POLICE are appealing for information after a trailer was swiped from near the Weymouth park and ride. Officers want witnesses to come forward after the theft which took place between 5.30pm on Thursday, February 26 2015 and 9am on Friday, February
Wyke A and Land Registry scored convincing wins as they head into the final straight of the season in Division One of the Weymouth & District Table Tennis League. Wyke A beat Colliton X 28-9 with Sai Maganti and Mike Doyle both picking up maximum
TEAM SOLENT RES 3 DORCHESTER TOWN RES 1 DORCHESTER lost to a side in the top two of the Wyvern League Premier Division for the second time in just over 48 hours as they were beaten 3-1 by Team Solent. Going into the game on the back of a 4-
DORCHESTER Town and Weymouth will have to wait to find out the setting for this year’s Dorset Senior Cup final, after both clubs reached the last-two yesterday evening. Last year’s final took place at Cuthbury when Poole Town triumphed over Hamworthy
A DRUM which contained dangerous acids that can cause severe burns has washed up on a public beach. The container which says it holds hydrofluoric and sulphuric acid is classed as hazardous waste and is supposed to be disposed of properly.
A CHOIR that has been singing in the county town for more than 70 years is looking for new members to lend their voices. The Casterbridge Male Voice Choir has enjoyed a long and successful history in Dorchester dating back to 1941. Over the
LOCAL parliamentary candidates will be quizzed on their plans to support women at an event in Dorchester. The Women's Action Network Dorset (WAND) has organised a Question Time style debate at the county town's Corn Exchange this Friday. The
THE Dorset Chamber of Commerce President’s Lunch kicked off the year in style with a talk from AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe. Former Weymouth FC manager Jason Tindall, who is now assistant manager at Bournemouth also spoke at the event.
A YOUNG man is enjoying a new chapter in life after being introduced to the joys of reading. Michael Taylor, 23, is one of many people to benefit from the work of the Dorchester Read Easy group, which helps people learn to read. He suffers
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a confidential school document wasn't properly disposed off at a prison. The Young Offender Institution (YOI) on Portland had been providing the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) with a confidential
SOMEONE needs to take responsibility for the bollards protecting shoppers in a pedestrianised area of Dorchester's main shopping street, a councillor has claimed. Dorchester town, district and county councillor Trevor Jones claimed the bollards
A PLAY about three extraordinary women will be performed to coincide with International Women’s Day. Bookshop owner Andrew Rutherford has written Counting the Birches, a prison drama about women incarcerated in eastern Siberia on a single day in
A FARM on Portland will provide a new home for a critically endangered breed of pony. Staff at Fancy’s Farm will welcome two Eriksay ponies to the site later this week, after answering a plea for help from Ferne Animal Sanctuary, in Somerset.
DORCHESTER Arts is looking forward to making an impression in the town after a move to the Corn Exchange was agreed. The arts organisation, which has been celebrating 30 years in the county town, will move into the Municipal Buildings in June after
A COUNCILLOR has sounded out West Dorset District Council about the apparent lack of progress on Dorchester’s Charles Street development. District councillor Alistair Chisholm raised a question at the latest full meeting of the authority, claiming
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a horse stuck in water near Corfe Castle. The incident happened last night at around 11.30pm. After Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to reports of the horse, an appliance and Land Rover from Swanage were
MAGPIES’ boss Mark Jermyn has revealed how practice paid off for Ben Watson during last Saturday’s defeat of Histon. Watson scored Dorchester’s second goal in their 2-0 victory over the Stutes, and it came just days after Jermyn had worked on a
UP TO 55 jobs could be at risk at a major Weymouth employer. Ultra Electronics CEMS, one of the biggest employers on the Granby Industrial Estate, has said it is entering a consultation period which could see jobs lost. CEMS, an operating business
WEYMOUTH 3 (Evans 27, McPhee 90+3, Fiddes 99) POOLE TOWN 2 (Devlin 11p, Burbidge 78) A SCREAMER from winger Alec Fiddes proved enough to seal a dramatic Weymouth comeback, and in-turn knock defending champions Poole Town out of the Dorset Senior
