DORCHESTER Town striker Jack Odam has tonight revealed his is to leave the county town club. The former Bashley forward, brought to the Avenue by former boss Graham Kemp last autumn, has announced he will be signing for Chippenham Town. Writing
DANNY Andrews was on target for the 50th time in the league this season as Kings Arms put six past Dolphin at Redlands. Andrews brought up his half-century with the last of a four-goal haul against the fourth-placed Dolphins. The league leaders
DORCHESTER SPORTS 0 BALTI HOUSE 5 DORSET Senior League leaders Balti House played their best football of the season in a five-star showing at Dorchester Sports. Balti maintained their three-point advantage over Chickerell at the top thanks
ELLINGHAM & RINGWOOD III 31 DORCHESTER III 33 DORCHESTER held off a last-ditch surge from their opponents to claim a victory which saw them go back to the top of the Dorset & Wilts Four table. The match started with the hosts conceding
A PHYSICAL training instructor who went to school in Weymouth has been com-mended for his RAF service. Sergeant Rick Harrop, 34, a physical training and parachute jumping instructor at RAF Odiham, has been awarded the Chief of the Air Staff Commendation
CONSERVATIONISTS have launched a campaign in a bid to overturn the decision for a huge solar park in West Dorset. Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and the wildlife trusts nationally have launched an online campaign asking Secretary of State for Communities
WYKE REGIS claimed the South Dorset Sports Association indoor five-a-side schools title, after emerging victorious in the final against Radipole Primary. Wyke were 1-0 winners in a gripping finale, after Radipole failed to score a penalty to draw
MASSAGE WEYMOUTH RAIDERS 58 EXETER COLLEGE 59 EXETER College ended the Raiders’ unbeaten home record with a victory by the narrowest of margins. The hosts looked strong in the first quarter as Jack Speary and Jeff Robert-shaw helped to keep
BUSINESSES in south and west Dorset are being urged to become more switched on to realise their digital potential. The Dorset Growth Hub has launched a Digital Growth campaign to help companies embrace the power of technology to boost their competitiveness
Over The Wall, the children’s charity dedicated to providing therapeutic camps for children with serious illnesses, is to run a series of free Dorset based camps at Bryanston School, in Blandford Forum, throughout April, July and August. The charity
THE DORCHESTER Lions Club is celebrating the roaring success of its latest collections. The club has been busy raising money and donating funds over the Christmas period and into the new year. Members’ efforts included collection days at the
DORSET-based Eco Sustainable Solutions has appointed a new compliance manager. Stephanie Lee has joined the firm at its headquarters in Parley and will oversee environmental and health and safety across the company's four sites in Hampshire and
ORGANISERS of a project to capture the past of the Mill Street area of Dorchester are holding another event for people to come and share their memories. The Mill Street Memories project has been recording the recollections of residents and former
A popular horse who has been delighting visitors at an animal sanctuary for 30 years has died. Angel, who was the oldest horse at Margaret Green Animal Rescue, has passed away peacefully aged 31. Angel was rescued by Margaret Green herself
THE waters off Dorset need special protection to safeguard vulnerable ‘marine giants’, conservationists say. Species such as whales, dolphins and basking sharks can be found in Lyme Bay but are said to be at risk from marine litter, industrial
Dorchester's answer to Gareth Malone is busy inspiring singers of ages. Kathie Prince runs no less than four choirs in the county town and says her ‘passion’ is working with people and encouraging them to find their voice. She oversees the
WARM your cockles by putting a date in your diary- the Dorset Seafood Festival 2015 takes place on July 11 and 12. Now in its eighth year, the organisers of the famous festival say they are planning ‘glam your clam’ sessions, working with local
ABBOTSBURY Subtropical Gardens is brewing up a special ale to celebrate its 250th anniversary this year. The beer will be flavoured with drimys lanceolata, also known as mountain pepper, an Australian rainforest shrub that grows in the gardens.
NHS trade unions have suspended the industrial action planned for tomorrow following a pay proposal put forward by the government. Staff at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester were due to join the picket line. UNISON head of health and the
A WEYMOUTH school is celebrating after being classed as ‘outstanding’ following an inspection. Beechcroft St Paul’s CE VA Primary School was given top marks after it was visited by the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS
WEST Dorset District Council says it is ‘confident’ a bid for lottery funding to transform Dorchester’s historic Shire Hall will be successful. The council has been asked to provide more details after submitting an application from the Heritage
DORSET’S RNLI teams have had another busy year saving lives at sea- including one sailor found clinging to the wreckage of his boat. Annual figures have been released by the RNLI and show that 2014 was another busy year. Weymouth has two lifeboats
THE CONSTRUCTION firm behind a £2.2million sports hall in Dorchester are hopeful of finally completing the build by the end of the current school term. Developer Morgan Sindall was originally due to complete the hall at the Thomas Hardye School
COUNCILLORS will consider a petition asking to extend the 30mph zone on the B3157 at Portesham. A 50-strong petition calling for the 30mph speed limit to be extended west of the village to the West Elworth junction will be considered by Dorset
REAL ALE lovers are getting ready to raise a glass and enjoy the 27th annual Dorchester Beerex festival. The popular fundraising event is being held on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 and tickets for some of the sessions have already
THE court case against a man accused of illegally accessing police records has been dropped. Malcolm Geal, a 56-year-old former officer with West Yorkshire Police, was due to face trial on Tuesday on 11 counts of breaching the Data Protection Act
Weymouth and Portland will host more than 250 events during 2015, including community fetes and fairs, world and national sailing championships, live music, art, sports championships and many seasonal favourites. The events programme gets off to
THE privatisation of forensic services following the closure of the independent state-run Forensic Science Service (FSS) in 2012 is a ‘threat to justice’ and putting the work in police hands via their forensic laboratories would be ‘disastrous’, warn
TOMORROW Priti Patel, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, is visiting Weymouth College along with Richard Drax and the local Chambers of Commerce. No doubt this event will turn into yet another mutual back-slapping about the supposed state
THEATRE to sink your teeth into is coming to a village hall near you. Artsreach is bringing a one-man performance of Dracula to Wootton Fitzpaine, Marnhull, Halstock and Hinton Martel next month. Following a hugely popular Artsreach tour of
WEYMOUTH-based Bryony Shaw moved to the top of the RS:X windsurfing leaderboard on day two of the ISAF World Cup event in Miami. Defending the title she won in 2014, Shaw finished fourth, first and fifth in her three races on Biscayne Bay, with
THE manager of a Portland hotel has warned more that road accidents could occur if a nearby area is turned into a camping site. Angie Mustill, operations manager at the Heights Hotel, has objected to plans to change the use of the market site off
A SERIOUSLY injured man thought to be missing after being involved in a car crash has been located by police after visiting Dorset County Hospital for treatment. The man had sparked a helicopter and police dog search as he was believed to be involved
JASON Matthews was determined to remain upbeat about his side’s performance at Hungerford Town even though they succumbed to their fourth defeat in five league outings. The clinical Crusaders took all three points from Bulpit Lane, in a contest
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man sustained potentially life-threatening injuries in Weymouth town centre. The incident happened at 2.35am on Sunday, January 25 near the Golden Lion on St Edmund Street. A fight reportedly began
ALAN Walker-Harris admitted it was a relief to get back into the Magpies’ starting line-up following a five-match absence. The keeper, pictured, was recalled to the county town team by new Dorchester player-manager Mark Jermyn for his first game
A DEDICATED information centre for Weymouth visitors has made a much-anticipated return to the town – the new Weymouth Visitor Information Centre has opened in the Colwell Centre. It comes following a backlash after the old Tourist Information
CAMP Bestival ticket-holders are about to be All Cried Out with excitement as more acts are announced for this year’s line-up. Alison Moyet, Sir Bob Geldof, rock band Level 42, and X Factor favourites Only the Young will all be gracing the stage
