A ROAD is blocked a road after a two-vehicle crash. The collision took place earlier this evening on Mapperton Lane in Melplash between the A3066 junction and the Twinways Lane junction. It involved two cars and police said that officers were
WEYMOUTH 187-6 (19pts) beat BERE REGIS 175 (10pts) by 12 runs SEASIDERS’ skipper Simon Browne was delighted to get his side’s season off to a flying start as Weymouth held their nerve to beat Bere Regis in their opening league fixture of the summer
JUBILANT Blues’ boss Gary Bailey expressed his elation in lifting the Sydenhams Wessex League Division One crown, and hailed the entire club for their efforts on and off the field throughout the campaign. The Blues, who only returned to the Wessex League
BITTON 4 BRIDPORT 1 MARK CARTER admitted that if he initially knew how tough it would be stepping into the hot seat at Bridport on an interim basis, he probably would have not taken the job on. The Bees were beaten once again in their penultimate
DORCHESTER 254-8 (19pts) beat MARTINSTOWN 236-8 (11pts) by 18 runs DERBY spoils on the opening day of the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League went to Dorchester, as Simon Mitchem’s side overcame Martinstown by 18 runs at the Rec. The home side
THOUSANDS thronged to turn biscuits into missiles at an event devoted to the humble Dorset knob. The Dorset Knob Throwing and Frome Valley Food Festival held near Cattistock is in its ninth year and has become a favourite on the county's calendars
PORTLAND UNITED 2 TOTTON & ELING 0 THERE was a distinct atmosphere of pride at Grove Corner on Saturday, as Portland United signed off at home for the campaign as champions and lifted the Sydenhams Wessex Division One trophy. In all
DANCE schools across Weymouth and Portland have united for a major fundraising event. Platinum Dance School, which runs three schools across the two towns, has organised a day of family fun at Weymouth Pavilion on Saturday, May 21, followed by
NATURE lovers are being encouraged to embrace the great outdoors by spending a night under the stars. The RSPB has organised their annual Big Wild Sleepout event for the fourth consecutive year, asking families to venture into their gardens for
WORLD Cup silver for the Paralympic Sonar trio of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas opened up the British medal tally in Hyeres yesterday, while British teams have qualified for todya's Olympic Classes medal race in five podium positions
A PROJECT to rebuild a Grade II listed bridge in the heart of a Dorset village is in line for a top civil engineering award.The bridge over the River Cerne was rebuilt last year in an effort to tackle flooding in the village.A number of homes an the village
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 Hall
Recently, one of our West Dorset farm shops was a finalist in the ‘Rural Oscars’ which celebrate outstanding achievement in the rural areas across Britain.Of course, I am always delighted when one of our local businesses is recognised in this sort of
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 have the most
A WELL-known and popular green-living villager, descended from two legendary Dorset business families, has died aged 63 after a battle with cancer.Jennifer Claire Eddison Smith (also known as Jenny Eddison) moved to Martinstown in 1990, having been born
DORSET has seen the second steepest percentage fall in the UK of children’s social workers between 2014 and 2015.Only Havering in east London exceeded Dorset’s 26 per cent reduction in full-time equivalent staff, which saw numbers fall from 244 on September
FIREFIGHTERS from across Dorset and neighbouring counties tackled a thatched roof blaze which engulfed two properties. At the height of the incident near Milborne St Andrew, around 80 firefighters were involved in battling the flames which affected
