THE Countryside Alliance Club (Wessex) Meet at Badbury Rings Certain Flight and Divine Intavention can fight out the Bonhams Men’s Open at Badbury Rings on Sunday. The former, who seems a stronger horse this season, is on a hat-trick after
FROME TOWN LADIES 0 WEYMOUTH LADIES 2 WEYMOUTH Ladies gave a thoroughly professional performance to secure another valuable three South West League Premier Division points when they beat Frome Town at the Aldersmith Stadium. With the hosts
A 500-MILE round trip paid double dividends for mountain biker Sarah Bedford. The Dorchester-based cyclist returned triumphant after pedalling to victory in the Diva Decent Enduro at Hamsterley Forest, near Darlington. Bedford saw off the challenge
YOUNGSTER Ryan Casey landed a big haul of prizes at Weymouth Angling Society’s annual awards night, claiming no fewer than seven junior accolades. There were also plenty of reasons to cheer for club chairman Billy Short and longest-serving committee
DORSET’S Camp Bestival has announced that Northern Irish rockers Ash will be playing at this year’s festival in August. The ever-increasing line up is now looking impressive with six months still to go before the festivities start on August 1-4
THE A350 in Blandford St Mary is closed both ways between the A354 and Littleton Drove following a serious collision. It is thought the road could be closed for some time while police officers carry out forensic examinations. A police spokesperson
DESIGN ideas for a new public sculpture in Weymouth will go on show next week. Artist Andy Kirkby will present a selection of concept designs at an open meeting on Tuesday, February 26. The artwork is destined for the landmark Weymouth Gateway
EMERGENCY services were called to Weymouth after a fire broke out in Chickerell Road. Fire crews and police attended the incident involving a fire on land near to the junction of the B3157 this afternoon. Black smoke could be seen covering
A MAN collapsed and died on Abbotsbury Road in Weymouth. It is thought the man, 43, suffered breathing difficulties near the junction of Ilchester Road, before collapsing. Police and ambulances rushed to the scene on Thursday evening, and a
TRIBUTES from the arts community have been pouring in following the death of a leading light in the Bridport cultural scene. Peggy Chapman-Andrews almost single-handedly set up the Bridport Arts Centre in 1973 and later, as a fundraising venture
THE legacy of the Olympics and Paralympics has been celebrated on Portland with a stairway of success and square of stardom. Gold medal winning sailors Helena Lucas and Ben Ainslie were celebrated at the new Officer’s Field development on the Isle
A NEW Dorchester bar has had to call off its opening night at the last minute. Ellen and Mark Keenan had been due to open The Eclipse in Trinity Street tonight but were forced to call it off after a noise limiter failed to arrive in time. Mrs
A COLLECTION of papers relating to a heroic charge by Dorset soldiers during the First World War have been secured for the public. The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester has obtained the papers connected to the Dorset Yeomanry charge at the battle
MARATHON fundraiser Michelle Sherratt from Weymouth will be taking on a huge challenge to raise money for people with blood cancer. She will be hitting the streets of the capital with thousands of other determined runners to take part in the Virgin
RESIDENTS concerned about the axing of a bus service in Weymouth are invited to a meeting tomorrow. A public meeting is being held in response to the First bus company pulling out of Sutton Poyntz. It is part of a timetable shake-up announced
POETIC people are invited to share their own work or their favourite piece and enjoy a cream tea at an event in Dorchester this weekend. The Dorchester and South Dorset Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) is holding a poetry and cream tea event
POLICE said that £5,000 of goods were stolen in a mobile shop raid in Dorchester as they renewed an appeal for information. As reported in yesterday’s Echo, police are hunting four men who stole dummy phones, display mobile phones and two iPads
TOP chefs are to appear in an extended Dorset Seafood Festival planned for the summer. Mark Hix, Mat Follas, Pictured, John Wright, Lesley Waters and Russell Brown will be among the culinary stars at the harbourside extravaganza on July 13 and
FIREFIGHTERS are attending an increased number of flooding incidents but are not being funded for it, members of the Dorset Fire Authority were told. Chief fire officer Darran Gunter told members that in 2012 his crews attended a total of 226 flooding
PROTESTORS in Weymouth are set to turn out in force against a controversial welfare reform. They will gather at the Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Offices at North Quay to voice their opposition against the bedroom tax on March 15. The
NEW measures to force Weymouth pubs and clubs to shut earlier have been ruled out for the summer. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s licensing Committee debated whether or not to look at such options as an Early Morning Restriction Order (
Ah, Dorchester, the city that never sleeps. No, come back, I’m being serious. I mean, look at next Friday night in the county town: Two fantastic gigs with some great bands. Now, obviously, unless you have some sort of super powers, you’re not
DORSET Fire and Rescue Service has taken a ‘one off opportunity’ to increase its share of the council tax in a bid to protect ‘essential services’. Members of the Dorset Fire Authority agreed to increase the service’s precept by £4.95 for a Band
I would like to thank the three passers by who helped me so kindly when I fell in a street near the amusement park facing the Pavilion in Weymouth earlier this month. They called an ambulance, whose responsive crew were so quick and caring, and
RECORD numbers of cruise ship tourists are set to pour hundreds of thousands of pounds into Weymouth and Portland this summer. Portland Port is set to have its busiest season yet with a total of 19 cruise ships already confirmed to visit between
THE Legendary Piddle Valley Players are about to perform Fiddler on the Roof Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories at Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall near Dorchester on February 21, 22 and 23. Performances are at 7pm with a 2pm Saturday matinee.
I too, like John Lloyd (Echo Friday, Feb 15.) wrote complaining about a bad meal I had in the Pavilion Green Room. And in a separate letter I also wrote about the Pavilion sign which blots out a third of the ‘...uninterrupted views across the bay
On Boxing Day 2012, I was admitted to Dorset County Hospital with a serious heart condition. To cut a long story short, I survived this experience and, after spending a month in DCH, I am now making a slow recovery. During my stay, I was in
SOME of the seabirds rescued from Dorset and the south coast covered in an oil additive have been released into the wild. Around 300 birds, mainly guillemots, were washed up two weeks ago along Chesil Beach and other sites on the south coast covered
MAGPIES RESERVES 3 WINCHESTER CITY 0 (MATCH ABANDONED) FREEZING temperatures forced referee Cameron Lucas to abandon last night's Wyvern Premier League clash at the Avenue early in the second half with Dorchester on their way to a comfortable win
Following on from Mike Pugh’s letter of praise for the quick response by his GP Dr Llewellen and medical team, I too would like to give a gold star to Dr Llewellyn and his frontline team at the Littlemoor surgery for their excellent help whenever called
DORCHESTER Town could be without star striker Kieffer Moore at Tonbridge Angels tomorrow (3pm). The 16-goal centre-forward picked up a thigh injury during the 2-1 win over Truro City on Tuesday and is rated at 50-50 to make the trip to Kent.
THE Terras will look to strengthen their bid for the play-offs tomorrow when they tackle St Albans City at the Bob Lucas Stadium (3pm). Brendon King’s men currently sit just two points adrift of the top five but know they need to string a run of
