CERNE ABBAS “BOWLYMPICS” are coming – don’t miss this great piece of musical entertainment! The all-dancing, all-singing quartet Bowjangles will present their take on the coming Olympics and are sure to take everyone’s breath away! Tickets to see
RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on Dorset’s highways and transport services. Dorset County Council is one of 75 local authorities in England and Wales taking part in the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey, the largest
AN AWARD-WINNING youth group could be in line to scoop a much-needed bag of cash if it gets enough support. Weymouth-based WOW Youth Musical Theatre is seeking public votes to secure £5,000 from the Lloyds Banking Community Fund for vital alterations
BRIDPORT’S Area Development Trust has launched its own website. The trust was set up as a registered charity in 2009 with the aim of delivering community projects in Bridport and West Dorset. It is currently taking the lead on projects to restore the
FIRST World War biplanes took to the air for a mock battle at Bovington Tank Museum. They took part in the museum’s first ever re-enactment based on the 1914-1918 conflict. Around 10,000 people visited over the weekend for the museum’s 10th Tankfest
A BLANDFORD-trained soldier was among three British forces personnel killed by a man wearing a police uniform in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence said three British soldiers were killed at a checkpoint by a man wearing an Afghan police
SCORES of people flocked to a Weymouth pub for a musical marathon in aid of the families of three tragic fishermen. The Sailor’s Return on Weymouth harbourside hosted the event for the Purbeck Isle Memorial Fund. The day included a boat flotilla, which
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help assist the Olympic Torch Relay’s journey through Dorset. Inspirational torchbearers will be carrying the Olympic flame through the county from July 12 to 14 and local stewards are needed to assist the unique spectacle
‘DARK days’ training to be an energy assessor fuelled Portland’s Olympic contender Stuart Bithell’s determination to succeed as a world-class sailor. The bubbly rising star in the 470 men’s dinghy class was forced into ‘the real world’ for
DORCHESTER Town will begin their 2012/13 Blue Square Bet South campaign with a home clash against Eastbourne Borough on August 18. That will be followed by two away games at Staines Town and Farnborough. Boxing Day will see the Magpies
A MAN who attempted to smuggle heroin to a convicted drug dealer at the Verne Prison has been sentenced to three years in prison. Ricky John Hawkins, 30, was sentenced at Dorchester Crown Court after admitting possession of a class A controlled drug
A FAMILY are facing homelessness after spending more than a year on the waiting list for a house. Stephen Lewis and his young family have been living in temporary accommodation in Cornwall Close, Weymouth, for more than a year. Mr Lewis
COUNCILS are being urged to tackle the problem of empty homes as the number of vacant properties in south and west Dorset nears 1,000. The number of households on the waiting list for housing in Weymouth and Portland is currently 4,775 with
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Weymouth town centre to meet former glamour model Katie Price. The 34-year-old paid a visit to WH Smith in St Mary Street where she signed copies of her new book, In The Name of Love. Despite running an hour behind schedule
RESTRICTIONS are being introduced for Lyme Bay fishermen in a project to help conservation. A new voluntary code of conduct has been agreed with fishermen in the Lyme Bay marine conservation area. Under the terms of the code, which comes into force
WORK will begin today to prepare an area of Weymouth Beach and promenade for the Olympic events. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has announced a closure and restriction notice for the site, which will host a free but ticketed London 2012 Torch
THINK of dining in Weymouth and the word ‘trendy’ doesn’t often spring to mind. But Nikki and Richard Cooper of the Stables and Bull Hotel in Bridport seem to have ushered in a new era of cool in the town. First they brought their pizza and cider to
I have lived in Weymouth for 15 years and I think the promenade is looking really good compared to what it was like last year. The council has done a really good job – it’s even nice to go to the toilet now. I wish these local people would stop running
The last sentence of the letter from John Marshall (‘Experts don’t have all of the answers’, Have Your Say, June 19) seems odd to me. What “original” expert does he think is a dying breed? Was it the one who, over 50 years ago was referred to in a
I refer to the letter from Derrick Foote (June 8). We too travel on a National Express coach as this used to drop us off close to our chosen B&B. This time we had to wait in pouring rain for our taxi after an exhausting journey. What ever will happen
THERE is one big problem with the world – too many people. We have to say ‘one child per family’ and say from 2013 no more freebies for single mums. By giving them money for every child we will never get the birth rate down. Some have never worked
FIREFIGHTERS spent a day battling a blaze after arsonists torched a barn. Dozens of firefighters tackled the fire, which destroyed the farm building in Icen Lane, Bincombe, Weymouth. The blaze ripped through the two-storey barn consuming more than 100
DORCHESTER Town boss Phil Simkin believes it is about time his side opened the season at their Avenue Stadium home. Only once in the previous five seasons have the Magpies kicked off on home turf, while the last two campaigns began with trips to Bromley
WARREN Byerley’s switch to Kettering Town is still hanging in the balance due to ‘a little matter with Weymouth FC’. The 27-year-old striker attended a comedy night at Nene Park on Saturday but his expected departure has certainly been no laughing matter
SIXTY shareholders turned out at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday for Weymouth FC’s annual general meeting – the first one since the departure of controversial ex-chairman George Rolls. Nigel Biddlecombe, who bought the Terras off the Rolls
DORSET were left to rue some poor batting as they crashed out of the MCCA Trophy at the semi-final stage against Cumberland at Dean Park. Put in to bat by the visitors, Dorset were rocked early on as Richard Gleeson dismissed Nick Park (7), Aaron Williams
WEYMOUTH returned to winning ways in the Dorset Premier League on Saturday with a hard-fought victory at Stalbridge. The hosts got off to a flier with the willow but the Seasiders pegged them back to 231-9 before chasing them down with just two wickets
