Further to the article Pavilion costs soar to £150M' (Echo, February 14), I wonder how many Weymouthians, such as myself, are frustrated and embarrassed as our council is made to look ever more foolish by Howard Holdings? Let us be quite clear that
FOUR men who risked their lives to save a drowning woman from a swollen river will be recommended for bravery awards. They were unable to save former nurse Caroline Peck, 40, who was swept away by the River Stour, Blandford, when she tried to rescue
Each Wednesday we have teamed up with one of the main beauty salons in Weymouth to bring you great savings on beauty treatments. You can claim a discount of 50% off all facial bookings at Beautilicious in February and March on Wednesdays if you quote
SCOUTS in Dorchester have raised £5,400 through their annual Christmas card delivery. Around £2,500 of the cash will go to 14 charitable organisations, most of whom will receive £185 each. The remainder of the cash will go back into Scouting. Post
So the cost of the Pavilion redevelopment is now £150 million. (Echo Feb 14). They started with a figure of £90 million less than three years ago. That's a rise of £60 million in that period. In those three years the number of flats which Howard Holdings
A HISTORIC house near Bridport where King Charles II is said to have stayed on his flight from Cromwell's Roundheads is up for sale for £350,000. King Charles Cottage, in Broadwindsor, is so named because it is said to have been where he spent a night
PARISH councillors took a close look at skateparks to find a way forward for Crossways to have its own facility for skaters. They joined around 15 young people on a visit to Bournemouth and Verwood to look at three sites already up and running. Daniel
Buckland Newton THIS Saturday a conservation action day will be held at Alners Gorse Reserve near Hazelbury Bryan. It will last from 10am - 4pm and if you haven't taken part in one of these days before, the organisers are always happy to see new faces
PRESSURE is being put on West Dorset District Council to share a roof with Weymouth and Portland Borough Council as part of a money-saving move. A notice of motion for the plan will go before the borough council at a meeting on Thursday. Councillors
SIX teams of Scouts chopped, sizzled, boiled and stirred to impress the judges at a West Dorset District Scout Council cook-off. The contest was the brainchild of the Rev Duncan Wilson, who is on the committee of West Bay Sea Scouts, and proved an immensely
YOUNG and old will have to pay more to use facilities at a Dorchester leisure centre if plans go ahead. Members of Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre management committee are being urged to raise the age of concession from 55 to 60 and to bring in a charge
DRIVERS under the age of 25 now account for one in four road accident victims in Dorset. Now a campaign has been launched aimed at keeping youngsters alive on the county's highways. The campaign, in a fresh effort to get youngsters to slow down on
A MAJOR new folk music festival is being launched in Weymouth. The Evolve Festival will be staged at Lodmoor Park on July 25-26 with top acoustic roots band Show of Hands as headline act. The event is being organised by Weymouth promoter Chris Walsh
A buoy which went adrift from Fowey in Cornwall and washed up on Chesil Beach is on its way back home. The picture here was taken by Cliff Rogers from Abbotsbury as the buoy was being recovered from the shoreline near the village. His picture shows
A FACTORY worker has died today after getting trapped in machinery. Ambulance crews attended Parrs Quality Confectionery in Alder Road, Poole, at about 2.40am after reports that a man had trapped his leg. The 33-year-old victim was from Bournemouth,
PANCAKE day came a little late in Netherbury, but there was still a strong turn-out for the village's annual race day. Adults and children lined up with their frying pans ready for a spot of half term holiday fun. The pancake races are organised each
Your weekly stockmarket update from Brewin Dolphin, Hamilton House, 6 Nantillo St, Poundbury. 0845 213 1280. www.brewindolphin.co.uk THE stockmarket is a strange place. There are times when it weathers streams of negative newsflow with hardly a flutter
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after the van she was driving smashed into a tree. Emergency services were called to the crash at about 7.23am today at Sherborne Hill. The victim suffered leg injuries and was taken to Yeovil Hospital for treatment
WEYMOUTH loanee Jack Compton has revealed how his father tried to draft him in at Dorchester Town. Magpies' assistant-manager Paul Compton spoke with West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Mowbray about his son's availability but was knocked back due to his
The competition to select Weymouth's new club crest has reached stage two with the most popular new design going up against the existing badge in a final vote. Terras' chairman Malcolm Curtis has explained why the existing crest was not included in the
DORCHESTER Town have announced a host of fundraising events with former England and Essex captain Graham Gooch heading the list. He will be guest of honour at a Sportman's Dinner to be held at the King's Arms Hotel in the county town on Friday, March
PORTLAND'S mayor is calling for the island to make its own traffic, road safety and parking decisions. Councillor Tim Munro wants Weymouth and Portland Borough Council to transfer its powers so that decisions reflect the needs and preferences of those
Dorset Women's League WEYMOUTH 3 POOLE TOWN 0 DEPLETED through unavailabilities Weymouth showed their strength in depth with a commanding performance against Poole Town. Rosie Sharpe, Angelika Stojkova, Laura Osborne, Lesley Stevens and Lillie Stone
THE BID would involve a levy of one per cent of rateable value - but it would mean improvements for the town centre and knock-on effects for businesses. Every week, a business person in Dorchester is acting as the BID champion to say why they want the
BRIDPORT 2 HENGROVE ATHLETIC 3 BRIDPORT put up a brave second half fight-back at St Mary's Field last night only to see Hengrove snatch all three points in the dying minutes. The Toolstation Western League Division One clash was an action-packed affair
DORSET are facing an embarrassing whitewash by Somerset in the Area 19 finals of the English Indoor BA Champion-ships. Eight finals to date this season have resulted in eight defeats for Dorset who have only three more - the singles, pairs and fours
A COMPLETELY new look for beach chalets was a key measure debated when councillors considered the future of Greenhill Gardens in Weymouth. The possible demolition and replacement of more than 30 ailing two-tier chalets below the tennis courts was put
THE 21-day wait is over for the Abbotsbury Swannery as officials declare that there is no evidence of any new bird flu cases. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that the wild bird control area and the wild bird monitoring
A STATE-OF-THE-ART helicopter arrives at Portland this spring, marking a new era in search and rescue operations. The AW139 is a new model to replace the Sikorsky S61N, which has been a familiar sight since the Royal Navy left in 1995. The new helicopter
ONE of the musical highlights of Dorchester's year takes place next month. The annual visit of the Imperial College Symphony Orchestra is a landmark event and this year the musicians will be joined by musicians from Thomas Hardye School. Hardye's music
WORLD-FAMOUS a cappella singers Black Voices can count the Pope, Princess Diana and Nelson Mandela as just a few people they have performed for across the globe. From Gospel to spirituals, Caribbean to African, jazz and blues, Black Voices are firmly
