Motorcyclists looking to improve their riding skills are invited to a free advanced motorcycle riding skills session. The Dorchester and West Dorset Advanced Motorcyclists (DWDAM) are holding a free session accompanied with breakfast on Saturday
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Lions Street Busk. Weymouth and Portland Lions Club has raised in the region of twenty thousand pounds via this popular event and on Saturday, August 3, they will once again be hosting a variety of entertainment
CATTISTOCK 172 (18pts) beat SWANAGE 161 (11pts) by 11 runs CATTISTOCK remain on course for Premier League cricket next season with their 11th win of the season and stay undefeated in County Division One thanks to a narrow 11-run win at home to
THE Avon Tyres/Wynn Developments British Hill Climb Championship, comes to Wiscombe Park this weekend. With the opportunity of competing against the best in the country, Dorset drivers have stepped up to the plate including Weymouth family, the
PORTLAND Town’s Development Squad kicked off their pre-season with a tough 4-0 loss against Maiden Newton & Cattistock who play two divisions higher than the islanders, who ply their trade in Division Four of the Dorset League. Town fielded a relatively
Weymouth's new 360air Trampoline & Gymnastics Club held its first ever fundraising event since relocating from Poole. The club is now based at Weymouth College after moving to the town last September. Competitive and recreational gymnasts performed
A man has been taken to hospital after a car left the road and ploughed into a hedge. Police were called to reports that an orange Vauxhall Corsa left the road on the A35 Upton Bypass at 1.10pm yesterday. The road was closed between Baker's
MISSING Dorset teenager Lulu Saunders has been found safe and well. The 17-year-old was reported missing just before midday on Tuesday 23 July 2019, having left her home address the previous day. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "Lulu has
VETERANS and members of the armed forces must be treated with 'fairness and respect', Dorset councils have pledged. The Dorset armed forces covenant has been signed in recognition of the contribution the county's large armed forces community makes
The Jurassic Coast Trust was established in 2002 after the Dorset and East Devon Coast was awarded natural World Heritage status, the only location in the UK to achieve this One of the principal aims of the Trust is to (and I quote from
Firefighters dealt with a rather unpleasant situation yesterday after a mountain of manure caught fire. At about 12.15pm yesterday, fire control received reports of a large fire in the open near Higher Came in Dorchester. Two crews from Dorchester
Firefighters had to react quickly after a fire broke out in a field next to some livestock. Two fire engines from Sherborne station and an off-road vehicle from Crewkerne were sent out to the blaze in Beer Hackett, Sherborne. Around 100 square
WEYMOUTH manager Mark Molesley admitted it was the poorest his Terras side have been during pre-season, after they fought back to beat Poole Town 2-1. Ex-Terra Josh Carmichael handed Poole a lead early in the second half, before Stephane Zubar
A child fell on a cliff path and suffered injuries to their arm. The Portland Bill Coastguard Rescue Team was called at 5.36pm yesterday to assist the ambulance service following an incident on a Portland coast path. It was reported that a
Thunderstorms and lightning strikes lit up the night sky yesterday following a weather warning from the Met Office. A yellow weather warning was in place from 6pm yesterday until 9am today for most parts of the UK, including Dorset. This video
EMERGENCY services were called after a vehicle crashed into a building last night. Police were called at 8.37pm after a blue Ford Kuga crashed into a building used for business on Wincombe Lane in Shaftesbury. The car was registered to a man
NEW PRIME Minister Boris Johnson will be a President Ronald Reagan style figure "busily engaged in the task of cheering us all up" according to one of the people who know him best. MP for Bournemouth West, Conor Burns, said: "He'll bring an optimism
DORCHESTER Town boss Callum Brooks is satisfied with the Magpies’ display despite conceding a late equaliser in a pre-season friendly 2-2 draw at Portland United. Former Dorchester midfielder Sean Stewart punished goalkeeper Shane Murphy’s mistake
A POPULAR Michael Jackson tribute act is making a return visit to Weymouth. Navi, said to be the world’s number one Michael Jackson tribute artist, will be moonwalking the night away at Weymouth Pavilion on Sunday, August 4. King Of Pop – The
A TALENTED youngster scored a hit when his football chant was picked as the winner of a song-writing competition. Children were invited to write the lyrics for an inspiring Song for the Terraces to spur on AFC Bournemouth during the season. Competition
There was a two-vehicle crash in Weymouth yesterday. The incident happened at the top of Plaisters Lane in the village of Sutton Poyntz. The crash was between a car and a camper van and occurred shortly after 6pm. No one is believed to
Local good causes will be given a boost when a new seafood restaurant opens in Weymouth. Rockfish, a seafood restaurant group, run by award-winning chef Mitch Tonks, will be opening its seventh restaurant in a couple of weeks’ time in the town.
DORSET Council is predicting an overspend of millions of pounds and might have to dip into its reserves to help cover costs. Next week Dorset Council’s cabinet will be meeting to discuss its financial position and forecasts for the end of the first
A young girl has made a special donation to help children with cancer. Portland resident Lillie-May Upward, who is nine years old, has donated nine inches of her hair to The Little Princess Trust - a charity that produces real hair wigs for children
This picture shows a motorcycle embedded in the back of a car following a crash. As reported at the time police were called at 3.43pm on Friday, July 12 to a report of a two vehicle collision involving a silver Ford Kuga and a motorcycle on the
Bags of watercress are being given away for free to fitness fanatics at gyms as a healthy and cheaper alternative to protein shakes. The superfood is packed full of vitamins, nutrients and minerals and scientific research has shown it can aid recovery
Members of a local sports club were 'horrified' to learn three men - with no affiliation to the organisation - have been appealing for 'sponsorship' money. The trio have apparently been seeking sponsorship for local clubs in Bridport and are being
A RELATIVE of a photographer who took pictures of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings has visited a Dorchester exhibition on the treasure. Photographer Harry Burton’s evocative images of the Tomb of Tutankhamun are currently on show at
MENTION West Bay and people tend to think of the harbour, ice creams and perhaps fishing boats. Not so many people associate West Bay with shipbuilding, yet West Bay, or Bridport Harbour as it was previously known, had a thriving shipbuilding industry
TODAY marks 33 years since Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson tied the knot. On July 23, 1986 Prince Andrew married English commoner Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey. Just over a month before the fresh faces of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in Chiswell on Portland. The incident happened at 2.45pm yesterday when it was reported that a woman in her 50s was hit by a grey Ford Ranger. A spokesman for Dorset Police
A tractor has been stolen from a farm near Blandford. Police are appealing for information which could lead to recovering the stolen vehicle. The tractor was taken from a barn at a farm in the Spetisbury area in the early hours of Saturday
A MAN who fell asleep at the wheel, causing a serious crash that left three people with life-changing injuries, has been banned from driving for two years. Ben Mykhal Holmes, 31 and from Bournemouth, was sentenced for careless driving at Bournemouth
The Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre will host a dolphin watch event as part of the 2019 National Whale & Dolphin Watch survey. Attendees will be taught about the different types of whales and dolphins, and will be shown how to spot and identify
One of Dorset’s notable homes, Moigne Combe House, could be brought up to date with a biomass boiler. The property is the former home of the late Major General Mark Bond which was on the market last year for an asking price of £3.5million. An
Travelodge fears Maybe the smaller hotels and B&Bs which are worried about a cheap chain bulk selling in the off season period need to come up with a plan of how they can attract guests rather than stamp their feet and say “its not fair”.
M&S is in discussion with 53 members of staff over proposals to close its Dorchester South Street branch. But business leaders have spoken of their hope that talks can be held with the company to find more appropriate premises in the county
