A MAN has pleaded guilty to assaulting another man in a case of mistaken identity. Dale Michael Asker, aged 24, admitted assaulting Leigh Mark Gillingham in Weymouth on December 24, 2011. Magistrates heard that Asker, of Leamington Road, Weymouth, had
DORCHESTER 3 Malsom 34, Nichols pen 57, pen 88 HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE 6 Ramsey 3, pen 18, 61, 67, Palmer 28, 51 TEN-MAN Dorchester Town were hit for six by struggling Havant & Waterlooville on a crazy afternoon at the Avenue
WEYMOUTH 1 STOURBRIDGE 1 WEYMOUTH were denied victory by a last-gasp equaliser from high-flying Stourbridge today. Ollie Tribe had fired the Terras ahead with a superb effort on 29 minutes and, despite coming under pressure for the rest of
PRIMARY school pupils have become the first in the borough to take part in a special award scheme. The Civic Award, seen as a preliminary Duke of Edinburgh Award, is being piloted by Southill Primary School in Weymouth. Weymouth and Portland Mayor Graham
DEMENTIA patients at Dorset County Hospital are able to take a trip down memory lane after the official opening of a new day room. The Memory Lane room in the Barnes Ward has been furnished to look like a lounge and dining room from the 1950s
THE first Weymouth fire cadets graduated in a passing out ceremony. Dressed proudly in uniform, the girls and boys aged 14 to 16, put on an ‘exceptional display’ of their new skills at an event at the Weymouth Community Safety Centre, which forms part
PUPILS are being encouraged to get on their bikes after a new bicycle shelter was unveiled at their school. Deputy mayor Margaret Leicester cut the ribbon at Radipole Primary School in Weymouth yesterday. Coun Leicester said: “It’s a brilliantly designed
ROAD safety chiefs are celebrating the success of a campaign against bad driving as they mark its second birthday. The Dorset Road Safe Partnership’s No Excuse campaign was set up to tackle the number of road-related crimes and injuries in the county
NEW additions have been announced for the first ever Outdoor Show to be held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The free entry event on Saturday, March 31 will feature a Canoe 2012 Sprint Challenge. Can you cover 20 meters in less
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save a Weymouth community sports field from future development. Residents want the Marsh in Knightsdale Road to be permanently protected as an open space under the Queen Elizabeth II Field Challenge initiative
POLICE are searching for a man who attempted to break into several homes in Weymouth in one night. Three incidents took place in just over two hours in the Westham area overnight on Tuesday and have sparked a warning for residents to tighten up their
COUNCIL tax bills will be frozen in Weymouth and Portland, it has been decided. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council members confirmed a budget that included freezing its share of the council tax for the second year. Authorities which freeze council
WEST DORSET District Council has insisted that pro-gress is being made towards phase two of Dorchester’s Charles Street development. Work is currently under way on the first phase of the scheme, which includes the council’s new offices as well as the
A DIRECTOR hailed as a ‘linchpin’ in Dorset County Hospital’s financial recovery is to leave his post for another job. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s director of finance and resources Bill Boa will be stepping down from his post in June
BRIDPORT Arts Centre has planned a weekend of events to celebrate International Women’s Day, from March 9-11. Celebrations begin on Friday, March 9 at 1pm with the free event Votes for Women. It presents an opportunity for everybody to take part in a
TWO farmers have praised the efforts of their community to help search for two lost puppies. Ellen and Adam Simon of Tamarisk Farm, West Bexington, came home to find two of their four six-week-old lurcher puppies missing. It has been
Could anyone help me? I am trying trace an Angela Jones from Radipole, last known there in the early ‘60s when she was around 15 years old. I would be very grateful of any help. Please email me at Hondagate@yahoo.co.uk. Jim Agate Heacham Norfolk
MORE than 20 organisations have joined forces in Dorset to orchestrate the smooth running of the sailing competition and associated events for the London 2012 Games. A series of working groups in the county, collectively known as the Weymouth and Portland
Richard Drax states that ‘More than 70 per cent of us described ourselves as Christian in the 2001 census’ (Echo, February 19). In the 2011 census the proportion had dropped to 55 per cent. This means that by the end of 2014 Christians will
I have been cycling for over 50 years. Recently, I was cut up at the end of Town Bridge by a car. The car overtook me, indicated left and turned across my front wheel; if it had been wet I would have run into the wing. I followed it through Hope
THE Dorset Echo of Friday, February 17, reports that Angus Campbell, the leader of the County Council described as ‘lame’ the reasons given by Liberal Democrat members for not supporting his Conservative budget. Really! We voted against because the council
BRENDON King was the key factor in Mark Ford’s decision to move to the Bob Lucas Stadium. Salisbury City, Dorchester Town, Wimborne Town and Poole Town had all expressed an interest in the 21-year-old but it was the Weymouth boss that convinced him
MARK Jermyn is already setting his sights on next season’s challenge, believing the Magpies will be “even stronger”. Dorchester Town may not have played since drawing 1-1 with Dover Athletic on January 21 but they continue to fly high in Blue Square
The Countryside Alliance Club (Wessex) at Badbury Rings MASTER Medic and Massimo can fight out the Men’s Open at Badbury Rings tomorrow. The former, who completed a four-timer in October 2009, returned from a 12-month absence to win at the PPORC
Solent League Division Three WEYMOUTH COWBOYS 65 WINCHESTER WIZARDS 71 ROCK-BOTTOM Cowboys gave table-topping Winchester an almighty scare. With 10 wins from 11 outings, the Wizards were expected to demolish their opponents, but
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A GREAT place to get fit and enjoy the fresh air is the green gym at Lodmoor. I was walking along the trail through the Country Park when I discovered all the different apparatus at the outdoor gym. This cardio fitness, muscle toning
A GROUP of friends who raised £33,000 for charity by shaving their heads have put their success down to the support of people in Weymouth. The friends, known as the Baldies, raised the money for the Dorset County Hospital’s Digital Mammography Appeal
