NEW training facilities and a workshop specialising in dealing with the Terrier armoured tractor is being proposed for Bovington Camp. Purbeck councillors will hear that the Ministry of Defence is making the application for the camp where Prince William
PLANS were lodged with Dorset County Council for a temporary travellers' site for the Great Dorset Steam Fair. The application has gone in for a site next to the steam fair and one across the Valleys Road has been offered by the fair organisers and the
MARINE experts reviewing the handling of the MSC Napoli disaster praised the efforts of coastal services but said lessons would be learned. More than 70 members of the Dorset Coast Forum attended a meeting at Winfrith Technology Centre. Also top of
As the new councillor who displaced Andy Hutchings, I would like to add a few words following the Echo article regarding the proposal to elect him as an alderman. I am not familiar with Andy's exploits as a councillor over the 24 years, but by reputation
Mazda has added to its range with four new model options. The 3 MPS has been praised as a benchmark in hot hatches and is thought to be the most powerful and quickest front-wheel-drive production hatchback in the world. The driving experience is also
A SUSPECTED unexploded bomb brought traffic to a standstill in Puddletown... until it was declared to be a stage prop. New residents Gary and Amanda Callow were sorting out their new home at The Moor when they found what they thought was TNT dynamite
WEYMOUTH player-boss Jason Tindall has praised his players for the "loyalty" they are currently showing the club. The 29-year-old has admitted that some of his men have concrete offers on the table from "bigger clubs" but they are waiting to see what
DORSET manager Sean Walbridge admitted their one-day game against Berkshire at Dean Park was called off partly because they didn't want to risk picking up any more injuries'. The Minor Counties Championship outfit currently have five players injured
WEYMOUTH SECONDS (20pts) 133-3 beat PORTLAND RED TRIANGLE (4pts) 131 all out by seven wickets WEYMOUTH Seconds' skipper Steve Budd was full of praise for his men after this fine Dorset Funeral Plan League Division Three win over local rivals Portland
BROADSTONE II 239-6 (25pts) beat BEAMINSTER 204 (8pts) by 35 runs BEAMINSTER are still on the hunt for their first victory in Dorset Funeral Plan League Division One after defeat at The Delph. Richard Bugler's men could only muster 204 after the newly-promoted
WIMBORNE and COLEHILL II 233-9 (18pts) beat BRIDPORT 180-7 (8pts) by 53 runs BRIDPORT crashed to a shock defeat at the hands of struggling Wimborne and Colehill Seconds in Dorset Funeral Plan Division One. Paul Tweddle's men failed to find second gear
WINDOWMAN Weymouth Sunday League chairman Mark Cottingham believes the future of the competition is looking "rosy." The Black Dog goalkeeper was among approximately 200 people who attended the league's annual presentation night at the Pavilion in Weymouth
THE sun came out for revellers enjoying Trawler Race Day along Weymouth Harbour. The race itself got under way in murky conditions but the enthusiasm of the eight crews could not be dampened. As the day grew brighter visitors flocked to the water's
PUPILS, teachers and parents at a village school are celebrating after it received a good Ofsted report. St Mary's CE Middle School in Puddletown was described as a 'good school and one that is rapidly improving' by Ofsted inspectors, who visited last
WEYMOUTH'S notorious Birdman competition ended in dramatic fashion when the winner of the event was rushed to hospital. Garry Clarke attempted to leap across the harbour riding a wooden replica of Big Ben while wearing a Tony Blair mask and had successfully
RURAL residents claim they are living in a 'war zone' because an activity centre has opened on their doorstep. Landowners Kevin and Amanda Crocker are currently seeking planning permission for the centre, which offers a range of activities including
ROUNDABOUTS in Weymouth could be scrapped in a proposed overhaul of the town's traffic system for the Olympics. Bold plans to transform the Weymouth to Portland route suggest traffic lights should replace the Kings, Westham, Harbour, Boot Hill and Foord's
THE hunt is on for Dorset's crime-fighting heroes. Now in their third year, the Dorset Justice Awards 2007 recognise outstanding work carried out by people working within Dorset's criminal justice system. Anyone working for a criminal justice agency
MILES from the Caribbean, Captain Jack Sparrow showed up to re-open a refurbished Weymouth store. The Pirates of the Caribbean character was on hand to reopen the newly decked out Londis in Abbotsbury Road. Manager Steve Bassett, who has owned the
EMPLOYEES at Dorset Cereals are backing plans for a visitor centre at Durlston Castle in Purbeck. They are donating thousands of mini-packs of cereals to be sold in shops and joining in fundraising events to back the Durlston Project. The packs will
As Groucho Marx famously once said - "Do you mind if I don't smoke?" Lungs full of stale smoke and clothes stinking of ashtrays are common side effects of the social circuit these days. But as a non-smoker nothing is more abhorrent than having to suffer
