THE West Dorset Indoor League will resume on Saturday, September 27 at the Osprey Leisure Centre after the summer break. The popular and successful competition will once again have three age groups and it is hoped that the league will prove to
SOUTH Dorset MP Richard Drax has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to do more to tackle immigration. Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions today, Mr Drax urged the Prime Minister to introduce a visa system. He said: “If net migration
AFC CHESIL Rangers are the new kids on the block and will start their campaign in Dorset League Division Three. The under-13s have come together from various local clubs looking to play football with friends irrespective of skill level. The
WILLIAM Fox-Pitt has been hailed as “the greatest there has ever been” ahead of his bid for a magnificent seventh Burghley Horse Trials title this weekend. Fox-Pitt arrives in Lincolnshire straight from Normandy, where he won individual bronze
THE Terras’ clash on Saturday, against Slough Town will also feature the ‘Mascot Wacky Race Challenge’ at half-time, organised by the Supporters Association and sponsored by Family Fun Factory. Weymouth’s mascot Ivan the Terrabull will compete
IN a superb set of pre-season games organised by the RFU at Swanage & Wareham, Weymouth and Portland were able to play three games against teams in the area, as they took on Wimborne, Blandford and the hosts. The club was able to try various
THE fire on a landfill site in Wareham which has been burning since Sunday afternoon is out. One fire crew remains on the scene at the Viridor landfill site, on Bere Road, near Wareham Forest, to dampen down the hot spots which remain amongst the
NEARLY £600 was raised at Dorset County Museum’s fundraising event to help them update their William Barnes Gallery, part of the Writers’ Dorset area in the Museum which is dedicated to the Dorset dialect poet. At the event, held at St Peter’s
DORSET’S deliciousness will be under the spotlight as part of a new TV series. Janet Street Porter and chef Brian Turner have joined forces for ‘A Taste of Britain’, airing at 3.45pm on BBC One. The series will turn the spotlight on great food
When I read the account of the commemoration for heroes of the First World War in the Dorset Echo on August 9, I was reminded that my mother, Mrs Minnie Kingman (nee Oliver of Dukes Avenue) served at Colliton House in Colliton Park which was a hospital
The UK’s leading marine charity says it hopes people who love the coast around Dorset will take part in a nationwide beach clean event which includes clean-ups at Chesil Beach and Bournemouth. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) runs regular
Can we on behalf of ourselves, and we are sure all our many friends and regular fans who gathered in Hope Square on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer, send a big thank you to top Weymouth band Replay for entertaining us. Also thanks to the
A BUSINESSMAN from Dorset who unexpectedly acquired a Lordship title is now using the hereditary honour to fundraise for local charities. Stephen Young, the owner of Stephen Young Plumbing and Heating Services, found out he was the Lord of Westbury
One recent weekend my husband and I were in Dorchester town centre when we met a neighbour who was feeling very unwell. I went in to the nearest shop which was Hotters shoe shop and asked for a chair for him as he was very unsteady. The staff
The sports programmes, re-cently occupied with nothing but the closing of the football transfer deadline day passed with my complete disinterest. Then...Eureka Here is a method that could be used to ensure that local councils were kept vibrant, with
Dorchester Town have announced that Paul ‘Sammy’ Harris is back on the club’s board. A statement on the club’s website reads: “We are delighted to announce that Paul (Sammy) Harris has joined the board of directors of Dorchester Town Football Club
FANTASTIC footwork will be on display when the Riverdance 20th Anniversary Tour comes to Dorset. The show, which first burst into the public’s heart at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1994, will be at the Bournemouth International Centre
A RARE opportunity has arisen for a musician to support punk band From The Jam with Bruce Foxton at Bridport's Electric Palace on Friday, September 19. The show is part of the band’s forthcoming autumn tour, celebrating the 35th anniversary of
A DORCHESTER man has baldy thrown himself into a fundraising challenge. Lee Barnett had a close shave in the town’s Borough Gardens after being inspired by his terminally ill nan to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The 26-year-old
THE long debated Dorchester Transport and Environment Plan (DTEP) faces more uncertainty after council officers suggested a revised scheme was unlikely to gain public support. In February this year Dorset County Council’s cabinet gave officers
A BIT of British seaside humour is coming to a beachside theatre. Rosemary Hawthorne, also known as the Knicker Lady, is bringing her bawdy brand of educational fun to Weymouth Pavilion on Friday. Rosemary, who used to live in Weymouth, will
THE British Sailing Team’s world number five-ranked sailor Sophie Weguelin has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander (September 8-21). The Portland-based sailor, who competes in the 470 Women’s
PORTLAND coastguard was called about a cliff fall by a member of the public just before 1.30pm on Tuesday. Lyme Regis coastguard rescue officers investigated the scene and located the fall west of Monmouth Beach. They gave safety advice to
WEYMOUTH-BORN speedway ace Anders Rowe claimed the fifth round of the British Youth Championship 250cc series, staged at Rye House. Riding in his third event of the season, Rowe produced a blistering performance to take the crown, and nobody in
KYLE Critchell has admitted he had doubts about being able to play at Southern League level again before returning to action for Dorchester Town last weekend. However, speaking to Echosport for the first time since rejoining his old club on non-contract
AN ALLEGED victim of indecent assault told a jury how she felt compelled to speak out. David Gardner, 79, of Newberry Road, Weymouth, is standing trial at Dorchester Crown Court where he denies four counts of indecency with a child and three counts
A BUSINESS in West Dorset has found an inventive way to capitalise on the Broadchurch effect – hiring out Rickshaw Riders. Launched by Caroline Richards, manager of the Hive Beach Cafe in Burton Bradstock, the service is a complimentary service
THE mother of a 11-year-old boy who went missing for more than six hours has said a “huge thank you” to those involved in finding her son. George Pugh-Sargent went missing near the National Trust Car Park in Ringstead Bay shortly before 1.30pm
A HEADTEACHER has branded a free meals policy a ‘fiasco’ after children as young as four were left hungry on their first day of school. Food delivered to Cheselbourne Village School arrived more than an hour and a half late yesterday, the first
