Is there indemnity/insurance cover taken out by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council to offset disengagement from the scheme with Howard Holdings? This Draft Plan is NOT set in stone: Councillors must be prepared to grasp the nettle and vote against
As someone who knows and loves Weymouth, I was pleased to see in the national press that Weymouth residents were making their feelings felt to the council over the Pavilion; not to mention the developers who are having a field day in Weymouth at present
On Thursday 8th February there will be a meeting of the Full Council to approve the Pavilion and Ferry Terminal draft master plan. This is our chance to show the whole Council just how much public opposition there is to these plans. Unbelievably, there
For some time there has been no launderette in Dorchester. We once had two. I live in a bedsit and have no access to a washing machine - under the terms of my tenancy I am not permitted one. I have no transport, the nearest Launderette to Dorchester
I grew up in Weymouth and now pay council tax to the town for my holiday home. It is marvellous that the Victorian shelters on the Esplanade are being renovated and, on Friday afternoon, we saw the hoardings being painted white. By Sunday, they had
So far this winter we have not in Dorchester experienced any snow or ice on the roads. Nevertheless on many nights the authorities have seen fit to spread salt on the main roads in Dorchester. Not only is this wasting the taxpayers' (or Council taxpayers
Apparently, three-quarters of the people who objected to the Weymouth relief road planning application (round 1) were from outside Dorset, and I hear that those in favour of the road are now crying foul!' Terry Landsbert (Road voters must be local',
I have been reading with interest the comments on the changes in criteria for day care and the increase in home care charges. I have not had an opportunity to comment as staff at Age Concern Dorchester have been overwhelmed with older people, disabled
This morning upon walking my two children to school from Hillcrest Road to Holy Trinity School we counted more than a dozen instances of dog poo on the pavement. Walking to and from school should be a time for discussing the day's activities, not for
DEVELOPER Howard Holdings today hit back at critics who say the new Pavilion complex in Weymouth will not have enough public spaces. The developer claims that images of the £100 million plans show the redeveloped Ocean Room will have as much usable space
SALVAGE operations from the Napoli were continuing although seabird rescues along the Dorset coast have almost stopped. Cargo has been lifted off the vessel, fuel pumped out and debris cleared up along the coast, including a lifeboat near West Bay.
AN OLYMPIC railway would be environmentally damaging and ruin efforts by groups working on their own green travel plans, it was claimed today. A cycling campaigner from Weymouth has blasted the scheme as a 'pipe dream' and called on officials to block
AN ELDERLY man whose home was destroyed by fire has labelled council planning chiefs as 'heartless' for ordering him to sort the site out. John Gordon, 78, lost everything when his historic three-storey house in Mill Lane, Cerne Abbas, caught fire in
A SCHEME to knock down a former care home and build seven flats on the site is being opposed by planners. Martin Homes wants to build on the site off Preston Road, Wey-mouth, and has already withdrawn a previous application because of concerns over the
TEMPERATURES soared in Weymouth and Dorchester in a record-breaking start to the year. Weymouth smashed two of its weather records for January and came within a whisker of breaking a third. And the Dorchester area had its warmest January for 17 years
WEST Dorset MP Oliver Letwin will find himself behind bars next month when he takes part in a four-day challenge. He will be swapping the corridors of Westminster for the landings of Belmarsh Prison as part of the Conservative Party's Inner City Challenge
A GERMAN delegate has jetted in to warn against scrapping funding for Weymouth and Portland's twinning societies. Marie-Luise Wehlack, chairman of the Deutsch- Britischer Club in Holz-wickede, stepped on the plane after hearing the borough council say
COUNCILLORS are being urged to refuse permission for a Betterment Properties scheme to build six flats on land in Weymouth. Members of tomorrow's Weymouth and Portland Borough Council planning and traffic committee will be told that two applications
A MOTHER screamed for help after jumping into freezing waters to save her young son when he plunged eight feet into Weymouth Harbour. Passers-by rushed to help, including Portland Coastguard sector manager Rob Sansom, who scrambled down on to pontoons
TWO Kingston Maurward horses took centre stage at a demonstration on how they can help people overcome addictions. Top American equine therapist Don Lavender worked with the 17-hands-high Percheron horse Tallow and his smaller companion Chester - a New
PROTESTERS campaigning against the Weymouth Pavilion scheme have been branded vandals after they daubed slogans on boards destined to display artwork by college students. Construction students from Weymouth College, who are helping with the renovation
Monday: I decided to walk to and from work today - which is about 2.5 mile each way. The way to work was great fun - I must have had about 6 or 7 colleagues stop to see if wanted a lift it took all my will power to say "no, really I'm fine!!" was hot
Day Off! Another supplier visit This time it was the turn of Sydling Brook Organic Farm, Owner Alistair Cooper took time out from his busy day to show me around the farm, introduce me to some of their magnificent stock and to explain their ethos on animal
INTERNET paedophiles could be forced to register all their online nicknames and email addresses with the authorities as part of a new crackdown, it was revealed today. Home Secretary John Reid said he hoped to bring in new laws which would force child
WITH a force 6/7 wind blowing in a north-easterly direction across Weymouth Bay it was not the best of nights for fishing on Weymouth Pleasure Pier but the turnout was encouraging for Weymouth Angling Club's Junior Winter League. Most of the juniors
Having gone to the meeting at the Pavilion, regarding the plans for the Pavilion site, I was shocked to hear Mr Cope speak on behalf of the 300 members of the civic society. As a member of the civic society I have never been balloted for my view regarding
GOALKEEPING training with professional coach Clive Saunders is being offered in the county town. The initiative is run through Dorchester Town Youth but any youngsters with an interest in goalkeeping can attend. You do not have to be playing for a club
Re the number of people opposed to the proposed Pavilion area redevelopment. At least one Councillor seemed to infer that the only people objecting to it are those who either wrote letters to the Dorset Echo, who attended the original march, or were
FORMER Beaminster School pupil Ria Hillier pulled off a coup when she staged a dance showcase at her old school. Ria, 22, studied dance and choreography at Winchester University and after graduating last October has been working with Beaminster School
My wife and I together with several other concerned residents were the instigators of the protest march between the Town Centre and the Pavilion to present a petition and letters of objection to Coun Brian Ellis on November 4 last year. I would therefore
It is now clear that Weymouth & Portland Borough Council environment committee is possessed of a breathtaking arrogance in recommending that the proposals for the Weymouth Pavilion complex be accepted by the full council. This in the face of expert opinion
BY WHAT right do the self-selecting members of the small 'protest brigade' claim to represent the many thousands of us who don't try to influence council meetings by waving banners and heckling the people who can more legally claim to represent us by
I have been ashamed at the negative and destructive tone of almost all of the letters to the Echo regarding the Pavilion development. I await a letter from anyone who is objecting to the current plans but who has constructive, rather than destructive
MEMBERS of the Dorset Rural Business Support Group marked their fifth anniversary at their latest meeting. They celebrated the milestone at a session hosted by founder member Humphries Kirk at its Dorchester office. The group supports small businesses
A PORTLAND leisure group has expanded with the addition of its 26th member company. The National Leisure Group, based at Southwell Park, has welcomed Torquay-based Harris Pools and Leisure to its ranks. National Leisure was formed in 1989 by a small
'We are in this together,' said Weymouth's Jason Tindall and Trevor Challis after Saturday's last-gasp draw with Burton Albion. Challis' commitment to the Terras' cause is outstanding, summed up by Tindall. The Terras' player-manager said: "One thing
GOALKEEPER Simon Evans has signed a contract with Dorchester which will keep him at the Avenue Stadium until the summer of 2008. The 18-year-old shared the goalkeeping duties with on-loan Richard Martin earlier this season but has become the Magpies
England, Europe is my home, It is a country that is very well known. We have a queen, a language and a flag, We are the owners of fish and chips in a brown paper bag. England is a country that delivers something different everyday, A country that
