WEYMOUTH FC will hold its end-of-season presentation evening at the Bob Lucas Stadium on May 4 (7.30pm). The Weymouth FC Supporters Association is organising the event, which will see both the first-team and reserve-team squads mingle with the
THREE-TIME Paralympian John Robertson will be in the unusual position of flying solo when he competes at the International 2.4 metre Open World Championships. The Portland-based helm is more commonly found at the back of the three-person Sonar
DORCHESTER TOWN RESERVES 2 WIMBORNE TOWN RESERVES 0 WILL Gape and Jamie Symes were both on target for Dorchester Town Reserves as they moved through to the final of the Wyvern Challenge Cup. Gape grabbed his first-ever goal for the club by
BEAMINSTER Team Rector, Rev David Baldwin and Team Vicar, Rev Jo Neary, plan to walk between every church in the Beaminster Area Team during Holy Week in an effort to promote unity between the 14 parishes. The walk, which begins on Palm Sunday,
STAFF at Pulse gym in Weymouth are urging people to have a heart and help raise funds for charity. Workers at the Surrey Close fitness centre are helping the British Heart Foundation throughout March by donating £10 to the charity every time someone
TWO men from Weymouth have been arrested and charged following allegations of two robberies and one attempted robbery in the town. Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward if they have information about the incidents, which took
One of West Dorset’s most iconic Georgian buildings may get a new lease of life. Grove House, the Grade II-listed former office building in the centre of Bridport is currently unused. Now Mark and Sue Oxenbury of The Oak Loft want to convert
ONE documentary maker will be testing how selfless Dorset people can be as he bids to get to Morocco. Ben Little, 32, will soon be heading to Weymouth from his home town of Bristol. He is planning to try to get to Morocco by testing the principal
THIS classic comedy satire by Mike Leigh still has the ability to make your toes curl 35 years after it was first staged when it turned the spotlight on upwardly mobile suburbia and the stifling pretensions of its residents. The grotesque blonde
FURTHER work to repair the Beaminster Tunnel will be taking place in the next two weeks. Dorset County Council has announced that work to stabilise the slopes around the tunnel will be starting at the beginning of April. The work is not due
Residents will get the chance to speak to the team behind on the Navitus Bay wind farm. A drop-in session about phase three of the project will be from 9am to noon on March 28 at St Edward’s Church Hall in Swanage. For more information call
AWARD-WINNING spoken word artist Inua Ellams performs The 14th Tale at Lighthouse in Poole on March 23, a comic and moving self portrait of life growing up across Nigeria, Dublin and London. Still only 28, Inua has achieved considerable success
ROBIN James is a man who is passionate about all creatures. In his time working for the park he has seen the Sea Life Park brand expand from three parks to 48 across the world. Robin advises Merlin sites across the globe on animal ethics and
A van and a car have been involved in a crash at Winterbourne Abbas. The incident that happened just after 12noon involved a van and a car. The A35 by Winterbourne Abbas was partially blocked in both directions at the Little Bredy junction
WEYMOUTH students created dragonflies and flowers out of willow as part of an arts project. Pupils at Westfield Arts College wove willow together to create flower sculptures for their sensory garden. The Dorset branch of the National Association
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council planning applications received week ending March 15 include: Osprey Quay, site, formerly Officers Field, Victory Road, Portland: Modification of an existing Planning Obligation to seek variation of the existing
TELEVISION chef and forager Mark Lloyd is looking forward to some audience interaction when he appears at a festival of food in Dorchester. Mark will be appearing alongside a host of other top chefs including Jean-Christophe Novelli at the Foodie
SAILORS stood to attention as Portland’s namesake ship was re-dedicated at a special ceremony. More than 200 family, friends and civic representatives joined the ship’s company for the service to mark the return of HMS Portland to duty after a
We would like to say thank you to all Asda customers who donated their green discs in our groups’ box in Asda Weymouth. We’re pleased to tell you that our group won the £200 – all thanks to your donations, so from Breathe Easy and the British Lung
One recent Thursday evening I broke down on the bypass from Monkey’s Jump to Tesco roundabout. A lovely young couple stopped to help me out. They were so lovely and apart from me thanking them for all of their help, I didn’t reward them in any
In a lot of recent letters to this page, on concessionary fares for the area, the impression comes across that the ‘users’ travel free and that they are the cause of the reduced bus services. I know for a fact that Dorset County Council at present
Whatever George Osb-orne came out with in his Budget yesterday, I expect, given his performance to date, he will remain severely lacking in common sense. The country is in a state of disrepair – roads, schools, the environment, green energy are
A fishing boat needed assistance when a rope caught around its prop. Portland Coastguards were alerted and a member of the public, who had been obse-rving, rowed his dinghy to the boat and helped it to shore just after 4.30pm on Tuesday in Portland
Coastguards were alerted after a woman from Bridport threatened to jump off a cliff at West Bay. The West Bay Coastguard Rescue Team began to assemble for a search, but Dorset Police reported that the woman had been found safe and well at just
AN ITEM of clothing has been found in a search for a woman believed to be missing in the Lulworth area. Dorset Police, coastguards and Weymouth's lifeboats have been searching the area, including the coastal paths, after concerns were raised for
A JURY heard how a defendant told police he and his friends ‘had a skinful’ on the night they allegedly assaulted a doorman. Robin Brown, aged 20, Stephen James Palmer, aged 44, and his son Jacob Charlton, aged 20, are on trial at Dorchester Crown
A MAN was the victim of an alleged sex attack in Dorchester. Police said the incident happened late at night outside Dorchester South railway station. The station was cordoned off while police examined the scene. Two men from the town,
THERE seems to be more winners than losers in Dorset following Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget. Local people have given their reaction following what Mr Osborne billed as ‘a Budget for our aspiration nation.’ Those with more children and those
A TODDLER will be getting a special vest to help her breathe thanks to the people of Dorset. An appeal has raised £9,587 which will buy brave Scarlett Russ’s special vest. Her family say they are overwhelmed by the support. The nine-month-old
COASTGUARDS were scrambled when a man suffered an epileptic fit while walking on the coast path. The 30-year-old man was found on the stretch of path between Lulworth Cove and the Durdle Door and assisted back to a nearby caravan park where he
FOUR more players have verbally agreed new deals at the Terras to the delight of boss Brendon King. Experienced campaigner Barry McConnell is set to sign for a further year while youngsters Sam Poole, Ashley Wells and Mark Ford are ready to put
THE Weymouth Bay 10K takes place on Saturday between Bowleaze and the Pleasure Pier. The event will run on the Saturday and the Sunday (March 23-24) and runners of all abilities are welcome to take part. In order to register on either day report
CHRISTOPHER Walker has ambitions of one day taking on arguably sport’s most gruelling test. But for now his focus is on an event in June that the majority of people would still think was a step too far. The 23-year-old Portland athlete will
