A PENSIONER has praised a mum who handed in her lost handbag. Marie Kathrens, 83, left her bag on a bench in Weymouth town centre on Friday afternoon, then returned to the bench to find it was gone. It contained £60 in cash, bank cards, her house and
HILFIELD SPINNING and weaving workshops will be on offer at Hilfield Friary throughout October. Forthcoming workshops take place on the following Tuesdays: October 11, October 18 and October 25. Two sessions are available: 10:30am – 1:30pm and
THE campaign to save Dorset’s lollipop people will be featured on primetime television tonight amid new hopes the patrols may be saved from the axe. It comes as people are urged to sign a petition to stop local authorities across the country cutting
BUSINESSES in south Dorset are being offered free advice workshops to help their 2012 Olympic and Paralympic travel plans. Free one-hour workshops with London 2012 officials are being held on Thursday, October 6 on Portland, Friday October 7 in Weymouth
A WATERY life is portrayed in a unique new picture show coming to Weymouth. Seafarers and those whose lives are ruled by the oceans are featured in the world’s first exhibition of photography that is submerged under water and aims to raise the profile
GREEN-FINGERED students are celebrating passing the latest milestone in their quest to become a top gardening school. Up to 100 students were responsible for Portland’s Royal Manor Arts College passing the level three stage of the Royal Horticultural
RESIDENTS in Dorset will be asked how they think the fire brigade should spend its money in the light of drastic spending cuts. With government cuts affecting public sector budgets and the level of service authorities can provide, Dorset Fire and Rescue
HOPES of breaking a nautical record were dashed when a lack of breeze postponed a windsurfing race. Competitors for the Harbour Dash 2011 were unable to sail from Overcombe Beach in Weymouth to Portland Harbour and back yesterday because of the calm
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl was assaulted as she walked to school in Blandford, police said. It happened at 8.40am when a man grabbed the girl along Higher Shaftesbury Road. The victim, from Blandford, was able to run away and received only
EIGHT enthusiastic youngsters who took to the sea at Ringstead and sailed 100 miles for charity have proudly presented £1,000 to the Will Mackaness Trust –the Dorset Echo’s chosen good cause. The pupils who all attend Wey Valley School and Sports College
BOB the Builder may not have been in evidence, but that didn’t stop Year 1 pupils at Frome Valley School from having a fascinating time when they explored a local building site. The youngsters from Crossways spent the morning with their teacher Amber
REHEARSALS are well under way for the Royal Manor Theatre’s Old Time Variety Show. The show features many well-known faces, as well as new talent, performing specifically for the show. Acts include some wonderful music played by local musicians, as
WHO needs popcorn when the 2011 Screen Bites food and film festival is all set to offer so much more? Now in its seventh year, Screen Bites is the country’s only film fest which shows food-themed feature films alongside tastings and mini-farmers markets
COASTGUARDS had one of their busiest weekends of the year as sizzling temperatures brought thousands to the beaches and out on the water. Portland Coastguard controllers compared it to a high-season weekend as rescuers dealt with missing children, injured
I have been contacted by a distant relative in Australia. On researching his family tree, he has discovered that his great grandfather one Elias Hatcher was landlord of the Swan Inn of old Wyke Square Weymouth from approximately 1880 to 1910. I have
I was recently looking (admittedly from afar) at the Osmington White Horse. I thought to myself: ‘I do wish they would make a start on correcting what look like abnormalities’, ie legs too thin, tale too thick – and as for the head and neck etc. Then
Today I took advantage of the late September sunshine and went for a walk on Portland with my granddaughter in her pram. One stretch of my walk took me from Portland Heights down Wide Street to St George’s Church. In the time it took me to walk that
THE family of Louise Wright want to thank the staff of Minterne Ward for the help and support they gave Louise. A statement from Miss Wright’s family including her father Neil, Mr Wright’s partner Keith Robinette, and her siblings Damon Wright and Donna
A JURY inquest has told a health authority to make changes following the death of a woman detained under the Mental Health Act. A jury inquest sitting at Dorchester made recommendations for the future of Minterne Ward at Forston Clinic after Louise Wright
I have to congratulate Weymouth’s council on the quality of its photoshopped laser pictures. Picky I know, but the angle of the beams doesn’t tie in with the text, ‘projected...a few hundred metres into the sea’. Presumably this was to avoid people
A BRIDPORT company has secured a multi-million pound contract with air giant Boeing to make barrier nets for a new generation of aircraft. Award-winning firm AmSafe Industries said the US contract with Boeing was valued at around $45million (£28.8m).
A SWIMMER was inches from death because jet-skiers ignored a safety zone, coastguards said. Wyke Coastguards were sent to Newtons Cove in Weymouth on Sunday after a report that someone in the water had nearly been killed. Rescuers said
I moved to Weymouth earlier this year, a town I assumed was a sleepy backwater, albeit chosen for the sailing Olympics (congrats). Since my arrival, I have been utterly flabbergasted by the amount of sirens emanating from ambulances and police
THE two clubbers admitted to hospital have told of their traumas. Joshua Morgan, 24, suffered from swelling of the brain after he was hit by debris and remains in hospital. Speaking from Dorset County Hospital, he said: “I’m lucky I
EIGHT people were injured when part of a ceiling collapsed at a Weymouth nightclub. Partygoers were enjoying a foam party in the early hours when masonry fell to the floor at Dusk on the Esplanade. Revellers were left covered in debris
WEYMOUTH will face a trip to Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division leaders AFC Totton in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup if they come through tomorrow night's replay at Hungerford Town. The tie is scheduled to take place on October 15.
A MAN has been found guilty of threatening staff at a Weymouth double glazing firm. Steven Maurice Faizey, 37, was convicted on a charge of affray following a trial at Dorchester Crown Court but was found not guilty of possessing a knife
A MAN was injured when his car ploughed into a tree in West Dorset and flipped over. Police said despite the man suffering a serious head injury in the ordeal, he was well enough to be released from hospital after treatment. The collision happened on
IT IS good to get away from the sandwiches-at-your-desk scenario and actually catch up with friends in person over lunch, rather than on the phone or electronically. It is even better when you find a new place that offers quality food at decent prices
PEOPLE made the most of the unseasonable heatwave by flocking to Weymouth beach for a weekend of fun in the sun. Beachgoers enjoyed sizzling temperatures, with the mercury hitting 28 degrees and the resort’s car parks and shops packed all weekend. Traders
THE board of directors at Weymouth FC are in full agreement that they would help facilitate any future plans Morgan Sindall Investments and Wessex Delivery Partnership LLP have of building the club a new stadium. George Rolls, backed by vice-chairman
WEYMOUTH 3 Malsom 11, Duff 47, Groves 72 HUNGERFORD TOWN 3 Draycott 36, pen 50, Hopper 42 TEN-MAN Weymouth showed tons of character to snatch a replay at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday. All appeared lost for the Terras when Mark Draycott made
THE Terras are contemplating going full-time in a bid to improve their fortunes in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division. The admission was made at a fans’ forum following Saturday’s draw with Hungerford Town where George Rolls, vice-chairman
STREET 0 BRIDPORT 2 TWO goals in three first-half minutes saw Bridport record only their second league victory of the season at the Tannery Ground on Saturday. Chris Clarke hooked in the opener with his left foot on 39 minutes before Sam Charles
DORCHESTER TOWN 0 WESTON-SUPER-MARE 1 Villis 80 DORCHESTER Town’s FA Cup dream is at an end, and so could Ashley Vickers’ reign as manager be, following a fourth straight defeat. The Magpies created the better openings at the Avenue Stadium but
DORCHESTER Town manager Ashley Vickers insists he will never throw in the towel. The 40-year-old faces an uncertain future after seeing his side dumped out of the FA Cup at the weekend – their fourth defeat on the spin. But the defiant
