WEYMOUTH 2 (Poole 38, Yetton 51) FROME TOWN 0 THE Terras chalked up a second successive league victory at the Bob Lucas Stadium last night courtesy of goals from Sam Poole and Stewart Yetton. Frome have often been a bogey side for Weymouth
MAGPIES 0 WESTON 3 THE Magpies paid the penalty for some costly misses as they went down to defeat in their first home match of the season. And it was two spot-kicks, one either side of the interval, that helped Weston to what was in the end
A DORSET family are embracing new methods of farming by launching their own website. The Trowbridge family hope their site, the Dorset Farmer, will encourage more people to reconnect with where their food comes from. Mum Louise said their 400
PROUD parents Melissa Harmer and Steven Blanks are celebrating the arrival of their son Ashley. Little Ashley Steven Ronald Blanks was born on August 2 weighing just 6lb 14oz. The happy couple, who live in Market Street in Weymouth, said their
A fun-loving pensioner danced the day away to celebrate his 100th birthday. Stanley Banham was thrown a party at Avenue House retirement home in Dorchester earlier this month. The centenarian, who has been a keen dancer all his life, was also
A DORCHESTER man celebrated his 65th birthday by raising much-needed funds for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Arthur Dyke donated all the money he received for the special event to the charity. He encouraged guests to a party to make
THERE are an above average number of skin cancer cases in Weymouth and Portland, according to NHS figures. Residents in the borough are being warned about the dangers of too much UV radiation from the sun after it was revealed that there is a higher
A PORTLAND mum has lost more than eight stone for her family. Paula Hebblethwaite 45, of Portland, lost 8st 3lbs in total with Slimming World. She found herself in a cycle of joining a group, losing a bit of weight, and then leaving when her
VANDALS have damaged more than 30 cars in a 50 minute rampage in Weymouth. They left the trail of destruction in the wyke Regis area of the town when some 33 vehicles were targeted. The attacker used a sharp object to damage the paintwork of
YOU still have just over a week to see the work of psychic artist David Burns in his exhibition Visual Echoes. The display will be open from 10am to 4pm on weekdays in the Piano Lounge at Cyril Wood Court until Wednesday, August 28. Mr Burns
ONE of the stars of the New Hardy Players’ adaptation of The Woodlanders, is a cabaret star fresh out of drama school. Sophie Cridland, who recently graduated from the prestigious Rose Bruford school of drama in London, can often be seen on stage
You can hear the latest Dorset Echo news live on air starting today. We have teamed up with community radio station AIR 107.2FM to bring you the latest news. You can tune in hear our reporters at 8.20am and 4.20pm every weekday on the local
9:40pm TERRAS: 66min - Nathan Walker sees a thunderous drive beaten away by the legs of Darren Chitty 9:38pm MAGPIES: FULL TIME Magpies 0 Weston 3. Back to the drawing board
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a spate of lead thefts from a Weymouth garage block. The incident, which took place on Camedown Close, was reported to Dorset Police on Sunday, August 18 at 6.30pm. A spokesman for Dorset Police said
THIEVES have stolen a large quantity of silver from a home near Dorchester. The items were taken from the home of an 82-year-old woman in Chebard on Wednesday, August 14. The break-in happened sometime between 9am and 12.50pm. Officers
FINAL touches are being made as Weymouth gets ready for its best day of the year. And predications are that Weymouth Carnival is going to be a late summer spectacular. Memories of last year’s soggy start will be forgotten as tomorrow looks
A SCHOOL playing field where travellers had set up camp in Dorchester has been left littered with rubbish. The travellers arrived at the playing fields of the Thomas Hardye School last week having previously been at a play area near Holmead Walk
The many ‘bonfires of red tape’ we have been promised by successive ministers should, surely, by now have left us with dozens of smouldering piles of ash littered across the countryside – but the reality has amounted to little more than the odd spark
A case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland near Dorchester. Dorset is the 13th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in forests and woodland. The disease has now been confirmed
COUNCILLORS have backed plans for developing Weymouth’s old fire station. The prominent harbourside site was the subject of a fresh planning application for 43 retirement apartments and was recommended for approval by Weymouth and Portland Borough
A PILOT is calling for the coastguard helicopter to be saved after he was airlifted following a crash. Marc Taylor, of Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, was paragliding near Swyre when he lost control and crashed into a field. The 28-year-old was
DORSET’S supported bus network is set for a shake-up with some services being scrapped to save money. Dorchester town services on Saturdays and buses in from outlying villages are among those getting the chop, prompting campaigners to ask whether
PRICE rises for all commodities are a fact of life and struggle as many have to do there is no alternative but to accept them and to hope for help where it is most needed. The increase that concerns us most of all is the cost of food, for after
We are a compassionate nation. A mighty 21 million Britons – around two thirds of the working population – care enough about the problems and challenges faced by our communities, our country and our planet to volunteer on a regular basis. But
I have been following with interest recent reports around the planned culling of badgers in Dorset. I am glad there is a locally act-ive group taking a stand against the proposed cull on moral and scientific grounds whilst at the same time campaigning
JULIET GOSS gets some advice from Ansbury career adviser Katherine Speed about what to do, whatever your A level results- If you haven’t met your university offers- Call your first choice, they might still take you. Then try your insurance offer
IT WAS the day that all sixth formers dreaded- results for AS and A2 grades were released on Thursday. Thousands of anxious students, like me, will have ripped open their envelopes hoping to see the grades they needed. And those taking their
POLICE are urging motorists to remove belongings from their cars and ensure their vehicles are secure. The warning comes ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Although vehicle crime has decreased overall in Dorset by 12.4 per cent in recent months
DORSET’S miserable season came to an abrupt end at Dean Park yesterday with a 10-wicket thrashing by Wales. The heavy defeat ensured Alan Willows’ side finished bottom of the Minor Counties Championship Western Division without a win from
A MAN with a broken ankle was airlifted to hospital from the east side of Portland. The Portland Rescue Coastguard Helicopter scrambled at around 4.50pm yesterday afternoon. The 56-year-old was found in an inaccessible spot with a broken ankle
THE Magpies’ Skrill South campaign may only be one game old but assistant-manager Stuart Heath insists they must make the most of home advantage in the double-header against Weston-super-Mare tonight (7.45pm) and Whitehawk on Saturday. And Heath
MATT Groves is calling for more of the same from the Terras tonight as they look to back up Saturday’s defeat of St Neots with another three points against Frome Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium (7.45pm). The hosts are getting ready to play in front
A MAN died and another was seriously injured after a horror crash involving three vans on the A35 near Bridport. Police said the 49-year-old driver of a white Iveco van died at the scene outside Woodlands Farm near Uploders about 6pm on Monday
