DORSET is not a place which immediately springs to mind when thinking about racially or religously motivated crime. Headlines prompted by such offences are usually centred around big cities with large ethnic minority populations. In Dorset the population
WHEN comedy comes courtesy of Danny Boyle he of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later you know it's going to be a darker shade of black. This made-for-telly film stars Michael Begley as Pete, who shelves his dreams of becoming a top DJ for a job as a
AS well as making stars of Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar almost single-handedly focussed the film world's attention on Spanish cinema with a series of superbly mounted, intricately told and visually appealing films. Each film
WHAT'S happened to me? It's been such a gradual process, I hardly even noticed. I've turned into a petrolhead. And Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear is to blame! Well him and diddy Hammond the Hamster, James May (Captain Slow) and, surprisingly, Tiff Needell
WELCOME to the world of the comic book, my friends, where most things make no sense at all and films are released without injecting explanation for the uninitiated. Immortal is a Sky Captain/Sin City type of beast, in that pretty much everything is
KUNG-FU film? Choreography? Yes sir, 50 bags full sir, though not as you'd expect. House Of Flying Daggers sounded the death knell for the Crouching Tiger method of over-enthusiastic portrayal of martial arts, ignoring the laws of physics (more so
EVEN the most dedicated indie miserablist would have to recognise the chirpy, cocky, twinkle-in-the-eye appeal of Blue. Their songs may have been straight off the production line, but in Lee Ryan they had a perfect puerile pop star. Now stripped
MAYBE, just maybe, Gomez have survived the Mercury Curse. Their debut, Bring It On, won plaudits a-go-go and deservedly so. It was laced with great tunes, great playing and great singing. Hardly too good to be true, but given the following couple
WHEN HotS released The Lost Riots in 2004 there was so much time and energy spent on the tragic back story that the album got rather lost. Yes, it was undoubtedly a triumph for natural justice, but just how hard did you listen to the songs? All
LIFETIME Achievement Awards, sell out tours, new barnet, silvery stubble Weller marches forward with greater purpose each year it seems. He's been at this lark for more than 30 years now and, on the evidence of this live set from Ally Pally last December
SEAN Walbridge is determined to bring Minor Counties cricket back to south west Dorset. The county side have played exclusively at Bournemouth's Dean park since the late 1990s. Previously, Dorset SEC were regular visitors to Weymouth and Dorchester
FOR sizzling job opportunities, look no further than Fresh Recruits. The Bournemouth recruitment agency specialises in commercial, predominantly office based positions, and currently has a red-hot selection of job opportunities available. As the summer
JUNCTIONS are among the most potentially dangerous situations because this is where motorists are meeting or crossing the path of other road users. In the situation illustrated the driver is approaching a junction and planning to turn left onto a major
BUSINESS drivers now have a change to get their own back on the taxman with the introduction of the new hybrid power Lexus GS 450h. While providing all the performance and creature comforts of a prestige company car, the GS 450h has the added attraction
WITH the advent of the internet, communication has never been simpler; friends on opposite sides of the world can be connected in seconds, chatting to one another as if they were in the same room. After a few taps of a keyboard, we're able to shop, manage
SEE below for an eight-day guide to live entertainment plus a list of venues. FRIDAY, June 16 Theatre WNO Don Giovanni - Mayflower Theatre Cannon and Ball - Guildhall, Southampton Murder With Love - Pier Theatre Hello Dolly - Regent Centre
WRITER-director Nicole Holofcener's story revolves around four female friends living in the same affluent area of Los Angeles. Christine (Catherine Keener) pens screenplays with her husband David (Jason Isaacs) and their professional relationship is
NOMINATED for this year's Academy Award as Best Film In A Foreign Language, Hany Abu-Assad's slow-burning thriller is a provocative and unsettling portrait of two suicide bombers preparing for an attack on Tel Aviv. Said (Kais Nashef) and his best
LAST month Enron's former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling and founder Kenneth Lay were found guilty of conspiracy and fraud in the biggest boardroom scandal to hit corporate America in decades. In essence, the former executives were found guilty of
FOR the third film in the series, The Fast And The Furious accelerates at breakneck speed to the streets of Japan, where scantily clad teens delight in the white-knuckle thrills of drift racing. Tyres smoke, rubber burns, heavily customised cars rev
"MICHAEL Jordan plays ball. Charles Manson kills people. I talk. Everyone has a talent." Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for Big Tobacco. Based on Christopher Buckley's satirical novel about the culture of spin inside the multi-billion dollar tobacco
YOUNGSTERS in Blandford are being given a transport boost with the launch of a new community bus club for the over 14s. Starting in July, there will be monthly services from the Sturminster Newton/Blandford area to Tower Park and a monthly service from
IT was the final stand for frustrated Moors Valley Golf Club members who claim they are being driven to the brink of closure by council booking restrictions and soaring fees. Past captain Mike Dean voiced golfers' growing concerns at an East Dorset District
A DOG owner from Swanage was horrified to find a trap had been set to catch pets in a barbed wire noose. Neil Smith, of Herston, was walking his labrador, Tom, along High Street last Saturday when he made the discovery. He said: "I walk along there
THE MAROON has gone up to call the barmy army of backyard boatbuilders and their crazy crews into action for the annual Mudeford Lifeboat Fun Day. A fleet of flimsy floats racing through The Run is a favourite feature of the fun-filled fund-raiser which
A BLUELIGHT emergency response service tested in New Milton has proved such a success it is being set up in three towns in the north of Hampshire. The Coresponders scheme, which brings together Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hampshire Ambulance
GROWING demand for homes with "more buyers chasing fewer properties" is set to force up prices in the Bournemouth area, it is forecast. Goadsby reports a 42 per cent increase in residential sales agreed last month, compared with the same month last year
A MAN has undergone emergency facial surgery after a knife incident in a garden near his home. Roger Thorne, aged 36, was working in the garden when the incident happened shortly before 1pm on Wednesday. Neighbours heard his desperate cries for help
MORE than 800 knives and blades have already been surrendered to police in Dorset as part of the national knife amnesty. The amnesty, which began on May 24, saw special bins placed at police stations across the county. Now Dorset Police have renewed
THIRTEEN rural libraries in Dorset are set to be given a 12-month "stay of execution" while efforts are made to secure their long-term future. County councillors on Thursday agreed to extend the consultation period to enable further talks with local
A SPLIT second lapse in concentration led to the deaths of three teenagers in a horrific car crash, an inquest heard on Thursday. Students Stephen Bernard, 18, James Daniels, 19, and Rebecca Seymour, also 19, were travelling to a cinema in Portsmouth
SHE may only be five but Chloe Street already knows first hand how important research into cancer is. Her granddad Alan Greensides has recovered from prostate cancer and her schoolteacher Jane Vale has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer. In
TWO yachtsmen were left shaken but uninjured after their vessel and the Sandbanks chain ferry collided. The mast and sails of the yacht, Flying Monkey, were destroyed in the smash and the two crew members were terrified the boat would get dragged underneath
THE best things come to those who wait and England fans were forced to wait 83 nerve-wracking minutes before finally seeing their team book a place in the World Cup second round. Thousands of supporters left work early and braved gridlocked roads in
A ROW of sponsored memorial trees planted in Poole are in danger of dying through neglect, it is claimed. The line of sweet chestnut trees dug in along the wide verge fronting the bay in Holes Bay Road were planted with due ceremony in March 2004. They
DAILY Echo readers have put up rewards totalling £150 for information about the man who threw a young cat to its death from a moving car. We revealed earlier in the week how the cat died after being flung onto a dual carriageway and was hit by several
