With just over a year to go until the start of the 2012 Games, organisers are on the search for young volunteers. More than 2,000 young people from across the UK will be recruited to take up volunteer roles at events, including the sailing events in
AWARD-WINNING musicians will be visiting Weymouth today for the first time in almost 20 years. The Lions Youth Brass is touring the south coast until Wednesday and will be providing free concerts at local venues. Members of the public will be able to
FED up residents have transformed an embarrassing eyesore in the middle of Fortuneswell. Community pride has been restored to a small corner of Underhill by volunteers who turned the neglected wasteland at 11 High Street into a garden and seating area
Coffee and cake will be on offer as a charity supporting people with autism opens the doors to its operations in Dorchester. The Wessex Autistic Society is holding an open day at its office in Trinity Street on Wednesday, August 24 to celebrate 12 months
WEYMOUTH harbourside staff have shown their support for the Echo campaign to site a new coastguard supercentre in Weymouth and Portland. With over 1,120 people now signed up to the campaign and the numbers swelling all the time online and on the Portland
A WEYMOUTH woman has spoken of her fear for her daughter who was in Oslo on the day a bomb exploded, bringing terror to the city. Lyn Morgan Kjolas spent 30 years living in Norway and has been in constant contact with friends and family since the nation
A new service aimed at protecting Dorset’s primary school children from abuse needs a team of volunteers to help it work. The new Childline Schools Service will help under 11s to understand what abuse is, how to protect themselves and how to seek help
THIS striking image of a Ranger armoured vehicle was taken by Universal Engineering employee Justin Glynn who is making a move into professional photography. He’s not giving up the day job just yet though, but working for the Weymouth company
A FARMER was found dead at his home in Milborne St Andrew after falling down the stairs, an inquest heard. Michael Herbert Hooper, 85, was found dead at Manor Farm in the village on June 4. At an inquest into his death at County Hall, Dorchester, pathologist
A HUSBAND and wife team are preparing for a trip to help the people at the heart of war torn Afghanistan. Dentist Sara Banuri admits she is scared about taking the one-month trip to the violence-stricken capital Kabul, which continues to live with the
A man will stand trial over an allegation of causing grievous bodily harm with intent in Weymouth. Andrew Harrison, of Upper Bloomfield Road, Bath, appeared at Dorchester Crown Court where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully and
Torch tour AN OLYMPIC torch tour is coming to Weymouth seafront next week. The interactive roadshow will be stopping off in the borough on Friday July 29 from 10am until 4pm. The Lloyds TSB London 2012 Olympic Torch Tour aims to bring the
The people of Weymouth got their first taste of the planned Olympic spirit at a weekend of beach shows. Visitors sat back and marvelled at the 360 degree screen showing films in a dome on Weymouth beach. They were shown films including screenings of
A MAN was set on fire at a party at his house in Weymouth. Horrified housemates have named the victim as 21-year-old David John Day and said he was doused with what was believed to be perfume and set alight by visitors as he listened to music
CROWDS of residents flocked to the official opening of Weymouth’s new community fire station. Olympic gold medal sailor Sarah Dempsey cut the ribbon at the open day as visitors took a look at new facilities that have been built for public use
Richard Denton-White is critical of my letter stating that the EU may have contributed to the debate on the closure of the coastguard service. He considers my bringing this to readers’ attention to be anti-European Union. In October this year, the
FOR many years, Don Whistance has been deeply committed to the development of children’s sport, particularly athletics, in south Dorset. His views deserve to be heard. And given the hefty profits which are sure to be made during the 2012 Olympics, there
OKAY, so as stated in the Echo a few weeks ago, everything will be up and running by July 22. I see that traffic can now flow both ways on King Street, much to the relief of many, including myself. However, once again I come back to Boot Hell. Traveling
RENOWNED Dorset author and historian Rodney Legg has died. Mr Legg, 64, was a former chairman of the Open Spaces Society and campaigned for walkers' access rights. He died following an illness. See Tuesday's Echo for a tribute to Mr Legg.
I write to congratulate Skanska on their cycle route to Dorchester. Having dodged the traffic at the Asda junction regardless of high visibility clothing and a lime green bike frame I then made my way to the ‘new road’. I was pleased to be told by
Why am I no longer surprised at your recent headlines concerning the council? Not content in destroying the road system to the town and restricting what time people are allowed to sit outside (what happened to the creation of a cafe culture?),
WEYMOUTH does tend to enjoy a bit more sunshine than most other towns in the UK but describing it as a Mediterranean climate would be stretching it. Good news then that when the sun isn’t shining the town’s inhabitants who are dodging the rain on a gloomy
A GENTLE tale of ordinary folk is coming to Weymouth’s bijou Warehouse Theatre. The Cemetery Club, by Ivan Menchell, is a sweet story about three widows and is being directed by club veteran Dennis Dunford. This comedy, with much Jewish humour, is about
THE Dorset Echo has launched an urgent appeal to help the world’s most malnourished children in ‘the worst humanitarian disaster in the world’ in East Africa. And generous readers have donated more than £3,000 already to help the starving youngsters
THE BEER was flowing as people flocked to enjoy the entertainment on offer at Wykefest. The third annual Wyke Regis celebration saw over 50 local beers and ciders on offer as well as musical entertainment and a range of food and craft stalls. Thousands
DORSET will need to produce the goods with the bat today if they are to stand a chance of beating Oxfordshire at Dean Park in the Minor Counties Western Division. The three-day game began yesterday with the visitors racking up a fine first
MAGPIES’ manager Ashley Vickers is hoping to see the floodgates open this campaign after watching goal-getter Chris Flood take his pre-season tally to four. The 21-year-old maintained his fine form this summer with a superb double in Saturday
WEYMOUTH 3 WEST HAM XI 0 BOSS Brendon King refused to get carried away despite watching his side Hammer West Ham’s so-called stars of the future. Richard Marshallsay celebrated his new one-year contract by firing the Terras ahead before
BRIDPORT remain unbeaten in pre-season after sharing a goalless draw with Westland Sports. The higher-ranked Bees had opportunities to claim victory against their Magna Dorset Premier League hosts but were unable to capitalise. Boss Trevor Senior, whose
WEYMOUTH 183 (5pts) lost to BROADSTONE 184-2 (20pts) by eight wickets WEYMOUTH were “outplayed in all areas” according to stand-in skipper Tom England. The Seasiders went down to their sixth defeat of the Dorset Premier League campaign as
Dorchester 101-2 (20pts) beat Ferndown Wayfarers 100 (2pts) by 8 wickets DORCHESTER produced a solid team performance to beat basement boys Ferndown Wayfarers at the Rec, and county town skipper Martyn Richards ‘could not ask for anything more
CAPTAIN Michael Watson (Wessex Golf Centre) continued as the West Region’s most prolific winner when he claimed the Cumberwell Park PGA West Region Championship Pro-Am with a seven-under-par round of 64. He defied the breezy conditions with six birdies
