Having read the article entitled ‘The signs are bad for our visitors’ in Tuesday’s Echo, I would like to add my two- pennyworth regarding the park and ride signs. Last weekend my wife and I were returning to Weymouth through Chickerell, when a sign
TALENT will out, as you will see if you attend this year’s DASP summer concert. Hundreds of young musicians from across the Dorchester Area Schools Partnership (DASP) will join together for a night of Olympic Music Making on the Thomas Hardye School Field
I am trying to trace the Symes family. I believe my grandfather Percival Charles Symes was born in Dorset. He married my Grandmother in Bedford in 1918. Their daughter Edith is still alive and knows nothing about her father or his family. I would
Headlines scream ‘Worst season ever’ for Weymouth hoteliers, attributing road works, the ferry, the Olympics and so much more. Were I in the hotel trade and much younger, I would consider investing in an advertisement (funded by the hoteliers affected
I have just driven home past the development of ‘officers field’. It was my first contact with the security fence separating the Olympians from the community. It is grotesque and will be my abiding visual memory of the Games. To have to spend the
JOBS and people will be brought together at the Dorset Echo Jobs Fair. The Weymouth Pavilion fair, on Thursday, June 21, is expected to attract more than 1,000 job seekers. It will include a series of workshops that will allow people to brush up on
WEYMOUTH Harbour and the tidal stretch of the river Wey is at risk of flood this evening, the Environment Agency has warned. The flood alert is forecast for 10pm. The forecast wind strength is Force seven, in a south-westerly direction.
THE Queen’s Diamond Jubilee continued across the county despite the worsening weather. Residents of Medway Drive in Preston enjoyed a great street party while villagers in Winfrith had a day to remember with a big lunch and various activities throughout
AN ARTISTIC pensioner will be presenting Sailing star Ben Ainslie with a good-luck painting in support of his quest for an historic fourth Olympic gold. Britain’s most successful sailor Ainslie will be making a special appearance at the
WAREHAM railway station’s pedestrian crossing, once one of the most dangerous in England, will close, rail chiefs have confirmed. Electric barriers were switched on at Wareham in September 2010 to stop abuse of the crossing, where warning signals were
THE ‘ambassadors’ of a Dorset charity are being celebrated this week in recognition of the vital role they play. Every week of the year, hundreds of volunteers assist with patient care across the vast services provided by the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
DORSET’S music service has been announced as a centre of excellence for music education. The service, which is part of Dorset County Council, will become part of a nationwide network of 122 Music Education Hubs. Each hub will provide instrumental lessons
CAMPAIGNERS who are embroiled in a battle to protect an area of greenery from development are still fighting the cause. A dog show will be held at Markham and Little Francis in Weymouth; the fifth time the show has been held on the threatened fields,
A MAN has been jailed after he cut his father’s face with a kitchen knife. Paul Alan Nicholls, 40, was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison after admitting a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against his 65-year-old father, Robert, on March
THOUSANDS turned out to celebrate Weymouth’s live music scene at the Quayside Music Festival thrown in honour of the diamond jubilee. Keith Treggiden, manager at the Rendezvous and one of the organisers of the event, said “record numbers” had attended
BRIDPORT’S town centre haven, the Borough Gardens, is set for a makeover. The town council, working with Magna housing association, residents and local landscape architect Aileen Shackell, have set up a community project to improve the gardens
HARD-WORKING siblings were left distraught after heartless thieves stole their bicycles as they attended an after-school club. Police are investigating the theft which took place at the railings of the Park Street car park, Weymouth. Talented Josh Brunell
DORSET is the second richest county in the UK for property wealth. According to a recent survey Surrey takes the top spot with property per head totalling £255,125, while Dorset takes the runners-up place with £207,220, Buckinghamshire third with £198,490
STAFF from Portland Coastguard station will walk out on strike early tomorrow. The strike between 3am and 4am begins a week-long series of walkouts by Maritime and Coastguard Agency workers in protest at plans to close nine of the UK's 18 coastguard
THE first prinicipal at Portland’s new academy says she is delighted to be able to serve young islanders. The Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy Trust has announced the appointment of Alison Appleyard as its first principal.
THE family of murder victim Martin Rusling say his killer’s life sentence will never make up for his tragic loss. Jo Luckham said she has ‘no sympathy’ for murderer Carol Kemp, who met her brother Martin Rusling online and fatally stabbed him in the
The borough council has to ‘bite the bullet’ and get on with repairs to Weymouth’s crumbling harbour walls to ensure Condor Ferries return next March. A £2million programme of works to fix the quay in order for a ferry service to resume in
A military vehicle lost its load going under a low bridge. The vehicle was passing under the railway bridge between West Knighton and Woodsford at around 4pm yesterday when it clipped the structure and its container fell off the back. Police closed
FROM Saturday’s Elm Tree Garden Party – then the Benefice Picnic and service, with the Bishop of Sherborne preaching, at St Catherine’s (another very British do, ending in strong wind & rain!) - then on Monday evening the Beacon was a BLAZING success
TODAY marks 50 days to go until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. This week the world’s best sailors are battling for victory on borough waters at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta. In just over seven weeks time the selected Olympic
AARON Cook has again been overlooked for the 2012 Olympics. Despite being ranked as the world’s best, the Dorchester fighter’s dreams of competing in London appear to be hanging by a thread after British Taekwondo selectors again picked Lutalo Muhammad
TEAM GB’s Sailing manager Stephen Park believes only the best sailors will overcome the variable conditions at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta, and show their Olympic quality. With just 50 days until the London 2012 opening ceremony, the
WEYMOUTH Ladies reformed at the weekend to play in one of the most prestigious tournaments for National League squads. The team travelled to Ashcombe School in Dorking to play against the hosts, Portsmouth, Guildford and Surrey Orcas. Weymouth did not
Division One WATERSIDE 64 CASEY COMETS 18 THERE appears to be no stopping league leaders Waterside at present as they cemented their grip on top spot in Division One with a dominant display against Casey Comets. With just six available players
HOME runner Ben Davis put in an impressive display to claim overall glory at this year’s Egdon Easy. The Egdon Heath Harrier was the first to cross the finish line at Weymouth College, completing the 10k course in a time of 33mins 45secs. And he finished
BIG breezes ensured an action-packed day on the borough’s Olympic waters with Britain’s sailors proving to be a dominant force at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta. Close racing in the men’s Finn dinghy fleet saw Portland’s Giles Scott
MARTIN Oliver starred with both bat and ball to lead Cattistock into the quarter-finals of the Dorchester Evening League Knockout Cup. The all-rounder top scored with 39 as his side closed on 148-7 before returning impressive figures of 3-17
WILTSHIRE 321-6 & 132-5 (11pts) drew with DORSET 312-9 (9pts) ALAN Willows chose to focus on the positives after Dorset’s bid for victory in their opening three-day clash of the season was dashed by heavy rain. The home side looked in
