LAND Registry and Wyke A have had no new year hangovers and are still front-running in Division One of the Weymouth & District League. Matches between the two are likely to decide who will be champions this season. Land Registry have had
BEN Westhenry picked up his second regional medal in a month by claiming silver at the Midlands Championships in Nottingham. Running for Bristol and West AC, the Weymouth athlete was part of an early breakaway group of four in the junior men’s
THE body of missing mum Samantha Henderson is believed to have been found in a lake at Hamworthy. Dorset Police confirmed a body had been found in the search for the mum-of-four from Corfe Castle in the lake at Ham Common today around 1pm.
A PAIR of rare Russian medals have been found by a Dorchester-based auctioneer. Timothy Medhurst, from Duke’s auctioneers, discovered two medals dating back to the 18th century at a Dorset house earlier this month. The medals originate from
Under-14 Division One DORCHESTER RAIDERS 2 WEYMOUTH COUGARS 7 WEYMOUTH Cougars continued their good form in both league and cup competitions, as they sealed derby-day spoils in Dorchester. On a roll after last week’s progression to the
A MAN has been made subject to Dorset’s first Criminal Behaviour Order after being found guilty of begging and theft offences in Dorchester. Justin Gerrard was convicted of the offences at Weymouth Magistrates Court and as a result police applied
A FATHER is calling for seat belts on all school buses following an accident which saw several children injured. Father-of-two James Williams, from Litton Cheney, labelled the Damory School bus taking children from the Bride Valley to the Sir John
Olympian and TV presenter Sharron Davies is encouraging families in Dorset to cycle and scoot the school run by taking part in The Big Pedal, an inter-school competition organised by the charity Sustrans. The Big Pedal, from March 2-20, encourages
A COUNCILLOR has raised fears over the launch of the final phase of the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) scheme in West Dorset. The new waste and recycling system will be rolled out from Monday, July 13 in parts of West Dorset, including Bridport
SALISBURY 3 WEYMOUTH 2 WEYMOUTH conceded an early lead to come up second best at Salisbury in a match between two evenly-matched sides. The result dropped Weymouth down to fifth with a mid-table finish to the season looking increasingly likely
CONDOR Liberation is the official name of the new fast ferry that will soon be sailing between Poole and the Channel Isles. The ferry moved from Weymouth as it was too large to berth at its existing facilities. The name was chosen by a judging
THERE will be a special service marking the return of the UK forces from Afghanistan. At Prime Minister’s Questions South Dorset MP Richard Drax asked the Prime Minister whether there would be any commemoration of the Armed Forces’ service in Afghanistan
DORSET Police has launched a new campaign to recruit special constables. Last year Dorset Police welcomed 92 special constables to the force and now they are looking to recruit even more. They are volunteer police officers who have the same
A weather warning of potential for snow has been issued by the Met Office for Dorset on Sunday. Forecasters at the Met Office have issued a yellow ‘be aware’ warning for snow in the county for Sunday and Monday. The alert is valid from 12.15am
A PUBLISHING blunder has seen a new guide to Dorchester printed with a picture of Weymouth on the front cover. A Guide to Dorchester 2015 was set to be delivered by the Royal Mail to thousands of homes and businesses in the DT1, DT2 and DT3
Dorset Echo editor Toby Granville has been appointed Editorial Development Director of Newsquest Media Group, one of the UK's largest regional media groups. Toby is currently Group Editor of Newsquest Dorset which includes the Dorset Echo and the
A BUSINESS owner has hit out at Natural England, as he believes they are going to let his café fall into the sea. Steve Postles has seen his Soft Rock Café at Charmouth creep closer to the edge of a ledge near East Beach after last year’s winter
I REFER to some information on the from the Dorset for You website. It reads: ‘On 28 January 2014, the Dorset Waste Partnership Joint Committee agreed to reduce the network of mini recycling centres in Dorset, starting in Christchurch, East Dorset
The Dorset Waste Partnership is looking to save money and is considering closing some of the eleven household recycling sites in Dorset. It is also considering limiting what items can be deposited free of charge or closing each site for part of
THE THREE DEGREES Weymouth Pavilion WHILE I was growing up, the record player in my house was rarely turned off – and when my mum got to pick the music, her choice always seemed to be the Three Degrees. Even though the long-running group’s
IF you’ve been suffering from the January blues, the February blues are so much better. Get your lugholes braced for the throaty parpin’ and howlin’ of blues harmonica player extraordinaire Will Wilde. Described as the Hendrix of the harmonica
A PAIR of eighties aficionados tell Joanna Davis why the decade that time (and taste) forgot is experiencing a renaissance. There will be a chance to sing along to all the greatest hits as 80s impersonators take to the stage of Weymouth Pavilion on
FRESH from his victory on Strictly Come Dancing, winning dancer Pasha Kovalev is cha-cha-chaing his way to Dorset with his new tour. He speaks to Joanna Davis about finally getting his hands on that Glitterball trophy, just what made Caroline Flack
STIRRING classical music renditions are coming to Cerne Abbas, Winfrith and West Stafford. Hear one of the finest achievements by the French 20th century composer Olivier Messiaen at St Mary’s Church in Cerne Abbas tomorrow evening. The Bournemouth
IN shifty Biscayne Bay conditions, Giles Scott, Bryony Shaw and the 470 pairing of Luke Patience and Elliot Willis took home the yellow jerseys after day four of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami yesterday. Weymouth’s Scott pulled away from Australia
POLICE and family are concerned for the welfare of a man who was last seen in Bournemouth on Thursday morning. James Hilton, 39, was last seen yesterday in Milton Road, Bournemouth, at around 7.30am. Mr Hilton was in contact with his family
IMPLEMENTING a new pay scheme for council workers has cost a ‘totally unreasonable’ eight times the original budget, amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds. Weymouth and Portland and West Dorset councils conducted a job evaluation to ensure
JASON Matthews reckons the Terras’ current poor run of form is merely a “blip” in their quest for promotion from the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division this season. Four defeats in their last five league outings has resulted in Weymouth losing
AS JANUARY makes way for February, here's the best of the weekend's activities and events for those of you looking for something to do. There's plenty of musical entertainment on offer whatever your musical preference; folk, pop or classical.
TEENAGER Bradley Tarbuck is set to make his Magpies’ debut at Hungerford Town tomorrow (3pm) after joining from League Two side Portsmouth last night. Tarbuck made his league debut for the Fratton Park outfit in November and is the sort of player
BRIDPORT are still not ruthless enough in front of goal, according to boss Trevor Senior. A failure to convert chances on a regular basis is a problem Senior says the Bees have had for the last “three or four seasons” now. Last Saturday saw
CHICKERELL chief Steve Coward insists his side will not be taking fourth-placed Piddletrenthide Spartans lightly when the sides do battle at the Stalls tomorrow (2pm). The last time the two teams tussled, the Chickens’ boss saw his side run out
GARY Bailey is on a revenge mission tomorrow (2pm) as Portland United return to Mere Town for the second time this year. Having seen his side dumped out of the Dorset Premier League Cup at Mere Recreation Ground earlier this month, the Blues’ boss
DORCHESTER will look to seal a first league double of the season tomorrow when they host Corsham at Coburg Road (2.15pm). The county town side were narrow 9-8 winners when the sides met in October, but Martyn Peel’s men have not won in Southern
DORCHESTER Reserves romped to victory in the Wyvern Premier League with a 7-0 win over Winchester City Reserves. A David Jerrard hat-trick as well as two goals each for Kieron Parrett and Luke Woodland gave the Magpies victory at the Avenue.
