DAVE Kiteley has admitted he is not sure quite what to expect tomorrow when his side attempts to play its first game in more than six weeks and only their second in nearly four months. The Magpies will be excused for being a bit rusty when they
KINGSTON LACY 3 PORTLAND TOWN RESERVES 0 TWO goals in the final five minutes killed off any hopes Portland had of taking something from their trip to Kingston Lacy in the Dorset Senior League. Boss Steve Coward was far from happy with the standard
ON days two and three we started to get into the heart of the matter. The morning after our flight out, our intrepid team convened at 7am for breakfast – the early hour almost completely mitigated by an extraordinary sunrise over Lake Victoria.
WEYMOUTH SPORTS 0 STURMINSTER NEWTON UTD 4 JOSH Stroud received his marching orders as Weymouth Sports suffered another miserable afternoon at Cranford Avenue. The youngster picked up the straight red card for a poor challenge midway through
A DORCHESTER shooting star said it felt ‘unbelievable’ to receive an MBE. Olympic gold medallist Peter Wilson travelled to Buckingham Palace with his family to receive his honour from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. Dorchester-born Peter
ROB Maxted’s fantastic five helped Dolphin hit back twice at basement boys Broadmayne to extend their lead at the top of the Weymouth Sunday League Championship. The table-toppers experienced a shocking start to both halves, going 3-0 down in the
POLICE are hunting four men who raided a mobile phone shop in Dorchester town centre. The gang made off with goods worth around £5,000 when they targeted Vodafone in Cornhill at around 5.15pm on Tuesday. Police Constable Garry Mason, of Dorchester
UNSAFE practices on construction sites in Dorset are to be targeted as part of a national initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. To support a month-long drive to improve standards in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries
Some of Bridport’s youngest performers stole the shows as two primary schools staged special performances. At Bridport Primary School the youngsters in years one and two had an exciting time creating and performing their own fairytale Little Red
Lyme Regis will say ‘oui’ to the twinning of the town with the Normandy coastal town of Barfleur at ceremonies on both sides of the Channel in May and September. More details will be revealed at the Lyme Regis/Barfleur Twinning Association’s annual
A POLL has found that people in the South West hit their physical peak at 25 and aspire to stay physically active until they are 56. The poll of 2,000 people was commissioned by the British Heart Foundation to mark registration for the London to
Julian Fellowes has hinted that he could quit writing Downton Abbey. The hit period drama's creator, who lives in West Stafford, suggested in an interview that Downton could continue without him if his US pilot The Gilded Age takes off. He
KETTERING TOWN 1 WEYMOUTH 6 THE Terras survived an early scare before running out comfortable winners against basement boys Kettering Town tonight. The 416-mile round trip to Corby Town’s Steel Park, where the Poppies are currently homed, was
AROUND 400 jobs are at risk as Axminster Carpets calls in the administrators. The East Devon company has today confirmed its intention to appoint administrators while company bosses explore a rescue package. The company is continuing to trade
OLD and new have been brought together in a free exhibition at the Dorset County Museum. The Encounters: Wessex Contemporary Artists meet Dorset County Museum exhibition opened in Dorchester on Saturday. More than 200 people attended the preview
AN INDEPENDENT school has come top of the corrected schools league table for A-levels for Dorset and Somerset. Staff at Leweston School have welcomed the news after the original Department for Education tables, which were released in January, contained
A DORSET Police special constable who was involved in a fatal road crash while talking on her mobile phone has resigned. Collette Carpenter was involved in a conversation with her partner when her Peugeot 206 collided with motorcyclist David Bartholomew
COMMUNITY members have voiced disappointment at a three to five-week delay to the reopening of the Beaminster Tunnel. The tunnel on the A3066, which was due to reopen in May, has been shut since July last year when a landslip crushed a passing
VILLAGERS’ joy over the refusal of a planning application in Milborne St Andrew has been short lived after they lost a hedgerow that could date back more than 200 years. Local residents voiced strong objections when plans for two houses in Chapel
AN INVESTIGATION into pollution which killed hundreds of seabirds has been unable to find the source. Around 300 birds, mainly guillemots, were washed up along Chesil Beach and other sites covered in a waxy substance. The Maritime and Coastguard
NEARLY 15,000 young people cast their votes to choose their representative in the Dorset youth elections. Lloyd Hatton, of the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, came first out of 14 candidates, gaining 7,963 votes, and was elected as one of the
A MOTHER has fulfilled her teenage daughter’s last wish by completing a book about her cancer fight. Rosemary Locock from Weymouth is preparing to publish an emotional account of her daughter Karina Glynn’s 20-month battle with the disease and
NEARLY 200 people were caught watching TV without a licence in Weymouth during 2012. In Dorchester, more than 60 people were caught. This compares to more than 780 people in Bournemouth and 2,200 people in Dorset as a whole, figures from TV
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PORTLAND Academy’s new principal said she feels ‘privileged’ and ‘excited’ to be part of the project. Alison Appleyard took on the role of principal at the beginning of January. In an interview with the Dorset Echo she explained her vision
A NEW series of wood sculpture workshops is taking place in the Weymouth and Dorchester area. Supported by Dorchester Art Centre and run by Mark Vyvyan-Penney the creator of the giant play-sculptures at Avon Heath Country Park, the project hopes
PLAYERS from Weymouth Ladies FC helped kick off a father-and-son clothing shop venture. The squad members opened up clothing design shop Infected Clothing in Great George Street. The store replaces a baby clothing shop and is the first time
MARKETING West, the Beaminster-based marketing and media specialist, has been appointed to handle the marketing and advertising for The Commercial Law Practice. The Poundbury-based practice specialises in commercial and conveyance law. Nigel
CAMPAIGNERS are hoping it’s not curtains for Weymouth Pavilion as councillors meet to set a critical budget. Important financial decisions will be made in the venue threatened with closure when councillors come together tomorrow night. Weymouth
SELF-EMPLOYED people in Weymouth attended the first ever Westham business breakfast. The session, at the Community Safety Centre in Radipole Lane, was a chance for small business owners to network with each other, exchange ideas and enjoy a free
RONNIE JAKE MONFORTE, aged 18, of Maple Way, Gillingham. Admitted driving a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol the proportion of it in breath was 47 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol
TREVOR JAMES BURT, aged 48, of Bovington Lane, Bovington. Admitted using a vehicle without third party insurance. Discharged conditionally for six months. Ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed with six penalty points. THOMAS KENNETH DAVID
COLIN JOHN GREEN, aged 70, of Beaminster. Admitted driving a vehicle on the B3157 at Swyre at a speed exceeding 30mph. Fined £400 and ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed with four penalty points. MARK GLADWIN, aged 24, of Drimpton Road,
ROBIN WILLIAM BROWN, aged 40, of Great Western Road, Dorchester. Admitted driving a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the amount in breath was 93 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol
TIMOTHY JAMES KELLY, aged 30, of Martinscroft Road, Portland. Admitted two counts of assault by beating. Community order with supervision requirement for 24 months, defendant to reside at home and to attend the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme.
VULNERABLE youngsters have pleaded for a rethink on the shock closure of Bridport’s pioneering Foyer scheme. Stunned local politicians now want to force the authorities concerned to reconsider the move, which will see an end to the 24-hour supervised
WARREN ARTHUR DUNNING, aged 53, of Nuthatch Close, Weymouth. Admitted stealing two packs of beef steaks to the value of £10.50 belonging to Lidl, Weymouth. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. KARL ROBERT GEORGE PURNELL, aged 22, of Boleyn Crescent
DORSET’S celebrity chefs are throwing their weight behind a Red Nose Day campaign to get Britain cooking. As part of the annual Comic Relief fundraiser celebrity chefs have been encouraging people to get in the kitchen and cook up a storm using
Dorchester Moose Ladies Circle wish to say a very sincere thank you to Paninis for a lovely evening last Wednesday. We enjoyed it very much. We had a super meal, very warm welcome and they made it very special. There was even a touch of Christmas
Having read the headlines of the Echo of February 8 I feel that the report should make it clear, that the low rating was given to the Franchise of the Green Room, and is not the fault of the Pavilion staff. Having said that, my wife and I have
Well, la de da de da, finally we shall have a re-opening of Brewers Quay. Too bad it was closed down and all the traders booted out in the first place! The local businesses have no doubt suffered enormously since it closed. It will be good
I heartily applaud Coun Gillian Summers’ courageous attempt, backed by Coun David Tett, to change the voting system for Bridport’s mayoral election from a public show of hands to a secret ballot. She is absolutely right to suggest that secret ballots
A DISPERSAL order has been placed over Littlemoor in a new clampdown to help police tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Police and councils have joined forces for the Section 30 lockdown to give officers more power to deal with crime on the
KYLE Critchell and Craig Duff will both miss tonight’s monstrous midweek jaunt to basement boys Kettering Town (7.45pm). The two first-team regulars are unavailable for the 416-mile round trip and with Lewis Clarke also unable to travel, the
BRIDPORT 0 BRISLINGTON 0 THE Bees dug deep and claimed a precious point against high-flying Brislington at St Mary's Field. It was Bridport's third draw in four games but what pleased boss Trevor Senior the most was the clean-sheet - his
Video courtesy of Mark Huckle TRURO CITY 1 MAGPIES 2 PHIL Simkin says Kieffer Moore has already surpassed his expectations after scoring three goals in as many games since joining the Magpies. Moore's brace at former club Truro City
