STRATTON Lunch Club will be having their next get-together at 12.30pm on Wednesday, April 15 in Stratton Village Hall. This is an excellent way of enjoying excellent home-cooked food in a friendly atmosphere with interesting conversation. The cost is
NICOLA COOKE is presenting her exhibition of new work at the Old School Village Hall from Easter Sunday, March 12 to Tuesday, March 14, open daily from 10.00am to 6.00pm. Birch trees have inspired Nikki this year, she delights in their beautiful slender
Like many people I was saddened when the Guides long association with The Old Town Hall was terminated in 2007. We were told that the condition of the listed building was so poor that it would need a sound commercial company with considerable
NOROVIRUS has struck at the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, resulting in the closure of four wards. Staff said that the hospital has been hit by a virulent strain of the vomiting and diarrhoea bug. Members of the public are being
Grandparents are increasingly taking the role of childminders. Most of us do it with delight but keeping youngsters busy and occupied can be quite a challenge. How terrific to be able to collect your grandchildren from school and take them
THE digital television roadshow has visited Weymouth to make sure residents are fully prepared for the big switchover. Help and advice was on hand for people who are baffled by the changes, which will start taking effect for most of Dorset from May 6
IT was a train that had taken 37 years to arrive. When the track was ripped up in 1972, the idea of a service running from London to Swanage ever again was unthinkable to most. But not in the minds of hundreds of dedicated volunteers, who, after almost
PARENTS feeling the pressure of looking after a newborn baby will soon be offered help from a new support scheme. Home-Start – a national charity that supports families – has started a new West Dorset Branch following a £90,000 grant from the Big Lottery
MAGICIANS, music and an Olympic sailing waters backdrop will make this year’s Weymouth Lifeboat Ball a night to remember. The event, hosted by the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, will be raising funds for the RNLI. Taking place on Saturday
A TWO-YEAR-OLD Rottweiler has finally been adopted after an 18-month search for a new owner. Tye was taken into the Woodland Kennels in Bridport after he was abandoned by his owners. Despite the best efforts of the re- homing centre, the Rottweiler
AN ARMY officer has been cleared by a jury of causing death by dangerous driving following the death of a Dorchester woman last April. Lt-Col Nicholas Bate, 45, admitted that he was looking at his radio the moment that he hit a caravan which was parked
BEACH huts and a restaurant were targeted during a spate of break-ins in a remote area of Portland. A dozen huts at Portland Bill were damaged as burglars attempted to force their way in, while the nearby Lobster Pot Restaurant was broken into on the
HE is a knight and a wizard and now Sir Ian McKellen is hoping to work his magic on Sturminster Newton. The world-famous actor is coming to the town at the weekend to help raise money for its newest venue, The Exchange. The new multi-purpose building
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats’ promoter Phil Bartlett will unveil his new-look team at the club’s annual Press and Practice Day this Saturday, and he is in confident mood that another thrilling season is on the horizon. The Wildcats landed the Conference
JAMES Coutts is revelling in the “honour” of being made team captain but remains fully focused on securing survival. Weymouth, who have suffered nine Blue Square Premier defeats on the trot, are now just two points clear of danger following positive
WIMBORNE II 5 PUDDETOWN 36 PUDDLETOWN finally banished any lingering doubts about their Dorset & Wilts One South status with a comprehensive win at basement boys Wimborne Seconds. The visitors showed their intentions straight from the kick-off
PREMIERSHIP title favourites the Belvedere have finally leapfrogged the Britannia to go top of the table thanks to a 3-2 victory over an ever-improving AFC Black Dog at the Marsh. Meanwhile, fellow challengers the Duke of Albany nearly blew their title
REDLANDS Community Sports Hub is teaming up with Olympic badminton stars to launch a search for talented youngsters. Boys and girls aged between seven and 12-years-old are invited to attend a talent event at Redlands on Sunday, April 26 with the aim
PROTESTORS against controversial proposals for a Tesco supermarket on Portland were left reeling after councillors backed the scheme. Members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s planning and traffic committee agreed to delegate the scheme for
Channel League Division One GILLINGHAM 2 WEYMOUTH 9 WEYMOUTH Ladies earned an impressive 9-2 win at Gillingham but it was not enough to prevent Wimborne Wayfarers claiming the Channel League Division One crown. The Seasiders knew they could
Milborne St Andrew THE first school has been very busy raising its pupils’ awareness of the lives of children in other countries and the rights and responsibilities of children throughout the world, including the right to clean water, food, shelter,
