MAGPIES 3 Craig 43, Yeoman 51, Gleeson 90 BROMLEY 2 May 82, Dennis 87 DORCHESTER Town turned the Skrill South table on its head this afternoon with Jamie Gleeson’s 90th-minute strike earning them a thoroughly deserved victory over
LOCAL aid has been provided for a Filipino sailor who lost his home in Typhoon Haiyan. Benjie Barcenas, who works on a vessel based at Portland Port, saw his home destroyed by Haiyan, which devastated parts of the Philippines last November.
THE popular catchphrase ‘real women have curves’ is possibly one of the most irritating and alienating expressions, by Ellie Mullan, aged 17. The term devalues the less curvaceous females among us. Ironically, and rather hypocritically, the term
IN THIS day and age it is normal to see teenagers constantly putting down their appearance and comparing themselves to others, writes Bethany Soden, aged 16. As made obvious by what you see on various social networking sites, insecurity is becoming
LAST week I represented the South West at the launch of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s (NDCS) ‘My Life, My Health’ campaign, writes Lucy Armstrong, aged 15. I’m a member of NDCS’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and was delighted to be picked
MAGPIES v BROMLEY Bromley are 11 points clear at the top of Skrill South with 12 victories out of their last 14 league games - sobering statistics for the Magpies going into today's top-versus-bottom clash at the Avenue. Former Dorchester midfielder
A petition signed by more than 1,000 Dorset residents in protest at cuts to key bus services has been handed to the county council. A number of bus services in the Wimborne and Colehill area will change or be lost altogether from April 1 as the
FAMILY and friends of a Weymouth dad who collapsed and died at a New Year’s Eve party have organised a charity event in his memory. Father-of-one Jonathan Clark, known as Joffy, died aged 27 and worked at Daniel’s Fish and Chips in Littlemoor.
FANS of vintage items, crafts, antiques and collectables will be in their element when a new, weekly Sunday exhibition and sale starts at the Riviera Hotel at Bowleaze Cove, near Weymouth. My Events is being launched on February 23 and organisers
A talk will be held on ‘Weymouth and the New World: From Raleigh to Religion’ at All Saint’s Church on Sunday, March 9. It is being taken by Dr AA Collier, an author and professor of history, who will look at the little known history of Weymouth
THE Bridport Sport Relief Mile is coming to town again on Sunday, March 23 when the Sport Relief Mile will set off from St Mary’s Primary School at 11.30. With a choice of one, three or six miles, runners can enter on the day or via the website
DUE to popular demand, The Lyric Theatre in Bridport has expanded the already popular Puppet Club as there has been so much interest from adults, as well as children, who want to learn puppet-making and the skills of puppetry. The new Puppet Making
BURGLARS who smashed into a Weymouth business and stole two charity boxes have been branded as ‘low’. Top Wash car wash at Value House in Wyke Regis was targeted and thieves took two charity boxes and turned the small business upside-down.
Before anyone gets carried away with the idea of 'Jurassica' can I offer a few observations: 1. A pluck-a-figure-out-of-the-sky estimate of £85million would seem to beg the following, who has sums like this available to indulge someones wishful thinking
May I take this opportunity to ‘thank’ the Dorset Echo News Team for the comprehensive coverage of Dorset’s recent storms – especially Portland. Your photographer has taken many dramatic photos as also, the many amateur contributors. From my point-of-view
HUNDREDS turned out to see revised plans for a controversial wind farm in West Dorset. Proposals to build a wind farm to the north of Tolpuddle have been scaled back after concerns were raised by councillors, campaigners and residents. West
TODAY'S clash between Weymouth and Banbury United has been postponed due to safety concerns. A club statement reads: "Today's home match against Banbury United has been called off due to structural damage from the overnight storms to the Bob Lucas
PHIL Simkin has boosted Dorchester Town’s bid for survival by swooping for a couple of Gulls. Torquay United duo Ashley Yeoman and Nathan Craig have both agreed one-month loan deals with the county town outfit and are expected to be included in
BEN Ward will attempt to regain the Southern Counties Open crown this weekend safe in the knowledge that he has already reached the televised stages of the tournament dubbed the FA Cup of darts. Dorchester’s Ward, 25, heads to the George Albert
WEYMOUTH 2 FROME 1 RACHAEL Bustin netted a double as Weymouth turned the tables on Frome at Redlands. Having drawn 2-2 with the Somerset outfit earlier in the season, the Seasiders were anticipating another tight tussle in this West Clubs Women
WEYMOUTH 5 CHICHESTER 1 BEN Skidmore was the star of the show as the Seasiders strolled to a convincing victory over an under-strength Chichester side at Redlands. The Hampshire Two match was played in extremely windy conditions and, at one
