Archive
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Abbeyfield coffee morning a great success
Abbeyfield held a very successful Christmas coffee morning at Wyke Oliver Road, when residents from Abbeyfield Leigh House and the Community Angels were also present in force, helping to swell the numbers and ensuring that everyone had a really jolly
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Community Awareness Day
Community Awareness Day is being held between 9am and 5pm at the community hall off Canberra Road on Saturday 11th December. Between 9am and 10.30am the mayor, councilor Paul Kimber will be attending the first of what is hoped to be an annual
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Phone call to Portland Coastguard saves woman in sea
A COASTGUARD officer told of his ‘emotional’ mobile phone call to a distressed woman as he saved her from drowning herself. When Mark Rodaway managed to get through to the 29-year-old woman she was up to her waist in 11°C seawater in the dark
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Dorset MPs hold back on expenses
DORSET’S MPs are some of the most thrifty as the latest round of expenses are revealed. The new South Dorset MP Richard Drax, along with North Dorset MP Bob Walter, are listed as claiming nothing in expenses after the General Election between May 7 and
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Dorchester YMCA hit by lead thieves
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of damage has been caused to the roof of a community centre by lead thieves. Staff at the Dorchester YMCA fear that the destruction will cause the building to leak in the winter weather and affect hundreds of youngsters if they
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Charminster Pre-school youngsters try the good life
CHILDREN at Charminster pre-school got their hands dirty as parents and staff joined them in their new garden. The adults accompanied 23 children from the pre-school, all aged five and under, as they spent time weeding, planting seeds, arranging seasonal
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Devil's Violin comes to Dorset
THE Devil’s Violin returns to rural Dorset with The Singing Bones, a highly original, gripping performance of forgotten Roma Gypsy tales and music from Wales and beyond, at three Artsreach venues in December. An orphan is brought up by his servant who
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ME sufferer is far from alone
I REFER to the article about the dreadfully debilitating symptoms that Libby Meyers (‘Left to rot’, Echo, November 27) has endured for longer than a decade. That makes it highly likely that she has severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), which is, contrary
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Weymouth and Portland drink-drive crackdown
POLICE targeted suspected drink drivers in Weymouth and Portland as they launched their seasonal drink driving crackdown. Operation Jingle saw officers from Dorset Police set up checkpoints around the area on Saturday night. A drink driver was arrested
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First regatta round-up
It's December 6 and we are about our 8th day in Florida. We were up in St Petersberg where we just finished our first regatta. I finished second in the 2.4 class. The Sonar team of Hannah Stodel, Steve Thomas and John Robertson finished 1st
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Weymouth fire raid criminal jailed for 10 years
A ‘DANGEROUS and disturbed’ criminal who set fire to a skip believing there was someone sleeping inside has been jailed for 10 years. Andrew John Murray, 32, of no fixed abode, also broke into schools around Weymouth and the town’s college
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Princess Anne to open Weymouth Relief Road
PRINCESS Anne will unveil a plaque to mark the opening of the Weymouth Relief Road – a month before it is open to traffic. The Princess Royal will make a flying visit to the borough this week to inspect the road and declare it open – even though it will
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Hutch's reward
GEORGE Rolls wants to extend Ian Hutchinson’s contract beyond 2012. The Terras’ chairman is keen to create stability around the club and wants to reward the manager, as well as his assistant Andy Mason, for the team’s recent form – in spite of Saturday
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Groves out to force his way back
WITH little more than a week left of his loan spell at Wimborne Town, Matt Groves insists he will do everything possible to force his way back into the Dorchester Town line-up. The striker has been with the Zamaretto Division One S&W outfit for almost
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Puritans end Terras' home record
WEYMOUTH’S impressive home record went down the drain as the 10-man Terras were sunk at a sodden Bob Lucas Stadium. Going into Saturday’s game, the Terras were looking to extend their unbeaten home run to eight, but those hopes were washed away inside
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Cup tonic can give Bees fire
BOSS Trevor Senior reckons Bridport’s stunning victory over Wimborne Town can help them rediscover their early-season form. Last week the Bees came back from a goal behind to book their place in the semi-finals of the Dorset Senior Cup, at the expense
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Undulate rays find haven in Dorset
CONSERVATIONISTS say there’s a ray of hope for one of Dorset’s most endangered marine animals. An important haven has been discovered in Swanage and Studland Bays for undulate rays, one of the prettiest and smallest of Britain’s skates and rays. A survey
