Supermarine 26 Weymouth 24 A CONTENTIOUS penalty try 10 minutes from time saw Weymouth come unstuck at bottom side Supermarine, a team they had thrashed 76-0 earlier in the season. The hosts’ win was only their second in Southern Counties South
PUDDLETOWN 58 ELLINGHAM & RINGWOOD II 7 AFTER last week’s Dorset & Wilts Two South defeat at second-placed New Milton, Puddletown bounced back in style with a convincing 10-try victory over their Hampshire visitors, achieving their third
AT long last, the travelling public will be able to see and study Osmington’s historic White Horse in safety and at leisure. At 12 noon on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, exactly one year after Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal commemorated the completion
HAMWORTHY REC 2 CHICKERELL UNITED 0 MAURICE Welch admitted the better team won after his Chickerell side crashed out of the Magna Dorset Premier League Cup at the quarter-final stage. Hamworthy Recreation controlled the tie at Magna Road
SHERBORNE RESERVES 0 WEYMOUTH RESERVES 0 JAKE Richmond did not have much to say following this bore draw at second-bottom Sherborne Town Reserves in Magna Dorset Premier League. The joint-boss was happy with the clean sheet in the goalless
SHERBORNE RESERVES 0 WEYMOUTH RESERVES 0 JAKE Richmond did not have much to say following this bore draw at second-bottom Sherborne Town Reserves in Magna Dorset Premier League. The joint-boss was happy with the clean sheet in the goalless
HAMWORTHY RECREATION 2 CHICKERELL UTD 0 MAURICE Welch admitted the better team won after his Chickerell side crashed out of the Magna Dorset Premier League Cup at the quarter-final stage. Hamworthy Recreation controlled the tie at Magna Road
MERLEY COBHAM SPORTS 1 PORTLAND UTD 3 THE Blues stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 13 games with a commanding victory at Merley Cobham Sports. Merley were the last team to defeat the islanders back on September 22 but despite
A tractor was destroyed after a build up of bracken caused it to overheat and ignite. The tractor caught fire on Stoborough Heath this afternoon. Firefighters had to use a multi-terrain vehicle to reach the machine. Crews said the cause
WEYMOUTH & District League chairman Neil Hardisty hailed the success of this year’s championships – held for a second year at Westfield Technology College – that attracted 81 competitors in all categories. Budmouth table tennis stalwart Hardisty
NEW Melplash Agricultural Society president Cleeves Palmer is following in his family’s footsteps taking on the role. The society organises the Melplash Show which will be held on August 22 this year. Mr Palmer is the fourth member of his family
UNDERACHIEVING schoolchildren in Dorset have been given a boost thanks to a charity grant. The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £250,000 to the Prince’s Trust schools programme, which supports pupils at risk of underachieving or exclusion
A SAILOR from West Lulworth has completed the first stage of his naval training and is now on course for a career at sea. Trainee air engineering technician Carl Crook has passed out from HMS Raleigh in Cornwall after completing a 10-week basic
RESIDENTS are battling to protect an ancient byway in West Dorset from being ruined. They say that Common Water Lane in Broadwindsor has suffered in recent years from off-road drivers leaving the track itself and challenging themselves on the lane
A SUPPORT group will discuss care and support available for people with rheumatoid arthritis at an event in Dorchester. The West Dorset branch of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is hosting the meeting at the Dorchester Day Centre
A WOMAN bravely battling breast cancer is focusing on the positives after a close shave. Liz Russell, from Poundbury, decided to take on a sponsored head shave to benefit three cancer charities two weeks after starting chemotherapy. The 48-
LAW firms in Dorset are seeing an improvement in fortunes despite the challenging economic climate, according to a new survey. The Law Society’s Law Management Section (LMS) annual profitability survey showed that practice fee income for legal
WORK has started on site to renovate a skate park following a huge community effort to rebuild it. Fundraisers have given generously to the Sherborne Skate Park project to help them raise more than £185,000 to build a better and safer skate park
ANIMAL charity workers have warned that the number of unwanted dogs is on the rise in Dorset. Margaret Green Animal Rescue (MGAR) fears that the number of strays is increasing as it faces a growing number of animals brought in. It has appealed
DOWNTON Abbey creator Lord Fellowes of West Stafford will be sharing some of the secrets of his success at an event supporting Puddletown’s new community library. The Oscar-winning writer will be at St Mary’s Middle School in Puddletown on Friday
VOLUNTEERS hit the streets of a problem-hit Weymouth estate to clear up dozens of bags of litter. In a show of community spirit, a team of litter pickers in Littlemoor collected 35 bags of rubbish in one day. They are now appealing for residents
A CALL has gone out to schools which participated in a world record attempt earlier this month. Schoolchildren from Weymouth and other towns look set to have broken the sign2sing Guinness World Record for the most people signing and singing a song
A MAN suffered chest injuries in a three-car collision at a Bridport accident blackspot. The 66-year-old was treated at the scene yesterday afternoon but his injuries were not thought to be life- threatening. The accident happened on the A35
A MOTORCYCLIST died after a two-vehicle crash in North Dorset. The 65-year-old biker was treated at the scene following the collision between his Kawasaki and a Peugeot 207 car on the A350 between Charlton Marshall and Blandford St Mary on Friday
STRANGE stories and historical tales have been encompassed in an artist’s ideas for sculptures at the Weymouth Gateway site. Andy Kirkby, from Moreton, has been busy working on a series of ‘concept designs’, which will be showcased to the public
IT WAS standing room only when villagers packed a meeting about proposed bus changes in Weymouth. Crowds of people squeezed into the Mission Hall at Sutton Poyntz and were told they would have to wait until a meeting at the Pavilion on Thursday
DORSET’S Camp Bestival has announced that rock group Ash will be playing at this year’s festival in August. The ever-increasing line up is now looking impressive with six months to go before the festivities start. A spokesman for the Lulworth
A CELEBRATION of Weymouth’s heritage was unveiled at the entrance to the Rodwell Trail. The portrait bench, sited just off Abbotsbury Road, features three figures in steel who immortalise the town’s heroes as voted for by the public – the coastguards
DORSET is set to feel the chill again this week, with a cold weather warning in force. The Met Office has said there is an 80 per cent probability of severe cold weather and icy conditions. It is an extension of a warning that was put in place last
RENEWED calls have been made over the dangers of landslips as walkers continue to become trapped in mud along the Dorset coastline. Coastguard officers have asked the public not to ignore warning signs. Areas of beach sited near landslips have
FOLLOWING its hugely successful production of The Storeroom back in 2009, international award- winning physical theatre company The Kosh are on the road again with a delicious new show entitled Café Chaos. Comic confusion spills from the kitchen
FEW things brighten up the working day quite like a nice lunch out. And a cafe with a view is a particularly irresistible prospect, so upon entering the Lookout at Bowleaze Cove the stresses of the morning melted away. The building is quite
A TEACHER spoke to a group of Westfield Arts College youngsters before jetting off to Africa. Karen Bidwell, deputy headteacher at the Weymouth school, visited Chogoria, Kenya, alongside other teachers from the Chesil Education Partnership.
There is another side to Lanzarote that is a world away from the beered-up, hen-partied Lanzagrotty image unfortunately welded to this stunning volcanic lump of rock. Head north from the capital Arrecife, away from the Costas and you enter a world
I have just read Richard Drax’s letter arguing against taxing the rich (Echo, February 22). I am horrified but not suprised that he is against it. After all he is incredibly wealthy, has a huge house, acres of land, a well-paid job as an MP and
How typical of our wealthy, landed Tory MP to defend his own interests in his column on page 8 of Friday’s Echo. Compare his privileged situation with that of the families featured on page 6, likely to be victims of restricted housing benefits
Two topical issues are the funding crisis at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and the need for more housing within the borough. I offer the following suggestion: build houses on Weymouth golf course. This has a number of advantages. The
So what is happening at the ferry terminal? It is now nearly a month since we were told that we should expect some noise from the banging in of the piles – but, as of now, there is nothing. It is my thought that the whole programme is now put back
A MAN has been arrested after vehicle was broken into in Dorchester . Inspector Steve Marsh, of Dorchester Police, said the local male was arrested in the early hours of yesterday in the Castle Park area of the town. He said a member of the
Video courtesy of Weymouth FC BRENDON King has called on the Terras to be sensible in regards to their play-off ambitions in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division. Saturday’s 2-0 home victory over St Albans City saw Weymouth climb to
DORCHESTER Town are now within six points of the Blue Square Bet South play-off places after recording a fourth win in five games on Saturday. Goals from Charlie Clough and Ben Watson, in for the injured Kieffer Moore, secured a 2-0 triumph at
A NEW blitz in being launched on smokers in Dorset lighting up with illegal tobacco. Authorities claim that one in five smokers in the county now use tobacco bought without any tax paid on it. Now they have launched a new campaign to fight
