WEYMOUTH 3 AFC TOTTON 3 THE Bob Lucas Stadium faithful saw thrills and spills aplenty in a pulsating 3-3 draw with Hampshire rivals AFC Totton. After four high-scoring contests between the sides last term, goals were always on the cards
DORCHESTER TOWN 1 EASTLEIGH 0 SUPER-SUB Jamie Reid curled home a last-gasp free-kick to see Dorchester Town share the lead at the Blue Square Bet South summit. The Magpies were hanging on for a point at one stage tonight but then Reid came
Dorchester ’S Paul Blake continued his remarkable family story by winning Paralympic silver over 400 metres at a packed Olympic Stadium tonight. The 22-year-old, who lives in Charlton Down , is the son of a Star Wars actor and ballet dancer, and
THE JOYS of youth clubs will be on show at a celebration event for an exhibition at Dorchester County Museum. Young volunteers will celebrate the mounting of the ‘Hiking to Hot pants, Tents to Twister’ exhibition, which is on show at the Dorchester
AN INTREPID charity rally team have overcome every obstacle in their way to complete a 10,000-mile journey to Mongolia in six weeks. Maria Robinson and Steve Crabtree from Bridport joined forces with David Dignam and Tom Brain to form their team
POLICE have unearthed a drugs factory at a house in Dorchester. Officers on foot patrol in the county town smelt a strong cannabis smell coming from a flat in London Road. They discovered the drug was being cultivated inside
NEW family history courses are planned to run in Bridport from September to December. New courses hosted by Marsh Barn this autumn include two-day beginner sessions looking at birth, death, marriage and census records dating back to 1837. Other
CAMERAS at the ready – the 2013 Jurassic Coast Award is upon us. The contest celebrates photography of the World Heritage Site and is open to all ages and abilities. It allows competitors the opportunity to capture the unique and breathtaking
A SUPPORT group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youngsters in Dorchester is back up and running this week. The Stars peer group, which was set up by local teenager Dan Spracklen, will again be running weekly sessions on Tuesday nights
TWO Cornish locomotives have arrived on the Swanage Railway to star in the heritage line’s Grand Steam Gala. The Bagnall-manufactured saddle tanks Judy and Alfred – dating from 1936 and 1953 – have been joined by a steam locomotive inspired by
ORGANISATIONS are invited to attend a conference that will outline changes once Dorset’s new Police and Crime Commissioner is in place. The new role, which will replace the police authority, will offer opportunities for ‘greater engagement and
The Lyme Regis Flower Festival is being held in St Michael’s Church at the weekend. It is the first one since 2008 and is being held from September 7 and 9 although Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset Minnie Churchill will officially open the event on
AROUND 200,000 visitors poured through the gates of the Great Dorset Steam Fair. A late surge of crowds pushed the numbers up to their expected level after a wet and muddy start to the annual extravaganza. With so many events falling prey to
A DORSET landmark will be opened to the public this weekend. Building preservation charity the Landmark Trust will allow visitors inside historic Clavell Tower on the Smedmore Estate, Wareham. The folly will be open from 10am and 4pm on Saturday
WRITER and ecologist Hugh Warwick will be talking in Uplyme about one of Britain’s best loved animals – the hedgehog. He will be giving an illustrated talk at Uplyme Village Hall on September 26 at 7.30pm. It is titled How Hedgehogs can Save
THE British Sonar team insist it is ‘Game on!’ as they sit just four points outside the medal zone at the halfway point of the London 2012 Paralympic Sailing Regatta. The Portland -based trio of John Robertson , Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas
WEYMOUTH historian Greg Schofield is hoping to launch a history society for the town. He would like to see a group that meets every other month to discuss and even dig deeper into the town’s fascinating past. Greg said: “After making enquiries
Plans for a £700,000 revamp of one of the county’s historic landmarks have been unveiled. The National Trust aims to build a new visitor centre at the birth place of Dorchester ’s most famous son Thomas Hardy. The aim of the Heritage Lottery
FIERCELY tight racing in light breezes saw Australia, Britain and the USA jostle for the top three positions in the Skud-18 two-person keelboats. With five races still to go until the silverware is decided, Portland ’s Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell
HELENA Lucas stormed back to the top of the 2.4mR keelboat fleet leaderboard after top performances in yesterday’s light wind conditions at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. With six races completed the discard has come into force and Lucas has
Portland ’s Helena Lucas was star of the show when winds shook up the leaderboards on day three of the Paralympic sailing events. Lucas, 37, scored two ‘bullets’ in the 2.4metre single-handed keelboat when racing got underway yesterday afternoon
Dorchester ’S first citizen is launching a bid to become Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Local councillor Andy Canning, who is currently Mayor of Dorchester, has been chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new position, which
A PHONE BOX bought for a pound is set to become a miniature tourist information centre. The plan is being put together by the community on Portland who rallied together to save their valued phone box. The Friends of Wakeham Phone Box formed
MORE visitors went through the gates at the Dorset County Show this year than ever before. Numbers at the Dorchester event were up at least five per cent on 2011 and the predicted target of 60,000 visitors was smashed. Organisers are still
POLICE are probing the death of a Weymouth man who suffered a fatal head injury in the street. A man, aged 25, has been arrested in connection with the incident and police are appealing to the community for information. The 44-year-old, known
We went to Bowleaze Cove for a play on the beach and had fish and chips. We had a lovely evening but we were very upset and disappointed at the amount of rubbish that was left on the beach, items such as cans, nappies, fishing nets and hooks, broken
I have read the outcome of the fatal accident with the little girl is recorded as a tragic accident. This was one of the saddest things I’ve heard about. I read a while ago that the local authority is going to look into improving the safety of
The A354 Weymouth Way was opened in July 1987 and has had relatively few safety issues. The Coroner has now ruled the tragic death that occurred in March 2012, adjacent to a track leading from Goldcroft Avenue, as accidental. The previous fatality
REGULAR contributor Peter Price has been in touch with these photographs from his youth. The first shows him and his pals taking part in Weymouth Carnival of 1936. They were members of Weymouth Sea Scouts and were on a float with a torpedo
Everyone was touched and very saddened by the death of Lily-Mae. I have no doubt the family and bikers involved and immediate on-lookers will be traumatised for many years to come. What I can’t understand, is why there is a ‘Crossing point/Right
TICKETS have gone on sale for the new live show from Harry Hill, who is coming to Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre next March. Joined by showband The Harry’s, there’s a section exclusively for Tongans, a chance to catch up on Harry’s Nan’s latest
ENGLISH Heritage will welcome 20 guests to enjoy the most memorable night’s sleep of their lives at Portland Castle on Friday, September 14. With over 450 years of history and well-known for its ghoulish residents, Portland Castle promises a night
CATTISTOCK Church ‘Harvest Festival Weekend’ begins on Saturday, September 15. There will be a jazz concert by the Sunset Café Stompers in the church at 7.30pm. You are invited to build your own scarecrow and erect it in the churchyard by Saturday
DORCHESTER'S Paul Blake goes for gold tonight in the T36 400m final. The county town runner, 22, is scheduled to race at the Olympic Stadium at 8.47pm and his main rivals for the gold medal will be Russian duo Evgenii Shvetcov and Artem Arefyev
ALTHOUGH delighted with his side’s dream start to the season, Magpies’ manager Phil Simkin is keeping his feet firmly on the ground. Saturday’s impressive win at Sutton United has left Dorchester Town third in the table, one point adrift of early
An investigation is underway after a fire broke out in a garage in Weymouth. Firefighters from Weymouth Fire Station rushed to the scene on Holland Road in Westham at 9.15pm last night. Dorset Police were also called and are helping to investigate
BRENDON King remains wary of tonight’s opponents, insisting they lie in a “false position”. AFC Totton, who narrowly missed out on promotion last May, moved up to 18th in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division on Saturday after recording their
BRIDPORT RES 1 HAMWORTHY UNITED RES 4 (after extra-time) STEVE Crabb suffered extra-time heartache in his final match at the Bees’ helm. With Saturday’s Magna Dorset Premier League Cup clash level after 90 minutes, visitors Hamworthy
WEYMOUTH RESERVES 3 HAMWORTHY REC 0 WEYMOUTH joint-manager Jake Richmond asked for a “full 90-minute performance” from his young charges and he most certainly got it as they inflicted a rare 3-0 defeat on perennial title-chasers Ham-worthy Recreation
BRIDPORT 66 (0pts) lost to COMPTON HOUSE 69-0 (20pts) by 10 wickets BRIDPORT will no doubt be glad to see the back of the 2012 season after suffering a crushing defeat on the final day of what has been a miserable campaign. Already consigned
Firefighters were called after an overheated lamp set alight in a residential home in Weymouth. Crews from Dorchester and Portland Fire stations rushed to the scene on Dorchester Road, Melcombe Regis at around 11pm last night. The fire was caused
WEYMOUTH LONGSHOTS 267-7 (20pts) beat Dorchester THIRDS 93 (4pts) by 174 runs WEYMOUTH Longshots secured promotion and the Dorset League Division Five North & West title with an emphatic 174-run victory over a depleted Dorchester Thirds.
A GROUP of Weymouth anglers are hooked to the sport of light rock fishing (LRF). The anglers fish from around Wey-mouth Harbour every Tuesday evening (7-10pm) and rotate where they fish to find different species, but normally meet outside the Old
