PORTLAND may be set to house up to 750 asylum seekers. The Echo today learned that hundreds of people could be shipped to the island and housed in the £30 million accommodation block at the former HMS Osprey site while their applications to stay in the
PLANS to bring speedway action back to South Dorset were given a resounding thumbs-up by enthusiasts last night. Hundreds of dirt-track fans packed Willowbed Hall in Chickerell as proposals for a circuit at Buckland Ripers were unveiled. Promoter Brian
NEW hopes of opening Dorchester's historic Roman baths were boosted today with calls for the Time Team television show to visit the site. Campaigner Derek Julian claimed producers of the popular show were interested in shooting a programme about the buried
A BOROUGH councillor today launched a stinging attack on Portland Town Council for refusing to take ownership of a famous island landmark. Tim Woodcock, who serves Weston, is 'appalled' at the town council for not being interested in the future of the
GUESTS watched as Dorchester's controversial Roman water feature gushed into life at an opening ceremony. Councillor Peter Scott, from Dorchester Town Council, performed the honours with designer Peter Osborne and town crier Alistair Chisholm hailed the
