A RARE loggerhead turtle has been spotted off Portland. Weymouth sailor Jim Davies says he was surprised to see a loggerhead turtle metres from his boat as he sailed in waters around Portland Bill. He said: “At one point it surfaced to breathe
FAMILY, friends and former work colleagues paid a fitting tribute to the late Martin Hewson with a memorial cricket day at Redlands. Hewson, who passed away suddenly earlier this year, captained Portland Red Triangle and was a huge fan of the game
WATERSIDE have been crowned South & West Dorset Summer League champions again. The table-toppers retain-ed their title after winning all 15 of their games and amassing a total of 800 goals in the process. For the past 10 years, Waterside
BRIDPORT RESERVES 1 WEYMOUTH RESERVES 2 WEYMOUTH climbed to second in the Bespoke Teamwear Dorset Premier League after second-half goals from Sean Zima and Carl McClements saw them to victory at St Mary’s Field. Boss Jake Richmond gave his
LAST season’s double winners Rendezvous – now known as 314 – added another piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet after a Ricky Lane-inspired victory over Dolphin in the annual curtain-raiser to the new Weymouth Sunday League campaign. Lane
A BRIDPORT milliner has more than one reason to look forward to the town’s up-coming celebration of hats. Fiona Neylan will be showing off her creations at the Bridport Hat Festival on September 6 and 7 but has a particular reason to hope that
HISTORY will be brought to life with explosive tank action displays at the tank museum this summer. The Bovington-based museum is hosting an array of special activities to keep children entertained throughout the summer holidays. Inside the
SHOPPERS will be asked to give generously when Mayor of Weymouth and Portland Ray Banham supports a collection day for good causes. Coun Banham’s chosen charities for the year are the Weymouth and Portland divisions of St John Ambulance and CLIC
A BUDDING scientist has visited some of nation’s leading science facilities after starring in a national competition. Thomas Hardye School pupil Edward Duckworth got to check out the ISIS accelerator, space facility and central laser facility at
FANS are hoping an adopted black cat will bring Weymouth Football Club good luck this season. George the stray cat has become an unofficial Terras mascot since he made a home for himself at the club. Staff have provided George with a kennel
A POP star attended the funeral of a Weymouth cafe owner described as his biggest fan. Sandy Hawkins, who ran the Cactus Tea Rooms and Bistro on the seafront, died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour four months ago. Paul Young, of band
THE best examples of work in the county’s retail industry are being sought out for the second year running. The Dorset Business Awards, in association with the Dorset Echo and Daily Echo, and sponsored by the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole, are
POLICE in Weymouth are hunting raiders after a spate of burglaries in the town. Since the beginning of August, a total of seven burglaries have been reported to police in the areas of Lansdowne Square, Greenhill, Victoria Street, Melcombe Avenue
BURGLARIES in Dorset have dropped since last year but police are warning residents to stay vigilant. Dwelling burglaries in the county have fallen by 12 per cent and non-dwelling burglaries by 10 per cent compared to 2012. In the whole of Dorset
WHEELCHAIR users are being invited to enter a whole new world of Latin and ballroom dancing. Qualified dance instructor Glenn Bayliss has come up with a new initiative called Wheel Keep Dancing and will be launching his brainchild in Dorchester
THE Dorchester based First Dorset Credit Union is celebrating after receiving a major funding boost to support its work. It has been awarded £13,000 from the Barclays Community Finance Fund that will support the purchase and upgrading of IT equipment
A CONTINENTAL fashion retailer is bringing the latest boost to Dorchester’s retail sector. Gerry Weber, a German based firm with over 800 stores worldwide, has taken up a unit at the town’s Brewery Square development. The store is due to open
MAUMBURY RINGS will be filled with music this weekend. As well as Anonymous on Saturday, it will play host to the Dorchester Love Parade on Sunday and Music Day on Bank Holiday Monday. Sunday’s Love Parade runs from 1pm to 9pm. On Monday
YOUNG people can sometimes get a bad rap. There are days when it can seem like the news is full of stories about teenagers and their misdeeds. If you have ever found yourself guilty of negative thoughts, spending some time with a group from Dorchester
THERE is something fishy going on at Tim Greenslade’s market pitch in Dorchester. The fishmonger, left, is a regular face at Dorchester Market with his locally caught produce, although his family business Greenslades is based in Poole. He has
AS this year marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s most renowned novel, Pride and Prejudice, Chapterhouse Theatre Company are bringing Laura Turner’s acclaimed adaptation to Athelhampton House near Dorchester this Friday. Pride and Prejudice
PLANS for the centrepiece of the completed Poundbury development have taken a big step forward. Planning permission has been granted for the next phase of Queen Mother Square and work is due to start early next year. The next phase of Prince
UNDERUSED and empty buildings are costing Dorset Police £2.1 million a year – enough to hire 60 extra police officers. Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill says he is frustrated by private finance initiative (PFI) contracts which were
SWEETS For My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, When You Walk In The Room, Sugar and Spice and Goodbye My Love are just a selection of the many Top Ten hits that The Searchers enjoyed during the Swinging Sixties. This year the
CABARET, fire performers and street dance will be headlining at Summer Breeze tomorrow. The free family event, sponsored by Tower Park-based motor dealership Breeze Volkswagen, is part of Poole’s Wave 105 Summertime in the South and brings a feast
ALEC KENNETH FRANCIS, no age given, of Beckett Close, Blandford. Proved in absence of being the registered keeper of a vehicle and failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document relating to the notification of transfer
REBECCA ANN DOVE, aged 40, of Elles Road, Bovington. Admitted failing to comply with a red light traffic signal while driving a vehicle on A350 Holes Bay Road and junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £125 and ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed
NICOLA JANE WAKAR, no age given, of Mosterton Cross, Beaminster. 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
GARY NASH, no age given, of Castletown, Portland. Proved in absence of being the registered keeper of a vehicle and failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document relating to the notification of transfer of the vehicle
MAHMUD AHMAD MAHAMMED, aged 50, of Halsey Green, Dorchester. Admitted using a vehicle without third party insurance at Babylon Hill, Sherborne. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £35 costs. Licence endorsed with six penalty points. Also admitted using a
DAVID ANDERSON, no age given, of Magnolia Close, Weymouth. Proved in absence of being the registered keeper of a vehicle and failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document relating to the notification of transfer
COMPANY bosses say they have been devastated by the death of a driver in a collision. The 49-year-old, who has yet to be formally identified by police, was driving a white Iveco van on the A35 near Bridport when he was involved in a crash with
A young lady working for a consultancy for Dorset County Council came to my house and gave me pamphlets about buses. This is at a time when pension-ers have to walk from the main road to their houses on our estate because of the withdrawal of buses
I am preparing an article on Dorchester’s railways, concen-trating particularly on the 1950s and inter-war years when all train services through Dorch-ester South and West stations were still operated by steam. I am hoping that some of your older
THE First Buses Weymouth to Portland No 1 bus service is a disaster – the time-keeping is appalling, buses travel behind each other with often two and three following. This is meant to be a 10 minute service. The change from the town bridge
IT’S here at last – Weymouth Carnival rolls into town for the best day of the year. The party was due to start at 10am with the crowning of the new Carnival Queen and continue through the morning with games and competitions, live music, beach sports
10:43pm Oh, go on then...one last picture. Thanks to Jamie Allmond for this fantastic picture of the fireworks tonight. Great way to end the evening. 10:41pm It's thumbs
A PERSON was airlifted to safety after becoming stuck on cliffs near Lulworth Cove. Coastguards were tasked to rescue two people from Stair Hole following numerous 999 calls. Rescue teams and the Portland Coastguard Rescue Helicopter scrambled
THE hunt for oil across a vast area of Dorset will begin next month. A seismic survey will be carried out across a 75 square kilometre area of the county in a bid to find reserves of the valuable resource. Parish councils across the area have
THERE were contrasting fortunes yet again for Weymouth and Dorchester Town last night. While the Terras backed up their victory over St Neots with another three points at home to Frome Town, the Magpies slipped to a second successive defeat, this
