DORSET’S premier short mat bowls team got their reward for racking up the miles in pursuit of glory as they won the Inter-County Consolation Cup. The quarter-finals had taken a squad of 20 bowlers to Church Gresley in Derbyshire to play North Yorkshire
FINN star Giles Scott and the 470 men’s pairing of Luke Patience and Elliot Willis will be looking to continue their early season form when the Princess Sofia Trophy kick-starts the European sailing season today in Palma, Majorca. The ISAF Sailing
POOLE BOROUGH 1 PORTLAND UNITED 2 A PATCHED-UP Portland United side left it late to secure a vital three points against struggling Poole Borough after coming from behind in the second half at Turlin Moor. With as many as seven first-team players
BRIDPORT 5 BISHOP SUTTON 1 BRIDPORT ended their long wait for a league win and goal on Saturday as they ran out comfortable winners against relegated Bishop Sutton. The Bees went into the St Mary’s Field clash having not won in their previous
VILLAGERS have pledged their support to a derelict pub in Cheselbourne following a fresh attempt to redevelop the site.The Rivers Arms has been unoccupied since 2007 but West Dorset District Council rejected an application to convert the building into
POLICE have received reports of the theft of alloy wheels from a 4x4 vehicle that was parked and unattended in the Mount Skippet Way area of Crossways on Friday night. The offenders removed all of the wheels including the spare, and left the vehicle
DORSET Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) has issued a warning over bonfires and the use of heaters after attending two property fire in west Dorset yesterday. Just before 8.30pm, firefighters were called to a fire in a property in Pymore in Bridport
A DORCHESTER St John Ambulance first aid trainer has been reunited with a 10-year-old girl who he taught the skills needed to save her stepdad’s life. Bethany Simpson, from Cornwall, stepped in to deliver the live saving first aid just three weeks
