Archive
-
Date
Hospital warns of long waits as emergency department declared 'very busy'
DORSET County Hospital has urged patients not to visit if they have minor injuries or illnesses. The emergency department at the hospital is reportedly 'very busy' on the same day as ambulance and nurse strikes in Dorset. Despite the strikes
-
Date
Terras extend Sesay loan to end of season
WEYMOUTH have signed full-back David Sesay on loan until the end of the season from National League side Wealdstone. Sesay, 24, has made a big impact since joining and can play on either flank. He scored his first goal for the club against
-
Date
Willson returns to Weymouth on loan
WEYMOUTH have secured the loan signing of centre-back Brendan Willson on a month’s loan from Eastleigh. Willson proved a hit before Christmas when scoring twice in three matches for Weymouth in his initial loan spell. Although recalled by Eastleigh
-
Date
14 year-old boy robbed by knife-wielding men in ski masks
Police are asking for information after a 14-year-old boy was robbed by knife-wielding men in ski masks in South Street, Dorchester. The boy alongside a 12-year-old girl were walking down South Street on Sunday (January 29) when they encountered
-
Date
Latest update on when Sandbanks Ferry is due to return
THE Sandbanks Ferry is on track to return to service at the end of February. Operators of the popular route, which runs between Sandbanks to Studland, revealed that the ferry and its new prows are due to arrive in the coming days. A number
-
Date
Dorset branches of M&Co expected to close after brand is sold without the shops
ALL branches of the fashion shop M&Co are expected to close after the brand was bought in a deal which did not cover its stores or staff. The chain has been bought by AK Retail after being put into administration in December for the second
-
Date
Attempted robbery of 17-year-old in Weymouth: witness appeal issued
A WITNESS appeal has been launched after an attempted robbery of a 17-year-old boy in Weymouth. The victim was walking along Wyke Road at around 3.30 pm on Saturday, January 28 when he heard a man shouting at him from the other side of the road
-
Date
Five men appear in court over alleged Dorset cannabis factory
FIVE men have appeared in court over an alleged cannabis factory. Police executed a warrant at premises in Westminster Road, Wareham, on Wednesday, February 1. Searches conducted by officers reportedly located a “large-scale operation” cultivating
-
Date
Teenager suffers 'serious injuries' after being hit by car in village
A WEST Dorset A-road was closed for nearly two hours after a car struck a teenage pedestrian before crashing into a house. Dorset Police said it was called to an address on the A356 in South Perrott at about 1.15pm on Sunday, February 5. The
-
Date
Call-out turns out to be false alarm for fire service
A CALL-OUT for Weymouth Fire Station over the weekend turned out to be a false alarm. The fire service was called to action at around 2.45pm on Sunday, February 5 to reports of an alarm going off at a property in Weymouth. A crew from Weymouth
-
Date
Latest update on when ferry is due to return
THE Sandbanks Ferry is on track to return to service at the end of February. Operators of the popular route, which runs between Sandbanks to Studland, revealed that the ferry and its new prows are due to arrive in the coming days. A number
-
Date
Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after woman dies at Weymouth pub
A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman died at a Weymouth pub and B&B in the early hours. Dorset Police confirmed they were treating the death of the woman as suspicious and a local man had been arrested. Officers
-
Date
Appeal to find next of kin of man who died in Dorset
THE Coroner for Dorset has called on the public to help find the next of kin of a man who died in Wareham. Brian Baker, 76, died at his home address in Walls View Road on Monday, January 30. The man's death is not being treated as suspicious
-
Date
Arrests made following attempted burglary and bust-up in Weymouth
Arrests were made following an attempted burglary and alleged assault in Weymouth. Police received a report at around 7pm on Thursday, February 2 that a man had been found with injuries on Wyke Road in Weymouth. Reportedly the man had attempted
-
Date
Have you seen her? Police looking for suspect after reported assault in supermarket
Police are appealing for information on a woman after reports of an assault in Iceland in Gillingham. A woman reportedly attempted to drag a staff member up an aisle by her arm at a Dorset supermarket. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said:
-
Date
Energy firms given deadline to sort out wrongly installed prepayment meters
Energy firms have been given a deadline by the Government to decide on what action to take for customers who have had a prepayment meter wrongfully installed. Business Secretary Grant Shapps has accused Ofgem of “having the wool pulled over their
-
Date
Missing aristocrat believed to be ‘camping in the countryside’ with partner and baby
A missing mum from an aristocratic landowning family in Dorset is being urged to contact police - who believe she is camping out the countryside with her sex-offender partner and their newborn baby. Constance Marten, 35 and from a wealthy family
-
Date
New acts announced for music festival’s first year in Dorset
THE line-up for a festival that will be coming to Dorset for the first time has been announced. We Out Here festival will be held in Wimborne St Giles between August 10 and 14, with more than 100 new artists joining the 2023 bill. The festival
-
Date
Dorset Echo launches joint appeal to help people in poverty
Today, the Dorset Echo launches its Put In A Pound appeal to help tackle the effects of the cost of living crisis. We are teaming up with Dorset Community Foundation to ask every reader to donate £1 to the appeal, which will go towards the foundation
-
Date
New manager at Dorset pub has big plans to 're-engage the community'
A NEW manager with plans to "re-engage the community" has joined a well-known pub in Dorset. Thomas Roberts has started as manager at the St Leonard’s Hotel - a role he says he is "ready, willing and able" to take on. The Salisbury resident
-
Date
Howes laments 'uncharacteristic' Magpies defeat
DORCHESTER Town boss Glenn Howes felt the Magpies’ 3-0 defeat at Tiverton Town has let the club down after an “uncharacteristic performance”. Dorchester were 2-0 down by half-time, having offered little in attack, after Louis Morison netted two
-
Date
Harbourside pub back open today after refurb
A harbourside pub in Weymouth is set to re-open today following a two-week refurbishment. The George Bar and Grill on Custom House Quay closed on Monday, January 23 for refurbishments which they had initially described in a post on social media
-
Date
Ambulance and nursing strikes in Dorset today
Further strikes will go ahead in Dorset today with nurses and ambulance workers set to take action. On Monday, February 6 nurses represented by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and ambulance workers of the GMB union will take action. Dorset
-
Date
Wilkinson praises Rose and Ash after Terras' win
WEYMOUTH manager Bobby Wilkinson reserved special praise for Ahkeem Rose and Brad Ash after the Terras beat Dulwich Hamlet 2-1 at the Bob Lucas Stadium. Rose scored a brace after Johl Powell had given Dulwich a seventh-minute lead, giving the Terras
-
Date
'Like an inferno': Huge blaze tears through derelict school
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a large fire at a derelict college building on Sunday afternoon. Multiple fire crews from across Dorset tackled the “inferno” at the former Bournemouth and Poole College site in Constitution Hill Road on Sunday, February 5
-
Date
Sea cadets visited by ‘special guest’ at awards evening
A SEA Cadet group in Portland received a visit from a special guest at a recent prize-giving ceremony. TS PENN were visited by the Mayor of Portland, Councillor Pete Roper who inspected the parade at its annual prize-giving evening. He later presented
-
Date
Building company facing complaints liquidates with debts of nearly £300,000
A Weymouth construction company which owes creditors nearly £300,000 is in liquidation amid a flurry of complaints alleging unfinished work and “months of frustration”. Nova Building and Developments Ltd said it had been forced to fold as a result
-
Date
'One of the best ever': Beer festival is huge success
A BEER festival that took place across the weekend has been hailed as 'one of the best ever.' Four sessions ran across two days at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester as beer lovers gathered to taste and champion a variety of ales as well as a selection
-
Date
Council says 'traffic flow has improved' after changes made at junction roadworks
CHANGES made to improve the flow of traffic on a busy route in Weymouth have been a success - according to Dorset Council. Lengthy tailbacks could be spotted in all directions after roadworks began on Monday, January 16 to refurbish the Dorchester
