INSPIRATIONAL sailor Natasha Lambert arrived in Portland after completing the second leg of an amazing 430-mile challenge. The 17-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and no use of her hands, is sailing around the south west coast using only her mouth
There will be an open-air production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest at 7.30pm on August 1, 2 and 3 as part of the Artsreach project in Kimmeridge Bay. Bring warm clothing and a picnic rug or cushion. Tickets £10 adults, U18s £8 or family ticket
WEYMOUTH & Portland’s pre-season training is gathering pace ahead of the new campaign with a whole host of fitness drills and coaching taking place. The club is also using the opportunity to train at various locations around the borough and
REDLANDS will be battling to get their 3G surface up to sanctioned standards, after the pitch was recently struck off the FA’s official register for competitive fixtures. The playing surface, which a whole host of youth and senior teams in the
WORLD bronze medallist Hollie Neill will go for gold in two events at next month’s IPC European Championships in Swansea. The 25-year-old, from Chantmarle, pictured, has been selected to represent Great Britain in the F41 discus and shot put.
Children can paint rock bugs at Upton Country Park on Friday, August 8. Details from 07703 607630.
There will be a series of interactive activities for children on offer at Corfe Castle between July 28 and 31. Budding knights and damsels will have the chance to learn the art of sword fighting, medieval cookery and much more.
SIGNALLING problems on the Waterloo to Weymouth line have now been fixed, according to South West trains. But rail passengers have been informed there will be 60-minute delays until further notice. A lightning strike at Surbiton caused more
MICHAEL Watson continued his domination of tournaments in July by claiming the Remedy Oak Pro-Am for the second time in three years to register his sixth win in 21 days this month. The Wessex Golf Centre professional’s six-under-par 66 was two
BOTH Motley Crew Mixed teams have started their campaigns in the Butcombe British Championship and achieved success in their opening encounters. MOTLEY CREW MIXED B 368 TWO TRIBES 348 THE Motley Mixed B squad faced the Two Tribes from Exeter
A skate jam is taking place at Portland Skate Park from 1pm on Saturday. Jam on the Rock is for skaters and BMX riders and features live music and DJs. There will be prizes and an after party at The Factory in Weymouth from 10pm with live music
The Royal Standard at Upwey is holding a festival in a day tomorrow. The festival is in support of Justin Hoffman’s Julia’s House Tour Challenge and will see nine bands taking to the stage. The festival is on from 2pm – 11.30pm. There will
Get your glad rags on for this year’s Spenstock fundraiser. The theme of this year’s fundraiser is ‘A day at the races’ and it is being held at the Ocean Room at Weymouth Pavilion on Friday, August 1. There will be prizes for the best outfit
Help support a Weymouth lad’s charity walk. Samuel Bates will be doing a sponsored five-mile walk this Sunday together with friends and family. They are raising money for Motor Neurone Disease Association. To donate visit justgiving. com
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
Hum a hymn and be part of the b-side festival in September. Artist Duncan Whitley will be getting people together on Portland at St George’s Church on Tuesday, August 5 from 7pm to 9pm. For more details visit duncanwhitley.net
An elderly couple required assistance in the Studland area on Wednesday evening. Portland Coastguard were alerted by Dorset Police at around 6pm. Officers from Swanage Coastguard Rescue Team attended along with staff from the National Trust
MALEY Abbott had a splashing 90th birthday as she celebrated by giving something back to those who have helped her. Mrs Abbot, from Weymouth, took the plunge and did a sponsored swim to mark her big day. She asked family and friends to sponsor
A NINE-YEAR-OLD Weymouth boy has been reunited with his pet snake - eight months after he lost it. Ruben Last, of Links Road, read about his pet snake being found in the Dorset Echo near his home. The non-venomous Carolina Corn Snake, which
CHILDREN had a wheelie good time at a sponsored event in their school playground. Little ones from Humpty’s House Pre-School, which is situated in the grounds of Southill Primary School in Weymouth, held a sponsored ‘wheelie’ event in the playground
VOLUNTEERS and friends of Soul Food, a local charity helping homeless people and vulnerably housed, will be doing a sponsored walk tomorrow. It is aimed at raising awareness about the plight of the homeless. Soul Food is a voluntary organisation
ONE END of a Dorchester shopping street has been cordoned off for health and safety reasons. Traders in the Hardye Arcade insist they are very much open for business after their landlords ordered that the bottom of the arcade be taped off due to
THE St Alban’s Head station of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) will open to members of the public next month. Located on the coastal path at Worth Matravers, the lookout will open from 10am to 5pm on August 23, 24 and 25. A spokesman
MORE than 60 per cent of people tested in Weymouth have been found to be at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes UK held a Healthy Lifestyle Roadshow in the town this week. Of the 222 people seen, 140 - 64 per cent - were referred to
MOTORISTS face traffic delays after a two vehicle crash on the A352 in Middlemarsh left the road partially blocked. Just after 9.30am this morning, the two vehicles, a black Ford Ka registered to a man from Somerset and a green Renault Megane registered
It may be gloriously sunny outside but forecasters are warning of heavy showers over Dorset this afternoon. A yellow Met Office weather warning was issued this morning for Dorset areas, including Weymouth and Portland, from midday today until 9pm
LOW WATER TOMORROW Portland: 04:47 (0.40m), 17:11 (0.60m) West Bay: 04:57 (1.40m), 17:23 (1.60m) Lyme Regis: 05:10 (1.30m), 17:27 (1.60m) HIGH WATER TOMORROW Portland: 12:14 (1.40m) West Bay: 11:58 (3.40m) Lyme Regis: 11:59 (3.30m
St Mary’s Church will be remembering the First World War for the 100 year anniversary on Sunday, August 3. The service begins at 10am and refreshments will be available afterwards.
A family fun kite flying event is taking place on Sunday at Portland Bill. Free children’s kites available or bring your own for some flying fun. Starts at 10am.
Insurance provider NHBC is warning Dorset residents to be take precautions to protect their home before going on holiday. Its advice includes asking neighbours to keep their eyes out, checking window locking systems, improve security, and consider
Fundraisers are baking homemade cakes as well as scones, to be served with real clotted crea 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 2.30pm to 5.30pm
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding claimants in Dorset to renew or face losing their payments as the tax credits renewal deadline approaches. More than 865,000 claimants nationally have still not yet renewed their tax credits. Do so by
Bridport FM is producing a radio programme on the history of the building which now houses the Lyric Theatre in Barrack Street. If you have memories of the building when it was a cinema, dance studio, or most especially, the period when it was
AS part of Bridport's commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, there will be a parade to St Mary’s Church led by the Dolphin Band followed by a Civic service at 11am on Sunday, August 3. At 2.30 p.m. there will be a concert entitled
Dorset Wildlife Trust are holding a Clay Animal Mask craft morning next Tuesday. Take inspiration from the nature reserve’s wildlife and make an animal mask. It starts at 10am and costs £3 per child.
There will be no craft sessions at the Park Community Centre again until September. Call Julie on 01305 838497 to book your place or email j.hursthouse@westdorset-weymouth.gov.uk.
A free talk on the marine giants that exist in Dorset is being hosted at the Chesil Beach Centre tomorrow at 11am and 2pm. People are invited to learn about whales, sharks, dolphins and giant jellyfish.
A dog agility performance, Dorset Knob throwing and Punch and Judy will be bringing all the fun of the fair to Powerstock Fete this weekend. It takes place on Saturday, July 26, from 2pm to 5pm in the gardens of Mappercombe Manor. Entrance is £1
Richard Drax suggested that women have been promoted to government roles because ‘they are women and a quota needs to be filled’. I would make a critical comment about Mr Drax, but he has done all the work for me. Perhaps that’s what happens
Take a trip back in time to ancient Egypt this summer with a trip to the Tutankhamun Exhibition in Dorchester. Guests can experience the magnificence and wonder of the world’s greatest discovery of ancient treasure at the exhibition, where Tutankhamun
A GREEN-FINGERED couple are hanging up their gloves after nearly 35 years running a garden centre. Robert Higgins, 62, and his wife Anne, 70, are closing St Anne’s Garden Centre in Chickerell to start their retirement and convert the site into
A NEW six-week food festival is being planned for Weymouth during October and November. Called FEAST, the six-week event is supported by the Weymouth BID and will take place within a selection of Weymouth's finest independent restaurants. The
THOSE of you of a nervous disposition should look away now. But there are many people among us who have dug out their ageing flips-flops and crusty budgie smugglers this weekend for the mahoosive Forever Sun festival near Dorchester which runs from
Thieves stole keys from a site hut at a Weymouth school. Dorset Police said that between 6pm on Monday and 7am on Tuesday offenders removed a glass panel from a door on a site hut at Budmouth Technology College, Chickerell Road and removed several
In light of the ongoing publicity surrounding Dorset County Hospital’s pathology services tendering project I thought it would be helpful to give your readers some further background information. The most important thing to emphasise is that pathology
A SHOW that stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent is at the Electric Palace on Sunday. Circus of Horrors is calling into Bridport as part of a new tour. The rock ‘n’ roller coaster ride of a show was conceived at the 1995 Glastonbury
A JURY will retire today to consider its verdict in the trial of a 78-year-old Weymouth man accused of sexually abusing a child almost 30 years ago. Aubray Arthur Pegg, aged 78, of Canterbury Close, is accused of multiple counts of indecent assault
PLANS are taking shape for a commemorative football match in Dorchester to mark the centenary of the First World War. Dorchester Town Football Club will be welcoming an Army side to the Avenue Stadium on December 10 with a short service with carols
CINEWORLD, PLAZA HERCULES 3D (12A) – Dwayne Johnson flexes his pecs as the eponymous hero of lore in Brett Ratner’s testosterone-fuelled adventure based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars. Greek demigod Hercules (Johnson) completes
CINEWORLD, PLAZA EARTH TO ECHO (PG, 91 mins): IN 1982, ET phoned home and now another stranded extra-terrestrial requires assistance from pint-sized heroes to safely return to the stars in Dave Green’s fantastical family-oriented adventure. Earth
Firefighters from the town were called to a fire in a bin on Weymouth Esplanade caused by a hot barbecue being discarded. A small amount of damage was done to the plastic wheelie bin on Tuesday night. A spokesman for the fire service warned
AN INVESTIGATION led by Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill has concluded that Dorset Police did not mislead the public over improvements made to road safety or the costs and revenue associated with the Force’s Driver Awareness
WHERE: Mapperton House and Gardens, near Beaminster WHEN: This Elizabethan home, voted by Country Life as the nation’s finest manor home, is open from 2pm to 4.30pm every week day until August 8. Last admission is at 4pm. The gardens and All Saints
DIG for victory and learn how to darn a sock at Nothe Fort’s Second World War Homefront Weekend this weekend. The Bomb Disposal Squad will be giving displays on the various types of devices used during World War II and will, hopefully, be de-fusing
GRAMERCY ARMS Seasons of Love THIS New York based revolving collective of musicians has produced an anthemic album of heart-soaring choruses and introspective lyrics. The Seasons of Love is made up of 10 tracks inspired by the artistic heyday of
Her Mother's Secret by Catherine King YORKSHIRE in the late nineteenth century provides an appropriate backdrop for Catherine King’s latest historical novel, Her Mother’s Secret. Part one begins at Waterley Hall in South Riding, where Ruth Hargreaves
PIRATES OF THE PAVILION Weymouth Pavilion PIRATES of the Pavilion is the Pavilion’s new summer pantomime, with performances at 2pm and 7pm every Tuesday until August 26. Only a third of the seats were occupied during the matinee performance
THE ‘guyliner’ is no more and the hairstyle has gone from Cruella de Vil-esque quiff to a style your mother would approve of. The new look Russell Kane, who recently got married, is excited about debuting his one man monologue at the Edinburgh
REALITY is not a word that many would associate with Happy Mondays dancer Bez. After all, this is the man who embodied the lyrics to 24 Hour Party People by his legendary band. Bez and the boys became synonymous with the Madchester ‘baggy’ music
CINEWORLD, PLAZA THE PURGE: ANARCHY (15) – Released in the summer of 2013, The Purge was a guilty and twisted pleasure. Set in a dystopian future America, which has legalised murder for one night of the year, James DeMonaco’s home invasion thriller
FROM the first moment of rock rappers Linkin Park’s sixth album to its end 45 minutes later, there’s barely a chance to catch a breath. Punchy, energetic and with guitar riffs in all the right places, The Hunting Party shows a band still at the height
ARTIST Anita Law will be holding her final summer one-day art workshop on July 30 from 10.30am to 4.30pm at The Dewlish Chapel in Middle Street, Dewlish. The subject is a child on the beach painted in watercolour. The painting will be demonstrated
DORSET continues to swelter in baking hot temperatures. Today and the weekend is likely to see some cloud and overcast skies but temperatures will remain in the high 20s. Although it’s not quite hot enough to trigger a major health alert, experts
Portland Coastguard helped a broken down yacht and helped in the search for a missing aircraft yesterday. Just before 2pm, Portland Coastguards received a call from a yacht after it broke down in Poole. The two people on board alerted coastguards
A WEYMOUTH puzzle-maker is putting the pieces together to earn another world record. Dave Evans made headlines in 2013 when he completed a 40,763-piece puzzle – the largest ever hand-cut wooden jigsaw. The puzzle was created from a montage
midfielders Jamie Gleeson and Nick Crittenden will not be a part of Phil Simkin’s squad for their pre-season trip to Willand Rovers tomorrow (3pm). The experienced duo picked up slight knocks in Dorchester’s 5-1 victory at Bridport on Tuesday and
MOTORISTS on Portland are continuing to take an illegal short-cut that could risk lives. Drivers have been urged to stop travelling the wrong way down a one-way street in Fortuneswell. The Echo reported last year how motorists were taking an
DORCHESTER will be searching for a derby-day double tomorrow when they travel to neighbours Bere Regis (1pm). Dan Belt’s men edged out their opponents in the reverse fixture back in June when they bowled the hosts out for just 95 on a low-scoring
A WIN against league whipping boys Ferndown Wayfarers tomorrow (1pm) will all but secure a top-four spot for Weymouth going into the six-game play-offs in Premier One, but Kieron Womble insists his side will have to earn it. Weymouth currently
JASON Matthews has urged Terras’ fans to be patient over the potential capture of sought-after midfielder Chris McPhee. The former Salisbury City man has impressed as a trialist with the Terras over the course of pre-season, and has found the net
THE Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is organising the largest race in the world on Sunday, September 21. The aim of ‘Bart’s Bash’ is to raise money for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation Charity, set a new Guinness world record and very importantly
