Hello everyone, Molly Pullen has asked me to give details of St Nicholas’ Church fete which will take place on Sunday July 8th. It is to be held in the gardens of Abbey house, by kind permission of Jonathan and Maureen Cooke. This year’s attractions include
WEYMOUTH is welcoming ‘the future of circus’ with a show that packs 50 acts into 100 minutes. Circuit regular Gerry Cottle is back in town with his new show, 50 Years of Circus and Magic. The show at Lodmoor Country Park marks the veteran ringmaster
A DORCHESTER councillor and her former colleague will be plunging from the sky in the name of charity. Long-serving town and district councillor Stella Jones will be joined by Sue Pharoah, who she used to work with at Damers First School, for a charity
ALE fans can taste their way around Weymouth with a trail around ten pubs. The ale trail was created by Ringwood Brewery, which is working in partnership with the pubs, and drinkers have until the end of August to sample it. Tracey Turnbull, assistant
A GROUP of Girl Guides will be building international relations at a summer camp. The 13th Weymouth Guides have been awarded a lottery grant worth £8,536 to put towards tents and entry fees to the camp in Hampshire. The money will be supplemented by
A SUPERMARKET in Dorchester is looking for good causes in the community to support. Waitrose, in Tudor Arcade, has more than 100 staff ready and willing to volunteer with local charities or organisations. As part of the store’s Community Matters program
NOVICES, Experts and Marines smashed a mountain bike endurance challenge in memory of a Weymouth Royal Marine. The Big Reach Enduro was held in memory and in tribute to Royal Marine James Wright, who died in Afghanistan last August. The event was named
Thieves have been stealing flowers from the streets of Dorchester. Two hanging baskets in High West Street have been stolen from over the past two weeks. The flowers were funded by the BID (Businesses Improvement District). BID Director Phil Gordan
A TEENAGER had the moped he saved for months to buy stolen and set alight. Tom Adams-Smith, 16, found his beloved moped had been taken from outside his home on Jestys Avenue, Broadwey, Weymouth, on Monday morning. Dorset Police later
FESTIVAL stewards working for the charity Oxfam are needed at this year’s Camp Bestival. Oxfam stewards have been an integral part of the event since 2009, and this year they will be helping to raise £500,000 for the charity. Volunteer
TWO Solar farms could be built within miles of each other near Weymouth. Two solar energy companies have submitted proposals to West Dorset District Council to install the projects north and south of Nottington Lane. Inazin Solar proposes to build a
A fishing boat skipper was today sentenced at Weymouth Magistrates Court for fishing illegally within a protected area of Lyme Bay. Mark Higgins (38) of Chelston, Torquay was ordered to pay £4,015 after pleading guilty to dredging for shellfish and demersal
DORSET Police are issuing a warning for people to be on their guard against a possible conman who tried to get money from a woman walking on Eggardon Hill. The woman, from the Poole area was walking at the West Dorset beauty spot on June 20 when she
‘TENSION and excitement’ is building at the sailing academy on Portland as the world’s best sailors undergo last-minute training ahead of the London 2012 Games. In just over a week’s time the Osprey Quay venue will go under ‘lockdown’ as
STRONG currents swept a disabled artist off course in Weymouth’s Fleet lagoon as she tried to cross in an underwater wheelchair. Yet Sue Austin celebrated the setback as a dramatic addition to the spectacle. Crowds dressed in red and
PRESSURE is mounting on council chiefs to act over a ‘danger’ junction in Weymouth. The Echo has been inundated with complaints about the complex harbour crossroads near Asda following our story on calls for changes on June 19. Many
THE Carter family of Westham claim the junction contributed to a crash in which their car was wrecked. Their Christmas celebrations were ruined when they were involved in a smash during a Boxing Day outing. Sally Carter said she and
A SERIAL burglar convicted over a break-in at a Weymouth school has been jailed for three years. David Kelvin Kelly, 35, was found guilty of a burglary at All Saints School in Wyke Regis following a trial at Dorchester Crown Court. The defendant was
THE Chris Corcoran Trio, who play an exciting and eclectic mix of instrumental music covering Blues, Jazz, Latin, Funk and Rock ’n’ Roll styles, are coming to the Electric Palace next week. The trio all cut their teeth and earned reputations on the
In September 2010 I had a similar accident to Mrs Smith in the Dorchester Tesco car park (Have Your Say, June 22). Pulling out of a poorly lit parking bay at night I damaged the near side of my car on the base of a wooden post, the top of which had already
I have just read T Herbert’s letter (June 16) with regard to the Plaza cinema Trinity Street. The Plaza cinema is an institution, full of nostalgia that fills your mind full of days gone by, childhood memories of the big screen adventure. It is an
Michael Wheller states that Weymouth Civic Soc-iety is wrong in supporting the building of a relief/link road around Wyke Regis (Have Your Say, June 26). Could it be that the Civic Society lives in the real world, where roads are still the main transport
LOCAL people are being encouraged to consider standing as public governors for Dorset HealthCare. The NHS Trust has six seats open for nominations in the county, with the chosen governors representing the views of 10,000 members, acting as ambassadors
PORTLAND teaching assistant Janet Tizard was ‘absolutely surprised’ to be presented with a prestigious regional award by her work colleagues. Mrs Tizard has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year in the South West by the 2012 Pearson Teaching Awards
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy who has set himself the epic cycle challenge of reaching all 10 Olympic venues will arrive in Weymouth and Portland this week. Jake Phipps, from Worcester-shire, is set to reach the borough on Friday evening and will visit the Weymouth
THE Avenue Stadium has proved a happy hunting ground for Ben Watson in the past and the predatory forward aims to continue that record next season – but this time in the black and white of Dorchester Town. The 26-year-old’s last visit to the county town
BRENDON King was buoyed by an “encouraging” first session as the Terras returned for pre-season training. More than 30 players, old and new, turned out at Redlands as preparations got underway for the upcoming Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division campaign
WEYMOUTH’S Dan Austin is heading stateside after earning a prestigious soccer scholarship in the USA. The talented Weymouth College student will be joining West Texas A&M University, which is located in Amarillo, and will leave these shores in a month
DORSET 178 & 150-7 (9pts) drew with OXFORDSHIRE 116 (8pts) DORSET were left to rue the British summer after playing out a Minor Counties Championship draw with Oxfordshire. Having lost the entire first day to rain, and with the Banbury outfield unplayable
FRAMPTON’S Rodney Thorne scored his first Gurston Down ‘Best Time of the Day’ with a splendid 28.91-second effort in his 3.5 litre Pilbeam MP58 in the first runs. And it was a good job nobody else was able to overhaul his time on the second runs because
DRIVING wind and rain failed to dampen the spirits of those taking part in this year’s annual Battens Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament in Weymouth. Twenty-two teams braved the elements on Weymouth Beach, helping to raise more than £1,000 for the Alzheimer
