A RHINO horn cup, sold for more than £60,000 at Duke’s auctioneers in Dorchester. The cup is 5” wide and 2.75” high and made from fine rhinoceros horn. It was the top price of the day at the auctioneer’s sale of Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art. It
A POPULAR children’s project in Weymouth is in danger of closing due to a lack of volunteers. The Nothe Evacuee team has entertained thousands of schoolchildren over the years with its recreation of how life was like in the war years. The team, all
A garage owner has donated the first £1,000 to the appeal for a new digital mammogram machine at Dorset County Hospital. Alan Old’s donation came just minutes after the organisers launched the appeal in Dorchester on Friday with a grand aim
A BANK card cloning device has been found at a supermarket cashpoint. Asda staff called the police yesterday morning about the equipment at a cash machine at the supermarket in Newstead Road, Weymouth. It is not known how long the device was there and
A FORMER Weymouth publican who became a well-known face on the seafront has died. Tributes have been paid to Mike Hunt, 68, who died of heart failure in hospital following a battle with cancer. Family and friends said he was a quiet but well-liked man
A SERVICE which helped 30,103 Dorset teenagers last year to get vital careers advice is being cut by almost a third. The news comes in a week in which the county is bracing itself for dramatic cuts across all public services at Dorset County Council
ONCE again the Martinstown Players brightened up a dreary February weekend with a most entertaining pantomime, Little Red Riding Hood. The two evening and one matinee performances were a complete sell out. As a result some £1,500 has been contributed
Puddletown A FOND farewell was said to Benny, Mel, Iona and Zac at a service in St Mary’s church following Rev’d Benny Hazlehurst’s five and a half years as vicar of the benefice. The packed church had been decorated with balloons
THE Dorchester Town football club manager and three players have been barred from 14 pubs in the town. They have been ordered to stay away by the town’s Pubwatch landlords following a “fight” on the night of their Christmas bash. Team
A NEW supermarket is aiming to bring ‘competition, choice and 400 jobs’ to a new development site in Weymouth. Retail giant Sainbury’s is holding a two-day public consultation on Friday and Saturday to show their plans for a new 42,000sqft store at the
This is a fantastic dish to bake at home. Cheese, ‘Happy Eggs’ and fish are a delicious twist on a traditional fish pie. Just the thing on early spring days, served with a crunchy salad. Serves 4 Ingredients: 300g smoked haddock. 2 medium potatoes
Gerald Northover really has lost the plot ‘There’s a reason behind big move’ (Your Say, February 1). The principal reasons behind the objections to the new council building were not just about economics, or more accurately the lack of them. They were
My knowledge of Greek food is like my knowledge of Greek mythology – patchy. So when a friend and I tried out Ta Dyo Adelphia, there was nothing to compare our experience in Weymouth, with the crisp blue seas, skies and domed roofs of the Greek islands
A RAPE victim says she is shocked and angry at hearing sex attackers could one day come off the Sex Offenders Register. Those placed on the list for life will now be able to appeal to have their name removed after the Supreme Court ruled that being on
HAROLD Doonan’s consortium will begin their search for a new home for the Wildcats in the coming weeks. Attempts to secure a new lease for the Wessex Raceway were brought to an end last week when Wessex Delivery Partnership finally broke their silence
BEAMINSTER owner Bill Dupont was in double form with Trueflying-colours and Vintage Class at Milborne St Andrew’s rain-lashed South Dorset Hunt meet. The former belied a penultimate fence mistake to catch long-time Maiden leader Brook Native (Michael
PORTSMOUTH SMUGGLERS 62 WEYMOUTH COWBOYS 78 WEYMOUTH Cowboys made it three wins on the spin with victory at Portsmouth Grammar School. After a mixed start to the season, the youthful Cowboys are developing a strong chemistry and they made a lightning
CHRIS Flood has revealed that boss Ashley Vickers was a key factor in his decision to stay at the Avenue Stadium. The 21-year-old arrived on loan early last month and bagged two goals in five appearances, including the winner against Weston-super-Mare
