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  • Triathlon: BustinSkin dominate Weymouth triathlons

    BUSTINSKIN members were on fire during the Weymouth Classic and Sprint triathlons, with individual and team success for the host club. Kit Walker won the classic race in a time of 2hrs 12.13mins and Luke Voss triumphed in the sprint event (1:11.44

  • Youth: Record Dorset entry claim national crown

    MORE than 30 Dorset Pentathletes took part in the National Biathle Championships, a record total for the club at the event. The county team won five gold medals, one silver and a bronze at Salford Quays. And they also claimed the top team accolade

  • Tradesmen are real high-pliers

    A WEYMOUTH business celebrated a 10-year career anniversary for two of their staff with a beach barbecue in Smallmouth. Electrical contractors GJ Owens marked 10 years since employees Duncan Street and Nick Darley joined the company, awarding their

  • Happy loss for ladies

    A group of Weymouth friends who met at a slimming group celebrated competing for their group’s title of Woman of the Year. Jodie Saunders, Emma Cristofi and Lisa Clarke battled it out in the competition and Emma won the overall title for Buxton

  • Delight at home donation

    Staff at a residential children’s home in Weymouth have celebrated receiving a poignant £300 donation. The Cherries, a home for children with severe learning disabilities and autism, was one of the chosen charities for the Hotel Mon Ami’s weekly

  • £3,000 travel grants available for local businesses

    Local businesses are being offered another chance to apply for a new travel grant from Dorset County Council, with up to £3,000 per application up for grabs. The scheme is designed to help firms start incentives that encourage more people to walk

  • Cricket: Father and son in determined stand for Bridport

    BRIDPORT 254 (20pts) beat HAMWORTHY RECREATION SECONDS 208 (10pts) by 46 runs AN eighth-wicket partnership of 119 between father-son duo Rod and Duane Gay ultimately proved to be the difference between these two sides at the Brewery Ground.

  • Cricket: Beaminster secure their status after vital victory

    BOURNEMOUTH THIRDS 157 (4pts) lost to BEAMINSTER 160-3 (20pts) by 7 wickets BEAMINSTER easily picked up the six points they required to guarantee their place in County Division Two for next season. The day started well for them as they won

  • Plan to bring back summer fireworks

    Crowds lining Weymouth Esplanade were once again delighted by the fireworks as they returned for the Bank Holiday Monday. And it is now hoped to bring the extravaganza back on three Monday evenings next year. Sponsored by Weymouth businesses

  • Young horse could trot to the top

    A YOUNG horse in Bridport has been tipped for the top after gaining a higher first premium. The yearling, called Dream The Way Back, attained the premium of 8.70 in the endurance section at the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity held

  • New guidance on CAP greening rules

    NEW guidance has been issued on what the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) greening rules will mean for English farmers. CAP is the £15billion policy implemented at EU level which sets out rules for what farmers can produce and how. The

  • Sponsored windsurf along the Dorset coast raises £750

    YOUNG windsurfers put their skills to the test with a fundraiser designed to give something back to the charity which helped them. Youngsters aged 13 to 16 took part in a sponsored windsurf along the Dorset coast from Portland Harbour to Durdle

  • Summer Madness: Helping monkeys

    MONKEY around at one of West Dorset’s top animal attractions this summer. Monkey World Ape and Rescue Centre is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary near Wool. It was set up in 1987 by Jim Cronin and later run by both him and his wife Alison.

  • Saving lives: One final plea for donations

    A WEYMOUTH mother who has raised more than £10,000 for a piece of lifesaving medical equipment is making one final plea for donations. Gemma Baker, one of the organisers behind Freddie’s Fundraiser, would like to raise £15,000 for a cooling jacket

  • Business as usual for Brewers Quay

    BREWERS Quay will continue to house businesses until redevelopment gets underway. The lease for the Brewers Quay Emporium, which was set to expire in September 2015, has been extended for another year until 2016. Director of the emporium Paul

  • A community spirit is here

    Over the last few years my family has managed to lose two ladies purses (including cards and money), a laptop (left at a bus stop!) and last week a monthly bus pass in a nice leather holder with a bank card and £5 slipped inside. All of these items

  • Too much idealism

    In the battle to attract employers to Weymouth, the one thing that will help win the battle is the one thing that Jane Burnett and her Green Party are opposed to – that is road infrastructure. Mrs Burnett is keen to point out that neither Labour

  • REVIEW: ‘P’ is for perfect at Purbeck folk fest

    THE sixth Purbeck Folk Festival was all about variety. Such a tremendous range of acts was on offer at Wilkswood Farm - it was a shame not to have seen them all. Saturday was fancy dress with the letter P – in my mind that stands for Perfect

  • Plea to help find four-year-old's lost teddies

    A MOTHER has posted a heartfelt online plea in a search for two teddy bears that were lost at Weymouth train station. Lorri Bee and her four-year-old daughter Chantelle lost the two teddies, named Bunny and Buttercup, on Saturday, August 23, at

  • Firefighters rescue cat

    Firefighters in Weymouth were called to rescue a trapped cat at around 10pm last night. A crew of firefighters arrived to find Mimi the Cat had squeezed through the facia boards on a property in Weymouth to shelter from the rain and the gap had

  • Terras: Emotional Matthews relieved after derby triumph

    AN EMOTIONAL Jason Matthews talked of his relief in delivering the Terras’ fans a derby victory at the Bob Lucas Stadium following the hosts’ 2-0 win over arch-rivals Dorchester Town. The Weymouth chief claimed the emotion of his first triumph

  • Magpies: Simkin responds to fans' calls for his head

    PHIL Simkin reckons the Dorchester Town fans that called for his head during yesterday's defeat to Weymouth “need to come into the real world” and “put their hands in their pockets” if they care about the club. Speaking after his side’s 2-0 reverse

  • Football: Symes and Watts to bolster Bees for Willand test

    BRIDPORT v WILLAND ROVERS BRIDPORT are set to be boosted by the return of Jamie Symes and Darren Watts to their squad for tonight’s Toolstation Western League Premier Division home encounter with Willand Rovers (7.45pm). The duo missed Saturday