A DORSET teen is hoping to outshine the competition and take home the title of Miss Galaxy England. The pageant attracts 55 entrants from across England aged between 19 and 29. Each regional finalist has to compete in the swimwear, evening wear and
A WOMEN’S Festival is being held with events and activities over a week in Bridport in March. The Bridport Feminist Network is organising the extravaganza from March 4 to 11 to celebrate women’s achievements and their progress towards equality. It is
A DORCHESTER couple had a lucky escape after fire broke out in their home. Iain and Anne Harborow said that a blaze at their home ‘could have been a lot worse’ if it weren’t for their smoke alarms and the response Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. The
BOOK-LOVING children from Dorset are set to be wowed by a show-stopping line-up of authors and illustrators. World Book Day’s children’s festival will be streamed live to Dorset on Thursday March 1 where youngsters will have the chance to watch online
WEYMOUTH College’s interim principal says a quarter of a million pounds could be saved by joining forces with Yeovil College. Alan Birks has taken charge of the further education college following the departure of deputy principal Paul Lonsdale
A COLLEGE student has walked 36 miles in one day to help patients with heart conditions. Harrison Harman, 18, of Portland, challenged himself to complete a 15 hour sponsored walk from one end of Chesil Beach to the other and back again to raise money
OLYMPIC-THEMED bedspreads, sofas and cushions in the London 2012 colours have been revealed at the official ‘handover’ of the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Village. The development at Officers Field, Portland was temporarily handed over to the London
YOUNG footballers have slammed dog owners who let their pets muck up their pitch. The Queen Bees under-11 team has been faced with dog mess on Bridport’s St Mary’s Playing Fields which has to be cleared up before they can play. Manager Richard Northover
DORSET County Council came up with a way of getting round a controversial new ruling that threatened to put an end to prayers at council meetings. A High Court ruling last week declared that prayers at formal meetings such as council meetings, where
DORSET County Council has voted through the latest wave of cuts. Council leader Angus Campbell warned that the £15million of savings the council had cut from its budget for the coming financial year would be felt more than the £28million
RESIDENTS are being urged to have a spring clean and help to keep Britain tidy. Town and parish councils will be working together with West Dorset District Council to get involved in the Spring Clean litter pick as part of Keep Britain Tidy campaign’
VILLAGERS have launched a petition to defend their neighbour – a crowing cockerel that was issued a noise warning. As reported in the Echo, Simon Grant-Jones of Sutton Poyntz, had his rare breed leghorn exchequer reported to West Dorset District Council
A WEYMOUTH couple used a three-year-old girl as cover to smuggle heroin, a court was told. David Iain Shields, 31, and Emma Louise Pring, 24, pleaded guilty to importing heroin into Guernsey when they appeared in the Royal Court. Shields, of Kirkleton
A WEYMOUTH artist will be showcasing his talents in a national bookstore. Osmington-based artist Mike Taylor has been a familiar face on Weymouth Esplanade for 20 years where he has a stall selling watercolours of Dorset. Now his book
SECOND World War items, wedding dresses, jewellery and kitchen goods are needed by a Dorset care home to give residents with dementia a key to their past. According to the Alzheimer’s Society charity there are 750,000 people currently with dementia in
BRACE yourself, take cover and hide under the kitchen table, there’s another wave of metal mayhem coming this way. The foundations of the Weymouth Pavilion will be put through yet another severe examination next Friday, February 24, with the
HAVING stormed their way through a weeklong schedule at last year’s Edinburgh Festival, members of Weymouth-based Patchwork Theatre Company are now setting out their stall for the next 12 months. Plans include a tour of the south coast and return to
IT was time for tea as Sticklands Primary School celebrated the results of its latest Ofsted inspection. The Evershot school held a tea party after retaining their ‘good’ rating from the school inspection body. Sticklands Primary School was rated as
The letter about prices being too high in charity shops is a most unfair statement. The letter writer states they have done a great deal of charity work themselves. I too am experienced in charity work and working in charity shops supporting both national
AN AWARD-WINNING Dorset pub has gone up for sale for a cool £325,000. The Gaggle of Geese pub at Buckland Newton has gone on the market as the owners want to spend more time with their young family. Mark and Emily Hammick have seen the
I was most interested to read Roy Child’s letter regarding Robbie Burns and William Barnes (Have Your Say, February 6). I can assure Mr Child, and your readership that the William Barnes Society (established 1983) continues to attract members, and provide
I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to family, friends and Weymouth police as well as search and rescue for the wonderful support they have given me over the last four months. It has been an incredibly difficult time from the day Nick Crocker went
How I agree with Duane Sharpe’s letter ‘Prices too high for charity shops’ (Letters, February 4). Although I don’t buy very much from charity shops I used to frequently donate to them. I’ve always felt that while supporting them I was
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
FOLLOWING the news that he and his assistant Matt Groves have been offered new long-term contracts, Weymouth boss Brendon King is looking forward to a bright future at the Bob Lucas Stadium. King has been at the Terras’ helm for 255 days thus far – having
GEORGE Rolls admits he is keen to help crisis-club Kettering Town but insists he has no plans to purchase the Blue Square Bet Premier strugglers. The Cambridge-based businessman, who told fans early last month that he will be resuming the role of Terras
TREVOR Senior is considering tweaking his line-up in a bid to improve the Bees’ fortunes. Bridport have collected just a solitary victory since the turn of the year but more alarming is the fact they have conceded 21 goals in their last seven outings
STUART Heath insists there is no room for error tomorrow as his table-topping Blues visit lowly Cranborne (2pm). Portland United currently hold a one-point lead at the Magna Dorset Premier League summit. And with “at least four teams” in the running
STEVE Reynolds has declared his side out of the running for the Dorset Senior League title. The Upwey & Broadwey boss’ admission comes in the aftermath of a 4-3 loss at local rivals Weymouth Sports. The former may only be a point adrift of the summit
DORCHESTER TOWN RES 2 WIMBORNE TOWN RES 3 ROBBIE Taylor took great heart from his side’s spirited fight back – even though Wimborne Town went on to claim the spoils. Trailing by two goals in their Wyvern Challenge Shield Group A opener, the
WEYMOUTH resume their push for promotion when they entertain Westbury tomorrow (2.30pm). The Dorset & Wilts Plate winners may have seen their dreams of a Twickenham appearance dashed in last weekend’s South West Cup defeat but they remain in pole position
A HOST of watersports taster activities will be on offer at the Outdoor Show hosted at the borough’s 2012 Olympic sailing venue. The Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy is holding the free-entry event on Saturday, March 31 from 10am to 4pm.
WEYMOUTH Sailing Club played host to newly-crowned Yachting Journalist Association (YJA) Pantaenius Yachtsman of the Year Nick Craig when he ran a training weekend for OK class dinghy sailors. Sailors from afar afield as Norfolk braved the
