I REFER to the letter Care cuts will save £600K' (Echo, November 19) from Coun David Crowhurst. What he fails to mention is that this does not include redundancy costs or take into account the very real human cost to the most vulnerable in our society
I just had to reply to C E Rossant's letter (Why expect us to pick up Pavillion bill', Echo, November 21) and to thank him for speaking out. I wish more would do the same. I do believe the public at large thinks we are all well-off pensioners. Let them
TOP celebrity chef Marco Pierre White was full of praise for the young staff at Fish 'n' Fritz, Weymouth when he popped in for dinner. Waitress Nikki Davies said the well-known chef was much nicer than he came across on the television show Hell's Kitchen
COUNCIL chiefs are having to juggle their budgets to keep council tax rises down. Members of Dorset County Council's community overview committee will hear proposals tomorrow to increase council tax - for services provided by the county council - by
Stonehenge - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - is the intriguing title of the Christmas archaeology lecture being held at Dorset County Museum next week. Professor Tim Darvill, Bournemouth University will be guest speaker on Friday, December 7 at 6.30pm and
A CHRISTMAS fair with Santa Claus is being held at Charlton Down Village Hall on Saturday. It includes crafts and produce, Christmas trees, turkeys and Santa's grotto. Gift ideas including glassware, ceramics and jewellery will be set out on the 30
A TOURIST who died after plunging 200ft from a cliff was probably taking photographs when he fell, an inquest heard. German student Markus Ginzel, 23, was on the second day of his holiday when he disappeared while exploring Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage
I AM responding to the article regarding the opposition to the building of affordable housing in Southill, Weymouth (Petitioners slam plans to develop open space', Echo, November 14). I was rather disheartened to read that people are opposing such a
TOTS from Weymouth College's nursery are celebrating a good Ofsted report. Youngsters at Jelly Babies Nursery are receiving an all-round good service, inspectors concluded. Their report commends the nursery's quality of care, children's education, partnership
PARENTS and children from a Dorchester school had a smashing time clearing trees. The group gathered at Manor Park First School to thin trees from the school's woodland area as part of its Breathing Places project. The school was awarded a £2,500 grant
RAMRAIDERS have broken into a watersports equipment supplier, taking a large amount of stock. Police were alerted to the break-in at the O'Three warehouse in Osprey Quay, Portland, after the intruders activated an alarm. Wetsuits, sailing jackets and
A BID by the National Trust to permanently retain its visitor information trailer at the car park for Lawrence of Arabia's remote Dorset cottage has been thrown out on appeal. An inspector slammed the present cabin as 'intrusive and discordant' in its
ORGANISERS and schoolchildren are celebrating the growing success of Weymouth's first walking bus. The scheme was launched in July to get youngsters from Chapelhay Gardens to Holy Trinity Primary School in Cross Road. It proved so popular that governors
Is John Shepherd Let's get planning - I'll supply the pencils', Echo, November 12, who claims to be a supporter of the relief really quite happy to have the whole scheme delayed more and more by random alterations which could have been suggested way back
ORGANISERS of the Casterbridge Cracker are hoping that this year's event will be the biggest and best yet. Preparations are well in hand for the popular pantomime-themed event, which heralds the arrival of Christmas in the county town. Players from
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/_images/misc/Features/blogs/baddeley_header.jpg I was expecting it to be bad from the news but what we have seen in some areas is utter devastation and peoples’ homes that have been totally destroyed in the cyclone and the
DOLPHINS brightened up Weymouth Bay when three of them frolicked in the harbour mouth. Onlookers watched as three dolphins swam around Weymouth harbour yesterday afternoon. Boat skipper Paul Compton said: "It's unusual to see the dolphins here at this
THE Mayor of Weymouth and Portland could get the boot in a bid to solve a funding crisis. It is one of the measures being considered by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council to try to meet a shortfall in next year's budget. Other ideas include public
A FIRE alarm at a block of flats in Weymouth is making residents' lives a misery - because they cannot turn it off. The alarm sounded at the Carlton Road North property early yesterday, after sausages left under a grill sparked a kitchen fire. Firefighters
A COUNCIL has come under renewed fire over plans to charge people to park on its grounds at night. Dorset County Council last week agreed to push ahead with proposals to charge motorists to use their car park at night and at weekends in line with a recommendation
DORCHESTER town councillors have agreed to pay themselves an allowance for work they do. Members of the town council last night agreed to pay the allowance after a recommendation from the West Dorset Remuneration panel. Details of how much they should
A PREGNANT woman fell while trying to stop a boy tampering with her car's tyres, a court has been told. She gave evidence at Weymouth Magistrates Court against two brothers, aged 10 and 13, who are accused of committing a string of offences in the Dorchester
SHAUN Brooks believes last night's FA Trophy victory at Ryman Premier League outfit Worthing, their first win in nine games, will have done his players' confidence "the world of good". Dorchester raced into a 2-0 lead in the third qualifying round replay
WEYMOUTH had to settle for a draw in yesterday's friendly match with Torquay United despite leading 2-0 at the Wessex Stadium. Club captain Simon Weatherstone, Marcus Browning, Kyle Critchell and Sido Jombarti all played for the Terras in a bid to claim
CROWDS gathered in Hope Square in Weymouth last night for the town's Light up a Life service. They watched hundreds of tiny illuminations on a Christmas tree burst into life at the annual Weldmar Hospicecare Trust ceremony. Many had dedicated a light
FIFTEEN-year-old Charlotte Teague tried to kill herself because she feared the crazed knifeman who stabbed her last summer would go free. Now that Ian Ruby is in Broadmoor and likely to remain there indefinitely she can finally get some closure, said
OUTSTANDING Cornwall-based theatre company Cube are on the road this autumn with a tour of their current play Hyde and Seek. Based on R L Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, this theatrical tour de force blending comedy, storytelling and song is a dramatically
DORCHESTER boss Shaun Brooks is delighted the Magpies clinched an FA Trophy date with his home-town club after squeezing past Worthing in a third qualifying round replay last night. Brooks' boys only sealed their home date with holders Stevenage Borough
BRIDPORT stumbled into the semi-finals of the Dorset Senior Cup thanks largely to the brilliance of Matt Condliffe last night. The former Yeovil Town trainee scored one and made the other as the Bees bounced back from a woeful first half to knock out
PORTLAND United fought back from two goals down to seal a place in the Dorset Senior Cup semi-finals with a 4-2 victory at Swanage Town & Herston last night. The Blues extended their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions, and boss Dave Kiteley
BARRY Patterson was the last-gasp hero as Moonfleet 2000 edged past Ilminster 75-69 and into the last 32 of the Ryman Denny Cup. With the match on a knife-edge the Moonfleet skip was four down at the head on his final end under the time limit. He had
