I DON’T see why Mr Frisby (Letters, September 2) feels the need for a break from letters on Brexit by the people he mentions, as he clearly doesn’t bother to read them. If he did, he would not still believe that the processes of the referendum had
THE former Vicar of Littlemoor has thanked the community after leaving for pastures new. Revd Lorraine Dobbins held her last service at St Francis Church on Sunday, September 1. She said goodbye to the church after more than 15 years and will
YEOVIL TOWN WOMEN 1 CRAWLEY WASPS 2 YEOVIL Town Women suffered their first FA Women's National League South loss of the season with a 2-1 reverse at home to early pacesetters Crawley Wasps. Manager Jamie Phillip brought in Katie Jones,
WAREHAM RANGERS 0 DORCHESTER SPORTS 3 DORCHESTER Sports continued their strong start to the Dorset Premier League season with a 3-0 victory at bottom side Wareham Rangers. Victory elevated Sports to fifth in the table after seven games
HOLT UNITED 2 BALTI SPORTS 1 BALTI Sports were dumped out of the Dorset League Cup at the preliminary round stage as a late fightback from Holt United gave the Bulls a 2-1 victory. Sports elected to field young talent Stef Stavrianos as
A TEAM of 130 athletes from Great Britain, of which 37 came from Leweston Pentathlon Academy, showed the rest of Europe what a force the Brits are in the European Biathle & Triathle Championships in Madeira. The British team grabbed more medals
“WOULD people be trying to overturn the decision if the vote have been in favour of Remain?” asks Nick Frisby. Of course they would! The issue has split the nation in two and the wound isn’t going to heal any time soon. The past three years
DORSET & Wilts fire brigade have lost a fifth of their staff in just ten years, shock figures show. The combined services have seen 258 firefighters' jobs axed, according to figures analysed by the Fire Brigades Union. And despite former chancellor
WEYMOUTH have been handed a tricky trip to Sholing in the FA Cup second qualifying round. Mark Molesley's men were given a bye to this stage by virtue of their Vanarama National League South status and now take on the eighth-tier Boatmen, winners
A car caught fire after crashing into a wall, leading to an emergency call out. Police were called to the Bell Street, Shaftesbury at 10.51am today to reports of a single vehicle collision. The car had crashed into a wall, and smoke was seen
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across Dorset. Dorset, along with other parts of the south west, is expected to be hit be slow moving heavy showers and thunderstorms. The Met Office advises that this could cause travel disruption
UFO experts say more should be done to uncover the truth about near misses in the skies after an investigation has revealed dozens of reported close calls between aircraft and mystery objects. There were five reported incidents in UK airspace in
A WILDLIFE charity is calling for a review into the number of birds of prey that are being illegally shot. According to the Birdcrime 2018 report by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) there were 87 confirmed incidents of bird of
PLANS to transform Weymouth Family Church, so it can be greater used by the community, have taken a step forward. Last Tuesday (September 3), Weymouth Town Council’s planning committee agreed to support plans for a new roof terrace. At the meeting
CHILDREN at a school in Dorchester came back from their summer holidays to find a new restaurant had opened inside their school. Teachers, parents and volunteers have been busy during the summer at The Prince of Wales School improving the school
I STARTED out in estate agency, 50 years ago and I have never experienced such a drawn out uncertain property market, as we are now experiencing and yet, I never hear or read any reports confirming the state of the market. My understanding overall
THE person who died after being hit by a train on the Weymouth to Waterloo station was a teenage boy, police have confirmed. Police attended the track between Baiter and Poole Park shortly before 8.50am on Monday. British Transport Police said
A rescue operation was launched after a bag was found at a beauty spot. Coastguards were called to Durdle Door at around 9pm last night. A member of the public had spotted an unattended bag, which contained personal items, by the water’s edge
A second man has been arrested following a report of a rape of an 11-year-old girl on Portland. It was reported that the victim was with her 14-year-old friend when she met a male cyclist in the area of Easton Square at around 3am on Saturday,
Monday September 9 Camera Team Covering: Weymouth, including but not limited to: Upwey, Preston, Littlemoor, Radipole, Chickerell, Westham, Melcombe Regis, Wyke Regis and Portland Camera Team Covering: Poole South, including but not limited to
Dorset care leavers may not have to pay council tax until the age of 25 – if the council decided to support a national campaign by the Children’s Society. It claims that having to stump up the tax is putting many young people who come out of care
TAKE a look inside as Dorset County Hospital holds an Endoscopy Open Day to showcase the roles and opportunities available in the department. The open day is aimed at nurses and operating department practitioners, both qualified and in training,
A CAMPAIGN is aiming to get more people involved with helping to clean Dorset's countryside. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is working with community campaign Litter Free Dorset to encourage more people to get involved with protecting
A 500-home development for Crossways has been approved – three years after it was first proposed. It will see large-scale building south of Warmwell Road for the first time and should bring a new village hall, village green, employment land, open
A Dorset couple will star in a brand-new cooking show tonight. Robin and Sarah Armstrong from Ansty will rock the pan in the first episode of Cooking up a Fortune. The new show pits some of the nation’s most passionate amateur cooks against
PORTLAND'S only petrol station is to close temporarily from today. The Esso service station at the top of Easton Lane will not be selling any fuel from now until Friday, September 20. A sign displayed at the shop entrance said the closure is
MORE than half of the Dorset young people who received a custodial sentence over the last two years were in the care of the local council. The annual youth justice report says that only nine were involved in total – five of them in care. Two of
RESIDENTS can now view a "little window" into the private life of Thomas Hardy after a handwritten letter from the iconic Dorset author was put on display in Dorchester. Dorset Archives Trust and the Thomas Hardy Society jointly purchased the letter
THERE was a record number of runners taking part in this year’s Dumble Bimble. The annual five-mile race got underway on Tuesday night. This year saw 182 people put their best feet forward. The winner of the men’s five-mile race was Matt Pappa
CROWDS gathered in their thousands to enjoy the best of what Dorset has to offer at the County Show over the weekend. From ferret racing to bungee jumping, there was something for everyone at the annual extravaganza as well as the popular vehicle
MARK Molesley was delighted with a clean sheet and three points from a hard-earned, slender 1-0 victory over an experienced Welling side who appeared to become more resilient once they had been reduced to 10 men just half an hour into the game.
A fundraiser to help support some of the county’s oldest churches will be taking place at the weekend. The annual Ride and Stride event organised by Dorset Historic Churches Trust will return this Saturday. In the meantime. the charity is calling
WELLNESS guru Liz Earle and mindfulness meditation expert Gelong Thubten will headline a new health and wellbeing festival in Dorset. Wellbeing by the Lakes is a three day festival exploring what it means to be mindful and how to live well in a
A MAVERICK farmer will share his tale of success as a sausage maker. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, known as The Black Farmer, will be coming to Powerstock Hut next week where he will talk about his story of success and uncertainty. Guests will also
MAGPIES’ boss Callum Brooks was delighted after a powerful performance saw his side see off Evesham United 2-0 in the FA Cup yesterday. Two goals from centre-forward Tom Bath earned the county town side a place in the second qualifying round of
