TWO talented artists have scooped royal awards under the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship to develop their talents. Cameron Short, a designer and maker of hand block-printed wallpaper, has received £8,600 to work alongside Marthe Armitage, a recognised master
ANYONE interested in the future of Bridport should make sure they attend next week’s open day on the new Local Plan, town councillors have urged. Councillor Ros Kayes said that people should also make their points in writing to West Dorset District Council
SCHOOL children met an Olympic Sailing hero while getting a taste of the sport for just £5. Youngsters from Parrett and Axe Chu-rch of England Prim-ary School, Beaminster and Durweston Church of England Primary School in Blandford Forum had
A WEST Dorset man’s walk across hundreds of miles of spectacular scenery to climb a mountain is set to raise a pile of cash for Julia’s House children’s hospice. Builder and developer Mike Parsons will go to the Pyrenees to walk a stage of the “Haute
A WEYMOUTH Grammar School reunion is being held on Saturday, October 6 at the Centenary Club. It is for pupils who started in 1973 and finished in 1978 or 1980. The evening will include a 70s disco and a tribute to the late Spencer Bates
GO FOR gold – and be fire safe. That’s the message to families after a new scheme was launched at Weymouth Fire Station with a little help from Conifers Primary School pupils. In a new initiative to coincide with the Olympics this summer, Dorset Fire
THE Dorset Echo Jobs Fair is signing up new exhibitors every day. With less than a week to go dozens of prospective employers have been lined up to show what is on offer for job seekers in the area. The Weymouth Pavilion fair, on Thursday
YOUTHS dodging the waves at Chesil Cove on Portland are risking their lives, coastguards have warned. The group were warned off the beach yesterday evening after they were spotted playing in the surf in stormy conditions. Coastguards
THREE caravans, a car and a minibus were destroyed in a fire in Weymouth early today. Firefighters were alerted to Chelwood Gate, Chickerell, at just after 2am to tackle the blaze. Fences, a garage and a shed were also damaged. Cylinders at the site
