Under-18 Division Three PORTLAND TOWN 4 SOUTH CHERITON 0 PORTLAND Town made it a fantastic five wins in a row with a 4-0 victory over South Cheriton in a hard-fought encounter at Redlands. Town now sit proudly in joint-second place
PORTLAND UNITED RESERVES 1 WESTLAND SPORTS 2 WESTLAND Sports avenged their defeat to the islanders back in September thanks to a late Pete Ireland strike at Grove Corner. The centre-orward got the winner five minutes from the end after
WEYMOUTH TROPICS U16s 53 DORSET STORM B 46 SOME choice words from head coach Alex Fuhrmann at the end of the third quarter had the effect he was looking for as the Tropics came through to stay in contention for the league title. The game started
DORCHESTER ABC fighters Henry Jeff and Liam Legg tasted victory and defeat respectively at shows in Sturminster and Southampton with both youngsters feted with praise for their efforts in the ring. In front of a packed crowd at the first show,
BRIDPORT 7 BLANDFORD 30 BRIDPORT fly-half Will Everitt will miss the rest of the season after breaking his leg during his side’s Dorset & Wilts One South defeat to Blandford. Everitt sustained the injury at the start of the second half
THE Tunnel Target Sports Centre in Charmouth hosted the first of five events in the Olympic legacy project Shooting4England, which is looking to build on Peter Wilson’s success at the 2012 Games. Georgina Geikie, who competed for Team GB at last
COUNCILLORS have agreed a freeze on council tax and parking charges imposed by West Dorset District Council. At the first full meeting of the council at its new South Walks House offices, members agreed to keep the authority's share of the council
OFFICERS, staff and volunteers were recognised for their exceptional contribution to Dorset Police over the past year at the force’s annual awards ceremony. A total of 17 awards were presented during the event at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester
PURBECK Shooting School, one of the leading clay target shooting schools in the country, has been selected by the Disabled Shooting Project (DSP) as the venue for its inaugural South West Regional Conference this weekend. The DSP, funded by Sport
ARSONISTS have struck again in Littlemoor. Police are appealing for witnesses after play equipment was torched last night. The arson, in a park behind the Littlemoor Community Centre on Canberra Road, happened at around 9.20pm yesterday.
THE paintings of Bridport artist Simon Read have a prime showcase in a new exhibition. The show, Beyond The Shoreline, at Gallery On The Square, Poundbury, features 20 of his atmospheric seascapes, all inspired by the sea and sky of the Dorset
THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be raised for good causes thanks to two selfless Dorset kayakers. Good friends Barry Ashdown, 39, and David Chalstrey, 42, will paddle across the channel from Cherbourg to Swanage in September. The epic challenge
TRIBUTES have been paid to ‘gentle soul’ Jed Ranner who collapsed and died in the street in Weymouth. Mr Ranner, 43, was near his home in Abbotsbury Road when he developed breathing problems. Paramedics tried desperately to revive him but he
DORSET residents are being urged to join a scheme to help people with dementia. Alzheimer’s Society launched Dementia Friends to help people make a difference to the lives of those living with the condition. Around 40 per cent of people in
A NEW ‘gateway’ providing information and advice for carers has been launched in Dorset. Packed with details of local services, support, national developments and links to useful organisations, the Dorset Carers Hub will provide information at
DORCHESTER TOWN 6 BILLERICAY TOWN 1 FOUR goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes saw the Magpies romp to an emphatic thrashing of the men from Essex at the Avenue tonight. After a brace from Charlie Clough put the hosts 2-0 up, Nick Critten-den
A DORSET vicar is making a stand after the Church of England rejected the introduction of women bishops. The Rev Jacquie Birdseye, of the united benefice of Moreton, Woodsford, Crossways and Tincleton, is refusing to wear her clerical collar in
A TEAM from Poundbury Gardens will take on colleagues in a charity wheelbarrow push. As part of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013, the team from Poundbury as well as from Castle Gardens in Sherborne and Brimsmore Gardens in Yeovil will be pushing brightly-coloured
MORE drop-in meetings have been announced to spread the word about a project to rejuvenate Weymouth town centre. The Weymouth Business Improvement District (BID) is campaigning for traders to vote in favour of the project, which aims to improve
THE delay in re-opening Beaminster Tunnel could force Masterchef Mat Follas to pull his Wild Garlic restaurant out of the town. Dorset County Council announ-ced a possible five-week delay to the scheduled May re-opening – blaming the high demand
RURAL Dorset is a step closer to having access to superfast broadband after potential infrastructure providers were invited to bid for the contract. Dorset County Council is leading the project to achieve investment of £19million of public funds
THE new role of the Police and Crime Commissioner has come under fire – months on from an election which saw just 15 per cent of voters turn out. As figures were published showing that almost one in 10 UK voters do not know who their PCC is, an
A LORRY driver who admitted causing the death of an elderly couple has successfully applied to have his driving ban lifted early. Peter James Girton received a suspended prison sentence back in September 2010 after admitting causing the death of
CYCLISTS are needed to saddle up for the Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge in aid of the air ambulance. The third annual Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge takes place on Sunday, May 19. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is organising the event as part
A SEA life expert based in Weymouth joined thousands of campaigners on a march in London to demand better protection for UK seas. Ralph Westmacott joined Fish Fight campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on the march in Westminster yesterday to
BUSINESSES are being offered the chance to step back in time at the home of Thomas Hardy in Dorchester. The National Trust has teamed up with Tasty Marketing to offer a new range of corporate event packages at the great author’s Max Gate home.
A MAN is standing trial over allegations of sexual activity with two teenage girls in Dorchester. Frank Maurice Cooper, 35, denies six charges of sexual activity with a child and is on trial at Dorchester Crown Court. He is accused of touching
CHANCERY House day care centre in Bridport costs more than £3,000 a week to run and needs help to cover those costs. West Dorset District Council chairman Gillian Summers visited the Thursday lunch club to see for herself what was on offer – and
DORCHESTER Choral Society will perform Bach’s B minor Mass at St. Mary's Church, Edward Road, Dorchester on Saturday, March 23 at 7.30pm. The work demands exacting standards from chamber orchestra, choir and vocal soloists alike, who for this performance
SINCE the launch of their debut album, spellbinding multi-instrumental trio Three Cane Whale have received high praise for combining the influences of folk, minimalism, classical and film music to produce something impressively original and uniquely
MAYBE this photo of a bunch of kite-flying chickens from the Hotel Norfolk in Weymouth will ruffle a few feathers. It was sent in by Madge Churches who ran the Norfolk with her husband Alan for 12 years. She thinks the photo was taken in the early
THE schoolboy antics of Weymouth Alderman Andy Hutchings (Looking Back, January 29) brought back memories for regular contributor Liz Cooper (nee Huddy). She lent us this Certificate of Merit, received for her endeavours in the girls’ Under-12s
THIS WEEK, Andrew Goss takes Looking Back on a musical trip down memory lane with the Dorset County Museum Music Society. THE much loved Plaza Cinema in Dorchester has moved marvellously with the times. The live broadcasts from the Metropolitan
WILDLIFE experts are braced for a ‘devastating’ disease to hit Dorset trees. Cases of ash dieback have yet to be reported in the county, but Dorset Wildlife Trust is expecting the disease to become present soon. They are asking members of the
A DORSET College is opening its doors once again as a new generation of lambs graces its fields. Kingston Maurward’s lambing weekends begin this Saturday and bumper numbers of the creatures are expected this year. The Animal Park also has new
LAUGHTER and being there for each other is the secret to one couple’s 25 happy years together. Chris and Mick Barnes, from Weymouth, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Thursday. They tied the knot at Weymouth Register Office back
A KIND hearted birthday girl raised £270 to help disabled children in Brazil. Anne Bowen, a parishioner of the Catholic parish of Our Lady, Star of the Sea in Weymouth, paid for her friends to have a party at Sense Restaurant in Weymouth town centre
A MAN has been arrested after a vehicle was broken into in Dorchester. Inspector Steve Marsh, of Dorchester Police, said the local man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday in the Castle Park area of the town. He said a member of the public
WEYMOUTH Inner Wheel Club celebrated its 75th anniversary. The group, including presidents past and present, celebrated the day with a lunch at Cygnets Restaurant, Weymouth College. The club decided to keep the event low key, as they had a
Having re-positioned the tourist information centre to an inferior location in Weymouth the council are now considering closing it! Is this wise considering the resort hopes to benefit this season after the Olympics and 19 cruise ships are scheduled
I would just like to say a heartfelt thank you to the to the staff at the Co-Op supermarket. I am 66 years old and disabled. When entering the shop recently I fell over and needed help. I had wonderful assistance and kindness from the staff
I read with interest First Bus’s answer to the criticisms being made against them and it is quite clear that they have no answers. The fact is that Weymouth and Portland, as far as First are concerned, is a sleepy little backwater when it comes
SEAN MCSEVENEY, no age given, of Rowan Close, Weymouth. Proved in absence of being a person to whom a licence for a vehicle was issued upon receipt of a cheque which was subsequently dishonoured, failed to deliver up the licence when required to do
HELICOPTER enthusiasts hope their project to educate people about lifesavers will help save the Portland helicopter. Schoolboy Dan Welsh and friends are hoping to create a ‘virtual simulation’ of how the life-saving helicopter works in different
DORSET FIRE and Rescue Service is among companies shortlisted for an information security project award. Working in collaboration with other fire services across the South West, it has now been shortlisted for the European Information Security
TONIGHT’S tussle with Billericay Town holds extra significance for the Magpies as far as boss Phil Simkin is concerned. The Dorchester Town chief reckons not only would three points virtually end any threat of relegation but could firmly establish
ONE year on and Weymouth FC appears to be moving in the right direction under the stewardship of Nigel Biddlecombe. Since taking over the reins of the club from George Rolls just 12 months ago, the lifelong fan and club chairman has not only overseen
WEYMOUTH Carnival may have to be cancelled this year if organisers can’t raise enough money in time. The warning shot comes from new independent organisers of the summer extravaganza who have been hit with extra costs. Fresh faces volunteered
Fire crews tackled a chimney fire at a thatched house in North Dorset. The chimney fire, last night, at the Sherborne property was tackled using a chimney kit and crews used water jets to dampen down the thatch outside. Fire fighters then inspected
Twenty firefighters battled a health fire near Wool early today. Three fire crews used beaters to extinguish the heath fire in the area of East Holme. The fire was extinguished by 1.24am.
ONE of Dorset’s leading Second World War re-enactment events is facing a crisis. Maiden Newton at War, which runs every two years over a weekend in June, recreates the atmosphere of the 1940s through living history and re-enactments. The event
