Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision which led to 'life-changing' injuries for a motorcyclist. The biker was injured in a crash in Purbeck which closed a busy route. Major traffic queues formed in the Sandford area near Wareham
DORSET continued their supreme Twenty20 form with a third successive Unicorns T20 double-header victory over Cornwall at the Leaze, Wimborne. Key to preserving their unbeaten record was a deadly bowling display as first Brad Currie, and then Jigar
DORSET’S Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre won silver at the World Cup Series final following an epic battle with French rivals Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz. Mills, 31, the reigning Olympic champion, and crew McIntyre, 25, led women’s 470
PORTLAND United have announced that Richard Marshallsay is the next player to extend his stay at the Blues for the forthcoming 2019/20 season in the Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division. Marshallsay joins a huge line of players to have committed to
Two people stuck in a lift in Dorchester were released by fire services. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Pope Street in Brewery Square at 11.31am. Fire crews freed the two people from the lift using a lift key and
BERE REGIS 92ao (1pt) lost to DORCHESTER 94-2 (19pts) by eight wickets A SPELL of taking four wickets for no runs helped Dorchester take the derby spoils in an eight-wicket victory at Bere Regis in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League. The
EMILY Dewey finished first atop of her steed Isoblesse to finish first in a qualifying event for the British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show. Dewey, from Shaftesbury finished ahead of 52 other combinations
DORSET Disability Cricket Club stormed to a 78-run victory over Hampshire in their ECB Disability Softball Cricket PD/LD County Championships Super Nines League, South West Division clash at East Tytherley. Hampshire won the toss and put Dorset
BROADSTONE II 22 (0pts) lost to WEYMOUTH 24-1 (20pts) by nine wickets WEYMOUTH obliterated Broadstone Seconds by nine wickets, dismissing their hosts for 22, as the Seasiders’ bowlers ran riot in their County Division One contest at Delph Woods
THE ANNUAL General Meeting of the Weymouth and District Table Tennis League (WDTTL) was graced with the attendance of Sara Sutcliffe, the chief executive of Table Tennis England (TTE) at the Springfield Club in Weymouth. Neil Hardisty, the League
STALBRIDGE 204-6 (19pts) beat MARTINSTOWN 186 (9pts) by 12 runs (D/L method) MARTINSTOWN were dealt a narrow 12-run defeat by bottom side Stalbridge in their rain-affected Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League clash. The Villagers had been set
PLANNED strikes could lead to days of railway disruption on the Weymouth to Waterloo line. RMT has announced five days of strike action on South Western Railway over the guard guarantee and rolling out of driver only operation. If they go ahead
A MAN who climbed up a scaffolding in the early hours sparked a response from the emergency services. Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service from Portland, Weymouth and Poole were called to Pennsylvania Road, Portland at 12.21am
Thousands of homeowners will be able to extend their properties quickly and easily without the need for a full planning application, under rules that have been made permanent. Under the rules, homeowners can put a single-storey rear extension on
Here's a selection of stunning pictures taken recently by talented members of the Echo Camera Club in Dorset. From coastal scenes to sunsets and nature shots, there's a range of quality pictures on display. The Echo Camera Club has almost 3,000
Weymouth Pavilion will be lit up in blue over the coming days to raise awareness of Diabetes Week. An amazing outdoor light show was installed at the theatre as part of a refurbishment programme, and the venue has been lit up in different colours
Seagulls in a flap after finding themselves in a tight spot were rescued. The two birds became trapped between a fence and a summer house at a property in Burton Bradstock today. They were rescued by Bridport firefighters who managed to manhandle
A COUPLE of weeks ago I had a notice attached to my garden waste bin, stating that I had not paid for the current year's collection, and if payment was not made, my bin would be removed. This was not the case, as I had paid the due fee of £50.50
I KNOW others share my extreme disappointment that Portland and Weymouth did not feature at all in the national coverage of the D-Day events. The wartime U.S. Ambassador gave a momentous speech at Portland when unveiling the American D-Day Memorial
Voices is the Dorset Echo's weekly youth page - written for young people by young people. I am writing with an idea to improve the disused railway line by B&Q (B3155). When visitors come to Weymouth they see a dull, run down area that could
Voices is the Dorset Echo's weekly youth page - written for young people by young people. Poverty and homelessness is something that we tackle as a county. The fish and chip shop, The Codfathers, on Buxton road in Wyke donated thirty portions
Do as I say and not as I do – an expression that really holds true when it comes to vets and their pets. One of my big sins when it comes to ignoring my own advice is not cleaning my pets' teeth. Dental disease is something that almost all our cats
A woman once voted Dorset Business Mother of the Year, who refused to give a breath test after drinking cocktails and wine with friends, has been banned from the roads. Julie Cook-Hughes, 44, was pulled over while behind the wheel of her Land Rover
Finding more foster families for Dorset is making progress – but more recruits are needed. It has been claimed that being able to attract an extra 50 could save Dorset Council more than £1.5million and reduce its reliance on agencies and out of
A solar ‘farm’ off Redbridge Road at Crossways could be there for up to 40 years – 15 more than originally planned. A request has been made for the time extension for the scheme, which was granted planning permission for 25 years at Crossways Pit
A total of £1 million has been awarded to Dorset businesses to tackle climate change. The grants come from the Dorset Council’s ‘Low Carbon Dorset’ programme, dedicated to helping businesses and community groups reduce their carbon footprint.
A new gate alongside a Grade II listed building in Trinity Street, Dorchester has not found favour with town council planning committee members. They decided the new gate to a rear car park at the dental surgery at South Grove Cottage was 'too industrial
A safety and education centre in Weymouth is marking National Volunteers’ Week with an appeal for new recruits to help it save and change lives of children in Dorset. New volunteers are needed at SafeWise to act as visitor guides as the charity
A WOMAN who suffered from depression says she was given a new lease of life after volunteering at her local charity shop. As part of Volunteers' Week, Emma Mettis, aged 32 from Portland, has shared how working at a CLIC Sargent charity shop in Weymouth
MARK Dugan writes (Echo, June 4) that the Brexit Party did not really win the recent EU election, because if you add up the votes from every other party they had 0.9 per cent more of the votes cast. No mention that many voting Green probably did
Firefighters saved a sheep after it was stuck in a cattle grid in the Preston area. One crew from Weymouth and a specialist animal rescue crew from Poole were sent out to rescue the sheep stuck, which was stuck in a cattle grid on Coombe Valley
Starting next week, the A357 through the centre of Stalbridge will be closed off in sections for five days while the road is resurfaced. On June 12, Ring Street will be closed from 9am-4pm from Grosvenor Road up to the entrance to Dikes, with vehicle
A TEAM of hairdressers is planning to take on a gruelling 26 mile hike to raise money for a cancer charity. Katie Burrows-Kerr, 41, Claire Fry, 37, Leigh MacConnachie, 34 and Tamzin Champion, 47, all work at Meraki salon in Poundbury. The four
The horrors of war are far more ghastly than many of the dangerously romanticised depictions of them all too frequently allow us to believe. The unbearable suffering caused by bullets and bombs, parents consumed by the grief of losing children,
Firms in Dorset are being urged to help make business’s voice heard. The Dorset Chamber has opened its latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) to take the temperature of business and pinpoint key issues. Dorset responses will be added to those
