymouth): Tia teams up with the highly accomplished Smudger `New Tele' Smith. Jam Session (Ropemakers, East Street, Bridport): Mutter Slater hosts this jam session, from 3.30pm. Four in a Bar (Three Compasses, Charminster): Sam Fowler invites jazz-minded friends to the stage. Off The Rails (Three Compasses, Charminster): Manic harmonica and vocal contortions from Jonny B, a two-guitar line-up with Neil at the rock'n'roll, rocky end, and Brian with a more bluesy approach, joined by Ian (steady, dependable solid bass and vocals), and Mike (shed building in the back!). Mojo (Green Shutters, Castletown, Portland): Melodic rock from Hendrix to the Stones to Steve Miller, from 3pm. Sue Hawker & Friend (Poet Laureate, Pummery Square, Poundbury, Dorchester): Superb jazz vocals form Sue, joined, probably, by Dan Moore, an equally gifted pianist. Ann & Norman (King's Arms, Trinity Road, Weymouth): Decades of pop from the Stagles. Time Out (Britannia Inn, Fortuneswell, Portland): Blues to Floyd, plus original material, from Mike, Brian and possibly Geoff. Music 3.30 to 6.30pm. Andy Arnold (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth): Rock'n'roll and all-round entertainment this lunchtime. BJ McCabe (Ranch House, Osmington Mills, Weymouth). MONDAY (27) The cupboard is bare. TUESDAY (28) Piano Dentists (No 10 Cafe Bar, East Street, Bridport): Well-chosen thinking person's pop from Lucy and Al. Mark & Tia (King's Arms, Trinity Road, Weymouth): With Andy off sunning himself in Cyprus, Mark Duxbury is joined by songstress Tia. BJ McCabe (Ranch House, Osmington Mills). WEDNESDAY (29) Surprise Band (Three Compasses, Charminster): Terry's keeping it under wraps. Rob Koral & Sue Hawker (The Isobar, Weymouth): Jazz guitar and vocals of the very highest order. Jeffers'n'Jon (Hotel Prince Regent, The Esplanade, Weymouth): Country, and also Western. BJ McCabe (Richmoor Hotel, The Esplanade, Weymouth). FRIDAY (24) Maddy Prior & The Girls (Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport): A visit of an icon of the British folk scene. Marco has the details alongside. Admission £13 (£12 members/concessions), tickets on 01308 424204. Bad Reputation (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Classic rock covers from Whiteside's well-worthy warriors. Guns'n'Roses tribute with Bad Obsession (Finns, Westham Road, Weymouth): This is the UK's one and only G'n'R tribute, and all the band's hit are guaranteed an authentic airing. £4 entry tonight, with music until midnight. Rhythm Ranch (Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room, The Esplanade, Weymouth): Western swing and rockabilly from this excellent band, with profits going to Mind Alive. Stringybark McDowell (Hope & Anchor, St Michael's Lane, Bridport): This Aussie roots musician is described as having a voice between Tom Waits and Howling Wolf. Praise indeed. Monkey Wrench (Old George, Trinity Street, Dorchester): Faith No More to Audioslave to Kula Shaker from this excellent young band out of Weymouth College. Tia (George Inn, Custom House Quay, Weymouth): Tia and band showcase some excellently-crafted original material, mixed with covers from vintage gospel to Moorcheeba. The Old Rope String Band (Durweston Village Hall): Music from 8pm, tickets on 01258 452312. Chill (Excise House, Hope Square, Weymouth): Chill get their own gig here. Robbie Williams to REM. Vinyl Monkeys (Black Dog, St Mary Street, Weymouth): Feeder to Foo Fighters, plus original material, from this Bridport band. Dan Moore (The Galley, Hope Square, Weymouth) Split Pea (Cove House Inn, ChiswelI, Portland): One of Portland's fine crop of rock orientated bands. Mike Walker (Spice Ship, Preston Road, Preston, Weymouth): Sixties to 90s pop covers from Mike. Sarah J (White Hart, Cheap Street, Sherbome): Cabaret-style pop entertainment. Bob Mallett (Spa Hotel, Dorchester Road, Weymouth): Witness Bob's rock'n'roll show. Barry Paul (Wyke Regis Working Men's Club, Portland Road, Weymouth): Barry's tribute to Elvis. Paul Williams (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth): Paul plays all your favourites. Bill Solo (Wellington Arms, St. Alban Street, Weymouth): Audience-participation-friendly pop and rock'n'roll. SATURDAY (25) Cheese (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Fresh from a triumphant Cuban-heeled stomp on the hallowed Cavern stage in Liverpool, Cheese reconvene in their old haunt to plot the imminent release of their second album. The Old Rope String Band (Buckland Newton Village Hall): Frolicsome music from 8pm, tickets on 01300 345521. Thick as Thieves (Hope & Anchor, Bridport): Highly-rated rock'n'roll band from Exeter. Splinter (Excise House, Weymouth): Rock gems from some of the finest players around. Witness Eddie's Hendrix tribute finale. Split Pea (Jolly Sailor, Castletown, Portland). Hi - On Maiden (Finns, Weymouth): This is the official Maiden tribute band, the only one endorsed by the band; £4 entry, music until midnight. Insomnia (George Inn, Custom House Quay, Weymouth): The Who and The Kinks to Stereophonics, Iggy Pop and Feeder. West & Button (Anchor Inn, Seatown, Chideock, near Bridport): Country pickings of the highest quality. The Infidels (Sailor's Return, Nicholas Street, Weymouth): Elvis to Eagle-Eye Cherry, REM to Ryan Adams from Andy and Kev. Gentlemen's Agreement (Centenary Club, Jubilee Close, Weymouth): Pop and rock covers. Sarah J (Spa Hotel, Dorchester Road, Weymouth). Steve Wilson (Bridge Inn, Bridge Inn Lane, Preston, Weymouth): Excellent original material is allied to covers from Little Feat, Randy Newman et al. Konar T (Royal Oak, Dorchester Road, Weymouth): Britpop influenced original material and covers from Black Sabbath to Blink 182 to Pink Floyd. Johnny Mac (Spice Ship, Preston, Weymouth): John plays tribute to Rod Stewart. Alexander & Guests (RAOB Club, Crescent Street, Weymouth): Soulful covers from Alexander, with friends. Bob Mallett (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth). SUNDAY (26) Soul Stream (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Another band who stood up on the Jam On It night, and got their own gig. Guitar Works (Hope & Anchor, Bridport): Blues and beyond, from 3pm. John Stone (George Inn, Portland): John does the afternoon session, from 4.30 today. Tia & Smudge (Galley Bistro, Hope Square, Weymouth): Tia teams up with the highly accomplished Smudger `New Tele' Smith. Jam Session (Ropemakers, East Street, Bridport): Mutter Slater hosts this jam session, from 3.30pm. Four in a Bar (Three Compasses, Charminster): Sam Fowler invites jazz-minded friends to the stage. Off The Rails (Three Compasses, Charminster): Manic harmonica and vocal contortions from Jonny B, a two-guitar line-up with Neil at the rock'n'roll, rocky end, and Brian with a more bluesy approach, joined by Ian (steady, dependable solid bass and vocals), and Mike (shed building in the back!). Mojo (Green Shutters, Castletown, Portland): Melodic rock from Hendrix to the Stones to Steve Miller, from 3pm. Sue Hawker & Friend (Poet Laureate, Pummery Square, Poundbury, Dorchester): Superb jazz vocals form Sue, joined, probably, by Dan Moore, an equally gifted pianist. Ann & Norman (King's Arms, Trinity Road, Weymouth): Decades of pop from the Stagles. Time Out (Britannia Inn, Fortuneswell, Portland): Blues to Floyd, plus original material, from Mike, Brian and possibly Geoff. Music 3.30 to 6.30pm. Andy Arnold (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth): Rock'n'roll and all-round entertainment this lunchtime. BJ McCabe (Ranch House, Osmington Mills, Weymouth). MONDAY (27) The cupboard is bare. TUESDAY (28) Piano Dentists (No 10 Cafe Bar, East Street, Bridport): Well-chosen thinking person's pop from Lucy and Al. Mark & Tia (King's Arms, Trinity Road, Weymouth): With Andy off sunning himself in Cyprus, Mark Duxbury is joined by songstress Tia. BJ McCabe (Ranch House, Osmington Mills). WEDNESDAY (29) Surprise Band (Three Compasses, Charminster): Terry's keeping it under wraps. Rob Koral & Sue Hawker (The Isobar, Weymouth): Jazz guitar and vocals of the very highest order. Jeffers'n'Jon (Hotel Prince Regent, The Esplanade, Weymouth): Country, and also Western. BJ McCabe (Richmoor Hotel, The Esplanade, Weymouth). more...

It's a string driven thing

GOOD tidings once again, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for indulging the febrile ravings of my beastly but loveable colleague Chris Lonergan these last two weeks. The more fanciful among you may have imagined that I spent the time away from my condemned office desk holidaying on some far-flung Mediterranean shore, wearing nothing but two foot spas and sucking neat endorphins through spun gold straws proffered by dusky handmaidens. The prosaic truth, however, is that I spent the entire fortnight down at the Weymouth tip. We're moving house, see, and I figured it was probably for the best that I finally got rid of a few thousand tonnes of accumulated detritus. It was with a heavy heart, therefore, that I bid farewell to 70 years' worth of lovingly-tended back copies of Razzle, bound in eezi-kleen rubber, and tearfully rolled my Fabergé eggs down the scree into the steaming landfill. However, the new, svelte, trimmed-down me is characterised by a ruthless new efficiency, and the first beneficiaries of this gimlet-eyed discipline are The Old Rope String Band (Sixpenny Handley Village Hall, tonight, 8pm, tickets on 01725 552827; also Durweston Village Hall, Friday, tickets on 01258 452312, and Buckland Newton Village Hall, Saturday, tickets on 01300 345521). That's them in one of today's pictures, enacting `death by accordion' which is still permissible in some parts of rural Scotland, I believe. Mandatory in others, in fact. Adherents to the oft-muttered principle that `humour doesn't travel' will be humbled to learn that the Old Ropes have touched off enormous El Niño-style waves of knee-slapping and aisle-rolling from Shetland to Seville, and Lisbon to Hong Kong. Anyone who has the gumption and stamina to pick up the baton dropped by Spike Jones is all right by me - and the best bit is that Old Rope performances are suitable for the whole family, which isn't a quality you tend to find very often these days. Cuh, listen to me. I'm definitely getting old - I shake my Zimmer at the television in moral outrage much more often these days than I ever used to. Even those Kandoo adverts get my dander up: "We don't need to know WHAT needs wiping off of WHAT and WHEN, in the name of all that's flushable." Dohhh, don't get me started. Anyway, as I was about to say before my last seizure, check out www.oldropestringband.co.uk for more details about this noble ensemble. Me? I'm going to sink two cups of Sanatogen and set my quivering chins in the direction of Bridport, where you'll soon find Maddy Prior & The Girls (Bridport Arts Centre, Friday, £13/£12 members/concessions, tickets on 01308 424204). Ah, girls... I remember what they are, I think. In this instance, the girls in question are Maddy's 18-year-old daughter Rose Kemp and my chum from way-back-when Abbie Lathe, a familiar face and indeed voice in Dorset folk circles. Maddy herself, of course, is best known as Steeleye Span's figurehead - and, it should be noted, as the recipient of tender waves of unrequited lust from John Peel throughout the 1970s. The trio will be performing tracks from their new album, Bib and Tuck, and dipping merrily in and out of the folk, gospel and blues genres as if they were three petite pitta breads and the genres in question were pots of taramasalata and hummus, for example. Early booking is earnestly advised, as fans from all over the country are already inquiring about this event. Finally, I trust you'll join me in welcoming back to the live arena ex-Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills and his new band The Jeevas (The Villa, Bournemouth, Saturday, 8pm, £6.50 advance, tickets from the Big Gig ticket hotline on 0870 040 6565). I always felt Kula Shaker were rather poorly served by the music press at the time. At their best, as on singles like Tattva and Shower Your Love, they cooked up a genuinely transcendent and heady broth of psych, pop and Indian influences - and the word is that The Jeevas are every bit as intense, and then some. They've got a fresh new album on the shelves - Cowboys And Indians - and you should really be trotting in their direction if you're a fan of churning, euphoric rock in the classic guitar/bass/drums trio format. more...

Film listings for week of Friday, October 24

INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (12A) more...

You will dig this treasure of a family film

HOLES (PG) more...

Lions show young cub how it's done

SECONDHAND LIONS (PG) more...

Witty and wily Coen comedy

INTOLERABLE CRUELTY more...

Weymouth News

Newcomer juniors are on top form

CASTLE Cove juniors Fred and Hugh Shone sailed away from a national regatta with more than £500 in prize money. more...

Afloat

FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN DESTROYER ARRIVES more...

Help needed to get teens on their bikes

YOUNGSTERS are hoping to get mobile thanks to a new scheme. more...

Delight as mast plan is rejected

BRIDPORT'S Hyde Plantation has been ruled out as the site for a powerful mobile phone mast - the type currently at the centre of a major health scare. more...

Children see their efforts growing

WINFRITH Technology Centre workers helped to sow the seeds of knowledge at a Wool school. more...

School blasted for lack of wheelchair access

A LYME Regis town councillor and former Woodroffe schoolboy will not be at his school reunion this weekend - because he uses a wheelchair. more...

Drunks are turning river into a Brit of a dump

DRUNKS have been accused of turning Bridport's River Brit into a scrapyard. more...

Tributes to our teacher

DONATIONS in memory of teacher Philip Mesney are to go towards a hospice for children with terminal illnesses. more...

Diesel tanks approved

PLANNERS have granted permission for two tanks that will store 18,000 tonnes of marine diesel at East Weares in Portland port. more...

Gym'll fix it... with £9,000

YOUNG gymnasts in Dorchester are jumping for joy after receiving £9,000 worth of grants for new equipment. more...

Our golden wonders

THE Golden Cap estate is Dorset's top beauty spot, the results of a survey revealed today. more...

Rugby club's caravan rallies plan deferred

AN APPLICATION for caravanners to be able to use pitches at Weymouth Rugby club has been sent back for further consideration by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's traffic and planing committee. more...

Children praised for work on issues

TEENAGERS proved they have what it takes to help foster community spirit in Dorchester. more...

Overdue mum makes it to school reunion

A SCHOOL reunion heralded the arrival of a baby girl for teacher Karen Griffiths. more...

Store to get new look

A DORCHESTER supermarket is undergoing a major revamp as part of a multi-million-pound investment. more...

MP denies a crisis in the Tory Party

SHADOW Home Secretary and West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin today laughed off threats to the crisis-hit Conservative Party leadership. more...

Politicians going hot and cold in chamber

SOUTH Dorset MP Jim Knight claims that changeable temperatures in the corridors of power at Westminster are hampering work. more...

Readers' letters

HERE WE GO AGAIN...WHEN WILL WE START TO AIM HIGHER? more...

News in Brief

ROBBERY AT CASH BUREAU more...

Plunge man in airlift alert

A MAN suffered a suspected broken leg after plunging from rocks near Portland Bill. more...

Delighted Claridge wins place in Superstars final

MILLIONS of television viewers last night saw Weymouth Football Club player-manager Steve Claridge win his qualifying heat of cult sports show Superstars. more...

Appeal for calm after death crash

POLICE today appealed for people not to take the law into their own hands as accusations flew over a fatal car crash near Weymouth. more...

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