THE A35 westbound between Dorchester and Bridport has been closed again. The road has been affected by serious flooding in the Winterbourne Abbas area. It opened westbound only on Thursday morning, allowing the Olympic Torch Relay to pass. But more
8.20pm The torch continues its journey tomorrow at 7.05am from Portland Bill and we'll be live blogging once again. You can see the route and find out more about the torchbearers here Don't miss the Dorset Echo tomorrow for lots more coverage
The Weldmar fete at the Joseph Weld Hospice is Dorchester has been postponed due to the bad weather. The meadow at the hospice is waterlogged and the decision has been taken to postpone the forthcoming fete from Saturday July 21until Saturday September
If the Olympic flame has lit a burning desire to get fit and sporty, Bridport’s Leisure Centre is offering the chance to try a host of activities for free. On Saturday the centre’s doors will be open to allow people to try out new sports and a number
EXCITEMENT is hotting up for the home Games as today’s Olympic flame arrival gives Dorset a taste of the festivities to come. Britain’s contenders in the 49er high performance Skiff class Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes hope to witness the spectacle
SPIRIT Live 87.7fm radio station broadcasting from Weymouth College is making waves. The station is providing live interactive broadcast coverage of Weymouth and Portland’s Spirit of the Sea Maritime Festival by students from Weymouth College, Bourne-mouth
A WOMAN who carried out a nasty assault in Weymouth has been jailed after breaking the terms of her suspended sentence. Charlotte Sommers, 21, assaulted David Williams outside Weymouth railway station with a beer can on March 4 last year, causing him
A black market has sprung up ... in black bags. People in the Park District of Weymouth are being asked to remain vigilant after dozens of seagull-proof bin bags disappeared. It is believed that someone has been taking the free bags and selling them
STAFF at a Weymouth school will be putting their knowledge to the test at the Dorset Echo’s quiz and curry night. The team from Wey Valley School’s maths department is entering a team of six, ‘Nice as Pi,’ for the July 20 fundraiser at Weymouth College
A MAN has been warned he could face jail after he drove his car at another man in an incident in Dorchester. Vincent Paul Lockett, of Holbaek Close, Dorchester, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Nigel Trent when he appeared
A COUPLE are appealing for help from the public to find a lost bracelet that has sentimental value. Portland couple Dave and Andrea Shaw went for a meal at The Boat That Rocks restaurant at Osprey Quay. When they returned home to Clarence
THE Olympic Torch Relay evening celebration due to be held on Weymouth Beach will go ahead. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council advises people attending tonight to dress for wet weather as rain is forecast. Visitors are also urged
A TWO-month-old lost cygnet was safely returned to his parents and six brothers and sisters thanks to Abbotsbury Swanherd Dave Wheeler. The lost cygnet was found wandering in the road in Dorchester by a local resident. She took the cygnet to
A 91-YEAR-OLD retired police constable will be playing a special role when the London 2012 Olympic Torch relay arrives in the county town. Alfred Barrett, of Dorchester, will be linking this summer’s home Games to the last London Olympics in 1948 as
EXPECT some of the best blues of all time when Big Boy Bloater, a well known figure on the global blues and roots music scene for his unique and powerful style, makes his way to West Dorset next week. Bloater has it all; writing, performing, singing
Dramatic roles JURASSIC Airlines is recruiting volunteers with dramatic flair for role-play parts as check-in crew, security guards and flight stewards or stewardesses this summer. Event stewards are also needed. The project, which is part of the
TEAM GB will be joined in action by ‘Team JB’ at the Olympics after a Dorchester woman was appointed a team leader for the Weymouth and Portland Ambassadors. Joss Baker has been chosen to head up a team of volunteers to greet the influx of visitors to
TORCHBEARER Di Ludlow, three sisters, a group of sailing instructors, four Olympic hopefuls and a young family are among 18 people celebrating last-chance tickets. Lloyds TSB, a supporting partner of the torch relay, stepped forward to save the day
A MAN aged 19 was stabbed in an attack at Littlemoor in Weymouth, police said. The Poole man suffered injuries to his neck, ears and arms in the attack outside a house off Louviers Road. A 21-year-old man from Weymouth has been arrested
No doubt some environmentalists will jump on the climate change bandwagon and blame the recent flooding in South Dorset on manmade climate change. Since daily rainfall measurements were started in 1927 there have been larger daily rainfalls than experienced
Weymouth is clothed in weeds. A fine advert for our Olympic visitors. Drive down any road, walk down any street, wander through the town centre and what can be seen? Weeds, growing through the pavements, from walls, through the roads. Radipole Park
The last sentence of Councillor Farrell’s comments on Weymouth beach office on the Esplanade, on page 12 of Monday’s Dorset Echo, reads: “Everything else has been smartened up for the Olympics.” Not quite everything, Councillor Farrell. The deplorable
Walking along the Esplan-ade from Weymouth to Preston, I moved to my left to point something out to my husband and was nearly knocked over by a cyclist who had come up silently behind us at great speed. This idiot was not a young lout but an elderly
RAPPER Wretch 32 will be bringing ‘lots of energy’ to Weymouth’s official Olympic Torch evening celebrations tonight and cannot wait to get partying. The 27-year-old rising star – real name Jermaine Scott – is being brought to Dorset by Coco-Cola
A SPECTACULAR parade to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay in Weymouth today has been cancelled. The Moving Tides carnival was due to be held in the town this evening. It is now hoped to reschedule the event for September. It was
WORLD Taekwondo Federation secretary general Jean-Marie Ayer hopes the sport can move on towards an “unforgettable” Olympic Games after backing British Taekwondo’s selection policy for Team GB. Despite successfully retaining his European title earlier
PHIL Simkin is prepared to sacrifice the Magpies’ opening pre-season friendly if it means preserving the pristine state of the Avenue Stadium pitch. Like so many other places across the region, the county town venue felt the full force of Saturday’s
MILLEN Hurrion secured top spot in the boys’ 16 and under section at the Weymouth Town Tournament. The youngster finished top of the pile following the completion of the group stage and he will now face fourth-placed Jamie Blair, aged just 10, in the
VISITING Nomads reigned supreme at the South & West Dorset Netball League’s charity tournament. The event proved a huge success with North Dorset League outfit Nomads claiming the crown after boasting an unbeaten record at Budmouth. Following on from
THE A35 has been re-opened westbound between Dorchester and Bridport, says the Highway Agency. The road had been closed since the weekend due to extensive flooding in the Winterbourne Abbas area. The flow of traffic on the westbound route will be controlled
