Stories for 4 October 2003

Bournemouth Cherries

Fletch's fitness debt to Sean

CHERRIES' bionic man Steve Fletcher has paid a warm tribute to boss Sean O'Driscoll for "helping me prolong my career".  more...

Bournemouth News

Was anybody listening?

IT'S COLD and blustery and many of the besuited delegates are jabbering into their mobiles and ignoring Jane Reid, as she tries to press her leaflet highlighting the plight of the hospices into their hands.  more...

Jail for arsonist who tried to torch church

A CONVICTED arsonist attempted to burn down a church and assaulted a policeman while under the influence of drink, a court heard.  more...

Transport policy urges `sensible' use of cars

MORE THAN 40 new speed cameras at accident hotspots, an information system on buses keeping passengers up to date on any delays, and 24 more schools committed to cutting car congestion outside their gates.  more...

We survived!

THEY did it! After spending five days marooned on an uninhabited island, the 24 Island Survival participants staggered back into civilisation bedraggled, dirty, starving and exhausted.  more...

Fisherman jailed over heroin haul

A FISHERMAN has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison after being caught with £23,800 of heroin.  more...

ARMED ROBBERY

By armed raiders stormed a massage parlour in Bournemouth, threatened three women and made off with cash.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Tony: `Let them worry about me'

THE Grand Prix series draws to a close this evening in Norway and to win the World Champ-ionship for a sixth time I have to score 12 more GP points than Jason Crump and 11 more than Nicki Pedersen.  more...

Tony: `Let them worry about me'

THE Grand Prix series draws to a close this evening in Norway and to win the World Champ-ionship for a sixth time I have to score 12 more GP points than Jason Crump and 11 more than Nicki Pedersen.  more...

Weymouth News

When it comes to the crunch he's a winner

IT'S in the bag for competition winner Graham Butler - in fact, all 320 of them.  more...

On top of the world

A GROUP of young people from 10 schools has just returned from a five-week trip to Ecuador.  more...

Scouts say: do your best

BEAVERS, cubs and scouts are hoping people will promise to do their best to help raise money for a new scout hut.  more...

Micro-cycle rider calls for clear law

MICRO-CYCLE enthusiasts in Weymouth are calling for clarification about the legal status of their machines.   more...

A few brave soles

HARDY souls with nerves and feet of steel proved their worth last night in a Fire and Ice Walk challenge.  more...

Talented trio writing their way to success

A TRIO of talented young scribes scooped regional honours in a national writing competition.  more...

Naturalists strike gold

A nationally important population of newts has been saved from a voracious predator... more than 1,500 goldfish.  more...

Man who had sex with girl, 14, jailed

A FORMER scoutmaster was jailed for six months and branded "manipulative" after admitting having sex with a 14-year-old girl.  more...

Me and Mrs Jones got a ring going on

HAPPY couple David and Kate Jones finally tied the knot in Weymouth after living together for 33 years.   more...

WHAT A LOTTO WE'VE GOTTO!

COMMUNITY groups in Weymouth and Portland are celebrating today after scooping a total of nearly £300,000 in lottery cash.  more...