Weymouth and Portland Borough Council will be holding a by-election for the Wyke Regis Ward on Thursday, December 10, following the death of Coun Doug Hollings. Coun Hollings had resigned from his long-standing role as a borough councillor for Wyke Regis
Jackie Chater has closed the book on her time at Tophill Library on Portland after 20 years. The library, and Easton, has lost an extremely popular, friendly and efficient personality – that was the opinion of adults, students and children who use the
LAUGHTER and creativity has lifted octogenarian Peggy Daley out of a ‘black hole’ and enabled her to enjoy life again. The 88-year-old from Charminster, near Dorchester fell into a ‘deep depression’ after she lost the full use of her legs and was unable
I MUST respond to the lead article relating to the Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust's (DCHFT) alleged proposed recovery plan to deal with its £7m deficit (‘Baby units facing axe’, Echo, October 22) An emotionally charged headline is not a helpful
MOTHER and daughter Lindsey Howell and Louisa Franzen have teamed up for a 25th anniversary fundraiser at Kingston Maurward. Mum Lindsey has been organising an annual craft fair at the college for 25 years. Daughter Louisa Franzen has brought the gourmet
PEOPLE who make a difference had their achievements recognised at a county-wide volunteer awards evening. The selfless individuals were singled out by Volunteer Centre Dorset for the work they do on National Make A Difference Day. More than 180 volunteers
TOY shop staff are asking their generous customers to give gifts for the 10th year running in the Dorset Echo Toy Appeal. Vernon Franklin has kept a collection bin at Toymaster in South Street, Bridport, since the launch of the appeal a decade ago.
A MUCH-LOVED cat died a ‘painful and extremely distressing’ death when it was snared in a rat trap. Blue the cat would have taken at least several minutes to die after being strangled by the spring trap which had been laid by Francis Brian
CYCLING groups are furious after hearing an improved cycle route to Portland may not be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics. While welcoming investment in Weymouth’s transport infrastructure, they say locals will be left without a proper
MARKING two decades of groundbreaking choreography, Earthfall brings its latest show Gig to Weymouth College next week. The Welsh company has made a name for itself through the use of radical choreography, live music and strong visual imagery. Gig
SUPPORTERS of Weymouth saved the club from extinction, director Shaun Hennessy assured Echosport this week. Hennessy, who is also part of a two-man consortium that plans to buy the club out of oblivion, thanked those that helped rescue Weymouth through
CRICKET fans in Dorchester and Weymouth are set to have the highest level of cricket played in the county on their doorstep next year. Dorset Minor Counties side will play a one-day match in each town next May, following the success of playing two in
I WAS invited to Underhill Junior School on Portland by pupil Louise Fryer who sent me a letter, asking me to meet the Chesil Cove choir there. Lions are better known for our roaring rather than our singing – but I loved joining in with
A WEYMOUTH grandmother has become a world champion at the age of 81. Pella Rye, of St Michael’s Court, has just returned from Australia where she won gold for the long distance orienteering World Masters Championships. In the challenging
EXCITED youngsters waved sparklers as they watched the fireworks displays in Weymouth and Dorchester. Thousands of people packed Weymouth seafront as rockets exploded over the bay and a giant bonfire roared on the beach. There were also sparks flying
PRESSURE is mounting to bring back the white lines on the Weymouth to Bridport coast road after the fourth serious crash in three weeks. The road was closed for more than an hour yesterday when a car overturned on the only stretch of the road
