LONG-SERVING midfielder Nick Crittenden and Stuart Heath are to take charge of Dorchester Town while the club finds a replacement for Graham Kemp. Kemp resigned today after four months in charge of the Magpies. Club officials met tonight to
AN ONLINE retailer from Weymouth has made the daunting leap from screen to shop after opening a retail premises in the town. Natasha Hicks, from Weymouth, first launched her homeware and design-led gifts business Mollie and Fred in 2010 from her
New Year, New Mortgage? Time to Review, says Connells If your New Year’s Resolutions included giving your finances a fresh start in 2015 then it may be an opportune moment to review your mortgage, according to local estate agency Connells in Dorchester
A DORSET law firm is celebrating after two of its solicitors scooped a brace of prestigious awards. Former Sir John Colfox pupil Zara Davies and her colleague Tracy Neal won two separate awards designed to recognise the best up and coming solicitors
AN AMBITIOUS vision for the future has been launched at Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (DCCI) annual meeting. Chief executive Ian Girling outlined the expanding business support organisation’s dynamic five-year plan for 2015 - 2020 under
KINGS Arms further underlined their status as the best side in the Weymouth Sunday League with a 5-1 victory at closest rivals New Star. The win puts Kings Arms six points clear of the Grove Corner outfit in the race for the title – both sides
TWO former teachers at Portland Young Offenders Institution (YOI) have launched a new construction training course to try and encourage more youngsters into the industry. David and Mandy Hunter, from Weymouth, launched Dorset Trade Skills (DTS)
OSMINGTON - SPACIOUS LIVING FOR A FAMILY – This very light and airy modern house has 4 double bedrooms (2 en-suite) plus a family bathroom. A fabulous kitchen and double garage with mezzanine storage, plus easy access to Weymouth, Dorchester, Poole
A PORTLAND-based quarrying company is helping a group of young people towards the completion of their Prince’s Trust programme. Portland Stone Firms has donated £300 to the programme, which has been used to purchase branded t-shirts and hoodies
A ROAD in Dorchester was blocked by a collision involving two recycling lorries. The incident occurred in Poundbury Road earlier this afternoon. Police at the time confirmed the route was ‘completely blocked’. A spokesman for Dorset Police
A COUPLE who are indebted to the fertility unit at Dorchester’s Winterbourne Hospital for the birth of their inspirational daughter have expressed their sadness at its closure. David and Catherine Court’s daughter Elizabeth was one of the first
THE TEAM behind Dorchester’s Skating in the Square are celebrating another successful winter. Around 6,000 people took to the synthetic ice rink at Brewery Square this year, an increase in numbers from last time round. Tamzin Hyde from Skating
GRAHAM Kemp has resigned as Dorchester Town boss after just four months in charge. His decision to leave the club comes the day after the Magpies lost for the seventh time in eight league games. A club statement issued this afternoon read:
A FLOOD alert has been issued for the entire Dorset coast. The alert, which means flooding is possible and for residents to be prepared, affects Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Seatown, West Bay, Bothenhampton, Burton Freshwater, Burton Bradstock, Cogdean
WEYMOUTH world champion sailor Giles Scott just missed out on capping a magnificent 12 months in style when he was beaten to the Yachting Journalists’ Association British Yachtsman of the Year award by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. Scott, pictured,
BALTI HOUSE 3 HOLT UNITED 1 BALTI boss Marco Nott believes his side are “right back in it” as the Dorset Senior League is close to reaching boiling point. Nott’s men came from a goal down to overcome Holt United 3-1 at Weymouth College at the
A WOMAN who traditionally lit up her house with her late husband in a charity Christmas lights display raised more than £400 by continuing the fundraiser in memory of him. Warm-hearted couple Bernard and Elizabeth Wright of Bridport always liked
A RESIDENTIAL park in Dorset has been acquired by one of the UK’s leading operators after a multimillion package was agreed. John Romans Park Homes, which already owns 12 residential parks at sites across Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset, has acquired
HEALTH-promoting children’s charity Life Education Wessex was presented with a cheque for £3,000 from housing association Magna at Dorchester Middle School. The charity, which works with schools across Dorset and the south west region, was presented
A MEMORIAL service and other events will be held in memory of Holocaust victims. A service to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will take place in Princess Diana Gardens, Radipole Park Drive, Weymouth on Tuesday, January 27. It will begin at 10.30am
GILLINGHAM TOWN RESERVES 5 CHICKERELL UNITED 3 CHICKERELL United relinquished their position at the top of the Dorset Senior League after they conceded five goals in a lacklustre defeat to Gillingham Town Reserves. After going in at the break
GPs in Weymouth and Portland are making the switch to the NHS Electronic Prescription Service. They say the change should make it easier and quicker for local patients to get their medication. Ten GP practices in Weymouth and Portland have
WOMEN are being urged to put their best foot forward and once again raise thousands of pounds in the fight against breast cancer. Registration is now open to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2015 at Dorchester, which takes place on Sunday, May
Now residents can look on the website www.osmington.info to see up todate weather information.
Two families from Osmington braved the cold harbour waters to take part in the Christmas Day swim. Siblings Kelly, Hugh and Dervla and mother and son Gilly and Callum. They joined a record number of over 279 swimmers to take part in this annual event
I believe I need the services of a bird whisperer to persuade an aggressive blackbird not to be a bully. Since we installed a feeder for small birds our ‘resident’ blackbird, who used to be so docile and friendly, has taken to chasing away greenfinches
ANDREW Martin of Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth (Have Your Say, January 10), appears to blame those employed in public services and on benefits for the current financial problems of the country. Might I suggest that you bring some balance to your views
I take exception to Andrew Martin’s letter (Have Your Say, January 10). According to him only two groups are responsible for the nation’s problems, ie public sector workers and those on benefits. I don’t think public sector workers caused the worldwide
PRIME Minister David Cameron urged Dorset businesses to help drive economic growth through inter-national trade when he visited the county. More than 80 members of Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) were exclusively invited to the event
KINGSTON Maurward College has withdrawn a controversial plan to build a huge housing development in a tiny village immortalised by author Thomas Hardy. The college had submitted a planning application to build up to 70 homes on land at Lower Bockhampton
A FAMILY run card shop in Dorchester has signed off after more than 30 years. Top Drawer has been a familiar presence in Dorchester for decades but closed its doors for the final time last week. The business has been owned by Patricia and David
NURSERY rhyme characters get a makeover in this locally devised pantomime that is delightfully daft and produced by the Fortuneswell-based amateur company. Newcomer to the group Jo Mackay not only wrote but also directs this annual feast of fun
THERE is a real treat in store for concert goers on Sunday. The first Weymouth Sunday Concert of 2015 features Benjamin Birtle on the cello and Duncan Honeybourne on the piano. It takes place at Weymouth Bay Methodist Church in Melcombe Ave-nue
THE search is on for Dorset’s best village. Residents are being urged to work together and take pride in their communities and be in with a chance of winning the prestigious accolade. West Dorset cleaned up last year with Martinstown, Loders
NEW singers are being sought for The Briantspuddle Singers. This small, lively and very friendly community choir meets on Tuesday evenings at Briantspuddle Village Hall between 7.30pm to 9.30pm. There are no auditions and you don’t have to
STAFF at the Purbeck School are celebrating after Ofsted declared it a ‘good school’. The Wareham facility received the grade for an inspection in December last year. It marks an improvement after the school was graded ‘satisfactory’ in September
THE future is looking bright for Weymouth Pavilion as the venue gears up for another record-breaking year in 2015. The pavilion was taken over by the Community Interest Company (CIC) headed by Phil Say in July 2013 and has just experienced
A NEW initiative to recognise and reward independent shops in Dorchester has been launched. The Dorchester Independent Retail Awards have been launched in a bid to recognise the businesses that are “extremely important” to the county town’s local
CONDOR Ferries has confirmed it is selling two ferries to make way for the new super ferry. Condor Vitesse and Condor Express have been sold. The company said that Vitesse is no longer required on the UK to Channel Island routes and will be delivered
SNOW fell in and lightning rent the sky in a wild night of weather. Snow fell in Dorchester and Stinsford, on the A37 by Maiden Newton and in Shaftesbury in North Dorset but was cleared before 9am. The Old Sherborne Road saw ice and snowy conditions
COUNCILLORS are being asked to reject plans for a contra-flow cycle lane in Weymouth’s Westham Road. Traffic orders have already been drawn up proposing the new cycle route, which would run along the southern footway in the opposite direction to
CAMPAIGNERS will stage a demonstration to voice their frustration over rising bus fares and service cuts. Members of the Bus Action Group will gather outside County Hall in Dorchester next Monday at 9am ahead of a meeting of Dorset County Council
MANAGER Jason Matthews admitted a lack of depth may have cost his side their unbeaten home league record, as they were rocked by Paulton Rovers at the Bob Lucas Stadium last night. The Terras lost skipper Stewart Yetton midway through the first
A CHARITY supporting blind and partially sighted people in Dorset says its work is in jeopardy after a drop in vital funding. The Dorset Blind Association has been hit by the end of a Big Lottery grant and a drop in other sources of funding, adding
WEST Dorset will take a star turn when much-anticipated film Far From the Madding Crowd is released on May 1. Filmmakers spent several months in Dorset filming the new adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel in the summer of 2013. And Dorset
MILITARY bases and security services across Dorset are on “high alert” following online “chatter” by jihadists threatening to behead military and police personnel. Islamic extremists are plotting to copy Isis’ beheadings of hostages in Syria last
DORCHESTER Town slumped to yet another deflating defeat at Chippenham last night, much to the frustration of boss Graham Kemp. A 2-1 loss, the Magpies’ 10th reverse in 13 league matches, piled even more pressure on the county town club near the
AN AREA of wasteland within Portland Port could be transformed over the next year with two new firms creating dozens of jobs. As well as a controversial green energy plant, which has already secured planning permission but has yet to be built,
