IT’S NOT often that nursing staff working on the frontline in our hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes feel the need to get involved in politics. We get on with doing the job we were trained to do. Many of us cannot imagine doing anything else
GOOD to see that your correspondent Mr Moreton believes exiting the EU is “really very simple”, being something which will come as a complete surprise to those trying to sort out the disastrous vote on both sides of the channel. I also wonder why
PROFESSIONALS Michael Watson and Jon Bevan are among a field of more than 20 Dorset players contesting the Dudsbury Masters on Thursday and Friday. The second of five regional PGA Order of Merit (OOM) tournaments will be staged at the Longham course and
BEAMINSTER 237-9 (20pts) beat HAMWORTHY RECREATION II 135 (6pts) BEAMINSTER clinched their second successive victory after a hefty 102-run win at home to Hamworthy Recreation Seconds in County Division Three. An excellent 89-run partnership
PUDDLETOWN 300-5 (19pts) beat CERNE VALLEY II 173-8 (6pts) by 127 runs PUDDLETOWN kept their place at the top of County Division Four with a commanding 127-run success over ten-man Cerne Valley Seconds at Puddletown Rec. After winning
THE DOUG Read Knockout Cup has reached the semi-final stage. Bere Regis will play the final at their home ground on Friday, July 7 after defeating Puddletown. They will play either Abbotsbury or Charlton Down, who meet at Dorchester Rec tonight (6.30pm
A two-car crash caused large tailbacks on Portland this afternoon. A total of six people had to be examined by paramedics following a crash between a silver Renault Scenic and a silver Peugeot 206 on New Road shortly after 3.30pm. Both cars
A prolific burglar has been jailed for more than six years following a string of offences in Weymouth. Jamie Spencer, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to three charges of burglary relating to offences on Dorchester Road on March 9 and on Brackendown
Officers investigating three church burglaries are looking into links between the raids. All of the break-ins have taken place at buildings in North Dorset, with two reported in rural villages near Spetisbury. Recording machines were stolen
Ten tonnes of pig swill spilled out onto a dual carriageway at Winterborne Whitechurch on Monday night (June 26). Police were called to the A354 shortly after midnight where watery pig food had leaked from a lorry and spread across the road.
A 44-year-old man who went missing from Birmingham has been found safe and well in Dorset. Spencer Davies had not been seen since leaving his home in Northfield in a silver Ford Mondeo on Thursday, June 22 2017. He was found in the Weymouth
Firefighters were alerted to a fire in Swanage yesterday afternoon. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called ar 1.12pm. Nick Corben, watch manager at Swanage Fire Station, said: "The fire was located in a lower ground floor
A Dorset MP has condemned the “scurrilous” cyber-attack on Westminster. Hackers hit the Westminster network last week in an attempt to break into the email accounts of MPs, peers and their staff. Parliamentary officials later confirmed that
Drones will now be routinely used across the county in a bid to step up the fight against crime. Dorset Police are in the process of launching Britain’s first 24-hour drone unit to pursue suspects, solve murders and help find missing people.
The future ownership and management of Weymouth harbour are set to be discussed, as town chiefs stress the importance of a ‘long-term plan’. The harbour management board is set to hear an update on business and finance from harbour master Keith
A printing company has saved jobs after taking over the arm of the long-established Weyprint, a printing business based in Weymouth.Sherrens the Printers managed to keep two full-time employees from the well-known business, that used to be located in
A 14th century Dorset abbey will celebrate its heritage in recognition of St Benedict’s day. An evening service of worship will be held at Milton Abbey, near Blandford Forum, on Tuesday, July 11 to consider the church’s long association with the
Hi readers, As some of you know, I write this column each week in Carluccios. When it’s sunny we sit outside on their nice balcony. But today, for the first time ever, we’re sitting inside as it’s SO hot! It’s nice to feel the warmth but I hope
Plans to transfer young pupils to another campus have been labelled a 'a step too far' - as it emerges that no transport arrangements have yet been made. From September, Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) will become Atlantic Academy
The National Medical Director of the NHS said Dorset healthcare is a 'glimpse of the future' and has praised its professionals. Sir Bruce Keogh, who works in London, visited Dorset on Friday, including a visit to the Weymouth Community Hospital
FAMILIES bonded over party games and pork rolls at a church community fun day. St Aldhelm’s Church hosted its annual family fun day at St Aldhelm’s church centre on Spa Road to coincide with with the centre’s fifth anniversary. The whole community
MUSIC producers Addictive TV are taking their latest audiovisual venture on tour to Dorchester.Orchestra of Samples comes to the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, on Friday August 4 as part of the town's One World festival celebrations.Addictive TV have
A TRIP to Durlston Castle is highly recommended for anyone interested in history, pioneering women and photography.The castle is putting on an exhibition of pioneering photographer and ‘Woman of the 20th Century’, Helen Muspratt.Pioneering Swanage photographer
DOES anyone remember the sweet shop Osmond’s in Dorchester town centre? Lucinda Osmond has written a memoir about her experience of growing up in the family business of Osmond’s Tobacconist & Confectioner, cards and gifts, which used to be
WE featured this postcard of a 1913 race on Weymouth beach last week. Very interestingly, its owner Andy Hutchings of Weymouth has pointed out that it’s the most expensive postcard he owns, and was valued at £100 by expert Paul Atterbury when it appeared
A trader has been left feeling “violated” after her new café on Weymouth beach was broken into. Tulay Cantas, 50, opened her Top Cat Café kiosk on Preston Beach Road for business only three weeks ago, but it was forced into and raided by a hooded
WEYMOUTH DANIEL MARK EDNEY, aged 22, of Greenhill, Weymouth. Admitted entering a prohibited area which includes a street in Weymouth which he was prohibited from doing by a restraining order. Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement
WE make another return this week to the first edition of the Dorset Daily Echo and Weymouth Dispatch, printed on Saturday, May 28, 1921 and kindly given to us here at Looking Back by the very generous John Dumpleton of Weymouth.n The paper features a
LOCAL talent will perform at a summer music festival to be held near Shaftesbury. Tisbury Summer Music Festival at Wallmead Farm takes place on Saturday, July 15 and features the Military Wives Choir, local bands and solo artists.The festival's principle
DORCHESTER Cricket Club will host the “talent of tomorrow” when Dorset Colts play Cornwall in a 50-over match at Dorchester Rec on Sunday (12pm). With a Dorset side appearing at the Rec for the second time in a month, Dorchester clubhouse manager Simon
YOUNG football star Archie Harris has landed a two-year contract with AFC Bournemouth after impressing on an initial 12-month deal with the Premier League club. The deal is a rich reward for the youngster, who has been courted by The Cherries for some
