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  • Bees: Zebras stage comeback to force FA Cup replay

    BRIDPORT 3 SHERBORNE TOWN 3 BRIDPORT and Sherborne will have to do it all again on Wednesday night after Saturday’s FA Cup preliminary round clash at St Mary’s Field ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw. The Zebras staged a second-half fightback from

  • Blues: Towering display from islanders sinks leaders Alton

    ALTON TOWN 1 PORTLAND UNITED 4 PORTLAND United won for the third time on their travels in four games this season, as a late flourish saw them come away victorious at high-flyers Alton Town. The result puts Gary Bailey’s men second in the league

  • Weymouth woman, 25, found safe and well

    A WEYMOUTH woman who was the subject of a missing person's appeal has been found safe. Police said Freyah Standley, who is 25, was last seen near the Esso service station along King Street at around 11.30pm on Saturday 29 August 2015. It was

  • Thousands have roar-some time as they learn about Jurassica

    THOUSANDS of people attended a weekend-long information event about the ambitious multi-million pound Jurassica project. Held at Osprey Leisure Centre in Castletown, the event spanned four days and attracted more than 4,500 people who were eager

  • Dracula poster fetches £5,000 at auction

    COTTEES Auctions are celebrating after a successful valuation day saw them auction a poster for more than £5,000. When the BBC TV programme Flog It! went to Highcliffe Castle to record a valuation day for their auction at Cottees of Wareham, one

  • Go sober for October

    RESIDENTS and organisations in Purbeck are being urged to give up or cut down their alcohol consumption for October.Community leaders and medical experts are urging people to make the Purbeck Pledge and vow to change their drinking habits for the 31 days

  • Boat crashes and wedges on rocks on Portland

    A boat has crashed and wedged on rocks on Portland. Coastguards were alerted to the incident shortly after 11.30am today when the boat, which has two people on board, crashed and became wedged on rocks in Church Ope Cove. The Weymouth branch

  • Police funding available for Dorset groups

    DORSET Police is reminding residents of their Safer Dorset fund created to support local voluntary groups to deliver projects that make Dorset safer. The Community Grant has been established as a funding source for voluntary and community sector

  • Council shells out on new Purbeck play trail

    A NEW play trail around a popular castle in Dorset has been created with the help of kids and families from the county.Families and children from Dorset have been working with artists at Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve in Swanage to create

  • Awards on offer for companies that make a difference

    AN ORGANISATION supporting volunteers in Dorset is keen to recognise companies that make a difference.Private, public and statutory organisations are increasingly getting involved in employee volunteering, which Volunteer Centre Dorset says enhances the