TWO roads in Weymouth have been closed by authorities after they were flooded in stormy weather tonight. Commercial Road and Custom House Quay were closed shortly after 8.30pm after strong winds led to flooding at the St Nicholas Road junction
• Margaret's Seat, high on the footpath overlooking Sutton Poyntz, has been damaged yet again. The cause of this is difficult to ascertain, and there have been suggestions of vandalism. It is however difficult to imagine that anyone would take the
SWANAGE & WAREHAM III 20 DORCHESTER III 21 DORCHESTER made it through to the quarter-finals of the Dorset & Wilts 3rd XV Cup following a win over Swanage & Wareham by the slenderest of margins. Despite playing in the division below
BOURNEMOUTH 3 WEYMOUTH 2 NEWLY-PROMOTED Weymouth narrowly lost out after travelling to Bournemouth for their opening game of the season. Pre-season preparations included wins over Bournemouth and Bridport and a loss to Gillingham as well as
JAMES MARK PIKE, aged 19, of Stour Court, Hyde Road, Gillingham. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place. Fined £30 and ordered to pay costs of £85. Admitted committing an offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence.
NICHOLAS BERKELEY, aged 58, of Victoria Grove, Bridport. Admitted driving at a speed exceeding 50mph in contravention of a Local Traffic Order. Fined £125 and ordered to pay costs of £200. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for 56 days.
OFFICERS are reminding residents about what to do in the event of unsolicited calls, mail or uninvited doorstep traders. Weymouth Safer Neighbourhood Team is advising vigilance against mail or a telephone call saying the victim has won a holiday
STEVEN PAUL RILEY, aged 33, of Bayard Road. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place. Fined £140 and ordered to pay costs of £85. ANITA GREENHOW also known as ANITA SPROUT, aged 43, of Union Court, Wyke Road. Admitted being drunk and
SPARE a thought for league newcomers Weatherbury, the victims of a 20-0 crushing by Dorothy. There have been plenty of hidings dished out already this season, but none as big as this one. Dorothy’s players had their own personal battle to finish
A BROKEN down coach and bus caused traffic problems in Dorchester. The two vehicles broke down at the junction of Bridport Road and Williams Avenue, by Dorset County Hospital. A witness to the incident said that the break-downs are causing
A SCHEME to welcome wildlife in to Dorset gardens has garnered the support of an expert. Kate Bradbury, wildlife editor at Gardener’s World, is offering free copies of her book to those who sign up for Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Make Wildlife Welcome
CAMPAIGNERS have hailed a move by hospital bosses to develop a pathology service at Dorset County Hospital as ‘absolutely the right decision’. At a meeting today board members decided in favour of a recommendation from experts to keep the threatened
STAFF at a hotel near Dorchester are walking on air after receiving a prestigious national award. Yalbury Cottage at Lower Bockhampton was awarded the title of Best Small Hotel in Britain in the Good Hotel Guide 2015. The news came as a wonderful
EVER wondered what really goes on at Parliament? Residents are being encouraged to come along to a seminar which will shed light on the House of Commons. The free event in Dorchester will explain legislation and procedure. Attendees can discover
Division One Allways Removals 30 O Jo’s 48 O JO’S proved too strong as they overcame depleted Allways. Both teams began the game with only six players each but O Jo’s managed to take an early lead. Even with pressure from All-ways
WOOTTON BASSETT LADIES 3 WEYMOUTH LADIES 0 LEAGUE newcomers Wootton Bassett used the element of surprise to their advantage with a clinical display of finishing helping them to a 3-0 win. Weymouth travelled to Wiltshire not knowing what to
WILLIAM Fox-Pitt enjoyed a superb meet at the Osberton Horse Trials, claiming first and second in the CCI2 as well as completing a one-two in the KBIS British Eventing Young Horse Six-Year-Old Championship. In a competition where the list of entries
WEYMOUTH Terras Under-18s are now the proud owners of a new set of sponsored shirts thanks to a deal with a local pharmacy group. Angel Pharmacies, which has four branches in the Weymouth area, now has its name and website on the home kit.
DORCHESTER Churches Together are promoting a free event in Dorchester looking at Your Faith, Your Finance. Alison Prout, from Quaker Peace and Social Witness, will lead the event, which takes place on Saturday, October 11. It is being held from
WRITER James Runcie has been confirmed on the line-up for the 10th Bridport Literary Festival, which is due to take place in November. Son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, the late Robert Runcie, he will be talking about his series of six
A sing-a-long group for over-50s is hosting weekly sessions at the YMCA in Easton. Organised by Island Community Action, the group meet every Tuesday from 10am to 11.30am. It costs £3 per person. For more information, please contact the Island
A Russian choir will be performing in Herrison Hall in Charlton Down on Saturday. Voskresenije will be singing from 7.30pm with tickets £10 or £5 for students. For more details, please call 01305 269852.
A free advice session for people with diabetes will be held tomorrow at the Dorford Centre from 7.30pm.
Pick up quality handmade goods and gifts from a Lyme Regis arts market. Unique Boutique is at the Woodmead Halls on Saturday, October 25 from 12pm to 8pm. Hot food will be served from 5pm to 8pm. There will also be live music and a bar.
Items were stolen after an unknown person entered five touring caravans in Puncknowle. A water carrier and an electric water pump were taken in the incidents, which were reported to police last Friday. Anyone with information should call 101
Renowned wildlife specialist Brian Pettit will be the guest speaker at the next Burton Bradstock Village Society talk on Friday October 17 at 7.30pm. Mr Pettit’s talk, in the village hall will focus on high definition images on the birds, wildlife
“YOUR life doesn’t end because you have cancer – in some ways it can even be a new beginning.” That’s the message from members of The Living Tree, which is now well established as a self-help centre in Bridport for people who have experienced cancer
Members of the ‘Holy Dusters’ in Burton Bradstock are looking for more people to join them. The group keep St Mary’s Church clean and work on a rota system so they are only called on for an hour every other month. Some members volunteering
Portland Island Museum Supporters (PIMS) are planning to celebrate the museum’s 85th anniversary. A free talk will be presented by David Carter on Dr Marie Stopes, the museum’s founder. Light refreshments will be served and donations are welcome
Witnesses are being sought after a handbag was stolen as two friends sat on a wall. The incident happened outside the toilet block in South Street car park at around 5.30pm on October 1. The offender ran off with the cream shopping bag which
The Napper Charity Trust based in Puncknowle is now awarding grants to individuals and groups in the village. Applications can be made in confidence to Carolyn Buckland on 01308 897726 or email Puncknowle@dorset parishes.gov.uk.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner’s purse was taken from a Post Office counter. The woman left the purse, containing cash, at the Bridport office at around 8.45am yesterday. When she returned it had been taken. Anyone with information
The Jubilee String Quartet will perform at Weymouth Bay Methodist Church on Sunday. Tickets cost £14 on the door or £10 in advance. Please call Mrs Beecroft on 01305 834469.
The next meeting of the Puncknowle, Swyre and West Bexington lunch club is on Tuesday October 21. Offers of help to set up, prepare food or clear up are welcomed. If anyone wants to join or get involved contact David Buckland on 01308 898492.
Flu jab clinics are being held in the Reading Room in Burton Bradstock this Friday from 10.15 to 11.15am and at Portesham surgery on Friday, October 24, from 2pm to 3pm.
A number of power tools were stolen in a shed break-in. It happened sometime between October 1 and October 5 in Easthay Lane, Thorncombe. The tools stolen include a Metabo 14.4v drill and a Travis Perkins spirit level. Anyone with information
Police are warning cyclists to secure their bikes after two were stolen in the town. A green British Eagle Mountain Bike was taken from outside a property in St Andrews Gardens sometime between September 25 and October 5. Another bike was taken
TANIA ASTLE, aged 35, of Burton Wood, Wool, Wareham. Found guilty in absence of using a colour television receiver without a licence. Fined £250 and ordered to pay costs of £120. CHRISTOPHER GEORGE PATEY, aged 67, of South Instow, Swanage. Admitted
A WEYMOUTH coach company has celebrated 90 years in business across four generations of the same family. Bluebird Coaches said its success is due to its ‘family-feel’ and fantastic staff and drivers. The coach company, run by the Hoare family
A SOLICITORS based in Weymouth and Dorchester has announced the appointment of a new senior associate. Blanchards Bailey, which employs more than 60 people across five offices, has appointed Mark Taylor to the firm’s residential property department
A YELLOW warning of wind is in place for Dorset this evening. And flood warnings are in place for Portland Harbour at Ferrybridge and West Bay Harbour this evening. There is also a risk of flooding around Weymouth Harbour in the Custom House
A NEW business park on the outskirts of Weymouth has unveiled new units designed for the use of local businesses. The second phase of construction at Link Park on Chickerell Link Road is now complete and developers DJ Property has unveiled seven
THE NIGHT will be alight at a magical event next week. The annual illuminations switch-on at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens will be held on Wednesday, October 15. More of the garden will be open for floodlit walks than ever before. Visitors
A CYCLING company from West Dorset is feeling electric after being shortlisted in this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards. Jurassic Electric Bike Adventures has been announced as one of three finalists in the Best Tourism Activity, Sport and Experience
Landlords and lettings agents in Dorset face significant new responsibilities to check the immigration status of prospective tenants, lawyers have warned. The measures come under the Immigration Act 2014 which is due to be introduced across the
THE managing director of First Bus has been shortlisted for a prestigious national bus industry award. Marc Reddy, pictured, who is responsible for the firm’s service in Dorset, Hampshire and Berkshire, has been nominated as manager of the year
Dorset-based Wessex Group has recruited its latest batch of apprentices – the 50th annual intake. The multi-disciplinary company has trained more than 150 young people over the last half century, with apprentices taking on a role within the company
THE NEW owners of a Poundbury pub are hoping to breathe new life in the venue. Alex and Nicky Ford have taken over the Poet Laureate in Pummery Square and say they see the pub as a ‘great opportunity’. The couple previously ran the Blue Vinney
AN UNDERGROUND investigator exploring the rich history beneath Dorchester’s streets has made two of his most significant finds yet. Town councillor David Taylor has been on a mission to research the vast network of tunnels, passageways and rooms
WEYMOUTH and Portland Chamber of Commerce (WPCC) has officially joined forces with its countywide equivalent in the hope of boosting local business. Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) president Ian Girling and WPCC president Julie Cleaver
A COMMUNITY organisation has been granted a long-term lease to transform land in Weymouth. Groundwork South has secured a 30-year lease on the land after negotiations with Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, and the proposals aim to transform
A West Dorset-based vineyard and winery has predicted a record year for the production of its award-winning wines. The Furleigh Estate, in Salway Ash, is expecting its best ever harvest this autumn and owner Rebecca Hansford has said that a largely
JUDGES for the Dorset Business Awards are now combing through a record number of entries in this year’s competition as the winners ceremony draws closer. Backed by the Echo and organised by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the awards
UKIP agriculture spokesman Stuart Agnew MEP will be visiting Dorchester this weekend. He will be speaking at a public meeting at the Wessex Royale Hotel in High West Street from 7.30pm on Friday with members of the public welcome to attend.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a pioneer of English folk music who has died aged 68. Pete Shutler was the accordion player with Dorset folk band the Yetties, the band which played the theme tune for the Sunday omnibus edition of The Archers. Born
PLANS to build five large homes on the edge of Poundbury’s Great Field have come under fire. Dorchester Town Council’s planning and environment committee considered an outline planning application for five homes with an access road on land at the
Published figures inform me there are about 100 billionaires resident in the UK. They constitute 0.0002 per cent of our population. Their combined wealth is £300,000,000,000 (£300 billion). To give this figure some perspective, it would meet our
Richard Price, as chair of the Wyke Regis Protection Society has done, and continues to do, an immense amount of good for the residents of Wyke. But, along with other prominent local citizens, he is wrong to oppose the Western Route Relief Road
A DORCHESTER cyclist who took on an epic French voyage has raised £5,000 for a Dorset children’s hospice. Justin Hoffmann covered more than 3,400km over 23 days as he took on a route that comprised 21 stages from the Tour de France. The 37-
DORSET Healthcare is supporting an event to promote Black History Month in Dorchester this weekend. The NHS trust has teamed up with a range of local equality and diversity groups, local council and colleges to support two events in the county.
A DORCHESTER soldier has told of his delight after winning a top photography award. Sergeant Gary Kendall, an Army Photographer and Video Cameraman with the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), won the Professional Video category at this year's Army Photographic
BOOKWORMS will be heading to Sherborne for the third Sherborne Literary Festival from October 15 to 19. The annual festival will include a variety of author talks, writing workshops, and children’s events. Authors include gardening guru James
DORCHESTER could face losing £1.6million in funding for traffic improvements after a series of schemes failed to achieve public support. Dorset County Council had set aside £5million for the Dorchester Transport and Environment Plan (DTEP) to address
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.
DOZENS of protestors turned out in a last-ditch attempt to persuade hospital bosses to keep the pathology lab at Dorset County Hospital. The hospital board is meeting this morning and a decision is expected to be announced later today over the
A SUPPORT group for parents with troubled teens is celebrating a successful first year. Mums Nicky Cumber and Elizabeth Clark set up the Hang On In There informal support group in Dorchester last year to offer parents and family members somewhere
A LEADING fertility expert from Poundbury is leading a series of educational evenings to challenge assumptions surrounding issues of infertility and IVF. Michael Dooley, who established the Poundbury Clinic, will be sharing his unique holistic
ENERGY waste and emissions could cost the county council more than a million pounds in unbudgeted costs. A report going before councillors this week says there is a ‘high’ risk that unexpected bills for energy will result in overspending if Dorset
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old man was seriously assaulted. The incident happened in Gillingham between 3.30am and 3.50am on Saturday, October 4 in the High Street car park. The 19-year-old man was assaulted by another
MUSICIANS of all ages and standards are invited to take part in the Weymouth Music Festival. Entries are now open for the festival, which will feature young musicians who want a career in music and people who play for pleasure and fun. The
THE original cast of hit drama Broadchurch have been back filming in West Bay this week as the US version premiered in America, to a not altogether positive reception. Security cleared the beach between Freshwater and East Beach in West Bay on
There are plenty of ghoulish Halloween happenings to join in with this October Half Term at Beaulieu, reputed to be one of Britain’s most haunted places. From 25th October to 2nd November hear chilling tales told by costumed guides, have your face
DORCHESTER Town boss Graham Kemp was all too happy to admit that his side “got out of jail” last night, as the Magpies rescued a draw against Bideford in dramatic fashion. Trailing 3-0 with nearly 90 minutes on the clock, goals from Matt Oldring
JASON Matthews was ecstatic to be part of what he described as a “massive reaction” from the Terras, as Weymouth convincingly defeated Cirencester 3-0 at the Corinium Stadium last night. Weymouth dropped two points by conceding a late penalty against
A PROPOSAL to enter into a tri-council partnership was described as both ‘empire building’ and a ‘golden opportunity’ by councillors in a heated debate. At a meeting of the Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s management committee, claims were
A WALKOUT was staged when Weymouth and Portland's mayor made a 'shocking' speech about the borough's tourism industry. Business owners have voiced their outrage after mayor Kate Wheller gave the talk at yesterday's Weymouth and Portland Chamber
