A CONTROLLED explosion was carried out after a shell was washed up on a West Dorset beach during the storms. Police were alerted to something suspicious that had washed up on the shoreline on the beach at Charmouth shortly after 3pm today.
WRITERS from across Dorset will be descending on Bere Regis for a literary event. The village is hosting a Story Slam event on February 19 where wordsmiths will try to captivate the audience. Each entrant has five minutes to impress the judges
IN THE past few weeks, it has become virtually impossible to scroll down your Facebook newsfeed without coming across yet another video of one of your friends taking part in the latest internet craze. ‘Neck and nominate’, otherwise known as ‘NeckNomination
The Rotary Club of Lyme Regis is hosting a charity quiz in Wootton Fitzpaine village hall at 7.30pm on Saturday March 8. Proceeds are going to Nyakabaare Primary School in Uganda. Tickets from Bill Taylor on 01297 560081.
PLANS have been submitted to convert part of West Dorset District Council’s former offices at Stratton House into housing. The district council sold the town centre office complex to Stratton House Developments (Bournemouth) Ltd, a subsidiary of
The next meeting of the West Dorset Humanists will take place on February 27. It will be held at 7.30pm at the Wessex Royale Hotel in High West Street and costs £3. All are welcome.
St Martin’s Church in Shipton Gorge has been given permission to re-order its interior – which will mean the church will be losing 10 of its pews. They will be replaced with oak stacking chairs and these can be sponsored.
An information evening is being held in Weymouth so people can find out more about volunteering as a Samaritan. Sessions will be held at the Weymouth office at 13 King Street on Monday at 6pm and 7pm. For more information call 01305 770598 or email
ASDA is on the hunt for the longest married couple in Weymouth this Valentine’s Day. As a thank you for taking part, the couple will receive flowers and a bottle of champagne to celebrate. To enter, take a photocopy of your marriage certificate
Bridport Chess Club meets every Tuesday at The George on South Street. The club meets from 7.30pm and everyone is welcome. For more information or to sign up call 01308 458999.
Constituents can now ‘follow’ their MP. Oliver Letwin, MP for West Dorset, joined Twitter yesterday and you can follow him @OliverLetwinMP.
3:51pm St Albans 3 Weymouth 0. 3:50pm 3-0 frendo #terras — @moorsy11 08 February 2014 3:43pm Frendo scores
THE FIRST Dorset Credit Union has become the latest organisation to support a new volunteering scheme for the county. The Credit Union has offered to act as the bank for the Community Credits Scheme run by the Volunteer Centre Dorset after its
COMPRISING a breathtaking combination of athletic and electrifying drumming, exquisite musicianship, stunning visuals and pure theatre, Kodo – the legendary taiko drumming ensemble – visit Lighthouse in Poole for the first time next week. Hailing
RENOWNED classical guitarist John Mills and his wife Cobie Smit make a welcome return to Dorchester Arts Centre tomorrow. Together they will present a concert of pulsating rhythms and haunting melodies with solos and duets from the works of Boccherini
Fire crews from Weymouth and Bridport were called to reports of a property fire at Puncknowle last night. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was alerted shortly before 8pm and crews were on the scene within 16 minutes but it was ascertained to be a
TIME is running out for families to collect their Sea Life annual passes. But don’t panic if you can’t get to Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park over the weekend as the cut-off point for redeeming tokens has been extended until Monday. The Dorset
BRIDPORT’S Toolstation Western League Premier Division clash with Winterbourne United today is off due to a waterlogged pitch. The decision to call the game off was taken this morning with the St Mary’s Field playing surface in an unplayable condition
The A31 was closed following a two vehicle collision at Winterborne Zelston, near Sturminster Marshall, last night. Emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 8pm and two people were taken to Dorset County Hospital with suspected
I would like to thank the Echo – which I read daily online – for publishing so many dramatic photos/articles re: the latest storms to hit Dorset. I would especially like to thank Stuart Morris for his video of the mighty seas crashing onto Chesil
What do you think? Leave your comments. Perhaps you will allow me space to reply to Mr Millin’s letter of January 27 re: changes to the domestic waste collection service. These changes will enable a much larger proportion of our waste to be
The ploughing match due to be held today on Kingston Maurward College land has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The match has been re-scheduled for next Saturday at the same location and time.
At the time of writing this article on Friday morning, we are all bracing ourselves for another mighty storm. It is very strange sitting at the Cobra meetings in a bunker in London hearing the experts describe the extent of the damage caused by
I got cold, I got wet, couldn’t see for the rain on my specs, and I had a job getting back to the bar due to the gale. But I thoroughly enjoyed the game last Tuesday between the Terras and Bideford. Every player was a hero. Good luck Terras for
THE Weymouth Pavilion operator has revealed the venue is on track to break even earlier than expected. Phil Say took control of the complex in July after Weymouth and Portland Borough Council could no longer afford to run it. The council agreed
THE Quaysiders Ladies chorus would like to take this opportunity to thank the many clubs, societies, associations etc, who invited us to sing for them over the last 12 months. We enjoyed entertaining them and their generosity has enabled us to
THE report of the council van with an expired tax disc (Daily Echo, February 1) and the penalty for failure to display being £100 raises an interesting point. I understand that from October, you will no longer need to display a tax disc. Police and
Once again Cllr Lawrence Williams repeats the same old line that the council are hoping for someone to come forward with the capital to invest in an ice rink in the wrong place. This is reminiscent of the schemes they had years ago relating to
FOR years now we have been told that there is no money available for security cameras in various parts of the town despite the obvious advantages in reduced crime, criminal damage and anti-social behaviour. Why does the council therefore wish to
HAVING read recently in the Daily Echo about construction projects proposed for the centre of the town, I think it is about time the council listened to the people more about the requirements necessary to improve the town’s workings. Firstly, there
A TEENAGER who stole thousands of pounds from his elderly great grandparents to fund his online gambling habit has been jailed. Kieran Reece Lackenby, 18, was sentenced to two years in prison for what a judge described as ‘shocking’ and ‘shameful
Dorset was put on storm alert yet again as more bad weather is set to sweep in. An amber warning for strong winds has been put in place by the Met Office for today. After a short lull, wind speeds are forecast to increase throughout the day
MIDFIELD warrior Jamie Gleeson has expressed his gratitude to the Dorchester Town fans for their support during such testing times at the Avenue. Speaking to Echosport, Gleeson praised the Magpies’ faithful, including those who continue to travel
