YOUNGSTERS put some questions to a celebrated cameraman live on air. The Westfield Arts College students secured a radio interview with Doug Allen of Frozen Planet fame. The four teens from the Weymouth special school interviewed Doug
NHS Dorset is being urged to ‘put feet first’ after the number of diabetes-related amputations in the county was deemed unacceptably high. The Putting Feet First Campaign was launched by Diabetes UK as new research revealed higher than average
A RETIRING hospital governor is urging others to step into her shoes and take on the ‘rewarding role’. Jo Bowkett, who is stepping down after three years as a West Dorset governor at Dorset County Hospital for family reasons, wants to encourage
THANKS to a grant of £49,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Jurassic Coast Earth Festival 2012 is putting on a ‘rock’ festival being launched in Lyme Regis. From May to September at venues along the 95 miles of Jurassic Coast from Exmouth to Studland
A BEAUTY therapist is raising awareness and money for sufferers of ovarian cancer. Kaleigh Harler, who works at Zen Hair & Beauty Centre in Weymouth, is supporting Teal Tips, a campaign to get women to paint their nails in teal-coloured polish
THE future of a new Coastwatch lookout station for West Bay looks uncertain as objections were raised to the proposed site. Plans for the new building for the National Coastwatch Institute at the end of the pier at West Bay went before Bridport Town
SMOKERS visiting Dorset County Hospital have been offered advice on how to stub out the habit for good. The Dorchester hospital held a special event for National No Smoking Day, with Mayor of Dorchester Tess James helping the hospital’s SmokeStop
A HEROIN DEALER who breached the terms of his community sentence has been spared jail. Jason Lee Bailey, originally of Church Street, Weymouth, had previously admitted selling a £10 wrap of diamorphine to an undercover police officer in Weymouth and
BECAUSE all mums are heroes, treat your mum to a meeting with a heroic mother from history this year. Lady Bankes Mothering Sunday at Corfe Castle features costumed talks by Lady Mary Bankes – a 17th century mum who became a heroine of the English
A SINGLE mother has discovered an infestation of a type of venomous, biting spider on the roof of her shed. And the creatures, false widow spiders, have been found in her house. Lindsay Hallam, of Marshallsay Road, Chickerell, has tried everything to
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefit continues to rise. It has gone up by one per cent in Weymouth and Portland and by 0.3 per cent in West Dorset. In Dorset the number of claimants rose by 0.9 per cent from 4,689 to 4,729. In Weymouth
EXPECT an ‘explosive feast of exhilarating dance’ when the BalletBoyz blast on to the stage at Lighthouse in Poole today and tomorrow with their latest show The Talent. Adam, Anthony, Ed, Leon, Luke, Matt, Miguel and Taylor are the eight remarkable
PARENTS are calling for a safer crossing after a boy was struck by a car as he was walking to school. The nine-year-old had a lucky escape on the ‘dangerous road’ just outside Dorchester Middle School yesterday morning. He was taken to Dorset County
PATIENTS across Dorset are set to benefit from a £500,000-funding boost for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Capital government funding has been secured to buy replacement equipment for ambulances that serve the trust’s estimated
MEMBERS of Dorchester Drama are leaving their comfort zone for their latest production, Dying for a Drink. Instead of a ‘straight play’ the team is staging a murder-mystery evening. The evening will begin with the cast performing act one and then,
THREE sailors were taken to hospital after an explosion aboard a warship off Portland. Several others received minor injuries in the incident which occurred during routine gun testing. The Omani sailors were injured on the Al Shamikh
RESIDENTS are being warned not to allow strangers into their homes after a string of distraction burglaries in Dorset. Dorset Police are urging residents to call a friend or neighbour to help verify a caller’s identity when in doubt. A spokesman said
UNIFORMS that will be worn by an 800-strong group of borough volunteers during the London 2012 Olympic sailing events have been unveiled. Two volunteers who were among the first to step forward to be Weymouth and Portland Ambassadors were chosen
I recently read, with pleasure, your article about the Churches Conservation Trust and the army joining forces to work in the St George’s churchyard, Portland. I have been a guide at the church for several summers and was pleased that the CCT was taking
THERE is no justification for so many, and so much pay for the administrators and managers at county hall while those who actually work with the public providing services are stuck on low pay and suffering jobs losses. How many of these ‘gravy train
GUESTS to a London hotel will see Weymouth Olympian Nick Dempsey ‘windsurfing’ on their bed using a bed sheet as a sail. The Athens bronze medallist is among four Olympic and Paralympic stars chosen to be part of the first ‘augmented reality hotel’.
I was tidying our garage with my wife the other day, filthy dirty and covered in cobwebs (but she’s good with the kids) when I came across an old box of singles. In amongst the Jive Bunnys and the Bananaramas (hers, I hasten to add) was an
I REFER to the two articles (February 23 and 28) about senior officer pay at Dorset County Council. As a public sector employee of rather more lowly status than those you have chosen to vilify, I nevertheless find your position difficult to fathom.
A YOB who took part in a “sickening” attack on a pub landlord and his staff has been sent to prison. Robert Graham, 20, has been jailed for his part in the attack in which a man dressed in a French maid’s outfit was beaten unconscious at a
BRIDPORT travel to Odd Down tomorrow (3pm) hoping it is a case of third time lucky against their Bath opponents. The Bees have already suffered two defeats at the hands of tomorrow’s hosts, failing to score in either encounter as they bowed out of the
MAGPIES’ manager Alan Knight has likened tomorrow’s opponents to “wounded animals”. Thurrock are currently rooted to the foot of Blue Square Bet South, 14 points below safety and 16 games without a win. However, during that rotten run of results, the
BRENDON King wants his men to take the bull by the horns tomorrow when they travel to table-toppers Brackley Town (3pm). The Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division leaders have lost just one of their last nine games but with AFC Totton still breathing
PETE Bochonko could make a surprise return for Upwey & Broadwey tomorrow when they take on Okeford United at Redlands in the Dorset Senior League (3pm). The all-action forward, who has been hampered by a hamstring injury recently, was expected to be
DORCHESTER TOWN RESERVES 4 NEWPORT IOW RESERVES 1 DORCHESTER Town Reserves moved to third in the table after recording their third win on the spin in the Wyvern Premier League. A George Kimber double sandwiched efforts from Antony Carlile and Alex
PORTLAND United have been rocked by the news that ace Lewis Whyton has been handed another three-match ban. The former Terra was sent off for dissent during the Magna Dorset Premier League Cup defeat to Swanage Town & Her-ston more than a month
THIS year’s Cheltenham Festival heads towards a thrilling climax today with a host of Dorset runners in action in Gloucestershire at jump racing’s premier fixture. After a hectic Champion Hurdle day from a local perspective, yesterday can rightly be
WEYMOUTH TANDOORI BANDITS 82 BOURNEMOUTH RAZORS 70 WEYMOUTH Tandoori Bandits recorded back-to-back wins in Solent League Division Two for the first time this season. Having already defeated the second-from-bottom Bandits earlier this season, the odds
A DOUBLE-HANDED racing series that includes ‘the Weymouth Double’ will be taking place a month earlier than usual. The Royal Southampton Yacht Club (RSYC) has announced that the Corona Extra Double Handed Series 2012 will be starting on Saturday, March
