POLICE have issued an appeal for information after a report of rogue traders in Dorchester. Dorset Police was alerted to an incident alleged to have occurred this afternoon in Eddison Avenue. An informant told police two males approached their
DRIVERS have been warned to take care on the roads following reports of ice. PC Chris Smith, of Dorset Police, has suggested 'some ice' has appeared across the county and there have been reports of crashes. @Wave105Travel @WessexFM @Dorsetecho
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect heavy traffic over the bank holiday with around 20 million leisure trips expected to be made on Britain’s road. Warnings have been made by the RAC that a far greater number of cars will be on the road compared
BRIDPORT Reserves’ manager Shaun Annetts was left feeling “absolutely gutted” after his side let a three-goal lead slip in the Dorset Senior Trophy final as they lost 4-3 to Merley Cobham Sports. Everything looked rosy for the Bees after 25 minutes
HALLEN 2 BRIDPORT 1 BRIDPORT interim-manager Mark Carter was impressed with his much-improved side despite their away loss at Hallen on Tuesday night. An unfortunate rebound from a Hallen free-kick in the first half coupled with a lapse
CARL McClements capped off his “best weekend in football” after securing the Len Mahoney Cup for Snookes as they beat Dolphin 4-3 after extra time at the Bob Lucas Stadium. He scored the first goal for Snookes in a battling final that took a Ricky
FURTHER moves have been made in connecting a branch line to the main line as a special train was given the green light.A dream of running trains connecting the Swanage Railway to the main Weymouth-Waterloo line at Wareham once more is nearing reality
NEW rules being introduced later this year will see backless car booster seats banned for younger children. Currently, children weighing as little as 15kg – around three years old – are permitted to travel in backless booster seats. What's
ORPHANS on the other side of Europe are feeling the warmth from a knitting group in Dorchester.A group of 12 ladies from Churchill Retirement Living's Barnes Lodge have been busy knitting blankets for orphans in Romania.The women have formed a fortnightly
A YOUNG girl is smashing her own fundraising targets in the run up to a charity trim.Ten-year-old Osian Sabourn will be having her locks chopped to raise money for Brain Tumour Research, with the resulting hair being packed off to the Little Princess
RNLI volunteers are hoping their plant sale will be another record breaking fundraiser.The popular garden event and plant sale will take place this year on Wednesday, May 11, from 10.30am to 1pm at Friar Waddon Farm House.There will be a wide variety
A TRADITIONAL St George's Day celebration in Dorchester proved a resounding success.The annual fair in Fordington has become a firm favourite in the county town calendar and crowds turned out in force again for this year's celebration of the patron saint.The
PLAYERS who took part in an epic marathon football match at Dorchester’s Avenue Stadium have netted hundreds of pounds for their local children’s ward. A 12-hour match was held at Dorchester Town Football Club’s ground to raise funds for Dorset
Division One TEAM WAIKIKI 28 ALLWAYS REMOVALS 17 TEAM Waikiki took the honours in this competitive clash. Waikiki kept possession better of the two sides towards the end of the first quarter and Cristal Butcher’s precise shooting fired
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two charity boxes were stolen. The boxes were taken from a commercial premises in Victoria Park in Dorchester at about 1.15pm on Saturday, April 23. Police are hoping to speak to two men who were in
A TWO vehicle accident in Dorchester caused delays on the A35. The road was partially blocked and slow eastbound at the Football Ground Roundabout following the incident. A Dorset Police spokesman said: "We got the call at 9.19am. "Two
POLICE were alerted to a Weymouth street following reports of an assault. Residents told how five police cars descended on Churchill Close, Wyke Regis this morning. Officers, together with paramedics, responded to reports someone had been assaulted
FILM fans are in for a treat when internationally acclaimed musician Joe Stilgoe takes his tour to Dorchester on Friday November 25.Songs On Film, a tribute to 100 years of cinema in the UK, brings the magic of the movies to the Corn Exchange.Joe is known
A FIRE fighter from Dorset will make his girlfriend his queen after a romantic proposal usually reserved for royalty. David Foxwell and his girlfriend Kim Mockridge had been seeing each other for over a year when they decided to take a trip to
GARDENS in Dorset will be turning Japanese with a celebration this Bank Holiday weekend.Compton Acres is celebrating Far Eastern horticulture with their annual Japanese Weekend, from Saturday through to Monday.Showcasing the magnificence of their Japanese
IT WAS time to celebrate as Dorchester's much-loved Durnovaria Silver Band held its inaugural concert in its new home.The band has been delighting audiences in the county town for 70 years but faced an uncertain future for a period before securing a new
A PERFORMANCE paying tribute to musical comedy maestros of the 1950s and 60s comes to the county on June 17.Flanders and Swann At the Drop of a Hippopotamus comes to the Regent in Christchurch and stars multi-award winning comedian Tim FitzHigham and
MAGPIES’ defender Nathan Walker was left humbled after Saturday’s end-of-season defeat to Kettering Town as he picked up two awards for his performances over the course of the campaign.The versatile player won both the supporters’ player of the year accolade
CUE Card bids to sign off a remarkable season on a high in the Bibby Financial Services Punchestown Gold Cup today (5.30pm).But for a fall at the third-last in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Colin Tizzard’s star has had a phenomenal campaign.He has won all
A NEW events and marketing manager is set to help drive further growth at the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).Stuart Dixon has stepped into the critical role at the leading business support organisation as it continues to modernise and
A SHAKE UP of guesthouse lease policy would give tenants a 'greater sense of ownership', it has been claimed. Concerns from hoteliers over a new policy on guesthouse leases have been noted by councillors. A meeting of Weymouth and Portland
A COLLABORATIVE piece of art put together by hundreds of schoolchildren on Portland has gone down swimmingly. Pupils at the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy were asked to put together a sculpture in recent months. The piece of work
THERE are many reasons given for voting to stay in or leave the EU. One reason to leave is to scrap the Human Rights Act 1998 and restore so called sovereignty to the UK parliament. I am a Christian who believes that Christian values have over
DORSET MPs have explained their decision to vote 'no' against allowing 3,000 child refugees asylum. South Dorset MP Richard Drax and West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin both said no to the proposal to let the unaccompanied children in to the UK from Europe.
DORSET Police has said an increase in crime recorded in the county reflects higher levels of confidence and efforts to comply with Home office rules.Last week, the Dorset Echo reported the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures on crime levels.These
IT'S 'Goodbye Mr A' and 'Hello, Dorset' as a popular band headline a charity festival. The Hoosiers, best known for hits Worried about Ray and Cops and Robbers, will headline the Teddy Rocks Festival. Teddy Rocks Festival was founded in 2012 by Tom Newton
A NEW warning has been issued about telephone fraudsters as police reveal elderly and vulnerable people have been conned out of nearly £1.1 million in the past two years. Although reports of the sophisticated scams are down this year, police want
