PEOPLE are being reminded that the Powerstock Cider Festival takes place this Saturday, April 25. The celebrated festival runs from 6pm and 10.30pm in the Powerstock hut boasting around 20 cider producers and local food suppliers. Tickets are
ENJOY an afternoon of jazz at the Symondsbury Estate in Bridport this Sunday, April 26. The Rachael Roberts Jazz Band and DJ James Baker will be performing on the day. Doors open at 1pm for a 2pm start. Tickets are £10 per person from the estate
WYKE SOCIAL CLUB 2 PORTLAND TOWN 8 TWO hat-tricks and a brace were more than enough for Portland Town to secure fourth place in Dorset League Division Two as they demolished Wyke Social Club at Budmouth in their penultimate match of the season.
TEAM Weldmar is ready to run.Nine runners from the Dorset hospice charity are ready to join thousands of other runners at Sunday's London Marathon.After putting in hours of training over recent weeks and months, the runners are set to take on the 26.2
BRIDPORT war veteran Charles Everidge has died just before his 98th birthday.Mr Everidge was a well-known, much-loved and well respected figure in West Dorset.His well-attended funeral took place at St Swithun’s Church last Wednesday.He was born in May
POLICE investigating an alleged fail-to-stop collision in Dorset which left an elderly man with life-changing injuries have renewed their appeal for witnesses. A collision took place in Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth at around 11.30am on Wednesday
FOLLOWING qualification at Kingston Maurward, Rebekah White has won the Petplan Equine Novice Restricted Championship at the Area Festival. These prestigious grassroots championships were held alongside the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships
THIS summer will see the original members of the Grateful Dead reunite for three final shows in Chicago – so what better time than now to release a two-disc collection to mark the band’s 50th anniversary.The 32 tracks on The Best of the Grateful Dead
FIREFIGHTERS were alerted to a bin fire in Weymouth. One crew from Weymouth were called to St Mary Street this afternoon at approximately 2pm to a report of a bin on fire outside the Nationwide Building Society. One fire engine attended the
Andrew Lawrence Bridport Arts Centre He’s been vilified on social media for being un-PC after an ill-judged Facebook posting. But Andrew Lawrence is really just a misanthropic comedian railing at hypocrisy. Lawrence delivers world-weary
BENNETTS WATER GARDENS CHICKERELL, WEYMOUTHGO IN search of some peace at Bennetts Water Garden in Chickerell.This third generation family-run business is on an eight acre site of tranquil lakes and has a world famous lily collection. Step into a painting
*ALL aboard the Good Ship Kaskelot. The Tall Ship Kaskelot will be docked at Weymouth Harbour from today until Monday and you have the chance to step aboard. This majestic vessel has featured in films and TV series including Cutthroat Island
CAREY MULLIGAN has spoken about the importance of playing strong women in film to highlight the battle for equality. The An Education star features in the upcoming film Suffragette alongside MERYL STREEP and HELENA BONHAM CARTER, telling the story of
CINEWORLDHOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 (15) Rating: Nought stars Since the first film, childhood pals Lou (Rob Corddry), Adam (John Cusack) and Nick (Craig Robinson) have exploited the mystical whirlpool for personal gain. Lou has amassed a fortune of 2.3 billion
CINEWORLD, PLAZA, ODEON AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (12A, 141 mins) FOUR STARS As the roaring success of last year's Guardians Of The Galaxy confirmed, our appetite for films set in the Marvel Comics universe is voracious. This eagerly anticipated
A POPULAR comedy night returns to the Electric Palace tomorrow (24) - with three up and coming comics taking to the stage.Naz Osmanoglu, Steve Bugeja and Mark Smith will headline the event - fresh from performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last
YOUNG dancers are being urged to enter a competition that will give them live performance experience on an international level.Award-winning tap dancer Matt Flint is calling for Dorset's rich and diverse array of dance schools to enter Dance Proms 2015
ALL SAINTS Church in Piddletrenthide will be hosting a concert with a difference as a Russian vocal ensemble descends on the Piddle Valley.LYRA from St Petersburg perform across Europe and America and the four professional singers will be in the area
FIRST-TIME buyers across Dorset have the opportunity to win up to £15,000 towards the cost of their first home by taking part in a new TV series.A brand new TV show from Objective Productions is looking for fun and lively couples across the county to
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) joined forces with SunSense to promote sun protection at the 2015 RYA Youth Nationals.The premier event in the UK youth sailing calendar produced 10 new Youth National Champions and was hosted
ARE you Dorset's answer to Mo Farah or Jessica Ennis-Hill?Find out in true in true Dorset Style and get your knobs at the ready. Yes, it's almost time for the 2015 Knobalthon. This year's Dorset Knob Throwing at Cattistock on Sunday, May 3. It’s a lot
STEVE Hoare won the PGA Qualifier with a nett 63 at Weymouth Golf Club to beat last year’s winner Gary King by one shot. He will team up with Weymouth club professional Des Lochrie at the regional finals in June. Jamie Herring continued his
DORSET residents are being warned of a new scam where fraudsters use online auction websites to advertise non-existent vehicles for sale.Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud and internet crime reporting centre, is warning people of the scam and has issued
WEY Valley School is set for an extension to its canteen thanks to a government grant. The school has been granted £40,000 to extend their dining area.Students at both Wey Valley School and St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School will benefit from
A TALENTED West Dorset athlete is looking for a little bit of help from the local community as he sets his sights on his Paralympic dream.Joe Allen, 27, has racked up a number of successes on the duathlon and triathlon circuit and his ultimate goal is
AFTER her husband contracted meningitis at the age of 40 that left him deaf it wasn't difficult to choose a cause to raise money for.Last year Sarah Samways ran her first London Marathon and raised more than £2,500 for Meningitis Now and she's hoping
THE results of the Weymouth Town Centre Masterplan consultation have now been released. Residents, community groups, businesses and interested parties were all invited to give their views on the proposals. The report of these views will now
On Wednesday I visited Dorchester market. Crossing one of the car park lanes I was nearly knocked down by a car going the wrong way across a NO ENTRY sign. I pointed down and suggested by sign language that the driver should obey the rules and when that
POLICE have launched an appeal for driver who may have witnessed a crash to come forward.Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash that happened at around 7.20pm on Saturday (18) on the A3066 Beaminster Road.Officers said that a blue Lotus
Take part in the Great Dorset Beach Clean at an event at Lulworth Cove on Sunday, April 26. The Great Dorset Beach Clean is an annual event, aimed at removing litter from Dorset’s beaches. Anyone interested can join the team at Lulworth Cove, by
WEYMOUTH'S annual Armed Forces Day commemoration is set to be stronger than ever after a much-welcomed funding boost. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given £10,000 towards the event which sees thousands of visitors come to the town each year.
A DORCHESTER-based supporting older peoplewants to raise awareness of the effects of being a victim of scams.It comes after a new Age UK survey found that 53 per cent of people aged 65 and over believe they have been targeted by fraudsters. Three quarters
NEW LOOK founder Tom Singh saw his fortune increase by £100 million in the past year.The details are contained in this year's Sunday Times Rich List out today which also shows how Dorset landowner Charlotte Townshend saw her fortune increase by £10 million.Tom
FINN star Giles Scott and the 470 women’s pairing of Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark claimed the yellow jerseys at the end of the second day of ISAF Sailing World Cup racing in Hyeres yesterday. World Champion Scott and the Olympic silver medallists
SHOW how much you care this SUPPORTLAND Day.The day of fun this Saturday (25) is to raise awareness of the work of the Portland Centre in Fortuneswell, which offers support, advice and information to people.They offer confidential advice on everything
IT’S time to grow a beard, pull on your torn grungy cardy, buckle up your adidas Jerusalems and stick your finger in your ear. Yep, there’s hey-nonny-no getting away from the absolute avalanche of folk music heading this way like a runaway horse
CD REVIEW: Gallows- Desolation Sounds I wasn’t sure what to expect from Gallows album. The front features a woman looking quite ghost-like, dressed all in a long black flowing cape.The tracks contain such cheery sounding names as Death Valley Blue, Cease
8:24pm It is currently quiet on Dorset's roads this evening. We will keep you up to date until 10pm tonight. 8:06pm RT @dorsetdom1905: England in the evening
TRIBUTES have been paid to renowned wildlife painter, Keith Shackleton MBE, who has died at the age of 92. Mr Shackleton was a highly regarded naturalist, conservationist, author and television presenter.In 2013 he received an MBE for his services to
RESIDENTS are invited to play their festivities to commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Victory in Europe (VE). A free VE Day picnic will be held at Easton Gardens, Portland on Saturday, May 9 from 11.30am to 4pm. The gardens are run by Weymouth
WEYMOUTH captain Stewart Yetton believes that even if his side do not make the play-offs tomorrow the experience they have gained this season will be invaluable next term. The Terras go to Biggleswade (3pm) knowing that three points are a must
THE curtain falls on another turbulent season at the Avenue tomorrow when Mark Jermyn’s Magpies look for one last hurrah against Slough Town (3pm). Jermyn, who became Dorchester’s third manager of the campaign in January after Graham Kemp and before
RESIDENTS of Dorchester went directly to jail to share their views on the future of the town's prison site. The county town jail threw open its doors to welcome the community as City and Country, the specialist heritage developer that has bought
A YOUNG boy's dream to walk in the footsteps of his favourite football team will is to be a reality this weekend.Louis Read, 8, has been invited to the Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur game to take part in a mascot experience for their game at St Mary
A YOUNG woman, who tragically died in a rockfall, will be remembered at the London Marathon.Charlotte Blackman was just 22 at the time of the incident at Hive Beach, West Dorset in July, 2012. Her aunt is running the marathon on Sunday to raise money
THIEVES who targeted The Front Skatepark in Weymouth before making off with cash have left staff and local skaters feeling ‘sick to the stomach’. The skatepark on Preston Beach Road, which first opened in 2001, was vandalised in a burglary on Sunday
IT'S another of these glorious 'it's too early for summer but I'm going to make the most of it' days and I'm trying to rouse Gerry Marsden.The Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman is relaxing in his sun-soaked back garden on the Wirral and unfortunately,
DOCTORS and health officials are joining forces to promote national Allergy Awareness Week. The local health community in Dorset are combining to help promote the awareness-raising week, and to also help people who suffer from a variety of allergies
WEYMOUTH College looks to be heading in the right direction following its latest Ofsted inspection. The college was rated inadequate following an inspection earlier this year due to a financial crisis and failures by previous leaders to deal with
AHEAD of the General Election we are giving our readers the chance to find out more about what their local candidates stand for. We will be asking all the candidates in South and West Dorset about the issues that matter to voters in the county
PORTLAND UTD RES 1 CHICKERELL UTD 2 THE Dorset Senior League title race will go down to the last weekend of the season after wins for Chickerell and Holt on Wednesday night. Both sides are now only three points behind leaders Balti House following
A WIN against Weymouth Reserves tomorrow would guarantee Hamworthy Recreation the Dorset Premier League championship crown – but Portland United boss Gary Bailey knows his side will be ready to pounce should things go awry for the Magna Road outfit
