A fire crew has been called out to Reap Lane, Portland, after a garden shed caught fire. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called just after 7pm. One hose reel jet was used to extinguish the blaze.
A CARE worker will be putting her best foot forward to honour a promise she made to a resident. Debbie Moore, aged 32 from Portland, will take part in the London Marathon towards the end of this month to raise money for disability charity Leonard
A DORSET village has received some lottery funding to mark the centenary year of when it was sold off. Cerne Historical Society has been awarded a grant of £6,700 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund towards the cost of this year’s centenary celebrations
BRISLINGTON 1 BRIDPORT 4 BRIDPORT returned from a long trip to Brislington with three points after defeating the Foxes 4-1 in their penultimate Toolstation Western League Premier Division contest. The Bees were looking to halt a poor run of
DORCHESTER SPORTS 2 SHAFTESBURY TOWN RES 1 DORCHESTER Sports claimed a first win since mid-March with a 2-1 Dorset Premier League victory over Shaftesbury Town Reserves at the Clayson Stadium. The second of two contests between the sides in
PORTLAND UNITED 0 SHOLING 3 A SAM Buckler own goal and strikes from Alex Sawyer and Bradley Targett saw Portland United end their Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division season with a 3-0 defeat to runaway champions Sholing. Sholing finished more
WESTLAND SPORTS 1 BALTI SPORTS 0 LUCA Martin grabbed a late winner as Balti Sports ended their season with a 1-0 defeat to Westland Sports in the Dorset Premier League. Balti will finish the league in fourth place irrespective of other teams
Nine weeks of work to revamp a busy public space at West Bay is due to start soon. The redevelopment of the area outside The George pub will begin today (April 23). The works, funded by the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF), will start by demolishing
Well done to The Weymouth and District Table Tennis league who have been voted, by Table Tennis England, the best league in the country. Well done to all the league committee who work so hard to develop young players all over the area in schools
This is the moment a pod of dolphins delighted jet skiers off Purbeck. Jeremy House from Poole was out on the water with family on Good Friday at around 1pm when they were joined by a group of friendly dolphins. Jeremy’s 12-year-old daughter
A BRAND-new event has been organised to ‘fill the void’ left by Dorchester Carnival. A Children’s Carnival is being organised by The Prince of Wales School and Boo’s Toy Shop in Poundbury. It comes after the announcement that Dorchester Carnival
GRANTS have been handed out to good causes which support vulnerable people in Dorset. Bus Shelter Dorset, Weymouth Skatepark Association, Home Start West Dorset and several Scout groups are among the good causes to get a slice of the cash. The
PARENTS have found out which primary, first, middle or junior school their child will go to in September. Dorset Council says 95 per cent of families have received the good news that their child has a place at their first preference. This includes
The second cruise ship of the season has arrived at Portland Port with scores of new visitors. Costa Mediterranea from Italy can carry more than 2,000 passengers. It is its second visit in a fortnight – the ship's arrival on April 9 launched
The taboo subject of death will be discussed at a new gathering in Weymouth called the Mourning Café. It launches tomorrow evening at Library Harbour Café on Trinity Road, Weymouth, and is free to attend. Dawn Cheeseman from Co-op Funeralcare
The coastguard were called after a deer fell from a cliff in Swanage. The incident happened on Sunday, April 21. Swanage Coastguard was called to Burlington Chine and reports that a deer had fallen from the cliff. A spokesman for the coastguard
Officers appealing for help from the public in their search for a missing Bere Regis man have confirmed he has been found. Dorset Police received a call at 3.56pm yesterday reporting concern for the welfare of Danny Green, aged 33, who was believed
ECSTATIC Dorchester Town boss Callum Brooks described the Magpies’ 6-0 drubbing of 10-man Tiverton as “mission complete” as his side beat the Evo-Stik Southern Premier South drop with a terrific display. Brooks’ men led 2-0 after 16 minutes as
HERE'S an incredible photo of the allies preparing for D-Day. This image shows Father (Major) Edward J Waters, a US Army Catholic chaplain, conducting a service on the quayside at Weymouth for army and navy personnel about to take part in the invasion
MARK Molesley says his side have to take matters into their own hands, after a 1-1 draw at Poole Town saw their lead at the top of the Evo-Stik Southern Premier South table cut to just one point. At one stage, it seemed the title belonged to the
THE Rude Mechanical Theatre Company is bringing its tour of ‘Ikarus Inc’ to Abbotsbury. The group has been touring to village greens, pub fields and the like for more than 20 years and will be back again this summer to outdoor venues across the
BARRY Manilow’s music will grace Weymouth Pavilion on Saturday, May 11 The He Writes The Songs musical show will showcase the best of Barry Manilow’s music. Canadian and worldwide acclaimed musician, Bryant Olender plays a fitting homage to Manilow
Abbotsbury's Subtropical Gardens were packed with visitors for Dorset Food and Drink's first food fair of the year. More than 2,500 people attended the event on Saturday, April 20 and more than 30 different stalls were there selling a variety of
DORSET could be the “California of the UK”, combining its natural environment with an appeal to companies relocating from other parts of Britain and abroad. That was among the suggestions as businesses across the county began having their say on
LIFEBOATS were launched when a boat capsized at the entrance to a river. Lyme Regis Lifeboat assisted when Sidmouth Lifeboat was called to deal with the incident at the mouth of the River Axe. Two people who had been aboard the vessel were reported
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WEYMOUTH BEN AISSA E'BAREK KOURA, also known as BENAISSA KOURA, aged 46, of Lennox Street, Weymouth. Admitted at Weymouth stealing meat and coffee to the value of £44.25 belonging to Tesco Express. Fined £50, to pay compensation of £44.25 and costs
CAMPAIGNERS have criticised a council for spending 11 times more opposing wind farm plans than it did objecting to an oil rig. More than £63,000 was spent by Bournemouth council in putting forward its case against the Navitus Bay wind farm, a Freedom
Tributes have been paid to a “remarkable, strong woman”. Judi Gifford, station manger at Lyme Bay National Coastwatch Institution (NCI), died on March 2 aged 68 following a battle with cancer. Judi grew up in the village of Cranbrook in the Weald
Families with young children enjoyed the Easter-themed fun in Dorchester as Brewery Square held their annual Easter egg hunt. Parents brought their young ones down to the concierge office at Brewery Square while the egg hunt took place between Good
Hundreds of protestors marched through Dorchester to show their opposition to plans to build 3,500 homes on the outskirts of the town. Persimmon Homes plan to build 3,500 homes across the countryside to the north of Dorchester. The plans also include
MOTORISTS are reminded that five weeks of work start today to improve a busy crossing point in Dorchester. Dorset Highways will be starting work to provide safer access into the Borough Gardens from Princes Street. The entrance to Princes Street
A NEW homes scheme for Owermoigne could have self-build properties on development. An outline planning application for a 0.4 hectare plot off Moreton Road asks that six homes be allowed with two or more of the detached properties being for a self-build
FARMERS are being urged to pay closer attention to health and safety. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the national regulator for workplace health and safety, has raised concerns after recent livestock handling incidents. Each year a number
