MAGPIES 3 BIDEFORD 3 DORCHESTER Town claimed the unlikeliest of points at the Avenue tonight with an escape act that Harry Houdini himself would have been proud of. Staring a 3-0 defeat in the face, the Magpies scored in the 89th, 91st and
CIRENCESTER TOWN 0 WEYMOUTH 3 WEYMOUTH became the first visiting side to win at Cirencester Town in the league this season, as the Terras produced an efficient display to comfortably grab all three points at the Corinium Stadium. Two goals
10:13pm RT @HarveyRian: What just happened? amazing!! 3-0 down draw back to 3-3 in little less than 5 mins at least! Well played lads! @DorchTownFC… — @calum_joy 07 October 2014 thank you for
TORNADOES of South Dorset made a successful return to action after their summer break as they triumphed in the third and final round of the Southern Junior League. This saw a very local affair with Weymouth and West Dorset competing against the
GB SAILORS enjoyed success across two days of domestic Olympic classes competition at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. The weekend was the first of three regattas which form the RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series.
POLICE are hunting three men wearing balaclava’s who entered a Weymouth house and threatened the occupants. Detectives in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after the aggravated burglary in the Rodwell
FAMILIES in Dorset will have higher priority in securing a place at their catchment junior school. Dorset County Council has been given the go-ahead to amend its over-subscription criteria, giving priority to children living within a junior school
SUE Akester, from West Stafford, celebrated her retirement as vice chairman of the Disabilities Trust after an 18-year career as a Trustee. Sue’s interest within the Trust has been in working with young people with autism, and during her work she
NEW recruits hired by the RSPB have been pigging out at its Arne nature reserve. A herd of six Mangalitsa pigs have been introduced to restore a seven-hectare site back to its natural heathland through wild grazing. This is the first time the
A DORCHESTER dairy farmer believes the milk price crash will get worse before it gets better. Simon Banfield, who farms 190 hectares and 170 cows at Admiston farm, spoke out after farmers were warned of tough times ahead. Mr Banfield’s milk
A LONG-SERVING district nurse has hung up her uniform after a 20-year career. Jane James celebrated moving into semi-retirement with colleagues from the Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust, Dorchester’s Queens Avenue Surgery doctors and
A RESIDENT at Highclere House Care Home in Weymouth was honoured with a top award for her courage in the face of illness. Joan Wilson, 95, is said to be always thinking of fellow residents. The Home Champion Awards coincide with Older People
AS STORM clouds gathered along the Dorset coast yesterday a tornado twisted over Portland. Echo reader Kate Almond snapped this picture of a funnel cloud twisted above Chesil Beach as rain battered the Jurassic Coast. She said she was on her
A TRIO of roadside heroes were reunited with the man they rescued from a burning car as they were recognised as the ‘Pride of Britain’. Andrew Bilton, from Crossways, and husband and wife Brian Keane and Joanne Keane, from Dorchester, were honoured
EMPLOYEES of Dorset County Council have been recognised for their hard work and achievements. Their efforts were celebrated at the council’s annual staff Pride Awards. The event gave councillors, the Chief Executive and staff from across the
A PIONEERING research project to help conserve seagrass and seahorses off the Dorset coast has been given a funding boost. The £475,000 funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will enable marine biologists at the National Marine Aquarium to
A FAMILY business in Dorchester is turning back the hands of time. Clockhouse Jewellers has returned to the premises it once occupied 50 years ago and for Fred Burgess it is a case of back to where it all started. Fred’s parents, Fred senior
A SCHOOLGIRL singing sensation has made it through to the final of a national talent competition after wowing the judges. Dorset’s Got Talent winner Annabel Davies stayed true to her word after vowing to be better than ever this year as she performed
DORSET County Council has invested more than £1million into community organisations across the area over the past two years. Assisted by the Dorset Community Foundation, which manages the Dorset County Council Fund, a running total of 232 projects
MORE than three quarters of Dorset’s important wildlife and geological conservation sites have been lost over the past nine years. This shocking statistic is revealed in a new report Natural Value: The State of Dorset’s Environment, which explores
PETS at Home in Dorchester is holding a health and nutrition event to provide owners with top tips on how to care for their pet. The store team will provide animal lovers with advice and guidance to ensure their pet is fit and healthy on Saturday
VITAL flood defence work will start in a West Dorset resort next week after it was battered by winter storms. West Beach at West Bay will undergo beach re-nourishment. Strong tides earlier this year re-shaped and stripped the beach, leaving
IMAGES of Dorset’s most beautiful locations will feature in the Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition. The display of work, which will be on show at Moors Valley Country Park at Ashley Heath in east Dorset from Saturday, October 11 to Sunday
A REPORT by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) shows that Wessex Water had the fewest number of written complaints per customer of all the water and sewerage companies. The number of complaints Wessex Water received continues to fall and
Driving instructors from the local area will be taking part in a national relay to raise funds for Children in Need. The instructors will be meeting at Tesco in Dorchester at noon on Monday, November 10 to take part in the Big Learner Relay.
A FORMER apprentice at a Weymouth company specialising in sonar defence systems has been given an award for his work. Connaire Skerritt, 20, from Weymouth, was given the award by his bosses at Ultra Electronics after completing a three-year apprenticeship
A WATCHKEEPER at the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) lookout at St Alban’s Head has raised over £1,000 for the station with the help of his camera. Gordon MacPherson uses the 300-foot-high headland to photograph the Cowes-Torquay offshore
CHIEF Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander visited two multi-million pound businesses in Dorset just days ahead of the Liberal Democrat conference. He was in Annette Brooke’s Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency, accompanied by the MP and
THE NUMBER of Dorset residents with debt worries is rising dramatically according to statistics released today. The number of residents in the western half of Dorset seeking debt advice from charity StepChange increased by almost a third – 31 per
DORSET’S fire service could lose £1m in planned savings if proposals for a merger with Wiltshire and Swindon do not go ahead on time. As reported in the Echo, Dorset Fire Authority is consulting with the public over plans to merge with the two
VISITORS to the Weymouth Beach Motorcross this weekend are being urged to use the park and ride service. Thousands of people are expected to flock to this annual event held on Weymouth’s main beach. This year it will take place on Saturday,
A SERIES of charity film screenings in Dorchester have raised more than £3,000 for a Dorset children’s hospice. The Odeon cinema in Brewery Square hosted three consecutive sell-out charity screenings of the hit Disney film Frozen to raise funds
A FORMER British Airways pilot from West Dorset has been found guilty of possessing indecent images of children and arranging child sex offences. Bartle Frere, 50, from Shipton Gorge, was found guilty of six charges of possessing indecent images
A BUSY Dorchester road is set to close next week as maintenance and resurfacing works are carried out. Part of Herringston Road will be closed to traffic from 9am to 4pm for five days from Friday, October 17 to Tuesday, October 21. During these
THE death of a severely disabled Dorset resident who took her own life while battling the bedroom tax left her MP “absolutely distraught”. Annette Brooke, MP for Mid-Dorset and North Poole, said that she felt compelled to stand up and speak in
WYKE Regis Library is presenting Off to War! in All Saints Church, Wyke Regis, on Sunday, October 19 at 2pm. The author Emma Drummond/ Elizabeth Darrell is coming to read from her novels, with atmospheric scene setting music and sound effects.
THE JURY is considering its verdict in the trial of a former British Airways pilot from West Dorset charged with child sex offences. Bartle Frere, 50, from Shipton Gorge, has been standing trial at Bournemouth Crown Court accused of 25 child sex
How lovely it was to read the letter from Chris Dawson (Friday, 3 October), with his positive views on life in Weymouth. I agree with everything he says and could almost have written it myself. I too am disappointed with all the negativity, including
I realise that your readers are probably becoming heartily sick of hearing about the shambolic state of affairs at Victory Hall recently but I cannot find anyone to “lend me an ear” so to speak and therefore tender the following for your appraisal
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
DAWN Gould got in touch with Looking Back after we appealed for information about the wartime American servicemen’s club, known as the Red Cross club, in Weymouth. As a 17-year-old Dawn worked at the club, which was above where the Swan Inn now
WE’VE been overwhelmed by readers’ contributions to our series of stories on the Sidney Hall in Weymouth. First off, thanks to Lyn Mumford for this photo of her husband Gary after a boxing bout in the hall. She said: “There has been quite a
The Home Secretary’s plans to enable suspects to be detained without trial are surely a contravention of Magna Carta. The 1215 charter required King John to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitrary – for example, by explicitly
A WOMAN was said to be still in a critical condition in hospital yesterday after collapsing at the wheel of her car. She suffered a cardiac arrest while driving in Jessopp Avenue, Bridport, on Sunday. Her car collided with a lamppost around
THE Thomas Hardye Singers are set to perform with world-leading students in Dorchester. Students from the Dorchester Area Schools Partnership will be performing along with students from Imperial College, London, in St Mary’s Church, Dorchester,
A WEYMOUTH youngster will be competing against girls from around the globe in a beauty pageant for charity. Darcy Lane, 11, a pupil at Thornlow Preparatory School, was chosen as a finalist in the Face of the Globe competition, which will host its
LAURA Cockett has been appointed as the new director of Bridport Arts Centre (BAC). She joins BAC from Hope Street Limited in Liverpool where she is currently projects producer. Hope Street Limited is a major arts organisation and part of the
TOP chef Michael Caines is opening the Eat Dorset Food Fair on October 18 and 19. The fair, which is held in the grounds of Parnham House, near Beaminster, is an annual celebration of Dorset’s wonderful food and the people that produce it.
Aldi has teamed up with the Dorset Echo to give away a tasty selection of goodies worth £100. One lucky winner will receive a hamper worth a total of £100! The hamper will include a selection of Aldi’s award winning products such as Memento Luxury
A SAILOR rescued from a dismasted boat following an 11-hour-search says he is grateful to be alive. A huge rescue operation involving coastguards and the RNLI was launched on Monday evening following a ‘May Day’ call from Mick Royton, 52. Mr
AN EXHIBITION showcasing Bovington Tank Museum’s “integral” role in Brad Pitt’s latest Hollywood Second World War blockbuster is preparing to launch. The museum’s Fury exhibition, named after David Ayer’s forthcoming war film, gives fans the chance
MAGPIES’ boss Graham Kemp expects nothing less than three points from tonight’s showdown with Bideford (7.45pm). The two sides go into the Southern Premier Division encounter with only goal difference separating them in the bottom half of the table
A FARMER has hit out at dog owners letting their pets run loose off the lead after one of his animals is believed to have been attacked at a Dorchester landmark. The steer attacked at Poundbury Hillfort was one of a herd of cattle belonging to
SHAREHOLDERS in Dorchester Town are set to be balloted on proposals which, if approved, would see the Magpies take another step towards becoming a community-owned club. The club’s board of directors “strongly believe” that converting to a one member
COUNCILLORS will consider ‘innovative and ambitious’ plans being developed to tackle a £9million funding gap at a meeting today. Members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council management committee will discuss a report from Director of Resources
PLANS have been submitted to build 500 homes on land in Weymouth. Landowners Betterment Properties have applied for outline planning permission for the second phase of development on Curtis Fields. Campaigners are gearing up for another battle
STAMPING their authority on proceedings is something that Jason Matthews believes will be crucial for the Terras’ battle at Cirencester Town this evening (7.45pm). The Centurions, who are still unbeaten at home in the league this term, showed exactly
