Cerne Abbas ECHOES of Combat: This is the title of a performance to be shown in the village hall on Saturday, October 4. It starts at 7:30pm and features a selection of poetry, prose and music from the conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries in which
A BUTTERFLY feared to be declining rapidly is on the rise in Dorset, experts said. According to Butterfly Conservation, the small tortoiseshell has become increasingly rare across the south of the country in the past five years - possibly as a result
MISSING man Oliver David Glassock has been found safe and well, Dorset police said. Mr Glassock, 63, was reported missing yesterday (Mon) from his Swanage home after walking to Corfe Castle.
BUILDER Townsend Timber has completed a green project for the Kingcombe Centre at Toller Porcorum. Staff at the centre tell visitors about the environment and conservation. Improvements were carried out to its visitor facilities in a major project to
BOURNEMOUTH Sinfonietta Choir - one of the area's top chamber choirs - is returning to Sherborne Abbey next month for the opening concert of its new season. The choir will be giving a concert entitled Gloriana - Music for the Two Elizabeths with a programme
ROBERT Young is not as well known as his contemporary William Barnes - but literary fame has finally come to the Sturminster Newton tailor 100 years after his death. Born in 1811, Robert lived most of his life in the market town in north Dorset. He was
TWO people have been arrested following an robbery at a village post office near Dorchester. Police were called to the sub post office in Cattistock after a report that a robbery was taking place at around 9.15am today. (TUES) Officers attended the
A BUSINESS seminar about the 2012 Olympics is being held on October 9 in Weymouth. Battens is hosting the event with Albert Goodman chartered accountants and business advisers and Lloyds TSB at the Hotel Rembrandt from 11am to 2pm. It will focus on
WOMEN were in the driving seat of all sorts of vehicles at Bovington Army Camp to raise money for charity. The 150 female drivers put a range of vehicles through their paces including a steam engine, police car, tank and off-road vehicles dating from
PROPOSALS for the future of Dorset's housing market need 'radical alteration', a report has warned. The Dorset County Council document highlights concerns over the county's ability to support new developments without first improving its infrastructure
A SCHOOL gym was transformed into a series of European villages to give students an insight into foreign languages. The German, Spanish and French villages, set up at All Saints School in Weymouth, were designed to simulate the experience of visiting
WEYMOUTH Sports Club has been renamed 'Redlands Community Sports Hub' as new managers from Weymouth College seek to give the facility a fresh lease of life. The Dorchester Road centre will take up its new name tomorrow. The change marks the first step
WEYMOUTH Choral Society is celebrating autumn and world peace through the music of some of our most popular composers. The Concert for Peace, which takes place in October, features the choral suite from Karl Jenkins's The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.
THE curious incident of a mysterious Frenchman landing from the sky in a Dorset field has yet to be solved. Among the effects of Daisy Wyndham Kerr (nee Hull) after she died in 2003 was an autograph book, which contains an intriguing double page relating
WHILE most gardeners are tolerant folk who generally acknowledge the fact that weeds are only wild flowers in the wrong place, Martinstown WI members may now view them in a somewhat different light. They now realise that they could well be sitting on
A STROLL around the fields on a crisp and clear autumn day helped to raise more than £1,000 for a campaigning group. Families and their dogs joined in a sponsored walk at the open space known as Markham and Little Francis near Wyke Regis in Weymouth.
IT COULD be the beginning of the end for Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's current management style after a motion to change it was formally submitted. Conservative councillor Mike Goodman proposed adopting an executive' model of council leadership
I agree that the current site of the Weymouth fire station is not appropriate for the needs of the service. However, I cannot see the justification for building a new station to include meeting rooms. I suggest the current site is sold and some of the
A COUPLE are in a legal battle with MP Oliver Letwin's constituency office after they put up a fence around their property to protect their children. Julia Watkins, 34, of Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton, said she was distressed after her four-year-old
A VICTORIAN café on Weymouth Esplanade is set to remain centre stage when the seafront gets a multi-million pound makeover. With the area in line for a £6.6 million regeneration, owner of the Tea Cabin Robert Gutteridge has unveiled his plans to bring
In Cerne Abbas Village Hall, Kettle Bridge Lane, Cerne Abbas at 7.30pm on Saturday 4th October, there will be a performance called Echoes of Combat in aid of Veterans mental health charity, Combat Stress. Echoes of Combat is a selection of poetry, prose
TRADERS today praised the council for a proposal which could freeze Weymouth and Portland car parking charges for 2009-2010. Councillors are set to act after being told car park revenue for the year to March 2009 is predicted to fall short by £300,000
THE ever-popular tea dances continue at the Willowbed Hall on Friday, October 3. The fun runs from 2pm until 4pm. The entrance cost is £2, which includes refreshments and a raffle. This is all in aid of Age Concern - and don't worry, they will make
FEARS that Olympic venues will struggle to market Britain as a modern country have been denied in Weymouth and Portland. A poll by national tourism agency VisitBritain has shown twice as many Britons believe the nation's historical heritage is stronger
NEW figures have revealed worrying levels of child poverty in Dorset, charity campaigners warned today. A report by the Campaign to End Child Poverty shows more than one third of children in the county are living below or on the brink of the poverty
NEW signing Wes Fogden has revealed that a lack of interest from former club Brighton persuaded him to make his loan stay at Dorchester permanent. The 20-year-old is expected to put pen to paper today on a permanent deal, thought to last until the end
STRIKER Pierre Joseph-Dubois is determined to keep hold of his place in Weymouth's starting XI. The 20-year-old has netted twice in the Terras' last three games and has shown no ill-effects from the hamstring injury that kept him out of action earlier
SIMON Radcliffe is a major doubt ahead of Bridport's Dorset Senior Cup first round tie against Cobham Sports at St Mary's Field tonight (7.45pm). The former Dorchester Town full-back has been suffering from a persistent groin problem that was exacerbated
Weymouth Sunday League THE Rodwell showed off their title ambitions as they made it three clean sheets from four league outings with a shock 3-0 upset of pre-season title favourites the Duke of Albany. While the Belvedere racked up their fourth successive
PUDDLETOWN 10 WARMINSTER 14 PUDDLETOWN suffered their first home defeat of the season as unbeaten Warminster came from behind late on to snatch victory in Dorset & Wilts One South. After the previous week's defeat at Weymouth, the Villagers were looking
PUPILS in Dorchester will be growing their own fruit and vegetables and learning to eat healthily after they were picked as a flagship school. The Prince of Wales Primary School has been picked by a National Lottery project - The Food for Life Partnership
TRAFFIC was delayed on the A31 between Bere Regis and Wimborne following a crash near Sturminster Marshall. Two cars, one of which was towing a caravan, collided east of the Roundhouse Roundabout. Two people were taken to hospital but neither was believed
WESTBURY 7 WEYMOUTH 10 WEYMOUTH continued their unbeaten start to the new Dorset & Wilts One South season with a 10-7 triumph at Westbury. The Seasiders are second in the table with three wins from three and only trail leaders Salisbury on points difference
MEET the nurses who are a guiding light' for former bobby Ronald Knott and help keep a smile on his face. Mr Knott of Easton, Portland, has been singing the praises of the nursing staff who have been caring for him for the last four months and continue
WITNESSES who saw a Land Rover collide with a bridge in Lower Burton, Dorchester, are being asked to come forward. PC Gill Cregg, of Dorchester police, said that the incident happened shortly after midnight on Saturday, September 27, when a car left
