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A POUNDBURY care home held a day of celebrations to mark its 10th birthday. Residents of Castle View care home in Bridport Road were joined by their relatives and supporters of the home over the last ten years for a special anniversary buffet lunch.
DORSET County Hospital has confirmed it is in negotiations about renting a warehouse in Poundbury to store medical records. The plan was confirmed at a meeting of hospital governors after patient governor Derek Julian raised concerns about the move.
A RARE antique clock worth £54,000 stole the show at a Dorchester art auction. The 18th-century French clock came from a Dorset family and was the highest-selling item at Duke’s Auctioneers fine art sale, held in Weymouth Avenue. Fine arts valuer Andrew
TALENTED artists and budding graphic designers can take part in a new logo competition. The contest is being launched by the Pan Dorset Autistic Spectrum Condition Partnership Board, a new initiative comprising of organisations across Dorset working
NIGEL Biddlecombe has this afternoon told Echosport that he is now the new owner of Weymouth Football Club. The club historian and director struck a deal with George Rolls for the majority shareholding earlier today. See Thursday's Echo for
MORE than £1.5 million will be invested in the Dorset countryside to restore habitats. Environmental organisations are celebrating after hearing the ‘Wild Purbeck’ bid was successful. It is one of only 12 Nature Improvement Areas (NIA) to be announced
A JOBBING gardener who charged an elderly woman £500 for a day’s work and made misleading claims in a flyer has been jailed. David Benham, 45, was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison at Dorchester Crown Court after admitting four offences brought forward
TONY Campbell has today confirmed that he will not pursue his interest in a possible takeover of Weymouth FC. The ex-Plymouth Argyle chief operating officer cited overwhelming support from fans for Nigel Biddlecombe's bid to purchase the Terras as the
A PUPPY has been reunited with its family thanks to Good Samaritans who acted after reading the Echo. Ellen and Adam Simon lost two of their six-week-old lurcher puppies last week. On Saturday the Echo reported how the puppies, a male and a female,
WEYMOUTH and Portland is one of 34 communities across the country that will host celebrations as part of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay. The announcement was made six months before the start of the Paralympic Games. 'Flame' celebrations
A YOUNG couple have told of the moment they tried to break down a door as their neighbour lay dying in a burning building. Jennifer Mizen and James Hey lived above the ground floor flat in Park Street, Weymouth where 62-year-old Duncan Roberts tragically
PENSIONER Muriel Molyneaux celebrates her 23rd birthday today... even though she was born 92 years ago. She is one of the unfortunate few to be born on February 29, meaning her real birthday comes around only once every four years. Mrs Molyneaux, who
RESIDENTS of villages north of Dorchester are fighting to save their threatened bus services. Parish councils of Cattistock, Maiden Newton, Frampton, Grimstone, Stratton and Bradford Peverell have been informed that South West Coaches will be withdrawing
A POWER cut which affected 1,800 homes caused traffic lights to fail yesterday afternoon. The fault on one of Southern Electric’s main lines cut the power in the Bincleaves, Springfield and Radipole areas of Weymouth. A spokeswoman for the company
PLANS to create a dedicated cancer ward and close a further 20 beds at Dorset County Hospital are moving ahead. Last month the Dorchester hospital announced it was going out to consultation on the second phase of its bed reconfiguration after 39 beds
A BID to introduce unannounced inspections by governors at Dorset County Hospital has been blocked. Three patient governors introduced a motion at the latest governors’ meeting to change their current inspections to unannounced visits. Director of nursing
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a former Portland schoolboy who died in a tragic sea accident. Former Royal Manor Arts College student Wade Berryman, 21, had been working as a fisherman in the Thames Estuary. Coastguards said it
I now have details of the Flower arranging festival and art exhibition which will take place at the Abbotsbury gardens. Anyone in the Chesil bank area can take part and this year there is an Olympic theme. The exhibition runs from 23rd to 24th June with
SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes. The team consists of the Performance Squad and Development and Transitional squads, which jointly total around 70 sailors. The sailors train and compete across 10 Olympic
TEACHERS went ‘back to school’ to produce large Olympic-inspired sails that will be decorated by students for an epic parade this summer. Representatives from 19 schools across Weymouth and Portland and one school from Dorchester attended a weekend workshop
TODAY marks the six-months-to-go countdown to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The Paralympic sailing competition will be hosted at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy from Saturday, September 1 to Thursday, September 6. A total of 80
SYDNEY had Kylie Minogue, Weymouth will have... a Michael Bublé tribute act. Singer Rickie Arthur, who impersonates the Canadian crooner, has been chosen to kick-start the launch of the Olympics in Weymouth. He has been booked as the opening act at
AWARD-WINNING photographer Ben Osborne will be showing his multi-media tribute to the Jurassic Coast at the next meeting of Weymouth Camera Club. Jurassic Journey is Ben’s story of the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, inspired
So, Transport Secretary Justine Greening has decided to scrap the Coastguard Helicopter. I wonder has Miss Greening ever: 1. Been to Portland? 2. Seen the seas off Portland during a force eight gale? 3. Ever found herself at sea needing to be rescued
Shaun Hennessy, said in his letter (Echo, February14) that the whole town of Weymouth will look fantastic this summer – not unless something is done to it in the next six months. I think the whole town looks tired, rundown and dreadfully shabby. Perhaps
I read with interest Coun Peter Finney’s letter, regarding the switching off of street lights to save money. I wonder if he is aware that all the lights on the park and ride at Mount Pleasant are on all night every night, and have been since it was
We were glad to see the Echo’s coverage on Charles Street on February 25 – the issue is democracy in local government. The crunch issue is how West Dorset District Council (WDDC) managed to start phase one, putting their new offices on the
SYLVIA Bradley is still going strong after half a century in nursing. The Portlander has clocked up 50 years of caring for others in the profession. Great grandmother Sylvia, 67, said she has been a nurse for so long because she ‘likes
RECENT talk of Tony Campbell becoming the next owner of Weymouth FC is a bit premature, according to the man himself. The ex-Plymouth Argyle chief operating officer spoke to Echosport yesterday when he admitted any potential takeover is a long way off
Dorchester TOWN 2 Malsom 20, Dovell 101 Portland UNITED 1 Halloran 26 (after extra-time) DORCHESTER Town survived a Dorset Senior Cup scare – needing extra-time to overcome a spirited Portland United and book their place in the final for
DORCHESTER Town Reserves travel to Verwood this evening (7.45pm) aiming to book their place in the knockout stages of the Wyvern Challenge Shield. With three points from their opening two games in Group A, the Magpies are well aware that anything less
SHERBORNE II 13 BRIDPORT 20 A LATE try from Pete Phillips helped secure back-to-back wins for Bridport. With just three minutes remaining, the Dorset & Wilts One South encounter was delicately poised at 13 apiece. But late pressure
ST AUGUSTINE'S and St Nicholas & St Laurence were the big winners in the South West Dorset Junior Netball League’s winter fixtures. Bincombe Valley and St John’s both made welcome returns to the competition and thanks to good weather only one match had
WEYMOUTH Under-15 Girls combined with North Dorset to play their first competitive fixture against Oakmeadians. Six players from the seaside club – Terri Biggs, Emma Davis, Alex Hearn, Katy Wilkinson and Imogen and Robyn Parker – made the trip, with
THE Weymouth FC Supporters Association is working in collaboration with other groups to force the club’s board to call an Extraordinary General Meeting. The WFCSA has become increasingly concerned by recent matters surrounding the ownership and operation
THIRTY-SIX Tornadoes of South Dorset were on form as they looked to amass England National Qualifying Times and Regional Qualifying Times at the start of the two weekends of the Dorset Championships. Team manager Helen Rowe reported 75 personal best
DORSET are celebrating a host of achievements for the county’s junior players. Leading the way, under-11 national doubles champion Jack MacGregor attended a highly competitive under-13 gold tournament at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes
CYCLIST Matthew Mildon remains on track to achieve his ultimate dream after moving a step closer to national selection. The Weymouth star rode to victory at Ludgershall, near Andover, at the weekend in the first round of the Inter Regional Championships
DORCHESTER TOWN 2 Malsom 20, Dovell 101 Portland UNITED 1 Halloran 26 DORCHESTER Town survived a Dorset Senior Cup scare – needing extra-time to overcome a spirited Portland United and book their place in the final for the second year running
