CHESIL Beach Centre is one step closer to securing funding for an expansion costing £1million. Proposals were given the go-ahead at a Weymouth and Portland Borough Council management committee meeting on Tuesday to help the centre pass its next hurdle
BUILDERS working on a major project in Weymouth have warned children to keep out of construction sites. Morgan Sindall, which is behind a £6.5million scheme to build a new fire station in Weymouth, has issued the plea. Area director Paul Gale, who lives
I READ in the Echo that the convoy of four police vehicles, plus motorcycle, we witnessed on Wednesday speeding through Chiswell were escorting an injured YOI inmate to the minor injuries unit on Portland. What was the big rush about? Surely if the
I AM a five-year-old female Jack Russell. I have a very sweet nature and I love people. I could live with a calm or older dog and with children over the age of eight. I am quite tiny. Margaret Green Animal Rescue: 0844 4778846
STUDENTS took on a coastal challenge in memory of their school friend Will Mackaness. Natasha Mann and Helena Pizzie walked from Lulworth Cove to Weymouth Pavilion and kayaked back to Preston ahead of what would have been Will’s 18th birthday today.
UP-AND-COMING hypnotist David Days begins his latest tour in Weymouth this month, having practised the art of hypnosis for more than two decades and becoming a master of the art. David will perform at series of theatres next year and is beginning with
A COUNCILLOR has blasted A £6.6million plan to base police officers on a cruise ship during the 2012 Olympic Sailing events as ‘an insult'. County councillor Tim Munro is calling for the millions of pounds expected to be invested in accommodation
THE Red Arrows WILL be at Weymouth Carnival. Event organisers breathed a sign of relief after the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic display team were given the green light to fly. The team had been grounded for over a week on orders of the Ministry of Defence
THE Timewalk will be axed from Brewers Quay amid plans to transform the building into an upmarket development. It was revealed that the tourist attraction would be replaced by an alternative wet weather attraction at a public exhibition about the development
FIXED speed cameras in Dorset may be switched off this autumn as spending cuts continue to take their toll on networks across the country. Bournemouth and Poole councils as well as Dorset county council have reduced their camera funding and Dorset Road
Address: Westwey Road, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Adam last worked in December 2009 as a chef and has also been a labourer, worked in retail and milked cows. Adam has several qualifications, including in English and maths. He
Address: Rockhampton Close, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Sherief last worked around a month ago as a cleaner at a holiday park. Prior to these roles he worked laying cables, as a labourer, a stone mason and a painter and decorator
Address: Courtlands Road, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Jeni’s last paid job was as a barmaid at two pubs in Bridport five years ago and has also worked as a retail assistant at Weymouth’s Early Learning Centre. She has a BTec national
Address: St Martins Close, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: James was recently studying an undergraduate degree course in English but is now looking for work. He has past experience working as a cleaner via agencies in Dorchester. He
THIS weekend looks set to be a busy one for the county town. Tomorrow sees the first Antelope Summer Fayre take place in Antelope Walk to raise funds for Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. Between 9am and 5pm, the atmospheric walkway will be full of street
It is with sadness that I have read and heard local residents applaud the proposed change of use of Brewers Quay. I believe that the loss of the only free, indoor attraction will affect Weymouth's prosperity in the long run. Brewers Quay is on the
TRANSPORT package bosses have admitted there is congestion but said the situation is being constantly monitored. Weymouth Transport Package project manager Matthew Piles said: “We recognise that there are places on the network where there is
BUSINESSES and residents in Weymouth today warned that roadworks are driving away trade as the town grinds to a standstill. Some claim takings are down by around £500 a day because visitors are put off by long queues of traffic as work continues on the
Am I alone in thinking Southill is inundated with these airborne rats called seagulls? Their screeching commences at around 5am and continues throughout the day and evening. I am aware you cannot shoot them, though goodness knows I am tempted
DAGENHAM & Redbridge target Steve Devlin will start the new season at Dorchester Town. Magpies’ boss Ashley Vickers revealed the news to Echosport yesterday after the midfielder’s four-day trial at the Npower League One club came to an end. The Daggers
WEYMOUTH Weyline Wildcats are gearing up for a crunch National League basement battle against the King’s Lynn Young Stars tonight (7.15pm). The Radipole Lane outfit have been anchored to the foot of the standings all season but a third successive victory
ANDY Mead could make a remarkable recovery in time to face Wimborne & Colehill tomorrow (1.30pm). The Dorchester paceman sustained a hand injury while batting in last week’s disastrous defeat to Poole Town – a result which all but ended the county
EXCITED Trevor Senior is relishing the arrival of the new campaign – but has warned his players not to squander their excellent pre-season form. Bridport have remained unbeaten throughout their summer programme and the manner of their performances has
WEYMOUTH will be without frontline bowler Dan Hutchens for at least a fortnight due to an ankle problem. The talented paceman suffered the injury in last Saturday’s shock defeat against basement boys Marnhull and will be replaced at Redlands tomorrow
EIGHT teenagers have been arrested in connection with a break-in at the Sea Life Park in Weymouth. The group of youths, all aged between 13 and 16, were spotted leaving the marine life attraction in Lodmoor on Wednesday night. This is the third recent
WORLD windsurfing champion Nick Dempsey is determined to compete at Sail for Gold despite suffering a back injury that left him housebound for three days. The Athens Olympic bronze medallist, who lives in Wyke Regis, Weymouth has been undergoing intensive
FISHERMEN from Portland became embroiled in a mid-Channel clash with a French crew in a conflict over fishing rights. Crew on the Sparkling Line, which sails out of Weymouth, said they came under attack in international waters about 22 miles
