LITTLEWINDSOR stages the Seavington Hunt’s point-to-point on Sunday. Harry Cobden can increase his lead in the National Novices’ table aboard Silver Token in the Men’s Open. The grey, who provided Cobden's first-ever success at Chipley Park
DOLPHIN claimed third place in the Weymouth Sunday League as they thrashed Moby Dick’s at Redlands. Needing a win from their last league game of the season to overtake New Star in the table, Dolphin hit their opponents for eight. Oscar Preece
JAY Lelliott tonight admitted that he had learned the lessons of a tough start to his week at the British Swimming Championships and was already reaping the rewards. After finishing sixth in the 400m freestyle on day one, Lelliott significantly
DORCHESTER III 42 WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND III 6 DORCHESTER Thirds clinched the Dorset & Wilts Four title by the slenderest of margins with a bonus-point victory over Weymouth & Portland. The match started with the Gladiators conceding
STAFF at a social enterprise in Dorchester have been praised for tackling litter at a renowned junction in the town. The Dorchester Stop the Drop Campaign, which has been waging war on litter in the county town, says anyone who has walked or driven
A DIRECTOR of Dorchester's Brewery Square has welcomed the latest new addition to the development. Florist Stems has relocated to the site after six years at Antelope Walk in the county town. Owner Jo Clarke said she was excited to be part
A WOMAN has been freed from her car by fire crews after a crash at Waddock Cross. Dorset Fire and Rescue received a call just after 3.00pm reporting a two car collision on the junction of the B3390 and Bovington Road. Retained firefighters
CAMPAIGNERS staged a protest at Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group offices in Dorchester to demand more transparency over proposed NHS cuts. At one stage, protesters became aware that Conservative Parliamentary candidate for West Dorset Oliver
A FORMER Masterchef semi-finalist is relishing the challenge of taking on Dorset’s only Michelin-starred restaurant. Marcus Wilcox, who is currently head chef at the Rose and Crown in Trent near Sherborne, will be taking over Sienna in Dorchester
MERCURY Prize nominee Seth Lakeman has stepped into the breach to complete the bill at this year’s Behind the Castle music festival.The multi instrumentalist folk singer songwriter stormed last year’s inaugural event and when singer Emily Maguire was
POLITICAL candidates will face off in a hustings event in Dorchester. Churches Together has traditionally organised the main hustings opportunity for election hopefuls in the county town and is holding a hustings at the United Church in South Street
BADMINTON players had a smashing time as they put in a marathon effort in memory of a popular club member. As a tribute to Ron McDiarmid, who was well known in the town as 'Ron the doughnut man', members of the Dorchester Badminton Club held a
THE executive founder of Meningitis Now visited a family in Dorchester today to thank them for their efforts to raise money and awareness for his charity. Naomi and Martin Patterson's seven year-old son George suffered from pneumococcal meningitis
SIR TERRY Wogan enjoyed a spot of garlic with his lunch when he stopped off in West Dorset. The veteran broadcaster and possessor of one of the most recognisable voices in TV and radio stopped in on the South West Garlic Farm in North Chideock
VOTERS heading to the ballot box on Thursday, May 7 will not just be deciding their local MP. There will also be the chance for Dorchester residents to cast their vote in the town council elections. All 20 seats on the council will be up for
BIKE night is powering back into Weymouth – bigger and better than before.The 2015 event also has a new venue and bikers will be seen lining by Weymouth’s Jubilee Clock every Thursday until the end of September.The event regularly attracts hundreds of
LIBERAL Democrat grandee Paddy Ashdown described his party’s candidate for Mid Dorset and North Poole as ‘a little atom bomb’ during a visit to the area yesterday. Lord Ashdown, Lib Dem leader between 1988 and 1999, was in Wimborne to campaign
A TEENAGER was treated in hospital after being bitten by a dog in Weymouth town centre. Dorset Police are now appealing for the dog owner and witnesses to come forward following the incident, which happened on Saturday on King Street opposite Weymouth
A BROTHER and sister duo will be a part of Weymouth's history after the got creative to name a new development.Cameron Brodie, 12, who attends Budmouth College, and Sister Amelia, eight, of St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, submitted the winning
BUSINESS leaders from Weymouth and Portland hosted a visit from their European counterparts in a bid to promote the borough.Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce (WPCC), together with the Weymouth Business Improvement District, (Weymouth BID) hosted
The news that health campaigners fearing for the future of the NHS in Dorset are to stage a protest this week (Dorset Echo,13 April) outside the Dorchester offices of the Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and your story about Weymouth and Portland
A COMMUNITY group on Portland has accused the county council of ‘not playing fair’ after a former school site was put up for auction. The Portland Community Partnership (PCP) said it was shocked to learn the land, which it considered part of the
ONLOOKERS were surprised as one of the most recognisable voices in TV and radio announced the lifting of Weymouth's Town Bridge. Sir Terry Wogan took to the microphone at the bridge lifting office to warn people to 'stand clear of the barrier'
DORSET looks set to bask in temperatures on a par with southern Spain – after the sea mists have cleared that is.Today could see temperatures hit 19 degrees in Dorchester and 18 degrees.But the warm temperatures could lead to more sea mist. Over the last
SEAN Stewart returns from suspension to bolster the Bridport midfield for tonight’s clash at Willand Rovers (7.45pm). The hosts, who visit West Dorset next month for the third time this season when they contest the final of the Les Phillips Cup
WEYMOUTH Reserves manager Jake Richmond was full of praise for Bridport Reserves boss Robin Townsend, but he will be eager to capture three points against his opposite number when the sides clash at the Bob Lucas Stadium this evening (7.45pm).
IT was party time at the Bob Lucas Stadium last night as an emotional Jason Matthews expressed how much it meant to him to lift the Dorset Senior Cup. Jordan Copp’s second-half spot-kick proved the difference as Weymouth triumphed for the fourth
ONE OF Dorchester's oldest businesses is enjoying a new lease of life. Duke's auctioneers and valuers, which has been trading in Dorset since 1823, has set up home in state of the art new premises on the edge of the county town's Brewery Square
CLUBBERS had to be evacuated after arsonists started a fire behind a newly-launched Weymouth nightclub. Police are investigating a malicious fire which flared up behind the Boombox venue in New Street in the early hours. Firefighters said a
