Dorchester’s Paul Blake secured a personal best time and came third in the men’s 100m T36/37 at this evening’s Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games. Blake recorded a time of 12.46 seconds at Horse Guards Parade to grab third spot, just fractionally behind
DORSET skipper Chris Park enjoyed a fruitful day behind the stumps grabbing six dismissals, as his side put themselves in a strong position after day one against Oxfordshire. The hosts will resume on 111/0 tomorrow, 151 runs behind, with openers
TWO young Weymouth cyclists have been enjoying success at national events. Becky Raybould and Alex Jolliffe, from Wey Valley School, both compete regularly around the country at under-16 level, both on road circuits and at velodromes. The National
WEYMOUTH 121-4* (19pts) beat STALBRIDGE 184 (5pts) by 6 wickets *revised target 120 KIERON Womble produced a priceless skipper’s knock to see the Seasiders home by six wickets at Redlands. Having opened the batting with wicketkeeper Jim Ryall
DORCHESTER 270-2 (20pts) beat BROADSTONE SECONDS 123 (2pts) by 147 runs DORCHESTER returned to the top of the Premier Two table in style with openers Will Caldwell and Pete Moxom taking centre stage in a crushing 147-run victory over Broadstone
EMERGENCY services dealt with a crash in Lyme Regis. The single vehicle collision happened on the B3165 Uplyme Road outside The Woodroffe School about 4pm yesterday, Sunday, July 20. The road was closed but is back open again. Police, firefighters
AN ELDERLY man was injured after being struck by a car in West Lulworth earlier this afternoon. The incident took place at the entrance to Durdle Door campsite around 3.25pm. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said the ambulance service had called
A WOMAN with a possible back injury has been taken to hospital after a motorcycle accident on the A354 near Milborne St Andrew. Police closed the road between the A35 Puddletown Bypass and Winterborne Whitechurch. It has now reopened. No other
The Sandbanks to Studland ferry was out of action for two days after one of its chains snapped. Services were suspended on Wednesday shortly after Brittany Ferries’ Barfleur vessel passed the chain ferry at the entrance to Poole Harbour. No sign
The Chideock Players are looking for new blood for their next production of The Wizard of Oz in November. There are parts for adults and children and backstage help. There will be a reading at Chideock Village Hall on Monday, August 4 at 7pm.
A guided butterfly walk is taking place at Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre today. The walk begins at 2pm and costs £1 each. Refreshments will be available after the walk. Children to be accompanied.
The annual RNLI raft race takes place on the River Brit in West Bay next Thursday, July 24, at 7.30pm. Arrive at 7pm for the start. There will be live music on the green courtesy of The George after the race. For more information call Alan Jackson
Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society are hosting Xtreme Falconry’s bird of prey display on July 23 at 7.30pm. The display will feature owls, hawks, a falcon and an eagle. Adults £3, U16s £1. Proceeds to Lifeboat Week. Tickets from Brian
Children can become beach explorers at a picnic and play themed event in Lyme Regis on July 30. It will run from 10am until 4pm. Those interested should meet at The Hub on Church Street. There will be a trip to the beach learning about nature
Learn about the whales, sharks, dolphins and giant jellyfish in Dorset at the Marine Giants Exhibition from July 26 to August 10. Held at the Chesil Beach Centre on Portland Road. For more, call 01305 206191.
A traditional church fete is happening next Saturday (July 26). There will be stalls, sideshows, a tombola, raffle and refreshments. The event will be held in the grounds of Puncknowle Manor, Church Road. Free parking, event entry £1, U12s
Dorset Wildlife Trust are holding a Forest School summer programme next Thursday (July 24) from 10am-12pm. Set in the Trust’s Powerstock reserve, children can build dens, identify wildlife, learn knots and crafts. The event is £5 per child,
Enjoy an evening of music to raise money for Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. On July 23 the Casterbridge Choir will be performing at Weymouth Methodist Church on Melcombe Avenue. Starts 7.30pm and tickets are £5. For details call 01305 261800
ON the way to a friend’s house this week, I experienced the unnerving and uncomfortable sensation that is being beeped at by a group of men as I walked along the road. What seems to many as just a bit of fun in reality reveals how misogynistic, sexist
AFTER today, you will never use the phrase ‘like a girl’ in quite the same way, writes Ellie Mullan. The brand Always is redefining the phrase through a new advertisement campaign, that in the past week has gone viral. The advert seeks to empower
CHARD TOWN 2 BRIDPORT 4 BRIDPORT geared up for the visit of a wounded Dorchester Town side to St Mary’s Field tomorrow night (7.45pm) with another 4-2 pre-season success. Playing a side from the division below them in the Western League, the
VISITORS and union representatives from across the country attended this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival. There was time for reflection as well as celebration over the weekend as union stalwarts were remembered. Following on from strikes
MORE than 3,000 families and revellers flocked to a music festival which aimed to put Portland on the map. The Jurassic Rocks music festival proved to be a 'huge success' on Saturday at the Grove playing fields- and organisers say they are already
TWO young girls are donating their hair to a good cause. Proud mum Kelly Burwood-Beames said seven-year-old Amber and five-year-old Elli are keen to have their long locks cut off so they can send them to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which
A market will be held at St Martin’s Community Hall in Broadmayne on Friday, July 18. It takes place from 2pm to 3.30pm.
Holy Rood Church is holding a flower festival and fete on August 2 and 3. The flower festival will be in the church from 10am to 4.30pm on the Saturday and 2pm to 4.30pm on the Sunday with a theme of ‘Reflections of World War I’. The fete is
DROWNING prevention charity the Royal Life Saving Society UK has issued a warning as the six weeks summer holidays kick off to a sizzling start. It has appealed to people to take note of simple safety messages to avoid a repeat of last summer’s
A party marking the centenary of a Dorset accountancy firm raised much-needed funds for a hospice in the county. Staff at Princecroft Willis (PcW) donated money to Forest Holme hospice in return for wearing yellow at the event at Parley Manor,
The Coeliac UK Dorchester Group will be selling bric-a-brac on Weymouth seafront from 9.30am to 4.30pm on Sunday, August 3 to raise funds for the charity.
A new football school is opening on July 29 for children aged 7 to 11. The Richmond Soccer School will be running on weekdays until August 29 from 9.30am to 3.30pm. The school, which is held in the All Saints School sports hall, offers a wide
A man who went missing in January has been found safe in Glastonbury. Dorset Police were fearful for the welfare of Matthew Lomas, aged 23, when he was last seen leaving his home in Maiden Castle Road in Dorchester on foot. A police spokesman
A TOUCH of Bollywood is coming to Dorchester this summer. Bollywood film dancer Bishan Mazumder, who runs Bisham Dance in Weymouth, will lead a workshop at this year’s Dorset One World Festival on Saturday, August 9. It is just one of the many
THE Portland Coastguard rescue helicopter was scrambled twice yesterday to help two divers who had made a rapid ascent near Portland and Lulworth Cove. The first incident took place at around 2pm when the skipper of dive boat ‘Scimitar’ alerted
WEYMOUTH proved it is a top spot for watersports over the weekend. The ‘Ecover Blue Mile’ was a hit on Weymouth Beach as competitors, families keen to have a go – and an Olympian – enjoyed a splashing time at the two-day event. Events included
MORE than 800 women took to the streets of Weymouth for the county’s eighth Midnight Walk. An incredible £65,000 has so far been raised, before Gift Aid and online donations, for Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. The event kicked-off at 12am on Sunday
WEYMOUTH College looks set to axe up to 21 full-time posts, the Echo can reveal. The warning of further cuts comes as the college launches a period of consultation with staff over a proposal to 'restructure' some areas. Potential redundancies
