A MISSING Dorset man has been found safe and well at a hotel in Wales. Police appealed for help yesterday to locate an elderly Dorset man who went missing yesterday afternoon. Vincent Grey, 83, was last seen at approximately 4pm yesterday afternoon
• Some years ago the Waterside Holiday Park applied for planning permission for a change of use of their existing touring caravan site to use by 45 static caravans. This was turned down, and the subsequent appeal result on 11 November 2008 upheld
AROUND 50 members attended West Bay Sea Angling Club’s annual presentation night at Highlands End at Eype. They all enjoyed a three-course meal at the venue before the trophies and awards were handed out to the top performers over the course of
BAR 314 go into their clash with Lazy Lizard this weekend in the knowledge that victory will effectively give them the Weymouth Sunday League title with four games to spare. Phil Groves’ men scored three times in the final 15 minutes to beat Famous
CHICKERELL UNITED 3 CORFE MULLEN UNITED 0 CHICKERELL manager Steve Coward praised the spirit of his title-chasing charges as they bounced back from the previous weekend’s 6-2 defeat against South Cheriton to overcome Corfe Mullen United. Goals
A CAR flipped over a hedge into a field following an accident on the A35. The accident, which took place shortly after 4pm, closed one lane on the A35 eastbound in Winterbourne Abbas between the B3159 junction and the Tilly Whim Lane junction.
PLANS for a new primary school in Bere Regis are a step closer after Dorset County Council’s Cabinet agreed to invest £5 million in the project. The new Bere Regis school will be the last element in the £37.2m Purbeck schools reorganisation from
A NEW exporter’s forum for Dorset businesses has been launched. The Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry kickstarted the forum in Bournemouth with the help of UK Trade & Investment South West and the Dorset International Business Network
WAYNE JOSE MARTINEZ, aged 39, of Hibbs Close, Wareham. Found guilty in absence of failing to comply with the indication given by a traffic signal. Fined £35. Licence endorsed with three points. Found guilty in absence of using a motor vehicle on a
DANIEL SCOTT MASON, aged 26, of Rivers Mead, Sturminster Newton. Admitted possessing a controlled drug of class A, namely 1.8 grammes of heroin. Discharged conditionally for 24 months and ordered to pay costs of £85. Drugs to be forfeited and destroyed
SIMON FRYER, also known as SIMON DAVIS ST FRYER, aged 53, of Queens Road. Admitted driving a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol the proportion in 100 millilitres of breath was 99 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol
A HOLIDAY home set up for hiking breaks is attracting scores of walkers to Purbeck since its refurbishment. West Lulworth House at Lulworth Cove, which has seen its 19 bedrooms undergo refurb-ishment, has been fully booked from February 28 to the
LORNA ELIZABETH PARSONS, aged 20, of Fishwear Fields, Bradpole, Bridport. Admitted driving a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol the proportion in 100 millilitres of blood was 96 milligrammes. The legal limit is 80 milligrammes of alcohol
CHELSIE RITSON, aged 22, of Bayard Road. Admitted breaching the community requirement of a suspended sentence order. Ordered to be under a curfew for three months. ADAM LEIGH COLEMAN, aged 37, of Cassiobury Road. Found guilty in absence of failing
CHANGES are due to be made soon to Weymouth’s under-fire transport system. An announcement is expected soon from Dorset County Council on details of the changes, which came about after discussions with local campaigners. Traffic lights replaced
ARTWORK by a former patient of a Dorchester hospice is going on sale after being donated by his family. Edgar Stone Cook was a patient at the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust in Herringston Road in September 2011, but returned home where he died at the
MEMORIES of an iconic Dorchester pub will be revived at a one-off reunion event in Dorchester. Barry and Anth Harris, who used to run the old Exhibition Hotel in London Road 30 years ago, are hoping to bring former regulars back together. They
A SUPPORT group for parents with troubled teenagers has been given a welcome boost from a fundraising evening. Hang On In There is an informal group based in Dorchester and set up by and for parents of difficult youngsters. A raffle with donations
MEMBERS of the Old Hardyeans came together in memory of a dedicated former chairman for their annual reunion in Dorchester. The old boy’s association for former pupils of the Dorchester Grammar School, Hardye’s School and Thomas Hardye School raised
WEYMOUTH'S Luke Winsper could be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines, after the midfielder suffered a suspected broken metatarsal against Bashley on Tuesday night. Winsper was brought on as a second-half substitute as he replaced Steve Colwell
A LAST-MINUTE decision to keep HMP The Verne open as a prison has been condemned. Employees were reportedly told yesterday that due to ‘overcrowding in the prison service’ The Verne will not become an immigration removal centre as planned until
PIANIST Mike Denham hosts another of his popular Dorchester SpeakEasy Nights on March 28 at 8pm at the Dorset County Museum. His guest this time will be trumpeter Enrico Tomasso, one of Britain’s truly world-class players and an engaging vocalist too
AN INDEPENDENT living scheme for the over-55s in Dorchester is virtually complete and is expected to be full by next summer. Signature House at Brewery Square has 42 apartments offering older people the chance to live independently in the heart
A DELAY in a proposed local plan for West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland is likely to stall moves to develop a potential park and ride facility on the edge of Dorchester. A site to the south west of the Stadium roundabout has been earmarked by the
A NEW gardening project for people with learning disabilities is taking root in Weymouth. East Boro, which provides housing and support services for vulnerable clients across Dorset, is running the scheme on land at Farmer P’s at Redlands.
A COUNCILLOR is calling for ‘urgent’ action to tackle pollution levels in Dorchester. At a meeting of West Dorset District Council’s executive committee members were told that levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in High East Street were still in breach
A DOUBLE bill of contemporary Shakespeare designed for adults and young people comes to West Dorset next week. I, Peaseblossom and I, Caliban are two brilliant acclaimed solo pieces performed by Jimmy Whiteaker. They bring to life a take on
THE family of a woman who died after becoming trapped in a sea cave claim an inquest into her death was a 'sham' as they raised concerns about the rescue operation. Relatives of Charlotte 'Buffy' Furness-Smith spoke after a verdict of misadventure
THE country’s only festival dedicated to the adaptation of books into films is giving audiences the chance to see hotly-tipped films before their release date. The latest coup for the West Dorset-based Page to Screen festival is the chance to preview
FAMILIES struggling with debt problems are being given a helping hand. Weymouth and Portland has been selected as a new base for a free debt counselling service after problems were recognised in the borough. It will be run by the charity Christians
A WEYMOUTH teenager hoping to help others on a trip to Africa has thanked the community for helping her fundraise. Paige Sewell, 16, intends to cross Tanzania gaining experience in a wide range of different clinical environments next year and has
After the success of the Dorset Echo’s Dorset books series, this year we are producing a book on changes to the Dorset landscape, town and village scenes, coupled with pictures of the areas today. So if you have any interesting old images of Dorset
The letter from Dog Owner (Your Say, Mar 18) is quite right. I suppose that when we get the better class of visitor now being targeted the rubbish left behind will be Waitrose picnic leftovers and champagne bottles, not the beer bottles and tins and
We have been trying to cross Weymouth Way from Southill for nearly 28 years – sometimes it feels like you’ve been standing in the middle of the road for nearly that long and now press a button and, hey presto, you can cross. It’s great. Many thanks
Your article on March 10, highlighting the plight of our town centre, demonstrates that little has been done by those who can act to support our small businesses since this subject was in the news over a year ago. Local traders agree that the business
A NEW support service for people with long term health conditions and their carers is coming to Weymouth and Dorchester. The My Health My Way service offers non-clinical support for free from specially trained health coaches on the NHS. It
PRISONER escort and custody services staff in Dorset are facing an uncertain future as the knock-on effects of the closure of Dorchester Prison take hold. GEOAmey, which provides the services on behalf of the Ministry of Justice says it has entered
A NEW £1 coin, personal allowance increases and a ‘resilient economy.’ Later today, Chancellor George Osborne will set out his plans for the UK for the year ahead. He will seek to support, what he has called a ‘resilient economy.’ Taking to
BROADCHURCH scooped two top awards at the glitzy Royal Television Society awards. It was a night of celebration for the Broadchurch camp as the programme was named Best Drama Serial and Olivia Colman won Best Actress. The accolades came thick
DORCHESTER Town could find out tomorrow whether or not club captain Mark Jermyn will miss the rest of the season through injury. Jermyn pulled a hamstring during the second half of Monday night’s defeat at Chelmsford, and there are fears he might
WILDLIFE campaigner Chris Packham has hit out at yobs who shot a prized bird of prey. Walkers were shocked to come across the peregrine falcon on a woodland ramble. Police are investigating the incident following suspicions that the bird, a
CONCERNS have been raised over construction of a new sports hall at a proposed academy hub on Portland. Plans proposed by Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) to site its main campus at Southwell Business Park were further scrutinised
COUNCIL bosses say there is no alternative site to the proposed academy hub on Portland. The inquiry into the proposal by Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) to site its main campus at Southwell Business Park was told that doing
TERRAS' boss Jason Matthews praised another impressive goal scoring display from skipper Stewart Yetton as his side breezed through their away test at lowly Bashley last night. Yetton’s brace either side of half-time in the 3-0 victory, as well
TEACHERS are set to strike, sparking school closures across Dorset. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced a proposed one-day strike on Wednesday March 26, which could see disruption at primary and secondary schools in the area.
AN INQUEST heard of the daring attempts to rescue a tragic teacher who became trapped in a sea cave. Harrowing accounts of rescuers were given at an inquest into the death of Charlotte 'Buffy' Furness-Smith, who was heard to scream 'Get me out
