I HAD so much fun at Brackenbury Infant School on Portland when I was invited to take part in their sports day, the first one I have been to this year. I couldn’t help wishing I was a speedy cheetah rather than a lion as I struggled to keep up with the
Buckland Newton AN OPPORTUNITY as come up to create a record, in map form, of all the historic and modern information that exists of the parish. Grant funding has been made available and the Parish Council is now looking for someone willing to undertake
BIKERS will be riding out on Fathers’ Day in memory of loved ones they have lost. The ’71 Motorcycle Club will be setting out from Dorchester on a 100-mile ride in memory of members Paul Riley, Graham Makepeace and Peter Balistrari – three friends who
A MUM has called for a ban on playground ‘bundling’ after her daughter suffered a broken collar bone. The prank, in which children pile on top of each other, turned horribly wrong in a playing field at Wey Valley School when Jodie Lane fractured her
A DRIVER who caused a motorcyclist’s death on a rural Dorset road has been spared jail. David Rose, aged 75, of Woodbury Court, Bere Regis, was sentenced to 100 hours’ unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to causing
A MOTHER has issued a heart-felt plea for a witness to a collision that left her nine-year-old son with a broken leg to come forward. Sporty youngster Henry Brydon has been left with potentially life-changing injuries following the incident in Dorchester
THIS British comedy caper is a real romp on the big screen, and one you simply cannot help getting swept away with. Bill Nighy stars as Victor Maynard, a meticulous, lethally efficient, middle-aged and unmarried assassin, considered to be the best, having
ANGRY residents have hit out at the council over claims their flats were ‘better off demolished’. Plans had been proposed to extend Alexandra Court on Alexandra Road, Weymouth, but they were thrown out. The building already has 22 flats and plans were
HAS the council really given the okay to another supermarket, on the New Look site? It will be next door to Morrisons (how mean) and not far from the ex-Somerfield if there is going to be a road from Littlemoor. Why not give us something we might want
ONE of the highlights of the early summer is the gorgeous spectacle of Cerne Abbas Open Gardens. This year, up to 25 households will be inviting the public in to tour their beds and borders, ponds, patios and pathways tomorrow and Sunday.
Unlike his famous screen alter-ego Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint is very much the epitome of laid-back cool. Dressed in a rumpled T-shirt printed with Mozart’s face, Acne jeans and Converses, he grins as he shakes my hand, then ruffles his fingers through
Address: Clivia Close, Littlemoor Qualifications and experience: Charlene last worked in a night club cloakroom in Dorchester before having to go on maternity leave. She had worked in the role since leaving school aged 16. She currently volunteers
Address: Woolcombe Road, Portland Qualifications and experience: Dean last worked in a Subway sandwich shop in Oxford in December 2008 before relocating to Dorset. He has also previously worked in a DIY store and in a hotel bar. He has four GCSEs
MAY I thank everyone who attended and bought raffle tickets at the 1940s Big Band Dance in the Pavilion Ocean Room on Sunday. The amount raised for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) was £270. Also, a very big thank-you
Address: Kent, but soon relocating to Wakeham, Portland Qualifications and experience: Paul was a corporal in the Royal Corps of Transport and worked as a diesel recovery mechanic. Since leaving the army he returned to college to gain City
ON Sunday, as I have done for many years, I watched the veterans parade. What a fine turn out, cadets and all. What happened to the public address system? At one time you could hear the service. No one warned people of large vehicles coming and before
Robert Gould, leader of West Dorset District Council (WDDC) says in his reply to my recent letter that the Charles Street development is not ‘wholly dependant on the (new WDDC) offices’. So I presume this Dorchester development could go ahead without
A RECORD number of Weymouth boats are preparing to compete in the Round the Island Race. This year, 15 yachts from the resort will be among some 16,000 sailors set to tackle the famous 50 nautical mile course around the Isle of Wight tomorrow. With
REGARDING Shirley Hansford’s understandable concern over the state of Weymouth facilities ‘Improve town to impress visitors’ (You Say, June 12). Can I reassure her that the resort’s toilets will be magically improved by 2012. Whether the same attention
WEYMOUTH’S Paul Goodison narrowly missed out on taking a sixth straight European crown at the Laser European Championships. The Laser Standard sailor claimed silver at the event in Tallinn, Estonia after going into the final day’s racing in the bronze
DELIGHTED students from Dorchester took to the stage with Carol Vorderman after winning a top award. They were presented with a Sustainable Schools Award for the work of the Thomas Hardye School’s Student Voice group. Former Countdown
WEYMOUTH Weyline Wildcats are hunting another guest to take over Byron Bekker’s number one spot at the Plymouth Devils tonight (7.30pm) after original replacement Mark Jones broke his wrist on the Isle of Wight. The injury-hit Cats were already without
TRIBUTES have poured in for a popular musician who has lost his brave battle with throat cancer. Dad-of-two Steve Charles, from Dorchester, died peacefully at the age of 56 in the Joseph Weld Hospice after fighting the disease for three years
KIERON Womble has received a massive vote of confidence from second team skipper John Ryan after being promoted to the first XI for tomorrow’s Dorset Premier League clash at Stalbridge (1.30pm). Paul Payne has called up the 18-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman
DORCHESTER welcome back Rob Waite and Andy Mead for tomorrow’s trip to Ferndown Wayfarers (1.30pm). The county town side are without top order batsman Dave Maslen but the blow of losing him to unavailability is somewhat softened by the return of two
JAMES Coutts hopes that Dorchester Town will be the fittest team in next season’s Blue Square Bet South. With pre-season training set to commence in three weeks’ time, Coutts is looking forward to a return to action. However, he readily admits he is
JO Malcolm and her charge Rasslan teamed up to great effect in the annual Endurance Southern Championships, winning it for the fourth time. The 28-year-old represented Wessex at the event and was able to celebrate further joy with her team-mates after
THE Royal Navy will be sending the Type 23 frigate HMS Kent for the duration of a marine exhibition on Portland. The ship will be berthed in Portland Port on July 3 and 4 and will only be open to MarineEx visitors. Due to current circumstances, a courtesy
THE PRINCESS and her attendants have been chosen for this year’s Puddletown Carnival. Ten-year-old Lucy Mein will take centre stage on the village’s big day on July 10 and will be assisted by Lilly Lamb, eight, and Sian Ferneyhough, 12. Ollie Fariman
