DORCHESTER TOWN 1 Watson 63 EBBSFLEET UNITED 3 Bricknell 37, 87, Cook 57 DORCHESTER are still looking for that elusive first Skrill South victory of the season after being sunk by the Fleet. The Magpies had keeper Alan Walker-Harris
WEYMOUTH 1 (Lawton og 74) CAMBRIDGE CITY 1 (Beech 4) WEYMOUTH finally broke their hoodoo against the Lilywhites on Saturday thanks to an own goal from Will Lawton. The Terras went into the game having lost their last six against Cambridge
FIREFIGHTERS have faced a busy day with call outs to a cottage roof fire, grain fire and a waste bin set alight. At 11.37am this morning Dorset Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in a cottage at Milton Abbas. Two fire crews from
THE community is being invited to a free arts showcase at the new-look Weymouth Pavilion this weekend. New operator Phil Say is throwing open the doors of the Pavilion and giving people the chance to see the facilities and what the venue has to
MOTORISTS faced delays following a two car crashes on the main road between Weymouth and Dorchester. The A354 was closed in both directions between Jurassic Roundabout on the relief road at Littlemoor and the football ground roundabout in Dorchester
TWO divers have been rescued from the sea off Dorset this afternoon. The Portland Coastguard helicopter was scrambled twice to incidents involving divers suffering decompression sickness a couple of hours apart. The first incident at 12.30pm
DORSET youngsters got the chance to swap studying for sails with an adventure aboard the Tall Ship Pelican. Around 26 young people from across the county, aged 16 to 25, took part in the exchange trip to see Sherborne’s French twin town of Granville
RESIDENTS launched a miniature manhunt after a visiting artist came to Weymouth and Portland. Roy Tyson, pictured on the right, creates artworks of little people carrying out tasks in a full-sized world. He hid five of his tiny figures around the
A FORMER dairy worker who falsely claimed more than £3,000 in benefits has been given a conditional discharge. Nigel Orchard, 41, from Chideock Hill, Chideock, admitted falsely claiming £3,158.13 in housing benefits and £534.73 in council tax benefits
THE AWARDS look set to keep on coming for Broadchurch, which made a TV star of West Bay. The show has just scooped two prestigious awards and has also been nominated in five categories at the upcoming Crime Thriller Awards which will be shown live
CALLS are being made for volunteers to help change the lives of Dorset families. Home Start West Dorset is a local charity providing friendship, advice and practical support to families who live in the West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland area.
A WORLD record has been broken at the Great Dorset Steam Fair today. 102 steam rollers took part in the world record attempt as part of the Great Dorset Steam Fair 2013 Roller Special, on a brand new road created in the road making section at the
4:47pm Magpies: Three minutes to go and Bricknell hits his second of the game to make it 3-1 4:46pm TERRAS: Attendance 655 4:40pm
TOWN hall bosses have hit back at government claims they are putting motorists off high streets with “draconian” parking policies and excessive charges. Eric Pickles, the Communities and Local Government Secretary, said he would force councils
COUNCILS in Dorset are going green with new clean vehicles. Dorset County Council and West Dorset District Council will now be using electric cars for their vehicle fleet in a bid to save money and reduce carbon emissions. The green machines
POLICE and coastguards scrambled to Weymouth Beach where a man was seen to go into the water in the early hours of the morning. The man, thought to be in his 20s, was seen walking into the sea about 5am on Friday. He came out of the water after
A MAN who fell ill at the Great Dorset Steam Fair was airlifted from the site to hospital. The man, believed to be in his late 50s, was described as being ‘seriously ill.’ Due to his condition and the site’s rural location, paramedics treating
FURIOUS residents and traders claim that the ‘intelligent’ traffic system in Weymouth is not working. Motorists say they have been stuck in traffic for up to an hour and a half on the seafront and are also angered by delays on the Boot Hill corridor
I would like to congratulate the Royal Manor theatre on Portland for putting on one of their best performances last week. ‘Two’, written by Jim Cartwright, was performed by two amazing actors, Jo Cheverton and Mark Sampson-Vincent, who each played
Following demands for more dance nights, Bridport’s Electric Palace opens its doors for a diverse new club night, High-Life, this evening. BBC DJ Lopa Kothari brings her electric mix of sounds from around the world to the Palace for the opening
What do you think/Leave your comments Several years ago, before the new complex in New Bond Street was built, I wrote to the Dorset Echo after a visit to the town centre stating how upset I was to see the lovely little seaside town I grew up in
The Bridport Hat Festival returns next weekend when the town will be taken over by live music and thousands of hat wearers. Starting with music on Friday evening, the town centre will be taken over by thousands of hat wearers throughout Saturday
A WOMAN who died in hospital a week after driving into a wall in Dorchester was travelling at a minimum of 36 miles per hour at the moment of impact, an inquest was told. Beryl Marshall, 85, died a Dorset County Hospital on December 27 last year
Weymouth’s cycle paths are wonderful and the council deserve full marks for them! I have just returned from a cycle trip stopping off at Sandsfoot (by the bridge at the bottom of Rylands Lane) to clamber over some rocks and paddle my feet in the
Co-founder of Joy Division and New Order Peter Hook, and his band The Light are in concert at Bridport’s Electric Palace on Saturday, September 7. Having revisited Joy Division’s seminal albums ‘Unknown Pleasures’ back in May 2010 for a commemorative
Kate Howden and Paul Jones are singer-songwriters, based in the north west of England, who have that special magic that captivates the audience in a unique, intimate atmosphere. Stripped back, gritty, often poignant, sometimes humorous, observations
One of Britain’s most sought after ensembles, the Aquinas Piano Trio, has been booked by Concerts in the West to play at Bridport Arts Centre on Friday, September 13. The three players – violinist Ruth Rogers, cellist Katherine Jenkinson and pianist
AN ABSOLUTE gem of a film is coming to Bridport next week courtesy of West Dorset film maker Havana Marking. Smash & Grab, which was premiered in New York last month and praised to the skies by reviewers including Variety magazine, was made
DAN Green returns for the Magpies this afternoon when they take on Ebbsfleet United at the Avenue Stadium (3pm). The 22-year-old’s time at Dorchester has so far been dogged by injuries but Phil Simkin is confident the club will soon start seeing
THE Robson brothers have been at the forefront of what has been another very successful month for Weymouth Golf Club. Andy became the Dorset Scratch Champion with a fine performance at Ferndown while younger sibling Tom secured victory in the Dorset
