• If you go down in Sutton Poyntz today you're sure of a big surprise, For today's the day that the Scarecrows hold their picnic. Alright, it may not be poetry, but it's the best I can do, and it's true - scarecrows are out in force in the village
WEYMOUTH golfer Michael Watson broke the course record he set a year ago in achieving his second successive win at Taunton and Pickeridge as he continued his remarkable winning streak. It was the Wessex Golf Centre player’s fourth triumph in 10
WAREHAM 213-6 (20pts) beat BRIDPORT 107 (4pts) by 106 runs BRIDPORT'S string of wins came to an end on Saturday with a comprehensive defeat to a well-balanced Wareham side. Choosing to bowl first on a lively pitch, Bridport’s bowlers produced
WIMBLEDON came to Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club when the annual Junior Club Championships served up some great games. Events kicked off with a wellsupported Under-7s and 8s Red tournament, with 10 players playing five matches each before the
BRIDPORT 4 PORTLAND UNITED 2 BRIDPORT hit the ground running in their build-up to the new campaign with an opening pre-season friendly success over Port-land United at St Mary’s Field. Jamie Symes scored a spectacular 30-yard effort for the
THE sun shone brightly on a perfect day for the annual Weymouth & Portland RFC Beach Tag Rugby Festival. A total of 21 teams played for three trophies in an action-packed event on Weymouth Beach. The senior competition was made up of nine
SEAN PETER MCCARTHY, aged 41, of South Annings, Burton Bradstock. Admitted criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, damaging a first floor bedroom sash window and TV aerial cable. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. BENJAMIN HUTCHINGS
JASON CARTER, aged 37, of Upwey Street, Weymouth. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place. No separate penalty. Also admitted damaging trousers belonging to a police officer. Discharged conditionally for 6 months. Ordered to pay £10 compensation
The Holistic Experience Fayre will be held this Sunday, July 20, at Pimperne Village Hall, from 10.30am to 4.30pm. Tarot readers, psychics, mediums, clairvoyants and other spiritual consultants will be on hand to for guidance and treatments.
The annual Stoke Abbott Street Fair takes place on Saturday at 2pm. Events include a book-themed children’s fancy dress contest, raffle, novelty dog show and hog roast. Stalls will sell cakes, plants, jewellery, crafts and books. Cream teas also
A slideshow devoted to railways in Europe will be presented at the next meeting of the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust Dorchester group on Friday, July 25 in the Dorset Room, Colliton Club from 7.30pm.
Enjoy the summer time at a fete. The event will be held on Saturday, August 2 from 10am to 2pm at Weston Community Hall on Portland. There will be refreshments, a raffle, games and a tombola.
A free ‘Green your Village Hall’ course is being hosted by Communities Living Sustainably in Dorset on Saturday at Maiden Newton village hall. The course helps individuals to conduct an environmental audit and action plan for community buildings
CATALDO ROY HARRISON FERRARI, aged 20, of Riversmead, Sturminster Newton. Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order revoked and dealt with for original offence of assault by beating. Discharged
MARTYN JOHN DARCH, aged 54, of East Burton Road, Wool. Admitted using a vehicle on a road/in a public place without third party insurance. Fined £420, ordered to pay costs of £35 and licence endorsed with six points. MAX PAUL EDWARDS-SMITH, aged
TIMOTHY MICHAEL HASKINS, aged 40, of Cambridge Road, Dorchester. Admitted stealing foodstuffs and alcohol to the value of £19.93 belonging to Waitrose Ltd. Fined £35 and ordered to pay £19.93 compensation. Also admitted committing a further offence
BUSINESSES across Dorset can draw inspiration from a British manufacturing success story where apprenticeships are highly valued. That was the view of the boss of Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ian Girling, after members toured the space-age
A DORCHESTER jewellers has some added sparkle as it celebrates its fourth anniversary. Neil and Donna Strudwick opened Goldcrest Jewellers in the Hardye Arcade four years ago and say they have been delighted with how the county town has responded
DORSET’S only independent chartered insurance broker is opening a new office in Dorchester. The opening of Alan & Thomas’s new office coincides with its acquisition of Dorchester-based Arthur Savage Insurance. The firm already has offices
A MAN has died after collapsing whilst walking his dog in Weymouth. The man, who police say was in his 50s, was walking his dog on the South West Coast Path at the bottom of Camp Road, Wyke Regis on Tuesday evening (July 15) when he collapsed.
OPERA, ballet, comedy and orchestral performances are coming to the Odeon cinema in Dorchester this month. Tonight, the Mariinsky company is broadcasting the opera War and Peace live, which will be subtitled. Tomorrow, Bill Nighy of Love Actually
WORKERS with a head for heights are ensuring progress gathers pace at the Brewery Square development. Construction work on phase 2b of the £100million town centre scheme has stepped up a gear with two giant new additions to the Dorchester skyline
Olympian Nick Dempsey has lent a hand in opening a new veterinary practice in Weymouth. The windsurfing world champion cut the ribbon at the newly opened Vets4Pets surgery, which resides within Weymouth’s Pets at Home store. The practice is
A TEACHER who helps people in Dorchester solve some puzzling questions has published a book. Henry Howarth teaches beginners how to solve cryptic crosswords and runs courses at Age UK in Dorchester, as well as the U3A (University of the Third Age
ORGANISERS of a new street festival were delighted to hand over the proceeds to good causes. A total of £10,000 was raised from the Fayre in the Square, the Rotary Club of Weymouth’s free family event based around Hope Square and along the harbourside
COMMUNITIES have been given a helping hand to enjoy the outdoors thanks to donations from a housing company to support their projects. Funding was secured through Magna Housing Association’s Community Initiative Fund (CIF) so green-fingered residents
THERE will be another opportunity for people in Dorchester to try something new as a popular skills sharing event returns. The Try This... project was run in the county town for the first time last year and, after proving a resounding success,
A CELEBRATION of Dorchester’s Borough Gardens will offer fun for all the family. A free event is being held in the gardens on Wednesday, July 30 to mark national Love Parks Week, with a whole range of entertainment for all ages. There will
POLICE arrested two people following a drugs raid on a Lyme Regis flat. Officers swooped on the property on Pound Street at approximately 6pm yesterday evening, Tuesday July 15, and seized a quantity of cannabis and cocaine. A man, 21, and
AN EMPLOYEE of Dorset-based firm The Watercress Company has been recognised for his work across the county border in Hampshire. Director Charles Barter has been awarded the Millennium Egg at the Winchester Business Excellence Awards. The Watercress
CARE homes could find themselves out of pocket or even in court due to new rules that workers should be paid the minimum wage, even when they are asleep. Dorset law firm Ellis Jones has urged care homes to review their payments of ‘sleep-in’ night
INNOVATIVE business leaders in Dorset are being invited to enter themselves into the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year award at the upcoming Dorset Business Awards. The Dorset Echo-backed awards, organised by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry
A NEW multi-purpose headquarters for Dorset-based Agincare at a derelict naval bakery on Portland has officially been opened. Nearly £2million was ploughed into the redevelopment by the care firm to turn the Admiralty Buildings in Castletown into
Dorset company Lulworth Marine is calling on whale and dolphin spotters to help them out with an enterprising project for this year’s National Whale and Dolphin Watch Week from July 26 to August 3. The marine is running 90-minute dolphin and whale-watching
Firefighters put out a reed blaze at Radipole Lake. Crews were alerted at just after 4pm yesterday.
Age UK has a range of volunteering opportunities available for anyone who would like to help older people in East Dorset. For more details contact Stephanie Gordon on 01202 530530 or stephanie.gordon@ ageukbournemouth.org.uk
Fundraisers are baking homemade cakes as well as scones, to be served with real clotted cream, in a bid to raise funds to help some of the world’s poorest communities. The event will take place over the weekend of August 9-10 from 2.30 to 5.30pm
Bridport Museum is running a series of historical guided walks around the town this summer. Bruce Upton, the Museum’s Community Engagement Officer, will lead participants around some of the key sites in the town’s development from its Saxon origins
The RSPCA is offering youngsters a summer full of exciting activities by becoming an RSPCA Animal Champion. It is designed to give children and their parent’s lots of fun and interactive things to do during their school holidays. Register online
A ceilidh held at Church House Hall in Bridport raised funds for Julia’s House, The Living Tree and Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. Nine musicians and three callers took turns at providing the entertainment to 27 customers who raised £300. The charities
Community groups and organisations are invited to register a stall for this year’s West Bay Day on Sunday, August 3. Stalls cost £12 and money will also be raised on the day for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) and the Weldmar Hospicecare
A Weymouth entrepreneur was awarded with a crystal chalice and scroll from the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset after his invention won him the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Steve Makin, 46, is a director of Permavent, based on the Granby Industrial Estate
Leaders of the Weymouth Business and Improvement District (BID) have outlined their plans for the next year to mark the BID’s first anniversary. After receiving the yes vote on June 3 last year, the organisation wasted little time in working on
EIGHT people in Dorset have been arrested in a major crackdown on paedophiles. Dorset Police have taken part in a major national operation to target offenders sharing indecent images of children online. In a UK first, the National Crime Agency
DORCHESTER’S Library and Learning Centre is ‘putting the library back at the centre of the community’ as it celebrates its first anniversary. The facility in Charles Street opened its doors for the first time on July 19 last year and during the
THERE will be an international flavour as the 21st Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival comes to Dorchester. Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson is set to headline a packed festival programme as dozens of delegates from around the world are drawn
THE Local Government Association (all political parties involved in this) recently met just down the A35 in Bournemouth. I can almost hear people yawning, but they deal with so many weighty issues. From their press release we are told, “Radical
Can anyone explain why we have temporary trailers with electronic signs dotted around the town. These signs, that I am guessing are not free and probably funded by the tax payer, tell us that there is a traffic congestion at various points in the
Your recent stories about the release of the currently unused car park at Dorchester Prison reflects credit on those who negotiated the extra spaces. However I am concerned that some of the comments quoted gave the impression that there is a serious
COMMERCIAL Road in Weymouth has now been reopened after a woman suffered a serious injury when a car hit a post. Bus services on routes 3 and 8, which were also diverted earlier today, are now running normally. Commercial Road was closed earlier
JASON Matthews admitted after last night's 6-0 thumping of Chard Town that he would have liked some “slightly stronger opposition” for the Terras’ third pre-season outing – but he was happy to see his men continue their prolific form in front of goal
DORCHESTER Town boss Phil Simkin felt his side showed some encouraging signs for the future during last night’s draw with Gosport Borough at the Avenue. Alex Godfrey’s 58th-minute strike cancelled out Steve Ramsey’s first-half opener for the visitors
MORE housing, jobs, investment and prosperity are the key drivers behind a new master-plan for Weymouth. The borough council will be holding a series of public events next month to show the ideas for creating a ‘thriving town centre that is a vibrant
Weymouth Pavilion will provide the general public a behind-the-scenes look as part of an open day. It will take place on Monday July 28 between 10am and 4pm. Theatre tours include visiting the stage and viewing the dressing rooms. The Hidden
Portland Coastguard helped stranded day trippers and three boats in trouble. Just before 1pm on Tuesday the 18ft bow rider, Galaxy, radioed for Portland coastguard assistance after experiencing mechanical failure just south of Lyme Regis harbour
OLDER drivers have the chance to brush up their driving skills. Dorset County Council is offering drivers aged 70 and over a chance to take join a discussion about driving. There is also an optional session for an observed practical refresher drive
A MUM has warned of the importance of cycle helmets after her son was injured in a collision with a pedestrian. Cyclist Jordan Moore, 15, collided with a woman thought to be in her 60s outside Radipole Primary School in Weymouth yesterday afternoon
THERE will be time for reflection as well as celebration at this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival as union stalwarts are remembered. The festival programme features a vast array of music, speakers and other entertainment, but the event will
HOPES are fading for Weymouth to secure Condor Ferries’ services. It comes as the company confirmed it would be buying a larger and faster super-ferry to replace its existing vessels after being given the green light to apply for a long-term operating
WITH the race for league honours really hotting up, St George’s, bidding to defend their Division One title, have taken the outright lead in the competition’s top tier. Before retaining their Knockout Cup crown, Saints saw off bottom side Charlton
