Wessex Water has issued advice for customers on how to protect their homes during freezing weather conditions. The company is concerned many people could experience leaks within their home when temperatures start to rise and the snow and ice thaws. If
WITH great regret Peter and Ann Martin have made the decision to retire on Saturday, February 6 when the Post Office in Portesham will close. A very sad day for Portesham to lose our Post Office but we all wish Peter and Ann every success and happiness
PUPILS at Dorchester Middle School have been praised for helping to keep the community clean of litter. The young litter-pickers collected 50kg of rubbish during a tidy of the school grounds. Pupils were given litter-picking devices, gloves and sacks
Martinstown WHAT a relief to be able to count the blessings of a warm home and a well-provisioned store cupboard now that winter has decided to visit this part of the countryside. However, I could be forgiven for thinking that I was experiencing Life
ORGANISERS are gearing up for the biggest and best Spirit of the Sea Festival so far in Weymouth and Portland. They have expanded the event from nine days to 14 days this July and aim to attract more visitors from around the country. The extravaganza
A STUDENT with a head for heights is set to return to his role as a Himalayan sherpa when he completes his course. Skalzang Rigzin, from Ladakh in India, is studying Outdoor Adventure Management at Kingston Maurward College near Dorchester. He hopes
A WEYMOUTH landlord is calling for urgent changes to be made to housing laws to stop the ‘mass exodus’ of refusals to take social housing tenants. Steve Vitali, who owns 13 private homes in the Weymouth area, said that changes made to the social housing
THE Friends of Radipole Park and Gardens have started the New Year with a newsletter from their new chair and committee to all members. They have a full programme of activities and a list of ambitious projects aimed at improving the facilities of the
A DAD is mounting a legal challenge against parking chiefs after being ticketed with his toddler while collecting change for the meter. Paul Wade, 46, said he is disgusted with Dorset County Council for slapping a £50 fine on his windscreen while he
ON THE subject of cycling, could our councillors again get out the office and on a bike? One recent day at about midday I rode along from Oasis cafe to the pier bandstand on my bike. Along that length I passed three people and a dog
WEYMOUTH'S Dorset Senior Cup quarter-final, which was originally scheduled for December 1, has been called off for a sixth time. After five previous postponements the tie had been switched from Gillingham's Hardings Lane ground to the Wessex
RESPECTED Lyme Regis councillor Spencer Hogg has passed away, aged 65. Described by his colleagues as a likeable intellectual, Coun Hogg began studying history at Oxford University aged just 17. After gaining a masters and doctoral degree, he moved
A MASON and musician from Weymouth who rubbed shoulders with Goons comedian Michael Bentine during the war has passed away aged 88. David Seall was born and raised in Weymouth and attended St John’s School. As a boy, Mr Seall joined the Salvation Army
A GAS engineer from Weymouth has shed six stone before tying the knot in the Caribbean next month. The new slimline Ross Sutherland, 35, has gone from 17st 10lb to a trim 11st 10lb through a combination of careful dieting and exercise. The self-employed
A TEENAGER who was injured in a moped crash on a busy Weymouth road has praised the dozen passers-by who stopped to help. Martyn Jones, 16, was riding home along Buxton Road, followed by his parents in their car, when he was forced to brake suddenly
HARBOUR users in Weymouth are calling for a new vote over plans to replace parking and loading bays with a bus lane on North Quay. The proposal, which is part of the Weymouth Transport Package for the 2012 Olympic Games, was put forward by Dorset County
THE nitty-gritty of life in a rural West Dorset community 150 years ago has been laid bare in a fascinating new book. Who Were We? is the fourth village book researched and written under the management of Village Voices, a voluntary group that uses the
YESTERDAY I started my journey to Miami by travelling to my parents’ house in West Sussex. Today I will get a lift with my twin brother to Gatwick and then get the bus from Gatwick to Heathrow. It was quite strange coming back to this part
PORTLAND dad Barry Kenneally is hopeful a life-changing transplant operation could come sooner rather than later after two close calls. Barry, 37, has been on the waiting list for a kidney and pancreas transplant for two-and-a-half years. But last month
WEYMOUTH Wildcats’ chairman Phil Bartlett is targeting top spot in the National League after the Cats were saved by Weyline taxis. The Radipole Lane outfit was in danger of folding, with its future reliant on the management team being able to find a
Shopping is normally actively avoided by me but a recent foray to a local supermarket produced the following observations. There is invariably a queue of traffic to enter the car park. This is partly due to the eccentric layout of the car park (Asda
A PITCH inspection will be held at the Wessex Stadium at noon today as Weymouth aim to avoid their Dorset Senior Cup quarter-final with Gillingham Town being postponed for the sixth time. Manager Ian Hutchinson said the pitch was still rock hard yesterday
BRIDPORT boss Trevor Senior reckons the quality of pitches holds the key to his charges’ fortunes in the second half of the season. Senior was speaking as it was confirmed that tonight’s fixture with local rivals Chard Town had been postponed because
THE Football Conference has extended a helping hand to both Weymouth and Dorchester Town as the big freeze continues to claim matches up and down the country. With no games played at the weekend by any of the 68 member clubs of the Conference, the association
TOM Brown has set his sights on the National League Riders’ Championship after returning to the Weymouth Wildcats this winter. The 25-year-old has been signed up along with Byron Bekker, Terry Day and James Cockle ahead of the new season, which starts
DORCHESTER Town stalwart Albert Miller has passed away at the age of 87. The Magpies’ legend held the role of club secretary for 43 years, between 1956 and 1999, and also occupied the title of president before stepping down in the summer of
JON Bevan congratulated Michael Watson on his recent glory – and then he targeted qualification for the 2010 Open Championships at St Andrews. Bevan and Watson are colleagues at the Wessex Golf Centre, which has been a hotbed for success in past months
NIMBLE fingered Mary Watson from Weymouth has stitched her way to £1,000 for a national charity. She created two double quilts with a heart design for the Cardiomyopathy Association. Each fetched £500, but a Windsor chair made by her husband Michael
ROBBERS savagely attacked an ill and vulnerable man after smashing their way into his home. The six ‘burly’ intruders wearing balaclavas broke through the chained door before punching the helpless victim in the face and getting away with £150. Police
