Archive
-
Date
Villagers reflect on history of Crossways
NOSTALGIA has been very much in evidence during the last month in the village. In part some have been reminiscing back to the good old days' and others reflecting on the past and how much the village has grown and developed. Bridget Symms and Sandra
-
Date
Stunning art work exhibited for Dorset Arts Weeks
Bere Regis THE work of three talented artists is displayed at Cyril Wood Court during Dorset Arts Weeks. The collection is diverse and inspiring, and includes paintings by Peter Lightfoot, glass art by Bernadette Lightfoot and watercolours, sculptures
-
Date
Plenty of advice on offer in Crossways for residents
FOLLOWING two recent burglaries in the village our local PC Charlie Dale reminded all residents to be cautious when opening the door to someone you do not know. Representatives from utility companies and official agencies will always carry ID and if
-
Date
Mill Singers enchant the audience
Cerne Abbas THE concert performed by the Mill Singers on Saturday, May 24 was a resounding success. Under their conductor Peter Lattimer and with the support of an excellent flute ensemble all went well and the audience enjoyed not only the concert
-
Date
Choir was fantastic - more please!
May I take this opportunity through this page to thank all the boys and girls who make up the Littlemoor Choir. Their performance at the local community hall was brilliant. Littlemoor sometimes is victim of negative publicity but on this ocasion it is
-
Date
Holiday Park helps with Village Hall windows
TERRY Marsden, chairman of the Preston Village Hall committee, tells me that all the windows at the front of the hall, and cladding above them, need replacing as the current wooden frames have rotted. Fundraising has been going on for some time, and
-
Date
Talks at Labour Club
MORE than 70 members have attended a clear-the-air meeting about Weymouth Labour Club which ceased trading on January 31. The premises in Southview Road, which are owned by South Dorset labour Party, are currently up for sale with a guideline price of
-
Date
Elderly man found in woods
AN ELDERLY man who went missing near his home has been found. The 90-year-old, who has not been named by police, had disappeared from his home in Long Cross, near Shaftesbury. Dorset Police asked for assistance from the Dorset and Wiltshire search and
-
Date
Artist captures a rural hinterland
WEYMOUTH'S rural hinterland, which might be covered by the proposed relief road, has been recorded for posterity by Weymouth artist Steve Bithell. The Weymouth painter has created a series of works focusing on the land between the Ridgeway and the town
-
Date
Will you still love me, tomato?
Would it surprise you to learn that tomatoes have aphrodisiac properties? At least that's what the French thought and were so convinced they called them pommes d'amour or love apples. However, the British love affair with tomatoes dates back to the 16th
-
Date
Display of old photographs
AN exhibition of old photographs - Portland As It Was - is currently on display at Tophill Library. More than 90 images dating from the early 20th century to the 70s show old timers in the quarries, school and church events, the Salvation Army Band playing
-
Date
Recalling D-Day in a gentle way
D-DAY will be remembered in what the Rev David Botterill describes as a gentle way' at St John's Church Hall in Ventnor Lane, off Fortuneswell, on Thursday, starting at 7pm. At the 40s Night, which will tie in with the church's D-Day Remembrance Project
-
Date
Fundraisers and fun days for a high summer
ST AUGUSTINE'S Church One World Group have been planning fundraising events. A coffee morning will be held in St. Augustine's Church Hall this Saturday, June 7 from 10am to noon. Entrance at 50p includes coffee and biscuit and there will be the usual
-
Date
Comedy takes pole position
A NEW comedy set in a pole dancing class and starring five popular actresses provides the perfect girls' night out for Dorset women this week. The Naked Truth is a heartwarming tale of a group of women who bond during pole dancing lessons and help see
-
Date
Meats, treats and faddle
NICOLA RAYNER visits a village shop selling the produce from grassland which has been farmed by three generations of the same family THERE are many pleasant things to do in Dorset in the summer, but spending an afternoon at Stevens Farm Shop in Martinstown
-
Date
Carers are out to offer help
CARERS UK will be holding a National Carers' Week from June 9-15 with the theme of Carers Can't Afford to be Ill'. Portland Carers' Support Group will be marking the week by being present at coffee mornings in Easton Methodist Hall on Wednesday, June
-
Date
Bus rally hit by cost of fuel
THE rising cost of diesel is expected to affect the turnout of heavy metal at this year's Weymouth bus rally, organisers admitted today. With the cost of filling a tank spiralling by a third in 12 months, some bus and coach owners who usually travel
-
Date
Call for rethink over Pavilion
BUSINESS leaders have urged councillors to think again over controversial plans for the redevelopment of Weymouth's Pavilion. On the eve of a special meeting to consider the latest proposals by developer Howard Holdings, traders say not enough has been
-
Date
Statue revamp was paid for by lottery - not taxpayers
It is a pity that Michael Wheller (Tokens of past should be left to fade away', Echo, May 24) does not read the columns of the Echo, or contact the council offices or read the large placards that adorned the cover to the Kings Statue when it was being
-
Date
A century of growing pains
IN SOME ways, childhood remains just as it always was. Footballs and marbles have been around for centuries and skipping games were enjoyed as much by Victorian children as in Dorset schools today. But In other ways childhood has changed beyond recognition
-
Date
Ferries 'will be staying'
CONDOR Ferries has 'no intention' of leaving Weymouth, its managing director insisted today. David Harbord was responding after council chiefs warned the town could be hit if Condor, one of the harbour's key players, pulls out of town. Conscious of
-
Date
Unruly youngsters are given warning
YOUNG people who behave badly at playing fields in Dorchester will get their marching orders from police. The warning follows an increase in anti-social behaviour outside Sandringham Sports Centre and at the St Osmund's Sports Centre playing fields in
-
Date
Community room to be demolished
A COMMUNITY room at an innovative housing scheme for retired artists which was designed in the mid-1980s by a key modern English architect is now being proposed for demolition. This is at Cyril Wood Court on West Street in Bere Regis which was built
-
Date
Ex-Echoman joins presidential trail
A FORMER Dorset Echo reporter has been helping Barack Obama in his quest for the White House. Matt Pitman, 26, of Weymouth, joined Obama's campaign in the US and got to meet the man himself. Mr Pitman works as a political assistant for South Dorset
-
Date
Divers are called in after bomb warning
PORTLAND Port has asked Royal Navy divers to investigate reports of unexploded bombs near Osprey Quay. The safety checks come after claims from a former champion spear fisherman who said he found two bombs in the harbour more than thirty years ago.
-
Date
Bartlett all out to find replacement
WILDCATS' chairman Phil Bartlett says he will be making "thousands of phone calls" to find a suitable replacement for Jon Arm-strong whose season looks to be over after sustaining a broken leg on Saturday night. The Wildcats' number one rider, and top
-
Date
Gentle bull terrier is rescued from dogfighters
A DOG rescuer has brought a young Staffordshire bull terrier to Puddletown to save him from dogfighters in Ireland. Susan Buxton said the dog faced being used as bait because he was too gentle to fight other dogs. Now she is searching for a new owner
-
Date
Armstrong agony
A DISASTROUS night for the Weymouth Doonan Wildcats saw Jon Armstrong forced out of the Conference League Pairs, and probably the rest of the season, with a broken tibia. The Mighty Midget collided with team-mate Jay Herne, and Sittingbourne's Jerran
-
Date
Bucks battering
DORSET 132 all out lost to BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 48-2 on superior run rate in rain-affected game TOUGH talking Dorset manager Sean Walbridge is demanding more from his players after they slumped to a humiliating defeat against Buckinghamshire yesterday.
-
Date
¡Ha estado lloviendo gatos y perros!
Now is the summer of our blissful content!' (Richard the III, Not!) May is almost at an end with the extended season of sun, sea, sand and sangria well upon us. Fruit and vegetables are the order of the day, fresh or cooked on the barby. It's a by product
-
Date
Backhouse elated after leaders collapse
FERNDOWN 101 (5pts) lost to BRIDPORT 117-9 (17pts) by 16 runs SKIPPER Chris Backhouse praised his side's dynamic performance in the field after a remarkable transformation saw Bridport end Ferndown's unbeaten run in Dorset Funeral Plan Division Two.
-
Date
Bears too hungry for islanders
THE Bridge Inn Bears finally got their title defence back on track with a 53-run victory over Portland United. Paul Payne top-scored with 64 as the Bears set a target of 116 from their 16 overs. Jim Ryall made up for his shortcomings with the bat to
-
Date
Youngsters shine on national stage
DORCHESTER Tennis & Squash Club's junior tennis players have been competing in the National Club League. These are leagues played throughout the country, usually county-based, but with some sides playing in a national premier division. Dorchester entered
-
Date
Police launch murder probe
A MURDER investigation has been launched after the remains of a man were found buried in a suitcase near a Bournemouth footpath. Dorset Police say the body is that of Richard Henry Emery, 62, who disappeared from his flat in the Townsend area of the
-
Date
Vandals damage nine vehicles
AT LEAST nine vehicles were damaged by vandals in Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, overnight, police said.
-
Date
£500 Brittany Ferries holiday voucher to be won!
Come up with the right answer in this easy to enter competition and you could be in with a chance of winning a £500 Brittany Ferries voucher to be used against the total value of any Brittany Ferries sailing, break or holiday in France and Spain!
-
Date
WIN Teenage Zombies on Nintendo DS
If you've got a DS you'll have noticed the number of Brain Training-style games aimed at improving your intellect. But having a big brain isn't always good news and so it proves in Atari's Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys, where
