DORSET moved into a solid position on day one of their MCCA Unicorns Championship Western Division clash with Herefordshire at Bashley. Dorset have discovered a rich vein of form in all three disciplines of the game this season and continued with
JAMIE Gunn broke the Dorset Development Competition record for boys 11 years old in the 200m butterfly by an incredible 16 seconds at the 2019 Dorset Development Competition. Gunn was one of Weymouth’s team of 16 swimmers who earned an impressive
MARTINSTOWN 135 (5pts) lost to SHROTON 139-7 (19pts) by three wickets MARTINSTOWN’S batsmen subsided once more as Shroton collected a three-wicket Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League victory at Lower Ashton Farm. Worryingly for the struggling
DORCHESTER 1 Blair 44 YEOVIL TOWN 1 Trialist 53 SHANE Murphy pulled off some outstanding saves as Dorchester held Yeovil Town to a 1-1 draw in their pre-season friendly at the Clayson Stadium. Tom Blair slotted in past the Yeovil
SHERBORNE 109 (4pts) lost to DORCHESTER 110-6 (18pts) by four wickets DORCHESTER retaliated to last weekend’s nine-wicket loss to Broadstone with a low-scoring four-wicket dismissal of rivals Sherborne in their top-of-the-table clash at the Terrace
The A35 was closed at Long Bredy after a caravan overturned yesterday morning. The incident occurred just before the dual carriageway. It involved a car which was towing a caravan. No one is believed to have been injured. The caravan
Police seized drugs on Weymouth seafront yesterday on a busy day for officers. They also had to deal with a street drinker for repeated breaches of a court order, tackle several incidents of anti-social behaviour and later arrested a woman for
TO CELEBRATE the release of three school mystery books a Dorset author has hidden £1000 for a county-wide treasure hunt. Jonathan Wedge has placed six cryptic clues inside his Winkton Abbey books which will lead explorers to the treasure. Anyone
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out in force across Dorset repairing damage to the roads. Due to the large equipment used and the nature of the repairs, the roads being worked on will be closed. Daytime closures will last from 9am to
Three cattle were stolen after they were let out from a field in North Dorset. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime between 11am on Thursday, July 18 and 8.15am on Friday, July 19. Cattle had been let out of a field near Caundle
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has been given a prestigious award. The Trust has been given Disability Confident Leader status by the Department for Work and Pensions, making it the first Ambulance Trust to be given such
Dorset is to take a minimum of three refugee children a year, for the next ten years – provided the Government continues to pay for the project. Charity Safe Passage persuaded Dorset Council to make the promise at its meeting on Thursday. Cllr
The former New Inn at Littlemoor could be demolished with three properties built on the site. Dorset Council has received a planning application from Whiteside Homes to demolish the building and build three three-bed homes in a terrace with seven
Plans to redevelop the Dorset County Hospital site, including a multi-storey car park, have been mostly welcomed at a public consultation event. There were some fears about light and noise pollution from the car park for those living nearby in
Here are latest pictures from our talented Camera Club members. From buzzing bees to glorious nature and even an exciting skateboard trick, the pictures have truly blown us away. To join the Camera Club, head to Facebook/groups/echocameraclubdorset
Is this the best teaching job in the world? A private tutor is needed to travel the world with a London-based family as they enjoy their 'family gap year'. A £60,000 salary, free travel and accommodation await the successful candidate.
John Ellwood writes about sea level rise, caused by global warming. He misquotes Prince Charles and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, so, perhaps, aiming to dismiss the reality of sea level rise? A few facts: Sea levels around the world are rising by
Weymouth Town Council has announced three new fireworks displays on the seafront for this summer. The first will serve as a finale to Weymouth and Portland Pride, which will take place on Sunday, July 28 at 9.30pm. The other two will take place
A shark has been spotted swimming just off the coast of Chesil Beach. A video captured the moment that the shark made an unusually close approach to the shore. It has been identified as a basking shark, one of the largest species of fish in
We seem to be seeing a lot of dogs with gastroenteritis at the moment – these are dogs that present with vomiting and diarrhoea. Indeed, in a lot of these cases, this diarrhoea has been haemorrhagic (containing blood). These poor dogs are feeling
REVIEW Joanna Davis enjoys a meal at the Brewers Arms, Martinstown, near Dorchester Located in the chocolate box village of Martinstown, near Dorchester, in west Dorset, the Brewers Arms is a rural pub with the wow factor. It's just next to
In the past week, we have been treated to another example of President Trump’s alarming brand of politics. ‘This time’, say his critics ‘the President really has gone too far’. But, of course, despite the fact that many Americans and many of us in
A NEW project has been launched at Swanage's Durlston Country Park. The Everyone Needs a Shed project, offers a relaxed style of working and socialising, with gentle tasks like gardening, bird box making, green woodworking and more. Volunteers
South Walks House in Dorchester ought to be considered for sale – according to town resident Philip Jordan. He says the committee room there has proved too small for some meetings, even when they are held at a time when most people have to work.
A MUCH-loved actor paid a visit to a west Dorset theatre, sharing poetry and Tolkien readings, scenes from Shakespeare and fascinating anecdotes from a long-spanning career. Sir Ian McKellen appeared at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, for a joint
IT will cost visitors an average of £65 per night to book a night in a Weymouth hotel - almost twice as much as Blackpool but around half of that in Sidmouth. Weymouth ranks midway in a list of 30 seaside resorts in the UK for hotel accommodation
Close to Lisbon but far less crowded, this pleasant town is the ideal base for rest and relaxation, says Liz Ryan It's dark inside the cluttered boathouse, where salt-spattered windows make it impossible to peer inside. This, at least, gives me
Police have issued a warning following an attempted scam. A spokesman for the police force said: “A resident in the area of Newlands in Sherborne had a white male in his 50s knock on her door proclaiming to be from TV licensing. “The male was
A Land Rover was stolen from a farm near Sherborne. The incident happened at 5.58pm on Tuesday, July 16. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “We were called to a report that a dark red-coloured Land Rover Discovery was stolen from a farm near
In years five and six at St George’s Primary School you get to go sailing at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy. They have special instructors to guide you, and you get to go sailing for two days. We went sailing for half a day, which was
Hurdling off pier is not a moral act Last Sunday, a group of young people decided to jump off the Pleasure Pier in Weymouth before assaulting the police. This is a shameful action where people obviously haven’t learnt from their mistakes. A spokesman
