SOME serious partying took place at Shaftesbury House to celebrate the third and final phase of the Daily Echo-backed Fiona Appleyard Appeal. Residents danced in their wheelchairs and former rhythm guitarist Darrel George, whose musical career with Freedom
A BOURNEMOUTH man is fighting for his life after being repeatedly stabbed in a brutal weekend attack. Lee Walsh is being treated for head, stomach, chest and arm wounds in the intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital. A Hampshire Police spokesman
IT'S quite simple really. Cherries just need to build another North Stand at the south end where the Main Stand used to be. For the sixth time this season, Sean O'Driscoll's troops came from behind to avoid defeat after attacking the end where their own
VILLAGERS joined forces to protest against a proposed speedway circuit near Buckland Ripers. Concerned residents, known as Buckland Ripers Against the Speedway (BRATS), voiced fears over plans by promoter Brian White to bring the sport back to the area
A 41-YEAR-OLD man was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after an attack in Weymouth. Police said the assault took place in Bond Street around 2.10am on Saturday morning and that his injuries may have been caused when he fell to the ground.
WEY VALLEY pupils have been learning how to navigate the modern world in an urban survival day. Year 11 pupils at the Weymouth school worked with police, paramedics and staff from support groups dealing with issues such as drugs and alcohol, crime and
EMOTION flows out of the piano keys as Natalia performs Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. The pathos intensifies for listeners who know her story. A classically trained musician, the 35-year-old was forced to send her mother and teenage daughter away, and
OPERATIC House, Weymouth Operatic Society's (WOS) former premises, could be demolished to make way for eight new flats. The building, at 23 Derby Street, was sold by the cash-strapped theatre group at the end of last year in a bid to avert financial ruin
A BIRTHDAY present treat from his parents has turned into a dream come true for nine-year-old Tom Orford. The youngster from Walkford was over the moon when his parents signed him up to the supporters club of Liverpool FC for his birthday present last
MORE than 2,000 race-related crimes were committed in Dorset last year, according to statistics soon to be released. And the organisers of the BBC's Comic Relief fund-raising programmes say that people living in rural Dorset are 10 times more likely to
MACCLESFIELD manager David Moss saw the Silkmen come within a whisker of breaching fortress Dean Court and then admitted: "Bournemouth are the best side in the division". Moss's men threatened to end Cherries' 13-match unbeaten home record after goals
A COUNCILLOR today called for direct action in a bid to stop hundreds of asylum seekers coming to Portland. Sandra McGown is calling for a blockade of the Portland Beach Road as part of a high-profile controversial campaign to stop plans for a refugee
WEYMOUTH Football Club was last week offered - and rejected - a deal by a three-man consortium 'wanting to save' the struggling Dr Martens Premier Division club. Led by Weymouth-born writer and journalist Ian Ridley, the consortium, which included former
NUISANCE motorists are being driven off the road by a new law giving police the power to seize vehicles. They can now confiscate cars and motorcycles on the spot if they are being driven "carelessly or inconsiderately" in a government bid to crack down
CANNY pupils at Budmouth Technology College in Weymouth pulled together to support the Waves project. The youngsters used one of their three non-uniform days to donate easy-cooked food to the drop-in centre. Waves is supported by the Children's Society
ORGANISERS of dance music events at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester have hit back at criticism over feared drug-taking on the site. They spoke out after councillors considered stricter regulations on hiring out the historic building. Inspector Andy Mason
TOWN centre parking in Weymouth is to undergo radical change later this month under a new scheme by council chiefs. Monday, January 27, signals the launch of pay and display and a town centre residents' parking scheme. The move by Weymouth and Portland
PORTESHAM teacher Vicky Brown has been named one of the top teachers in the country. Vicky has become the first Weymouth primary school teacher to be awarded Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) status by the Government. Vicky, who has been at Portesham Primary
