SHIVERING Dorset is set for more wild winter weather following an ice-cold weekend when temperatures dropped to as much as -6C degrees. The county is on ice alert Monday and snow showers are expected in both Weymouth and Dorchester, the Met Office
FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a blaze in a bedroom at a house on Portland this afternoon. The accidental fire is thought to have started after clothing or bedding came into contact with a lamp. The fire, at a house in St George’s Estate Road, Easton
WEYMOUTH Civic Society has added its support to the calls for a rethink on the Pavilion closure. In a letter to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, chairman of the society’s plans committee Mike Martin said: “We deplore the situation whereby
WEYMOUTH-Waterloo operator South West Trains is running a revised train service on Monday due to the freezing weather conditions. The company says heavy snow has fallen across the network today and freezing conditions are expected overnight and
A DRUG dealer has been warned he faces a jail term after admitting four offences. Samuel Thomas Coxon, of Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth, admitted charges of supplying the Class A drug cocaine and the class B drug cannabis when he appeared at Dorchester
DORSET HealthCare is undertaking a project to assist older people with memory problems in Bridport. The trust, based at its Greenfields Day Hospital in Bridport, is putting together some memory boxes of nostalgic items. The aim is for them
A NEW singing group for those with or concerned about memory loss will be launched next week. The new Sing On! Group run by Age UK will start next Thursday in Chickerell’s Willowbed Hall. Sing On! is a Melodies for Memories session that will
THE COLD snap is continuing across the county today with more snow on the way tomorrow. Forecasts show Weymouth will be hit by a light snow shower around 2pm on Monday, with temperatures just below freezing in the morning. The temperature around
AN actor raised more than £600 for a children’s cancer charity when he embraced his role in a popular play. David Moore, a member of Weymouth drama group, brought the character John to life in the production of Calendar Girls at the Pavilion.
DORCHESTER has been named as the most virile town in the south west. Men from the county town are the least likely to suffer from impotency, according to the results of a survey published today. Medical clinic Health-Express analysed more than
