Cinderella Weymouth pavilion By Marion Cox RAUNCHY dancers, magical fairies, Elvis and the Crazy Frog, where else but in pantomime could you mix together such a weird assortment and get away with it? Somewhere among this strange collection of characters
THERE may be a disaster looming in the Floyd household, but genial culinary expert Keith is affability itself. "Oh hang on, we've got a bit of a crisis!" he suddenly announces, midway through explaining his latest adventure. It appears that Mrs Floyd
WEYMOUTH boss Garry Hill is licking his lips at the prospect of toppling Grays Athletic at the Wessex Stadium in the first round of the FA Trophy tomorrow. The Terras' chief admitted: "It would be nice to take the scalp of the holders." Grays are bidding
A GREAT-grandmother is ready to spoil her family rotten this Christmas after scooping £2,300 in the Dorset Echo's Find the Ball competition. Margaret Brady, 75, from Portland, could not believe it when she found out she'd won the runner-up prize. She
PORTLAND'S Easton Promise late-night shopping event was a huge success. The lights twinkled on the Christmas tree in Easton Gardens, the shops and offices were ablaze with lights and decorations, the crowds were in festive mood and it all added up to
MONEY raised at a Christmas pantomime will pay for a camping trip for Girl Guides. The First Charminster Girl Guides' production of Jack and the Jellybean Stalk, their own version of the classic tale, raised around £150. Organiser Lilian Matthews said
HOSPITAL bosses are on the look-out for volunteers to help patients at mealtimes. Dining Companions is a new initiative being run by Dorset County Hospital. And organisers are currently recruiting volunteers to help patients at mealtimes. A spokesman
WESSEX Morris men will be in action in Dorset before and after Christmas and early in the new year. Tomorrow they will be dancing in Bucky Doo Square in Bridport town centre from 10.30am. They will take to the streets of Cerne Abbas on Monday, December
THE raffle winner from Victorian Shownight has driven off in his new car. Paul Hay bought a £1 raffle ticket and in return was given the keys to a Mazda 2 Antares worth £9,525. It is the first time that the Shownight has had a car for the main prize
THERE was disappointment for Weymouth and Portland sailors in the Tornado World Championships in Argentina. Skandia Team GBR's crews struggled to gain control in the changeable conditions and muddy waters of San Isidro. Weymouth and Portland's Rob Wilson
A RARE crab has been discovered off the Dorset coast. The Columbus crab - first discovered by Christopher Columbus - has not been recorded in Britain for 100 years. Dorset Wildlife Trust volunteer Steve Trewhella was amazed to find it hiding in a dense
THE furthest balloon released as part of Battens solicitors' anniversary celebrations reached Oxford-shire. The law firm released 300 balloons to mark its 300th anniversary earlier this year with prizes to anyone who found one. They landed in such places
MORE young people than ever want to be entrepreneurs, according to a new survey. Results found that more than half of sixth formers and university students in the South West would consider setting up their own business after they finish. The 2006 NatWest
THIS week's two fishing tragedies have led to Portland making a symbolic alliance with a Scottish fishing community, civic leaders said today. Portland mayor Tim Woodcock said the island was united in grief with the village of Anstruther in the East
NEARLY a fifth of Dorset's post offices could close following a Government announcement on the network's future, campaigners fear. Alistair Darling, Secre-tary of State for Trade and Industry, has announced plans to close about 2,500 post offices across
THREE tragedies in treacherous waters off Portland is taking its toll' on coastguards, their boss has revealed. In just three weeks, 14-year-old schoolboy Kyle Moore, 20-year-old fisherman Peter Lynham and 45-year-old Scottish skipper John Bowman have
A SCHEME to redevelop a brownfield site in the heart of Dorchester has been given the green light. Little Keep, off Poundbury Road, already had permission for 43 homes and offices, with underground parking. And now developer Bellway Homes has been given
TEMPERS flared at a meeting as the police came under fire after claims they caused unnecessary traffic chaos in Weymouth. Weymouth and Portland councillor David Mannings questioned why the police had to close a lengthy section of Preston Road to traffic
A NEW international arrivals hall and departure lounges are lined up as part of a £32 million expansion at Bournemouth Airport. Improved restaurants and shops, development of terminals, better public transport operations and more car parking are also
THIS year, I've somehow managed to bodyswerve most of the opportunistic Christmas horrors that I traditionally get sent to review in the run-up to the fateful day itself. In fact, only two Christmas singles landed on the raffia matting this year. One
