Do you have an idea for a project that will benefit Littlemoor, even merely a germ of an idea that might make all the difference to the people in this area but you don’t know how to get it to work? Then UnLtd, who are part of the consortium chosen
REVELLERS are set to turn the clock back to the ‘best days of their life’ for a school disco themed fundraiser. Melissa Allen-Denton is holding the charity event – which also includes speed dating – at Banus nightclub in Weymouth town centre on Friday
DORSET’S Citizens Advice Bureau held a celebration event to mark their first year as a joint project with Macmillan Cancer Trust. The service raised more than £1million for clients in its first year alone, which works out at £10.15 for every £1 invested
PEOPLE are being urged to have their say as councillors prepare to update the Beaminster Town Plan. Suggestion boards are going up in the Public Hall and residents are being asked to have their say on November 3 to 5. The hall will be open from 8.30am
LITTERBUGS have dumped all kinds of waste on the Jurassic Coast – even a kitchen sink. More than 100 bags of rubbish were collected in a recent beach clean on the world heritage site. The haul included a suit jacket, chimney pot, paint roller, sofa
POLICE stopped 106 people for bad driving in Purbeck in just one day. Thirty-five drivers were handed fixed penalty tickets for offences including speeding and not wearing a seatbelt during the operation. All those pulled over were given strong words
PLANS to bring back Portland Carnival in time for the borough's Olympic year have been scrapped. The Portland Carnival Committee has issued a statement saying that the event is being postponed until 2013. A committee spokesman said:
A SWEET tale inspired by dreams of space comes to the county this half-term. Following the successes of their previous productions The Nightingale, Oshima and the Big Sea and Malina’s Dream, Angel Heart Theatre also bring their new puppet production
AWARD-WINNING opera producer Ellen Kent has re-launched her quest to bring opera to the people with a stunning and emotional production of Madama Butterfly. The show, featuring the internationally acclaimed Ukrainian National Opera of Kharkiv, is at
South Dorset MP Richard Drax will defy Prime Minister David Cameron today and vote in favour of a referendum on Britain’s future in the European Union. Mr Drax said he will rebel against the three-line whip being imposed on today’s backbench debate by
WEYMOUTH’s 10-mile race celebrated its golden anniversary with double the number of entries. The event was held for the 50th time with a new record set by the winner in front of previous runners from as far back as the first race back in 1962. Race
A MAN has died after a vintage tractor rolled over, trapping him underneath. An inquest has been opened and adjourned at Dorchester into the death of Robin Wells, aged 59. The inquest heard evidence that he died at the scene at Alweston
WEYMOUTH will visit Thatcham Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy. The Terras, who beat AFC Totton 3-2 on Saturday to book their place in the next stage, make the trip to the Evo-Stik Division One South & West high-fliers on November
THE NEW governor and his deputy at HMP Verne are promising to bring about change and tackle the prison’s issues head on. It comes after the publication of a report by the Independent Monitoring Board last month – carried out between the dates May, 2010
RACIST attacks come under the heading of hate crime in police figures. And police statistics which show a rise of more than half the number of hate crimes from the six months of April to September last year to the same period this year. A hate crime
A YACHTSMAN whose vessel was in danger of being driven into a breakwater wall by a strong wind was rescued by a lifeboat. The mariner called the coastguard after his boat Rapunzel broke down outside Weymouth Harbour on Sunday. The inshore
A CHEF fears being killed in a racist attack amid a rise in hate crime in Weymouth and Port-land. HumaYan Kobir was born in Bangladesh but has lived in Weymouth for 10 years and though he has always suffered verbal abuse he now fears for his safety
As an avid viewer of the ‘management masterclass’ that is Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen USA, I’ve always been interested in getting a closer look at a restaurant kitchen. But as a diner – and not one of the cooks (or victims like on Ramsay’s show).
THE Westwind II cargo ship is in the process of being inspected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Portland Port after a number of regulations were found to be deficient on board. It comes after coastguards were called to recover the cargo vessel
A FIRE broke out at Powerstock Primary School near Bridport this morning. Two fire engines from Bridport and one from Dorchester attended the blaze, which occurred just before 7am, and immediately called for back-up. A further fire engine
I see we have now woken up to the cost of ‘doing up’ the old Shire Hall as a tourist attraction now that the National Trust, even with the council incentives, is no longer interested in buying the building. What local services will be cut for the £2million
I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported me in raising money for Help for Heroes. Last month, I arranged with the Spice Centre to hold a charity curry night with entertainment. Ed Hintze, aka Elton John tribute, a local schoolteacher
These easy jellies are great fun to make and kids love to decorate them – the spookier the better! Ready in: 4-6 hours or overnight. Serves: 4. Ingredients: 4 leaves of gelatine 8 tbsps Bottlegreen Cox’s Apple and Plum Cordial 2 clementines Selection
NICKY and Paul King, owners of the Eastbury Hotel and the Three Wishes café bistro in Sherborne, are celebrating after scooping Gold Awards for both businesses in this year’s Taste of the West Hospitality Awards. Nicky said: “We won Gold for our Restaurant
I read the letter from Ian Roebuck (Pavilion figures grossly inflated, Your Say, October 15) commenting on the article in which I highlighted the growing financial burden to the ratepayers of the Pavilion complex. Dear me Ian, if you had thought about
I am very much in agreement with all the letters on the subject of the Pavilion in today’s Echo (October 11). Could I add one plea? Please do something about the toilets. In an establishment that serves food and drink as well as putting on three-hour
A DAZZLING array of underwear was on show as walkers stepped out on Weymouth seafront to raise funds for a men’s cancer charity. The Men in Pants Walk 2011 saw around 40 people take on the walk from Weymouth Pavilion to Overcombe Corner and back along
DESPITE admitting his men “made hard work” of Saturday’s FA Trophy triumph, manager Brendon King was delighted to see the Terras exact revenge. Having been dumped out of the FA Cup by AFC Totton in controversial circumstances the previous
Dorchester TOWN 0 BOREHAM WOOD 1 THE Magpies slumped to their fifth home defeat thanks to David Bryant’s 36th minute looping header. Dorchester started the brighter of the two sides but spirits dipped once they fell behind and despite the second-half
WEYMOUTH 3 Byerley 2, 12, Malsom 7 AFC TOTTON 2 Gosney pen 26, Sherborne 65 IT WAS Totton’s turn to taste defeat as Weymouth gained sweet revenge at the Bob Lucas Stadium. Driven by the disappointment of their FA Cup exit at the hands
DORCHESTER Town boss Ashley Vickers remained upbeat despite his side slipping to their ninth Blue Square Bet South defeat and seeing visitors Boreham Wood leapfrog his side in the league table. The two sides started the match level pegging on points
CHRISTCHURCH 2 BRIDPORT 1 TREVOR Senior insists he “could not fault” his players despite seeing their FA Vase dream brought to an end at Christchurch. Returning Sam Charles gave the Bees a half-time lead at Hurn Bridge but a second-half brace
