It’s time to dust off the holiday snaps or get clicking to enter the Island of Portland Heritage Trust's Annual Photographic Competition. The Open Print competition has plenty of categories and sections for juniors and novices as well as more experienced
SHOPPERS in Dorch-ester have been singing the praises of their local area. Volunteers hit the streets of the county town to ask people if they loved where they lived. The team from the CPRE (Campaign for the Protection of Rural England) and the Dorchester
A TOTAL of 320 jobs would be created with the opening of a new supermarket in a Dorset town. Property Development Partnerships Ltd (PDPL) wants to build an Asda superstore at Kites Corner alongside Glenmore Business Park on the northern edge of Blandford
INTREPID Portlanders showed that community spirit prevailed against ‘lousy’ weather. The Red Triangle Cricket Club’s annual fete was hailed a ‘very successful day’ despite the poor conditions. Around 100 people braved the damp at the WindowMan Oval
ANTIQUE collectors across Dorset will be showing off their treasures on prime time television this weekend. Cameras descended on Lulworth Castle in June for the popular BBC programme Antiques Roadshow. Viewers will be able to see what local treasures
SHOPPERS in Dorch-ester have been singing the praises of their local area. Volunteers hit the streets of the county town to ask people if they loved where they lived. The team from the CPRE (Campaign for the Protection of Rural England) and the Dorchester
A MUM and dad have hit out at motorbike thieves for ‘breaking a little boy’s heart.’ Stacey Notley and Paul Andrew of Weymouth say their three-year-old son Tyler Andrew has been crying every day since his motorbike – a birthday gift – was taken by thieves
TRIBUTES have been paid to a dedicated Dorset youth worker who died while leading youngsters on a mountain hike. Experienced mountaineer Terry Vine, from Bere Regis, collapsed near the top of Corn Du, the second biggest mountain in Wales, on
SHANTY Theatre Company returns to Dorset this weekend with The Salty Socks of Dunkirk. This is a wonderfully warm family tale about life in a rural community in the run-up to Dunkirk, and one boy’s valiant attempt to help the stranded soldiers. Salty
A NEW gentle exercise group has started in Dorchester aimed at people who feel “a bit creaky”. The aim of the sessions is to stretch, strengthen and improve stamina, and the classes involve a variety of exercises which are seated, standing, and floor
STUNNED conservationists have uncovered 100-year-old graffiti on the walls of a shepherd hut that shows people have always been obsessed by the weather. Restorers working on the cabin near Dorchester found the pencilled writing left by shepherds as they
WHAT: One of Dorset’s leading museums WHERE: High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1XA CONTACT: 01305 262735 and dorsetcountymuseum.org OPEN: April to October: 10am to 5pm, Mon - Sat, November to March: 10am to 4pm, Tues - Sat COST: £6.50
A TOTAL of eight cars were damaged in a spate of what police called ‘mindless’ and ‘senseless’ vandalism on Portland. Over five days, paintwork was damaged and wing mirrors were broken on vehicles along St George’s Road and Reforne in Tophill. Officers
WEYMOUTH Carnival organisers are hoping the summer extravaganza can go ahead on its traditional third Wednesday in August next year despite Olympic restrictions. The organisers have met today’s deadline for applying for carnival favourites the Red Arrows
THE world’s favourite orphan is back! Annie, the heart-warming rags-to-riches musical starring Hi-De-Hi television legend Su Pollard as dastardly Miss Hannigan descends on Dorset this week and is a show not to be missed. Annie’s adventures from Miss
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after hearing that many of Dorset’s lollipop patrols may be saved. It looks as though Dorset County Council will have to fund the majority of its school crossing patrols (SCP) after all because an investigation
Hello and tomorrow it’s October or, Rock-tober, if you will. I know how much you love it live and next month Dorchester Arts Centre is all over it like a tramp on a dropped chip. Yeovil-based band Design, who did a storming set at the Quayside Festival
NEW high-tech traffic cameras keeping watch on Dorset’s roads ahead of the 2012 home Games caught three thieves in the first weekend of operation. Six additional automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera sites, both fixed and mobile, will be aiding
A TORCH from the 1948 London Olympics got the bidders firing on all cylinders when it went up for auction in Dorchester. The torch, put up for sale in aid of the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust by fundraiser Larry Skeats, exceeded all expectations to go under
ASCERBIC comedienne Jo Caulfield hits the stage at Bridport’s Electric Palace tonight. She was nominated as the Funniest Woman 2010 at LAFTA Awards and Best Female Stand-Up at the Chortle Awards. Expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one-liners
A FIRE tore through a bungalow, destroying a pensioner’s home. The 72-year-old woman was rescued by neighbours when the fire engulfed her home in Butts Lane, Winfrith Newburgh yesterday. Two neighbours kicked down the woman’s fence and grabbed her from
WEYMOUTH has been enjoying a dose of late summer sun with temperatures hitting 25 degrees yesterday. And forecasters expect the temperatures to remain high over the weekend, providing an extra boost for sun-seekers and traders. The beach was crowded
CAN I thank Catherine Bolado and Jo Davis for organising the walk ‘To Save Our Lifeguards’ through Weymouth. They kept up the chants and were full of enthusiasm all the way to Greenhill Gardens and all the way back to the pavilion. It was nice to see
Historically, periods of rapid industrial growth in the USA and UK have coincided with the highest bands of income tax of 95 per cent or more. Directors and other recipients of huge incomes quickly realised that drawing ridiculous salaries and bonuses
Yet again, I understand WDDC claim to have considered and rejected the Stratton House option in favour of new-build council offices on the Charles St South car park in Dorchester. That discarded option would have entailed a major revamp of Stratton House
My wife has recently been offered a new job in Weymouth town centre. After weighing up her travel options she decided that an annual council car park season ticket was her best choice. She took into account the ever-spiralling bus fares and the completely
SOMETHING funky this way comes. Youngsters from WOW, Weymouth’s youth musical theatre, are tackling Gilbert and Sullivan with a difference. Their autumn show, which is at the Pavilion Theatre in November is Hot Mikado, a jazzed-up version of the original
FA Cup Second Qualifying Round MAGPIES v WESTON-SUPER-MARE TERRAS v HUNGERFORD FA CUP fever will engulf the area tomorrow when Dorchester Town and Weymouth both go to war in make-or-break home ties that could shape the remainder of their respective
RUSSELL Legg will undergo a late fitness test ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Street (3pm). A hamstring injury saw the midfielder limp off during Saturday’s thrilling FA Vase encounter at Andover New Street, which finished 6-3 in the Bees’ favour, and remains
STEVE Reynolds is adamant his side will beat anyone in the Dorset Senior League if they continue to churn out performances like last week’s 6-1 demolition of Blandford United Reserves. Following a disappointing start to the campaign, which saw them
STUART Heath is expecting Merley Cobham Sports to deliver a much tougher test at Grove Corner tomorrow (2.30pm). The Portland United boss has warned his men to be prepared for a backlash in the Dorset Senior Cup first round tie after they beat the Poole
PAUL Harding is adamant his side can embark another fine run in the Dorset & Wilts Plate, despite being drawn away from home for every round of the competition. Weymouth, of Dorset & Wilts One South, reached the final last season before losing
DORCHESTER RESERVES 1 BEMERTON HEATH RES 1 RESERVE-TEAM boss Robbie Taylor was full of praise for his charges despite seeing them held to a draw at home to Bemerton Heath Harlequins. Alex Godfrey swept home the opener, after a quickly-taken free-kick
DORSET’S up-and-coming sailing star Ross McFarlane was among the winners crowned at last weekend’s RYA Volvo Zone and Home Country Championships. The Sherborne teenager, who is a member of Weymouth’s Castle Cove Sailing Club, claimed victory in the Topper
