Monday October 6 INPAPER COMPETITION CINEWORLD COMPETITION - Daily Competition to win a pair of tickets to Cineworld Cinema INPAPER OFFER PIRATE GOLF READER OFFER - Kids go free to Pirate Golf with the voucher printed in the paper INSTORE PROMOTION
Tolpuddle A NEW village notice board has been provided by the Puddletown area parish council. It is situated opposite the Martyrs' Inn, and is available for all Tolpuddle residents to use. Preference will be given to notices of events in Tolpuddle
Playing a blind character in a current BBC TV series has given me an insight into what it might be like to live with blindness. In preparation, I met blind and partially sighted people who showed me how they successfully go about their lives. But it
PARENTS are going back to school in Weymouth to try their children's school dinners. Mums and dads of pupils at Holy Trinity Primary School have been invited to join their children for the School Dinners Experience on October 20. They will be reliving
CAMPAIGNERS are aiming to make Dorset a Fairtrade county. An open day is being held on Saturday to tell people about Third World-friendly goods and services. The event is at the Peter Trim Community Hall, St George's, Reforne, Portland, from 10am to
IN A joint initiative, Portland YOI Governor Steve Holland and Grove Infant School headteacher Jane Hurdiss have developed a plan which will delight and benefit the whole community. Both are very keen to develop relationships within the community and
LYME Regis Art Group begins its autumn programme on Tuesday, October 7, at 2pm in Woodmead Hall. The group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from October to Easter and has a full programme of demonstrations by various artists. Members
I spend five perfect blissful days in Paris and I have much to tell about it, but the Beard says I am so far behind on the blog I must move on and because I love it when he is masterful, I will. The flight to Madrid proves a bit of a logistical challenge
THE recent coffee morning in the Mission Hall was a resounding success. Over 30 people went along to enjoy freshly brewed coffee and a range of delicious home made cakes, and all for just £1.50. This was the first in what is going to be a regular series
GOLDEN girl Sarah Ayton has launched new flagship offices for independent chartered accountants and business advisers Princecroft Willis LLP (PcW). Sarah, one-third of the Olympic gold-winning Yngling crew, assisted Dorset's High Sheriff John Raymond
LULWORTH Castle is offering the perfect opportunity to pick up those early Christmas presents at a Country House Fair on Thursday, October 16, from 10.30am to 4pm. More than 40 stalls have been selected to provide a superb variety of items, all at great
THE JOHN CARPENTER COLLECTION The Thing, Halloween,The Fog, Assault On Precinct 13, They Live, Escape From New York, Prince Of Darkness (Optimum) I LOVE John Carpenter. Truly a spiritual son of the Roger Corman school of cheap and cheerful drive-in
89: LOVE She Comes In Colors/ Orange Skies (Elektra, 1966) FOR the briefest period - until their thunder was summarily stolen by The Doors, for any number of reasons - Arthur Lee and Love absolutely ruled over the Los Angeles demi-monde. They were
A 'ZERO tolerance' approach to littering and dog fouling is set to hit Weymouth and Portland. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is getting tough with offenders in a six-month pilot project from January onwards. Council workers and police community
Forget the paparazzi flash bulbs of the fame game, if there's one part of our lives we could swap with A-listers, it would surely be their beauty entourages. Wherever celebrities like Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Mariah Carey go, you can bet their
FLY-TIPPERS are having a devastating effect on the picturesque Dorset countryside, it was warned today. They have dumped furniture and household items near Weymouth, Dorchester and on Portland. Mindless individuals have littered Coombe Valley Road
COUNCILLORS are being asked to approve the issue of tenders worth an estimated £5 million for the development of the former Mere tank site off Portland Beach Road. The proposal covers the second stage of redevelopment for the site after all of the fuel
Can anyone at the council please tell us if there is any intention of maintaining the Old Town Hall in Weymouth? It has been closed since the Guides were effectively forced out by being told that they would have to bear the cost of the maintenance of
LIVING in Old Church Farm, Broadmayne, has given its owners a jigsaw of architecture to enjoy. Some of the building's oak framed windows date back to the 15th century, the bulk of the house was built in the 16th and 17th centuries and one end was built
SHOP boss Nick Bourne has won the Franchisee of the Year Award for 2008 at Cash Generator's annual conference and gala dinner. Mr Bourne, 43, started the shop in the former Austin's store on Weymouth seafront two years ago. He received the awards after
FURIOUS footballers have forced league organisers to do a U-turn on a decision to axe a trophy presentation evening. Bosses at the former Weymouth Sports Club, now known as the Redlands Community Sports Hub, have reinstated the five-a-side league awards
Good vision plays a vital part in almost every aspect of life. Thanks to today's exciting ranges of quality eyewear - both glasses and contact lenses - you can enjoy all the benefits of clear sight, at the same time enhancing your appearance or making
FABULOUS folk string quartet Methera and the Kerr, Fagan, Harbron Trio join forces in Dorset for an exclusive double bill as part of a high-profile, national tour. The performances will present some of the strongest elements of the contemporary English
I woke up somewhere in Germany at a fuel station. Having the bus credit card means I'm going to be an ever present at fuel stops. 2am and Kev should be taking over. Apparently Jim though hadn't adjusted his watch and had somehow driven for 4 hours instead
Dawn broke in a rather dismal, half-hearted way as we docked in Calais and Kev was behind the wheel for the first leg on foreign soil. The north of the continent can seem a little dull and featureless, not improved by drizzle and traffic jams. Being
So, after all of those months of planning, preparation, stress and sheer hard work, here we were on the leaving day. With the evening leaving do now apparently all sorted out, it was down to us to cock up the plans, which we managed to, by turning up
WEYMOUTH harbourmaster Bill Chambers has left the post to join NATO. Mr Chambers will be moving on to take up a position at NATO's joint welfare centre in Stavanger, Norway. He said: "I've enjoyed my time as Weymouth harbourmaster but have been offered
TWENTY-one golfers turned up to play in memory of Jamie Webster, a well-loved and respected Portland character'. Jackie Bowler sent these pictures in of the players and said: "It was a beautiful, hot day - a bonus for the fair-weather players - at the
GOLDEN couple Alan and June Brock celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in style - arriving at L'n'O's Bistro on Portland in a white limousine. Their daughter Lyn Crosbie and grandchildren decorated L'n'O's for the event. Lyn would like to thank
ULTRA Electronics manufacturing and card systems sponsored a team of eight employees in aid of a Marie Curie Cancer Care charity event. The ladies enjoyed a fun afternoon of driving challenges while raising £1,120
PAT SHUKER was delighted to join hundreds of people in the great gorilla run in London to raise money for the Gorilla Organisation - but she was even more pleased to get out of the gorilla suit she had to wear to take part. She said: "It was so hot that
DARING duo Francisca Veale and Sian Donovan took the plunge for the Anthony Nolan Leukaemia Trust. They took part in a charity abseil from Hardy's Monument and raised £325 for the charity. Francisca, who lives in Weymouth, is pictured on left of the
NEARLY 300 guests attended the Kiss Charity Ball at Highway Farm, Bridport. Pauline Bale and a committee of 10 of her friends and family organised the fundraiser. It followed on as part of a fundraising drive from Pauline after she wrote a Kiss Cookbook
SISTERS Liz and Lou Gardiner completed a north to south fundraising bike ride for their step-dad Jack Burkitt. They completed the ride for Jack, who had been fighting Motor Neurone Disease, before he died recently. Liz and Lou, who were brought up in
DIAMOND couple Eric and Doris Sherwood from Dorchester had a sparkling time celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They returned to the same hotel on the Isle of Wight where they spent their honeymoon in 1948. Eric, 86, and Doris, 83, were received
OPPOSITION groups have condemned the Government's decision to give Weymouth's relief road the green light. Officials gave Dorset County Council approval to buy land needed for the long-awaited £84 million route last month. The Campaign for Better Transport
THE timetable for roadwork on the Weymouth to Bridport coast road has been changed after an outcry. Improvements to the B3157 were set to start today with work split into four different sections and roads closed at various times as a result. Work is
WEYMOUTH manager John Hollins admitted his side's rollercoaster performances are not doing his "ticker any good." The Terras netted an injury-time winner for the second successive game to overcome Eastbourne Borough at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday
DORCHESTER Town boss Shaun Brooks was left counting the costs of individual errors as his side went down 2-1 at Maidenhead United. A mistake from goalkeeper Gareth Stewart allowed Bobby Behzadi the opportunity to put the Berkshire Magpies in front.
WEYMOUTH 3 Beavon 17 (pen), McPhee 25, Joseph-Dubois 90 EASTBOURNE BOROUGH 2 M Crabb 8, Smart 58 PIERRE Joseph-Dubois came off the bench and netted an injury-time winner as 10-man Weymouth secured a second win on the spin at the Wessex Stadium.
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 2 Behzadi 16, Pacquette 64 DORCHESTER TOWN 1 Crittenden 47 NICK Crittenden's third goal in two matches was not enough to earn Dorchester a point at York Road. But a draw is what the Dorset Magpies could have achieved if only Ryan
BRIDPORT 3 SHEPTON M 2 OPPORTUNIST Chris Senior was the unexpected hero for Bridport with two last-ditch strikes to dispose of gritty Shepton Mallet at St Mary's Field. Central-defender Senior, more renowned for sterling work at the other end, twice
PORTLAND UNITED 4 STURMINSTER MARSHALL 2 PORTLAND United fought back from 2-1 down to secure their passage into the second round of the Dorset Senior Cup. The Blues ran out 4-2 winners against Sturminster Marshall at Grove Corner but had to do it
COBHAM SPORTS 2 CHICKERELL UNITED 2 CRAIG Roper netted a header in added-time to snatch Chickerell a point at Cobham Sports on Saturday. But Chickens' boss Dave Drage was not best pleased with his side afterwards, admitting that they "never really
CHARITY workers and computer users have hit out after their internet connections failed. People in the Forston and Charlton Down area said they were fed up with trouble affecting their telephone lines and internet connections. They claimed that BT has
WEYMOUTH Football Club have agreed a four-figure sponsorship deal with ASDA, whose brand name will now appear on the back of the Terras' shirts. Club chief executive Gary Calder said: "We are very pleased to have established this link up with ASDA and
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats' Conference League fixture away to Rye House has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 12 (2pm) after Saturday's meeting was postponed due to a waterlogged track.
BLANDFORD UNITED 3 BRIDPORT RESERVES 1 BOSS Mike Savage was enraged after Bridport Reserves were denied a stonewall penalty in their Dorset Premier League defeat to Blandford United. Savage was convinced that an infringement on Harry Fleet occurred
A PENSIONER has gone missing from his home in Weymouth, police said. Thomas Murphy, 81, was last seen at his home in sheltered accommodation Sedgefield Close, Westham. Sergeant Tony Smith said: "He is somewhat of a reclusive and eccentric man and hardly
AS THE nights draw in, the temperatures drop and the ground underfoot turns crunchy with leaves, the temptation to pound one's fists against the wall and wail, No, no, no. But we didn't even have a summer' becomes almost overwhelming. But, as a method
Yet another local bank holiday Fiesta looms, this time it's for one of the largest travelling animal circus still in existence. But I know what some will say? Oh, those poor animals, how could you go and see them being treated like that, they wouldn't
A HUGE roar of engines and a blur of colourful leathers charging forward marked the start of the 28th annual beach motocross in Weymouth. The event on Weymouth beach was organised by Weymouth Lions Club. Secretary David Woolford said: "We had 280 riders
INFORMATION is sought by police after a caravan was stolen in Weymouth. The 12ft-long cream coloured Sprite Musketeer caravan was taken from Sandpiper Way, Wyke Regis between September 1-25. Anyone with information can contact PC Louise Gill on 01305
