BUS users can now look forward to a more comfortable ride between Weymouth and Axminster. Dorset County Council has introduced two refurbished double decker buses to increase capacity on the route. The popular service 31 link has been served only by
SALWAY Ash School needs to raise more than £50,000 for improvements. The school asked for a grant from the Salisbury Diocese so it could build a new school hall to replace its woefully small one, said headteacher Lisa Crew. "Our school hall is less
Cerne Abbas KNITTING - is it one of your hobbies or perhaps even a passion of yours? Here is one way you can indulge in it and help at the same time: Mission to Seafarers is one of the Partners in Mission of St. Mary's Church, receiving an annual
I refer to the article Councillors refuse to support crazy scheme' (Echo, Sept 9 ) and the response from Coun Brendan Webster Free Swimming is not so crazy' (You Say, October 10). It is very disappointing to find that given that much talk is made of
A TEENAGER is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash in Weymouth today, police said. Police said the man, 19, ran from between parked cars in Dorchester Road outside Tesco Express at Lodmoor Hill to try to catch a bus. The spokesman added
DORCHESTER Road in Weymouth has now been fully reopened following an accident at Lodmoor Hill, police say. Traffic officers closed part of the route after a collision between a car and a pedestrian near the Tesco Express store shortly before 10.30am
AN A-LEVEL graduate from Dorset has been chosen as a regional finalist in a national competition to find the most stylish person in the country. Mobile communications firm LG Electronics has been taking its Style Icon contest all over the country in
Fear for standard of pest control service OUTSOURCING council pest control services for West Dorset could cause a rise in vermin and health hazards, warns a public services union. A spokesman for Unison said the organisation was rigorously opposing'
A GROUP of young people claim they are being unfairly targeted by the police. Officers have raised concerns about youths who gather in a playpark in Westham, Weymouth, and say they have had to respond on a number of occasions to deal with outbreaks of
DORCHESTER'S Roman heritage has been matched with modern technology in a long-awaited re-vamp. A mobile phone-based audio guide is part of changes to the Roman Town House attraction in a project funded by a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund
ONE of the world's first helicopter pilots Dick Beechener, who learned to fly the R-4B Hoverfly 1 on Portland in the 1940s, was the subject of Looking Back on August 19. A highlight from his time in Dorset was when three helicopters flew from Portland
THE Langton Arms at Blandford was on the regional winners list in the race to be named the Great British Pub of the Year 2008 It was named as the Best Gastropub in the south west in the Morning Advertiser's Great British Pub Awards. It now goes forward
BEAMINSTER'S oldest born and bred resident has celebrated his 105th birthday. Cecil Poole, of Whitcombe Road, was joined by his two daughters, Audrey and Pam, and most of his family and friends visited on his birthday or the days around it. A widower
Anyone travelling around the country on holiday this summer may have noticed that there is a huge discrepancy between the foods that supermarkets stock in different parts of the country. The availability of good food, particularly British food and local
TWENTY-SIX per cent of children in the south west of England are living below the poverty line. This can be changed. That's one of the reasons I am backing the Campaign to End Child Poverty, because I believe that no child should miss out on a good start
A ROMANTIC love triangle and a bitter cold war are played out in the latest stage production to be staged by Weymouth Operatic Society. Chess involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one
Emily Hammick is in the final of the Young Rural Entrepreneur Award. She has beaten off rivals nationwide to win through to the five-strong shortlist in the Lycetts and The Field contest. Emily, 30, runs the European Inn in Piddletrenthide and the
RACING at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta begins today with Weymouth's Olympic medal heroes competing on their home waters against 300 top international sailors. The week-long event at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is the first
THE new bus shelter at Charlmont Cross, Knighton Lane has been installed and arrangements are being made for it to be cleaned, on a regular basis, by the same contractors who already clean the shelter outside the school. West Dorset District Council
TWO popular pubs in Weymouth town centre and harbourside are available for lease. Christie + Co has been instructed by Punch Taverns to market the Red Lion and Black Dog as well as the Scott Arms at Kingston, near Corfe Castle. The pubs are offered
A CAR pulled from the seabed belonged to missing Bridport woman Victoria Mann, police said. Her blue Ford Ka - containing human remains - was spotted by recreational divers seven metres under the water's surface near to Hive Beach at Burton Bradstock
THE husband of former Kingston Maurward College student Danielle Powell has been jailed for life for her murder. Animal behaviour and welfare student Danielle, 29, was found dead from 27 separate stab wounds just two days before her 30th birthday. Shocked
HERE at the Dorset Echo, we never forget that this is your newspaper. Through our local news stories and features, we endeavour to be a vital part of the community, and bring local people relevant content that informs and affects their lives. Because
WEYMOUTH'S Anton Robinson and his England C team-mates take on Bosnia & Herzegovina in an international friendly this afternoon (4.30pm) in Sarajevo. The Terras' team captain is part of a 16-man squad made up of non-League footballers managed by Paul
DORCHESTER Town have been drawn at home to Blue Square South rivals Newport County in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup where injured star Mark Jermyn is holding out hope of making a return. The versatile 27-year-old, who can play in defence
Conference League BOSTON BARRACUDAS 64 WEYMOUTH DOONAN WILDCATS 28 WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats' team manager Jem Dicken was left baffled by his side's "abysmal" display in last night's 64-28 hammering at the Boston Barracudas. The Wildcats, who were
Following their opening day success over the Britannia, the Tuatara were in buoyant mood as they faced Weymouth Sunday League champions the Belvedere at the Marsh but despite the T-bar forging a shock 2-0 lead the Belve fought back to clinch the points
EASTON UNITED 4 AC MATRAVERS 4 IN a game that started full of Easton promise, vistors AC Matravers looked to have had the last laugh until the islanders struck with the final kick of the game to rescue a point. After a nervy first five minutes, when
FROME II 24 WEYMOUTH 36 WEYMOUTH captain Tony Worle hailed his side's opening day victory at Frome II in what he felt was a potential "banana skin". The Seasiders are second in Dorset & Wilts One South after the first round of fixtures and despite not
DORCHESTER 18 BRIDPORT 6 DORCHESTER began life in Dorset & Wilts One South with an encouraging victory over local rivals Bridport at Coburg Road. The home side, relegated from Southern Counties South last season, were not at their best but always looked
WEYMOUTH sailor Helena Lucas has achieved a top-10 finish in Qingdao. Lucas, who is sponsored by Charles Russell LLP, has moved to Weymouth recently and is a member of the elite GBR Skandia Team. She was the only female selected to race in the 2.4
THIS ARTICLE is coming from the Fiji Islands, where we have recently arrived to continue with our charity work. After a very pleasant short break in Australia, it is straight into work. The first day or so was taken up with the usual red tape. Nothing
