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  • Football: Somerset romp for Terras

    TINTINHULL 0 WEYMOUTH RESERVES 5 THE Terras delivered a five-star performance to reach the quarter-finals of the Dorset Premier League Cup and leave Jake Richmond a hugely pleased and proud manager. Ashley Ayley and Luke Chatterton gave the

  • Football: Blues hit Bees for five in League Cup rout

    BRIDPORT RESERVES 0 PORTLAND UNITED 5 ST MARY’S Field again proved to be a happy hunting ground for Portland United in the Dorset Premier League Cup on Saturday. The Blues, who won 2-0 at the same venue in the quarter-finals of last season’

  • Woman taken to hospital after being trapped under car

    A WOMAN was taken to hospital after she was trapped under a car. Firefighters from Sherborne and Yeovil attended the scene at Oborne Road near Sherborne just before 1pm this afternoon. They lifted the car using airbags and the woman was handed

  • Support group gets boost in coping with cancer

    Members of a local support group for cancer sufferers got an encouraging boost with a life coaching course on how to cope when living with the condition. The session was given to Bridport self-help centre The Living Tree at the start of October

  • Rare Lea Francis sports car for sale on Island

    A rare sports car which hasn’t moved from its garage on Portland for more than 20 years is to go under the hammer. The 1949 Lea Francis 1.7 litre two-seater sports car is one of the stars at the South Western Vehicle Auctions (SWVA) Classic sale

  • O2 signal problems continue in Dorchester

    RESIDENTS in Dorchester have been left switched off after having intermittant phone coverage for almost a month. Customers of O2 in the county town have been unable to receive calls or texts in the day. A spokesman for the company has apologised

  • ‘Appy man's trip to help save fisheries

    A FISHERMAN from West Dorset will travel to the USA to help develop a mobile phone application to protect the Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve. Jon Shuker, based in Lyme Regis, is taking part in an exchange trip with the working group

  • Eli takes a ride up Weymouth's Sea Life tower

    I HAD the chance to see Dorset from a completely different angle when I took a trip up Weymouth’s Sea Life tower. The tower is the tallest structure for miles around. I stepped into a capsule which then rose 174ft above Weymouth to give spectacular

  • Six pets in need of good homes

    Ben I’m a two-year-old staffy chap and I can’t wait to meet my forever family so we can have lots of fun together. I’m a gentle, loving soul who enjoys being around people. Margaret Green Animal Rescue 0844 4778846 margaretgreenanimalrescue.org.uk

  • Animal Magic by vet Alice Mooore

    I HAVE had a run of cases where dogs have been attacked by other dogs that are not under control – often with tragic results. As we know from news reports it is not only dogs that get attacked by dogs – people are at risk as well. I was involved