BIDEFORD 2 (Howe 19, Squire 48) WEYMOUTH 1 (Yetton 44) WEYMOUTH’S unbeaten start to the season in the Calor Southern Premier Division came to an end this evening at Kingsley Road. The Terras never really found their feet in a scrappy match
9:35pm FT: Bideford 2 Weymouth 1 9:35pm I'm guessing we've lost by now 😡😡😡#terras — @moorsy11 03 September 2013 9:30pm
HEAD greenkeeper Derek Parker, 58, has spent the last 25 years looking after Came Down, one of the leading downland courses in Dorset. In 2011 Golf Monthly and Golf World listed Came Down as ‘One of Britain’s Hidden Gems’ but things were very different
THE final two rounds of the Bridge Tyres and Wheels Point S Wiscombe Park Hill Climb Championship will take place at the East Devon venue this weekend. The event represents a final opportunity for Lyme Regis driver Craig Moore to make history in
A NEW chief executive has been appointed to the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. Dan Steadman’s selection was considered at a confirmation hearing by the Police and Crime Panel at County Hall, Dorchester today. Police and Crime
UP TO 30 new jobs could be coming to Dorchester with the opening of two new care facilities in the town. East Boro Housing Trust has launched a recruitment drive as it prepares to open facilities at Digby Court in Edward Road and the second phase
GIVE and take is the secret to one Weymouth couple’s 60 years of happiness. Charlie and June Wood, nee Harding, will be celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary with a meal, surrounded by their family and close friends. The diamond pair
FORMER motor engineer William ‘Billy’ March was all smiles as he celebrated his 103rd birthday. The Dorchester resident, who has lived in his Weatherbury Way home for around 50 years, welcomed friends and neighbours into his house as he marked
A WEYMOUTH couple chose to celebrate their silver wedding in a unique way. Wenda, 81, and Michael Lacey, 76, bravely took on the Cresta Run slide at Lodmoor Country Park – re-enacting their wedding day 25 years ago. The couple kissed at the
Sirens will sound on Portland next week when the Environment Agency tests the local flood warning system. Chiswell is vulnerable to flooding during south westerly gales when waves surge up the beach and crash over coastal defences. Three hi-tech
THE past, present and future of Bere Regis come together in a new DVD of the village. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is a video documentary of the community’s year and is being launched at a special event on October 12. Rodney Osmond has filmed
THANKS go to Ken Webb for sending in this charming photograph taken in 1880 from the top of Portland. It is amazing to see how much has changed – no gas tanks, no main roads and a fleet of lerret fishing boats can be seen pulled up on Chesil Beach
AT Smedmore, an eighteenth-century manor house in Dorset, a display of photographs, letters and medals about nurses Marcia Walker, and Juliet Mansel, has been organised by the owner, their great-nephew, historian Dr Philip Mansel, in time for the hundredth
WEYMOUTH Carnival organisers have defended this year’s event and say they are determined to learn from the experience. Carnival spokesman Diane Moore said: “From our point of view it was a brilliant day. “There were a few mishaps, just small
WEYMOUTH Basketball Club marked the end of yet another successful season with their annual presentation at Redlands Community Sports Hub. With the club still going strong, it was a successful evening highlighted by the support of family and friends
PLACES for the Windy 500 charity car rally 2014 are up for grabs. Organiser Steve Blackmore is urging those with a sense of adventure to take part in the 16 day international trip – covering thousands of miles in a banger. The charity event
IT’S drinks all round as the bar gets stocked for an autumn beer festival. The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Octoberfest was one of the first bookings to be made at the new-look Weymouth Pavilion. There had been fears the popular festival
PURBECK District Council has agreed to provide £50,000 towards construction of a joint fossil museum and village hall at Kimmeridge. The Kimmeridge Trust requested the funding towards the project, which could eventually cost around £5m, which will
A WOMAN left devastated by the death of her cat says she is planning to move after the third hit and run in three years. Jackie White-Spiller, who lives in Woodbury Drove in Crossways, lost her beloved cat Jerry after he was hit by a car in nearby
BRIDPORT Arts Centre is bringing three theatre shows and two spoken word events to the Marlowe Theatre stage, each dealing with issues surrounding war. From a celebration of Benjamin Britten’s ‘The War Requiem’ to Casualty star Catherine Shipton
THERE was an excellent response at the recent Flower and Vegetable Show held at the Fox and Hounds in Cattistock. Locals brought in produce that they had grown in their gardens or in the allotments behind the Fox and Hounds. There were also entries
HUNDREDS of passengers headed into Dorset when a giant cruise ship docked at Portland Port. Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas moored at the port yesterday morning. It is the latest cruise ship to visit in a record-breaking season.
DORCHESTER Town have “reluctantly” accepted a transfer request from centre-half Charlie Clough. The defender, who turns 23 tomorrow, signed a new one-year deal with the Magpies at the end of last season. The team finished the campaign on a
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in broad daylight. The incident happened at 1.13pm on Thursday August 22 along Silver Street in Lyme Regis when an altercation took place between a local man and an unknown man. The
Today I was charmed to see a lady cycling along the road in Weymouth. What is more she signalled before turning a corner. Her concession to modernity was to wear a helmet. Jack Palmer, Chapelhay, Weymouth
KIMMERIDGE coastguards and Dorset firefighters received a 999 call from a man whose motor cruiser became water-logged. They 32ft boat, which was alongside at Wareham, was taking on large amounts of water yesterday evening. Firefighters used
I have so enjoyed the articles written by Tara Cox under the heading of Summer Madness. We locals know most of the popular places to visit, but over the years some of them can get forgotten about. Several of the articles written by Tara had skipped
LIVES are at risk because Dorset’s fire service is being targeted by hoax callers. Figures obtained by the Dorset Echo show that over the last five years Dorset Fire and Rescue Service has been plagued by more than 700 hoax callers. The service
A HOUSEHOLD recycling centre in Swanage is closed after a major blaze. Two Dorset Fire and Rescue engines from Swanage were called to the fire early this morning, where 15 tonnes of waste were alight. Crews had difficulty entering the site,
Well done to Richard Drax who joined the rebels in the commons. This was a principled stand for reasons of protecting the lives of loyal troops decimated by cuts as set out in his recent Echo column. Having been quick to criticise the delays
The concerns expressed over underage drinkers by readers following the Echo’s com-prehensive emphasis on the problem (August 17) are well addressed. I would like to add my own observation that today’s youngsters look a lot older than they ever
BRENDON King has no fears surrounding Stewart Yetton’s mindset ahead of tonight’s clash at Bideford (7.45pm). The Calor Southern Premier Division encounter could see the 28-year-old forward come up against former Weymouth defender Ben Gerring for
A TEENAGER who burgled properties run by a charitable organisation that he had previously stayed in has been jailed. Declan Geiran, 18, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Dorchester Crown Court after admitting two charges of burglary and one
RESIDENTS across West Dorset can have their say about where new ward boundaries should be. Following a public consultation the number of councillors for the district is set to drop from 48 to 43 and a new pattern of wards is needed to reflect this
