ALEX Eckland cracked a superb century for Dorset against Cheshire to help put the hosts in control on day one of their MCCA Unicorns Championship Western Division clash at Chapel Gate. Eckland stroked a brilliant 109 from 170 balls, including 14
Police were called on Saturday night as several cars tried to force their way into Radipole Park Gardens. A spokesman for Weymouth and Portland Police said yesterday: "At 20:59 last night we received several reports of a group of people, with vehicles
A NEW school record, held since 2008, was broken at the Wey Valley Academy Sports Day. Cory Baker, threw 31 metres in the Year Eight javelin to secure the honour. The first sports day under the schools’ title was a great success. After
WEYMOUTH Rowing Club’s schools programme ran again this year for six weeks every Wednesday. The club had three schools taking part this year on the course, Wey Valley, Budmouth and Atlantic Academy. There were 20 students in total using four
PORTLAND RT 179-7 (6pts) lost to COMPTON HOUSE 181-4 (18pts) by six wickets PORTLAND Red Triangle suffered a further blow to their promotion hopes as Compton House galloped to a six-wicket victory at Reforne in County Division One. Opting to
WIMBORNE & COLEHILL 99 (0pts) lost to DORCHESTER 100-0 (20pts) by 10 wickets DORCHESTER demolished reigning Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League champions Wimborne & Colehill with an astonishing 10-wicket victory at the Leaze. With maximum points
Police arrested a man in the Park District area on suspicion of a commercial burglary which allegedly occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning at a property on The Esplanade. A spokesman for Weymouth and Portland Police said: "The male is
A MAN ‘kicked a door to pieces’ after an argument, a court heard. Magistrates heard a door attacked by Anthony James Burrows was damaged ‘beyond repair’. Burrows, 38, of no fixed abode, admitted damaging the uPVC door to the value of £200 when
Thick clotted cream, oozing jam and fresh scones... Dorset folk do not mess about when it comes to afternoon indulgence. A traditional cream tea is one of the things we do best, and just about every town in the county has its fair share of quaint
ON the surface, Bridport appears to be a prosperous town, but look a little closer and you will find many people are struggling to make ends meet. More than 700 children and 2,000 adults were helped by one local food bank last year alone. Cupboard
Summer has arrived, and what a gorgeous couple of weeks it has been. Echo Camera Club members have been hard at work taking these stunning snaps of the very best of Dorset's wildlife, nature and beauty spots. Check them out in the gallery above
Specialist equipment and training for fishermen to help save lives at sea have been welcomed. Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani announced during a meeting with safety experts and coastal MPs that an additional £700,000 will be provided to give more
AS WEYMOUTH College’s Careers College draws to a close, young student reporters from secondary schools are continuing to hone their investigative skills in the Journalism workshop – interviewing students in other workshops, located across the college
IT WAS fayre play as good causes celebrated sharing a £20,000 windfall from a Weymouth festival. The sixth Fayre in the Square organised by the Rotary Club of Weymouth was another huge success over the late May bank holiday weekend. Held in
Voices is the Dorset Echo's weekly youth page - written for young people by young people A lack of funding for schools equals a lack of education for students. Therefore, GCSE grades will plummet, resulting in the education system to fail.
Voices is the Dorset Echo's weekly youth page, written for young people by young people Plastic pollution is a life-threatening situation; we must solve how we can make an end to it. Every year, eight million metric tonnes of plastic is thrown
A MAN has been fined for being drunk and disorderly outside a pub on Portland. Jamie Larcombe, 25, was arrested by police in the early hours of June 6. He admitted the charge when he appeared at Weymouth Magistrates Court. Charles Nightingale
ON JULY 7, 1919, an actor was born who went on to become a beloved figure of British TV. Jon Pertwee, who attended Sherborne School in Dorset, went on to become the third man to play Doctor Who and was also known as popular children's TV character
DO you worry about the prospect of developing dementia one day? Dorset residents have the opportunity to have their say on dementia services in the county. Several options have been proposed to make improvements, after it was found that many
Is paradise really worth the hype? Claire Spreadbury spends some seriously quiet 'me time' in the middle of nowhere A few days ago, I could barely think straight for stress. But having landed (by seaplane - that's how they do it in paradise) in
By Vet Alice Moore If you are anything like me you will be struggling with politics at the moment – I must confess I find myself exhausted by the endless arguments, leadership battles, promises, broken promises the list goes on. However, whatever
Any reader of this column who happens to be familiar with patterns of public transport in great cities around the world will have observed the bizarre phenomenon of buses arriving in threes. This occurs a little less frequently than it used to, because
Thousands of people across Dorset have shared their views on GP surgeries, hospitals and social care in a bid to help shape the county's services. Healthwatch Dorset has published the results of its 2018/19 impact report, which aims to get residents
Year 11 Thomas Hardye students celebrated the end of the year in style with their prom at Kingston Maurward. Pupils arrived in campervans, modern and classic cars and even an American-style police car. Here are all the pictures from the event
Police need your help to solve these cases. If you saw anything, no matter how small, that might help officers, call 101 and quote the crime numbers provided. BRIDPORT: A bike has been stolen from outside a house on Barrack Street. The theft
There were 10 million specific job searches on Google in the last 12 months – but which ones are the most Googled? Work solutions company Brother UK looked at a year’s worth of data and have revealed the most popular jobs from each country in the
It was rather sad to see Mrs Tempest parodying the supposed views of a Brexiteer [Letters 29 June]. I am sure she considers herself to be a right thinking person (not the political right of course). The trouble is such right thinking can so easily
Photographers captured these pictures of an amazing sunset on Friday night.
A brazen thief drilled a hole into a phone box to steal money. The cash compartment door of the phone box beside the bus shelter in West Bay was drilled and the cash stolen. Anyone with information can contact Dorset Police on 101, quoting
Dorset has been hit by a series of rural blazes and callouts to out-of-control bonfires. If you’re planning to start a bonfire this summer, the fire service is giving advice on how to do it safely and ensure you don’t end up with the fire brigade
