BELLY dancers took to the sand and kicked of Weymouth's annual kite festival after a delayed start. But early morning difficulties and a sudden shower delayed the festivities, which kicked off shortly after 12.15pm with a performance from belly
ORGANISERS behind a biennial arts festival have set up shop on Portland.The team behind b-side festival will launch a new project space in Fortuneswell ahead of this year's festival.Having previously been based in Dorchester, b-side is moving into what
MORE than two dozen members of a Weymouth triathlon group will take on an international challenge this summer. The BustinSkin group will send 25 of its members to the Ironman 70.3 event in Vichy, France on Saturday, August 27. BustinSkin will
A PANTOMIME group in Weymouth has secured £600 for a selection of Dorset-based charities after bringing the curtain down on a special week of performances. The Preston Pantomime Group staged a five-night run of Babes in the Wood at Preston Village
RESCUERS were called out for a night-time search amid fears for the safety of a man on a 100ft high clifftop. West Bay Coastguard said it was alerted to reports of a 'despondent' man on East Cliff. Subsequent searches of the coast, also involving
A ROW has erupted just a week before Dorset votes on a new Police and Crime Commissioner after the Home Secretary put her support behind one of the candidates. The Home Secretary, Conservative MP Theresa May, has released a video supporting Conservative
Development League Challenge EXETER FALCONS 22 WEYMOUTH WILDCATS 14 THREE heat wins from Matt Bates proved not enough as the Weymouth Wildcats were defeated in their first completed meeting in five years. Bates was the star of the show
ATHELHAMPTON House near Puddletown will play host to a specialist plant fair this weekend. Organised by Plant Heritage Dorset Group, the event will include a wide selection of shrubs, roses, perennials and alpine plants from some of the best growers
OFCOM is warning of a scam that could leave you with a £300 bill for a phone call you don't know you've made. In the scam, customers receive calls from an 0845 or 0843 number, but ignore it. Then weeks later their mobile phone bill shows they
BY JACK WELCH FOR most people, the frantic months of campaigning ahead of last year’s General Election will all be a distant memory. The normal routine of government has fallen back into place but, as far as this year’s local elections go,
BY HANNAH GRAHAM IT was tidy-up time for Dorset’s beaches as the Great Dorset Beach Clean took place across the county last weekend. Litter Free Coast and Sea launched the 2016 event after several years of conducting successful beach cleans
BY MEGHANN BIGG THIS is becoming a year where we are losing legends among us that have made a powerful impact. This statement was at its truest last week, when music legend Prince died suddenly at the age of 57. The world was stunned when
FROM kites to the peculiar Dorset pastime of knob-throwing, there's plenty to do in Dorset this Bank Holiday weekend. Today (Sat) is the first day of the Weymouth Kite Festival on the beach with things to do and see from 10am-5pm. The event continues
LIGHT and testing sea breeze conditions saw some leaderboard changes on day three of the Sailing World Cup competition in Hyeres on Friday, with British crews in five podium positions with two days of racing to go. The racing programme suffered
A CONVOY of tanks will ensure Dorchester’s carnival celebrations go with a bang this year.Plans are taking shape for the county town’s annual celebrations in June with organisers promising a fun packed few days.Popular carnival favourites returning include
A COMMUNITY has stepped in to help complete the legacy of a much-loved knitter.Jean House, who was 80 when she died in October, had been making knitted teddy bears for years to donate to the children being treated at Dorset County Hospital.But suffering
DORSET County Hospital has said it is working as "maximum capacity" after figures showed it was missing targets for waiting times in accident and emergency. The figures released for February show that at Dorset County Hospital of 3,387 emergency
LOCAL talent will play a major role in a touring show coming to Weymouth.Summer Dreaming pays tribute to iconic music from the 1950s and 60s and comes to Weymouth Pavilion on July 2.The homage features students from Razzamataz Theatre School based in
THE home of rugby welcomed students from a Portland school.Pupils from the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) were invited for a day to remember at Twickenham. Just 12 schools from around the country were invited to the event which was
LIFEGUARDS are back on patrol on Dorset’s beaches starting this weekend.RNLI lifeguards will be on duty between the hours of 10am and 6pm from today until the end of the summer season on September 21.Last year, RNLI lifeguards helped over 18,000 people
BEATEN, battered and bruised by the person you should trust the most. What do you do when your prince charming turns off the charm and taunts you, asks you to perform heinous sexual acts, or strangles you and knocks you unconscious?For many, the last
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNTLighthouse, PooleFIRST a best selling novel, then a musical and now a comedy play, Graham Greene’s masterly fictional work is famous for its wonderfully rich characters and beautifully crafted storyline.This Creative Cow production
FORGET the Olympics or Euro 2016, the biggest sporting event of the year is upon us. This weekend hundreds of people will descend on Cattistock for the annual Dorset Knob Throwing contest.The event takes place this Sunday (May 1) alongside the Frome Valley
WITNESS to the debauchery and murder of some of the most decrepit puppets to crawl out of a back alley, as The Black Hoods Cabaret descends on Bridport’s Lyric Theatre next week.Knuckle & Joint Theatre Company’s dark comedy puppet cabaret for adults charms
BOSS Jason Matthews revealed that he has put offers on the table to a number of his current squad already, in a bid to get them tied down early for next season. The Terras’ chief, who has already secured the services of playmaker Chris Shephard on a one-year
