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  • Cricket: Ruthless Dorset destroy Herefordshire

    DORSET 364-9 beat HEREFORDSHIRE 213 & 128 by an innings and 23 runs DORSET obliterated sorry Herefordshire by an innings and 23 runs at Bashley to earn a second straight MCCA Unicorns Championship Western Division victory. Resuming the second

  • Letter: A European defence force is looming

    It will mean conscription NOBODY has explained to the British people that the under the Lisbon agreement there will be a European defence force raised and that will mean conscription. Also we would have to join the Euro and the veto will be withdrawn

  • Health and care organisation is looking for volunteers

    A HEALTH and care organisation is looking for volunteers. Healthwatch Dorset, which works to assess the quality of local health and care services, is looking for members of its steering group. Members of the team will help to plan and shape the

  • Brave men and women celebrated during Sea Sunday services

    RESIDENTS young and old celebrated Sea Sunday in Weymouth. This year, Sea Sunday was held on July 14 with a number of churches in the area celebrating all the brave men and women who work at sea. In the lead up to the day, St Mary’s Church invited

  • Here's what readers thought about a 20p charge for loos

    20P CHARGE PLAN FOR LOOS £395,000 to run loos. How is that broken down then....Must be a cost saving there. 50 Shades of Red and White How about people with prostate conditions, why should they have to pay for having a medical problem when

  • Letter: Photo plea for buried servicemen

    I AM acting on behalf of the authorities at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery Busan South Korea, where over 800 British Servicemen are buried. The authorities there wish to obtain photographs of those servicemen who are buried there, and, also

  • Swimming: Harry Stewart set for national appearance

    TORNADOES of South Dorset swimmer Harry Stewart has cemented his great season so far by securing a place in the top 24 at the British summer nationals at the end of this month. The 15-year-old will go to Tollcross, Glasgow at the end of July to

  • Swimming: Weymouth collect 105 personal bests

    SWIMMERS from Weymouth Swimming Club amazed their coaches by earning an incredible 105 PBs at the club’s annual sprints gala. Top winners from the gala were a group of nine swimmers. Sadie Robinson, Geoffrey Goodrick, Abigail Sedwards, Jamie

  • Cricket: Beaminster edge Parley in nail-biter

    BEAMINSTER 180-9 (20pts) beat PARLEY II 179 (11pts) by one wicket BEAMINSTER squeezed past Parley Seconds as they successfully chased their target in the final over with one wicket and two balls remaining in a thrilling County Division Two encounter

  • Cricket: Weymouth slide to third straight loss

    MARNHULL 213-8 (19pts) beat WEYMOUTH 212-9 (9pts) by two wickets WEYMOUTH slid to their third consecutive County Division One defeat as Marnhull recorded a much-needed two-wicket victory. The Seasiders remain in fourth while relegation-threatened

  • Cricket: Bere Regis pipped to win at the death

    CHRISTCHURCH 195-8 (19pts) beat BERE REGIS 193 (11pts) by two runs BERE Regis fell an agonising two runs short of victory as Christchurch completed the narrowest of Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League doubles over their long-time rivals at Hurn

  • Cricket: Dorchester Seconds close gap

    DORCHESTER Seconds narrowed the gap at the top of the County Division Three table to just three points with a 79-run victory over Sherborne Seconds. The county town side, featuring the likes of first-team batsman Jim Ryall, set a solid target of

  • Safe found smashed after burglary

    A SAFE was found smashed after a burglary at a house in Purbeck. The incident happened at around 3pm on Friday, July 19. Dorset Police received a report that two men were seen by a passer-by to enter a house in Wareham Road in Lytchett Matavers

  • Man told to leave area of town by police

    A man has been temporarily banned from an area of Weymouth town centre. If the man refuses to follow the order, he will be arrested. A spokesman for Dorset Police said on Tuesday: “A male has just been issued with a Section 35 Dispersal Order

  • Letter: Trump and Brexit mark the return of common sense

    A NEW era is dawning. The religion/ideology of liberal retardation/political correctness is reaching the end of its shelf life. The EU forces this mentality on member states via the appointed commission aided by colluding leaders of the majority

  • Ofsted finds school requires improvement in all areas

    A PRIMARY school requires improvement in all areas, inspectors have found. St Catherine's Primary School, Bridport, has been visited by Ofsted, which found the quality of teaching at the school to be 'inconsistent.' While this has partially been

  • Two men arrested as police warn of young people taking Xanax

    Two men were arrested in Weymouth following a raid in which a number of suspected drugs were found, including Xanax. This comes as Dorset Police ask parents to talk to their children about the dangers of Xanax, as more young people in Dorset are

  • Major company plans its first hotel in town

    TRAVELODGE wants to open its first hotel in Weymouth as part of its £165 million seaside and coastal town expansion programme. The budget hotel brand celebrates 20 years of trading at UK seaside resorts this summer. To mark this milestone, the

  • Dorset's hottest festival to return

    DORSET’S hottest festival makes its return on August 3 and 4. Thousands are expected to turn out for the ninth annual Great Dorset Chilli Festival, which will take place at St Giles Park in Wimborne St Giles. The specialist festival will celebrate

  • REVIEW: Alistair McGowan, Corn Exchange, Dorchester

    REVIEW ALISTAIR MCGOWAN Corn Exchange, Dorchester A 49 year old comedy impressionist who four years ago decided to learn to play the piano and who now performs classical works in live shows around the country – now that is a really good joke

  • Pupils learn more about birds thanks to generous donation

    By Dollie Wilson A HOUSEBUILDER has donated a number of bird boxes to pupils in Swanage. Barratt Homes donated the boxes alongside a feeding station and a bag of seed mix to students at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, in the hope it will

  • Council denies lack of action on climate change

    CLAIMS that Dorset Council is dragging its feet on climate change have been denied by the authority – although its next formal meeting on the subject will not be until September. Bridport Green Cllr Kelvin Clayton was critical of the council response

  • Stricken diver airlifted to hospital

    A DIVER was airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulties off the Dorset coast at the weekend. Swanage's RNLI lifeboat joined the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter when local dive boat, Spike, declared a mayday distress call after picking up

  • Firefighters investigate cause of major blaze

    FIREFIGHTERS spent five hours tackling a large blaze at a Dorset scrapyard at the weekend. The fire at W&S Recycling, Candy’s Lane, Corfe Mullen, sent huge plumes of thick smoke drifting across the A31 after breaking out on Saturday morning

  • 500 women march out on Midnight Walk

    AROUND 500 women walked out on a ‘Silver Spectacular’ to mark the 25th anniversary of Weldmar. At the stroke of midnight on Saturday, the women took to the streets on Weymouth taking on one of three routes, which all included the popular seafront