THE LOCAL branch of a cat protection charity is to open its first ever shop in Dorchester. Volunteers for Weymouth and District Cats Protection are busy setting up the charity shop at 31a Great Western Road, the store formerly occupied by Robert
Weldmar Hospicecare Trust is holding a ladies-only Midnight Walk on August 18. The walk starts at Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue. It is £16 for adults to enter and this includes a free T-shirt and other fun items for volunteers to wear. Participants
A WEYMOUTH student is devastated after vandals wrecked his moped. The moped belonging to Matthew Sturmey, of Ludlow Road, Weymouth, was taken from the drive of his family home and dragged to a pedestrian crossing down the road where it was found
A WAR veteran who suffers from cancer has told his story in a bid to encourage Dorset Echo readers to take part in a campaign. Gordon Berryman, 87, uses the day care centre at the Joseph Weld Hospice every week. His wife Gwen died of leukaemia
AUTHORITIES are holding a public meeting tonight to explain the emergency services’ response to the Beaminster tunnel tragedy. It will include the emergency service’s reaction when part of the tunnel collapsed and the days leading up to the discovery
AUTHORITIES are holding a public meeting tonight to explain the emergency services’ response to the Beaminster tunnel tragedy. It will include the emergency service’s reaction when part of the tunnel collapsed and the days leading up to the discovery
PEOPLE with limited mobility will benefit from nine Dorset Red Cross wheelchairs bought with a £1,000 donation from a housing company. Wheelchairs bought with money from Magna Housing Association are available for short-term loan and are a welcome
ED Sheeran had better look to his laurels – there’s a young pretender after his crown. Harry Houseago is a 16-year-old musician from London who has just released his first EP, Bicycle That Can Fly. In his quest to take his music to a wider auidience
BABIES rubbed shoulders with the bonkers and the truly bizarre to make Camp Bestival 2012 the most memorable yet. As the Cultural Olympiad unfolded just down the road in Weymouth and Portland , the rain stayed away and the sun streamed down at
STEP back in time and enjoy Hits From The Blitz at Bridport Arts Centre on August 5. The unique feel-good 1940s show, as featured at Dame Vera Lynn’s Charity Gala Nights, boasts famous wartime tunes and rousing singalongs, all brought to life by the
STUNNING sailing conditions of big breezes and sunshine made for spectacular start to the Olympic competition hosted on borough waters. A cheering crowd of up to 4,600 people filled Nothe’s ticketed spectator site and their patriotic clothing made
http://9844802 Thousands of spectators flooded into the Nothe sailing venue to watch Team GB from the grassy banks. There was a fantastic atmosphere in the ticketed area as sailing fans from around the world enjoyed a spectacular day of racing.
A HOLIDAYMAKER has died after losing consciousness while diving near Lulworth. The 52-year-old diver, who was with the Swanage-based dive boat Viper, was reported to have lapsed into unconsciousness on entering the water at around 12.30pm on Saturday
CREAM teas will once again be served in Frampton Village Hall throughout August. The next of these will be on Sunday, August 12 and will be in aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. St Mary’s Church in Frampton will benefit from proceeds from
Cattistock is not the first place that comes to mind when you are planning a meal out, but it certainly came up trumps for us. The village is so picturesque that it was a joy just driving through. The Fox and Hounds, a 16th-century inn, is the
In the light of the fact that approximately 1,700 signatures were collected requesting a review of the return of the fairy lights, I note with interest that W&PC have now got the matter under review, possibly with a costing for purchase and installation
We have of late seen too many maritime and coastal incidents in the locality from boats setting sail without basic safety equipment to people swimming in the dangerous waters off Chesil Beach. It is now time to ensure the wellbeing of all who use
Regarding the letter in Friday’s Echo, about the SAR Helicopter, given that our community has many water-based activities I feel that basing the helicopter here is essential. As a diver neither I nor any of my fellow club members go out looking to
POLICE are hunting burglars who broke in while the homeowners were asleep. They appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following the incident in Bridport. The incident occurred between 1.30am and 8.30am on Saturday
AN AMBULANCE was involved in a collision that caused the closure of the Weymouth Relief Road. A woman was taken to hospital with serious head injuries following the incident near West Farm, Lower Bincombe, on the A354 at around 4.40pm on Saturday
IRISH sailor Peter O’Leary, who is competing in the Olympic sailing events in Weymouth and Portland, is being investigated over allegations of a betting scandal. The ethics watchdog of the International Olympics Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is
BRENDON King is backing Ashley Wells to bounce back from the horrific injury he sustained in Saturday’s clash with Bristol City. The talented full-back came on as a half-time substitute only to leave the field on a stretcher just 15 minutes
PAUL Goodison admits he is desperate to repeat his Beijing 2008 heroics with a gold medal-winning performance on home waters in front of his parents, as he gets his London 2012 campaign underway at Weymouth and Portland today. Defending Laser
5:17pm RT @2012Weymouth: Show of Hands @showofhandsnews are a brilliant group and are on at the @BaysideFestival tonight http://t.co/BPzI17eH http://t.co/UKy2LEk4 — @WeyOlympics2012 30 July 2012
DOUBLE Olympic bronze medallist Tina Cook hopes the wet British summer will not play havoc with riders in today’s crucial cross-country test. Cook and her Great Britain eventing team-mates, who in-clude Sturminster Newton’s William Fox-Pitt, hold
DORCHESTER Town today hope to complete a double swoop with the loan signings of Exeter City duo Jamie Reid and Jacob Wannell. Manager Phil Simkin revealed last Thursday that he was hopeful of concluding a deal for two unnamed players in time
FERNDOWN WAYFARERS 186 (5pts) lost to WEYMOUTH 187-3 (20pts) by seven wickets PAUL Payne and the returning Rob Nobbs were just two of the standout performers in another fantastic team display from Weymouth at Redlands. Payne top scored for
WIMBORNE & COLEHILL 257-9 (19pts) beat Dorchester 161-9 (7pts) by 96 runs A CAPTAIN’S innings from Wimborne & Colehill’s Andy Hayward sentenced Dorchester to a third successive defeat in the Dorset Premier League. The visiting skipper
