SINGING star Perrie Edwards survived another nail-biting week on the X Factor The former Weymouth schoolgirl is part of girl band Little Mix who made it through to next week’s show. Perrie, 18, and her bandmates are still chasing the dream
CERNE ABBAS DPAG and The Hub will be at the centre of a talk led by Margaret Barker on Wednesday, November 30. Her talk takes place in St. Mary’s Church, starting at 7:30pm. Margaret Barker has been fundamental in founding this local charity. DPAG
PEOPLE with autism will now be able to enjoy the latest films in comfort with special screenings. The Plaza Cinema in Trinity Street, Dorchester has teamed up with the Wessex Autistic Society to offer those with autism and their carers a unique cinema
A JAILHOUSE café has opened its doors on Portland. The transformed staff mess represents the culmination of two months’ hard work by a team of staff and prisoners from HMP The Verne on Portland. The café is a unique joint venture between The Verne and
A HOUSING plan that has divided villagers has won approval. Weymouth and Portland planners unanimously backed an application by David Dunford to build a four-bedroom house and garage on a triangular patch of scrubland off Plaisters Lane, Sutton Poyntz
A MAN was left fighting for his life after a collision with a car near Gillingham. Police said a black Volvo estate collided with a pedestrian on the B3092 at Mapperton Hill at around 7.15pm yesterday. The Volvo was being driven by a 40-year-old woman
GIVING a child a very merry Christmas is one company’s motivation for donating to the Echo Toy Appeal. Money Matters, of Park Street, Weymouth, has once again donated £100 to provide toys for underprivileged children in Dorset. Financial adviser Brian
