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  • Olympic dream ends for Cook

    DORCHESTER'S Aaron Cook will not go to the Olympic Games after the British Olympic Association ratified Lutalo Muhammad's nomination for London 2012 after a review of the selection procedure. However, the world number one in the under-80kg division is

  • Teenage cyclist dies

    A teenage cyclist who was in collision with a bus in Weymouth has died. See Saturday’s Echo for full story.

  • Smugglers are brought to book at Moonfleet Festival

    WEYMOUTH travelled back in time as smugglers were apprehended at the harbour, culminating in a public hanging. But anyone who witnessed the events had no cause for concern – it was all part of the first-ever smuggling re-enactment to take place in the

  • Bridport pupils are picture perfect

    A GROUP of talented students from West Dorset got their own “Oscar” at a prestigious film competition. Media students from Bridport’s Sir John Colfox School picked up the award at the Kids Witness News film competition. There were 15 schools competing

  • Community projects get £20k Lotto boost

    COMMUNITY projects based throughout Dorset are celebrating after being awarded a share of Lottery grants worth almost £20,000. The Awards for All scheme offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 to social and environmental projects and the cash will

  • Police crackdown on football fans

    Dorset Police are warning football fans to behave during the Euro 2012 championships. Extra officers will be on duty in town centres for England’s games, ready to deal with anyone who causes trouble and commits crime or anti-social behaviour. Superintendent

  • Help on how to deter gulls in West Dorset

    A WARNING about advice on how to deter seagulls is going to reach Lyme Regis through West Dorset District Council’s Community Link newsletter. Members of Lyme Regis Town Council’s full council heard that an appeal for funding from the district authority

  • Right royal blitz on street litter in Dorchester

    SCHOOLCHILDREN in Dorchester marked the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations with a blitz on litter. Youngsters from the Thomas Hardye School and Dorchester Middle School joined a team of litter pickers to help tidy up their playing fields and the surrounding

  • Emergency services at crash in Weymouth

    POLICE and ambulance crews have been called to Newstead Road in Weymouth where a cyclist has been involved in a collision with a bus. The air ambulance is also at the scene near Asda. Traffic is building up in the area while emergency

  • Work of Sylvia Townsend Warner to be celebrated in Dorchester

    THE work of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner will be celebrated at an event in Dorchester on Saturday, June 29. Dorset County Museum is hosting an International Symposium called Re-Visiting Sylvia Townsend Warner. The event, which runs from 9am to 6pm,

  • Wreath is laid to remember brave West Dorset airman

    A WREATH has been laid in a West Dorset church in memory of a brave young airman who whose plane was shot down over France 72 years ago. Vivian Gunning, who was born in Beaminster and lived in Barnfield, Walditch, died when he was just 19, as a sergeant

  • Respects paid to Bridport D-Day veteran who died aged 96

    THE funeral of 96-year-old D-Day veteran Burt Godin was held in in St Mary’s Church in Walditch. Mr Godin, who lived in Jessopp Avenue, Bridport, left his second wife Jacqueline, two children, six grandchildren and a great grandchild. His sons David

  • Portland's Osprey Leisure Centre to get £82k funding boost

    SUPPORTERS of a community leisure centre are celebrating after securing an £82,000 boost. Osprey Leisure Centre on Portland will use the grant to fund improvement plans over the next five years including making it more disabled-friendly. The funding

  • Cause of fatal Red Arrows crash still unknown

    IT is still not known when the cause of the crash that killed a Red Arrows pilot in Bournemouth will be revealed. At the start of this year the Ministry of Defence said it was likely to be April or May before the Service Inquiry into the death of Flt

  • Plaques at the double in Dorchester

    TWO new plaques marking historic buildings in Dorchester are set to be installed. The Dorchester Joint Heritage Committee has received a blue plaque for the site of the former Temperence Hotel in South Street where the Hardy Players used to

  • Crossways engineer to tackle Iron Man UK challenge

    AN ENGINEER from Crossways is hoping he can go the distance and prove himself an Iron Man. Chris Taylor, 44, is taking on the Iron Man UK challenge in Bolton on July 22 all in the name of charity. It will be the first time he had ever tackled an Iron

  • Dorchester mum praises her little hero

    A MOTHER’S ‘little hero’ has been given an award for his brave actions after she collapsed in their Dorchester home. Seven-year-old Toby Harvey, a pupil at Damers First School, has been praised for his bravery after he raised the alarm when

  • Man punched and kicked Weymouth taxi driver

    A MAN attacked a Weymouth taxi driver and was seen brandishing a knife on the Esplanade less than a week later, a court was told. Tomaz Pawel Dyrda, aged 30, appeared at Dorchester Crown Court after admitting charges of assault and possessing an offensive

  • Tested to the limit at Skandia regatta

    IT HAS been a testing week for those behind the scenes at the Skandia Sail for Regatta. Conditions have varied from torrential rain and heavy winds to hot and bright with a light wind, leaving sailors in all classes facing a re-schedule

  • Weymouth's Budmouth College to expand sixth form to meet demand

    A REFURBISHMENT project to provide additional sixth-form facilities at Budmouth College has been approved. Dorset County Council’s cabinet backed the £200,000 scheme that will see four new sixth-form classrooms in place for the start of the next academic

  • Former Olympic star dangles from Weymouth Tower

    A FEARLESS former Olympic ski jumper helped with final testing of Weymouth’s Sea Life Tower by dangling 53 metres in the air. Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards braved wind and rain to test the harness system which will help get guests safely to the

  • Advice available for Olympic travel plans

    GET free advice on planning travel for your business during this summer’s Olympic and paralympic games. The free talk called Travel Advice for Business will be hosted by Open4Business at the Riviera Hotel on Friday June 15 from 10am-1pm. It will be

  • Our Olympic team: Katharine Lane

    MORE than 20 organisations have joined forces in Dorset to orchestrate the smooth running of the sailing competition and associated events for London 2012. Key contacts for each of the groups will be bringing insight to their activities through a weekly

  • Last chance for brush with art in Dorchester

    DORSET Art Weeks 2012 continues and comes to an end this weekend, so if you haven’t yet taken the opportunity to explore the county’s creative talent, now is the time to do so. This county-wide open studios event takes place every other year, with more

  • Make the most of a fun-filled weekend in Bridport and West Bay

    MAKE the most of this weekend with a host of fun events for all to enjoy. Bridport’s annual Food Festival takes place over the coming week and its first event is a celebration of seafood on Sunday. Hosted by the Riverside Restaurant in West Bay, this

  • World of Sports (abridged) preview

    ON your marks, get set, go! Just in time for the Euro 2012 and Olympic frenzy, and following a highly successful US tour and run in New York, the Reduced Shakespeare Company are back in Dorset with their new show, The Complete World of Sports (abridged

  • Resident musicians play Cerne Abbas Music Festival

    HOT ON the heels of the village’s Jubilee celebrations, Cerne Abbas Music Festival comes of age this weekend. It is 21 years since the first weekend-long musical event was first held as a celebration of chamber music curated and performed by the world-renowned

  • Bright young things

    CUH, youngsters today eh? Hoodie-wearing, good for nothings who fester in their pit all day, grunting and texting each other their l8test whatevas, innit m8, blud. Sorted. And, indeed, safe. Well, not exactly, no. Far from it. Take next Friday and Saturday

  • Fantastic time at Nothe celebration

    Can I through the Echo congratulate everyone who was involved in the celebrations at the Nothe Fort on Monday. Everyone I talked to had a fantastic time. Charles Baker Easton, Portland

  • No security yet but they’re here

    With most, if not all and even more if I’m not mistaken, of the mullti-national sailing teams here for the Sail for Gold regatta and who will also be competing in the Olympic sailing events, there is little security measures compared to what will be in

  • Dog owners who have no shame

    How disgusted I am at the irresponsible dog owners who have no respect. When jogging along the Rodwell Trail on the Bank Holiday Monday I passed two dog owners who made no effort in picking there dog mess up. Being a bank holiday weekend the Rodwell

  • Return drop-off to rightful place

    I regularly travel on National Express coaches whom for many years collected and returned passengers to the K7 stand opposite the King’s Statue. It was a convenient point for either end of town and also for the Tourist Information Office that was situated

  • Denying Cook his dream would be a 'national disgrace'

    AARON Cook’s management team believe it will be a “national disgrace” if the European champion is denied a place at this summer’s Olympics. The Dorchester fighter has been overlooked for the final spot in the Great Britain squad for a third time, despite

  • Richards urges Dorchester to rise to the occasion

    MARTYN Richards has urged his charges to prove they are a side for the big occasion by earning victory over Parley for the first time in three years. Dorchester have enjoyed third-place finishes in each of the last two Dorset Premier League campaigns

  • UPDATED: Police warning to drivers after heavy winds

    POLICE are warning drivers to take extra care after 50 reports of fallen trees and branches in Dorset since 7pm last night. A tree which has fallen down on Preston Road in Overcombe, is causing slow moving traffic, with one lane cordoned off

  • Trotter is adamant Weymouth’s fine form will be rewarded

    DAVE Trotter believes Lady Luck will soon turn Weymouth’s way if they continue to maintain their recent levels of performance. The Seasiders went down to an agonising defeat against league leaders Wimborne & Colehill last time out due to an

  • Brits revel in rough waters

    GRUELLING conditions likened to being ‘in a washing machine’ hit the world’s best sailors competing in the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta. Portland’s 470 men’s dinghy sailors Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell revelled in the ‘disgusting

  • On your marks for young sailors

    A NUMBER of young people from both Dorset and London will embark on the Small Ships Race, which will include Weymouth’s very own TS Pelican. The majestic sail training vessels will travel from West India Dock in London to the Weymouth & Portland National