A FORMER Weymouth Pavilion wardrobe mistress celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends. Anne Norbury of Lodmoor, Weymouth worked with many celebrities including Bruce Forsyth, Dusty Springfield and Mike and Bernie Winters. Her daughter,
A TASTE of rail travel in the South East of England came to a town in the South West. Model railway enthusiasts celebrated the 20th annual exhibition to be held in Weymouth. Young and old gathered for the display at Wey Valley School in Dorchester Road
WEYMOUTH was the busiest lifeboat station in the south and west during the 2007 summer season according to figures published today by RNLI. Statistics for June, July and August show lifeboats in the region launched 700 times while lifeguards in the same
A MAN whose car was crushed by a trainee army vehicle driver walked away from the incident unscathed. Police said that was 'amazing' the 42-year-old Blandford man suffered no injuries after his white Citroen was written off by the tracked army personnel
A WEYMOUTH teenager has received an award for her efforts to raise Poppy Appeal funds. Charlotte Warren-Sinclair, 15, of Culliford Way, who has been collecting for the appeal for five years, has been responsible for nearly half the appeal cash raised
FOURTEEN charities had a great morning selling their Christmas cards in Bridport. The event was organised by Bridport Combined Charities and there will be another opportunity to buy cards on Saturday, November 24. Charities' treasurer Sheila Meaney
HOSPITAL infection rates could increase under plans to privatise Dorset County Hospital's sterile services, it is claimed today. Unison, which represents public sector staff, says a proposal to outsource sterilisation of surgical equipment to a profit-making
EYEBALLS in drinks and skeleton straws helped partygoers to celebrate Hallowe'en in Bridport. A ghoulish party night attracted 40 people through the doors of the Pymore Inn, Pymore, with costumes ranging from witches to skeletons and werewolves. It
Before Dorset County Council pays out £100,000 for consultants to quiz householders on waste strategy, I suggest they contact South Northants District Council to find out how to tackle the waste problem successfully. In two years that authority has improved
A GHOULISHLY good time was had by ghosts, witches and wizards at a Hallowe'en-themed party by the sea. Nearly 200 partygoers braved bats and spiders to show off their costumes in Weymouth's Greenhill Gardens. The Pumpkin in the Park party was the third
A NUMBER of businesses in Dorset are the shortlist of a national competition to find the best rural retailer. The contest, organised by the Countryside Alliance, celebrates rural communities through the retailers who work so tirelessly to keep them together
SHOPKEEPERS are being asked not to sell eggs and flour to youngsters to ensure that Hallowe'en passes off smoothly. Police in Dorchester are cracking down on Hallowe'en mischief that turns into misery for many people by urging shop workers in and around
CHARITY fundraiser Gus McKechnie will be pounding the streets of Manhattan at the weekend in memory of his mum. Mr McKechnie had been due to run the New York Marathon as part of his challenge to cover four million metres by road, sea and river in aid
DURING the 90th anniversary celebrations at All Saints Church in Easton on Portland, the festivals of All Saints and All Souls were commemorated with a bonfire party. Parish priest the Rev Fionn McKinty said: "Basically we are highlighting the Christian
CINDERELLA will be the final production from the Royal Manor Theatre Company on Portland as it celebrates its 60th anniversary year. The pantomime is written and directed by Janet Botterill and contains three songs written by the company's Andy Straw
POUNDBURY Systems Ltd excelled at the South West Chamber of Commerce Awards - winning three prestigious gongs. The Dorchester-based computer solutions company won the Business of the Year, the Impact of Technology on your Business Award (less than 50
IMAGINE a crew of professional home-grown UK hip-hop dancers who've individually appeared on the West End, acted alongside Beckham, Ronaldhino and George Michael, danced with Ballet Rambert and worked with Deborah Bull of the Royal Ballet You'd surely
DOES anyone recognise the young woman in the photograph? It was taken in 1948 and her name is Grace Hullah. She worked at the Nothe Fort in Weymouth as a plane spotter during the Second World War. Now 86 and living in Toronto, Canada, she is keen
MANAGER Jason Tindall is urging Weymouth fans to give more encouragement to the club's young stars. His comments come after a small section of supporters booed the Terras off the pitch at half-time of Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Hitchin Town in
DORCHESTER Town full back Ryan Hill has joined British Gas Southern Premier Division side Bashley initially on a one-month loan deal. Hill has been struggling with injury since the end of last season and has yet to make a competitive appearance under
AN ACCIDENT involving a motorcycle and car caused delays on the A31 between Bere Regis and Winterborne Zelston today. Police said a silver Peugeot 206 and blue Kawasaki motorcyle were involved. Ambulance crews attended the scene and treated the car
PORTLAND United kick-off their Dorset Senior Cup campaign when they welcome Sturminster Marshall to Grove Corner tonight (7.30pm). The Blues go into the game aiming to defend their unbeaten run of 10 competitive games, and 100 per cent record at home
EASTON UNITED 3 WITCHAMPTON UNITED 0 A SPLASH of colour was added to a cold and grey afternoon at Grove Corner by the referee, who produced six yellow cards and sent two men off in a match where hardly a bad tackle was made. Within five minutes Dorset
A JUDGE has granted time for further psychiatric assessment of a man who stabbed three teenage girls. The sentencing of Ian Andrew Ruby, 19, formerly of Court Close, Bridport, was adjourned for 28 days but Judge Harvey Clark QC warned that this is likely
CHICKERELL United ran riot and thrashed bottom club Stalbridge 9-0 to increase their unbeaten start in the Dorset Senior League to eight games. The basement boys had no answer to United's free-flowing football that saw Ashley Smith net a fine hat-trick
AN IRANIAN man suffered stab wounds after he was set upon by three Colombian youths at Weymouth Bay Holiday Park, a court was told. Andres Sanches Santos, 18, of Penrose Street, London, denies wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and causing
CHRIS Evans kept his nerve and dispatched a second-half penalty to hand Weymouth Sports a 3-2 win over Allendale at Cranford Avenue. The visitors took the lead after 20 minutes but that was wiped out when Mark Nicholson produced a fine finish to level
THE Belvedere stormed back to the top of the Domino's Premiership following an emphatic 7-1 humbling of Café Royal. The Royal had boasted a 100 per cent record before this fixture at Redlands. Paul Hayers bagged his first hat-trick for the reigning
A WALKER stuck in marshland triggered a full scale rescue operation. The man alerted emergency services with his mobile phone after becoming stranded in mud in Wareham Forest. He had been been dropped off at Bere Road car park, north of the town, last
Southern Counties South DORCHESTER 3 IVEL BARBARIANS 10 DORCHESTER lost this crucial Southern Counties South fixture to a dogged Barbarians side, who at the end deserved to hang on and take the much needed points. The county town side started the
Dorset & Wilts One South FROME 27 WEYMOUTH 0 THE long trip to Frome was to prove a fruitless afternoon for the Seasiders who were forced to make no fewer than eight changes to personnel and position ahead of the clash. A disjointed and uncharacteristically
VANDALS have left young children in tears after wrecking a pond and killing wildlife at their school. Saddened Brackenbury Infants School staff who discovered the destruction on their return from half-term say the school's youngsters are devastated.
