EASTLEIGH 6 Reason 16, 45, 80, Todd 18, Wright 41, Odubade 89 MAGPIES 0 EASTLEIGH brushed the Magpies aside at the Silverlake Stadium in Hampshire, with Jai Reason bagging a hat-trick for the rampant hosts. The Spitfires took the game
8:25pm Terras 0 Burnham 1 Weymouth escape as Burnham's John Munday shoots, it's parried away by Matthews and the ball is eventually scrambled clear. 8:22pm Terras 0 Burnham
A WEYMOUTH netball team will host a charity fashion show for The Will Mackaness Trust. Wey Sports Netball Club is urging residents and other players to attend in aid of the local good cause. It is taking place at the Will Mackaness hall at
EXPECT a fabulous evening of top musical talent when Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston take to the stage at the Royal Manor Theatre on Portland next month. Miranda’s rich, spine tingling vocals and strident yet sensitive double bass playing are much
CAN ANY of our readers help Pauline de Cardonnel Hoare from South Africa in her quest to track down family ancestors from Dorset? George John Christopher, her paternal great grandfather, married Mary Jane Guppy, whose parents were John Cox Guppy
PETER Meech has contacted us with this photograph of The Islanders’ under-17 Team from Portland. In the 1970/71 season they became Dorset Under 17 Champions in 1970/1971 by winning the South Dorset Youth League (Weymouth Round Table Cup) and then
THE picture of Billy Mayo and his badger that appeared in Looking Back on February 18 brought a wonderful response from two of his sons, Charles and James. It turns out that Billy was not the chauffeur at the Crown Hotel in Blandford where the
AN INQUIRY into the murder of a Weymouth woman by her 16-year-old son says there were ‘lost opportunities’ to act before the crime was committed. The findings of an independent domestic homicide review into the death have been published today.
A COUPLE who first met at a Dorchester pub chose a venue with traditional sweeping sea views for their wedding. Lucy Whitefield, 30, who lives in Poundbury in Dorchester, met 27-year-old mechanic Tom Symes, who also lives in Dorchester, at The
A DORSET couple celebrated 49 years together. Happy couple Mike and Mary Hayes celebrated their wedding anniversary on March 19, surrounded by their friends and family. Friends said it was an ‘eyes across the room, love at first sight’ when
INDEPENDENT local businesses have praised a Weymouth supermarket for helping them promote their firms. Sainsbury’s in Weymouth opened its foyer to small businesses with its first Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Sainsbury’s Fair. The
A CHARITY cyclist preparing for an epic voyage is breathing a sigh of relief after his stolen bike was recovered by police. Jim Bowerman, from Crossways, will cycle over 1,000 miles in 12 days next month as he joins five other riders on the Tour
SUCCESS is blooming at an agricultural college after a tutor scooped first place in a horticultural competition. Amy Trayler, who is a tutor of horticulture at Kingston Maurward College near Dorchester, won the first round of the Young Horticulturalist
A GROUP of Weymouth netballers united to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of their team awards. Players for Bay Publishing were out in force for the event, which also marked the end of the netball winter season. Each player was asked to vote
BREDY vets now offer a new genetic health test for dogs which people thinking of breeding from. There is now a test that will reduce the possibility of inherited diseases such as progressive retinal atrophy, which leaves dogs blind, Von Willebrands
BRIDPORT Museum reopens for 2014 on Saturday, April 5, with exhibitions ranging from West Bay via feathers and fur to painted eggs. Drawing Inspiration... From West Bay, curated by volunteer David Alcock, is an exhibition of paintings and drawings
Great news to hear of the first eggs being laid at the Swannery - a sure sign that spring has arrived. Later, no doubt, we will be egged on to visit the Swannery by means of numerous roadside advertisements. But this year can we be spared that
Last Wednesday, March 19, between 4.15 and 4.45pm, my car was parked in Church Street, Dorchester, behind Waitrose car park. This is a message for the selfish, inconsiderate individual who, during that time was too lazy to return their Waitrose
A MAJOR fundraising tractor drive which was to have passed through Dorset in April has fallen victim to the devastating floods in the South West. Charities Troop Aid and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) had spent months planning
Having followed and participated in the Great Dog Debate, I decided to see for myself what all the fuss is about this morning. With great trepidation I loaded up our two dogs and headed over the hill to Weymouth. Fully expecting to be greeted
PEOPLE living in mobile homes in West Dorset could be charged a new licence fee. Despite concerns that the charge will hit pensioners and those on low incomes, councillors at a meeting of the West Dorset District Council policy scrutiny committee
RECOMMENDATIONS for electoral arrangements for North Dorset District Council suggest no change in the number of councillors. The recommendations also propose that those 33 councillors should represent seven single-member, 10 two-member and two
CONSTRUCTION work has started on new retirement apartments in Weymouth. Located on North Quay, a mix of 43 one and two bedroom apartments for people aged 60 and above will be built by McCarthy & Stone. People are being invited to register
COASTGUARDS were alerted to a small fire on a cliff east of the entrance to the River Axe. A call reporting the fire came in just after 2pm yesterday and further investigations revealed the cause of the fire to be a controlled burn.
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg praised apprentice chefs on his visit to River Cottage. The visit marked the first anniversary of the chef apprenticeship scheme. Mr Clegg visited the headquarters to meet the apprentices currently on the scheme
A TRIP to Skrill South title contenders Eastleigh tonight holds no fears for bottom side Dorchester Town, insists Magpies’ boss Phil Simkin. However, the task in front of Simkin’s charges is a daunting one with the Spitfires having only lost once
RECOMMENDATIONS for electoral arrangements for North Dorset District Council suggest no change in the number of councillors. The recommendations also propose that those 33 councillors should represent seven single-member, 10 two-member and two
LOOKING at the beautiful smile on little Kalli’s face, you wouldn’t think she underwent major surgery just weeks ago. The two year-old’s family have said her resilient, happy nature is the thing that’s kept them going through her battle with a
DORSET is once again facing the possibility of a badger cull in the county. Following reports that a cull is set to be rolled out in Dorset later this year, the Department for Rural Affairs (Defra) has insisted that ‘no decision has been made’.
TERRAS' player-manager Jason Matthews is looking for more of the same from his in-form charges, as they bid for a fourth successive victory when they take on Burnham at the Bob Lucas Stadium this evening (7.45pm). Matthews’ men can already take
