NEXT weekend’s quad bike extravaganza on Weymouth beach has been cancelled because of the bad weather. Dickies Quad Beach Cross had hoped to build on the great success of the first event held in February last year. This all-action motoring
A COLLECTION of historic maps of Dorset have fetched more than £21,000 after going under the hammer in Dorchester. The collection accrued over a 40-year period by Edward Gillis from Poole included maps dating back to the 16th century. The prize
Weymouth League Handicap Cup Quarter-Finals ALL SAINTS v BUDMOUTH B THIS was an extremely close match and the handicaps were spot on as All Saints reached the last four. Five of the nine matches went to three games and six of the games
ONE of the bloodiest episodes in Weymouth’s history will be remembered and replayed this weekend. And while the streets may not run with blood, nor the harbour be blocked by the floating bodies of Irish mercenaries, anyone visiting the town should
I’VE never been a huge fan of tiny city cars, but the Toyota iQ might have just changed my mind. It’s a great little car – capable, frugal, deceptively spacious and fun to drive. The iQ is ideal for urban life; it’s just three metres long,
BALLET, the BSO, some strange and spooky happenings and much more is being laid on this weekend. Moscow City Ballet is currently at its outstanding artistic best and is bringing its latest stunning production, The Nutcracker, to Lightouse in Poole
BE transported this half term from the rural countryside of France to vibrant Paris, and a world of glamour and beautiful shoes in a brand new and highly enchanting fairytale. Founded in 2011, Valise Noire Storytelling Theatre has combined performance
A SUSPICIOUS object which prompted the closure of Chesil Beach turned out to be an old boiler lid. The beach was cordoned off near the Chesil Beach Centre for a few hours today and the bomb squad called in after the object, which looked like a
Weymouth residents are being warned about a company offering telephone preference services. It has been brought to the attention of Dorset Police that people in the Weymouth area have been receiving telephone calls from a company with a similar
Vandals keyed a car damaging the paintwork in a night-time attack. Between 6pm on Tuesday and 10am Wednesday offenders damaged a maroon Land Rover Freelander parked in Cromwell Road, Weymouth, by ‘keying’ the side and rear panels. Witnesses
A woman was assaulted by a hooded stranger in Shaftesbury. The local woman, in her 30s, was walking in the area of Nettlecombe and Ten Acres at around 11.15pm on Tuesday, February 11, when she was approached by an unknown man who attacked her.
An Irish music session will be held at The Blue Raddle pub on Church Street next Wednesday from 9.30pm. Please call 01305 267762 for more information.
A traditional folk music session will be held at Goldies pub on High East Street on Monday from 8.30pm and all are welcome. Please call 01305 458202 for information.
Thieves stole drills and tools from a van in Weymouth. Between 7.10pm on Monday and 00.15am on Tuesday thieves broke into the back of a van on at St. Davids Road, Weymouth. The offenders gained entry by cutting off a padlock on a side door of a
CALLOUS thieves burgled a grandmother the day before the funeral of her teenage grandson who died after falling into Weymouth Harbour. Christopher Vaughan’s grandmother Iris Meyer, 80, who lives in Cardiff, had returned home from a doctor’s appointment
PORTLAND is set to play host to an annual gathering of climbers and walkers. The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) will hold its AGM on the island in April. The event is expected to attract around 100 people from across the country to stay
THE fact that these appalling storms will become more extreme and more frequent as man-made climate disruption gets a grip, is it still possible for opponents of wind farms to defend their views on the grounds that the turbines will be detrimental
BEFORE anyone gets carried away with the idea of ‘Jurassica’ I would like to offer a few observations. 1. A pluck-a-figure-out-of-the-sky estimate of £85million would seem to beg the question as to who has sums like this available to indulge someone
The local branch of the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners will hold its next meeting on February 20 at the YMCA hall, Sawmills Lane at 2.5pm. Ian Brooke will give a talk called ‘The Biggest Shipping Disaster’. Non-members are welcome
AN exciting new event is coming to West Dorset. This spring Bridport will celebrate its rope-making heritage and net-making future, helping to secure the future of one of the town’s historic buildings. Local organisations, employers and volunteers
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a pony became stuck in metal railings. It happened just after 10am this morning on Coldharbour in Chickerell. Crews attended but the pony managed to free itself before they arrived.
I AM writing my article this week from the top deck of the ark hastily constructed in my back garden before being swept out to sea via the River Wey. Checking the latest weather charts and reports from the Met Office and making use of my novelty
A WEYMOUTH dad will run this year’s London Marathon for Diabetes UK after his daughter was diagnosed with the debilitating condition. John Cropper and wife Caroline, both 38, have two daughters Sophie, two, and four-year-old Maisie. The couple
THE final phase in the decommissioning process at the former nuclear site at Winfrith is under way as experts turn their attention to the structure enclosing the reactor. The iconic Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor (SGHWR) was one of the most
CONTESTANTS for a new charity-supporting beauty pageant replacing Weymouth Carnival Queen are being given a chance to shine. Applications open today, Valentine’s Day, for the Miss Weymouth contest – a search for a glamorous ambassador. Miss
PHIL Simkin has completed a double loan swoop for two Torquay United players. Nathan Craig and Ashley Yeoman have both joined the Magpies on one-month deals and are expected to go straight into the squad for tomorrow's home clash against Bromley
3:31pm TRAFFIC UPDATE: The A35 has re-opened after delays earlier in both directions between the Monkeys Jump Roundabout in Dorchester and Mitsubishi Roundabout in Bridport, because of a fallen tree.
DORSET residents are bracing themselves for more flooding with another deluge on the way. With more than a quarter of February’s average monthly rainfall expected today, fears are growing for areas already hit by floods. And gale force winds
THE way a team reacts to a setback “defines whether you will be successful or not”, according to Portland United boss Gary Bailey. His side visit Sherborne Town Reserves tomorrow (2pm) smarting from a below-par performance in defeat at Blandford
A GROWING injury list is the last thing Dorchester head coach Martyn Peel needs right now, but he is confident he has got the players to make the step up to first-team duty at home to Wimborne tomorrow (2.30pm). The disappointment of last weekend
DRUMMERS are being invited to make some noise in a live radio event raising money for a blood cancer charity. Musician Danny Adams, 27, who presents a show on Weymouth and Portland’s community radio station Air FM, decided to host the awareness
DORCHESTER Town will be going all out to dent the title hopes of Skrill South leaders Bromley, and former midfielder Ashley Nicholls, at the Avenue tomorrow (3pm). Nicholls played a part in Bromley’s 4-1 defeat of the county town club earlier in
VISITORS to Town Bridge in Weymouth will get a Valentine’s Day surprise today. The bridge has been strewn with knitted flowers which passers-by are invited to take home and give to their loved ones. The stunt was organised by craft group Let
A man was taken to hospital after being attacked by a dog on Weymouth beach. The man had rushed to rescue his own dog, which had been grabbed around the neck by a Staffordshire bull terrier. Dorset Police are investigating the incident and
JASON Matthews is facing a race against time to get reinforcements in for tomorrow’s home clash against Banbury United (3pm). The Weymouth boss currently has just 10 senior players to choose from for the Southern Premier Division encounter, which
