DISTRACTION burglaries are on the increase in East Dorset say senior police, with just under three a month taking place. In response, section inspector for East Dorset, Ernie Henley, has reminded residents to take extra precautions when opening their
Artist - The Raveonettes Album - Lust Lust Lust Label - Fierce Panda The Raveonettes are a two-piece band from Copenhagen, Denmark, and they make music as dark, fuzzed-up and shimmering as the Velvet Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain and Lush. Lust
Artist - Delta Spirit Album - Ode To Sunshine Label - Self-released A five piece band from Southern California, Delta Spirit have made the album you'll wish The Cold War Kids had made - it's CWK meet the Beatles, and the Kinks, and the best folk
Artist - Cowboy Junkies Album - Trinity Revisited Label - Pinnacle 1988's Trinity Sessions revealed the Cowboy Junkies to the world, and remains one of the most beautiful albums of the past 20 years. Somewhere between that second album, and their
THE NUMBER of people being treated for HIV in the south has tripled in five years according to a new health report. Figures show that 148 people across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and neighbouring counties, were receiving treatment for the virus in
PEOPLE living in east Dorset could soon be buying their own black bin bags as the district council considers putting a stop on free bags in order to fund improvements to kerbside recycling. East Dorset District Council's scrutiny and policy development
SALISBURY City have been drawn away at Exeter City in the first round of this season's FA Trophy. Today's draw means Whites will re-visit St James Park, where they exited the competition at the quarter-final stage two seasons ago. Salisbury reached
TWO women have admitted the gruesome murder of former West Moors schoolgirl Stacey Mitchell in Australia. The pair, who were teenagers at the time, dumped Stacey's body in a wheelie bin and were still debating the merits of using chainsaws and lime
THOUSANDS of motorists were hit by traffic chaos yesterday after a two-car crash closed off part of the A338 Spur Road near Ringwood. A BMW ended up on top of a Jaguar in trees just north of the Blackwater Junction. Amazingly, no one was seriously
HUGS, kisses and tears of joy greeted soldiers of the 4th Battalion The Rifles when they returned to Bulford Camp on Friday night after a dangerous six months in Iraq. And after they were welcomed home by gleeful families they were served with roast
THERE was sadness amid the joy as families welcomed home the brave soldiers of 4 Rifles. For tragically the regiment lost five of its men in action in Iraq. And another two, one of them who had just returned from Basra hours earlier, were killed in
