REDDITCH UNITED 2 (S Hendrie 11, Osborne pen 81) WEYMOUTH 0 THE Terras saw their season end with a disappointing defeat at the Valley where they were outplayed by Redditch United for much of the afternoon. The Reds put Weymouth on the back-foot
DORCHESTER 1 Malsom 48 BROMLEY 1 Waldren 25 DORCHESTER Town ended a rollercoaster season on a relative high as they avoided a fourth straight defeat in Blue Square Bet South. And they had to come from behind to secure their final point
AN OFFICER who pledged to cycle to every police headquarters in England, Scotland and Wales has ticked Dorset off his list. PC Mark Robinson, of Grampian Police, travelled in the wind and rain to reach the county’s police headquarters in Winfrith.
A PAIR of book-loving Dorchester councillors have been spreading the joys of reading. Town councillors Stella Jones and Karen Armitage spent the morning ahead of World Book Night greeting travellers at Dorchester South railway station and handing
A CHARITY cyclist inspired youngsters at Buckland Newton Primary School to do their bit for a good cause. The pupils raised £86.55 for Water Aid with a non uniform day with a blue theme. The event was inspired by Samuel Thorner, from
A GHOST walk around Dorchester raised hundreds of pounds for an epilepsy charity. The event raised £600 for Dorset Epilepsy Action, which supports people in Dorchester and Weymouth with the condition. Alec Hodgson, who organised the
A STROKE victim’s survival against the odds was celebrated at a charity darts night that raised £250 for his ‘life savers’. The event was organised by Dorchester stroke nurse Justin Davies, in honour of Weymouth man Gerry Barr and in aid of the stroke
MORE than £1,000 was raised for Cancer Research UK thanks to a 24-hour ‘spinathon’. Staff and customers at Weymouth Swimming Pool handed a cheque for £1,317.63 to the charity after completing a group cycling challenge on spinning bikes.
AFTER years of planning and sewing, dedicated Dorchester Stitchers have finished a pair of wall-hangings to celebrate Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. The tapestries were handed over to the Town Mayor in a ceremony last week and now grace the stairway of the
FARMERS, police officers and firefighters came together to kick rural crime out of Dorset. Dozens of farmers and rural businesses came to Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, yesterday for the rural crime and fire prevention event. The day was hosted
THE ‘one and only’ Chesney Hawkes will be among the headline acts performing at a festival village on Weymouth seafront during the Olympic festivities. Weymouth and Portland Bayside Festival is a ticketed family attraction, situated behind the Pavilion
JURORS in the trial of a man accused of causing the death of a Bridport teenager have seen CCTV footage of her setting out on her final fatal journey. James Stephen Marshall Griffiths, 22, denies causing the death of 17-year-old Tash Samways by dangerous
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is holding its second annual Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge on Sunday, May 20 and the charity is hoping that the public will turn out to give the cyclists a cheer. There are two starting points at Watchet in Somerset
PARENTS have been briefed on the new Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy. Those with children at Southwell Community Primary School and Royal Manor Arts College posed questions to headteachers, governors and sponsors at separate parents’ evenings
JET-SKI cops and police-run powerboats will be part of the security operation to cover the 50 square miles of the Olympic and Paralympic sailing waters. Dorset Police, who are leading a multi-agency security team, have revealed more of their plans for
TWO sailors paid tribute to Weymouth Lifeboat heroes after being rescued from a night-time ordeal in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Yachtsmen Yves Janot and Barry Axford called for help after their vessel Oryx developed steering problems
AN UNDERWATER wheelchair artist gearing up for performances during the London 2012 Games braved extreme conditions to capture the perfect footage in the Red Sea. Disabled artist Sue Austin has taken an NHS wheelchair and turned it into jet-propelled
EXCITEMENT is hatching at Abbotsbury Swannery as staff await the arrival of 2012’s first cygnet. A hole the size of a marble appeared in one of a clutch of eggs yesterday afternoon and the sound of cheeping was heard coming from another nest close to
WEYMOUTH'S final game of the season at Redditch United this afternoon is set to go ahead. It was initially feared that the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division clash would fall to the wet weather but a pitch inspection held this morning has deemed the
The Dorchester friends committee for Weldmar fundraising team thanks the members of the public who supported our bingo event in the Corn Exchange. We made a profit of £1,320, a fantastic amount. This was due to your generosity and I must say a special
Chief Inspector Bob Nichols’ advice on motorbike awareness: echoing the TV campaign ‘Think Bike’ wisely brings into focus the inherent danger motorbikes pose; being different from other vehicles, unless ridden properly (Echo March 24). While it would
With less than 100 days before the deluge of Olympic visitors we are expected to welcome, is it possible for us locals to feel confident that W&PBC has done all in its power to make Weymouth look its best? I am sure they have plans to urgently
A CANDIDATE is at the centre of a storm over incorrect statements he made in an election leaflet. Michael Wheller, who is fighting for a seat on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, has been criticised for making untrue remarks in a political pamphlet
Didn’t the seafront look nice with its new coat of paint on the footpath? I walked along there on Tuesday, April 24 and it had been dug up again, presumably to put in electricity to the upright metal monstrosities that look like mobile phone masts.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Upwey overnight. Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101.
PHIL Simkin believes the 2011/12 campaign should be deemed an overwhelming success – whatever the outcome of this afternoon’s final-day clash with Bromley (3pm). The Magpies head into the Avenue Stadium encounter on the back of three straight defeats
GREATBritain’s Star and Sonar crews secured gold in a wind-effected final day of the French World Cup regatta in Hyeres. Iain Percy and Sherborne’s Andrew Simpson romped to victory in the Star class by winning the medal race by one minute 20 seconds,
A MINUTE’S applause will take place at Huish Park this afternoon for former Yeovil Town and Weymouth striker David Platt, who sadly lost his lengthy fight against non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 55. Platt joined the Glovers in the summer of 1978
DEAN Janaway has returned to the captain’s role at Weymouth Cricket Club and is looking forward to a competitive campaign in the Dorset Premier League. The talented batsman has taken over the first-team reins from Paul Payne and although the Seasiders
DORCHESTER’S Aaron Cook has certainly come a long way since practising flying kicks off the sofa while watching Power Rangers on TV, and the British taekwondo fighter feels it is his “destiny” to land an Olympic medal in London. The 21-year-old will
THE Weymouth League starts on Tuesday evening on Weymouth Sands. For the first time this year the league will be played on the new permanent courts next to the Boat Cafe. The league is starting a little earlier than in previous seasons
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WITH all this rain it has been hard to get out and exercise so instead I visited my friend, Weymouth-based personal trainer Andy Sloan, who runs Procision Fitness. Andy helps to train lots of people in Dorset, and he showed me how to keep fit
FOLLOWING his highly acclaimed, Sony Award winning and Writers Guild Award winning Radio 4 comedy show Mark Steel’s In Town, the man himself is bringing the performance to two Dorset addresses next month. On Tuesday, he will be examining the curiosities
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