KEEN windsurfer Gerry Bubb took the plunge with a volunteering course to get closer to the 2012 action. He has graduated from the Personal Best programme at Weymouth College and hopes to be involved at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.
PEOPLE may be thinking more about sunbathing than Santa at this time of year but the team behind a Christmas event in Weymouth are busy making plans. It was revealed earlier this year the town’s popular Shownight is to return for 2010 with a new organising
DIAMOND couple Edna and John Colton have bridged the north-south divide to enjoy 60 years of happy marriage. Lancashire girl Edna first met John, from Surrey, in Manchester in 1948 when he was in the Royal Air Force. The couple, who
LOVE blossomed for gardening enthusiasts Phil and Irene Eady who are today celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They have spent much of their life in Puddletown but moved to Weymouth five years ago to be nearer their family – son Paul, his wife
ANOTHER popular Party in the Park started the festivities for Dorchester Carnival last night. Hundreds gathered in the Borough Gardens to enjoy the annual event of live music and entertainment. Schools and groups from the area showed off their musical
ALL the staff at Dorchester Post Office would like to thank everyone who supported them during Race For Life. They would also like to thank Breachfield Bed and Breakfast, at Wool, for sponsorship and providing their T-shirts. And a special thank you
THE article ‘Milestone year for volunteers’ (Echo, June 5), reminded me of my stay in Hardy Ward at Dorset County Hospital in August 2009. After having recovered partially from a stroke, I was encouraged by lunchtime volunteer Val Atkinson to come and
ENGLAND’S World Cup hopes are being boosted – by a talking parrot. Roxy, a 10-month-old African Grey, has been entertaining regulars at the Duke of Albany pub in Park Street, Weymouth, with her ‘come on England’ chants, whistles and ‘shoot the ref’ comments
THOUSANDS lined the streets of Dorchester to cheer soldiers at a homecoming march from Afghanistan. An estimated 3,000 people cheered, clapped and shouted support as 150 uniformed officers and soldiers from A Company 4th Battalion paraded through
A LORRY driver who took a wrong turn caused chaos when his vehicle got stuck up a narrow street. The 44 tonne articulated lorry crashed into a wall outside a holiday cottage in the Rodwell area of Weymouth. Driver Bill Collard, who was transporting
IT WAS a day of mixed emotions for Karen Charman-Allen. She wore her late son Phil Allen’s medal on her chest and shed a tear in his memory, but she paid tribute to the way Dorchester turned out for the troops. Karen, who is raising money for the Rifles
A FATHER-of-one who died in a motorcycle accident had spoken out about bike safety prior to the crash. Tributes have been paid to 26-year-old Neil Dominic Carter, a packer from Charminster, who died in a crash on the A357 in North Dorset. Mr Carter
TUCKED away at the end of a winding lane is the imposing Moonfleet Manor overlooking Chesil Beach. When deciding where to go for a quick bite at lunchtime, we remembered seeing a sign at Chickerell Road for the hotel at Fleet – perfect at just a few
It seems the new traffic is going to be discussed a lot over the next few months; mostly I feel disgust at the whole issue! However, I feel compelled to write about the moaning of people who live along Lynch Road. That road has always been the thoroughfare
Cuttlefish is so under used in the UK. Our fishermen land tons of the stuff and we seem to be quite content eating frozen squid. Cuttlefish can be used in exactly the same way as squid, you can even deep fry it in batter or breadcrumbs if you wish
FOLLOWING sell-out success, critical acclaim and awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008 and 2009, and a recent West End run, Barbershopera are coming to Bridport Arts Centre tonight with their latest a cappella comedy musical – Barbershopera
WE ARE the elected borough councillors for Weymouth East, which includes the Chapelhay and Nothe areas. We would like to correct the impression given in an Echo article on June 12 that local councillors have said and done nothing about the current traffic
PLUCKY pensioner Herbert Hayes claims he has been left traumatised after saving a nurse from being attacked. He told how he came to the rescue as the nurse was being throttled by a patient on a ward at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. Now Mr
BYRON Bekker’s injury problems appear to be coming to an end and he could race in Sunday’s National League trip to the Scunthorpe Saints. But the Weymouth Weyline Wildcats’ number one will miss tomorrow’s clash with the Plymouth Devils as he continues
SCOTT Dixon is convinced manager Ian Hutchinson can build a strong squad for the new season after being impressed by the calibre of new signings the Weymouth boss is chasing. The 22-year-old left-sided player has become the third member of last season
Dorchester SECONDS 53 (1pt) lost to BERE REGIS 59-2 (19pts) by eight wickets A DISASTROUS display with the bat saw Dorchester Seconds slip to successive defeats in Dorset League Division Two. The county town side were sent packing for just
FORMER Easton United boss Chris Wilson has agreed to join Chickerell United’s management and coaching staff, club president Terry Hind has confirmed. The Chickens’ management structure is yet to be fully decided but Wilson, who led Easton
Portland RED TRIANGLE 259-2 (18pts) beat PARLEY SECONDS 201-7 (6pts) by 58 runs SIMON Proffitt powered Portland Red Triangle to back-to-back victories with an imperious century against Parley Seconds at Reforne. The in-form 16-year-old,
SOUTH DORSET GIANTS 34 SOUTH SOMERSET WARRIORS 22 GIANTS’ team manager Dave Allan described his side’s victory over near neighbours South Somerset as their best yet. The South West Regional Confer-ence encounter saw the hosts make a flying
AFTER four years of finishing runners-up in Ladies’ Division One, Diamonds finally got their hands on the title at the Weymouth & Portland Skittle League presentation night. Diamonds beat defending champions Wyke Orbits in the race for the title by just
WELLWORTHY returned to winning ways in emphatic style – earning maximum points at home to Wimborne. The opening rink of Barry Adams, Joe Wahnon, Ryan Stone, and skip Stuart Reed got off to steady start against Wimborne’s T Linley, J Welsh, J Garret and
THE town centre shopping development and council offices in Dorchester could go to a planning inquiry. Members of Dorchester Town Council’s planning and environment committee officially objected to the £60 million scheme at a special meeting. They made
