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CHELMSFORD 4 St Aimie 60, Cheek 65, Ward 77, Edmans 90+3 MAGPIES 1 Losasso 87 DORCHESTER Town crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Melbourne Park as they were unable to make ground on the teams above them at the foot of the Skrill South table

CHELMSFORD v MAGPIES match preview It's Monday night football for the Magpies tonight, just a few days after their 1-0 defeat to Bath on Saturday. Chelmsford, the Clarets, also go into the clash at Melbourne Stadium on the back of a loss after

SHERBORNE TOWN RES 0 WEYMOUTH RES 2 WEYMOUTH Reserves’ boss Jake Richmond hailed an impressive display by goalkeeper Ryan Park as the Terras maintained their lead at the top of the Dorset Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Sherborne Town Reser-ves

A COMMUNITY quiz proved a big success. Saturday February 21 saw another hugely successful community quiz  at the Park Community Centre, Chelmsford Street. We had 52 residents turn up in 11 teams for a hugely entertaining evening A big thanks

Win Hudson was born on 8th March 1915 in Birmingham but has spent most of her life in Weymouth. Although losing her husband George after 60 years of marriage she makes the most of her time playing whist and attends the weekly whist drive at the Park

Perhaps you bought a bike from Samways, (I think that may have been my first bike! but I never bought it myself) or worked at Digby’s? Maybe you drank at The Stag or The Ranelagh? A new project called ‘If Walls Could Talk’ is researching the old

THE privatisation of part of Weymouth beachfront is the topic of a consultation process launched today. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is inviting local people and organisations to have their say on the future of the Greenhill Chalets and

SHAFTESBURY TOWN 0 PORTLAND UNITED 3 THE Blues are now just two points off top spot in the Dorset Premier League after they leapfrogged Merley Cobham Sports on Saturday. A 3-0 win away at Shaftesbury and a draw for Merley against Bridport Reserves

WEYMOUTH Swimming Club hosted round three of the Novice League, encouraging younger, less experienced swimmers to participate at competition level. On home territory, Weymouth members rose to the challenge by securing top position for the gala

A LAST-GASP golden goal from Paul Carter earned Conifers Primary School the Large Schools Nash Cup after they defeated Wyke Regis 1-0 in the final. In the group stages, Conifers drew with Holy Trinity 0-0 and Wyke Regis 0-0 before beating St Mary

CHARMOUTH’S Lauren Harrison has been selected for the final round of the Olympic recruitment programme Girls4Gold. Harrison, a sixth-form student at Colyton Grammar School, East Devon, took part in a number of training days as part of the application

WAREHAM rider Flora Lickiss enjoyed a great opening to her British eventing season when she took the prize for Top Junior Rider in the under-21 intermediate section at Aldon in Yeovil. Lickiss, who is still just 17, beat many of the country’s top

A DORCHESTER restaurant has scooped a prestigious award. The Engine Room at Poundbury Gardens has won the International Food Service Equipment (IFSE) Award for Catering Excellence Best Restaurant 2013/2014. The award was announced at the 2014

DORSET residents are getting their facts mashed when it comes to spuds. Although potatoes might be a staple of the British diet, one in four Dorset residents has admitted they don’t know how to cook potatoes properly. Nine out of 10 people

A BRAND new school in Dorchester has announced its first principal. Dorset Studio School – which opens its doors this September – has proudly welcomed Caryl Lewis, pictured. The new school for 13 to 19-year- olds is a partnership between Kingston

YOUNGSTERS from Puddletown Middle School found their voice to win the semi-final of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition. The competition saw the Puddletown school hosting the semi-final of the intermediate competition for 11 to 13- year-olds with

LORD Knight visited a Weymouth school and was quizzed by pupils. Lord Knight of Weymouth visited Holy Trinity Primary School and members of the school’s Junior Leadership Team gave Lord Knight a tour of the school, showing him their work and introducing

Butchers and local pork producers in the South of England are being urged to showcase their best products for the Regional Pork Product Excellence Awards Roadshow which will be at The South of England Showground on Wednesday, March 26. Gold, silver

YOUNGSTERS at a Weymouth church put their baking skills to the test in order to raise awareness about Fairtrade Fortnight. More than 20 children, who make up the Junior Church group, got involved at Hope Church. Their efforts led to a cake

BUDMOUTH College played host to teachers from schools across Dorset for the Chesil Education Partnership achievement show. The day consisted of a selection of sessions, led by a mix of teachers and external professionals, designed to give the attending

THE Overture for Shaftesbury Orchestra’s Spring Concert is Mozart’s Idomeneo, followed by Schumann’s Cello Concerto. After a break for refreshments comes Beethoven’s Symphony No 2. The soloist for the Schumann is Benjamin Birtle, a versatile

FLUSHED with success and now entering its fourth fabulous year, An Evening of Burlesque comes to the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil this month. The show is responsible for exposing the cream of the West End of London’s thriving burlesque scene to the

A WONDERFUL tribute to one of America’s greatest musical duos comes to Dorset for two performances this week. Simon and Garfunkel – Through the Years, featuring Dan Haynes and Pete Richards, brings to life the unmistakable sounds of the duo.

Under-15 Division Two BLANDFORD RANGERS 0 DORCHESTER TOWN TIGERS 1 FINN Gayton’s goal gave Dorchester Tigers the Division Two title at Blandford on Sunday. The Tigers created plenty of chances in the first half, with strikers Chris Ninhan

ZOE Gowers represented Great Britain at the Youth International Modern Triathlon competition run by the Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain, which took place in Solihull. Gowers, 15, trains with the Dorset Pentathletes and was selected

DORCHESTER’S Aaron Cook defeated British adversary Lutalo Muhammad in the duo’s much-anticipated grudge match to win gold at the Dutch Open. Cook, 23, beat his rival, who was controversially selected ahead of him for London 2012, in Eindhoven by

A TEA party is being held to raise money for women with cancer. All are invited to the event in Preston, Weymouth, in aid of The Eve Appeal, which specifically helps women with ovarian cancer. This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and

FIRE crews were called out after a man fell from some scaffolding. The firefighters helped paramedics assist a man who had fallen from scaffolding on a roof at McCreery Road in Sherborne. The aerial ladder platform from Yeovil was used to help

A HISTORIC team of Dorset daredevil soldiers will be able to keep their feet off the ground for another year thanks to a tyre partnership worth thousands of pounds. The Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team, also known as the White Helmets, are

‘WE want to improve people’s lives and wellbeing’ is the mission of a new Portland charity shop. The Age UK store in Fortuneswell is located on the old library site. The charity is affiliated with the national Age UK brand but the Portland

PUT your best foot forward and stroll out for wildlife. That’s the call going out to Dorset residents as organisers announce details of this year’s Walk for Wildlife. The walk, which takes in the stunning beauty of the Jurassic Coast and a

A HIBERNATING tortoise feared to be missing since October was dug up by its owner’s dog. Male tortoise Shelley, who is more than ten years old and is part of a pair with fellow tortoise Toby, went missing in early October last year but is believed

BRIDPORT Rugby Club held its annual primary school Tag Festival competition with 16 schools from all over West Dorset participating. The competition followed two months of training carried out by coaches from the rugby club within many local schools

ALL dogs great and small packed into Weymouth Pavilion for a Rotary fundraiser. The companion dog show celebrated everything about man’s best friend with competitions ranging from pedigree classes to fastest sausage eater. Organiser Alf Larkin

Like David Roberts (Echo 13 March) I also used the new Pelican Crossing to Southill. His said his experience was “more scary than watching the Exorcist”. My experience was completely the opposite. Before the crossing was built it was just

With the news that 27 shops are boarded up, and with Weymouth now challenging Tyneham for Dorset’s Ghost Town of the Year, who is to blame for the town’s descent from the glamorous diva in the spotlights, barely 18 months ago, to talentless X-factor

I am preparing a small publication to commemorate the 22 men from Puddletown who, between 1914 and 1918, went to war and never returned. Their names appear on the memorials in St. Mary’s Church in the village. Much information about each individual

Police are warning householders to secure sheds and outbuildings as much as possible. A pair of walking boots were taken from a shed at Came Down Close, Broadwey, but dropped outside. There was also an attempted break-in to a shed at the property

 Let for OVER the asking price! Goadsby Lettings in Weymouth are proud to announce that, on the first day of marketing this 2 bedroom house on Spa Road, 12 viewings took place and 8 offers were received. This resulted in the property letting

A PARAGLIDER was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after crashing. The 41-year-old woman, who suffered back and shoulder injuries, crashed at Ibberton, near Blandford, at 5pm yesterday. Coastguards airlifted her to Dorset County Hospital

WEYMOUTH arrested an alarming six-game winless streak in the Calor Southern Premier Division with a comfortable 2-0 home defeat of struggling Bashley on Saturday. Afterwards, a clearly satisfied player-boss Jason Matthews was pleased with both

THE inquiry into the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy’s proposed Maritime House building will resume today. The inquiry was postponed in January. Resuming today at 2pm, the inquiry will once again take place at the Portland Heights

DORCHESTER Town will have to put the disappointment of Saturday’s single-goal defeat to Bath City behind them as quickly as possible with tonight’s trip to Essex their next big challenge. The Magpies face Chelmsford City (7.45pm) at Melbourne Stadium

A HEARTBROKEN mum told how vandals went on a slashing spree in her garden destroying a much-loved trampoline used by her severely autistic daughter. Samantha Broughton was shocked to find garden furniture had been targeted by blade-wielding yobs

TRADERS in Weymouth have hailed a ‘great start to the season’ as temperatures soared over the weekend. Dorset glowed in day-long sunshine with temperatures nudging towards 20C yesterday and hordes of people headed to the beach. But a year makes

WILDLIFE campaigners have welcomed what could be the first steps to halting a badger cull in Dorset. At a debate in the House of Commons, 219 MPs voted in favour of a motion put forward by MP Anne Main to halt the government’s policy on badger