OH WHAT a beautiful morning for the St. Peter’s Church Village Café in mid April which had a continental theme serving Danish pastries as well as the usual bacon rolls, cakes and coffee, and the weather certainly played along with the theme with some
A COURTIER who served the Queen Mother for more than 40 years died from an industrial related disease after coming into contact with asbestos while working at Clarence House, an inquest was told. The Queen Mother’s former private secretary Sir Alastair
Two men, believed to be from Dorset, were killed in a light aircraft crash. Police and air accident investigators are today continuing inquiries into how the small aircraft crashed into a field killing the two men on board. The plane came down in a
VOLUNTEERS collected a vast array of rubbish from Dorset’s beaches yesterday. The 22nd annual Great Dorset Beach Clean saw hundreds of people descend on 27 beaches from along the Jurassic coast from Lyme Regis to Christchurch. There were Brownie groups
A TEENAGE boy was stabbed in the neck on Portland. The youngster was rushed to hospital following the attack in the early hours of yesterday. Detectives in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses following the incident outside the Britannia Inn in Fortuneswell
SMILE-A-MINUTE Leslie Phillips, has been a man devoted all his life to serving his beloved Dorchester. He is proud of the county town and fully deserves the honour of being mayor for the fourth time. I have grown up with Les, who was a busy blacksmith
I MUST respond to David Beaman ‘Scrap council’ (Your Say, April 8). Portland’s power was removed years ago, which is why attendance is poor (no power, why vote?). Portlanders are not listened to by any mainland councillors. We should have our own
FOLLOWING a visit to Tyneham last Saturday I have every sympathy with the divers on Portland and their lack of toilet facilities, ‘Angry divers have got nowhere to go’, (Echo, April 12). Echo readers contemplating a visit to Tyneham may wish to know
On April 22, between 4pm and 9pm, you can vote on the question ‘Do you agree with the proposal of West Dorset District Council to move from their present headquarters in High West Street to a new multi-million pound office block which they propose
DESPITE suffering from a cold, TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp had the crowd in stitches as she welcomed them to a new Dorchester store. Miss Allsopp, who presents Location, Location, Location and Kirstie’s Homemade Home, was at Scats Countrystore on the
A DORCHESTER musician is singing out next weekend in a bid to reclaim St George’s Day. John Bullock and the y’Strel’s Band are giving three performances of traditional English songs to prove that the ‘far right’ are not the only ones with a claim to
A DIFFERENT kind of joyriding was experienced by children from a West Dorset village. Instead of learning how to steal and drive fast cars, the youngsters from Symondsbury Primary School were taught the art of comic improvisation and acting by performance
The family of Robyn Nixon have appealed for calm following their daughter’s death which has been linked to bullying. Rob and Sue Nixon have issued a plea that there should be no recriminations and no naming and shaming of the bullies who tormented
HUNDREDS of people filled a street in Weymouth to celebrate the life of a schoolgirl who died in the town centre a week ago. Last night’s event for tragic teenager Robyn Nixon was organised by her sister Aimeé Chantelle Michél with the help
BOSS Ashley Vickers took “full responsibility” for Dorchester’s heaviest defeat of the season. The Magpies’ chief made wholesale changes for the trip to struggling Lewes and those on the periphery of the starting XI failed to take their opportunity as
RETURNING manager Ian Hutchinson and current caretaker player-boss Andy Harris both believe that there is a good platform of players to work from at Weymouth for next season. Hutchinson and assistant Andy Mason were given a standing ovation by the Wessex
TWO climbers were taken to hospital after separate falls from cliffs on Portland. Simone Randell, 33, was airlifted by coastguard helicopter when she badly sprained her ankle while climbing cliffs below Blacknor South quarry. The incedent
BRIDPORT 1 BISHOP SUTTON 1 (AET, Bishop Sutton win 5-3 on penalties) BRAVE Bridport suffered Les Phillips Cup semi-final heartache after losing to Bishop Sutton on a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Goalkeeper Jamie Fry had turned in an inspired
PARLEY SPORTS 3 WEYMOUTH RESERVES 0 ONE of Weymouth Reserves’ youngest sides of the season crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Parley Sports to slip to ninth in the Dorset Premier League. A number of under-18s were on show, including some who played
CRANBORNE 2 Portland UTD 4 PORTLAND United bounced back from their poor showing against Chickerell United with a comfortable victory over lowly Cranborne on Saturday. The Blues had been off-colour in their 2-0 defeat on Thursday evening,
BLANDFORD UNITED 1 CHICKERELL UNITED 3 TITLE-CHASING Chickerell United overcame Blandford United to complete a perfect week in the race for the Dorset Premier League crown. The Chickens were level pegging at the break after Andy Hall had cancelled
POLITICAL heavyweight John Prescott took a whistlestop tour around Weymouth as part of Labour’s South Coast re-election campaign. He addressed the South Dorset Labour Party on Friday night at the Old Rooms Inn on the harbourside before spending the night
