DORCHESTER Town have finalised dual-registration terms for striker Tom Bearwish with parent club Eastleigh.

Bearwish had been a regular presence in the Magpies' squad during pre-season, and Dorchester have now moved to bring in the forward after completing the necessary administrative forms. 

The former Portland United man is set to go straight into manager Craig Laird's matchday squad for the game against King's Lynn today.

Dorchester's search for a striker had accelerated after Phil Ormrod's groin surgery, with the Magpies having no fit specialist forward in their ranks.