All Cleaned up Word is out that all the gully’s in the Park Area have now benefited from a “deep clean” The Waterside Weymouth Community Forum would appreciate if any resident feels that this statement is in error, or if any resident would like
SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHSIDERS 98 WEYMOUTH TANDOORI BANDITS 82 WEYMOUTH Bandits were beaten by the Southsiders in one of the last games of their campaign. The opening quarter saw a strong start from the Bandits with Dzin-tars Kalkis scoring three
DAN Belt has challenged Dorchester to push on over the next three weeks following Saturday’s frustrating reverse at Stalbridge. Basic errors in the field cost the county town side dear at the weekend as they suffered a 35-run defeat in a match
A MOTORCYCLIST has died and another is fighting for his life after two horror crashes on Dorset roads over this bank holiday weekend. A 23-year-old biker died after he collided with a yellow Skoda car on the A356 at Maiden Newton on Sunday.
STALBRIDGE 231 (20pts) beat DORCHESTER 196-9 (9pts) by 35 runs THE old adage catches win matches was ringing in Dorchester’s ears following this disappointing defeat at Stalbridge. The county town side reduced the home side to 52-5 at one stage
WEYMOUTH 192 (8pts) lost to SWANAGE 193-9 (20pts) by one wicket WEYMOUTH’S search for that elusive first win of the season continues following a last-ball defeat at Swanage. At one stage the Seasiders looked set to break their Dorset Premier
S&W Dorset Netball League Division One WAIKIKI 30 BAY PUBLISHING 20 WAIKIKI took the points after seeing off Bay Publishing in a well-matched contest. There was nothing to separate the sides as the first quarter finished 6-6. The
SMOOTH OPERATOR: This smoothhound was caught by Weymouth Angling Society’s junior member Ryan Casey while fishing in the club’s monthly shore competition on Chesil Beach. The fish was caught on his last cast of the competition, helping him to secure
Collectables and antiques are up for grabs at an auction. It takes place at the Auction House on St Michael’s Trading Estate from 10am on Friday.
Allan Hayes will be speaking on the subject of humanism in a multi-cultural society at the next meeting of the West Dorset Humanists. Allan is a trustee of the British Humanist Association, the director of Leicester Secular Society and was the
Royal Manor Theatre Company is putting on a packed summer season. The Fortuneswell theatre will see its junior group The Playmakers performing from July 4 to 6. There will also be other productions during the summer. For more information visit
Aspiring poets are being given free entry into this year’s Young Poets Of The Year book. Telephone 0844 800 9177 for details or send a photo, profile, including date of birth, and ten poems to Young Poets of The Year, United Press, Admail 3735,
THREE kayakers were rescued by coastguards after they got into difficulty. The Swanage Lifeboat and Swanage Coastguard Team were called to Anvil Point, near Swanage, yesterday lunchtime. The vessel Searcher responded and assisted until the
A MAN was rescued from a blazing building in Weymouth. Fire crews from Weymouth and Dorchester were called to Derby Street in the early hours of this morning after a burning smell was reported coming from a block of flats. One resident could
A BIKER is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with a car and a road barrier. The 42-year-old man from Chard, Somerset, was in collision with a grey BMW on the A35 at Charmouth at around 5.25pm today. A Dorset Police
EMOTIONS ran high as rock star Brian May spoke at a Dorchester meeting against government plans to cull badgers. It was standing room only at the Corn Exchange as the Queen guitarist pleaded with residents to help join the fight against the cull
A team of Dorset archaeologists have been brought in to help with the £27million project to transform the visitor experience at Stonehenge. Staff from Dorset County Council’s Ancient Technology Centre (ATC), at Cranborne, have been commissioned
COUNCIL tax arrears have rocketed over the million pound mark in both Weymouth and Portland and West Dorset. The amount of unpaid money doubled in both areas for 2012 to 2013 compared with the year before as the economic crisis deepened. Unpaid
