IAN Hutchinson has pulled off a transfer coup by enticing defender Ben Gerring to the Bob Lucas Stadium. The Terras’ boss initially thought he had lost out on the ex-Plymouth Argyle man after Forest Green Rovers had invited to him a trial just over a
HUNDREDS of student and trainee teachers celebrated their graduation after spending the past year training in schools across Dorset More than 120 people donned black gowns and mortarboard hats to receive recognition for their achievements at the annual
PLANS to revamp the education system in Purbeck have been passed by Dorset County Council’s full council. Councillors passed a proposal put forward from the authority’s cabinet meeting to proceed with plans to change the Purbeck system from three-tier
WELCOME, bienvenue, wilkommen. Weymouth Carnival is set to take on a distinctly international feel this year as organisers search for more ways to make it appeal to a global audience. An international food village is planned for the raised cargo landing
RADIPOLE Brownies and Guides are set to help and provide entertainment at the forthcoming Garden Fete at Avon Lea Nursing Home, Dorchester Road on Saturday, August 14, starting at 2pm. There will be cream teas, various stalls, and manager, David Vincent
A FAMILY festival came together ‘at the last minute’ thanks to community support and attracted 200 revellers and performers. Organiser Sally Meadows declared the inaugural Global Heart Gathering a success after they overcame a ‘crisis’ in the
IF bugs are your bag then take the kids to a mini-beast safari at the RSPB’s Weymouth Wetlands nature reserve tomorrow. With a pond-dipping session in the morning followed by a spot of tree-beating, you are sure to find all manner of wildlife that creeps
A FAMILY left at ‘breaking point’ as incomplete road works left them without sleep will be able to rest easy thanks to help from the Echo. Water company Wessex Water had dug two trenches outside the family home on West Farm Lane in Lower Bincombe, as
THE international founder of refuges for battered women and children is coming to Weymouth in support of the town’s ‘lifeline’ for domestic violence victims. Erin Pizzey, who founded the women’s refuge movement in 1971, is lending her support to the
THERE are many ways of spending the summer. For Pete Hillier, for example, the season will involve travelling the length and breadth of the country in a van shared with a kangaroo and a monkey. Pete is also known as Boogie Pete, star of the Bafta award-winning
‘OUR island is like a Hammer horror film’, opines C Taylor regarding a lack of an adequate police response on the island of Portland (You Say, July 20). Almost everyone will obviously sympathise with what appears to be nothing more than a total lack
A VETERAN cyclist who died in a tragic crash during a time trial inspired others through his achievements, his friends said. Weymouth pensioner Peter Tindley, 76, died after he struck a broken-down car while competing in a 50-mile race yesterday
DORSET'S bid to win the Minor Counties Championship title was held up yesterday when no play was possible on the opening day of their game against Cornwall at St Austell. Drizzly rain fell steadily over the ground for most of the day, leaving the players
STEVE Devlin will complete a remarkable climb up the football ladder if his trial at Dagenham & Redbridge proves successful. The Dorchester Town midfielder caught the eye of the League One side’s hierarchy when he netted a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw
DORCHESTER Town were simply outclassed in a five-star show from League One outfit AFC Bournemouth. The Cherries, despite not fielding their strongest line-up, were just too good for their Blue Square Bet South hosts and ran out 5-0 winners at the Avenue
SAM Charles celebrated his new one-year deal at the Terras by firing home a first-half hat-trick against Longwell Green Sports at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday. Jules Emati-Emati also found the target in the 4-0 win but boss Ian Hutchinson
THE crowds enjoyed three days of sun, music and family fun at this year’s Camp Bestival. The sold-out third annual event at The Lulworth Estate saw 30,000 flock to Dorset for a host of musical acts. The music on offer involved 80s artists Marc Almond
POOLE TOWN 164 (18pts) beat Dorchester 61 (5pts) by 103 runs DORCHESTER skipper Martyn Richards has conceded defeat in the Dorset Premier League title race following Saturday’s crushing defeat at the hands of championship rivals Poole Town.
MARNHULL 253 (20pts) beat WEYMOUTH 163 (8pts) by 90 runs WEYMOUTH’S rollercoaster season in the Dorset Premier League suffered another big dip on Saturday in a shock defeat at basement boys Marnhull. After the previous week’s sensational
BRIDPORT 7 TROWBRIDGE 0 SEVEN-UP Bridport signed off an encouraging pre-season campaign on Saturday with a ruthless demolition of Trowbridge Town. In stark contrast to last year, the Bees have remained unbeaten during their six warm-up matches
FIVE people were ‘lucky to be alive’ after surviving a three-car pile up near Dorchester. A father and his two daughters were among the casualties in the high-speed crash on the A35 outside The Friary Press, close to the Monkeys Jump roundabout. Two
