A SON is appealing for thieves who stole a canoe made for him by his father to return the beloved item. The canoe was made for George Lewis 10 years ago by his dad and is of ‘huge sentimental value.’ It was on the roof of a car parked on the
KYLE Critchell admitted the emotion flooded out of him when he found the back of the net in his first game back after recovering from a life-threatening condition. The popular Weymouth midfielder who is now an integral part of the club’s reserve
PORTLAND UNITED 3 BOURNEMOUTH POPPIES 4 CHARLIE May bagged a brace for Portland United but it wasn’t enough as the Blues went down to a 4-3 pre-season defeat against Bournemouth Poppies. Ross Doidge was the other scorer for Gary Bailey’s men
BRIDPORT 2 FROME TOWN 2 BRIDPORT again impressed manager Trevor Senior on Saturday with a 2-2 draw against Southern League outfit Frome Town. Ryan Dovell gave the home side the lead from the penalty spot after he had been felled in the area
A GOVERNMENT-backed initiative to improve mobile phone signals in rural areas is calling for villages to apply for the installation of innovative technology. Called Rural Open Sure Signal and launched by mobile service provider Vodafone, trials
WILL Agbo has become Dorchester Town’s latest summer signing after joining the club on a one-year deal. The ex-Yeovil Town midfielder impressed with a brace against Bridport last Tuesday and stood out during the Magpies’ 4-1 victory over Willand
FERNDOWN WAYFARERS 217-8 (19pts) beat WEYMOUTH 188 (7pts) by 29 runs A DEJECTED Kieron Womble saw his side squander a golden opportunity to book their place in the Premier One play-offs with a shock defeat at bottom side Ferndown Wayfarers.
BERE REGIS (19pts) 192-9 beat DORCHESTER (10pts) 184 by 8 runs DORCHESTER captain Dan Belt couldn’t hide his frustration after his side came up just short at Bere Regis. An eight-run defeat for the visitors saw them knocked off the top of Premier
PORTLAND’S Jay Lelliott helped England into the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final tonight (9.20pm) at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Lelliott, who led off the English quartet in the first of two heats, swam his leg in a time of one minute
WATCHING her mother battle with MS for the past 20 years has given Helen Wrixon more than enough reasons to raise money for research into the disease – and she is doing so by jumping out of a plane next month. Helen was three when her mother Zena
A DORCHESTER school has received a glowing report from inspectors, who praised the way it inspires pupils to success. The report was published after inspectors spent four days scrutinising Sunninghill Preparatory School for the Independent Schools
Enjoy Dorset with a view from a tractor and trailer ride. The hour-long open-air ride from Chaldon Herring along the Jurassic Coast takes place across this weekend from 2.30pm-5.30pm. For more information and to book call 01305 852138.
SIR John Colfox students were more committed and enthusiastic than ever before to the school’s House system, said headteacher Kay Taylor. She said that every student in the school contributed in some way or another to their house during the year
Enjoy a spot of ferret racing this Saturday. The family fun day will see a barbecue and ferret racing at Sans Farm, Sans Farm Lane, Donhead St Andrew. The event runs from 5pm. Tickets can be brought by calling 01747 828201 or 01747 828279
Make the most of a Bridport garden open for charity. Pilsdon View will be open on Saturday from 12pm-4pm. The garden was started 25 years ago and has different levels with great views over the Marshwood Vale towards Pilson Pen. For more information
Let’s go fly a kite on Portland. As part of the Spirit of Portland Festival, there will be a family fun day kite flying at Portland Bill from 10am-4pm this Sunday. For more information call 01305 820368.
Take a step back in time with Second World War re-enactments in Weymouth this weekend. The Nothe Fort will play host to various groups including bomb disposal squad, home guard, wartime radio communication, make do and mend demonstrations, dig
Portland Coastguards helped rescue nine broken down boats and searched for a missing child yesterday on a very busy day for the service. At 8.52am, Exmouth Coastguard Rescue reported a dog in difficulties swimming off Exmouth Beach. Shortly after
A COASTGUARD officer has spoke of his pride after receiving an MBE from the Queen. Malcolm Wright, a watch officer in the Portland Coastguard ops room, travelled to Windsor Castle with his wife Jill, daughter Gemma and son Tom, to receive his honour
