Dorset and Wiltshire League Promotion play off Supermarine 16 Bridport 0 BRIDPORT first XV crashed at the final hurdle in a tough play off with Supermarine. The Blues will remain in Dorset and Wiltshire Division Two South next season after a brave battle
RUGBY Tetleys for Counties DORSET and Wilts travel to Marlow Rugby Club tomorrow to kick off their Tetley's County Shield campaign against a Bucks side that were comprehensively beaten 40-18 by Oxfordshire last weekend. Squad: David Parker (Univ of Gloucester
WIDOW Doris Wyatt is appealing to the mystery firefighter who 'rescued' her after she fell in the street to come forward. Mrs Wyatt, 77, would like to thank her knight in shining armour for helping her following her tumble in Clearmount Road, Weymouth
THE blue flag was flying over West Dorset today as jubilant Tories claimed overall control of the district in a landmark victory. The Conservatives became the first party since the council was formed under local government re-organisation in 1974 to win
A STRING of burglaries in Dorchester has prompted fresh calls for funding for CCTV cameras. Traders and people fighting crime have renewed pleas for the deterrent system to be set up, so businesses in the county town can feel more protected from opportunist
SEAN O'Driscoll is urging his troops to gatecrash the Carlisle party in a bid to avoid a repeat of Cherries' 2001 Reading play-off heartbreak. A euphoric sell-out crowd is expected at Brunton Park for the visit of Cherries tomorrow (3pm) after Carlisle
RULING parties suffered a council tax backlash last night as Liberal Democrats in Poole and Conservatives in Bournemouth were turfed out of office by voters. Twelve years of Liberal Democrat rule came to an end in Poole with the controversial park-and-ride
Dorset and Wiltshire League Promotion play off Supermarine 16 Bridport 0 BRIDPORT first XV crashed at the final hurdle in a tough play off with Supermarine. The Blues will remain in Dorset and Wiltshire Division Two South next season after a brave battle
Cricket Preview BEAMINSTER are gunning for promotion from the Nationwide Sun Awnings Saturday League Division One this season. Led by captain Ian Hutchings, Beaminster just missed out last year, when they finished runners up behind Blandford, after being
NICK Preston has promised Portland United fans there will be no end-of-season feel to the Blues' final Wessex League game of the campaign against Cowes Sports at Grove Corner tomorrow, ko 3pm. The player-boss says his side is desperate to beat their visitors
CONSERVATIVES won a historic victory early today when they became the first ever party to win overall control of West Dorset District Council since it was formed in 1974. In Weymouth and Portland no party won overall control with Labour losing one seat
LUCKY Carol Pavey revealed the cakes will be on her after she scooped £1,800 in the Dorset Echo's Find the Ball contest. Mrs Pavey said her colleagues in the cardiology department at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester urged her to treat them within
THE Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has flown its 2,000th emergency mission. The helicopter - Helimed 10 - notched up its landmark flight when it took a man with life-threatening injuries from Weymouth to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. The journey
A SCHEME to develop a £6.5 million world-class sailing centre in Dorset is set to receive a cash boost from the county council. The authority is backing a plan to give Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy £50,000 towards its development and a total of
South West Dorset Netball League Division Two Wakelys 28 Poachers 25 THE Bridport team knew that this game was going to be a difficult game to win. It started off fast and furious with Poachers edging a narrow lead at the end of the first quarter. It
BRIDPORT Football Club is appealing to fans to help bring about a major improvements at their St Mary's Field ground. The Bees' home is due to get a facelift over the next 15 months with plans now well advanced to build a modern new stand. After months
Arthur Gage Cup final Lyme Regis Res 2 Misterton 1 SEASIDERS put the first silver of the season on the Lyme shelf in winning the Arthur Gage Cup for the first time in their long history. It was a triumph they deserved for they were the better-organised
LET us entertain you - that is the invitation from player-coach Matty Holmes as Dorchester gear up for a big promotion party at the Avenue Stadium tomorrow. "Promotion was the main prize and now we've got it we want to really put on a show," said the
MAGPIES manager Phil Simkin called Holt's bully-boy tactics "an absolute disgrace" when two players ended up in hospital after last night's Dorset Premier League game at the Avenue Stadium. Dorchester's Simon Critchell was stretchered off with a suspected
A STRING of beaches along the Dorset coast were today awarded a top accolade for cleanliness. More than a dozen beaches in the county, including Weymouth Central and Lodmoor, have been recommended as among the best in the country in the prestigious Marine
COUNCILLORS today backed the Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre to serve people in Dorchester for a long time yet. The Coburg Road complex will continue to serve schools and the public for years to come, though better facilities may be created in the long term
A LYME Regis shopkeeper, who goes by the name of The Cowboy, has challenged the town council to a showdown over a garage he owns in the Cabanya car park on Monmouth beach in the town. David Godden, 51, who runs The Last Resort on Marine Parade, reckons
IN a scenario straight out of a Hollywood movie, one Dorset couple were brought together by the words "You've got mail" - without knowing they were neighbours. Jenny and Darren Rowe became aware of each other on an internet dating site - and liked what
Women's Hockey SOME well known faces and a few newcomers were honoured at Beaminster Ladies Hockey Club's annual presentation event. Versatile half back Tracey Smith took the player of the year award for her consistently sound performances. Other winners
BRIDPORT Bowling Club's vision of a new £200,000 clubhouse came a step closer when they received detailed planning permission to demolish the existing premises and erect a replacement. A detailed building specification is now being prepared and grants
Bridport Reserves manager Kevin Donovan will play his final match against Holt United in the Elite Teamwear Dorset Premier at St Mary's Field tomorrow, (kick-off 3pm). The 46-year-old Bees' stalwart is finally hanging up his boots, 32 years after he first
A MAN accused of kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach has been found not guilty by Weymouth magistrates. Troy Noland Matthews, 38, of The Esplanade in Weymouth, had denied kicking the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in the stomach, punching
