ENGLAND’S anglers were the toast of the Riviera Hotel as the 50th FIPS-M World Boat Championships came to a climax in Weymouth. A brilliant display of angling on the last day of competition saw the England senior team crowned world champions for
WEYMOUTH was well represented at this year’s Sainsbury’s School Games where more than 1,600 talented school children from all over Great Britain competed in 12 sports over four action-packed days of action. As part of the event, talented Weymouth
WEYMOUTH BANDITS 72 EXETER NOMADS 28 WEYMOUTH Mission Fitness Bandits could not have asked for a better start to their 2014/15 season, racking up a huge score against last term’s league runners-up Exeter Nomads. The Bandits featured a number
AN ACCIDENT involving two vehicles is partially blocking the A35 Dorchester Road in Askerswell. The incident took place on the eastbound carriageway near Portway just before 5pm. A spokeswoman for Dorset Police said there were no reports
CHICKERELL UNITED 4 GILLINGHAM RESERVES 0 CHICKERELL United got back to winning ways with a bang as they hit Gillingham Town Reserves for four at the Stalls. A double strike from forward Josh Why along with goals from the returning Warren White
Award-winning food fair Eat Dorset takes place on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19 from 10am to 4pm at Parnham House, Beaminster. Special guests include Michael Caines, who will open the fair on Saturday and will judge the 'Best Autumn
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed free samples of Palmers 200 and Dorset Gold ales when the Bridport brewery’s Beer Bus joined the town’s Saturday street market on September 27. The event was part of National Cask Ale Week, promoting real ale made by
ONCE again Dorset has maintained its position as one of the foodie hot spots of the country. Five local restaurants are featured in the 2015 edition of The Good Food Guide which is published by Waitrose. Local gems include Sienna in Dorchester
The owners of the Green Yard Café in Bridport are celebrating winning a Taste of the West Gold Award. Sisters Elizabeth McNeice and Beverley Capewell said they were delighted with the award, adding that since the cafe opened in 2005 it has gone
A WEYMOUTH church will be ‘off to war’ in aid of two good causes. All Saints Church in Wyke Regis has joined forces with Wyke Regis Library to present the event which takes place from 2pm on Sunday, October 19. Author Emma Drummond, who sometimes
STUDENTS at Budmouth College worked with teachers to look at getting the best out of the school. Student Leaders from years 8, 9 and 11 at the Weymouth college united to take part in its Annual Student Conference which was held at their Sixth Form
STUDENTS at The Wey Valley School in Weymouth are celebrating their sporting success. Six sporting students are forging ahead at local, regional, national and international levels thanks to the help of the school’s Sports Scholarship Grant.
“HOW many 14-year-olds would get out of bed to go to work at 4.30am nowadays?” For 50 years, Ron Burt’s working day meant an early start to help produce something the rest of us take for granted with our morning cereal. More than once he fell
CONSERVATION volunteers are being sought as Dorset Wildlife Trust acquires another seven wildlife sites in East Dorset. The trust is launching a new volunteering programme for its Great Heath Living Landscape sites, having raised £2million through
A LAW firm in Weymouth is calling on local schools and children to get involved in a Christmas card competition. Children are being asked to design a new Christmas card for Mustoe Shorter Solicitors and Advocates to use as their corporate Christmas
Knighton House School has welcomed new headmistress Sarah Wicks this academic year. Mrs Wicks was previously deputy head at the school for ten years, giving her a unique understanding of the school’s ethos. Knighton House is at Durweston, near
I’m glad the Echo is printing correspondence about the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). It is a big issue but most of the national press is ignoring it. I know there are more urgent issues internationally at this time, but
More people than ever before are logging on to read the latest news first on the Dorset Echo website. September saw dorsetecho.co.uk reach its highest ever unique browser figure with 336,701 – double what it was last year. The site also had
THE JURY is considering its verdict in the trial of a former BA pilot charged with child sex offences. Bartle Frere, aged 50, of Shipton Gorge, has been on trial at Bournemouth Crown Court accused of 25 child sex offences, including indecently
TWO people have appeared in court in connection with slavery charges. David Porter, 63, and Mary Linda Turner, 61, both of Cold Harbour, Wareham, denied four counts of holding another person in slavery or servitude. They also denied a charge
FUNDRAISERS at Age UK Dorchester have been in stitches over their latest campaign. Volunteers have knitted more than 5,000 tiny hats in aid of Innocent drinks and Age UK’s Big Knit campaign. The campaign is now in its tenth year and provides funding
SURVEY work is to begin at the site of a proposed solar farm owned by South Dorset MP Richard Drax months after developers were told they faced a judicial review. Planning permission was granted for the 175-acre site at the Charborough Estate near
A three vehicle crash on the A354 between Weymouth and Dorchester has now been cleared. Dorset Police said three vehicles were involved in the incident, which happened on the A354 near the Monkton Hill turn-off towards Winterborne Monkton.
THE (Purbeck) hills were alive with the sound of music as the Swanage Blues Festival entertained thousands of revellers. More than 100 acts performed during this weekend’s four-day event with music lovers flocking from around the country to fill
IF YOU’RE after the cider inside your best bet is to head to West Lulworth. The village’s Castle Inn has triumphed after being named Cider Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The traditional sixteenth century thatched roofed
DORSET saw the driest September since records began and its warmest since 1959. Weymouth weatherman Bob Poots said this year was the driest since records began in 1880, with an average rainfall of just 4.7mm compared to the 30-year average of 56.4mm
SEVENTIES sensations Dr Feelgood are performing at the Electric Palace in Bridport on Wednesday, October 15. Formed on Canvey Island in Essex in the early 1970s, Dr Feelgood, pictured left, are still one of the most popular and exciting live rhythm
SWAP skills and make friends at the harvest meeting in Dorset. LETS, the Local Exchange Trading System, is a system where people trade the work they can do for others, for a currency called Marts, rather than pounds sterling. For the last two
THE next Weymouth Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert is on Wednesday and features one of the world’s great trumpet soloists. Crispian Steele-Perkins will perform at St Mary’s Church in Weymouth from 1pm alongside Weymouth opera singer Sophia Grech
AN ANNUAL classical concert held in aid of The Weldmar Hospicecare Trust is returning to Weymouth College’s Bay Theatre on Thursday, November 6 at 7.30pm. Magical Music will feature the Amabile Trio, with Weymouth’s Duncan Honeybourne on piano,
TEA, cake and a lot of laughter marked a celebration of older people on Portland. Charity Island Community Action threw a party to celebrate older people on the Isle as they marked a fantastic year of helping others. The hall at IPACA’s Osprey
ROCKABILLY sensation Imelda May is bound for the Pavilion Theatre next month, on November 18. A festival favourite, Dublin-born Imelda is set to bring her unique fusion of rockabilly, blues and jazz to Bournemouth The gig will showcase her extensive
FUNDRAISERS have been lapping up the action at the Dorchester Sports Centre as the county town’s Lions Club held its 32nd annual Swimarathon. A total of 24 teams took part in the charity challenge over the weekend, which saw swimmers taking it
CHILDREN from Wool Community Library have been trying their hands at becoming filmmakers. As part of the library’s Summer Reading Challenge and associated activities, youngsters aged between ten and 14 took part in two video workshops
COOMBE Valley Road has been cleared following a collision between two vehicles near the junction with Allberry Gardens in Preston. South Western Ambulance Service were called to the scene just before 9am this morning. Dorset Police say the
TREES have been brought down and roads have been flooded as Dorset is hit by severe gales. Motorists are being urged to drive carefully this morning as forecasters warn of severe weather. A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met
MEMBERS of the public were given behind the scenes access at Dorset County Hospital as it welcomed the community for an open day. The Dorchester hospital threw open its doors with a range of activities and tours on offer to visitors who turned
A HIGHLY charged meeting found upset residents confronting a senior official from the First bus company about bus route cancellations and timetable changes in West Dorset. The meeting of the Western Area Transport Action Group (WATAG) discussed
GRAHAM Kemp felt his side were unlucky not get something out of their 2-1 defeat to Dunstable Town at the Avenue on Saturday. The Dorchester boss said he saw a “vast improvement” in the hosts following their thumping by Cirencester four days earlier
AN ELDERLY woman is in a critical condition after collapsing at the wheel of her car in Bridport. A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service said the woman, who is in her 80s, suffered a cardiac arrest while driving in Jessop Avenue and
THE REALITY of low wages in Weymouth and Portland has been highlighted by a regional league table. A new survey has revealed that of the 36 different economic areas in the South West, people in Weymouth, Portland and Purbeck are in the bottom third
JASON Matthews described Redditch United’s 85th minute equaliser as a “gutting blow” as his side was on top for the majority of their clash with the Reds. A Stewart Yetton first-half strike looked like it was going to be enough for the visitors
