MATTY Hale has tonight stepped down as manager of Weymouth. The decision comes after today's 5-0 defeat at home to Maidenhead United - the Terras' eight game without a win and their ninth defeat of the Blue Square South campaign. Echosport
Dorchester 1 Crittenden 14 GLOUCESTER CITY 2 Pitcher 67, Hamblin 71 DORCHESTER Town’s FA Cup journey was brought to a halt at the hands of a second-half comeback from Gloucester City. The Magpies took the lead at
AT the age of 97, Violet Fall has been discovering her artistic side since joining a creative therapy group at a Weymouth day hospice earlier this year. After decades of believing she was ‘no good at art’ Violet has produced an array of colourful flower
A LUCKY Weymouth woman is the proud owner of a gleaming white Mercedes Vicky Nicholson, 34, won the K-reg 190E automatic after it was given up for charity by its previous owner, Weymouth’s Catholic priest Father Stephen. Father Stephen, the priest
A REDISCOVERED portrait of a Dorset dairy farmer who pioneered a vaccination against smallpox is going on display in Dorchester. The whereabouts of Michael W Sharp’s painting of Benjamin Jesty was a mystery for over 100 years before it was discovered
ANYONE who sees three brightly coloured Cornish pilot gigs at sea tomorrow should not be alarmed – Weymouth Rowing Club members are not leaving the country. It’s an end of season fundraiser involving most of the club’s regulars who are being challenged
Resurfacing of the Portland Road was scheduled from Monday, September 21 for three weeks, but it’s certain to overrun. So, on the glorious weekend that we have just had why was not work done? Two days have now been lost which could of reduced the period
TWO Weymouth pensioners are determined to see the return of the floats to Weymouth carnival. Ray Powis, 71, and Pauline Haime, 65, have been walking the streets of the town to rally support for the petition started by fancy dress shop owner
A DRIVER refresher course organised by Dorset County Council is taking place at the Willowbed hall on Friday, October 30. It starts at 10am and lasts for around 3 hours. These courses have become increasingly popular as drivers recognise that developing
INVESTIGATIONS are under way to establish the identity of a surfer who was found dead in Kimmeridge Bay. Portland Coastguard said a passer-by spotted the man’s body floating in the water. He was still attached to his surfboard by the
WEYMOUTH boss Matty Hale has cited “complications” for the delay in signing two Exeter City players on loan. Hale had hoped to include the duo in his squad for today’s fixture against Maidenhead United at the Wessex Stadium. But the Terras’ chief
THE Britannia lost their proud unbeaten record at the Piggery last weekend with defeat to the Tuatara but tomorrow’s trip to the Marsh (10.30am), where they face new leaders FC WindowMan, gives them the perfect opportunity to bounce straight back. Indeed
AN EXTREME sports event gets underway on Weymouth Beach this weekend. The free Adrenaline Coast Festival involves some of the biggest names in Thundercat racing, along with four other classes of powerboat racing in a series of action-packed performances
Channel Division One YEOVIL & SHERBORNE II 2 WEYMOUTH LADIES 6 LYNDA Drewitt made it five goals in two games as Weymouth Ladies maintained their perfect start to the Channel Division One campaign. The predatory forward hit a double
“USE the second chance you’ve got but David never had.” Those were the words of tragic Portland death crash victim David Hallett’s mother after two men were sentenced for robbing her son two months before he died. Daniel Ford was sentenced
DORCHESTER rider Danny Hall is hoping to strike gold when he competes in the International Six Days Enduro in Portugal. Hall, 40, will be racing alongside Southern Counties Enduro Club members Wayne Parker and Tyson Maytom Jones from tomorrow until
CAMPAIGNERS are meeting on Monday to discuss how to secure a future for the Weymouth Women’s Refuge. They want to examine financial options so the refuge can operate long into the future, providing a safe haven for victims of domestic abuse. It will
A TEENAGER left fighting for his life after an attack in Dorchester is looking to the future after having a successful operation on the day his assailant was jailed. Nicky Robert Prokopowycz was sentenced to three years in prison on the
