FIREFIGHTERS were alerted to Littlemoor in Weymouth tonight to deal with a motorbike on fire. A crew was called to an area near the Top Club, Louviers Road, at 7.45pm. The blaze, which was started deliberately, destroyed the bike.
A POST box on Portland will be painted gold in honour of Helena Lucas’s Paralympic gold medal win, the Royal Mail has announced. The box at Easton post office in Reforne will be transformed on Friday. Individual first class stamps featuring
DORCHESTER'S Paul Blake has this evening won his second medal of the Paralympics. Having already scooped silver in the T36 400m on Tuesday night, Blake grabbed bronze in the 800m at London 2012. Russian duo Evegenii Shvetcov and Artem Arefyev
A HOSPITALISED youngster was given the best incentive to get well soon. Little Luke Joseph was promised a tour of HMS Bulwark after he met the ship’s captain in hospital. The nine-year-old from Durham was treated like a celebrity when he visited
SUPERHEROES are needed to take some giant strides for charity. The first Cerne Burn event is being held at Minterne Magna, near Cerne Abbas, on Sunday, September 30 at 11am in aid of the Wessex Autistic Society. People are being encouraged
HOLY Trinity Primary School in Weymouth will be closed on Friday due to a problem with its fire alarm. A spokesman for Dorset County Council said: “The school will be closed tomorrow (Friday). “There is a problem with the fire alarm system
THE till was ringing at a West Dorset shop when Magna Housing Association popped in with a cheque for £3,000. The money was for Thorncombe Village Shop, which has been run by the community since being threatened with closure in 2008. Volunteers
VOLUNTEERING in charity shops may not sound like many people’s idea of a holiday. But for Lenka Hajkova, who was visiting Dorchester from the Czech Republic, it was a memorable way to spend her time in England. Lenka spent time at a number
DORSET County Hospital’s chief executive has allayed fears raised by a governor about the future of the hospital. Patient governor Andy Hutchings posed questions at a Council of Governors meeting after receiving phone calls and emails from people
PEOPLE are being challenged to spend a night in the open this weekend to raise funds for homeless people in Dorchester . Bournemouth Churches Housing Association is holding The Big Sleep Out on West Bexington Beach on Saturday in aid of The Hub
TWO super-fit in-laws conquered the Jurassic Coast on a 100-mile run in memory of their dad and father-in-law. Tom Best, of Melplash, and his brother-in-law Simon Mitchell, of Newmarket, completed the fundraising run that went from Old Harry Rocks
We’re very lucky out here in Littlemoor to have so much wildlife around us. There is one species of intriguing animal that we seldom see though and that is the bat. If you’d like to learn about this fascinating creature and maybe catch a glimpse
THE 77-year-old paraglider who smashed into the cliff face at Eype has thanked the emergency services and passers-by who saved his life. Richard Sheridan was badly injured when he careered into the 180-feet high cliff face near the Highlands End
A MAN has been arrested by police investigating an arson attack in Bere Regis. A large wheelie bin in a car park next to a dentist surgery in Manor Road was set alight last Saturday night. Firefighters were able to stop the blaze spreading
PARALYMPIC sailor Helena Lucas has won gold in Weymouth and Portland. She had been sat in gold medal position, with a nine-point cushion over second-placed Heiko Kroger of Germany. But a lack of breeze in Portland Harbour meant no sailing was possible
RESIDENTS will get the chance to have their say on changes to a level crossing near Wareham. Network Rail and Dorset County Council will be holding a drop-in session for members of the public later this month to discuss changes to the East Stoke
A CHARITY night held by the Dorset Echo in aid of the Will Mackaness Trust has raised £1,740 for the fledgling Weymouth cause. The quiz and curry night was attended by 105 people and held at Weymouth College. Dorchester town crier Alistair
DORSET organisations are being urged to celebrate the contributions of local volunteers. Volunteer Centre Dorset is looking for nominations of heroic volunteers, who will be recognised at its annual awards evening at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester
A CONFERENCE will be held to discuss how artists and scientists can work together to improve the management of the Jurassic Coast. The third Creative Coast Forum event will be held at the University of Exeter on September 10. The discussion
VANDALS damaged a community minibus leaving vulnerable residents on Portland without transport. Police are appealing for witnesses after the volunteer-driven bus was targeted at around 1.30am yesterday morning. The vehicle had been parked overnight
DORSET County Hospital’s board has defended its decision to join a regional consortium looking at staff pay, terms and conditions. The Dorchester hospital, along with the Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, is among 20 trusts across
COUNTY: A man was taken to hospital with an injured knee after falling on rocks on Kimmeridge Beach. Coastguards and paramedics rushed to the scene at around 7.20pm on Tuesday evening to help carry him to the car park to wait for an ambulance.
COUNTY: A man was found dead in his home by police after a neighbour raised the alarm. An inquest at County Hall in Dorchester heard that 51-year-old Robert Walter Gregory, of Pines Court, East Street, Blandford, had not been seen for more than
COUNTY: Two people were taken to hospital after a small fire broke out at the campsite where they were staying. Crews arrived in Langton Matravers at around 6.30pm on Tuesday evening to find the blaze extinguished and the tent destroyed. The
A POST mortem examination has revealed a Weymouth dad died of natural causes. Patrick Goodman, pictured, died in hospital after sustaining a head injury in Turton Street, Weymouth, on Sunday evening. A police inquiry found the 44-year-old father-of-four
GIANT sea snails, dinosaurs, fish and octopuses will take over the sea front as hundreds of schoolchildren perform as part of the Moving Tides procession. Dancers and musicians will be working their way along the Esplanade on Sunday from 4.45pm
NATURE lovers can head to the Dorset coast to see migrating birds as they prepare to head south for the winter. Guided walks are being organised this autumn. Go to dorsetforyou.com/countryside for more details.
PUPILS across Dorset’s schools are asked to collect packaging that can’t be recycled through council collections and send them to TerraCycle. Two TerraCycle points are earned for the weight of every waste item sent in, with each point being redeemable
GREEN transport links between Weymouth and Dorchester are set to be improved with a £2.4million government grant paid out over the next three financial years. Dorset County Council will receive the funds now it has made a successful bid to the
EXPECT a phenomenal night of musical talent at Bridport Arts centre tomorrow when Julie Dunn, pictured on the right, and Charlotte Storey take to the stage. Jazz singer, pianist, teacher and songwriter Julie Dunn has been appearing in public with
ARSONISTS struck at a garage in another attack at the centre of a residential area of Weymouth. Firefighters rushed to tackle the blaze at the back of Abbotsbury Road in Westham at 9.15pm on Monday. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to
BOSS Phil Simkin believes Jamie Gleeson was the unsung hero in the Magpies’ dramatic late win over Eastleigh on Tuesday night. Exeter City loanee Jamie Reid fired home a superb set-piece in injury-time to sink the Spitfires and maintain Dorchester
BRENDON King will assess the fitness of defensive duo Sam Poole and Barry McConnell ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Totton & Eling. The Weymouth pair sustained knocks on Tuesday night in the six-goal thriller with AFC Totton, and their manager
Firefighters tackled a blaze that gripped a garden shed in Weymouth. Crews from Weymouth and Dorchester Fire Stations arrived at Linnet Close in Littlemoor just after 2pm yesterday afternoon. The fire had spread to the rear of the property
WEYMOUTH SECONDS 199-7 (20pts) beat BEAMINSTER 183 (11pts) by 16 runs DESPITE being a man down, Weymouth Seconds ended a miserable campaign on a high with victory in their final outing of the summer. The 10-man Seasiders were indebted to a
Dorchester SECONDS 149 (5pts) lost to POOLE TOWN SECONDS 150-4 (20pts) DORCHESTER Seconds were sentenced to relegation after losing their survival shoot-out at Poole Town Seconds. Needing to overturn a 14-point deficit in the final-day clash
WEYMOUTH LADIES 1 BRISTOL LADIES UNION 4 WEYMOUTH Ladies gave the worst performance in their eight-year history when they were beaten 4-1 at the Bob Lucas Stadium by Bristol. With a successful pre-season behind them, the hosts looked forward
WELLWORTHY have become county bowls champions after triumphing in the finals at Dorchester . Curly Reed, Nigel Skidmore and Roy Burnett beat Lyme Regis in the triples final 23-5 to lift the crown. Stuart Reed, Ryan Stone, Graham Parker
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
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
