DORCHESTER TOWN 0 HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE 2 A SCOTT Jones brace saw FA Trophy semi-finalists Havant & Waterlooville end the Magpies’ hopes of back-to-back Skrill South wins at the Avenue tonight. The Hawks extended their unbeaten
A CRASH which blocked a lane of Portland Beach Road has now been cleared. Three vehicles were involved in the incident near the sailing academy roundabout. The ambulance service informed the police of the crash at 7.18pm but it appears no-one
PORTLAND residents who pulled together after the island was battered by fierce storms have been praised as the “best of Britain.” Prime Minister David Cameron, who visited Portland on Monday and spoke to locals, later praised the volunteers who
Reporters Catherine Bolado and Tara Cox are at the meeting to report on proceedings The meeting was due to be held last week but had to be called off at the last minute because of the weather. See our story about it here Hundreds of people have
LUKE Burbidge has played his last game for the Terras and is set to return to Poole Town. The winger confirmed the news to Jason Matthews yesterday after initially telling the Weymouth boss that he wanted to stay, following the Dolphins’ seven-day
WEYMOUTH’S own Robbie Nitro regained the vacant Dorset Middleweight Championship with a bruising victory over Marcus Graves in a strap match at Redlands Sports Hub. The win was especially pleasing for Nitro after Graves had played a part in him
9:39pm Magpies 0 Havant 2 9:29pm Alan Walker-Harris brings Dennis Oli down outside the area but receives just a yellow and not a red.
WEST Dorset District Council has become the latest local authority to propose a hike in council tax. After Dorset County Council, Dorset Police and a number of town or parish councils also put forward council tax rises for the coming financial
TONIGHT'S match between Weymouth and Burnham at the Bob Lucas Stadium has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The Terras will return to action on Saturday when they are scheduled to host Banbury United.
IMAGINE Jane Austen simply reappeared and then went on a tour of local theatres talking about her life and tomes in her own words. This is the premise for What Would Jane Say? – Trisha Lewis’s one-woman show which comes to the Mowlem Theatre in
CHILDREN will be amazed to see all of their favourite characters come to life when a funny play based on Anne Fine’s much loved book Care of Henry, comes to Bridport Arts Centre on Sunday, February 16. The action starts when Hugo has to choose
Equine roles so vital in 1914-18 conflict WE continue our look at the First World War today, this time with a selection of photographs of the fighting soldiers’ best friends – horses, donkeys and mules. At the start of the war, horses were one
AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a teenager who fell into Weymouth Harbour. Christopher John Alan Vaughan, aged 18, died at Dorset County Hospital in the early hours of January 9. Speaking at Bournemouth Coroner’s
As the rain patters against my window, I think longingly of the summer just gone. Last summer I got to drive the combine harvester. Whilst the majority of people were either heading off to the beach with their friends, or lighting the BBQ and
HALF a million people were expected to join shoots on the last day of the pheasant and partridge seasons. Record numbers of people were expected to take advantage of the final day of the pheasant and partridge seasons on February 1. The last
‘BUY British and boost the rural economy’ is the message from a Dorset farmer who is standing to be the next vice president of the NFU. Robert Lasseter, who farms at Friar Waddon near Weymouth, has been nominated for the position and results will
A FUNDRAISING father has been lauded for his charity efforts. Spectrum Housing Group has awarded Blandford resident Owen Newton a Community Hero Award for his exceptional fundraising work. Mr Newton was given the award in recognition of the
A WOMAN is stepping down after three years as the chairman of a West Dorset group. Jenny Maylon will be stepping down as the chairman of the Bridport and District University of the Third Age at the annual general meeting in April. Members are
A DEDICATED civil servant was recognised for 37 years of loyal service at a ceremony at Bovington Army Camp. Mike Horton, from Winterborne Whitechurch, was presented with an Imperial Service Medal by Commander John Ogden, Commander of the Armour
CAMPAIGNERS are set to lobby Dorset County Council ahead of a decision on whether to pay the living wage to council employees. Councillors will discuss paying all employees £7.65 an hour at Thursday's full council meeting. At present, around
A DEDICATED Weymouth couple will run this year’s London Marathon for a children’s charity close to their hearts. Colin Bailey, 44, and wife Jayne, 41 have signed up to the marathon many times but have not been successful until this year. The
A MAN told how he woke up to the sound of chainsaws and saw workers hacking away at a beloved tree in his garden from the other side of the fence. Stephen Fremantle of Stavordale Road, Weymouth, is demanding an investigation into the extent of
PROPOSALS that could see West Dorset District Council contribute a further £2million to Dorchester’s Charles Street scheme have received further backing. The council’s executive committee backed plans to allocate further public funds to developer
Thieves broke into a car on School Hill, Chickerell. Between 10.45pm and 10.50pm on February 8 a parked blue Mini was broken into and the alarm set off. Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101.
A window was smashed by yobs with a BB gun. Between 7pm and 7.30pm on February 9, Dorset Police said offenders damaged a bay window of a property on Cromwell Road, Weymouth. Officers said the damage was caused by a BB gun or similar and two
Thieves stole and then damaged a motor scooter, police have revealed. The Peugeot motor scooter was taken from Kings Road in Weymouth between last Wednesday at 8pm and Thursday at 8am. It was later recovered from Radipole Gardens with the seats
PEOPLE who are struggling to keep warm this winter and want to save money are being given a helping hand. Dorset Community Action is running an information and advice drop-in event at Chickerell on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of
DORSET County Council has recovered nearly 95 per cent of its claims against insolvent Icelandic bank Landsbanki (LBI). The council has sold its claims through a competitive auction process to Deutsche Bank. Cabinet member for corporate resources
POLICE officers will be more mobile in Dorchester thanks to a donation from a local housing association. The county town police force is set to increase the number of officers on bicycle patrol in the community after funding from Magna Housing
PLANS have been submitted for a traveller site at Piddlehinton near Dorchester. Dorset County Council has submitted a planning application for a temporary site for up to 25 caravans for three years. The site proposed, on land adjacent to the
I have read many letters and comments regarding shared footpaths and cycle tracks. I would like to point out I am not anti-cyclists or anti-council but I am anti-stupidity. For some reason the powers that be have thrown us all together on tracks
I noticed in your report of a traffic accident (p6 Saturday, February 8) that you referred to the two unwilling participants as, ‘a Portland man’ and ‘a woman from Portland’. Is this a subtle reference as to which part of the island a person is
WHAT DO YOU THINK? HAVE YOUR SAY ONLINE This is my fourth letter to be published in this paper with no response from the council or other responsible bodies for the West Stafford bypass. Another week has gone by without the use of the road
FASHION designer Anya Hindmarch is fronting a new Entrepreneur in Residence scheme being launched by a Dorset school. The scheme has been devised to celebrate and support Milton Abbey School’s historic culture of entrepreneurial ambition and talent
Vandals poured paint stripper over a car which was parked in Dahlia Close, Weymouth. The green and silver Mitsubishi L200 was damaged between 11pm on February 5 and 7.15am on February 6. Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on
An outboard motor was stolen from a boat from Weymouth. The dark grey Tohatsu 4hp Long Shank outboard motor was on the back of a boat parked on the driveway of a property in Purbeck Close, Weymouth. It was stolen between Tuesday at 4pm and
Police are hunting vandals who have repeatedly destroyed a garden display in Weymouth. In the latest incident, Dorset Police said that between 5.45pm on Wednesday and 8.30am on Thursday, vandals removed coping stones from a property in Short Road
An amazing 20 species of butterfly have now been found on the sides of one of the busiest roads in Dorset after wild flower seeds were planted on its flanks. The Weymouth Relief Road, which links the resort with Dorchester, has even attracted rare
IT’S only a matter of time before a church clock is repaired. Braving howling winds and heavy rain, technician Tony Davies abseiled down the tower of St Peter’s Church in Portesham to retrieve the clock face which has been damaged in recent storms
A COUNTRYSIDE campaign group has described a court decision relating to land in Weymouth as a ‘black ruling’ for town greens. The Society for the Protection of Markham and Little Francis lost its battle to re-register the land, also known as Curtis
THE artist behind a ‘unique’ Dorset attraction says years of work could be undone by a proposal to allocate neighbouring land for mineral extraction. Sculptor Simon Gudgeon and wife Monique opened Sculpture by the Lakes at Pallington near Dorchester
PRIME Minister David Cameron has praised the efforts of an operation to restore Portland flood defences. Mr Cameron flew in by helicopter to witness the work being done to shore up the defences before the next big storm. See a video of Mr Cameron's
GOALS appear to be guaranteed tonight when Weymouth take on Burnham at the Bob Lucas Stadium (7.45pm). The Terras have conceded 14 in their last five league games while the Blues have shipped 22 in their last five in all competitions. Weymouth
NATHAN Walker is determined to do all he can to help Dorchester Town while on loan at his former club, but the defender is not sure just how long his stay at the Avenue is set to last. The 27-year-old centre-half jumped at the chance to rejoin
BUS drivers say they will strike again if their demands are not met. Unite regional officer Bob Lanning spoke as about 60 First Dorset bus drivers took part in a 24-hour strike yesterday after rejecting the company’s latest pay offer. It’s the
THE body of a man has been found after a house fire in Weymouth. Police said the body of a man in his 70s was discovered. It came after crews were alerted to Dale Avenue in the Lodmoor area shortly after midday. Police, fire crews and the
I was down on the beach on Sunday and was amazed by how many people were walking and playing there. And as well as people there were probably about 100 dogs, some on leads, but most not, and I didn’t see any problems with dogs jumping up at children
