THE 20th annual Weymouth Conger Festival saw 66 anglers compete from eight boats with the aim of catching the biggest conger eel. Always competitive but also conservation-minded, the skippers stayed in regular contact to ensure that only the biggest
PORTLAND’S Chris Perham has made it through to the World Elite Junior Championships after finishing third in the qualifier in Nottingham which was combined with the European Cup. More than 70 athletes started the race and, after Perham completed
ABBOTSBURY 219-8 (20pts) beat PORTLAND RED TRIANGLE SECONDS 23 (4pts) by 196 runs ABBOTSBURY walloped under-strength Portland Red Triangle Seconds in this one-sided Division Four encounter. On winning the toss, Swans’ skipper Simon Pengelly
Interactive Amazonian children’s story The Dancing Turtle will be performed at the Model Town, Wimborne, tonight at 7.30pm. To book, or for more information, call 01202 881924.
Members of the Wimborne branch of the U3A will host an ‘on-show’ event at the Allendale Centre on September 3 from 10am until noon.
THE 10th anniversary of the Maiden Newton Runners New‘Ten’ Madness 10k saw one of the largest entries as 150 runners competed. Last year’s winner, Ben Renshaw of Bridport Runners, took an early lead and despite some strong performances from the
DORCHESTER 64 BLANDFORD 7 DORCHESTER’S first proper run out after seven weeks of intensive pre-season training saw them coast to a 10-try victory in a home friendly against Blandford. But while the result looks impressive it doesn’t fairly
Get involved in a charity fashion show. Students from the National Citizen Service are hosting a charity fashion show at the Dorford Centre, Dorchester, from 6.30pm-9.30pm tomorrow. The event is being held to fundraise for the new Mencap charity shop
THE new Women’s National League Super 8 campaign is about to start and, for the second year running, Weymouth have been invited to play in the season opening elite level tournament. This year the event will be hosted by Super 8 newcomers Surrey
DORSET County Museum is celebrating after a joint project with Brunel University was awarded a £55,000 grant by a government-sponsored organisation. The Dorset Experience project aims to explore the delivery of visitor information on the heritage
DORCHESTER RESERVES 0 AFC TOTTON RESERVES 2 DORCHESTER Reserves began their Wyvern Premier Division campaign with a 2-0 defeat to AFC Totton at the Avenue. The Magpies, now under joint managers Neil Mackie and Jay Keating, looked sharp in the
GUITARS On The Beach organisers are to hold two last-minute lessons for anyone keen to join more than 3,500 guitarists who have signed up to play with Deep Purple rock star Ian Gillan at next week’s giant guitar gala in Lyme Regis A world record attempt
LYME Folk Weekend’s bumper Saturday night bill will flood the town with folk. Headliners Lisa Knapp and Ducie will take to the stage at the Marine Theatre this Saturday night, with feel-good sounds from the Pilot Boat and a foot-stomping, full-on
The Royal Mail says that 93.5% of first class post was delivered on time in the Dorset postcode for the first quarter of the financial year 2014-15, and reaching 99% delivery within three days. Nationally, Royal Mail beat its 93.0 per cent first
Officers caught hundreds of motorists flouting the law during a targeted ‘no excuse’ operation in Dorset. Enforcement officers staged the operation yesterday on the the A35, A31, A348, A350 and A352. The aim of the ‘no excuse’ day of action
COUNTY: The Dorset Wedding Supplier Awards is set to return this year and is now accepting nominations. The awards is organised by wedding magazine Something Borrowed. Visit dorsetweddin gsupplierawards.co.uk
AUTHOR Christopher Nicolson will launch his third novel, Winter, at Dorset County Museum. The historical fiction novel is an imagined crises in the career of Thomas Hardy, and traces the emotional lives of three characters – the elderly Hardy,
MEN in Dorchester are being offered a free night out as part of a campaign to help people reclaim their social lives. Round Table, the UK’s largest young men’s organisation, has launched the campaign to encourage men aged between 18 and 45 to try
A father from Dorchester is taking on a mammoth challenge in aid of a children’s hospice. Justin Hoffman is cycling the full Tour de France route on his own, consisting of 3,400 kilmetres and eight mountains. Mr Hoffmann, from Fosse Green,
WEST DORSET: Head gardener at River Cottage Craig Rudman will give a talk at Uplyme Village Hall on Thursday, August 28, from 7.30pm.
DORCHESTER ALEXANDER GREEN, aged 39, of The Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester. Admitted to making a threatening telephone call that was grossly offensive or of an indecent character. Discharged conditionally for six months. Restraining order made. Ordered
“IT’S got to be perfect,” sang Glaswegian Eddi Reader headlining the Purbeck Folk Festival on Friday night, pleasing the crowd with Perfect, which was a number one hit for her former band Fairground Attraction in the late 80s. Apart from the torrential
A free seminar available to Weymouth and Portland businesses will explain the rules around hiring staff and expanding a workforce. Representatives from Battens Solicitors and WSX Enterprise will be at Portland Marina’s Harbour Lights bar on Tuesday
A SITE manager has been recognised for his work on a building project in Poundbury. Steve Walker was a first-round winner in the annual NHBC Pride in the Job Awards, which recognises the personal achievement of site managers in creating new UK
RETAILERS in Dorset are being invited to show off how well they treat their customers. The Retail Experience Award will appear at the 20th annual Dorset Business Awards, which is backed by the Dorset Echo and Daily Echo. The award, sponsored
ATHLETES will be descending on Dorchester for one of the most scenic triathlons in the South West this weekend. The annual Dorchester Triathlon is part of the 1610 race series and takes place on Sunday, August 31. It was postponed in May because
The Wey Valley School, Weymouth has been given the highest accolade in a Government-led awards scheme aimed at rewarding schools for the way they carry out competitive school sport. The school has been awarded a Gold Mark in the Sainsbury’s School
A Verwood-based accountant has secured a move to top-20 UK accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy. Michael Wesley will be the firm’s audit director. He will be looking after clients in the Dorset area where he will manage a portfolio of SMEs, working
Trade store Screwfix has launched its annual competition to find Britain's top tradesman. The firm, which has stores in Dorchester and Weymouth, launched the competition to find the best builders, electricians, handymen and plumbers in the country
By Jack Welch from the Walking in their Shoes project As the centenary commemorations of World War One unite the country in pride and sadness at those lost in the War, volunteers at Dorset Youth Association were proud to unveil a brand new historical
Community Groups and private businesses are invited to submit proposals and tenders for leasing the Greenhill Chalets and associated facilities. The borough council want to hear from any community groups or private businesses that would like to
A GROUP of Dorchester teenagers are hosting fashion fun for a good cause with a catwalk show to raise vital funds for the town’s branch of Mencap. The young volunteers, who signed up for the National Citizen Service earlier in the year, have been
A robber who absconded from a prison in Gloucestershire has been detained in Bournemouth. Police launched a widespread search for 30-year-old Ashley Tessyman after he absconded from HMP Leyhill on Monday, July 21. A spokesman from Dorset Police
Police are hunting thieves who are going round stealing bird baths. Dorset Police have had three reports of thefts of garden statues and bird baths recently in the Sutton Poyntz area. Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101
A WILDLIFE charity has been passing on skills to the next generation of wildlife conservationists. The Green Team programme, run by the Dorset Wildlife Trust and now in its fourth year, aims to give youngsters the opportunity to work in the conservation
PRIVATE Lewis White has won a Parachute Regiment award after finishing his recruit training. Private White, 19, from Dorchester, has successfully completed the Combat Infantryman’s Course at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire
Firefighters in Weymouth were called to rescue a cat on Monday evening at around 10pm. 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
A POPULAR annual children’s flag hunt in Dorchester has been extended this year to cope with unprecedented demand. This year’s Super Sleuth competition, organised by Dorchester’s Business Improvement District, had a sports theme this year to tie
GREETINGS were sent from one Dorchester to another as Dorset County Museum announced plans to build relations between the Dorset town and its distant American relations. Dorset County Museum’s fundraising team have officially announced new plans
A CHARITY fundraiser has retired after helping to raise £34million. Caroline Nickinson has retired after 20 years as Director of Fundraising at Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. Caroline was pivotal in the original appeal to build Joseph Weld Hospice
This month marks the 50th anniversary of my English Channel swim, and I would like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to all those who made that achievement possible. Foremost amongst those must be Godfrey Chapman, the first Weymouth Channel swimmer
THE Echo published an article on the progress of the Green Party campaign to renationalise the railways (August 19). Since then we've had lots of positive responses online, thank you for your support! Comments were also made about the importance
NEW parking guidelines are set to squeeze finances at Dorset County Hospital at a time when the trust is already having to save millions of pounds. Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has been ordered to save £6million next year as part of national hospital
ASPIRING chefs will now have the chance to train with the backing of celebrated restaurateur Mark Hix thanks to a new academy opening at Weymouth College. The college has teamed up with the celebrated chef and food writer to train the next generation
KYLE Critchell has returned to hometown club Dorchester following two years at rivals Weymouth. The 27-year-old joins on non-contract terms and will be in contention to play against Chesham United on Saturday. Magpies’ boss Phil Simkin said
BRIDPORT 2 WILLAND ROVERS 4 BEES’ boss Trevor Senior witnessed an action-packed contest that had it all at St Mary’s field, as his side succumbed to a 4-2 defeat against Willand Rovers. Bridport went in at the break 3-0 behind, but that only
A REPORT on HMP/YOI Portland has raised concerns that mixing adult prisoners and young offenders has led to an increase in the trade of drugs. The Independent Monitoring Board has just released its latest report which covers the year up until March
NATHAN Walker has leapt to the defence of Phil Simkin after Magpies’ fans at Monday’s derby called for him to quit as Dorchester Town boss. Club captain Walker says the players are firmly behind their under-fire manager and that Simkin is definitely
HUNDREDS of pieces of medieval and Georgian Dorset have been found lying right underneath the feet of one West Dorset resident. Rosemary Maw, 70, has unearthed over 150 bottle fragments, almost 20 pieces of medieval jugs, and extensive cobble and
JAMIE Laird has described scoring in his first Ridgeway derby as an unbelievable experience, and took the time to pay tribute to the fans at the Bob Lucas Stadium for making the occasion so memorable. The central defender wrote his name in Terras
DESPERATE thieves are targeting containers full of cigarette butts to re-use the tobacco. The bins in Dorchester have been hit around 20 times in the last six months with witnesses reporting that thieves have been breaking into the bins and using
