Twenty-four intrepid explorers ventured into the boggy depths of East Dartmoor to tackle a practice expedition for their gold Duke of Edinburgh award. The group of 16 and 17-year-olds from Budmouth College ranged from 'Ten Tors' competitors, to
I hope all the “travellers“ bought parking tickets. If not where are the parking wardens? I overstayed by 12 minutes and got a ticket so they shouldn’t be treated any different to the rest of us. Mick Russell, Stoborough Close Weymouth
Four new canons were admitted to Salisbury Cathedral’s College of Canons during Evensong. The Revd Tony Monds, who serves as the bishop’s chaplain, The Revd Chris Strain from St Luke’s Parkstone and The Revd Simon Everett, who is the Team Rector
A new wet room will greatly increase the quality of life of a Weymouth sufferer of motor neurone disease, after the new facility was officially opened by Lord and Lady Fellowes at a ceremony on Friday. The wet room was built at the home of Eleanor
THE Dorset Destroyers Wheelchair Rugby Club have smashed their way into top position in the newly- formed sport of wheelchair rugby 5s. The Destroyers, who are based at the Rossmore Leisure Centre, Poole, played against four other teams in the
WEYMOUTH 102-1 (20pts) beat CHARLTON DOWN 100 (1pt) by nine wickets LEADERS Weymouth took their second victory of the season as a depleted Charlton Down’s rude awakening to life in County Division Two continued with a crushing nine-wicket loss
SPORTS Leaders from Budmouth College, hosted the Year Five Badminton in Schools Initiative (BISI) festival. During the event, the primary school students learnt new skills, developed their co-ordination and tried out a variety of activities linked
The Tank Museum is gearing up for a royal visit later this week. The Princess Royal will visit the museum in Bovington on Friday, where she will officially open its new workshops. She will also inspect a newly-restored Second World War Matilda
A road was partially blocked following a crash. The A351 Sandford Road was blocked following a two-vehicle collision between Holton Heath and the Bakers Arms in Sandford. A spokesman for Dorset Police said they were called at 3.11pm. South
Hundreds of passengers sailed into Dorset as the sixth arrival of the season came to Portland Port. German cruise ship AidaVita docked at the port this morning (14), bringing in 1,266 passengers to the isle. It is the second booking for the vessel
CRANBORNE 2 CHICKERELL UNITED 6 CHICKERELL United gained a morale-boosting 6-2 win away at Cranborne with a second-half Matt Stickland hat-trick in the Dorset Senior League. The result keeps pressure on league leaders Corfe Castle, with
A teenager has undergone a 'distressing ordeal', losing £70 in cash after being mugged at knifepoint. The 15-year-old victim was walking down an alleyway which runs between Lane-Side and Longmead in Shaftesbury sometime between 4.30 pm and 5 pm
HMRC is calling on people to stay vigilant in the fight against fraudsters, who are using email and text messages to scam them out of their savings. The tax authority is currently processing tax refunds after the end of the 2017/18 tax year. However
Weymouth residents are getting ready to commemorate US Memorial Day. This year’s service will take place at the Weymouth American War Memorial on The Esplanade. Many local veterans, association representatives and residents will be present to
The Conservative housing councillor Cllr Tim Yarker, said on May 2 he had looked for sites which might be suitable for affordable housing in Dorchester but had concluded there was little scope. That was the line the Conservative dominated district
OVERCROWDING at prisons is forcing prisoners to share cells, eating, sleeping and even using the toilet in spaces designed for one. Both Dorset's Guy's Marsh Prison in Shaftesbury and Portland Prison are oversubscribed according to Ministry of Justice
A BROADCHURCH actress lost out on a Bafta award - but the ceremony highlighted the plight of women who have experienced the drama's themes. Julie Hesmondhalgh has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of rape victim Trish
A road has reopened after closing following a collision this morning. The B3081 was closed following a collision involving one motorcycle at Handley Cross Roundabout near Sixpenny Handley just after 7am. One person was taken to hospital with
FURTHER work to spruce up the A31 will lead to lane closures this week. Highways England will be repairing and replacing street lights at the Canford Bottom junction over five nights from today, May 14. There will be lane closures on the roundabout
A Dorset primary school has told its pupils 'not to worry' in a heartwarming letter ahead of SATs this week. Parents and pupils at Christchurch Junior School received a letter last week titled 'Year Six home learning'. In the letter, they were
Fire crews have attended a blaze involving a large amount of straw. The fire, which broke out in the early hours of Monday just off the B3081 near Silton in North Dorset, was extinguished by crews from Gillingham and a fire engine from Wincanton
WEST End smash hit theatre show Be Bop a Lula is bringing a slice of rock’n’roll history to Weymouth Pavilion this week. The show stars acts paying tribute to five giants of rock’n’roll – Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Buddy Holly and
SHERBORNE 265-8 (20pts) beat MARTINSTOWN 162 (7pts) by 103 runs MARTINSTOWN’S winning start to the season was derailed by a commanding performance from Sherborne, who took a 103-run victory in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League. Ed Nichols
FORMER Dorchester Town winger David Jerrard insists that leaving the Magpies was the “right decision” for the midfielder. Jerrard, who departed the Avenue Stadium in February by mutual consent, cited a lack of game time as a contributing factor
IT’S ten years since Holby City star Lee Mead won the coveted starring role of Joseph in the 2007 stage revival Now the West End performer is touring with his own show that looks backs at the last decade of his life, featuring songs from some of
OPEN A Love Of Eating, the debut cookbook from bespoke caterers and food columnists, Tart London - aka Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones - and you'll feel like you've been tipped directly into summer. There's a charred mackerel salad with broad
A VINEYARD near Dorchester has won a top award for its wine. The Langham Wine Estate Classic Cuvée 2014 was awarded a gold medal in the 2018 Sommelier Wine Awards. The Dorset sparkling wine producer joins a line-up of superb international wines
A JUDICIAL review against the planned closure and reform of health services across the county will be held this summer. Defend Dorset NHS’s full judicial review hearing against Dorset Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) proposal of reforming NHS
WEYMOUTH has some of the highest levels of heroin and morphine misuse deaths in the UK, new figures show. Figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that the town had 4.1 heroin and/or morphine misuse deaths per 100,000 people
COMMUTERS are to face disruption to their rail journeys today. Network Rail has said that no trains will run between Wareham and Weymouth on Monday due to overrunning engineering works. No trains will run in either direction. This also affect
A MULTI-million-pound town centre regeneration project is set to move a step ahead. Plans for the next phase of the £100 million regeneration project of Brewery Square, which has transformed a former brownfield site into a thriving development,
Echo reader Ian Metcalfe managed to snap this photo at just the right moment on his morning walk at Thorncombe Woods. An absolutely stunning picture of the sunrise. If you have a picture that you would like to see featured here, post it to
A daring search by a team of Dorset adventurers for the wreckage of a US aircraft - and for answers to the fate of the plane and its pilot - has started promisingly, with several potential targets located. The lost Hercules C-130 was taken in May
Dorset Police’s ‘No Excuse’ team are out in the county tackling inconsiderate and dangerous driving. The team aims to use a combination of enforcement and education to tackle the ‘fatal five’: drink and drug driving, excessive and inappropriate
DORCHESTER RFC have appointed former first-team forwards coach and head coach Martyn Peel to the new joint head coach role along with ex-Gloucester and England under-21 player Eral Anderson. They will be joined by a team of assistant coaches within
Children were inspired by nature when a local conservationist visited their school. Year 5 students from Holy Trinity School in Weymouth received a rousing talk by Richard Bradford, founder of the Lost Words campaign. The whole year group gathered
Churches in Weymouth and Dorchester are joining a global prayer movement. Thy Kingdom Come, which runs from Ascension Thursday until Pentecost Sunday May 20, invites Christians from around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more
More than 153,000 visitors came to Dorchester to visit a very special dinosaur in just under three months. Dorset County Museum is celebrating the success of it's special exhibit, Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure, confirming that a total
