Blue Square Premier WEYMOUTH 1 (Crittenden 56) STAFFORD RANGERS 3 (Adaggio 14, McNiven 41, 59) DISGRUNTLED fans showed their displeasure as a catalogue of defensive errors once again cost Weymouth at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday. Stafford entered
LOCAL secondary schoolchildren are being offered an opportunity to achieve basic swimming skills at Weymouth Swimming Pool. A Government-funded scheme called Top Up is targeting those children who have not achieved the Key Stage 2 standard for swimming
A SOLDIER preparing to leave for a war zone was left in agony after being shot five times by an airgun in Weymouth. The weapon used was so powerful that one of the pellets went deep into the man's leg, missing an artery by inches. The 23-year-old is
TWO men posing as water board officials tried to trick their way into a man's home, police said. The men tried to con their way into the home of an older man in Oakhurst Road, Shaftesbury, but left after being refused entry. Police suspect the same
A PARTY of shaken Russian tourists found themselves being arrested as spies for taking photographs at the Lulworth Cove beauty spot. The four men spent a night in the cells where they were questioned about their use of cameras near the Lulworth Camp
A BINMAN was bitten on the upper thigh by a dog - and then yelled at by its owner who ran off. Paul Brierley was collecting rubbish in Seamoor Close in Preston, Weymouth when he was attacked by the animal. He said the woman refused to give him her contact
PERFORMERS will stage their second open air arts extravaganza at the Nothe Fort tonight. The Teatr Biuro Podrozy theatre group will perform Carmen Funebre as the curtain comes down on the Inside Out arts festival this weekend. The Polish troupe staged
The two days of chaos caused by the burst water main at Chalbury Corner were exacerbated by the totally unnecessary closure of Preston Road to all incoming traffic to Weymouth. Work began on the water main some hours before rush hour traffic built up
A SCHOOL building funded by villagers is to be demolished to make way for a new prefab children's centre despite objections from fundraisers. Parents in West Knighton and Broadmayne raised thousands of pounds in the 1980s to build the playgroup building
AERIAL photographs show how archaeologists are unveiling a Roman settlement near Dorchester. The excavation at Poundbury has uncovered burials including one in a stone coffin. And the burials were probably pagan, even though Roman Dorchester was Christian
BLACK Dog manager Alan Heseltine says his side will be going into the unknown tomorrow when they embark on their first ever FA Carlsberg Cup campaign at Torpoint in Devon. The Weymouth side face Lakeside Athletic in a preliminary round tie (1pm). Available
CHURCHGOERS in Dorset will be ordained as deacons at Salisbury Cathedral next Saturday. The new role will involve them assisting parish priests as part of their own preparations to be ordained into priesthood. The Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Rev Dr
WEYMOUTH athlete Serita Shone gained praise from two-time Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson after winning the senior girls' heptathlon title at the prestigious ESAA Sainsbury's Combined Events & Race Walk Championships in Exeter. The 18-year-old
WEYMOUTH golfer Jon Bevan and George Ryall combined majestically in the afternoon foursomes as Great Britain & Ireland took a 4-3 first-day lead over America in the PGA Cup at The Oconee Course in Georgia. Ryall (The Player's Club, Bristol) produced
THE third day of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy saw the extreme weather conditions that have dominated the region relent to allow racing to resume across most classes. The 49ers and Tornados had
IS THIS the end of the Chelsea bandwagon? The Special One' - Jose Mourinho - caught most people by surprise when he departed from the Stamford Bridge hot-seat by mutual consent this week. The outspoken Portuguese boss was appointed by Russian billionaire
WEYMOUTH'S Motley Crew and The Pinups are competing to be crowned the best in Britain at the Blackthorn Championships today in Weston-super-Mare. Both sides will be dreaming of winning the trophy and the £1,000 prize money that goes with it. The Crew
BUILDINGS, children's work and style of worship. Any idea what these three things have in common - apart from having an I' in each phrase? Well, they all have the potential to divide a church. When there was recently some Christian bickering' in your
DORCHESTER Town striker Jones Awuah has thanked director of football Shaun Brooks for the faith he showed in him and now wants to cement his place in the Magpies' starting line-up. The Ghanaian born forward has started the last three games for Brooks
A VICAR and a musician are encouraging churches around the county to host more live music events. West Dorset District Council's community music developer, Tom Hopkins, has joined forces with the Rev Deborah Smith, rector of the parish of Wyke Regis,
THE COUNTDOWN to 2012 has stepped up another gear with an Olympic timeline that has been drawn up for local businesses. The key dates and stepping stones between now and the global games have been put together by Dorset County Council's economic development
A VISIT to the headteacher's office has taken on a whole new dimension for pupils at a Portland school. Southwell Primary School headteacher Stuart McLeod - an avid Dr Who fan - spent his summer holidays transforming his office door into the legendary
A PLANNING application to breathe new life into the Charles Street area of Dorchester looks set to be submitted early next year. The second stage of consultation on the development has just been launched and local organisations, community representatives
Kneehigh Theatre return to Dorset with a bang this autumn with its latest fabulous theatre show, Blast! - a Cornish exposé performed by 'three complete idiots', at Sturminster Newton High School, Frampton Village Hall and St Mary's Middle School, Puddletown
Friday WE are all feeling very tired and homesick. Paul and Adrian are really feeling the effects of having cycled more than 750 miles in the last 10 days. We stayed at Beachley Barracks, almost under the Severn Bridge, near Chepstow and we were well
