THE Sandbanks Ferry toll will not be increasing following a public inquiry into proposed fare rises. In January the ferry company announced its proposals, which included doubling the cost of a pedestrian/ bicycle crossing from £1 to £2 and increasing
When I moved here three years ago Weymouth was exciting especially at Christmas. They seemed to do a lot to encourage visitors. How wrong could I be! I am absolutely disgusted with this town. All boarded up. No Christmas market. Nothing to
The closure of Barclays in Bridport is a ‘great blow’, customers have said. The bank announced it will shut its doors on East Street in March following a decline in footfall, claiming only 249 customers use the Bridport branch exclusively for banking
DORCHESTER Town have signed ex-Poole Town goalkeeper Nick Hutchings on non-contract terms. The deal, which was agreed last night, has been ratified by the Southern League today and is eligible for the FA Trophy first round clash at Eastbourne Borough
A charity has stepped in to help veterans and students get back on their feet after "heartless" thieves raided their blacksmith’s forge. Thousands of pounds worth of equipment was stolen from the Veterans’ Forge Community Interest Company near Corfe
THE TOP two in the Weymouth ADC League served up a real Christmas feast of darts as there was no separating them in their first meeting of the season. With the match ending in a 3-3 draw, leader Andrew McDermott and second-placed Danny Aplin both
An 18-month wait for Weymouth's sculpture trail has been described as 'unacceptable' by borough councillor leader Jeff Cant. He says that unless there is a push to get on with it the installations are unlikely to be started by the time the council
WEYMOUTH’S Luke Tolman took gold at the European Classic Powerlifting Championships, while Elliot Stone claimed sixth competing for Team GB in Lithuania. Tolman, 19, claimed gold in the bench press despite competing in the under-105kg weight class
A car 'went into a building' following a crash. Police and fire services were called to the scene of the crash on St John Way, Poundbury, just before 11.30am this morning. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We were called at 11.26am to reports
DORCHESTER A 36 MOONFLEET A 28 DORCHESTER once again came out on top over close rivals Moonfleet with a 36-28 in the National Over-60 Double Rink competition. The Dorchester home quartet of John Lawlor, Phil Hallett, Dave Joslin and Roger
BEAMINSTER: Dorset Police are warning residents about a number of thefts in the Beaminster area. Sometime between Sunday, November 25 and Monday, December 3, offenders stole two aluminium tripod ladders left outside in South Perrott. On Monday
A FORMER caravan sales and storage site off Littlemoor Road, Weymouth will be developed with 24 flats, eight of them ‘affordable.’ The scheme, behind the Goulds garden centre, won the backing of Weymouth and Portland planning committee members on
The council officer behind Weymouth's Peninsula development and plans to revitalise Dorchester town centre is leaving Dorset for a new job. Tributes were paid this week to Martin Hamilton who has been appointed as Chief Executive for Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Re: your article in the Echo on war games to be held on the Old Army Camp close to Mandeville Road. War games involve the use of replica guns that fire hard plastic pellets that could put one’s eye out. These games involve hunting one another
Dorset is set to get battered by wind and rain tomorrow. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, meaning be aware, for South and West Dorset. The warning is in place from 6am until 6pm tomorrow. A spokesman for The Met Office said
A Formerly 'outstanding' Dorchester school has been placed into special measures. St Osmund's Church of England Academy has been rated 'inadequate' following an Ofsted inspection last month. The school was last inspected in 2012 when it was
DORCHESTER Sports will not “park the bus” when the county town side travels to red-hot Merley Cobham Sports in the Dorset Premier League tomorrow (2pm), assistant-manager Steve Churchill insists. Merley, fired by former Dorchester Town striker Matt
BALTI Sports’ boss Marco Nott is eager to return to “winning ways” as his troops seek to end a sequence of five successive losses when hosting Corfe Castle at Weymouth College tomorrow (2pm). Nott’s men last tasted victory following a 4-1 win over
BRENDON King believes Portland United will have to be at their “very best” to defeat Alresford Town in Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division action tomorrow (3pm). The Blues journey to the Magpies hoping to sustain a remarkable run of form that has
A MAN has been charged in connection with a robbery at a sandwich shop in Weymouth. Police officers were called to the Subway store in Westham Road in Weymouth on Wednesday following reports of a robbery. It was reported that a man had entered
IN THE last weekend of rugby before the Christmas break, Dorchester’s first XV entertain Sherborne in Wadworth 6X Southern Counties South action at Coburg Road, whilst the A XV travel to Wheatsheaf for their Dorset & Wilts Two South fixture tomorrow
DORCHESTER Town boss Steve Thompson did not write off a giant-killing as a confident Magpies side travels to Eastbourne Borough in the FA Trophy first round tomorrow (3pm). Thompson’s men are five games unbeaten in regulation play and have taken
THE REAL THING Weymouth Pavilion WEYMOUTH’S soul boys and girls were out in force to welcome the return of legendary Liverpool funkateers The Real Thing. Just two years after their gig at the Pavilion with Odyssey and the boys are back
AFTER much effing and jeffing, Chris Rea has finally found his car keys down the back of the sofa and is Driving Home for Christmas. But, as anyone who ventures out on the roads over the next few days will know, he’s not the only one. And among
Christmas cranks into gear this weekend, here's our Guide to all the must-see entertainment. *THIS weekend is the first opportunity to see Dick Whittington, this year's Weymouth panto. With the curtain going up on Saturday, this rags-to-riches
CORFE Castle’s Winter Lights spectacular begins tomorrow night. Visitors will be able to see the castle illuminated by contemporary lanterns, braziers, beacons and atmospheric lightning every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening between 5pm and 7pm
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (PG, 117 mins) Animation/Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Comedy. Featuring the voices of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree
Former X Factor star and pop favourite Olly Murs recently released his sixth album You Know I Know. He talks to The Guide about why he feels he has lasted in the industry for so long ahead of his tour next year, which includes a date in Dorset on May
REVIEW ALADDIN OCTAGON, YEOVIL The panto season has begun, and it started with a bang thanks to the Octagon, where panto runs in its blood. Regulars Jack Glanville and Lizzie Francis were on fine form as they shepherded a flock of fine
BOOK REVIEW WOMEN'S FOOTBALL YEARBOOK BY CHRIS SLEGG AND TOM GARRY IF, like me, you've been captivated by the Women's Super League with home games now being played by Yeovil Town Ladies in Dorchester, you'll be thrilled to receive this comprehensive
BOOK REVIEW Fire And Blood By George R.R. Martin Fire And Blood tells the epic tale of how the Targaryen kings united Westeros under the Iron Throne. The history is a departure in style from the Game Of Thrones books, as the tale is narrated
A DEAD dog and a dolphin were found on Chesil Beach this week, washed up after heavy storms over the weekend. Dorset Waste Partnership said they picked up the heavily decomposed remains of the animals on Monday. They have been unable to trace
Temporary road works on Portland - which caused disruption on Wednesday - are nearly complete. Wessex Water carried out planned works to install a new connection in Fortuneswell this week. Yesterday (13), the company confirmed that the main works
First, can I apologise on behalf of the political class for the continued division over Brexit. I thought our instructions were clear: to leave the EU. But a Remain-orientated Parliament has forced an impasse. I shall continue to argue that
The UK's leading medical research charity has given more than £56,000 to help fund an exciting new project at the Dorset History Centre. The funding from the Wellcome Trust will support a year-long project to fully catalogue the Herrison Hospital
Councillors have narrowly approved plans for a new artistic lighting scheme for Weymouth seafront. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's (WPBC) planning committee voted five to four in favour of the plans in a meeting on Wednesday. The £200,000
MARK Molesley is glad to have a match to offer a quick reaction to their first league loss at home in nearly 14 months, then they face Needham Market in the FA Trophy first round tomorrow (3pm). The Terras will be smarting from Tuesday night’s defeat
There were celebrations as a new £9 million cancer centre was opened at Dorset County Hospital. The Robert White Centre, which brings cancer services to western Dorset for the first time, was officially opened by actor and county resident Martin
A housing company has embraced the spirit of giving after donating £300 to food banks across Dorset and Somerset. Magna Housing has donated money to five different food banks in the region, with the hope of helping people in need this Christmas.
'Festive pressures' can push relationships to breaking point over Christmas, a charity has warned. Relate Dorset & South Wiltshire has said it expects to see an increase in calls to their counselling service in the New Year as a result of the
A Weymouth woman carried more than 23kg of rubbish a mile and a half in a bid to clean up our coastline. On Tuesday, 21-year-old Kathryn Bland single-handedly removed 23.5kg of rubbish from a small stretch of beach close to Osmington. Kathryn
With less than two weeks to go until Christmas Day, people are being urged to stop the spread of norovirus. 140 outbreaks have already been reported across the south west this winter. Public Health England is urging people across the south west
I am writing as chairman of the Wyke Regis Society, hoping you will give our views as much prominence as you have done the Weymouth Civic Society. Our views on the problems of Portland Road have been misrepresented – we have asked for pollution
An extra £2 million could be added to the new Dorset Council's projected budget shortfall. The additional funding is needed to help make up for higher than expected spending for children with additional needs. There is also a warning that the
A DORSET hotel has been elevated to four-star status following a major refurbishment. The Eastbury Hotel in the heart of Sherborne was acquired by hoteliers Peter and Lana de Savary in February. The country house hotel boasting 22 bedrooms
