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Heartbreak as dog is stolen

Ryan Thorne with his grandfather Dennis

9:08am Friday 3rd July 2009

AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been left ‘broken-hearted’ after thieves broke into his grandfather’s car and stole his dog.

Hundreds pay tribute to tragic Weymouth mum

Natalie Turner’s dad Robert Turner and wife April leave St George’s Church. Inset, Natalie Turner

8:50am Friday 3rd July 2009

HUNDREDS of people packed into a church to celebrate the life of a young mum who died tragically at the age of 24.

Ernie painted the sky red

TOP GUN: Wing Commander Ernie Jones

7:10pm Friday 3rd July 2009

WHEN the two Red Arrow Hawks make that final turn to start rocketing towards each other at 700 mph for a double roll over Bournemouth Pier, one of their devoted spectators will know exactly how it feels.

United in pink

RED, WHITE, BLUE... AND PINK: Flags fly at a pride festival

7:00pm Friday 3rd July 2009

“THE Pink Jack celebrates Britain’s changing attitude towards gay people: tolerance, acceptance and inclusion,” explains David Gwinnutt, the artist behind the flag.

Help Youth Cancer Trust move to new centre

HOME… FOR NOW: Tracy Ann House in Studland Road, Branksome.

7:00pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Charity shelves extension plans, as expanding numbers mean a new home is needed…

NCP cuts parking fee at Bournemouth site to a fiver

7:00pm Friday 3rd July 2009

NCP is tomorrow cutting the cost of 24 hours parking at one Bournemouth site from £11 to £5.

Fire rips again through Bournemouth building where man died

6:17pm Friday 3rd July 2009

FIRE has once again ripped through a derelict building in Bournemouth where a man lost his life a few months ago.

Flower power on the streets of Weymouth

Brian Coomber with his blooms outside Weymouth railway station

5:50pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A PENSIONER is going the extra mile to ensure his community looks attractive.

Dorset author Rodney Legg to start another chapter

Rodney Legg is standing down as chairman of the Open Spaces Society

1:30pm Friday 3rd July 2009

AN author and historian who has spent his career tracing almost every inch of Dorset’s landscape has now got more time on his hands to discover the parts he has missed.

It's Jaws 3 for Weymouth Sea Life worker

Paul Bullimore with a 65lb tope shark

12:00pm Friday 3rd July 2009

DISPLAYS curator Paul Bullimore snapped up the honours on his first scientific shark fishing trip.



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