OXFORDSHIRE 171 lead DORSET 80-7 by 91 runs DORSET are facing a damage limitation exercise as they trail Oxfordshire by 91 runs on day one of their Unicorns Championship clash at Banbury. With 17 wickets falling in three sessions, Oxon mounted
Portland Bill Coastguard Rescue Team were requested to assist a broken-down fishing vessel on the west side of Portland Bill. The team recevied the call at 9pm on Saturday (7). They were paged by the National Maritime Operations Centre along
SHERBORNE 277-5 (7pts) lost to BERE REGIS 281-4 (17pts) by six wickets BERE Regis executed a remarkable chase in boiling conditions to condemn bottom side Sherborne to a six-wicket loss in their error-strewn Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League battle
WEYMOUTH 179-7 (19pts) beat KINGSTON LACY 177-8 (7pts) by three wickets WEYMOUTH earned their third successive victory with a thrilling chase to beat Kingston Lacy by three wickets in their County Division Two tussle at Redlands. After winning
SWANAGE 246-9 (8pts) lost to MARTINSTOWN 248-6 (19pts) by four wickets MARTINSTOWN sealed a superb run chase to record their fifth win of the season at lowly Swanage in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League. Swanage won the toss and elected
STALBRIDGE 282-6 (19pts) beat DORCHESTER 281-9 (11pts) by one run DORCHESTER suffered a heartbreaking one-run loss at the hands of Stalbridge in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier Division. Stalbridge elected to bat and set a total that Dorchester
Firefighters were called yesterday afternoon to reports of a large heath fire at Arne Nature Reserve in Purbeck. Crews from Swanage, Poole, Wareham and Bere Regis were called to extinguish a blaze near Arne. A water carrier from Christchurch and
The community of Dorchester came together this weekend to recognise and remember members of the armed forces. Veterans, cadets, serving members and members of the public gathered in the Borough Gardens for a service on Saturday. Music was
Swanage’s all-weather lifeboat was tasked to assist a local dive charter boat this weekend. The boat had issued a ‘Mayday’ when two of its divers made a rapid ascent from the wreck of the ‘Kyara’ off Anvil Point on around midday on Saturday.
Twelve fire engines were needed to tackle a large fire at Bridport. Firefighters were called at 6.05pm yesterday (7) to a report of smoke coming from a unit in St Michael's Trading Estate. On arrival, a spokesman for Dorset and Wiltshire
Firefighters were called to a small fire along the old railway track in Bridport, heading towards West Bay. The call was received just after midnight on Saturday. One appliance from Bridport was mobilised to the fire. Crews made contact with
A continuous stream of cruise ships have been arriving at Portland Port this year - here's what cruise ships you can expect to see this month. Friday, July 13 sees the arrival of the Prinsendam, bringing 835 passengers with her and measuring just
Countless patients, any number of staff and endless untold stories have all played their part in the 70 years of the NHS at Dorset County Hospital. But the hospital's history goes back even further than that - to a time when medical practice was unrecognisably
Voices is the Dorset Echo's weekly youth page - written for young people by young people. This week Ellie describes her excitement as she headed to Buckingham Palace. It was a very special day for myself, and many others, when we attended a presentation
Dorset and the south west are to receive more than 60 new ambulances thanks to a funding boost to mark the NHS's 70th birthday. South Western Ambulance Service NHS FT will receive £6.7 million of funding from the Department of Health and Social
I read in the Echo today that only a few of the beds at Portland hospital were occupied by residents of Portland and the rest by others from around Weymouth and beyond and the move to close the beds is due to staff shortages. This is pretty typical
Police bosses are using education as a way to curb knife crime. Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Martyn Underhill says he will be writing to all schools in the county asking what they’ll do to educate children about knives. It comes
Voices is the Dorset Echo's weekly youth page - written for young people by young people. This week Billy urges members of the public to donate to mental health charities. Social anxiety is sweeping the nation with more than 10 million people
John Bishop might be famous for telling jokes, but in recent years he's taken on a more serious TV role. He tells Georgia Humphreys about making his talk show a success, plus his emotional interview with Paddy McGuinness. John Bishop is deducing
I find that a weekend on call often provides me with good material for this article and this weekend was no exception – it provided cases by the bucket load. From caesarean sections to blocked cats to dogs hit by cars, the list goes on; however
Secrets, romance and mother daughter relationships captivate in West Bay author Rosanna Ley's new summertime read. Joanna Davis finds out more. Bookworms always know it's summer when a new book by west Dorset author Rosanna Ley comes out. The
Improvements are being planned on the way agencies across Dorset deal with domestic abuse. Better communications, information sharing and jointly agreed procedures and protocols should all make the service more efficient. The ideas come out
WEYMOUTH is going to get a brand new art installation - and there's lots of ways to have your say on how it should look. The project is aiming to create a high-quality, creative enhancement to the town centre. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
I am appalled that the underground antique toilets in Weymouth were even considered, let alone a million pounds to upgrade them only to be vandalised again. Now is the time to move forward and have new toilets at ground level costing between £320,000
There was sunshine and high spirits as crowds packed the harbourside to watch England emerge victorious in the World Cup quarter finals. The atmosphere was electric as football fans gathered en masse to cheer on the home side as they took on Sweden
