PORTESHAM village hall will be hosting yet another fascinating event on Wednesday, 25 April, when Roland Tarr will be giving a travel talk on Southern India in aid of local Portesham charity, Dors to India. In it he will speak and show photographs
A RESIDENTS’ association is reforming to fight plans for a housing development in Bridport. The King Charles Residents’ Association is holding its first meeting tomorrow after lying dormant for a number of years. It comes as opposition grows to proposals
FOUR scouts will join an expedition to Madagascar next year if they can each raise £3,000 to do it. Charlotte Green, Delsie Urch, George Timbrell and Thomas Bachrach are the only four scouts going from Dorset. The four-week adventure was open to all
THEY could bend it and shape it any way they wanted it, but in the end youngsters from Cheselbourne village school made a tunnel out of living willow in their garden. The project is part of an on-going scheme to make the most out of the school garden
YOUNG people are being urged not to feel embarrassed about accessing sexual health services after the county’s clinics were given the thumbs up for friendliness. The Park Centre for Sexual Health in Weymouth has been labelled Young People Friendly
A SHIP’S return has marked family reunions and final voyages. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Wave Knight docked at Portland Port after patrolling in foreign waters for almost a year. Aboard were captain Christopher Leigh Forrest, a Falklands veteran
A NEW bus route has being started on a trial basis to link Bothenhampton with Bridport town centre after a service was re-routed recently. Dorset County Council has launched the Bothenhampton Community Bus service for a six-month trial. The new service
DANCE-loving pupils took to the stage to raise money to help other children. From modern to street dance, pupils and staff at All Saints School in Weymouth enjoyed taking part in a charity dance night to collect funds for their partner school in Bimbilla
WEST Dorset District Council is set to run Monmouth Beach car park in Lyme Regis for another three years. The move will save £93,000 and safeguard the future of the resort’s tourist information centre and toilets, Lyme town councillors were told. But
RESIDENTS in Weymouth and Portland are being urged to ensure they are registered to vote in this year’s elections. Voters will go to the polls on May 3 to decide who they wish to represent them on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. Residents who
ARSONISTS started an early hours fire which destroyed vital nesting areas for birds at a Weymouth beauty spot. Police are appealing for witnesses to the blaze, which they believe was started deliberately. The fire caused 200 square metres of damage
FARMERS showed off their ploughing skills at a competition in Cheselbourne. More than 50 competitors turned out as Puddletown Young Farmers’ Club held its sixth annual ploughing match at Chebbard Farm, with the event doubling as the Dorset Young Farmers
SAFETY concerns have been raised over a Weymouth bridge costing thousands of pounds after a woman attempted to jump over the railings. Police were called to the newly opened Newstead Bridge in Weymouth by a passer-by who raised the alarm. He called
A FORMER councillor has launched a scathing attack on council chiefs blaming them for the Condor Ferries’ debacle. Roger Allen, who led Weymouth and Portland’s harbour management board for its first two years, claims he was ignored over his
A TEENAGER was knocked down as he left a hairdressing salon after having his hair cut in Weymouth. He suffered cuts and bruises in the collision involving a Kia car on Spa Road, Weymouth, at around 12.30pm on Saturday. He had his hair cut at Just
WEYMOUTH lifeguard Maria Lochrie is among the torchbearers who will be carrying the Olympic Flame this summer. Her friend Hannah Sterling nominated her, stating: “Maria is the most giving person I know. “When not at college studying sport, she devotes
THE streets that the Olympic Flame will travel along in advance of the 2012 Games are revealed today. And the inspirational local heroes chosen to carry the torch through Dorset have also been confirmed. The street-level route and times
Can I please use this page to say thank you to the kind man who found my wallet and handed it in to Dorchester Library on Saturday, February 25. I would like to thank you personally. Z James (age 14) Dorchester
Sutton Poyntz Village WI recently had its birthday lunch at the Cygnets restaurant in Weymouth College. It is one of our favourite places to celebrate as the food is always delicious and beautifully presented. Many of us are unable to resist their
I don’t agree with the council for wanting to turn the lights off at night. That’s a perfect opportunity for people to go and rob places as nobody can see what is happening. I think the council needs to review the situation as there are people who finish
I would like to thank everyone who has supported the Song for Dorchester. People have contributed in so many different ways – sending in words, helping with publicity, turning up for the workshop and singing it and coming to listen. Many thanks
Everywhere on Portland where there’s a nice walk there’s also dog mess. Out by the Naval cemetery it’s awful – and the worst thing is, it’s even inside the cemetery. People should be ashamed of themselves. I don’t know what visitors must think. No
As a Weymouth resident of long and high standing (30 years) I’m naturally disappointed at not being selected as an Olympic Ambass-ador. Perhaps if I had applied I would have stood a better chance. That said, I congratulate Sandy West and Co, for being
HAVING stormed its way to the West End with two sell-out seasons, the touring version of Yes, Prime Minister arrives in Dorset this week. In a world of spin, BlackBerrys and ‘sexed up’ dossiers, the PM is staring disaster in the face. The country is
SUNDAYS are traditionally pub days and far be it from me to disagree, so shunning the allure of cooking and the inevitable washing up, my dinner partner and I decided to venue out in search of nourishment. The Red Lion in Hope Square has recently been
CROWDS gathered on Portland to mark the beginning of an epic expedition, which will replicate one of the greatest rescue missions in history. Dignitaries, adventurers and members of the public looked on as a special boat was lowered into the water at
THIEVES smashed their way into a Dorchester shop before stealing cash from the premises. The raiders broke into Carpets Select, in the Grove Trading Estate, on Friday night through a window. See Tuesday’s Echo for full story.
BRENDON King may be forced to bring in reinforcements after Ben Gerring and Sam Poole both suffered head injuries in a horrific mid-air collision at league leaders Brackley Town on Saturday. The shocking incident happened midway through the first half
ALAN Knight described Saturday’s disappointing display at rock-bottom Thurrock as the worst of his tenure. The Magpies slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Ship Lane as Blue Square Bet South’s lowest placed side ended a dismal run of 16 games without victory.
BRACKLEY 3 Sandy 18, Diggin 49, pen 51 WEYMOUTH 1 Byerley 84 A SICKENING clash of heads saw Ben Gerring and Sam Poole both taken to hospital as the Terras experienced an afternoon to forget at St James Park. The two centre-backs collided midway
THURROCK 2 Nesbitt 15, Boylan pen 60 Dorchester TOWN 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
ODD DOWN 0 BRIDPORT 1 BRIDPORT extended their unbeaten run to four games as Dan Wise netted the only goal in Bath. The dead-ball specialist scored from the spot after Matt Condliffe was upended in the home penalty area.
WEYMOUTH RESERVES 0 WESTLAND SPORTS 2 JAKE Richmond felt Weymouth Reserves deserved more than what they got at the Bob Lucas Stadium. The joint-manager watched his men match title-chasing Westland Sports for much of the afternoon, only to fall to
HUNT Ball, arguably the biggest revelation of the National Hunt season, may step up to Grade One company for the Betfred Bowl at the Grand National meeting. Trained by first-season handler Keiran Burke and owned by the enthusiastic Sturminster Newton
