MASSAGE WEYMOUTH RAIDERS 73 EXETER UNIVERSITY II 67 LEAGUE leaders Weymouth Raiders earned an epic Exeter & District Cup victory over Exeter University Seconds. The Raiders edged a classic encounter in overtime to progress to the next round
THE Weymouth & District Table Tennis League’s Handicap Cup saw no fewer than seven teams from Division One fall at the first hurdle against sides from further down the league ladder. YMCA suffered at the hands of Dorset Youth B of Division
DOROTHY showed league leaders New Star they mean business this season with a 13-0 demolition of Bakers Arms. And not only do Dorothy continue to find the net at an alarming rate, they are managing to keep up their superb defensive record. They
Division One ALLWAYS REMOVALS 32 TEAM WAIKIKI 28 WAIKIKI were disadvantaged from the off with only six players available. But after some end-to-end passing they managed to score the first goal of the match. Allways showed excellent
PORTLAND TOWN 4 CORFE CASTLE 2 PORTLAND Town made it four wins on the spin in Dorset League Division Two as they overcame bottom team Corfe Castle. The victory also saw the islanders move into the top five at the start of a run of home games
CREATIVE members of an arts and craft group for people with learning disabilities are inviting people to make a date with their latest collaborative effort. The East Boro Arts and Crafts Group has been busy creating a 2015 calendar to showcase
WEYSPORTS Netball Club have secured a new sponsor for the 2014/15 winter season. Paul Cocks, who owns Café Oasis, kindly offered his financial support to the club for the campaign. His help means WeySports Netball Club can reduce the costs
HE may have missed out on the chance to walk on the hallowed turf at Twickenham but Dorchester starlet Angus Bradley insisted he had still loved every minute of his Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup experience. Bradley was in action for Dorchester
THE FAMILY of a seriously ill Portland toddler is hoping to raise awareness of brain tumours in children after their story appeared on national television for Children In Need. Molly Poole, 3 (4 in December), from Weston, suffers from a Medulloblastoma
25 MIDDLEMARSH STREET, POUNDBURY DT1 3FD Victoria Barnett and Laura Bredenkamp of Elder & Froy in Poundbury are delighted to be marketing this unique and well-appointed three bedroom apartment in the heart of phase I Poundbury. The property enjoys
FORMER students of the Dorchester Grammar School, Hardye’s School and the Thomas Hardye School will be holding a festive get together in Dorchester. Old boys and girls are invited to attend the Old Hardyeans Christmas lunch at the Kings Arms in
THE Dorchester branch of Santander has donated £3,000 to the Dorchester Trust for counselling and psychotherapy. Representatives from the trust, which is based in Colliton Street, received the donating from the branch’s manager Tracey Williams
TOP Dorset fundraisers Carla Oliveira and Matt Lloyd won a place at this year’s spectacular Lord Mayor’s Show in recognition of their efforts. Carla from Poole and Matt from Upwey – Dorset Premier Inn team members – were chosen to represent hotel
A SHOP selling electric bikes in Poundbury welcomed a royal visitor. On his latest trip to Poundbury Prince Charles popped along to Cyclelife Electric Wessex in Bridport Road to speak about their range of electric bikes and accessories. The store
A THANKSGIVING party held at Dorset County Museum to celebrate the historic transatlantic friendship between the two Dorchesters raised more than £1,400. The fundraising event saw a live link between the county town and Dorchester in the USA marking
DORCHESTER: A quiz night will be held at Brownsword Hall in Poundbury. It takes place from 7.30pm on Friday, December 5 and people are welcome to come in teams of six or to attend on their own and join a team.
Anyone thinking of buying a toy gun as a Christmas present is urged to be ‘mindful’ by the police. A spokesman for Dorchester police said: “We receive a number of firearms call outs as a result of toy and imitation firearms being purchased, resulting
WEYMOUTH: Father Christmas will be paying a visit to St John’s Primary School Christmas Fair. It will be on Friday, December 5 from 3.15pm. There will be refreshments, raffle and a ‘secret wrapping room’ for children.
DORCHESTER: A ‘Hands from Observation’ art session is being run by Dorchester Art Club tomorrow from 2pm to 4pm at St George’s Hall, in Fordington High Street. Attendees can complete work in any medium but will need to bring a glass, mug or something
Get fresh produce at a country market. The market takes place every Friday from 8.30am-11am at the Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester.
Sydling St Nicholas Village Hall is hosting the St Nicholas Fayre from 2.30pm on Sunday, December 7. Entrance costs 50p including tea and a mince pie.
A Famous Fowl Quiz will be held by the Friends of Weymouth Library at 7.15pm on Thursday at Weymouth Library on Great George Street. There is a cash prize of £60 for winning team. Entry costs £1.50 per person, and the event is open to teams of up to
DORSET’S dementia diagnosis rate is improving, latest figures show. Almost 56 per cent of people estimated to have dementia were diagnosed by their GP in 2012/13 –up from 45 per cent on the previous year. But the NHS England’s statistics suggest
COUNTY: Sherborne’s annual Christmas market will take place on Saturday. Unique and unusual crafts and gifts will be on offer at the event at Digby Memorial Hall from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free.
DORCHESTER: Professor Roger Higgs will be giving a talk on making good medical choices. The West Dorset Humanist Society event takes place at the Wessex Royale Hotel on High West Street from 7.30pm tomorrow.
THE SEARCH is on for winners of cash prizes in Dorset. National Savings and Investments (NS&I) says there are a number of people in Dorset yet to claim up to £1,000 they have won through premium bonds. Across the UK over 928,000 Premium
A WEYMOUTH store is urging its customers to fill up their donation bin for this year’s toy appeal. Value House, in Wyke Regis, is one of many businesses in the area which has placed a donation bin in its shop for the 15th annual Dorset Echo Christmas
Join the Dorset Wildlife Group in a volunteer task to manage habitats. The tasks range from hedge laying to Himalayan balsam pulling. The group will meet at 10am on Thursday and anyone who wants to help should contact Nick Gray on 07824 438974
A Freelander containing power tools was stolen from outside the owner’s home. It was taken from the Drimpton area sometime between 5.45pm on November 18 and 8.15am on November 19. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting 048154.
Have a laugh at a pantomime performance of Robinson Crusoe. The Acting Caledonians will perform at the United Reformed Church on December 3,4 and 5 at 7.30pm. On Saturday, December 6 they will perform at 2.30pm. Tickets cost £6 for adults
BRIDPORT: The Living Tree cancer self-help group is meeting this Friday from 2pm to 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street. Call 01308 427851 or visit thelivingtree.org.uk.
A Dorchester artist who recently featured on television is holding an Open Studio event. Marilyn Allis is welcoming people to her working East Farm at Winterborne Whitechurch from 11am to 5pm on Friday, December 5 to Sunday, December 7. Marilyn
COUNTY: The students of Sherborne School will give a lunchtime recital at the Tindall Recital Hall at the school from 1.30pm on Friday when there will be mulled wine and mince pies.
DORCHESTER: A coffee morning will be held in aid of charity Mercy Ships. It takes place at the United Church on South Street on Saturday from 10am to 12pm and includes mince pies, books, stalls and competitions.
WEYMOUTH: The Casterbridge Male Voice Choir will be performing in a Christmas concert. It takes place at St Edmund’s Church, Lanehouse, on Friday from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10, which includes mulled wine and mince pies.
SKATING has got off to a flying start at Brewery Square. The town welcomed the return of the synthetic ice rink with a fabulous festive celebration at the weekend. Hundreds of people packed into the square for an evening of entertainment that
Two staff members were injured during a robbery at a post office in West Dorset. Bridport Police Inspector Mike Darby said police were appealing for witnesses to the incident at Bradpole Post Office. He said: “A robbery took place in Bradpole
A CONSERVATION body claims Dorset writer Thomas Hardy would ‘turn in his grave’ at the thought of a proposed development at Lower Bockhampton. Kingston Maurward College has submitted a planning application to build up to 70 homes at land at Lower
Police investigating a cash fraud offence at a Weymouth store are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened at around 2pm on Wednesday 19 November 2014 at Goulds Garden Centre on Littlemoor Road.
PEOPLE are being urged to clean up their act in a litter plagued area of Dorchester. Poundbury resident Margaret Morrissey took photographs of some of the rubbish she discovered in the area around the Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester Sports Centre
A COURAGEOUS Dorchester teenager who has bravely battled leukaemia is giving something back to the Dorchester community that supported him in his darkest hour. Rian Harvey was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in September last year and now
PAN Pals Dorset will host an arts, crafts and choirs event to mark the end of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The event will be held at the Brownsword Hall in Poundbury on Friday, and will include a performance from the Dorchester Rock Choir
A CONCERT featuring music both ancient and modern, with hints of Christmas and Thomas Hardy will take place at Winterborne Kingston on Saturday, December 13. Stevie Wishart is headlining Strings, Wheel and Fingers at St Nicholas’ Church, Winterborne
MOBILE signal will be down for O2 customers in Weymouth overnight this Friday. Maintenance to the 2G network means people will be unable to make calls, send texts, email or use the internet on their devices from 10pm on Friday until 6am on Saturday
BROADCAST journalist Kate Adie dropped into a meeting of the Read Easy scheme in Dorchester to give her advice and support to the scheme. More than 50 people attended the event with members of Read Easy’s Weymouth, Bridport, Blanford and Gillingham
CELEBRATE New Year’s Day in style with a Viennese celebration from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts. Conducting this popular event will be widely acclaimed Viennese maestro Thomas Rösner. Joining
TRAFFIC police in Dorchester will be conducting extra patrols after a surge in complaints from members of the public about dangerous driving around roadworks in the town. Police have said there has been a number of complaints about motorists driving
WE would like to say a big thank you to Groves Nurseries for allowing us to do a collection on behalf of the Myasthenia Gravis Association (myaware) on November 15. We would also like to thank their generous customers who donated £105.89 to our
A QUARTET who mixes up world music, folk, jazz and Anglo/Caribbean grooves will be performing at Chetnole Village Hall and Winterborne Stickalnd Village Hall. Since the launch of their latest album ‘Aspects of Joy’, the James Lascelles Quartet
I REFER to the recent letter about economists. The last thing we want want is more economists. And besides, if Mike Joslin loves them so much, as his letter implies, how come the world economy is always in such a mess? No, just like bankers, psychiatrists
A MAN who stood trial over allegations he sexually assaulted a young woman at the Great Dorset Steam Fair has been acquitted on all counts. Asif Abrar, aged 38, of Spackmans Way, Chalvey, Berkshire, stood trial at Dorchester Crown Court. He
Last week BBC Radio 4 broadcast a programme entitled ‘Dorset Rewritten’ in which a number of local people, includ-ing myself, participated. The programme was advertised as being about the Dorset dialect poet, William Barnes, and I suspect that
MAGPIES’ boss Graham Kemp believes the tide could be starting to turn at the Avenue on the back of his side’s last two league performances. A point against Cambridge City was followed by three more in the 2-1 victory over Corby – those results
NO complaints referred to the ombudsman about Dorset County Hospital were upheld over an 18 month period, a new report has revealed. The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Service has today released figures for complaints investigated across all
A WEYMOUTH man battling cancer has proposed to his girlfriend to celebrate the news that he is now in remission. Grant Holford, 26, was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia in December last year, together with a rare condition called Philadelphia
DEFENDER Calvin Brooks admitted his annoyance in not being able to pit his wits against his older brother, after Weymouth’s eagerly-anticipated derby with Poole Town was called off yesterday. The 20-year-old loanee from Yeovil Town, pictured, was
‘WE’RE sorry and lessons will be learnt’ – that’s the message from the heads of the Dorset Waste Partnership following major issues with the roll-out in Weymouth and Portland. As reported, thousands of residents complained of mix-ups with bin deliveries
