A Dorset woman who met the love of her life while serving in the RAF has celebrated her 100th birthday. Centenarian Audrey Rockingham celebrated her milestone birthday with a tea party surrounded by friends and family, and was spoilt with flowers
The former Team Rector of Dorchester and The Winterbournes has thanked the community for a ‘wonderful’ send-off. A service to conclude the ministry of Thomas Woodhouse as Team Rector of Dorchester and The Winterbournes was held at St Mary’s Church
A CHARITY based in Dorset has thrown its support behind a national campaign to promote mental health awareness across the county. Dorset Mind will help raise awareness for Public Health England’s ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign in the build-up to
DORCHESTER SPORTS 2 BALTI SPORTS 3 BALTI Sports secured their first-ever victory at the Clayson Stadium with an eventful 3-2 win over Dorchester Sports in the Dorset Senior Trophy first round. Balti’s search to break their hoodoo at the
WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND 39 LYTCHETT MINSTER 22 WEYMOUTH & Portland collected their third win of the Wadworth 6X Dorset & Wilts One South season with a comfortable 39-22 scoreline against bottom side Lytchett Minster at Monmouth Avenue. Victory
I have voted for 45 years in Tory West Dorset and because of my socialist leanings, as far as I can recall, I have never elected anyone to any office. Nevertheless, I have always accepted the outcome of the voting, I have never queried the result
DORCHESTER 42 PUDDLETOWN 9 THE much-anticipated local derby between Dorchester and Puddletown, the first in the same league for over 10 years, did not disappoint as a spectacle. The large partisan crowd of around 250, showing strong support
WEYMOUTH pushed holders and league giants Polonia all the way before being beaten 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-17) in the National Cup. To show the size of the task the Seasiders faced, Polonia are the champions of the English Super League, and play two
A man has died in a crash between a lorry and a van on the A37. Police investigating the fatal road traffic collision near Dorchester yesterday afternoon are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
WEYMOUTH have landed a challenging FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie at home to National League side Dover Athletic. Mark Molesley's men progressed to within one victory of the first round proper after beating St Albans City 4-1 on Saturday.
WEYMOUTH teenager Scott Stallman stormed to the top of the standings at Weymouth Speed Week after recording a superb mark of 34.43 knots over the historic 500m distance. Stallman, 18, is competing in the windsurfing faction of the event and leads
IT TOOK eight days and 29 buses but a retired Dorset Police officer, who was stabbed in the line of duty, has completed his epic bus pass journey across the country. John Hadfield, 70, travelled from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money for
I WOULD like to thank all the kind people who came to my assistance when I had a nasty fall on September 7, near to Nappers Yard in Dorchester where the paving goes from very smooth bricks to cobbled stones. They looked after me and called an ambulance
DISMAYED Dorchester Town boss Callum Brooks illustrated his disappointment at the Magpies’ failure to build on their 1-0 lead over Tiverton following a late 2-1 defeat to the Yellows on Saturday. Tom Bath’s 50th-minute goal against his former club
WEYMOUTH manager Mark Molesley was delighted to have resisted the “added pressure” of an FA Cup third qualifying round tie by comprehensively beating St Albans City 4-1 at the Bob Lucas Stadium. As a result of the financial rewards available to
A LIFELINE bus service which is helping to tackle rural isolation has been shortlisted for a national award. The charity Dorset Community Transport (DCT) is a finalist at this year’s Community Transport Awards in the Serving Rural Communities category
Monday October 7 Camera Team Covering: : Poole South, including but not limited to: Hamworthy, Oakdale, Parkstone, Branksome and Canford Cliffs. Poole North, including but not limited to: Oakley, Broadstone, Creekmoor, Canford Magna, Canford
More than a dozen homeless people have died in Dorset over the past six years, official estimates show. Homelessness charity Crisis said that the scale of the reported situation across England and Wales, where more than 700 people died last year
FOUR talented singers will pay tribute to one of the UK's finest girl bands with the Little Mix Experience at Weymouth Pavilion on Saturday, October 12 at 2pm. The band Little Mix have had a special connection with Weymouth because band member Perrie
A BUTCHERS shop is calling upon supporters to select it as the prime recipient for a prestigious award. Poundbury-based Brace of Butchers has entered the Best Butcher Award at the Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2020 and needs support to win. The independent
PARENTS had the chance to taste what their children have to eat for their school meals at an event celebrating local food produce. The Prince of Wales School in Dorchester hosted the event to celebrate British Food Fortnight, which runs from September
A DORSET coach travel company celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Crossways Travel marked the milestone with an event at Weymouth Centenary Club, where it offered people a free buffet, a glass of wine and other entertainment. Nearly 400 people
A PAN-DORSET mineral sites plan is edging towards completion – 18 months after first being submitted to the Secretary of State. It should protect the county from unwanted mineral extraction, but is still some months away from being ‘signed off.’
Police in Dorset recovered a record amount of criminal cash and assets last year, new figures reveal. Dorset Police collected proceeds of crime worth £681,000 in 2018-19, according to the latest Home Office data, which includes dirty money, goods
SOAK up a bewitching fusion of storytelling and music on Portland. The Big Blind will be performed at the Royal Manor Theatre on Friday, October 11 at 7.30pm. Acclaimed storyteller Dominic Kelly and international musicians Bridget Marsden and
SINGER Chris de Burgh will perform two of his most outstanding recordings, back to back and in their entirety, on his Classic Albums Tour, 2019. “One is my most successful album in terms of sales, and the other is one I particularly enjoyed the
A SLOW food menu was created by a chef at a luxury hotel to celebrate a Food for Change movement. Food for Change links the pleasure of food with a commitment to the environment. Steve Titman, the chef at Summer Lodge at Evershot, near Dorchester
YOUNG singers blew away their audience with a ‘Technicolor’ performance featuring songs from a hit musical. Children from five prep schools across Dorset excelled themselves by performing songs from ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
HISTORY enthusiasts from across the country flocked to a Portland museum to celebrate the isle’s pivotal role in the Second World War. Castletown D-Day Centre and Portland Castle hosted a living history event to bring the sights and sounds of wartime
ACTION is to be taken following the deaths of six goats that choked after eating discarded dog poo bags. A previously reported, Su and John Illsley from Fancy's Family Farm on Portland were shocked to find several of their goats dead, with dog poo
It's enough to make you cry into your beer. Red-faced organisers of a beer festival had to tell punters they had run out of beer, some hours before the event was due to end. But the people behind Octoberfest, which was held at Weymouth Pavilion
The father of a young boy with an incurable muscle-wasting condition is encouraging people to join in a national bake sale for charity. Sammy De Laszlo, aged 10, was diagnosed with Duschenne Muscular Dystrophy more than seven years ago. After
Dorchester Civic Society’s Keith Wilson has complained about the lack of gutter and gully cleaning in the county town by Dorset Council. He told town councillors in Dorchester on Monday evening that some areas now look like a garden with many places
Local planners have given their blessing to the conversion of Portland’s last bank into two homes. Tim Clark, who lives next door in Easton Square, bought the property and has already started converting the former bank into a two-bed and a three-bed
THE “aisle of dreams” in Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain. Whether it’s Aldi’s Specialbuys or Lidl’s Middle of Lidl, the latest offers are always worth checking out. Here is some of what you can expect this week
A SPECIAL information evening has been organised ahead of Homeless Sunday. Tonight there will be an open meeting of Dorchester Poverty Action in the Dorford Centre coffee lounge at 7pm. The speakers will be Kerry Mellor of the Street Homeless
