Archive

  • Rugby: Dorchester romp to victory over depleted Yeovil

    DORCHESTER 49 YEOVIL 3 YEOVIL, previously known as Ivel Barbarians, provided the opposition for the last of Dorchester’s pre-season friendlies, writes Andy Haworth. Despite being short of several players who are expected to feature in the upcoming

  • Football: Injuries rock cup win for Portland Town

    PORTLAND TOWN A 4 CORFE MULLEN 3 PORTLAND Town continued their early season good form with a second successive victory in the Dorset Bankes Cup. However, the victory came at a costly price, with hat-trick hero Danny Sheppard and fellow strike

  • Tennis: Doubles delight for Gutteridge

    TOM Gutteridge has been in hot form over the course of the summer, gathering an array of success in recent tournaments. Gutteridge, who played in the Weymouth Town Tournament as a youngster and has been training in Philadelphia over the last few

  • Skittles: Skimmers reach Butcombe finals

    SKIMMERS are once again planning their annual trip to Torquay for the Butcombe British Championship, after completing a crushing 89-pin victory over Weymouth rivals Motley Crew. The Dorchester-based team certainly made hard work of qualifying,

  • Skittles: Magnificent Motley Crew head to Torquay

    WESTON NUTTY LADIES 332 MOTLEY CREW LADIES 294 MOTLEY Crew have secured their place in the Butcombe British Championship after beating the Nutty Ladies over two legs. The Crew, pictured, travelled to Weston-super-Mare for the opening leg and

  • Smoke billowing towards Weymouth as landfill fire continues

    THE smoke from a massive landfill is now moving towards Weymouth. The fire at the Trigon Landfill, Bere Lane, Wareham, started on Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for the Viridor site said that ‘good progress’ had been made and that the fire was now

  • Sailing World Cup returns to Weymouth and Portland

    THE ISAF World Cup is returning to the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy. The RYA, has confirmed that a leg of the prestigious event will take place from June 8-14, 2015. Returning to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic waters, the

  • Cricket: Woeful Wimborne are routed by Beaminster

    WIMBORNE & COLEHILL THIRDS 39 (0pts) lost to BEAMINSTER 40-1 (20pts) by 9 wickets IT took just two-and-a-half hours for Beaminster to dispose of a woeful Wimborne & Colehill Thirds side at King George V Playing Fields. Beaminster ended

  • Cricket: Charlton Down seal league title

    CHARLTON DOWN 205 (20pts) beat PUDDLETOWN 99 (6pts) by 106 runs A JUBILANT Charlton Down secured a comfortable 106-run victory over local rivals Puddletown to clinch the Division Five title and back-to-back promotions. Going into the last game

  • Harvest Home

    CATTISTOCK Church Harvest Festival takes place at 11am on Sunday September 14, followed by a sale of produce and Sunday lunch at the Fox and Hounds. Booking for lunch is essential, so please contact Mary Duff (01300 320224) or Pam Hatcher (01300

  • Osmington Village Pump in bloom

    Osmington Village pump in lower Church Lane had a makeover last year and Jane Lock scattered ‘Butterfly & Bee’ friendly wild seeds. Whilst out jogging the other day, she just had to stop and take this photo of the pump and the wonderful display of native

  • Shappi set to make the county town chuckle

    COMEDIENNE Shappi Khorsandi is calling in at Dorchester as part of her UK tour. The star of Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Have I Got News for You and Q.I is touring the country throughout

  • Police hunt intruder after attempted burglary

    POLICE are hunting an intruder after an attempted burglary in Weymouth. The victim, a 36-year-old woman, was at home on Walpole Street when she heard a car door slam loudly and got up to see what was happening. She saw a person leaving her

  • Do you know this man? Police launch CCTV appeal after theft

    DO you know this man? Police launch CCTV appeal after a theft from a Dorset hotel. CCTV images of the suspect have been released following the theft of two purses from a hotel in Wimborne. The incident happened at around 9.40pm on Friday, August

  • Magpies: Club confirms plenty of interest in top job

    DORCHESTER Town say a significant number of candidates have shown an interest in the vacant role of first-team manager. Magpies’ chiefs are busy looking for a replacement for Phil Simkin following his sacking and will speak to several candidates

  • Tragedy as Weymouth man dies on stag weekend

    A WEYMOUTH man has tragically died during a stag weekend in Budapest. Paul Bush, from Westham, is believed to have been with a group celebrating the upcoming marriage of a friend from Weymouth. Friends paid tribute to hugely popular Mr Bush

  • Triathletes run, cycle and swim in county town

    THE sun shone for hardy competitors who took part in the annual Dorchester Triathlon event at the weekend. Sports fanatics came from all over Dorset and even as far away as Yorkshire to take part in the scenic race. Chris Walker of Bustinskin

  • Magpies: Don't rush decision - Walker-Harris

    ALAN Walker-Harris feels it is crucial that those responsible for choosing the next Dorchester Town manager do not rush their decision. The Magpies’ keeper reckons the club would be making a mistake if they brought someone in too early at the risk

  • Short-mat bowls: Martin earns national title

    NATIONAL glory was secured for Wool’s Robert Martin as he won the UK Open title in Broms-grove. The 32-year-old created history when he overcame a field of more than 140 entrants to be crowned champion, the first Englishman to achieve the feat

  • Farmers left with ‘No hope’ over badger cull

    DORSET Farmers say they have been left ‘without hope’ by the government’s decision not to roll out the badger cull across the county. Despite plans to relaunch culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset, local farmers feel that they have been left high