Inter-League Challenge Second Leg: Weymouth Doonan Wildcats 32-49 Isle of Wight Islanders (match abandoned after 13 heats). Aggregate score 100-71 to Isle of Wight. WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats were beaten by both their opponents and the weather as their
STREETS in West Dorset are among the cleanest in the land. The district's highways and byways are the second-cleanest in Britain with rubbish and debris being found on only 0.1 per cent of streets according to public sector union GMB. That compares
It has to be said that I've never really seen myself as a pick-up driver. I neither have sheep to feed, work on a building site, wear a baseball cap or partake of Country and Western music. But the currently expanding range of vehicles in the segment
OUTRAGED Weymouth landlords and restaurateurs have been told to remove sun parasols from their outdoor seating areas - unless they get planning permission. Council chiefs have ruled that 'permanent fixture' umbrellas used by restaurants and bars in Hope
NEWS that the Government is to axe the South West Regional Assembly has been met with mixed reaction by local politicians. The powers of the controversial £2 million organisation - labelled by critics as nothing more than a 'talking shop' - are set to
DORSET housing campaigners fear a Government pledge to build extra homes may see needy local people shouldered aside by wealthy investors. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a fresh target of three million new homes nationally by 2020 - an increase
A TEENAGER who hit another youngster with a baseball bat has been jailed for three years at Dorchester Crown Court. Louis Nicholas Lockyear, 18, of Catherine's Well, Milton Abbas, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a 16-year-old
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats' number one David Mason is adamant that if his side "clicks" at the Wessex Stadium tonight they are more than capable of making life difficult for Premier League side the Isle of Wight (7.15pm). The Wildcats were beaten 51-39
RNSTS 132-3 beat BRIDGE INN BEARS 107 all-out by seven wickets RNSTS skipper Martin Hewson was full of praise for his side after they pulled off a shock win against the Bridge Inn Bears in the Echo Cup final at Redlands last night. The Bears, who won
WEYMOUTH captain Dean Jana-way has revealed that Australian paceman Brett Mugridge is on the verge of a possible recall to first-team duty. The overseas star was a regular in Janaway's line-up at the beginning of the season but an illness last month
PARAMEDICS on two wheels have been cutting emergency response times in Dorset. Cycling and motorcycling paramedics are now bracing themselves for the peak summer season where their traffic-dodging machines will come into their own. Motorcycling paramedics
26: FLEETWOOD MAC Man Of The World/Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite (Immediate, 1969) IF YOU were to take a straw poll - fending off a few haymakers along the way, no doubt - you would find that most people associate the name Fleetwood
WHERE Crowded House are concerned, I always got the impression that for the most part they slaved away at the Beatles coal face in a rather workmanlike fashion, but were still capable of digging out the occasional diamond. When all the stars were properly
THESE computer-generated images provide more detail of the way Dorchester's brewery site will look after its planned redevelopment. West Dorset District Council gave the green light for the proposals earlier this week. Developer Brewery Square Ltd has
A BID to keep three important paintings in Dorset has been given a £55,000 boost. Dorset County Museum is celebrating its first victory in a fight to stop the paintings from being sold overseas. The pictures are by George Romney, one of the greatest
SOME children went to clock-making workshop. They made their own design of a clock; we asked some questions like: "What design are you doing?" A boy about 11 replied: "I am making a skate board crossed over with wheels." Why did you choose these activities
IN this workshop children learn to dance to hip-hop music and do all the latest moves. They start with a warm-up, play a game called go, stop, jump and clap, and then learn a dance. Their teacher, Anne-Marie Collins, said her favourite dance types were
ASKED why they chose this activity, Ashley Brown and Zac Holden, who both attend Beechcroft School, said it was because it sounded cool. "I like the imaginative and creative side of it," said Zac. "One thing we did was imagine what people at university
THE children had to create a company that sold either toys for five-year-olds, costing £5, or jewellery and fashion products for 12-year-olds, costing £8. "I've really enjoyed working with the students, and the products they have produced have been excellent
CHILDREN have taken part in a computer music lesson. Teachers Rob and Ben showed the students their knowledge of computer music. For two hours they tested different noises and techniques to create a 30-second tune to share with the class. They also
TODAY Year 6 came to Weymouth College to take part in Primary College. We decided to pay a visit to the pupils learning 'How to Save a Life'. We asked Beth and Jack: "Tell us what you found interesting about Save a Life?" This is what they said: "It
WE interviewed the college principal, Sue Moore, and gave her a full throttle interrogation. Six questions said it all and she answered them with extreme care. Did you know that she has been working at the college for five years? She said: "I have
THIS morning our fabulous news team cooked up an amazing story. We interviewed children who were making pizzas. Although intelligent, they seemed to need an awful lot of help. "Our recipe consists of ham, salami, cheese, mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes
WE went to the laboratory at Weymouth College to see what they were getting up to with slime! Asked whether it was hard to make, the children said, "No, because you don't have to do much. You only need polyethanol, food colouring and sodium borate"
YESTERDAY afternoon the rubbish band were getting their groove on when they were playing rubbish that had been recycled as instruments, such as barrels, old bins and pipes. They were making tunes with old plastic pipes by hitting themselves and on the
PEOPLE will be flocking to Dorset from all over the world this weekend to take part in the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally. As well as the march and politics, a large part of the event is the entertainment. This year, a host of local musicians will be
WEYMOUTH sailor Sarah Ayton and crew Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson clinched Great Britain's first gold at the ISAF World Sailing Championships in Cascais, Portugal, winning the Yngling world title and pulling one step closer to Olympic qualification for
