DORCHESTER TOWN RESERVES 3 RINGWOOD TOWN RESERVES 2 THE Magpies demonstrated their powers of recovery to come from two goals down to beat Ringwood in Group A of the Wyvern Shield. Jay Keating and Neil Mackie’s young side didn’t panic when
BUSTINSKIN Triathlon Club enjoyed a one-two finish in the Osprey Sprint race. Joe Arundel dominated from the start and was the first competitor home in a time of 57.04mins. Nearly two-and-a-half minutes further back in second was clubmate Tom
TOP instructor James Rousseau hosted a martial arts masterclass for Wessex Karate Academy students in Weymouth. Sensei Rousseau, a 9th Dan and one of the founders of go-ju ryu karate in Europe, held two seminars at the Wessex Traditional Martial
COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for plans to turn a historic pub into flats - despite campaigners rallying against the proposals. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s Planning and Traffic Committee voted in favour of transforming the Albert
OFFICERS in West Dorset are still getting reports of residents being targeted by phone scammers. The fraudster says that they are a police officer and then attempts to get bank details from the intended victim. They said they are based in a police
Imagine feeling trapped behind a glass curtain looking at the world as though you are on the outside. No matter how hard you try, you can’t pull that curtain back. That’s what life is like for Duncan Honeybourne, 36, who lives with autism.
PLAYERS representing host club Bridport were among those to taste victory at South Dorset’s finals day. Dave Roberts, Brian Iverson and Chris Thorne won the men’s triples in a close contest with opponents from Wellworthy. The Bridport three
A YOUNG motocross rider is gearing up to tackle the Weston-super-Mare beach race. Tristan Daniels from Dorch-ester will compete in the famous meet on Saturday. The event, which is now in its 32nd year, attracts thousands of riders from all
CHICKERELL United booked a place in the second round of the Dorset Senior Trophy with a resounding 8-0 hammering of Ferndown Sports at the Stalls. Josh Why had an afternoon to remember against the Bournemouth League side, as the striker scored
NEW Star Inn needed to draw on all of their fighting qualities to edge a titanic battle with Bishops Caundle in the first round of the Dorset Sunday Intermediate Cup. It was a game that had everything – a sending off, 10 goals by the end of extra-time
THE BRIDE Valley Band will be performing Songs from the Valley in the Town Hall at Dorchester’s Corn Exchange on Sunday, October 19 from 3pm. The special event, which will celebrate the Bride Valley in music and song, will raise funds for Poundbury-based
A DORCHESTER voluntary organisation has raised £1,500 for charity. Dorchester Round Table has presented cheques worth £500 each to Meningitis Now, Dorset Wildlife Trust and Dorset County Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit. The voluntary group
ROSS PAYTON, aged 33, of Oakfield Court, Blandford Forum. Admitted assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Ordered to pay costs of £100. Also admitted failing without reasonable excuse to surrender to custody. No separate penalty
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH SEAL, aged 29, of Bright Hay Lane, Chideock. Admitted two counts of using a motor vehicle or trailer with the ply or cord exposed. Fined £200 on each count and ordered to pay costs of £85. Licence endorsed with three penalty points
WAYNE JOHNSON, aged 41, of Marie Road, Dorchester. Admitted stealing toiletries to the value of £77.16 belonging to One Stop, Dorchester. Community order made with drug rehabilitation requirement, and supervision requirement for 12 months. Ordered
BILLY HUNTER, aged 28, of Chelmsford Street, Weymouth. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place, namely St Thomas Street, Weymouth. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Ordered to pay costs of £35. ADAM MICHAEL BOSWORTH, aged 38
Get in the Halloween spirit with pumpkin carving. On Wednesday October 29 there will be carving workshops at Washingpool Farm, Bridport, from 10am to 4pm. The event is free. For more information call 01308 459549
Join the scouts for a jumble sale. Weymouth East Scouts are holding the sale at Scutt Hall, Preston from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, November 1. Admission is 20p
The Travelling Talesman will bring his spooky stories to Upwey on Sunday. Tales of witches, wizards, spells and enchantment will be told at the Upwey Old School, Church Street. The show is suitable for adults of all ages. Tickets cost £3. The
Seven bright sparks from Dorset have enrolled as apprentices at energy firm SSE. The seven students, from across the county, have registered for the engineer and electrician apprenticeships created by the company.
A Dorset-based insurance firm has expanded into West Dorset after purchasing a company based in Dorchester. Alan & Thomas, based in Poole, has purchased Casterbridge Insurance and follows the firm’s recent purchase of Arthur Savage Insurance
The Sainsbury’s supermarket in Weymouth will host a fashion show at the store next week. The event, held at the store at Weymouth Gateway, will take place between 7.30pm and 9pm and will display the store’s new fashion lines it has on sale.
BUSINESSES from Dorset will be advised on keeping on top of business trends to stay ahead of the game. The free conference, Superfast Business Conference: EMarketing & Technology Megatrends for 2014 and Beyond, will take place this month on
THE leader of the Dorset Chamber of Commerce (DCCI) has demanded government reforms to keep the county’s economic recovery on track. Ian Girling, chief executive of the organisation, has called on the government to make radical reforms to the way
A COUNTRY House Fair is being held at Lulworth Castle on Thursday from 10am to 3.30pm, with refreshments available and free parking. Entry is £3 per adult and children go free.
The Dorcas MU Bible study group will meet on Wednesday, October 22. Visitors and new members are welcome. For details, call 01305 260259
Cards, gifts and stalls will be on display at a country fair. Lulworth Castle will be hosting its annual country house fair on Thursday from 10am to 3.30pm. Entry is £3 and parking is free. For more information call 01929 400352.
Track down dinosaurs in Dorchester this half-term. From Saturday October 25 to Sunday November 2, the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester will be running their Great Dinosaur Hunt. The event runs from 10am to 4pm daily. For more information call
DORSET households could save a combined £11m if they switched appliances off. In the countdown to Big Energy Saving Week – a joint campaign between Energy Saving Trust, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Citizens Advice – new research
WEST DORSET: Fuel was siphoned from the tanks of a vehicle in North Allington. It happened overnight on Thursday, October 9 and police are reminding drivers to lock fuel caps and keep vehicles secure.
A SWASHBUCKLING weekend of pirate mayhem will be taking place in Weymouth. The two-day celebration is expected to include around 100 re-enactors across the town who are coming from as far away as Wales and Hampshire to take part. Pirate battles
DORCHESTER: Join in a support group for coeliacs. Dorchester Coeliac Group will be holding a lecture entitled ‘The Differences between Food Allergy and Intolerance’ today at 7pm at the Dorford Centre on Bridport Road. Entry is £1. Call 01305 848112
DORSET children are invited to find out what it takes to be part of the choir. Salisbury Cathedral Choir is inviting children in school years 2, 3 and 4 from Dorset to take part in its ‘Be a Chorister for a Day’ event on Saturday, November 15.
ELDERLY and other vulnerable residents are being given a helping hand to reduce their energy bills this winter. Communities preparing for colder months will get some top tips on saving energy and keeping warm. Dorset Community Action is working
A SAILOR rescued off Portland following an 11-hour search has been helped on his way home. As reported in the Echo, Mick Royton, aged 52, was stranded in the Channel after a huge wave hit his boat. He put out a ‘Mayday’ call and was found by HMS
WEST DORSET: Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of ewes were stolen from land near Beaminster. It happened sometime between Tuesday, October 7 and Sunday, October 12. Anyone with information should call 101.
WEST DORSET: A sat nav and CDs were stolen from an unsecured vehicle in St Katherine’s Avenue, Bridport. A bag containing hockey balls was taken from an unsecured vehicle on St Andrew’s Road. Police are reminding drivers to ensure vehicles
DORCHESTER: The next Ladies Breakfast event will take place at Carluccio’s at 9am on Saturday, October 18. Anyone who would like a laugh and a chat is welcome to go along.
PURBECK: Get your baked goods, eggs, crafts and plants at a market. Wool Country Market will take place on Thursday, October 23 and 30 from 10am-11.30am at D’Uberville Hall, Colliers Lane in Wool. Call 01305 852909 for more information.
WEYMOUTH: All Saints Church will be going off to war with an exhibition and talk on Sunday at 2pm. The event is being run in conjunction with Weymouth Library and author Emma Drummond will read from her novels. There will also be a display
DORCHESTER: West Dorset Humanists will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 30 at the Wessex Royale Hotel, starting at 7.30pm. Ros Kayes, Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for West Dorset, will speak on “Can there be an ethical politics?” Entry is
The Ecology Group is holding a Bring and Share meal at St George’s Church Hall in Fordington. Martyn Goss, founder of the Devon Green Churches Group, will speak about climate in crisis. It takes place from 7pm on Tuesday, October 21.
A woman was airlifted to hospital after plunging 50 feet down a cliff. The coastguard helicopter was scrambled after the woman fell from a coastal path near St Alban’s Head into the sea yesterday. She was taken to Dorset County Hospital for treatment
A Country Fair will be held at Lulworth Castle tomorrow. The event will be held between 10am and 3.30pm and costs £3 per adult with children admitted free. For more information contact the castle.
Enjoy some coffee and company at St George’s Church, Fordington. The meeting takes place on the first Saturday of every month and the next will be November 1. All are welcome and can bring activities.
Weldmar Hospicecare will host a charity firewalk at the Joseph Weld Hospice on October 31. The event, which will see people walk over hot coals in the name of fundraising, is open to anyone but will cost £20 to enter and the minimum amount of sponsorship
Acclaimed jazz pianist Mike Denham will be playing the music and celebrating the lives of George Gershwin and Cole Porter at an event in Poundbury. Mike, pictured above, will be at Brownsword Hall in Pummery Square from 7.30pm on Friday, October
The Dorchester Civic Society will be looking at how it can make a difference in its upcoming programme of talks. Neil Howlett, a member of the Frome Town Team and past president of the Frome and District Chamber of Commerce, will be giving a talk
Enjoy a day foraging in the forest with the RSPB. The fifth annual Arne Forage Festival will take place on Saturday October 25 from 11am to 4pm and is free to attend. For more information call 07703 607630.
Discover migrating birds with a walk through the Purbecks. Spot migrant land birds such as Ring Ouzel, Brambling, Redwing, Yellowhammer, Black Redstart, raptors, including Merlin and Peregrine, on the walk through the Winspit Valley. It runs
President of the Dorchester Association for Research into Local History and Archaeology Francesca Radcliffe will be discussing hidden heritage found in aerial archaeology in a talk at the Dorset County Museum. Francesca has photographed sites in
Househunters in Dorset are being invited to view plans for a new housing development in Wareham. For more information email westgate@bloorhomes.com
A DORCHESTER artist with a love of the Dorset landscape is to feature on television next month. Marilyn Allis, whose studio is at a working farm at Winterborne Whitechurch, welcomed artist Fraser Scarfe from Lincoln down to the county to film an
A COUNCILLOR has stressed the need for urgency in looking at future park and ride options for Dorchester. A meeting of Dorset County Council’s environment overview committee was due to hear an update on work to look at future park and ride options
A 67-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of historic child abuse following an investigation into claims of a paedophile ring with links to parliament. The unnamed suspect was arrested at an address in Dorset yesterday morning and was questioned
MORE than 50 people turned out to hear two UKIP speakers at an event in Dorchester. The party’s agriculture spokesman and MEP Stuart Agnew joined West Dorset parliamentary candidate David Glossop at the Wessex Royale Hotel. Mr Glossop spoke
Niall Simpson writes from Dorchester in your issue of 13th October to attack the European Union, describing it as becoming one vast totalitarian state. Could this be one and the same as the Union freely entered by an ever increasing number of countries
Dorset County Museum has officially announced its upcoming joint Thanksgiving Party with Dorchester, Massachusetts in America. As reported in the Echo, the party aims to celebrate the shared history between both Dorchester towns. In addition
As visitors to your town for the last few years we were shocked to learn of the proposal to demolish the Ferrybridge Inn and replace it with flats. We suspect these will be for well off folks from out of the area to make money out of and not for
James Young (Echo, October 4) seems to have misunderstood my comments regarding Mr Drax’s staffing costs of £135,000. It is impossible to comment on any MP’s expenses without understanding the context of the figures involved. I was taking issue
FIFTEEN people who lost their lives on Chesil Beach were remembered at a commemoration. Reverend Dennis Mould led a service at the Chesil Beach Centre before a plaque was unveiled to remember those who perished during a storm 70 years ago.
LUCKY winners of the Dorchester Super Sleuth flag competition have been presented with their prizes by the Mayor Peter Mann. Speaking to the winners, Phil Gordon from Dorchester’s Business Improvement District (BID), which organised the competition
A FEAST of food from across the continent is coming to Dorchester’s Brewery Square. The town centre square will be filled with the smells of Europe’s finest cuisine from Wednesday, October 29 to Friday, October 31. Traditional Market Ltd are
THE CHAIRMAN of Dorchester BID has called for organisations to work together to boost trade in the county town. Mike Reed was addressing a Chamber of Commerce business breakfast where he also answered several testing questions on issues relating
ROCK Giant, Grumpy Old Man and all round entertainer, Rick Wakeman is returning to the Regent in Christchurch for his second concert at the centre on Monday, December 1. Rick is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, Professor of the London
DUTCH pop and jazz singer Caro Emerald, pictured right, is performing in Dorset tonight. She will be taking to the stage of the Bournemouth International Centre as part of her UK tour. With more than 2.5 million record sales, 15 platinum discs
A NEW series of singing workshops is being launched for young people in West Dorset. Singers and soloists of all levels are being invited to join an exciting project that starts at The Hub on October 27 and builds towards three concert performances
THERE will be mind tingling activities on offer at Dorchester Library and Learning Centre this weekend. The I’m in the Mood event from the Phoenix Legacy runs from noon to 4pm on Saturday. Activities will include creative writing, poetry, writing
A DORCHESTER nurse turned author will be signing copies of her book at Waterstones in Dorchester on Saturday, November 1. Gill Davy-Bowker will be at the book store in South Street from 10am to 12noon to sign copies of her book The Meltdown of
RESIDENTS are invited to come and have a butchers at a new business opening in Poundbury this weekend. A special visitor will cut the ribbon to declare the Brace of Butchers at Queen Mother Square open at 11am on Saturday. Tom Amery and Peter
A BISHOP from Dorchester who was questioned over allegations of historic sex abuse will not face any charges. Bishop of Gloucester Michael Perham, who was born and educated in the county town, was spoken to by the Metropolitan Police in connection
WEYMOUTH 3 DORCHESTER TOWN 2 ED Palmer’s howitzer sent the Terras through to the second round of the Red Insure Cup last night at the expense of rivals Dorchester Town. The defender scored what proved to be the winning goal after the Magpies
HAVE you ever seen anything like it? Have you ’eck as like! Coronation Street fans have been getting a taste of the famous cobbles right here in Weymouth since this mural appeared. It has proved more popular than Betty’s famous hot pots, with
A MAN is living in a caravan in a council car park in Weymouth after his friend took drastic action to try to force authorities to help him. Sam Bradley, from Weymouth, dropped the caravan off at the Municipal Offices car park in the early hours
DORSET Police have refused to reveal whether it has used controversial anti-terror laws to obtain journalists’ telephone records. It claimed national security could be compromised when asked how many times it has used the Regulation of Investigatory
We are offering the chance for five lucky readers to win a pair of tickets to Clothes Show Live, taking place 5-9 December at Birmingham’s NEC! With over 500 fashion and beauty brands, celebrities, non-stop catwalk shows, make-overs, manicures,
CAMPAIGNERS are not giving up their fight to save a historic Weymouth pub which could be transformed into flats. The Albert Inn at Wyke Regis, which closed earlier this year, is now subject to a planning application from Harding Holdings which
WORKERS who service army vehicles will walk out this morning in a row over pay and a potential sell-off. Civil servants at state-owned Defence Support Group Bovington and Lulworth will form picket lines after being offered a one percent pay rise
PLANS are being brought forward that could see up to 50 homes built on school playing fields in Dorchester. Residents have voiced concerns over a proposal to develop part of the Thomas Hardye School fields with a link road to serve school buses
PORTLAND’S Megan Pascoe has admitted there was disappointment and surprise among the British sailing fraternity at the decision which has left her sport’s inclusion in the 2020 Paralympic Games in doubt. The International Paralympic Committee (
