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  • Vote for funds for Weymouth music group

    WOW Youth Musical Theatre is in the running for a £5,000 cash prize from Lloyds TSB Community Fund but needs public help to do so. The local group is calling for Weymouth and Portland residents to vote for them as voting ends this Sunday. This

  • Paralympic sailors making history

    HISTORY will be made on the waters of Portland Harbour today when Britain’s Paralympic sailors bring home the country’s first medals in the sport. Top performances by the gold-placed Helena Lucas have guaranteed her with at least silver in the

  • Double-decker campaign visit

    RESIDENTS of Dorchester are invited to step aboard a campaign bus as it visits the town as part of a national tour. Charities Christian Aid and Church Action on Poverty have organised the Tax Justice Bus, which is touring the UK and Ireland.

  • Fisherman Harry a reluctant hero

    FISHERMAN Harry May says he is “humbled and delighted” to be receiving a top national honour for his bravery in trying to save a young disabled woman after her wheelchair plunged into the sea. Clair Perkins, 20, drowned despite desperate attempts

  • Follow in footsteps of D-Day relatives

    A charity is calling on descendants of soldiers who took part in D-Day to saddle up for a trip down memory lane. Relatives of members of the Brit Dorsetshire Regiment, and others that participated in the landmark invasion, are being invited to

  • Tragic Weymouth dad died of natural causes

    A post-mortem examination following the tragic death of Patrick Goodman has revealed he died of natural causes. The 44-year-old sustained life threatening injuries to his head after he fell over on Turton Street last Sunday evening. Mr Goodman,

  • Husband in parachute fundraiser

    THE husband of a woman with a little-known brain condition is going to great heights to raise awareness of a Dorchester -based charity. Scott Legg is doing a sponsored skydive on Saturday, September 29, to raise money for and to promote Cavernoma

  • Top award for Bridport leisure centre

    STAFF from Bridport Leisure Centre are to receive a green award at the Houses of Commons in November. The complex won a Green Apple Environment Award in a national campaign to find Britain’s greenest companies, councils and communities. General

  • Eyes on the sky

    A WEST Dorset photograher has created startling images of the night sky. Sensational celestial snaps that show the passage of stars across the sky and highlight the beauty of the heavens were taken by Stephen Banks. Mr Banks, 23, who works

  • Dorset fun run challenge is rescheduled

    AFTER falling foul of the floods in July, the Charmouth Challenge and accompanying fun run have been rescheduled for Sunday, September 16. The challenge will start at 11am and the fun run at 2pm. Organisers said that anybody who had been issued

  • Asbo yob barred from 29 pubs in Bridport

    A man has been banned from entering almost every pub in his home town. Daniel Lewis Carey was given an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO), to run for two years following convictions for assault. The 27-year-old, from Bridport, must not: l Threaten

  • Travellers moved on after one night at Poundbury

    A GROUP of travellers who set up camp by Poundbury ’s Great Field have moved on after one night. Six caravans arrived in Prince Charles’s model development on Monday lunchtime, setting up in an area behind the Dorset Cereals factory off Peverell

  • Dorchester hospital moves forward on pay cartel plans

    A CONTROVERSIAL pay consortium that has caused disquiet among staff at Dorset County Hospital is pushing forward with its plans. The South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium has released two ‘discussion documents’ outlining the challenges

  • PARALYMPIC GAMES: Helena's on the March to glory

    Portland’s Helena Lucas continued her march towards Para-lympic glory in the single-handed keelboat class on day four of the home Games. While Lucas revelled in the light winds in her 2.4metre boat, the conditions saw mixed fortunes for her ParalympicsGB

  • Police appeal after Portland community minibus damaged

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a community minibus was damaged on Portland. The incident happened on the car park of Tesco in Easton at around 1.30am this morning. Three windows of the Portland Island Community Minibus were smashed

  • Guards injured in cash van robbery in Dorset

    Two security guards were attacked in a robbery on a cash delivery van outside a Poole building society. Detectives are hunting for two suspects who used a bladed and a heavy weapon at around 10.20pm on Monday outside the Nation-wide on Ashley Road

  • Lamp sparks a property blaze in Weymouth

    Firefighters from Dorchester and Portland were called after an overheated lamp set fire to a residential home in Dorchester Road, Weymouth at around 11pm on Monday.

  • Yacht’s beacon is found faulty off Dorset coast

    A yacht was found to have a faulty beacon which transmitted a distress signal south of Anvil Point. A Condor Express ferry picked the transmission up and reported it to the Portland Coastguard. The Shetland Trader vessel was requested to divert

  • Stranded vessel prompts rescue off Portland Bill

    Coastguards were called after a boat with two people onboard broke down almost 12 miles off Portland Bill . The yacht Slim Chance had been on route from Newlyn to Hamble before it suffered critical engine failure with no wind or sail at around

  • In the Dock: Portland

    MATTHEW JON HUNTLEY , aged 43, of Turberville Road, Bere Regis. Admitted driving a vehicle on a road, namely Turberville Road, Bere Regis, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath was 55 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres

  • In the Dock: North Dorset

    AINSLEY GILBERT , aged 21, of Andrew Close, Blandford. Admitted driving a vehicle on the A338 Wessex Way, Bournemouth, at a speed exceeding 40mph. Fined £135 and ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed with three penalty points. NICHOLAS CHONA

  • In the Dock: West Dorset

    GARY MARK FRANKLIN , aged 46, of Armstrong Road, Bridport. Admitted at Bridport stealing baby clothing of a value unknown belonging to Babygear. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Ordered to pay £30 compensation and £25 costs. RICHARD JOHN

  • In the Dock: Portland

    JARED STOREY , aged 25, of Grosvenor Road, Portland . Admitted assault by beating. Fined £200, ordered to pay £75 compensation and £400 costs.

  • In the Dock: Dorchester

    LORRAINE MERRY , aged 50, of St Martins Field, Martinstown. Admitted using a vehicle on a road, namely Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester , without third party insurance. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed with six points. STUART

  • Police warning Bridport residents to stay vigilant

    Police are urging people to watch out for vandals who have been spraying graffiti around Bridport town centre. The latest attack was in the Rax Lane area but police said there had been a series over the last few months. Report incidents on

  • In the Dock: Weymouth

    BRENT STEPHEN MORRIS , aged 25, of no fixed abode. Admitted at Weymouth resisting a constable in the execution of his duty. Community order made with supervision requirement for 24 months and to have alcohol treatment for six months. Ordered to pay

  • Reshuffle gives hope to Portland rescue helicopter fight

    SOUTH Dorset MP Richard Drax is hoping the cabinet reshuffle could herald new hope to save Portland helicopter. Yesterday David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle saw former Transport Secretary Justine Greening move to the Department for International

  • Help recognise Dorset's talent

    VOTES from members of the public are needed to recognise outstanding Dorset talent. For the first time, the Open 4 Business Awards are inviting people to register their vote for the Best Employer, the Best of Dorset Food and Drink and the most

  • Blazing the trail for artists

    A GROUP of Weymouth artists and craftspeople will blaze a trail around the borough this month thanks to one of their most popular annual events. Artwey are rounding up their successful summer of cultural exhibitions, and giant wall workshops, with

  • Traffic nightmare for Paralympics

    Can I first say that my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed visiting Weymouth during the Olympics , and we were determined that we would come back for the Paralympic sailing today. Unfortunately we turned around – along with many hundreds of others

  • It’s time to slash the grass verges

    Congratulations to the budget-slashing council for returning to office. Might I ask whether they care to slash the grass in Preston please? As a proud resident I don’t like eight-inch tall grass on the green at Fisherbridge Road. Or is this

  • Lasers are classy addition to town

    I am a 37-year-old family man with two children therefore I believe I am the target customer for Weymouth’s tourist trade. I want my children to see the biggest and best the world has to offer: Sydney opera house, Eiffel Tower and the Statue of

  • Urban ‘immigrants’ no good for village

    I am concerned that the village of Portesham is being taken over by urban immigrants and that a way of life is being destroyed. In general villagers share a distinctive style of public behaviour. Socialisation in villages is, in effect, socialisation

  • It's a who's who of stars on West Dorset beach

    IT’S a WHO-dunnit with a difference. A body on the beach, a former Doctor Who and one of the Birds of a Feather actresses are helping give West Dorset a starring role in a major TV drama. Actors David Tennant and Pauline Quirke arrived in Bridport

  • Reid's rocket fires Magpies to late win

    DORCHESTER TOWN 1 Reid 90+1 EASTLEIGH 0 SUPER-SUB Jamie Reid curled home a last-gasp free-kick to see Dorchester Town share the lead at the Blue Square Bet South summit. The Magpies were hanging on for a point at one stage last night

  • Smith foils Stags as Terras earn a draw

    WEYMOUTH 3 AFC TOTTON 3 THE Bob Lucas Stadium faithful saw thrills and spills aplenty in a pulsating 3-3 draw with Hampshire rivals AFC Totton. After four high-scoring contests between the sides last term, goals were always on the cards

  • Dorchester's Blake keeps up family heritage

    Dorchester ’S Paul Blake continued his remarkable family story by winning Paralympic silver over 400 metres at a packed Olympic Stadium last night. The 22-year-old, who lives in Charlton Down , is the son of a Star Wars actor and ballet dancer,

  • 60 teams in island show

    PORTLAND United Youth Football Club (PUYFC) held their third annual tournament at the Grove Fields. More than 60 teams from around the county, and some from further afield, took part in the competition. PUYFC chairman David Symes said: “I would

  • Vinnie-Ray roars to the British title

    VINNIE-RAY Guthrie, from Chapelhay, Weymouth has become the BSMA (British Schoolboy Motocross Association) 50cc champion. The seven-year-old rides for Corsham MX club, which is one of the 15 clubs in the BSMA that run throughout Britain. The

  • Bouncy fun at Budmouth club

    THE Children’s Activities Club at Budmouth Community Sports Centre ended its summer programme with a day of inflatable fun, which was attended by 65 children from the Weymouth and Portland area. During the six-week summer holiday, BCSC has opened