ON-LOAN striker Matthew Wright netted a hat-trick as Weymouth charged into the semi-finals of the Dorset Senior Cup with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Hamwor-thy United in tricky conditions at the County Ground. Warren Byerley also found the
NEARLY 700 people have signed up for a charity walk along the Weymouth Relief Road. They will gain a sneak preview of the northern section of the £87million route in the six kilometre trek for Weldmar on Sunday December 5. It will start at 11am from
A GROUP of women are on the hunt for a willing man to be auctioned off for charity. The feisty fundraisers want to spice up their silent auction by enticing a man to donate his skills to a worthy cause. The Weymouth Moose Ladies group hope that a generous
GREAT writers Thomas Hardy, William Barnes and John Fowles are on the move. Their works are among a 5,000-strong collection being transferred from Dorchester Library to the Dorset History Centre. The catalogue includes rare and valuable works by such
A WOMAN has told of her terror after a horse mistook her Christmas-themed hat for a bush and kicked her to the ground trying to eat it. Eileen Samme, of Cerne Abbas, required hospital treatment following the incident in a field believed to be owned by
DORCHESTER will turn into a Winter Wonderland during this year’s Christmas Cracker. The streets and shop windows will glisten and sparkle with the theme of ‘A White Christmas’. Organisers have said the annual festive extravaganza, taking place tomorrow
PROUD Portland parents have welcomed their first baby into the world. Claire and Nathan Westwood welcomed baby Giles James, who was born at Dorset County Hospital on November 8, weighting 5lb and 14oz. Claire, 38, who works in the exams department at
LOVE has blossomed for two old friends from Poundbury. Sharron Louise Andrews, 42, married her partner of seven years, Roy Christopher Butcher, also 42, in a ceremony at the United Church in South Street, Dorchester, before heading to Brownsword Hall
THE life of a woman who nursed back to health two heroines of the resistance has been remembered. Dora Thornburn, who died on November 4 aged 90, was an elite member of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service during the Second World
A paramedic who put an expectant mother and her unborn baby at risk by failing to take her to hospital has been found guilty of misconduct. Ian Radford waited 11 minutes for a second back-up ambulance to arrive as the drama unfolded. The paramedic
DORCHESTER Town's Dorset Senior Cup tie with Poole Borough has been called off. The quarter-final clash was due to take place tonight but the Avenue Stadium pitch remains frozen, forcing a second consecutive postponement after Saturday's visit
A CHILDREN’S charity in Weymouth is facing the axe after council bosses said they were ending its £80,000-a-year funding. Shocked staff at the Waves Project, based in the town centre, have been told their contract will not be renewed when it expires
DIVERSIFICATION is the buzzword in modern agriculture, at a time when farmers are fighting to survive the current economic climate. Holiday lets, farm shops and environmental schemes are just some of the ways in which farmers are trying to beat the recession
BILL Forster has been in touch asking for help in tracing the family of a Blandford man who lost his life while saving that of another. Charley Stocker from Blandford was 46 years old when his ship, HMS Hecla, was torpedoed on Armistice Day 1942 off
PORTLAND Museum will be hosting a fortnight of Victorian nostalgia from the starting tomorrow. Visitors will discover how Christmas was celebrated in the Victorian era and be able to take part in an array of activities and events throughout the fortnight
I CAN well believe that we have one in three homes without someone in work ‘Jobs Shock’ (Echo, Nov 26). The situation will only get worse with cuts and austerity measures. I know people who do not have a job, who spend a lot of effort and time in trying
CROWDS of people with Upwey and Broadwey connections turned up at the recent Local History Exhibition at the Memorial Hall. As before, Sue Virgin displayed her superb collection of memorabilia – newspaper cuttings, school photos, home and business documents
ANIMAL lovers have re-homed seven puppies and their mum after an appeal in the Echo. Staff at a Margaret Green Animal Rescue centre issued a plea for help after pregnant staffordshire bull terrier Annabelle was brought in starving, frightened and freezing
STEVE Devlin has penned a one-year extension to his current Dorchester Town contract. The midfielder has proved a major hit at the Avenue Stadium since arriving 13 months ago from Magna Dorset Premier League side Holt United – climbing five rungs on
IAN Hutchinson has received a welcome boost with the news that Ben Gerring will be available to face Banbury United this Saturday. The Terras had feared that the towering centre-back would be sidelined for the Zamaretto Premier Division clash
TREVOR Senior will be hoping the return of leading scorer Ryan Dovell will help boost Bridport’s hopes of causing a major upset at Wimborne Town tonight (7.45pm). The Bees enter the Dorset Senior Cup tie on the back of three successive defeats in all
PORTLAND UNITED RESERVES 1 WEYMOUTH SPORTS STEVE Alcock insisted “the better team won” after Portland United Reserves halted his side’s recent upturn in fortunes in the Dorset Senior League with a fine performance at Grove Corner. Weymouth Sports entered
CHARLIE Pitt-Ford has been selected for the Cambridge squad that will face Oxford in the Xchanging Boat Race next March. The Sturminster Newton rower, 25, who represented GB at the World University Rowing Championships earlier this year, is a PhD Engineering
FIXED speed cameras are here to stay in Dorset, with law-breaking motorists running a daily risk of being captured on film at 20 ‘active’ sites across the county. The revelation comes after a leading transport academic warned that switching off cameras
