ASHLEY Vickers has today been relieved of his duties as manager of Dorchester Town. A statement, released on the club's behalf by secretary David Martin reads: "Following a meeting with the directors it has been mutually agreed that Ashley Vickers will
A FORMER motor racing champion who had a few scrapes with the law has bought one of the most expensive police cars in the UK at an auction. Former triple British Touring Car champion Win Percy paid over £44,000 for a very rare example of a Daimler Dart
SHEEP have been killed in dog attacks in West Dorset. Police are urging dog owners to be responsible following several reports of livestock worrying. Two sheep were attacked and killed in the vicinity of Cowleaze Farm in West Bay on Monday (Oct24) and
A TROUPE of majorettes has given an audience a twirl in honour of their first anniversary. The Ruby Twirler Majorettes of Weymouth wowed a crowd of parents and friends during a display and medal ceremony at St Edmund’s Church in Lanehouse, Weymouth.
PREPARE your home for the ravages of winter. Wessex Water is urging people to protect their homes from winter plumbing emergencies by insulating pipework, checking the stop tap works and getting their central heating checked on a regular
WEYMOUTH’S beach donkey ride attraction has won two top tourism awards because the animals are ‘well cared for’. This week officers from the international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary presented the top regional award to attraction
A FESTIVAL of Christmas will be taking place next month to help a Weymouth woman match the fundraising total achieved by her beloved mother. The free to enter Mrs Darling’s Festival of Christmas is being held on Saturday, November 5 in memory of Pat
WEYMOUTH sporting star Serita Shone has been seriously injured following a high speed crash while training with the Great Britain bobsleigh team. The 22-year-old, who was selected to join the prestigious team just a few weeks ago, has undergone
POLICE are to step up patrols in Weymouth and Portland to clamp down on anti-social behaviour on Hallowe’en. More police officers will be out on the streets of Weymouth and Portland on Monday, October 31 and the weekend before. Dorset Police are warning
A COMMUNITY play area has been given a boost with a new bench. The new bench was unveiled at Maiden Newton play area, Station Road on Monday. The Friends of Maiden Newton play area have been working to raise funds for new equipment for the area. Parents
EIGHT cars were damaged by a vandal in Cromwell Road in Dorchester in a daytime attack. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said that it happened sometime after 10am yesterday because a witness parking their car at 10am reported that no cars were
POLICE on Portland are appealing for information after a valuable bicycle was stolen from a garage. The Rockhopper branded cycle was stolen from Harbour View Road between 9pm on Friday, October 21 and 9am on Saturday, October 22. The bike, worth approximately
A GLORIOUS celebration of one of our funniest women performers comes to Lighthouse in Poole this weekend. Turn Back The Clock, written and presented by Cheryl Knight, is a new celebration of Joyce Grenfell. Recreating the style of one of her stage shows
HISTORIANS have been thrilled by the discovery of a historic room-dividing screen decorated by author Charles Dickens. And now a conservationist at Dorset History Centre in Dorchester is so intent on preserving the original piece and taking off 160 years
BUSINESSES taking part in a parking refund scheme in Dorchester will now be getting something back. A year ago the Dorchester BID (Business Improvement District) launched a scheme whereby shoppers using town car parks would get £1 back if they spent
A MAN from Bovington suffered a fractured eye socket after being attacked in a nightclub. Police have just released details of the attack which happened at the Penthouse club in Poole High Street in the early hours of Saturday October 15.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular pensioner whose love of sailing made a huge impact on the community. Ron Evans, 86, was awarded Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association honorary membership for his sailing feats. Friends of the plucky yachtsman
FAMILIES have been left stunned, shocked and speechless after two brothers accused of conning people into visiting a Lapland-style theme park had their convictions overturned. Victor and Henry Mears, from Brighton, were jailed for 13 months
DORSET County Council Trading Standards department who brought the case against the pair under consumer protection laws said “it would not be in the public interest” to pursue the Mears brothers further. It revealed that the prosecution cost £98,000
MORE than 20 organisations have joined forces in Dorset to orchestrate the smooth running of the sailing competition and associated events for the London 2012 Games. The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been described in organisation
ROAD accident victims and their families have welcomed news that Dorset Police’s crackdown on reckless driving is working. The number of people killed or seriously injured on the county’s roads has dropped by 18 per cent since the No Excuse
Promotion A HAMPER of Dorset produce has given international journalists a taste of the county's best. The Rural Farm Shop Co. based at Bere Farm, Lytchett Matravers, run by Martyn and Kay Pring, helped to showcase the best of Dorset’s food and
DO YOU want to know how the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events will affect your life next summer? Three sets of drop-in sessions are being held next month to reveal more detailed local plans for the 2012 Games to Dorset residents. The events being
Bere Regis residents are being urged to lock windows and doors following a spate of overnight burglaries. The warning comes after Dorset Police linked four burglaries this month where thieves have stolen handbags, mobile phones, camera and
POLICE are issuing a warning to people in Weymouth to lock up their bikes after a spate of thefts. Dorset Police said that there had been an increase in pedal bike thefts in the town. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “Cycles are being
LITTLE monsters were out in force for an afternoon of half-term fun. Dorchester’s Corn Exchange hosted a Monsters Inc-themed children’s party to raise money for Julia’s House hospice. Nearly 80 youngsters turned out for the event, with many dressed
This letter is meant for impatient drivers who cannot wait for an elderly person, who is reduced down to being very slow in movement – and has two white sticks, as I am also registered partially sighted – to get across the crossing on Lodmoor Hill before
The gypsy site fiasco really does beg the question of what we pay the West Dorset District Council for. It seems each time a decision has to be made the consultants are called in, no doubt at great expense. Baker Associates came up with 12 possible
The Dorchester Committee of the Children’s Society wish to thank everyone who supported their recent fundraising event. Valentine Warner, a cook well known for his television programmes, gave a very entertaining evening and cookery demonstration with
I refer to the recent article about the losses at the Pavilion and Colin Hobbs’s letter which outlined the situation. I would like to restate my previous recommendation to build a ‘suitably sized’ new theatre on the New Look site (possibly with a contribution
It is staggering to read (Echo, October 25) that in these cash-strapped times public-funded bodies, like the Arts Council and Dorset County Council, are still happy to recklessly spend £335,405 of taxpayers’ money on projects like the Jurassic Stones
I have today seen an artist’s impression of the new Jurassic stone layout which is to adorn the pond on the Weymouth Relief Road. I have been wondering what all the earth movement was about on the roundabout and now I know. I have seen the large stones
ASHLEY Vickers is turning to some former team-mates in his hour of need. The Dorchester Town chief is desperate to halt the slide after seeing his men crash to a third consecutive defeat in Tuesday night’s 4-2 loss at Havant & Waterlooville. And he
UPWEY & BROADWEY 2 BISHOPS CAUNDLE 1 UPWEY & Broadwey continued their rise in the Dorset Senior League with a fourth win on the spin. Bishops Caundle were the latest victims, despite the visitors taking a shock lead at Redlands. Chances went begging
PORTLAND UTD RES 5 WEYMOUTH SPORTS 0 GRANT Chance helped himself to four goals as Portland United Reserves put Weymouth Sports to the sword. The predatory forward was in fine form at Grove Corner as the Blues, who also saw Tom Bell find the net, stayed
BEN Ward rewrote the history books at the Southern Counties Open by becoming the first ever Dorset player to lift the men’s singles crown. And the Dorchester arrowsman did it in style, recording a 5-0 whitewash against Johnny Haines in the best-of-nine-legs
THE Sweaty Socks have really got their sporrans in a twist over Football Team GB for the London 2012 Olympics. Sorry. Translation: Sweaty Socks = Jocks = Cockney rhyming slang. So much so that the Scottish FA refuse to sanction and acknowlege a Great
DEPLETED Weyline fell to their first defeat of the Weymouth Sunday League Premiership campaign – surrendering top spot in the process. The former leaders, who have been replaced at the summit by in-form Rodwell, suffered a 3-1 loss against previously
ANDOVER NEW STREET LADIES 0 WEYMOUTH LADIES 3 WEYMOUTH will face Southampton in the third qualifying round of the FA Women’s Cup after they pulled off the greatest win in their history. Andover, who take on the likes of Southampton
A TEAM representing the Land Registry have made a long overdue return to the Weymouth & District League. The new club have begun life in the second tier with two victories from their opening three games that included a fine opening night 22-18 success
MOONFLEET’S summer season closed with the club’s competitions finals. In the drawn pairs final, Dave Drage and Chris Thompson faced Mairie Mathie and June Evans in an evenly contested match, with the scores 12-11 to the former after 10 ends. The Mathie
