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  • Football: Bees make exit after being punished by Zebras

    BRIDPORT 0 SHERBORNE TOWN 1 BRIDPORT failed to take their chances to progress in the Dorset Senior Cup, as they were edged out by rivals Sherborne at St Mary’s Field. Having beaten their visitors in the league earlier this season, Trevor Senior

  • Football: Welch's hat-trick as Chickerell see off Spartans

    PIDDLETRENTHIDE SPARTANS 2 CHICKERELL UNITED 4 STEVE Welch’s second-half hat-trick ensured Chickerell United saw off Piddletrenhide Spartans and maintained pressure on league leaders Balti House. Welch was thrust into a more attacking role

  • Football: New Star on top after Dorothy punished

    NEW Star have taken over from Dorothy at the top of the Wey-mouth Sunday League after the latter’s last home match was declared void. Dorothy were guilty of fielding an unregistered player in their 6-0 defeat of Moby Dick’s on October 19, meaning

  • In the Dock - News from the courts

    WEYMOUTH LEE MARTIN CARTER, aged 51, of Chelmsford Street, Weymouth. Admitted to driving a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath was 44 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal alcohol

  • Police appeal for witnesses after car theft

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man’s car was stolen overnight. A car was stolen from outside a property in Kitchener Road on Sunday evening - despite the fact the owner still had the keys. A white Nissan Primera, registration J909

  • Glamorous world of the Copacabana

    IT’S EASY to forget the dull winter weather and whisk your imagination away to the glamorous showbiz world of Barry Manilow’s ‘Copacabana’ at the Bournemouth Pavilion this month. The musical tells the story of songwriter Stephen, who steps back

  • Dorchester parking scheme facing delay

    THE DORCHESTER BID says traders in the town will bounce back from the setback of a delay to pay on exit parking. Around a month ago head of parking services at West Dorset District Council Chris Graves announced to a meeting of the BID (Business

  • Tour de force for port attractions

    MANAGERS at Portland Port have held the first cruise educational event for potential new operators in an attempt to boost business in the local area. The event, held earlier this month, was created to introduce ground tour operators who work on

  • Terras: Agony as Jason’s troops crash out after extra time

    JASON Matthews hailed the heart of his Terras’ charges as their FA Cup rollercoaster came to a halt at Braintree Town last night. Having levelled things up from 3-1 down to force extra time in Essex, the Weymouth supremo admitted his side did not

  • Council set for move to make way for houses

    COUNCIL staff in Weymouth will move out of their North Quay base in the next few months as a plan is submitted to transform the site into housing. Moves out of the 40-year-old Municipal Offices are planned to take place in phases throughout 2015

  • Magpies: Critchell looking to play on

    KYLE Critchell is still looking to challenge himself at the highest level possible but knows there is a chance he might have to give up football altogether. The defender’s departure from Dorchester Town, where he had been playing for free since

  • Terras: Gutsy Weymouth suffer cup heartache

    BRAINTREE TOWN 5 WEYMOUTH 3 (aet) A GUTSY display from the Terras could not quite see them over the line in a quite remarkable contest, as they crashed out of the FA Cup in Essex tonight. Adam Kelly’s brace and Stewart Yetton’s 76th minute