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  • Portesham Parish News

    YOU can now keep up to date with all the happenings in Portesham with a free newsletter which has been put together by your local councillors and is distributed to all addresses in the parish. If you’d prefer to receive the next one by email please

  • Go wild in Weymouth with the Dorset Wildlife Trust

    BUDDING wildlife experts can start their exploration of the local wildlife during the summer holidays thanks to the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Throughout August Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre is hosting events for the whole family, so even

  • Former Weymouth estate agent's unforgettable experience

    A FORMER estate agent took his career training into a Cambodian classroom as part of a three-month volunteering ad-venture. Simon Angell has returned to Weymouth from his ‘unforgettable’ experience in South East Asia where he was a volunteer

  • Just swanning around for round-up

    IT WAS two days of high drama involving a bit of swan hugging and effective teamwork at a beauty spot near Weymouth. The biennial swan round-up in the Fleet Lagoon where the inhabitants of the Abbotsbury Swannery are rounded up by volunteers for a health

  • Students clean up in Osmington White Horse project

    STUDENTS from the Thomas Hardye Sch-ool put in some hard graft to help clear up an iconic Dorset landmark ahead of the summer holidays. Year 12 International Baccalaureate pupils from the Dorchester school took part in the Osmington White Horse Restoration

  • Six West Dorset homes searched in stolen tool raids

    POLICE swooped on six homes in raids to seize stolen power tools. They recovered 124 power and garden tools in the blitz on five properties in Bridport and one in Pymore. Officers joined forces with colleagues from Devon and Cornwall for the ‘swift

  • Dorchester's Anonymous festival to show off youth culture

    THIS year’s free youth-organised Anonymous festival is set to give people a ‘real taste of Dorchester’s thriving youth culture’. The event organisers, Dorchester Youth Extra (DYE) and West Dorset District Council, have said the festival is about more

  • Mass killer Anders Breivik had Billy Bragg on target list

    THE sick ‘manifesto’ drawn up by Norwegian killer Anders Breivik included suggested terrorist attacks on Dorset targets, it has emerged. He proposed sending a lethal dose of anthrax to 62,000 British ‘traitors’, including teachers, politicians, journalists

  • Chickerell Woodland Trust area spoiled by revellers

    A WEYMOUTH beauty spot is being spoilt by revellers according to angry residents. The Woodland Trust area in Chickerell, which has entrances from Glennie Way, is a popular spot with dog walkers. But the natural beauty is being ruined by people cutting

  • Long distance flight!

    FOR THOSE interested in the progress of the Children of Fiji balloons (launched from Cattistock on Sunday, July 11), the balloon that has travelled the furthest so far was found in Ebershausen in Germany. It had travelled 604.66 miles! The closing

  • An insight into the 2012 Olympics from Lord Sebastian Coe

    TODAY, with one year to go until the start of the Olympic Games, we formally invite the world to the London 2012 Games and showcase how we are getting ready to host the world in 365 days time. I am pleased to report we are fully on track with

  • Spear fishing alert after tuna catch off Portland

    AMATEUR fishermen keen to follow in the footsteps of an enthusiast’s lucky catch are being warned by coastguards following two emergencies off the coast. The catching of a northern bluefin tuna off Portland has created a buzz in the fishing community

  • Bridport girl, 13, dies of heart attack

    A community is in shock after a 13-year-old girl died of a heart attack. Family and Friends of Anna-Lee Kehoe have paid tribute to the Sir John Colfox student who died suddenly. It is believed the teenager, who suffered from asthma, died of a heart

  • Businesses being warned to prepare during Olympic period

    VISITORS, residents and businesses are being warned to expect ‘business as unusual’ during the Olympic period and urged to make preparations now in terms of accommodation, travel, transport and deliveries. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic

  • Portland protest against eviction of family

    MORE than 60 people turned out to protest against the eviction of a family on Portland. Neighbours and friends of the Naylor family held a peaceful protest outside the family’s former home at Pound Piece in Weston yesterday. They held homemade banners

  • CBBC favourites Dick and Dom head to Camp Bestival

    IT MIGHT pack an almighty punch when it comes to attracting musical acts, but Camp Bestival is best known for the way it caters to a family audience. Every year there are 100 free things for children to enjoy, from storytelling and jousting knights to

  • One year and counting to Olympic joy

    TODAY marks one year to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games and people from across the United Kingdom are celebrating. An iconic image of Portland Bill has been created in honour of the milestone – using a ‘1 Year to Go’ banner signed by

  • Final countdown starts for Weymouth and Portland Olympics 2012

    THIS time next year ‘the greatest show on Earth’ will be starting in Britain and the Olympic sailing events poised to take place on borough waters. Today’s one-year-to-go countdown until the London 2012 Games has been hailed by Olympians, Paralympians

  • Portland Tesco staff back Save Our Lifesavers campaign

    Click the link to download the petition . . . SHOPPERS and staff at Tesco are stacking up the signatures for our Save Our Lifesavers campaign. Workers at the store on Portland have collected more than 300 signatures for the cause. The Easton

  • The rights of way

    Regarding white lines outside of garages and driveways – they are police lines. You can only be fined if there is a four-wheeled vehicle in either. It gives the owner the rights to enter the highway but not to return to the garage. This would constitute

  • Conned into EU

    How Mr Denton-White rants! Perhaps he can tell us, for I would like to know, what is it about the EU that engenders such rabid diatribes? It is not nostalgia for a lost empire that enrages many people, including myself, about the EU – it is that we

  • Time to retire

    I’VE noticed the dolphin is back in Victoria Square, Portland. It comes out of hiding each year and it looks to be more dilapidated than ever. The green foliage is turning brown. I personally think it is well past its sell by date and should be put

  • A Dorset job?

    One bright spot related to the new traffic lights – with the 2012 Olympics as a backdrop, perhaps Weymouth town centre could be used as the location for another remake of The Italian Job? On second thoughts, no. They wouldn’t need a computer expert

  • Demand a re-run on library debate

    If, as Councillor Coatsworth made clear at the DCC meeting on the future of the nine Dorset Libraries on July 21, councillors were issued before this meeting with a highly slanted summary of the research questionnaires completed by thousands of members

  • Milton Abbas prepare to welcome visitors to the street fair

    THE FINAL preparations are underway as Milton Abbas prepares to welcome thousands of visitors to its Street Fair on Saturday. Performers for the 18th century fair are busy rehearsing in the village, including comic singing performers the Muckspreaders

  • Olympics 2012: Over 50s can dance at Weymouth beach

    A UNIQUE opportunity is being offered to the over 50s in Dorset to try creative dance in the ICCI arena on Weymouth Beach. Older people in Dorset are invited to take part in a free taster session this Sunday, from 3pm to 4pm, in the unique

  • Dorchester resident celebrates her 100th birthday

    CENTENARIAN Gwen Spicer went back to school to celebrate her special day. The resident of Maiden Castle House care home in Dorchester marked her 100th birthday with a trip to Moreton Tea Rooms. The tea rooms’ building was formerly Moreton School, where

  • Dorset hopes dashed by Chad

    DORSET saw hopes of retaining their Minor Counties Western Division title dashed by Oxfordshire bowler Chad Keegan. The South African finished with astonishing match figures of 13 for 155 as the visitors chalked up a 163-run victory on the final day

  • Gerring targets play-offs for Terras

    BEN Gerring wants to help guide the Terras towards the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division play-offs next season. The ex-Plymouth Argyle defender is currently revelling in the new-found positivity at the club and is adamant a top-five finish is not beyond

  • Bowles' Cherries trial is no surprise to Simkin

    AFC BOURNEMOUTH’S interest in Magpies’ defender Gary Bowles has come as no surprise to assistant-boss Phil Simkin. The 22-year-old turned out for the Cherries in a 2-2 draw at Winchester last Thursday and did enough to earn an invite to train

  • Suffering goes on for struggling Bridport

    BRIDPORT 127 (6pts) lost to SHILLINGSTONE 217-8 (20pts) by 90 runs NOT even the experienced head of Dave Herbert could stop Bridport’s ongoing suffering in Dorset League Division Three as they went down to a 90-run home defeat against Shillingstone

  • WeySports' bootcamp fun sweeps area

    WEYSPORTS launched their Project Evolution Parks Project and Bootcamp at Top Club, Littlemoor on Monday night and a large number of children thoroughly enjoyed the activities that took place. In association with WPBC, Synergy Housing and Royal Marines

  • Julien's joy at Town Tournament

    JULIEN Lawes regained his men’s singles crown with a ruthless display of power and control against Kieron Morrissey on the final day of the Weymouth Town Tennis Tournament. Morrissey had breezed into the final and many onlookers fancied him to test Lawes

  • Tyler serves up singles success

    YOUNGSTERS from Weymouth competed in the annual Dorset Schools Singles tournament at Bryanston School where schools from all around the county took part. In the Year Four and below section, Rhys Halcrow from Southwell and Chickerell’s Ryan Blair met

  • Frampton leads the way in Tornadoes triumph

    TORNADOES of South Dorset reeled in top British Age Group Category Awards at the Dorset ASA presentation. Joshua Frampton led the way with first place in the nine-years boys’ category, collecting 467 points after finishing first in the 50m freestyle

  • Join the crest of a Wave

    WEYMOUTH Waves Cheerleaders are expanding their squad and now have a younger group for boys and girls aged 10 years and above. Head coach Natasha Wood said: “Cheerleading is a fast growing sport in the UK with competitions all over the country and we

  • Magpies and College link up for new development centre

    DORCHESTER Town FC and Weymouth College have joined forces to set up a Youth Football Development Centre for young players aspiring to make a career in the game. The Development Centre is based at Redlands, on the newly installed 3G artificial floodlit

  • Westhenry vows to learn from Turkish outing

    BEN Westhenry might be coming home from Turkey with more bumps and bruises than medals, but the Weymouth steeplechaser insists his European Youth Olympic Festival wasn’t a wasted trip. The 16-year-old took to Trabzon’s Sogutlu Athletics Stadium hoping