A COACH was in collision with a level crossing at Wool. The incident caused significant tailbacks, with queues back to Monkey World. Motorists were advised to avoid the area yesterday afternoon. Dorset Police said there are no reported
PEOPLE packed into a service celebrating the life of West Dorset farm worker Keith Baldwin. The service was held at Weymouth crematorium at 1pm today, September 26, and saw family, friends and members of the Dorset community come together to pay
A DRUM school in Weymouth is set to hit a brand new beat by offering more musical instrument lessons. Modern Drum Academy, based in Milton Road, is now offering lessons for those who play the guitar, saxophone, trumpets and those who are aspiring
A new purpose-built ‘hub’ for adult social care in Bridport is likely to be built on the Wessex Water site off South Street. Dorset County Council cabinet members will be making their decision behind closed doors at their meeting next Wednes-day
MORE than 250 of the South Coast’s Olympic sailing stars of the future will be bidding for bragging rights this weekend as the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) plays host to one of the Royal Yachting Association’s (RYA) flagship
STEVE White became Weymouth League champion for the third consecutive year after he beat Adam Fraser 6-4, 6-1 in a closely-fought contest. White had all the answers to Fraser’s top-spin and slice shots and his steady game won an entertaining match
Dorset Under-21 Development League WEYMOUTH 4 DORCHESTER TOWN 0 WEYMOUTH kicked off their Dorset Under-21 Development League season emphatically with a 4-0 derby win over Dorchester Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium. Mark Ford and former Magpie
WALES OVER-50s 177 lost to DORSET 50+ 182-1 THE Dorset 50+ side has completed their season with victory in the Southern Counties Senior Championship Play-off Final against Wales after winning by nine wickets. Being asked to field first at Trowbridge
WYKE REGIS hotshot Caitlin Stanley represented the Dorset and Wiltshire county team for the first time, with a mission to get invited to the upcoming Junior Masters. Targeting her third junior master bowman score, the youngster, who attends All
A fishermen's charity has whelk-omed a huge donation from this year’s Dorset Seafood Festival. Organisers, sponsors and key players from The Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival are celebrating after they raised a total of £10,000 for the festival’s
DOG owners and their pets are invited to a Portland event in aid of an animal charity. Guide Dogs Week runs from October 4 to 12 this year and the Weymouth and Dorchester fundraising branch of the charity is holding a sponsored dog walk and fun
THOMAS Powell has enjoyed a very successful summer season, resulting in him finishing top boy in the county. The Weymouth youngster reached the final in the majority of his competitions, some of which were the age group above (16-and-under), and
TWENTY Dorset County Hospital staff are striding ahead with fundraising for refurbishments to the hospital’s children’s ward. A large group of staff will be taking on the challenge of a 10 or 20-mile sponsored circular walk from Maiden Castle to
DORSET residents are being asked to help draw up a new pattern of electoral divisions for the county council. The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is consulting with the public as part of an electoral review in the region
CHALET users have had their licences extended over the winter months. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council had previously told those who lease chalets at Greenhill they would need to return their keys at the end of next month. But, the authority
THE ARTISTIC talents of children at a Dorchester school have been recognised. Sunninghill Prep School has been awarded an Artsmark Gold for excellence in art, dance, drama and music. Head of creative arts at the school Lecca Moss said that
CROWDS gathered ahead of the opening of a new charity shop in Dorchester. The Salvation Army opened its second store in the county town and says it will now be able to do more to support the local community. The shop in Trinity Street was officially
WEYMOUTH have added to their defensive options with the signing of defender Calvin Brooks on an initial one-month loan from Yeovil Town. The former Dorchester Town man, who has previously played with Terras’ boss Jason Matthews at the Avenue, will
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Whitcombe trainer Toby Balding who has passed away aged 78. During his time at Whitcombe, Mr Balding trained Cool Ground to his famous Gold Cup victory in 1992. He was instrumental in shaping the early years
NAKED women, a golden eagle and hunting dogs. It can only mean one thing – another series of Ellen Kent operas is back in Dorset. Ellen, at 65, is still going despite threats to quit in 2009. Ellen’s shows, described as the Las Vegas of
BEFORE I put down the phone to comedian Sean Hughes I tell him that chatting to him is like chatting away to an old friend. A little much maybe, but in the space of half an hour we’ve bonded over thoughts on how terrible New Year’s Eve is, driving
• LANDANCE – part of Inside Out Dorset, Valley of Stones, Nr Portesham I CAN’T recall a more awe-inspiring yet strange experience than standing in a nature reserve looking out across a Dorset valley surrounded by dancers who suddenly appeared from
BACK in the day, when it was all fields round here and everything was in black and white, you could get quite a lot for a tenner. Two tickets to the flea pit, a few light ales and a Babycham for the lady, a bag of chips in a doorway, a quick snog
Looking for something different to do this weekend? then look no further as there's lots going on to keep all the family entertained over the next 48 hours. Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival will amaze and delight in equal measure with
ONE Dorset great-grandma is still bringing in the harvest at 86. Purbeck pensioner Win Foot has just completed the harvest, using her skills behind the controls of a combine harvester after more than 70 years working on the land. She was out
MIDFIELDER Steve Colwell hopes he has earned the right to keep his starting place for the Terras’ FA Cup second qualifying round contest against Bideford at home tomorrow (3pm). The former Plymouth Parkway man has had to endure a spell kicking
GRAHAM Kemp has urged his Dorchester Town squad to keep their focus for what is a golden opportunity to progress in the FA Cup away at Abingdon United tomorrow (3pm). The Magpies, who have won their first two games with Kemp in the hot-seat, will
DETECTIVES investigating claims of child sex offences allegedly committed by a West Dorset man had to ask MI5 for help in the ‘biggest job’ of its kind Dorset Police had ever done, a jury heard. Former British Airways pilot Bartle Frere, pictured
POLICE are seizing uninsured cars around Dorset as part of a five-year plan. Last year Dorset Police seized a total of 891 uninsured cars in Dorset. The seizures are part of a five-year strategy, which was launched in 2011, for tackling criminal
PORTLAND United manager Gary Bailey is looking for the Blues to learn from their disjointed Dorset Premier League Cup performance, and put in an improved display against Sherborne Town Reserves tomorrow at Grove Corner (3pm). Bailey’s side were
TWO brothers with more than 130 convictions between them have been sentenced for a racially-motivated attack on Polish taxi drivers. The incident occurred on October 11, 2013 in Ranelagh Road, Weymouth after Justyn Walker, 42, and James Walker,
BRIDPORT will be without a number of key players for their clash with Longwell Green Sports at St Mary’s Field (3pm), with a sacred occasion wiping out the nucleus of Trevor Senior’s squad. Midfielder Dan Wise, a popular member of the Bees’ set-up
