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 survey
A WEYMOUTH teacher who is preparing to buy her first home has won the Dorset Echo conservatory draw. The competition, in association with windows and doors provider Window Man, encouraged readers to enter into a prize draw to win a conservatory. Ten
CANCER patients in Dorset who change weight or body shape because of their condition are relying on charity handouts because they cannot afford the new clothes they need. Statistics from Macmillan Cancer Support show that 27 per cent of cancer patients
LAUGHTER is the best medicine when it comes to raising awareness about domestic violence and homelessness. The West Dorset Women’s Refuge held a laughter workshop at the Borough Garden’s in Dorchester to raise awareness about the shelter. Jo Keane,
A LIFEBOAT crew from Lyme Regis saved a kayaker from drowning after he was plunged from his craft into heavy seas. The 45-year-old man was plucked from heavy swells before he was winched aboard the Portland Coastguard helicopter and flown to the Dorset
A GROUNDBREAKING new green bus service has hit the road in Poundbury. The first ever fully electric bus service in the south of England is now operating between the development and Dorchester town centre. Prince Charles tested one of the two electric
THE debate on the controversial Navitus Bay wind farm proposed off the Dorset coast moves to the Houses of Parliament today. South Dorset MP Richard Drax secured the adjournment debate as concerns continue to mount about the potential effects of the
TWO people were injured when a coach clipped the window of a cafe, sending shattered glass over diners. The coach, carrying a group of youngsters, was turning from St Mary Street right into St Edmund Street in Weymouth town centre when the collision
PUPILS across Weymouth and Portland embraced the Olympic spirit on the second day of their own torch relay. The School to School Torch relay continued from the Wey Valley School yesterday morning. Pupils and teachers ignored the bad weather and celebrated
ORGANISERS are praying for sunshine as they count down to the next big events for Weymouth and Portland’s maritime festival this weekend. Spirit of the Sea, which runs until July 15, celebrates the borough’s maritime links in the run-up to the Olympics
HISTORY still walked on despite the rainy weather when presenter Tony Robinson and his television team visited the Nothe Fort. Mr Robinson, who was filming for a new Channel 4 series, provisionally called Walking through History, came to Weymouth yesterday
COMMUNITY composting and creating energy from an anaerobic digester using organic waste could be a prospect for the future, if Bridport town councillors have their way. Councillors agreed that they want to “lead by example” when it comes to trying to
• Following my comments about the dangerously overgrown hedge alongside the pedestrian walkway between Wyke Oliver Road and Chalbury Close I am very pleased to be able to report that the overhanging greenery has been cut back. Full marks to W&PBC who
A FAMILY has told of their devastation after the wrong coffin was put out for cremation at a funeral service for their mum. Michelle Blakesley, 47, said the blunder by Co-op Funeralcare of Weymouth was ‘heartless and condescending’.
A MAN was taken to hospital with facial injuries after a small explosion on the Granby Industrial Estate in Weymouth. The incident happened at Dunnings Automatics in Kent Close at around noon yesterday. Dorset Police, Dorset Fire and
A NEWLY published Dorchester author who turned to writing in his 70s says he is delighted with the response to his first book. Mike Joslin, 78, attended a book signing session at the county town’s Waterstones store and was ‘agreeably surprised’ at the
With the Olympic events at Weymouth and Portland very close now may I make a plea to restaurants and cafes across Dorset? There are many top-class chefs and cooks in the county delivering excellent food. But don’t let down your establishments by presenting
I welcome the efforts of Alistair Chisholm and John Grantham in refusing to let the Charles Street saga disappear from sight by arranging another meeting today. Meanwhile, Robert Gould maintains that KCMG “found nothing wrong”. Many of our MP’s including
TICKETS are back on sale for five of the previously sold-out Olympic sailing events. This summer’s spectator site at Nothe Gardens will make history as the first-ever ticketed event for Olympic sailing. Tickets costing £35 are available for Monday
WINDSURFING is not only the most physical Olympic sailing class but it also provided the most nail-biting competition at last year’s London 2012 test event. Weymouth’s Nick Dempsey was on equal points at the top of the leaderboard with his Dutch rival
HAVING driven the coast road on Saturday, I felt compelled to comment on Porteshams’ wonderful Olympic roadside flower arrangements including Olympic rings. The latter being painted tyres in the Olympic colours surrounded by flowers. The majority
We went for a “flight” on the sea life tower and were very impressed with the standards shown by all the employees. My disabled husband was attended to with such care and attention and the staff went out of their way to be so helpful. This was a trip
SOUTH Coast Ballet’s Cinderella is one of the must-see family events of the summer. The timeless rags to riches tale of an unusual love story full of charm and beauty is coming to Lighthouse in Poole, performed by young dancers from across Dorset. This
YOUNG professionals are being offered the chance to visit Turkey to expand their cultural and vocational horizons. Rotary clubs in Dorchester and Weymouth are looking for suitable candidates to be nominated for the Group Study Exchange for the four week
FETE Week in Cattistock got off to an excellent start with another very successful quiz evening. The Savill Hall was packed with people, all desperately trying to recall snippets of information hidden away in the dark recesses of their brains!
A COUNCILLOR is donning her running shoes and has her sights set on the highest point on the south coast. Jane Bremner said she has been ‘running up any hills I come across’ in preparation for the task in aid of the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
TWO of the UK’s top martial arts publications are campaigning to have Dorchester’s Aaron Cook included in the British Olympic squad. Martial News and Martial Arts Illustrated are asking martial artists to sign a petition demanding the British Olympic
CATTISTOCK’s assault on all fronts continued as they pulled off fine victories over Cerne Valley and Plush to keep their double hopes alive in the Dorchester Evening League. The Division One leaders maintained their impressive league form by posting
THE Weymouth Town Tennis Tournament has been hit badly by the wet weather. Only two games were completed on the first night as the event was forced to go indoors at the Wey Valley Tennis Centre. The only games played saw Clif Moreton beat Aaron Halcrow
MICHAEL Watson and Jon Bevan’s hopes of playing alongside the world’s best in this year’s Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes ended in disappointment in yesterday’s local final qualifying stage. The Wessex Golf Centre duo travelled to West Lancashire
BEAMINSTER 117 (17pts) beat WEYMOUTH SECONDS 104 (6pts) by 13 runs THE wait goes on for Michael Pearce and Weymouth Seconds after they fell 13 runs short of recording their first victory of the season in Dorset League Division Two. The Seasiders
SOPHIE Keech has been selected for international duty after finishing runner-up in the England Schools National Championships at Kendleshire. Twenty-seven girls from all over the country took part in the competition with Keech bidding to retain the title
DORSET Pentathletes bagged nine gold medals at race three of the British Biathle Series and World Tour Race. Thirty athletes from the region took part in the event, which was held at Greenhill, Weymouth. The event consisted of a run/swim/run with distances
WEYMOUTH’S Victoria Halford has gained a place on the Pentathlon GB England Talent Pool Programme. This is the first formal stage of the talent development pathway for athletes in the sport of modern pentathlon, which has the ultimate aim of developing
THOMAS Hardye School students Ben Westhenry and Tara Chittenden excelled at the South West Schools Championships and earned themselves spots in the Dorset squad for this weekend’s English Schools Track & Field Championships in Gateshead. Dorchester
