WEYMOUTH 1 Odubade 43 GOSPORT BOROUGH 3 McAllister 9, Lanahan 57, Pennery 81 WEYMOUTH saw their terrific unbeaten home run in the league come to an end after goals from Craig McAllister, Sam Lanahan and Ryan Pennery condemned them to a
STAINES TOWN 1 Gogo 89 DORCHESTER TOWN 6 Carmichael 18, Blair 35, 57, Diaz 57, 68, Murray 72 DORCHESTER Town trounced a pitiful Staines Town 6-1 in their Evo-Stik Southern Premier South clash at Wheatsheaf Park. Braces from Antonio
9:37pm Terras 1-3 Gosport Full time and Weymouth's unbeaten run at home in the league has come to an end at the hands
The Weymouth and Portland Lions Club, in partnership with the Weymouth BID, held a Christmas town centre entertainment event: “Weymouth’s Christmas Present” recently. The day began with rain and more rain. By late morning however it was dry, happily
A MOTORCYCLE business that was an institution for 48 years has ceased trading. Anvil Motorcycles was opened over Easter 1970 by Mick Druitt and Bill Dean. They had met while working at Weymouth Motorcycles during the 1960s. Mr Dean approached
British shoppers should be extra vigilant this Christmas, as findings from Shieldpay’s latest Fraud Tracker reveal that one in five people have been scammed whilst buying Christmas presents online. Nearly one in 10 claim to have never received the
Hi readers it’s William here on modern communication. I’ve been thinking about how different communication is today than when I was growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. Today we are surrounded by technology connecting us to each other instantly through
Brownsea Island will be open for visitors twice this month, so residents can 'get festive and escape the Christmas mayhem on the mainland'. The island, owned and managed by the National Trust and Dorset Wildlife Trust, is usually closed at this
Touching tributes have been paid to an extraordinary woman who helped set up Weymouth Food Bank. Lily Mockett sadly died on Sunday, November 25 at the age of 80. She was known throughout Weymouth for her work helping the town’s most vulnerable people
A MAN will appear in court in connection with a crash which left a 19-year-old driver fighting for life. At around 7.20pm on Thursday, July 5, Dorset Police was called to reports of a collision on Manston Road, at the junction with Green Close in
YEOVIL Town Ladies’ goalkeeper Megan Walsh has been voted the November Women’s PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans’ Player of the Month by fans across the country. In a competitive vote, run by fan engagement experts Snack Media, Walsh received 33 per
A retail park which is home to a host of household names has been sold for £10.8million. Jubilee Close Retail Park in Weymouth was bought by the Leicester-based property investment company Custodian REIT. The 44,844sqft park consists of three
AN EDUCATIONAL publisher from Dorset has scooped an award at a ceremony where it shared the stage with online giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and IBM. PG Online, based in Tolpuddle, produces digital resources to support teachers and schools
A RETAIL park which is home to a host of household names has been sold for £10.8million. Jubilee Close Retail Park in Weymouth was bought by the Leicester-based property investment company Custodian REIT. The 44,844sqft park consists of three
THE shortlist has been announced for the Dorset Legal Awards. More than 167 submissions were received from 17 law firms before the shortlist of 40 was created. Fifteen winners will be crowned across three different categories – individual awards
Supporters are being asked to step up and help a dream be realised. Campaigners are well on their way to restoring full public access to Castle Cove Beach in Weymouth which has been blocked off for more than five years. The last hurdle is to
THE new president of Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry has pledged to promote opportunities for young people and to highlight wellbeing and mental health in the workplace. Liz Willingham, managing director of Liz Lean PR, said she would also
I READ with interest Mr Oliver’s views on the proposed development north of Dorchester. I believe that he highlighted the critical issue, that is: who will be in control of any development and whether it will be beneficial to the town? The town
A body has been found in the sea six miles off the coast of Portland. Police received a call from the coastguard at 9.03am on Monday that a body had been found in the water south east of Portland Bill. Coastguard and lifeboat crews were tasked
In the first 10 days of a police crackdown on drink and drug driving, 54 people have been arrested. Dorset Police launched their their annual Christmas drink and drug drive campaign on December 1. Officers of the Alliance Roads Policing and
Teachers have vowed to "rapidly improve standards" of Bovington Primary School after it was rated as inadequate by Ofsted in a report published this week. The school had previously received three consecutive ‘outstanding’ Ofsted inspections.
A 25-year-old woman was arrested after a 11-year-old boy was hit by a car last night. Police were called just after 6pm to a report of a collision involving a black Mercedes A-class car and a boy in Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton. The air
Disruption is expected on the Weymouth to Waterloo line this morning due to a circuit failure at Woking. A track circuit problem at Woking meant trains were unable to run through the station and services had to be cancelled, delayed or diverted
DORCHESTER Town boss Steve Thompson has warned the Magpies’ re-arranged Evo-Stik Southern Premier South game at basement club Staines Town “won’t be easy”. Thompson’s men warmed up for the clash with a brilliant 4-1 win at fellow strugglers Gosport
WITH Christmas creeping ever closer, we are being spoilt with the array of newly published books about our local area. The book we want to flag up to you this week is Weymouth & Portland at Work: People and Industries Through the Years by Fiona
A SINGER/SONGWRITER from Essex will capture the essence and passion of Neil Diamond on a special tribute night. Brooklyn Creed will appear in Hello Again - The Story of Neil Diamond on Friday, January 11. Theatre Show producers Darren Bazzoni
BILLED as an affordable alternative to the bigger Christmas shows, Your Toys is a show like no other as the stars are the toys the audience brings with them. Any toy can take part, there are no limits, explains Nicky Blackwell, an artistic director
LAST week we shared a beautiful picture postcard of a leafy Weymouth street. Reader Len Collins wanted to know where the picture was taken but only knew that it was taken in Rodwell. Well, our Looking Back readers are what makes this section
TAKE a break from the pre-Christmas panic and join the Quangle Wangle Choir for a festive concert this weekend. Hear news of the mid-winter adventure of the Owl and the Pussycat. Be transported to Latvia to celebrate the turn of the year and journey
WHO knew that this building in Walpole Street, Weymouth, contained so many memories? This building used to be St Augustine's School and the school is now, of course, in Hardy Avenue off Chickerell Road. The school moved across town in the 1960s.
It's been 285 years since the first recorded sighting of a UFO - and it happened right here in Dorset. The term UFO didn't become common until the 1950s, but the first time a sighting of an unexplained object in the sky was recorded was December
A WINE merchant is one of more than 50 businesses which have boosted online trade through a “digital capability” grant. Morrish & Banham in Dorchester is also among more than 100 helped by the support agency Dorset Growth Hub since a funding
MARK Molesley warned that ‘a wounded animal is a dangerous animal’ as Weymouth prepare to host a Gosport Borough side reeling from a 4-1 defeat to Dorchester Town in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier South. A Ben Seymour brace and goals from Josh Bailey
A CONVICTED sex offender who police say targets vulnerable teenage girls for his own gratification is back in prison after admitting further offences. Connor Hayes, 25, was sentenced to a total of 21 months in jail after pleading guilty to two
Dorset's Christmases past will be brought to life in an evening of entertainment and song to raise money for a mental health charity. The New Hardy Players will be performing several different plays in the courtroom at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse
Falling income, budget cuts and a move to a cheaper office have all had their impact on Dorset Community Action during the year. But the organisation’s annual meeting in Dorchester on Friday heard, that despite the problems, it still managed to
A charity single will be released today (Tuesday) by a 13-year-old girl from Weymouth in memory of her stillborn sister. Mersey Moore's single, A Song for Ferrie, will be available on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Music from today for 99p.
Dancers braved the stage with a spectacular live show to raise funds for a good cause. In front of 750 people at the Pavilion, nine couples battled it out to be crowned the 2018 champions of Weldmar Strictly Ballroom. After each performance
A play café in Weymouth town centre which has only been open for three months may have to close because of soaring business rates. Kathryn Schofield, owner of Jigsaw Play Café in St Mary Street, claims she has been incorrectly overcharged for business
Members of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce came together for its last business breakfast of the year. The chamber met at Safewise Weymouth last Tuesday, where members were treated to a cooked breakfast. Chamber president Andrew Knowles
A global company with a turnover of £20million celebrated its 18th birthday in style. Medisave, based in Weymouth, was launched in 2000 by local business partners Graham Wright and Melissa Denton. It started its life at the Jubilee Business Park
WEYMOUTH NATASHA LOUISE PINK, aged 26, of Jenner Way, Weymouth. Admitted damaging a vehicle to an unknown value. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. BILLY JOE TRIMMER, aged 34, of King Street, Weymouth. Admitted being drunk and disorderly
Members of Weymouth RNLI lifeboat volunteers have passed out as deputy coxswain, assistant mechanics and inshore lifeboat helm. Volunteer RNLI crew member Jules Hutchings and Lyle Stantiford passed out as assistant mechanics of the all-weather lifeboat
