IT WAS great to see how many visitors to Dorchester were enjoying the Architectural Heritage day on Sunday. Everyone seemed to enjoy the free visitor attractions and I spied a lot of people with leaflets in hand admiring our wonderful architecture.
THE hard work and dedication of a group of lifesavers will be honoured permanently. Thorncombe Parish Council has provided a plaque to honour 20 years of 24-hour continuous emergency cover for the parish by its pioneering first responders team;
TISBURY UNITED 4 CHICKERELL UNITED 1 CHICKERELL United suffered a comprehensive 4-1 defeat at Tisbury United with Lee Gale amassing a four-goal haul in the Dorset Senior League. Chickerell had a poor start but held off their opponents for
PUDDLETOWN 12 WIMBORNE II 47 IT WAS a tough afternoon for the Villagers at Greenfields for the second week in a row as Puddletown were well-beaten 47-12 by Wimborne Seconds in Dorset & Wilts One South. Puddletown were missing a few of
PORTLAND UNITED RES 5 SHERBORNE TOWN RES 1 PORTLAND United Reserves put Sherborne Town Reserves to the sword with Sol Roche and Derek Wall having fantastic performances at the Weyline Stadium in the Dorset Premier League. The Blues should
SHILLINGSTONE’S Andrew Forsyth took a double victory as the final three car meetings at Wiscombe Park saw plenty of on-course excitement as the season came to a conclusion with many drivers being mindful of their positions in the numerous championships
Portland residents have been left wondering where 'some other stuff' is, after an amusing road sign mysteriously disappeared. The sign was attached to the roundabout in Victoria Square, Portland, as part of the b-side arts festival, and is the work
Firefighters tackled flames reaching eight to 10ft on Holme Lane in Wareham. The incident happened last night. Wareham Fire Station received a call at 7.38pm from members of the public who were at Wareham Quay. They said they could see a fire
Tomorrow, Wednesday September 19 at the Dorford Centre, Dorchester at 7pm there promises to be an exciting debate on the effects of Brexit on the NHS. Now we know that there are currently a massive 107,743 vacancies in the NHS, with recruitment
DORSET County Hospital has had a busy but successful year, a meeting heard. The trust held its annual general meeting at the former Damers School site, which the hospital now owns and plans to develop in the future. Speakers included Trust Chairman
Two men were taken to hospital after a crash near the Bakers Arms roundabout last night. The crash happened on the A351 Wareham Road between the Bakers Arms and Blackhill roundabouts. It involved a Jaguar XJ6, a black Aprilla motorcycle and
A person has been freed from their vehicle after it flipped and ended up in a ditch. Police were called at 7.02am by the ambulance service to a report that a car was on its roof in a ditch. Firfighters from Sturminster Newton and Blandford
A vehicle hit the central reservation on the A35. Police were called at 8.16am after a car crashed into the central reservation on the A35. The crash occurred on the east bound carriageway between Tolpuddle Ball junction and the Puddletown
OUR recent articles on Weymouth Grammar School certainly stirred the memories of ex-pupil Bob Diamond. Bob, aged 87, paid the Echo offices a visit to share some pictures of his time at the school. Bob, of Grafton Avenue, Weymouth, attended the
DORCHESTER Town winger Aaron Rodriguez admitted he is “pleased to be back” after contributing heavily during the Magpies’ 2-2 Evo-Stik Southern Premier South draw at Beaconsfield Town. Rodriguez followed up a goalscoring appearance from the bench
THIS week we're continuing our tribute to the Weymouth men who died after the Great German offensives of 1918. Last week we remember the soldiers who died on August 8, 1918 as the British advanced eight miles and the Germans had just experienced
TOUCHING back upon our memories of the Weymouth's branch of Woolworths, we're sharing some wonderful recollections from Jean Matthews of Dorchester. The Woolworths store was the reason why Jean came into existence! She tells us: "My father was
A PARAMEDIC has been struck off for misconduct. Former South Western Ambulance Service (SWAS) paramedic Christopher Turner was struck off the Health and Care Professions Council register after a tribunal hearing last month. The panel heard that
MR PUNCH will keep fighting to remain on Weymouth beach, thanks to an enthusiastic show of support from locals and holidaymakers. Last week saw the final performance of the summer, amid fears that it could be the last ever for the resort. However
Doctors in Dorset have been prescribing more anti-depressants over the last three years, according to NHS data. General Practitioners have called on the Government to increase the funding for psychotherapist services to rely less on these drugs
A CHARITY previously forced to turn away desperate families due to a lack of staff has now secured funding to recruit new volunteers. Over the past year Home Start West Dorset, which works with families with children under five, has had to turn
WEYMOUTH RITCHIE SAM MATTHEWS, aged 26, of Chickerell Road, Weymouth. Admitted driving a vehicle on a road after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath was 58 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal
THE world premiere tour of a new play about Thomas Hardy based on Christopher Nicholson’s novel Winter will be coming to Dorset this autumn. It will be performed at Dorchester Corn Exchange from Thursday, September 27 to Sunday, September 30 and
A 46-year-old diver, who surfaced unconscious from a Portland dive, has died. Emergency services descended on Weymouth Harbour yesterday (Sunday) after man from Blackpool surfaced unconscious from a dive seven miles east of Portland. The coastguard
WEYMOUTH’s Warren Bentley insisted that the result was more important as his first goal for the club sealed a 2-2 draw at home against Hartley Wintney in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier South. Bentley’s goal, which came in the 90th minute, rescued
This stunning sunset over Radipole Lake is our picture of the day - thanks to Jon Brabrook for sending it in. If you have a picture you'd like us to feature, email it to newsdesk@dorsetecho.co.uk
A BUS company has announced it will be making changes to its network for the winter season. First in Dorset has announced the changes will come into place from Sunday, September 23, the majority of which will involve timetable amendments to better
HUNDREDS of sailors took to the waters around Portland once again as part of an international fundraiser. Bart’s Bash is the headline event of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation, and remembers the Olympic sailor whose name is now immortalised
HUNDREDS of runners took part in the gruelling Purbeck Marathon yesterday, as part of The Purbeck Outdoor Weekend. (TPOW) The course is a tough one, with around 3,000ft of climbs which are mainly off-road, but it has become a favourite since making
Hi readers, it’s Emily and William here this evening, writing on Carluccios balcony in the evening sunshine. We are all wearing new sunglasses. My (Emily) new sunglasses are prescription sunglasses because I can’t see otherwise! They have blue frames
A WOMAN has written her first poetry book to raise money for a Dorset-based cancer charity. Kay Ridout has penned "The Quiet Girl in the Classroom" and all the profits are going to the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation. She described the book as
HUNDREDS of hens will be hoping to start a free-range retirement. The British Hen Welfare Trust is rehoming 300 hens in Dorset this Sunday (23). Francesca Taffs, marketing and communications officer for the BHWT, said: "These hardworking hens
AGRICULTURAL industry experts will gather in Dorset to discuss how producers are doing business and consider whether greater integration with supply chains could pay off. The conference, organised by AHDB and chaired by farm business expert Mary
