OLYMPIC double trap gold medal hero Peter Wilson has revealed he came close to quitting the sport following London 2012. Dorchester shooter Wilson, 26, returns to competitive shooting next month for the first time since last year’s Olympics.
A MOTORCYCLIST was seriously injured after a crash with a car on a country road near Dorchester. He was riding a black Yamaha motorcycle involved in a collision with a blue Nissan Micra on the B3390 500 metres south of the Affpuddle junction with
THE Weymouth & District League is celebrating the news that they have received a cash windfall. Their bid for funding from Sport England proved a success after months of hard work from league secretary Andy Millar and his team. The league
WEYMOUTH LADIES 1 FROME LADIES 2 WEYMOUTH brought the curtain down on their West Clubs Women’s League East Division campaign with a narrow defeat to runners-up Frome. The visitors took the lead midway through the first half when a rebound was
ACTION-PACKED racing will begin in Palma, Majorca on Monday with more than 900 sailors competing across 10 Olympic events. Held across Club Nàutic S’Arenal and Club Marítimo San Antonio de la Playa, the ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta has attracted
GILLINGHAM TOWN 1 BRIDPORT 1 TREVOR Senior was delighted with this point at Hardings Lane but admitted it will not count for anything if his Bees fail to beat Ilfracombe on Monday. Chris Clarke headed Bridport in front on 21 minutes from Dan
DAN Shepherd was the star of the show for Moby Dick’s in their 4-1 triumph over Belvedere in the Wey-mouth Sunday League Championship. This was the only encounter in the two divisions to survive the weather in the latest round of fixtures, and
YOUNGSTERS from South Dorset continue to make their mark on the Southern England youth scene as Team Solent/Weymouth have been crowned champions of Division Two of the National Cadet Table Tennis League's Southern Division. Indeed Weymouth won
AFC TOTTON RES 5 DORCHESTER RES 0 DAVE Kiteley has urged his young Magpies to learn from this heavy defeat at the Testwood Stadium. Dorchester were run ragged by Totton’s front three and on another day they could have lost by more.
AROUND 900 pigs have died in a blaze that destroyed a farm building near Beaminster. A total of 50 firefighters were called out to a piggery at Seaborough Manor after a fire broke out this morning. Crews battled the flames for around three
BRIDPORT RES 2 SHERBORNE TOWN RES 4 ROBIN Townsend reckons some of his players “need to take a good look at themselves” following this Dorset Senior Trophy exit at the hands of Sherborne Town Reserves. The Bees were hot favourites at the
A BOOK about complementary medicine which has been four years in the making will be launched soon. Weymouth-based practitioner Abbigail Langstone-Wring will be signing copies of her book, entitled Holistic Health Tips, at shops in Weymouth and
A CHARITY shop is on the lookout for more volunteers as it switches premises in Weymouth. The Life Charity and Baby Shop is taking over prominent seafront premises on The Esplanade next to King’s Statue and is set to open tomorrow. An official
Organisers want to thank everyone who supported a community quiz in the Park District which raised money for the Waterside Weymouth Community Forum. Winners of the cash prize were The Eagles. The next quiz is on May 4.
Father David Harris of the St Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church at Athelhampton would like to thank an anonymous person who donated a package of plaster models of Orthodox priests. He said: “There were a dozen models one to two inches in height
CLASSICAL pianist Peter Donohoe CBE will be returning to the Exchange in Sturminster Newton on Saturday, April 13 to perform works by composers including Beethoven, Chopin, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. He will also hold a pre-concert discussion
DORSET Wildlife Trust is going wild about gardening this spring with the Purbeck Wildlife Gardening Weekend on April 13-14. Garden centres will be hosting a range of wildlife friendly and gardening activities for children and adults at Holme for
NEW elections may be in store for Weymouth and Portland Borough Council under a shake-up of the system. Under the current system, councillors are elected in thirds which means that elections are held each year for three years out of four. Now
The Broadwindsor community shop’s opening ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 6 at 11am. The ribbon will be cut by the winner of the design a poster competition which was held at Broadwindsor Primary School.
DORSET Police have appointed James Vaughan as the new deputy chief constable for the force. He is currently the assistant chief constable of Dorset Police and will take up his new appointment on May 1. Chief Constable Debbie Simpson said: “
CHILDREN'S television favourite Peppa Pig will be making her first appearances at the Swanage Railway tourist attraction on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
RESIDENTS who live in flood risk areas in West Dorset have been urged to take measures to protect themselves. The Environment Agency has encouraged property owners in the high risk zones to sign up to a new flood warning service and invest in simple
A BUILDING firm is celebrating after winning an award for its work on the refurbishment of a Dorset landmark. Greendale Construction won the prestigious Federation of Master Builders’ National Award for UK’s Best Builder to recognise a restoration
History will be brought to life with displays and hands-on activities at Corfe Castle from 10am to 5pm between Tuesday, April 2 and Sunday 14.
A SUFFERER of bowel disease will be taking on a marathon challenge to raise awareness for the condition. Debbie Preston, of Portland, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2007 and is now in remission. The 42-year-old will be running the
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching a series of weekend walks with a Sunday Stroll on April 7 at Kingcombe. It starts at 10am, costs £6 for adults and £3 for children, covers up to two miles and ends with tea and cake. Call 01300 321409 or visit
The town’s first Asian wedding festival will be held at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne, on April 14 from noon until 5pm. The event will feature dancers, the latest in fashion bridalwear, jewellery, demonstrations of bridal mendhi and henna and
A WEYMOUTH woman and her pug walked away with two top prizes at Crufts. Owner Daphne Crump, of Chickerell, and Bunty, whose show name is Ragemma Jive Bunny Pigalle, claimed the best bitch and best yearling bitch awards in her breed in the toy group
Chocolate maker Cadbury is supporting a National Trust Easter egg trail around Corfe Castle from tomorrow to Easter Monday.
An open air service is due to be held at Gallows Gore, Worth Matravers, near Swanage, today at noon.
The rural streamside garden of the Old Smithy at Ibberton is opening for charity between 2pm and 5pm on Monday.
The Fine Foundation Marine Centre’s Great Kimmeridge Eggcase Hunt will be taking place from 1.30 to 3pm tomorrow. Hunt for empty eggcases to win a chocolate egg. Details on 01929 481044.
Travellers remain on site at Came View Road in Dorchester but police say enforcement action could be taken to ensure they have moved on by next week. Inspector Steve Marsh, of Dorchester Police, said the land the travellers had set up on was owned
Residents are being urged to be vigilant after a third burglary in Dorchester in a three day period. Police are appealing for witnesses after offenders entered a property in Bridport Road through the rear of the premises and made off with various
Discover bats at Upton Country Park on Saturday with the chance to make your own bat hat followed by a fascinating tour of the park with Dorset Bat Group. It costs £1 adult, 50p child and starts from the kiosk behind the house at 5pm.
Public footpaths on the Lulworth Ranges will remain open between Easter Monday and Sunday, April 7, as no military firing practice will be taking place.
The Catholic parish’s One World Group raised £577 from a St Patrick’s night dinner, which was attended by about 60 people. The money will go into group funds which supports poor and needy people around the world.
SPRING may have officially arrived but snow has still fallen on parts of Dorset. The temperatures have remained low all week with the thermometer plunging to as little as -2C overnight – and the cold snap looks set to continue. Readers reported
Have you ever wondered what is behind the wall that runs beside the A31 from Wimborne to Bere Regis? You can find out on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, as the Highwood gardens at Charborough Park open to the public in aid of Shelterbox, the disaster
A GROUP of men will be testing their pain barriers after being inspired by a woman’s brave battle with a critical illness. Gemma Downtown, from Dorchester, was rushed to Dorset County Hospital last year after suddenly becoming ill and was transferred
FAMILIES have the pick of a bumper line-up of events and activities over the Easter weekend. A host of events and activities are being held around the county from egg hunts to wildlife adventures. There are tasty prizes on offer at the giant
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill has unveiled his five-year Police and Crime plan – including the recruitment of 250 more special constables. It comes after his election last November when Mr Underhill when he made promises in his manifesto
A 54-YEAR-OLD man from Littlemoor is due to appear in court after being charged with a drug offence. The Weymouth man has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply. It comes after police executed a Misuse
CELEBRATE the holiest of seasons with one of the most powerful and moving adaptations of the Easter story ever composed. St John Passion is among the greatest choral works ever written. It shows Bach’s towering imagination at its most intensely
PUPILS have been enjoying Easter celebrations at the end of term. Pupils and staff joined in a Mad Hatters and mad hair day at Beechcroft school in Weymouth. The PTA again put on their Easter egg hunt where every child in school was awarded an
AFTER months of legal wrangling and fears about the closure of Weymouth Pavilion, WOW youth musical theatre are back on stage with their latest show. Miss Saigon, which is running at the harbourside venue from April 3 to 6, is based on Puccini’
THE WIZARD OF OZ Weymouth Pavilion ANYONE who went to see this ever popular family show on Wednesday would find it hard to believe that the Pavilion is a dead duck – the place was heaving with people and Full House notices were on display. The
DORSET Wildlife Trust has a wild Weymouth Easter in store for all the family, with events at Lorton Meadows nature reserve and the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre. With a choice of Easter egg hunts and fun, family-friendly activities getting to
PURBECK: Visitors are invited to take part in an Easter egg trail at Knoll Visitor Centre in Studland from 11am to 3pm from March 29 to 31.
BOVINGTON: To mark the 70th anniversary of the capture of Tiger 131, the world’s only operational survivor of its type, the Tank Museum is hosting a Tiger Day on Saturday. The highlight of the day will be at 1.30pm, when Tiger 131 makes its return
BRIDPORT: The British Red Cross is calling for volunteers in Bridport and Lyme Regis to collect during Red Cross Week, between May 5 and 11. Volunteers are needed to collect for two hours at locations including the town centres, Groves Garden Centre
I Dunno, you don’t hear from someone for the best part of a decade and then he just pops around unannounced without so much as a Bayeaux tapestry and plonks himself on your telly, on your radio, on your iPod, flipping everywhere. CUH! David Bowie
MOTORISTS are being warned to be on guard against car crime over the Easter weekend. Dorset Police said that thefts from vehicles increase during the months of March, April and May as a result of the increase in visitors to the county and the change
The Toy Barn at Blackmarsh Farm, Sherborne, is holding a Mad Hatter’s fancy dress tea party and Easter egg hunt from 11am to 4pm today.
On Easter Eve, tomorrow, there will be an Easter bonfire and vigil service at St Mary’s Church in Dorchester beginning at 8pm.
Visitors to the Tank Museum near Bovington between today and April 14 can solve a series of clues to find out where the Easter Bunny has hidden his eggs – and then collect a tasty reward.
The classic fairytale Red Riding Hood will be retold in an interactive experience on Saturday, April 6. The Sisters Grim, Teresa and Catherine Grimaldi, will be hosting the free event which will include sock puppet making, collage and model making
Gather at Swanage Beach from 5.30am on Sunday to celebrate Easter sunrise. Details on 01929 422885.
SCARLETT’S starlets have been hard at work fundraising for the Weymouth girl. Donations have continued to pour in since fantastic news that the target had been reached to help cystic fibrosis sufferer Scarlett Russ’s family buy her a special vest
THE Brewers Quay attraction in Weymouth has reopened to the public after it closed two years ago. Shoppers flocked to the complex in Hope Square after it threw open its doors yesterday morning. Visitors browsed an antiques emporium and dined
I see from the plans for the new layout for Overcombe Corner that the bus shelter is going to be moved forward to the edge of the pavement to allow a cycle lane behind it, as is the case at Littlemoor by the shopping area. It is quite dangerous to
TWO Portland men have been arrested and illegal substances were seized after police raided a house in Fortuneswell. Dorset Police officers executed the Misuse of Drugs Act Warrant at a property in East Weare Road. The officers attended the
How can you make a profit when all the money is spent on providing a service? Easy – cut the service. So the search and rescue contract is awarded. Helicopter cuts are made and privatised, giving taxpayers’ money to foreign profiteers.
My wife and I have just been to the Pavilion to see the pantomime The Wizard of Oz. The advertisement says: A spectacular all new professional Easter pantomime version of the classic story. It stars the fabulous Dani Harmer as Dorothy, the
The Overcombe corner roundabout is in – what purpose does it serve? Large and small vehicles are just going over it and not around it. It seems to have made no difference at all. A friend who lives in the area asked a councillor the point of
SATURDAY opening hours are to be cut at the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester. The centre is currently open from 9am to 4.30pm every Saturday, as well as from 9am to 5pm on Tuesdays to Fridays. However, from next week it will only open on
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PERSISTENCE paid off for Brendon King following the capture of highly-rated Plymouth Argyle teenager Jamie Richards on loan for the rest of the season. The defender, 18, is joined at the Bob Lucas Stadium for the remaining six league games by Dorchester
ARRAN Pugh might be free to play for the Magpies again after suspension but Steve Walker is hoping he has done enough to hold on to his first-team place following a dream debut against Farnborough. The 22-year-old scored and helped his side keep
TOMORROW’S local derby at Grove Corner (3pm) should carry a health warning, according to Jake Richmond. The last time Portland United and Weymouth Reserves faced each other was in the semi-finals of the Magna Dorset Premier League Cup back on March
WEYMOUTH fans may have one eye on the club’s season-ending derby against Dorchester but head coach Paul Harding insists his men are not thinking about it just yet. Instead, he says, they have their minds fully focussed on tomorrow’s rearranged
TREVOR Senior is confident his Bridport side can cope with the forthcoming fixture pile-up in the Toolstation Western Premier Division. This afternoon’s trip to Gillingham Town will begin a run of 11 games in just 35 days for the Bees but their
AN ELDERLY man has died following a fire at his remote home near Ringstead. It is understood the 95-year-old was trapped in the building unable to make his escape. The small fire is under investigation but is not suspicious, police said. The incident
