WEYMOUTH legend Ben Thomson and midfielder Andreas Robinson have left the club, the Terras have confirmed. Both Thomson and Robinson were in talks to extend their stays at the Bob Lucas Stadium. However, Weymouth are understood to be keen on
We've more than got used to working out from home over the last two years so why not give your home gym a bit of an upgrade? With the cost of living continuing to rise, gym memberships often become a monthly expense that we simply can't afford.
OH DEAR! I’m sorry to read Richard Drax’s column in which he is banging the same old DUP drum. I guess marching season is almost upon us and the Orange Order does so like to act in a threatening and triumphalist way over a battle fought 350 years
Letter to West Dorset MP Chris Loder about asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda HI AGAIN, Chris. I haven’t messaged you for ages, mainly because there were so many upsetting, misleading and democratically damaging issues around Westminster, that
GIVE youngsters a taste of a new language early in life with a special library session. The Little Languages Club is returning to Dorchester Library on Thursday, June 23 from 11am to 11.30am. READ MORE: The forgotten car park with a well loved
DORSET Council ended the last financial year in a better position than expected – although there is concern about the costs of rising inflation on this year’s budget. A report to next week’s Cabinet says that the authority finished the year almost
TAKE a step back in time as a hugely popular Victorian Street Fayre returns to a Weymouth community. Sutton Poyntz will once again be the hosts of the biennial charity event on Sunday, July 3. It was last held in 2018 - the 2020 fayre was cancelled
COMMUNITY groups, schools, businesses and landowners along the Dorset route of the Tour of Britain are encouraged to take part in a land art competition. Organisers of the prestigious cycle race have launched its competition for the eight stages
WEYMOUTH manager David Oldfield has confirmed the Terras are waiting on FA approval before making announcements on player signings. As previously reported by Echosport, Weymouth are closing in on deals for up to four players from last season’s
MARTINSTOWN 264-9 (17pts) beat CATTISTOCK & SYMENE 268-4 (12pts) by one wicket – (DLS revised target 261) MARTINSTOWN held their nerve to beat Cattistock & Symene by one wicket on the penultimate ball of a compelling rain-affected Dorset Premier
DORCHESTER 218-7 (18pts) beat SHERBORNE 228-6 (8pts) by three wickets – (DLS revised target 218) NOT even rain could stop Dorchester as the county town side claimed a three-wicket Dorset Premier League victory over Sherborne at Dorchester Rec.
MY WIFE and I were sitting outside a café the other day enjoying a sandwich and a ‘cuppa when a smiling-faced man appeared and said in a loud voice, “I was driving this morning and I was stopped by a policeman and told I would be reported. I asked
REGARDING Dorset Council’s ‘bold and ambitious’ plans to expand the Dorset Innovation Park near Wool, is there not land enough available on this large site for at least some of the 4,000 new homes proposed for the entirely inappropriate site north
STAFF and residents of a Dorset care home were treated to a virtual live talk at Cliveden. The famous National Trust site in Buckinghamshire invited the staff and residents from Barchester’s Trinity Manor care home in Sherborne to go on a virtual
PEOPLE should buy British produce in order to save the farming industry, the Dorset country chair of the National Farmer's Union has said. George Hosford, an arable farmer near Blanford in Dorset, said the public need to be made better aware of
A LIVE art demonstration from a popular Bristol artist can be viewed at a Dorchester gallery. Halo Fine Art Gallery in Brewery Square will host the ‘Escape to The Great Outdoors’ exhibition, a display of the work of the UK’s leading landscape and
A BLANDFORD man has spoken about the importance of tackling taboo health subjects as part of Men’s Health Week. Charles Ellis, was diagnosed with Benign Prostate Enlargement in his early 50s, and said the issue - which results in bladder and urinary
PATIENTS are encouraged to voice their thoughts on emergency operation centres at a ‘‘Patient Participation Panel’ next month. The ‘Your Voice Matters’ meeting will be held, virtually, on Friday, July 8, from 10am until around 11.30. READ
RESIDENTS and businesses are being urged to have their say on the future of Weymouth. The Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan consultation aims to collect views on the top five identified themes that the Weymouth community have said are important to them
A CHARITY working to reduce the number of motorcyclists involved in road traffic collisions has been given a £30,000 funding boost. DocBike has received the grant from Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance in order to fund life saving medical equipment
A TEENAGER ended up in court after his mother told police he was growing cannabis in the loft of their home. William Edward Kleczkowski, aged 19, was sentenced at Weymouth Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to one count of cultivating a cannabis
UPDATED: South Western Railway have since announced they will be running "a late starting Sunday level of service" on non-strike days. Commuters across Dorset are set to suffer major disruption to services throughout the week as a result
BOTH Aldi stores across Weymouth have launched a series of gender transition guides to support colleagues who are either undergoing transition or already transitioned. Created with input from colleagues across the business, the guides aim to support
HUNDREDS of people lined the length of the Esplanade yesterday for a moving open-air service as part of Armed Forces Weekend. The weekend returned with a full programme of events for the first time since the pandemic and the community were out
A rare celestial phenomenon is occurring in our skies throughout June and the best time to see it is this week. Stargazers will get the opportunity to see the five closest planets lined up in a row, and the moon is joining the party too. The
RAIL strikes will be held this week, affecting millions of people across the country. On Saturday, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union confirmed strikes at Network Rail and 13 train operators will go ahead this week. Here’s everything
