THURROCK 2 Nesbitt 15, Boylan pen 60 DORCHESTER 0 DORCHESTER Town suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time in almost five months after going down at Blue Square Bet South whipping boys Thurrock. Fresh from a 4-1 loss at table-topping
AN ex-soldier who admitted committing a drunken attack in a Weymouth pub has been warned he could face jail. Kenneth Vowels, of Brisbane Road, Weymouth, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm when he appeared before
CERNE ABBAS CERNE Abbas First School: The school would like to let everyone know that Andrea Watson is organising a Fish and Chip Supper on Saturday, March 31. Live Band “Tazz” will contribute to the entertainment, tickets are £ 15. Andrea is running
SPENSTOCK is back and organisers are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for Dorset sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease. The fourth fundraising concert will be in memory of former Balance of Power drummer Spencer Bates, and will be the first Spenstock
A West Dorset artist drew on her creative talents to help mark the 100th anniversary of the man who helped cracked the Enigma Code. Maxime Xavier of Lyme Regis wanted to do her bit to make sure Alan Turing, pictured, gets the recognition he deserves
VOLUNTEERS are needed to join a friendly team that produces audio news for blind and partially-sighted people. Help is required on Wednesday mornings, a couple of hours each month at the South West Dorset Talking Newspaper (SWDTN), which runs
TWO Weymouth sisters will go that extra mile to help sufferers of Motor Neurone disease. Joanne Samways and Kate Richardson will run the London Marathon in April to raise money for the West Dorset Branch of Motor Neurone Disease Association
OLYMPIC transport chief Matthew Piles will be outlining plans for the summer in Weymouth and Portland at a community meeting. Mr Piles, the 2012 roads and traffic manager for Dorset County Council, has been invited to speak at a meeting of
DORSET County Hospital has taken another major stride forward in its financial recovery. The Dorchester hospital, which was saddled with a deficit of over £5million just two years ago, has been recognised for its efforts in turning around its fortunes
OLYMPIC visitors have been inspiring pupils at a Weymouth Primary School. Pupils at St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School enjoyed a visit from Olympic champion Larry Achike as well as an assembly hosted by Olympic ambassador Cordie Tett
• James Robins, 40, a Weymouth baker, said the salaries were shockingly high. He said: “They should not be earning that much money. It seems that they are costing us more and more.” • Ian Carson, 49, a chef who lives in Littlemoor, said: “These
COUNCIL leader Robert Gould defended the chief executive’s £110k salary and said the councils’ partnership had made ‘huge savings’. Councillor Gould said David Clarke’s pay packet was ‘a lot less’ than that of most local authority chief executives.
AN OUTRAGED councillor has called for senior council staff to take a pay cut as it has been revealed that 21 officers earn a combined £1.4million. Full details of managers’ salaries at West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland
GREEN-FINGERED pensioners Brian and Janna Coomber have been driven potty by rail bosses who say they can’t use a ladder to lovingly tender their floral displays. The couple were stunned when they learnt health and safety rules could outlaw
A HAPPY walk turned in to a mugging mystery for a dog robbed of her collar. The owner of three-year-old Husky-Labrador cross Molly told of his disbelief when his pet returned from an outing to Weymouth beach without it. John Gough, proprietor of The
Having just returned from a trip, I was amazed to see the finished sculptures on the relief road roundabout at Littlemoor. I think they look fantastic, like something from a sci-fi movie. If it wasn’t for artists with vision, we wouldn’t have the statues
I must respond to Doug Milne’s letter ‘Obvious Why Isle Isn’t Being Used’ (Have Your Say, March 6). People in glass houses really should not throw stones. On Weymouth seafront you are welcomed by the local vagrants drinking their strong ales and asking
I REFER to the letter from Doug Milne, ‘Obvious Why Isle Isn’t Being Used’ (Have Your Say, March 6). How dare he call the Island and Royal Manor of Portland drab. Portland has been, and continues to be, referred to as ‘The Jewel in the Jurassic Coast
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. A series of working groups in the county, collectively known as the Weymouth
THIS year is set to be an exceptionally busy one for members of Royal Manor Theatre on Portland. As well as their latest double-production show, which is running next week from March 20 to March 24, the amateur drama club has a packed 12 months ahead
TWO men have been jailed after a Weymouth guesthouse owner was attacked in his own home. Cornelius William John Oliver, 23, and Jake Junior Stewart, 20, both admitted a charge of affray over an incident in Carlton Road South. Prosecutor
Regarding benefits cheat John Harvey (Echo, March 8), and the work of the pensions department and their skills at detecting this person, how did he get away with it in the first place for so long? From experience, trying to obtain any help with genuine
Doug Milne, a regular correspondent here, lets himself down. Charles Baker previously asked perfectly sensibly why Condor Ferries does not use Portland Port for the time being. Mr Milne merely dismisses him and Portland rather sarcastically. Unlike
BYRON Napper believes the Terras are more than capable of springing a surprise at the league leaders this afternoon (3pm). The Crawley Town midfielder, who returned to the Bob Lucas Stadium earlier this week for a second loan spell, is optimistic
NICK Crittenden and Jamie Gleeson both look set to travel to basement boys Thurrock this afternoon (3pm). The midfield duo came through training unscathed on Thursday night and Alan Knight is delighted to have them back. The Dorchester
A Cheltenham Festival with plenty of Dorset interest was resolved yesterday with two placed finishes for county horses. Richard Barber’s Chapoturgeon was heavily supported in the hours before the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase and lined up as a
THE youngsters of Budmouth College B have won on just a single occasion this term in Weymouth & District League Division Three but they produced by far their best performance of the season when they were narrowly beaten 23-18 at home by Wyke Regis
SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY 62 WEYMOUTH COWBOYS 72 THIRTY-ONE points from MVP Andy Steel helped the Cowboys shoot down Southamp-ton University. Weymouth went into the game knowing only a win would do and by drawing on their fine performance against league
THERE was plenty of drama on the final evening of the Bud-mouth Community Sports Cen-tre Wednesday Five-a-Side League. Not only did the race for the titles go to the wire but Bud-mouth also announced to the teams they will be linking up with Pitch Invasion
PORTLAND Town FC is kitted out and all geared up for 2012/13 thanks to main sponsor Ricol Leisure Ltd and their subsidiary business Sakuma and Red Grill. The club’s four senior team managers, Colin Rice (first team), Justin Faulkner (res-erves), Dave
NEW MILTON 1 WEYMOUTH 7 ANDY Stiles bagged a hat-trick as Weymouth gave their promotion hopes a huge boost at New Milton in Hampshire Two. The Seasiders were determined to give 110 per cent from the outset and their efforts resulted in a 7-
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I DISCOVERED a great new book, out this week, which is a children’s guide to Dorset. I am always looking for new places to explore and Kids’ Dorset is full of good ideas for days out, many of them free. Now I have decided to work my
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I’m a five-year-old greyhound boy who is a gentle giant. I am really quiet and laid back and get on fine with other dogs. I’d love to find a nice family home. Dorset Greyhound Rescue 0844 4990428
