DORSET 117 DEVON 124 DORSET’S bid to secure a fourth successive Ladies’ South West Counties League title was dashed in Exeter. In the final match of the season, Dorset needed to defeat their near neighbours to continue their excellent run in
HOLT UNITED 2 CHICKERELL UNITED 2 CHICKERELL United sealed a point in a feisty encounter against title rivals Holt, and boss Steve Coward believes a share of the spoils keeps the race for the championship wide open. Following last weekend’s
DORCHESTER Town Stars clinched the Under-13s’ Division Three league title following a 5-0 victory away at Weymouth Cougars. The match was closely-contested and the score probably flattered the Stars a little. In a game that was important to
A WEYMOUTH man has been handed a 10-year Criminal Behaviour Order after causing persistent distress to his neighbours and the public. John Conway, 56, of Gloucester Street, was issued the order by Dorchester Crown Court on Thursday March 5 after
RETIRED homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by more than £33 billion in the past six months, according to a recent survey.Conducted by over-55s financial specialist Key Retirement, pensioners who own their homes outright have earned an average
POLICE are appealing for information after a spate of arson attacks in Gillingham town centre. Three commercial properties were deliberately set alight overnight between Monday March, 30 and the early hours of this morning. The first incident
THIS year marks the 150th anniversary of the Portland branch railway.Brian Jackson has very kindly supplied Looking Back with a potted history of the railway taking a look at the days when you could reach Portland by train.The railway reached Weymouth
RECENTLY Looking Back featured a trip down memory lane to when Weymouth was a commercial port.These timely memories have been sparked by Condor Ferries leaving Weymouth for the last time last week on its final sailing. The longest vessel ever to call
STUDENTS from the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester clocked up the miles on a sponsored walk to raise funds for the WaterAid charity.A total of 40 students and five staff members from the Dorchester school took part in the challenge.The Walk for Water
THE LORD-LIEUTENANT of Dorset has thrown his weight behind a campaign to help local disabled children.Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Angus Campbell, is supporting a recently launched appeal by charity Newlife, to provide specialist equipment
A DORCHESTER student has been appointed to a senior role at his school for the next academic year.Jason James-Goddard was announced as deputy head boy for next year at Brymore Academy near Bridgewater.Competition for the senior positions at the school
SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging the public to Choose Well this Easter and to stop and think before dialling 999.The Trust says it is 'committed to delivering the right care in the right place at the right time',
A SEARCH has been launched to find the country’s best driver under the age of 17. The Young Driver Challenge 2015 launched last week and offers 11 to 16 year olds the chance to show their skills behind the wheel of a car. The challenge aims to encourage
A FORMER Bridport businesswoman Joan Davies has died at the age of 97.She will be best remembered for her two decades as proprietor of Carolyn Curzons ladies fashion business in South Street.Mrs Davies was born in Eastbourne on in January 1918. At the
THEATRE-GOERS will be having the time of their life at Weymouth Pavilion. An Evening of Dirty Dancing is returning to the theatre on October 30. The production is a fully choreographed, nostalgia-infused celebration of the multi-award winning
A FAMOUS artist has donated one of his sketches to be auctioned off to raise money for a Dorset mental health support group. Grayson Perry, renowned for his ceramic vases and paintings, sent a sketch on an A4 piece of paper to the Willow Tree Group
A BRAND new inn named after the Duchess of Cornwall is being built in Poundbury. The public house will be situated on Queen Mother Square and is a joint development between the Duchy of Cornwall and Hall & Woodhouse. The Duchess of Cornwall
WORK to stabilise a tunnel on the Rodwell Trail is complete – just in time for Easter. The repairs and work to stabilise the slope and re-open a footpath next to the Wyke Road tunnel in Weymouth is now complete. The project, which was jointly-funded
DORSET Community Funding Action fair is to return for its fourth year despite a lack of government funding.The fair provides opportunities for Dorset-based voluntary community groups and social enterprises to meet face to face with funders and seek advice
WHEN thinking about the best Easter present of all time, you could argue that a 10 kilo chocolate egg comes pretty close. And thanks to Wayne Garnett, owner of The Fridge deli in Dorchester’s Tudor Arcade, that is exactly what is up for grabs for
THE FAMILY of a missing woman have appealed for information on the third anniversary since she disappeared from a Dorset-bound ferry. Sarah Fenton, of Fishponds in Bristol, went missing from a cross-channel ferry on Sunday, April 1, 2012. She
THE VILLAGE of Tolpuddle has been turned into a museum with the launch of an audio visual tail bringing to life the story of its famous Martyrs.The project to create the trail, which guides visitors around the village while listening to the story of the
CIRCUS OF HORRORS Weymouth Pavilion March 27thJust five minutes into the show and a naughty dwarf lifts up his kilt and bares all to an audience which responds with a mixture of amusement and revulsion. Later he would lift a heavy weight with his manhood
HIGH streets in Weymouth could thrive under new measures that aim to help breathe new life into communities across the country and grow local businesses. From April 15 shops and other retailers will be able to install 'click and collect' lockers, without
PEOPLE across Dorset are being warned about a new phone scam in which fraudsters claim to be from one of the councils.They are calling people across the county, claiming to be from the local council, offering to reduce council tax for a fee of £55.Victims
FEARS have been voiced that measures to improve safety at a controversial junction will make it worse.Improvement works have been carried out on the mini roundabout at the junction of Wyke Road and Portland Road. But borough councillors and a number of
ODEON Dorchester will screen special performances of William Shakespeare's plays in tribute to the bard.The cinema in Brewery Square Dorchester will show Titus Andronicus and Julius Caesar in April as part of its Globe on Screen season to celebrate the
VISITORS will once again be able to easily access a Dorset beach after new steps were unveiled. The new steps down to Durdle Door beach have been rebuilt to provide access to the popular beach and swimming spot after the original steps collapsed
WEYMOUTHJOANNE SPENCER, aged 27, of Doncaster Road, Weymouth. Proved in absence of using a colour television receiver without a licence. Fined £200 and ordered to pay costs of £120.DIONNE LAVINNE BANBURY, also known as DIONNE LAVINE MARTIN, aged 42, of
A SEARCH has been launched to find Dorset's best artists.The 2015 Dorset Arts Prize will see £8,000 worth of prize money up for grabs with the competition aiming to encourage engagement in visual arts by people of all ages across the country.The event
DORCHESTER ladies Gladys Tranter and Rene Shenton had a double celebration as they turned 100 and 101.The women, who are residents of the county town's Grassington House care home, celebrated with a joint party and afternoon tea attended by their family
DORSET County Hospital said congratulations to staff who were the latest recipients of WOW! Awards.The only national awards scheme for customer service based solely on user nominations; WOW operates as an external employee recognition scheme which aims
WEYMOUTH couple Ron and June Moscrop celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a party attended by family and friends.Mrs Moscrop, 79, was born in Weymouth and grew up in Chickerell Road while her husband, 86, was born in Sunbury on Thames in
A MAN who was growing his dreadlocks for10 years has shaved them off in a bid to raise money for specialist wheelchair rugby equipment.David Burns, 60, is a partial wheelchair user and has set himself a target of £1000 for the club which was set up early
DORSET Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill has backed a new campaign to raise awareness about the harmful implications of an over exposure to pornography. The campaign, which is aimed at young people, has been launched after the NSPCC
A ‘LIFE-changing experience’ awaited youngsters as they set sail for the Channel Islands aboard the tall ship Pelican. Two students from IPACA joined a group of 12 from Weymouth College as they headed for the south coast and the Channel Islands
Why do we have to endure all the bother of changing clock time twice a year?There must be a better way to do it!So let us consider what the factors are:-1) The hours of Daylight which vary with the Seasons are set by the mechanics of the Solar
How very helpful, lowered pavements in Victoria Park Dorchester. Never mind the overgrown hedges and hedgerows, or pot holes, lower the pavements on blind corners on two of the most dangerous junctions on the estate. Even better, lower the
Weymouth Moose Ladies Circle has just had its Annual Cheque Presentation to Local Causes. As well as donating to such worthy causes as RNLI, Dorset Association for the Blind and Weldmar, amongst others, we decided to make a slight departure and help
COMMUNITY group #Weyforward and the borough council have joined forced to encourage as many people as possible to comment via social media about the town's draft masterplan.The Weymouth town masterplan aims to help the centre meet its full potential as
AN historic trail-blazing steam locomotive that hauled the poignant funeral train of the Queen's father – King George VI – is to be the second star of the Swanage Railway's Spring Steam Gala.The No. 70000 'Britannia' – the Concorde of its time that hauled
STUDENTS and trustees gathered as the Sir Samuel Mico Trust celebrated its 350th anniversary with its annual ceremony. As is tradition for the charity, the students it has helped over the past year and the volunteers at the trust took part in a church
FARMERS in Dorset will have peace of mind thanks to the launch of a new industry standard for pest control, experts claim.The initiative, accompanied by a certification scheme, is designed to promote professional standards for pest control companies throughout
A fallen tree caused disruption to the roads this morning. Dorset Police were called to reports of the fallen tree on Lyme Road in Uplyme at 2am. The large tree had blown over and was resting on power lines, completely blocking the road near
THE next phase of a major housing development in Weymouth involving up to 500 properties is being backed - despite more than 200 objections from residents. Councillors are to consider proposals from Betterment Properties for further development
A ‘professional burglar’ was foiled after leaving a cigarette end in the kitchen sink of a Weymouth house he targeted. John Pearce, 39, of Rodwell Road, Weymouth, appeared at Dorchester Crown Court where he admitted committing a burglary at a house
DORCHESTER'S BMI The Winterbourne Hospital will close its fertility unit for the final time today (Tues March 31).The hospital announced earlier this year that it was to close its IVF programme as a decrease in demand had left the service unviable.Consultant
THE future of the Weymouth & District Evening Cricket League is in doubt, Echosport can reveal. League chairman Bill Trevett says he is “not particularly optimistic” of the competition going ahead this season due to a decline in playing numbers
FORMER Dorset County Council leader Spencer Flower contravened the Localism Act by failing to declare a pecuniary interest in Synergy Housing Association at a full council meeting, a district judge has found. In a landmark case heard at Bournemouth
