I AM mystified that diversion signs are popping up and remaining in situation for weeks, where there is no evidence of road closures. At the end of my road on a three-way junction there are three diversion signs, one pointing left, one pointing
DORSET Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has approved loan funding of £250,000 towards improving a popular tourist attraction at Kingston Maurward College. Kingston Maurward College is a specialist college which delivers skills and training in
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former lifeboat operations manager at Weymouth Lifeboat Station who has died. James 'Robbie' Robertson passed away peacefully on January 26 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife Kate, four children and three
A man was airlifted and taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg following an incident at the Purbeck coast. Coastguards from Wyke Regis and Lulworth, as well as the R175 coastguard helicopter, were called to the scene at Bindon Hill at Lulworth
WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND 14 PUDDLETOWN 20 WEYMOUTH & Portland suffered a second-half collapse to throw away a winning position and give Puddletown only their second win of the season in Dorset & Wilts One South. The Villagers were first
YEOVIL TOWN LADIES 1 BIRM’HAM CITY WOMEN 3 YEOVIL Town Ladies were knocked out of the SSE Women’s FA Cup in a 3-1 defeat at home to high-flying Birmingham City. Goals from Aoife Mannion, Emma Follis and Charlie Wellings were enough to see
DEVIZES 33 DORCHESTER 0 DORCHESTER were unable to return to winning ways in Wadworth 6X Southern Counties South after a 33-0 loss on the road to Devizes. The visitors started brightly, dominating the early exchanges and could have gone
BALTI SPORTS 2 HAMWORTHY REC 1 BALTI Sports recorded a memorable 2-1 victory over Dorset Premier League champions and current leaders Hamworthy Recreation at Weymouth College. Marco Nott’s men earned revenge for 5-3 and 3-1 losses at the
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged theft of items from a store in Weymouth. At around 11.45am on Saturday, January 19 a man reportedly entered the shop at the BP petrol station on Dorchester Road and picked up a number
A woman who swerved into the path of an ambulance while drink driving has been banned from the road. Alysha Dix, aged 26, admitted to drink-driving at Weymouth Magistrates Court on Thursday. The court heard a member of the public called the police
TWO hat-tricks, eight goals, a new signing, players returning from injury and a top of the table clash, safe to say Saturday could not be faulted for drama after Weymouth's 4-4 with the Met Police. But what can you take away from the contest? Aidan
WELL said Geoff Howlett in today’s Echo (Friday, January 11), regarding some people constantly getting their letters printed while some of us don’t get a look in! I feel the two mentioned, have had more than their fair share of column inches.
AFTER a nervy, thrilling finale to Dorchester’s 3-2 win over Harrow, Neil Walton dissects the five main talking points from a precious Magpies victory. HOME GOALS, HOME WIN NOT since September 1 and a 2-1 triumph over Hartley Wintney have Dorchester
CARDIFF City footballer Emiliano Sala died of head and trunk injuries, an inquest heard this afternoon. The 28-year-old died when a plane flying him from Nantes to Cardiff plunged into the sea off the coast of Guernsey on Monday, January 21.
Gritters will be out tonight as temperatures are set to plunge again. After a balmy – if windy – weekend, it’s starting to feel undeniably like spring is in the air. But we’re not out of winter yet and there’s some cold spells yet to come. Dorset
Antiques expert Paul Atterbury is the next guest of the Dorset Archives Trust. In an event this week he will talk about his personal relationship with Poole Pottery and the struggle to ensure that its archives were retained at the Dorset History
A review of police helicopter costs is expected in the coming weeks. Dorset Police says the success of its own drone unit, the first in the country, may have resulted in savings estimated at £170,000. But at the same time the force is paying
A historian and TV presenter described a Dorset museum as one of the best he has ever visited. TV star Dan Snow visited Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum in Dorchester to film a new show for his online channel History Hit TV. The programme
Pupils have been putting their wellbeing first during a special week focusing on mental health. Last week, Manor Park C of E First School in Mellstock Avenue held its first Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Each day had a different theme
We would just like to say a big thank you to all the local businesses who have supported our sticker scheme, our events and for the people who continue to share our post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It's a little over a year since this started
A community has reacted with shock after a teenage moped rider was left lying injured in a road following a hit-and-run crash in Weymouth. In a callous act – which one councillor described as 'horrific' – the driver responsible who is now being
An expensive watch with sentimental value was stolen from a house in Weymouth. Police are appealing for information from the public following the burglary. At around 8pm on Friday, February 8 offenders gained entry to an address in Pugmill
The A35 is partially blocked in both directions due to a broken down lorry. The vehicle is reported to have broken down near to the Kingston Russell turnoff, two miles west of Winterbourne Abbas. Initial police reports suggested the lorry
MARK Molesley called for his Weymouth team to show their mettle in the aftermath of their 4-4 draw with the Metropolitan Police in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier South. Brandon Goodship and Luke Robertson both scored hat-tricks, with the latter firing
Pears are sweet, juicy and the perfect way to satiate an after-dinner sweet tooth - but did you know they're also an unsung hero in the fruit world? Move over apples: When it comes to overall health, a pear a day may just keep the doctor away too
WEYMOUTH Lifeboat Station has had to say goodbye to full-time mechanic Phil Hansford, who has moved on to another post. He spent 20 years at Weymouth; as a volunteer crew member and then full-time mechanic. Mr Hansford joined the lifeboat crew
As lambing season approaches, police are asking farmers, smallholders and anyone with an interest in the countryside to be on the lookout for suspicious activity especially around livestock. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "Livestock thieves
Lovers in Dorset can send sweet nothings from a special 'romantic' postbox – one of just four of its kind in the UK. Ahead of Valentine's Day, the Royal Mail has unveiled four boxes dedicated to 'the greatest British romantic writers' – and Dorset's
Frequent callers to 999 are taking up more than 200 hours a day of the emergency services' vital time, it has been revealed. Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are reminding people to only call 999 in an
Monday, February 11 Camera Team Covering: East Dorset, including but not limited to: St Leonards, Verwood, Alderholt, Horton, West Parley, Ferndown, Wimborne and Sturminster Marshall Camera Team Covering: Bournemouth Central, including but not
DORCHESTER Town chairman Matt Lucas insisted the decision to step down from his role is for his successor to “take the club forward”. Lucas, who fulfilled the role in 2014 on a temporary basis, has since gone on to stay as Magpies’ chief for a
Fresh calls are being made to bring Weymouth's defunct harbour tramway back into use. The new push for a revival of the quayside line comes from the Campaign for Better Transport which is making a case for an expansion of the railways by reopening
Dorset's temporary Chief Constable, James Vaughan, has been confirmed in his £157,000 a year post. He has held the temporary position since April 2018 when former Chief Constable, Debbie Simpson retired, while talks were held over the, now abandoned
Dorset businesses are celebrating awards success after being recognised in a scheme to celebrate tourism excellence. The South West Tourism Excellence Awards, held at Aerospace Bristol, was the biggest annual regional gathering of tourism businesses
MORE than 50 business owners across Dorset have written to their MPs to demand a People’s Vote. They are publicly backing calls for a referendum on Brexit after writing to demand a public vote on Brexit. Paula Young, who runs an antiques shop
Retirement home builders McCarthy & Stone may have to pay a six-figure sum in lieu of having affordable homes on its London Road, Dorchester, site. The company want to build 44 retirement apartments on the site of the former Watson Petroleum
It may only be February – but Weymouth's Christmas pantomime is already starting to take shape. The panto at Weymouth Pavilion will be a theatrical rendition of the classic tale Cinderella. A casting announcement has been made in relation to
Weymouth seafront's new artistic lighting scheme has been delayed because the borough council is still trying to find the right company for the job. Work to install the £200,000 LED lighting scheme was due to start last month – however the search
The cold weather did little to stop members of Weymouth Family Church coming together for their third Friendship Week. Friendship Week is a series of informal and fun events, organised by members of the church with the aim of helping people get
SEE the best Big Band entertainment in town when the Syd Lawrence Orchestra delivers a full throttle performance at Weymouth Pavilion. The orchestra bring their big band spectacular to the resort on Thursday, March 21 at 7.30pm. Founded in 1967
Families in need have got a boost thanks to a Weymouth primary school. Representatives from St Andrew's C of E Primary School in Littlemoor Road presented a cheque for £188.71 to Weymouth Foodbank. The money was raised through collections at
