CONIFERS Primary School in Radipole Lane is staging a summer fayre on Friday, June 25, from 5pm to 7pm. There will be a raffle with all sorts of prizes including a first prize of £100. The many stalls include ‘sponge the teacher‘ and an alcohol tombola
A YOUNG woman with a talent for eye-catching drawings is the latest artist to make use of a new exhibition space. Former Weymouth College student Danielle French is staging her first exhibition at the new Portland Arts Centre until June
ST JOHN’S School Fayre raises in the region of £1,800! It was a superb day, packed with attractions, activities and great fun. THE Residents Community meeting at St Augustine’s Church Hall Pact section was led by PC Kevin Eames, who reported on
THE Martinstown Flower Festival, 'Waters of Life' takes place in St Martins Church on July 2, 3 and 4. Times are Friday and Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday, noon-6pm. There will be displays, coffees, light lunches and teas. On Saturday at 7pm
ONE man is on a 1,000-mile mission to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Father-of-two Paul Vallance from Weymouth is aiming to raise £1,500 for the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. Mr Vallance, 46, is cycling in memory of his mother-in-law
FULL-TIME carer Kim Lamming has revealed how isolating her job can be. She spoke during National Carers Week, an initiative which aims to highlight the crucial role carers play. Dorset County Council is running drop-in sessions this
A POPULAR bird will be wished a happy birthday tomorrow. The whole idea sounds quackers but it’s actually an affectionate gesture from staff at the RSPB Weymouth Wetlands reserve at Radipole Lake. A rare hooded merganser duck arrived
JEM Dicken's reign as team manager of the Weymouth Wildcats has come to an end. A club statement revealed that the Cats have parted company with Dicken in the wake of Friday night's 52-43 defeat at the hands of Rye House. See tomorrow's Echo for more
A WOMAN who has devoted most of her life to supporting youngsters and a volunteer coastguard were among the Dorset people rewarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Charity fundraiser Doreen Symonds from Weymouth received an MBE for voluntary services
HUNDREDS of veterans and 600 cadets joined forces to pay their respects to wartime heroes past and present for the annual veterans festival parade. Sunshine bathed Weymouth beach yesterday as crowds gathered to pay their respects. The event marked the
THREE youths have been blamed for starting a fire in a derelict building on Portland. The youths were seen running from the back of the house at Weston yesterday. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze near the junction of Weston Road and Weston Street
THE tragic death of a motorcyclist has prompted calls for safety measures on a ‘dangerous’ Dorset road. A 26-year-old man, who police said came from the Dorchester area, was riding his Suzuki motorcycle on the A357 near Shillingstone between Blandford
CHILDREN at Holy Trinity School had money to burn when they took part in a science learning day. All 700 pupils from the Weymouth school enjoyed the day which saw them explode things, set fire to things and explore how different materials behave and
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S acclaimed Festival Players will be whipping up a storm in Dorset this month when they celebrate their 25th anniversary with an all-male production of Shakespeare’s final great poetic comedy, The Tempest. The players have proven themselves
THE Wildcats’ woes continue with the news that Wessex Raceway favourite Terry Day could be sidelined for another month. The number two rider has been out of action since suffering severe concussion in a horror smash during the 49-41 Knockout Cup defeat
TWO more hopefuls are set to try their hand at winning contracts with Dorchester Town this summer. AFC Totton defender Peter Castle and Bashley wide man Charlie Knight are expected to join goalkeeper Mike Hookway in the Magpies’ pre-season preparations
STALBRIDGE 218-8 (6pts) lost to Dorchester 220-2 (19pts) by eight wickets A SUPERB 162-run partnership between Pete Moxom and Dan Belt led Dorchester to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Stalbridge at the Rec. The county town side had
MATT Moors has been given a timeframe of six weeks before he can return to competitive football, according to Trevor Senior. Sharpshooter Moors underwent keyhole surgery last week in order to repair the cartilage in his right knee, which he injured twice
RESIDENTS have the chance to grill developers about the £60million Charles Street project in Dorchester. Members of the Simons Development team will be manning a kiosk in the Tudor Arcade this week and answering questions about the plans. They will
WEYMOUTH 128 (3pts) lost to BROADSTONE 129-3 (20pts) by seven wickets SKIPPER Paul Payne labelled Weymouth’s seven-wicket defeat at the hands of Broadstone as simply “a bad day at the office”. The hosts batted first but struggled to put runs
THE Rock have enjoyed a dominant start to their South & West Dorset League summer campaign, with a succession of outstanding victories. A 44-20 victory over KHB has ensured the newly-formed side’s pole position in Division Three after a string
WEYMOUTH Ladies enjoyed their end of season presentation night at Redlands when a multitude of trophies were handed out. The manager’s player of the season award went to Rosie Sharpe who had a tremendous campaign in the centre of midfield. Although
RESIDENTS had their say on redevelopment plans for Weymouth’s Asda store. Around 100 people attended an information event at Weymouth Library over the weekend on revised plans which involve revamping the store and improving access. Bosses
