A DEPLETED Wessex side bounced back to form with an emphatic 3-0 win over Portsmouth at Redlands. The hosts were forced into a major reshuffle due to player unavailability, injury and illness, and started the first set playing an unfamiliar two setter
WEYMOUTH skipper Ben Smith is dreaming about leading his side out at Wembley. The 28 year-old, who was handed the armband when Matt Bound left in the summer, has thrived in his new role and is now targeting some silverware. The Terras will entertain
A TEENAGER plucked to safety in a dramatic coastal rescue is preparing for a marathon challenge in memory of youngsters lost at sea. Seb Green, 17, from Weymouth, has turned his life around since a foolish prank more than a year ago when he took a boat
DEVELOPERS of a site at the heart of Dorchester are to conduct a public survey in the new year. Mark Lewis, development director of Simons - picked as the company to develop the Charles Street site - said a telephone survey would begin in January. He
A SHAKE-UP in the way Weymouth and Portland Borough Council operates will be for the good of democracy and benefit residents, according to one councillor. Councillors chose to adopt a new constitution - a set of rules governing its behaviour - at a full
WEYMOUTH and Portland will keep its voice on public transport issues. But the Weymouth and Portland Public Transport Forum will be severing its ties with the borough council and instead operate under another umbrella. Members of the forum were adamant
RABBIT owners in Dorset are guilty of neglecting their pets, according to an RSPCA study. The worrying findings of the South and South West survey found that the average bunny was bought on a whim, locked in a decrepit hutch 24 hours a day and then abandoned
A MAJOR proposal for a new 55-home estate on a site to the west of Wareham now occupied by four large detached houses is being recommended for refusal when it goes before Purbeck district councillors. The outline application from Westbourne-based developers
PRINCE Edward paid a visit to Portland yesterday. The Earl of Wessex was at Portland Port for a guided tour of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Fort Rosalie. He was visiting in his new role as RFA Commodore-in-Chief, and got to know some of the 250 crew
