ONE of the youths who ransacked a Bridport church has written a letter of apology. The repentant youngster wrote to the congregation at St Mary’s in South Street expressing remorse for the raid. The move came after The Dorset Echo’s
A TINNITUS sufferer is appealing for fellow sufferers who are interested in forming a new support group to come forward. Michael Irvine, 62, would like to speak to anyone who lives with the hearing condition which causes a ringing sound in the ear.
AUTHOR Robert Muchamore dropped into the county town to share the joys of reading with pupils from Dorchester Middle School. The writer, renowned for his CHERUB and Henderson’s Boys series, kept 300 youngsters from Years Seven and Eight entertained
RESIDENTS living near Lidl in St Andrew’s Road, Bridport are fighting plans for the new store’s illuminated signs. A delegation spoke to Bridport Town councillors at their recent planning meeting saying the lights would be ‘large and orange and unacceptable
Brothers Victor and Henry Mears have been convicted of their roles in misleading thousands of customers into visiting a Lapland-style theme park by a jury at Bristol Crown Court. Jurors found them guilty of five charges of engaging in a commercial
IT’S NEEDLES at the ready for a campaign to knit a float for Weymouth carnival. The community knitting and crochet project is called Blooming Marvellous and organisers are hoping hundreds of people across Dorset will get involved. The project is part
I AM a 15-week-old labrador collie cross. I’m a very sweet boy who is excellent with other dogs and I need an active family home that can give me plenty of love and exercise. Rushton Dog Rescue: 0844 4778844
TRADERS are fighting back in the style of colourful comic-book characters to save the town centre shopping experience. A group of 53 traders have launched a Hunt the Hero shop window competition that will culminate in a big half-term superhero
FOUR illegal immigrants have been arrested after a night-time raid at two Chinese takeaways and an Indian restaurant in Weymouth. The raids came as part of a blitz by the UK Border Agency which is attempting to stamp out illegal working in
A SITE off the Dorset coast has been chosen for a massive wind farm. It has been estimated that the £1billion wind farm could create up to 2,300 jobs with 300 new posts on Portland if the plans go ahead. Portland is one of the ports being looked at
Address: Maiden Street, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Oliver last worked in PCB production making electronics on the Granby Industrial Estate in Weymouth. He has a Btech qualification in media from Weymouth College and GCSEs in maths and
Address: Chelmsford Street, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Andrew last worked for YYS International on Portland where he completed a warehouse and distribution apprenticeship lasting over a year. He has a level two accountancy qualification
Address: Buxton Road, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Samantha spent two seasons working for Haven Holiday Park at the Seaview and Weymouth Bay sites. Her last role was as a bar supervisor at the park and she has also worked
Ignorance is disappointing. I have read with interest, all the recent letters slamming the county council for the well-publicised proposed cuts to services. However, as yet, I have not seen anyone offer a credible alternative to the
HOPE has been offered to Dorset’s 20 under-threat libraries after councillors decided to look at ways of making £800,000 of savings elsewhere. They voted for a resolution to consider ideas proposed by campaign group Ad Lib that could keep all 20 libraries
DORSET County Council has agreed to make £31million worth of savings despite a last-ditch attempt to save services. The council approved the budget for the coming financial year which will see huge cuts to public services after leader Angus Campbell
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight on after councillors voted to continue a consultation process that will decide whether to keep school crossing guards in Dorset. They were told that that a Policy Development Panel (PDP) will be set up to investigate ways
DORCHESTER are determined to put a turbulent week behind them with victory over Bromley at the Avenue Stadium. The last seven days have seen striker Rico Wilson jailed for seven months for a string of offences and three players, plus boss Ashley Vickers
WEYMOUTH Reserves and Portland United will vie for a place in the last four of the Magna Dorset Premier League Cup tomorrow (1.30pm). The local rivals are set to face-off at the Bob Lucas Stadium in a quarter-final tie, with the winners meeting either
GEORGE Rolls has warned that “unrealistic demands” will have to be dropped if next Thursday’s showdown with key figures at the club is to herald a way forward. The outspoken chairman will come face to face with many of his detractors at the
EMERGING talent Dan Peart is pushing for a regular starting place, according to Bridport manager Trevor Senior. The former Dorchester Town Under-18s’ star has caught Senior’s eye with his committed attitude and has become an increasingly integral member
DORCHESTER will be out to protect their perfect record at Coburg Road when third-placed Corsham come to town. The county town outfit are yet to be defeated on home turf and could overtake their opponents with victory in tomorrow’s Southern Counties South
CHICKERELL United manager Maurice Welch will be without Liam Beades for tomorrow’s visit of high-flying Holt United (2pm). Sharpshooter Beades celebrated his return to the Chickens from Magna Dorset Premier League neighbours Portland United with a double
Hampshire League Division Three US PORTSMOUTH 2 WEYMOUTH 2 PATRICK May scored twice but table-topping Weymouth were held to a draw by US Portsmouth in a compelling Hampshire League Division Three encounter. The Seasiders struggled to adapt
STEVE Alcock will be asking for more of the same from his Weymouth Sports side tomorrow when they travel to Gillingham Town Reserves (2pm). Five consecutive victories have seen Sports rise to second in the Dorset Senior League and the club’
UPWEY will be out to end a run of four successive defeats when they travel to Kingston Lacy in the Dorset Senior League tomorrow (2pm). But they will certainly have their work cut out at Pamphill Village Green where the fourth-placed hosts have so far
IT’S BEEN one of the hardest decisions of my life but last week I decided to call time on my sailing career after an amazing 12 years. At the start of this campaign I knew what needed to be done and I knew it would be hard but achievable with a new
