Dorchester 2 Moss 40, Groves pen 46 BISHOP’S STORTFORD 0 DORCHESTER Town made it eight home games without defeat in Blue Square South thanks to a goal apiece from their leading frontmen. Ryan Moss opened the scoring five minutes
TEN people have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in and around Dorchester. Police say they are taking action to bring people to justice after a spate of burglaries. A home in Colliton Street in the county town was the latest to
THEY’RE not going to trouble Lady Gaga in the charts but they’ve got bags of enthusiasm. Step forward Weymouth’s new singing club which is set to burst into life thanks to a lottery grant. Can’t Sing? . . . Neither Can We, is a new project being launched
A SPRIGHTLY centenarian who celebrates reaching triple figures today puts the secret of her seniority down to her close-knit family and clearing her plate. Ruby Small will mark her 100th birthday with a family gathering at the Glencairn Residential
GENEROUS fundraiser John Simpson will be trekking more than 800 miles on a treadmill to raise money for two charities. Mr Simpson, 60, from Chapel Lane in Weymouth, will begin the walk – equivalent to the distance between Lands End and John O’Groat’
A SOLDIER’S mum is taking on an SAS training trek in the Welsh hills to raise money for riflemen injured in Afghanistan. Louise Platt’s son Matthew Day spent seven months in Afghanistan last year and she has been inspired to join other ‘Riflemums
Bere Regis SCOUTS joined adult volunteers from the wildlife watch group to help to clear an area bordering Bere Stream to create a conservation area recently. This area had become very overgrown, and clearing it will give light and space to spring
A RESTAURATEUR is set to create up to 50 jobs in Weymouth when he opens new premises in the town later this year. Robert Parkin, who owns the Taste bistro in West Street, Bridport, plans to open his new restaurant in St Mary Street, Weymouth
FAMILIES are being invited to jump aboard a military machine to experience the thrill of riding a tracked vehicle first hand. This weekend a converted M548 vehicle will be enabling groups of up to 16 at a time to travel around an arena at the Bovington
A MAN who committed two violent robberies in Weymouth and Portland and trapped a woman in her car has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Terry Spriggs, 29, was sentenced yesterday for offences that Judge James Meston said ‘displayed a frightening
My name is Ringo and I’m a male tabby. I’m nearly seven years old and am looking for a peaceful home where I would be the only pet. I enjoy attention but will walk away if I want some ‘me time’. I’d love a home with a garden. Margaret Green
I’m Taz and I’m a five-year-old staffordshire crossbreed. I’m a friendly girl who needs a home without cats. I have never lived with children but I expect that I would get on well with older children over 12. Stray Dogs Sanctuary: 0844 4778857
Our names are Fonzy and Giggles. We are sisters and we’re both four years old. We’re very friendly and would make ideal family pets. We love each other very much and would have to be homed as a pair. Margaret Green Animal Rescue: 0844 4990426
We are Milo and Jasper. We are brothers and love each other very much so we must be homed together. Both of us love company and we’re very friendly. We are also quite kittenish even though we are around three years old. Paws: 0844 4778849
My name is Harvey and I am a five-year-old springer collie cross. I have a lovely nature and am great with children and other dogs but I’m not keen on cats. I haven’t had the best life so I need a loving family to make it happy again. Rushton
WORK is under way to give town centre footpaths in Dorchester a facelift. A three-week project will see the West Walks Road and Bowling Alley Walk area between the Trinity Street car park and the Borough Gardens landscaped to make the route
BRIDPORT is to host the UK’s first ever Hat Festival, it can be revealed this week. The three-day event due to be held in September aims to be the world’s biggest celebration of headwear and millinery. The plans have already excited
JOSH Llewellyn could play through the pain for the fourth match in a row if he passes a late fitness test ahead of today’s match at Bath City (3pm). It is touch and go whether the 22-year-old striker lines up in the Weymouth team at Twerton Park because
STRIKER Ryan Moss is the latest Dorchester Town player to be offered a new contract at the club. The 23-year-old forward has missed the last three games through illness but is expected to return to the Magpies’ fold at home to Bishop’s Stortford
BAR 314 go into their Premier-ship game with rivals Tuatara Bar in great form having scored 16 goals in their last two games, keeping two clean sheets in the progress. However, the in-form team are well aware that they face a much tougher game, especially
TAUNTON TOWN 0 WEYMOUTH 1 AFTER suffering the heartbreak of unjustly losing against Cheltenham at the Wessex Stadium last week, Weymouth Ladies bounced back to winning ways with a 1-0 win at Taunton Town’s Wordsworth Drive. Despite
A man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after a major police operation. Patrol officers, traffic officers, a police dog handler and the Dorset Police helicopter joined forces to catch the suspect. The drama unfolded after a vehicle passed through
