WEYMOUTH 2 McKechnie 42, Rousell 75 Dorchester 6 Flood 7, 33, 89, Connolly 15, Devlin pen 20, Coutts 27 DORCHESTER Town lifted the Dorset Senior Cup for the 11th time after breezing past a makeshift Weymouth side. The Bob Lucas Stadium
A DORCHESTER man will be running 64 miles in one day for charity in memory of his mother who sadly passed away this year. Nick Smart, 28, lost his mum who suffered with leukaemia in January after she caught swine flu and couldn’t fight off the virus.
A GROUP of young people have been praised for the work they have been carrying out across Weymouth. The Groundwork team has impressed with the high standard of winter maintenance work they are carrying out in Sandsfoot Gardens, Nothe Gardens and on the
A PAIR of heavy horses will be pulling a new type of café on to Powerstock Common near Bridport at 2pm on Sunday. Bonnie and Alfie will draw the Energy Café on to the common, leading a procession of people wearing headgear inspired by alternative energy
Vital Statistics Name: Paul Goodison Date of birth: 29 November 1977 Star sign: Sagittarius Place of birth: Sheffield Current hometown: Weymouth Nickname: Goody First boat sailed and where? National
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Ed Wright Date of birth: 13 October 1977 Star sign: Libra Place of birth: Nottingham Current hometown: Bournemouth Nickname: Ed, the Duck! First boat you sailed and where? 505 Burton SC Who got you into
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Giles Scott Date of birth: 23 June 1987 Star sign: Cancer Place of birth: Huntingdon Current hometown: Weymouth Nickname: n/a First boat you sailed and where? An Optimist at Grafham Water, with the lady instructor
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Ben Ainslie Date of birth: 05 February 1977 Star sign: Aquarius Place of birth: Macclesfield, UK Weymouth links: Lived in Coombe Valley Road, Weymouth, while preparing for the 1996 Olympics. Current hometown:
A FUNDRAISER held for Dorset County Hospital’s Digital Mammography appeal was opened by two residents appearing as the Queen and Prince Philip. Hundreds of pounds was raised from the Magna Housing Association-organised event where residents at Acland
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Ali Young Date of birth: 29 May 1987 Star sign: Gemini Place of birth: Wolverhampton Current hometown: Portland Nickname: Bongo First boat you sailed and where? GP14 at Trimpley Sailing
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Charlotte Dobson Date of birth: 05 June 1986 Star sign: Gemini Place of birth: Glasgow Current hometown: Weymouth Nickname: Dobbo First boat sailed and where? Loch Lomond, in
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Stuart Bithell Date of birth: 28 August 1986 Star sign: Virgo Place of birth: Manchester Current hometown: Portland Nickname: n/a First boat you sailed and where? Crewing for
YOUNG people who enjoy cinema can take part in a film review competition as part of the From Page To Screen festival taking place in Bridport this week. Anyone under 18 can review any of the films they see during the event and have their review
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Luke Patience Date of birth: 04 August 1986 Star sign: Leo Place of birth: Aberdeen Current hometown: Portland Nickname: LP First boat sailed and where? An Optimish in Rhu Marina
Crafty demo at railway station makes a point A RAILWAY station became the unusual setting for a sewing session when protesters staged a ‘stitch-in’ against train fare increases. Dorset ‘craftivists’ – activists who protest using scissors, thread and
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Katrina Hughes Date of birth: 03 November 1989 Star sign: Scorpio Place of birth: Leigh-on-sea, Essex Current hometown: Portland Nickname: Kat First boat sailed and where? Optimist, in Burnham on Crouch Who got you
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has been immortalised in a new portrait. The Oscar-winning writer and actor, who lives at West Stafford near Dorchester and whose next production is a mini-series based on the Titanic disaster, was painted by Daphne
At a well attended meeting of the Sutton Poyntz History Society in the Mission Hall, Chairman Bill Egerton welcomed everyone and gave an account of the work taking place. Pat Bellis and Pat Bugler are investigating the background of key buildings
In January 2010 the Purbeck ward was closed after a small outbreak of the virus and, shortly after it re-opened, the Abbotsbury ward was also closed due to an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. In 2009 the hospital experienced a number
THE number of patients struck by the Norovirus bug at Dorset County Hospital has more than doubled. Two wards were closed to new admissions following the outbreak at the hospital last month, with fewer than 10 patients thought to be affected
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Chris Draper Date of birth: 20 March 1978 Star sign: Pisces Place of birth: Sheffield Current hometown: Corfe Mullen Nickname: Mole or Chips First boat sailed and where? Hobie
A WDDC spokesman said the leaflet was originally published in March 2010. He added: “It is clear from letters received by the council and those published in local newspapers that many local people still have questions about the move. “The latest version
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Andrew Simpson Date of birth: 07 December 1976 Star sign: Sagittarius Place of birth: Chertsey Current hometown: Sherborne Nickname: Bart First boat sailed and where? Sea fly
COUNCIL chiefs have come under fire for spending money on publishing a leaflet that updates residents about a controversial multimillion pound office move. The 2,000 leaflets, published at a cost of £371, tell residents what the Charles Street
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Kate Macgregor Date of birth: 12 January 1991 Star sign: Capricorn Place of birth: Poole, Dorset Current hometown: Poole Nickname: Mini Mac First boat sailed and where? Oppy in
BIN bags were delivered by council workers rather than being collected as part of a trial going on in Weymouth. New anti-seagull bags are being distributed around the Park District in a bid to stop the winged scavengers tearing open rubbish sacks. Weymouth
A MAN is standing trial over allegations that he raped two teenagers in Weymouth. Richard Peter Sturmey, aged 20, denies three charges of rape as well as one of attempted rape and two counts of assault by penetration. In his opening address at Sturmey
FORMER staff are furious after being laid off by a new supermarket just weeks after it opened. A total of 15 workers were told they were being let go from the Tesco store on Portland. Some said they had turned down other jobs for the
DORCHESTER has just experienced its driest March for 21 years. Weatherman John Oliver said the county town hadn’t witnessed a drier March since 1990. He said that despite a cold first week of the month, temperatures then began to climb. The warmest
DORSET’S largest annual community clear-up takes place this coming weekend and organisers are hoping families, locals and tourists will turn out and give a hand. The Great Dorset Beach Clean, which is now in its 23rd year, removes hundreds of tonnes
As the days lengthen and the weather warms, the Dorset coast is rapidly pulling itself out from its winter torpor. Spring activity abounds everywhere and, as the supply of food becomes more plentiful, the breeding season begins. This is perhaps most
Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24, 9.30 am-4.30 pm The Big Wild Stock take at Radipole and Arne. The stock take takes place at our Radipole Lake reserve on Saturday and at our Arne reserve on Sunday. So drop in to either/both reserves on the correct
ANOTHER class performer is making her way to Bridport to promote her latest album. Irish-born folk singer Heidi Talbot is heading to the town later this month in the company of her musician husband John McCusker and long-time collaborator Ian Carr. The
DRAGONFLIES are making an early appearance this spring, with the first being spotted on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Troublefield reserve on April 6. They are among the largest and most charismatic insects alive today, whose size, behaviour and bright
A GOLDEN egg treasure hunt, a chick chase and a fantasy themed tea party will be just some of the Easter events taking place on Portland. The island’s museum is holding a family fun day on Tuesday, April 19 between 10.30am and 4.30pm. Children will
A MAN has appeared in court charged with murder following a stabbing in Dorset. Mark William Haylock, 49, of no fixed abode, spoke only to confirm his details at Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court yesterday. The court was told that he stood
A PROJECT to build an extinct species memorial on Portland takes a major step forward this week as the designs for the monument are put on public display. The Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory (MEMO) will be a circular stone monument dedicated
WEYMOUTH will be forced into making wholesale changes for tonight’s Dorset Senior Cup final with arch-rivals Dorchester Town (7.45pm). The Terras could be without as many as 10 of the men who played in Saturday’s crucial 4-0 win at survival
Portland UTD 2 WESTLAND SPTS 2 STUART Heath heaped praise on his Portland United side despite seeing them concede a late leveller against 10-man Westland Sports. The Blues looked odds on to prevail in this crucial clash against one of
ASHLEY Vickers expressed his sadness at losing loan keeper Dan Thomas, but then consoled himself with the ability to call on a more than adequate replacement. Thomas was yesterday recalled by parent club AFC Bournemouth after the League One Cherries
BOSS Trevor Senior has urged his Bridport side not to let their momentum slip ahead of this evening’s visit to Portishead Town (7.30pm). The second-placed Bees boosted their promotion hopes on Saturday when they beat Melksham Town, which stretched
What a cowardly person the writer of the ‘Not Fair On Others’ letter (Echo, March 31) must be. This wimpish whinger writes to attack the actions of two local businessmen, the Deadman brothers, but hasn’t the backbone to append his or her name to their
It’s us – we just don’t understand the super-efficient, high-tech systems that have been installed for our benefit ! On Saturday, March 19, at about 1.15pm I was stopped by a red light at the now notorious Boot Hill junction going north towards the Asda
Today for the first time I used the roundabout to cross from the DHSS to the municipal offices. Somewhat of a long-winded affair. The question I asked, is how do blind and partially-sighted pedestrians navigate their way around the crossings? As
BRIDPORT RES 4 CRANBORNE 1 BRIDPORT Reserves made it a hat-trick of Magna Dorset Premier League victories with a routine defeat of lowly Cranborne. The in-form Bees, who have won five of their last seven matches, have climbed to ninth position
SALISBURY 50 Dorchester 0 DORCHESTER were unable to halt the Salisbury juggernaut as the newly-crowned Southern Counties South champions bagged another comfortable win. Injury and unavailability meant that the county town outfit travelled
KINGSTON Maurward is celebrating after its first team claimed the British Colleges’ South West Men’s Performance North League title with a 6-1 win over City of Bristol Academy. The talented side have only been beaten once this year and have achieved
WEYMOUTH 11 IVEL BARBARIANS 5 WEYMOUTH enhanced their hopes of finishing as runners-up for the second successive season after disposing of fifth-placed Ivel Barbarians. A “disastrous start”, in which one member of the starting XV was late
I have never met the Deadman brothers, but do know that as part of their contract they have to take down and remove both their kiosks in the autumn. So, the grotty two in place at the moment is nothing to do with them. Their plans to erect new buildings
Why, oh why, can these people not actually admit that they are at fault for this awful calamity and not shift blame to the drivers for our lack of understanding of the Highway Code. I for one have driven all over the country (and abroad) on some of
Now that the pedestrian lights on Westwey Road by the harbour junction have been revamped, I find it hard to believe that they only partially cater for blind people. There are raised pattern paving slabs for blind people to locate where they are standing
THE KNITTERS of the Melbury Group are to hold a ‘Hug a Baby’ coffee morning in Melbury Osmond Village Hall on Easter Monday, April 25 between 10.30am and 12.30pm. There will be plants, cakes, gifts, bring and buy and a raffle. Please come
