Archive

Date

Purples made to work for win against Blues

PORTLAND UNITED 0 AFC STONEHAM 2 PORTLAND United rued the fine margins as Velocity Wessex League Premier Division leaders AFC Stoneham claimed a 2-0 victory at the Camp & Satherley Stadium. Kyle Critchell’s men are now winless in five league

Date

Vehicle suspected to have been used in fuel theft seized

A vehicle suspected to have been used in fuel theft has been seized in Dorset. The vehicle was found in Shaftesbury and had a number of containers and siphoning equipment inside. Police say the vehicle has a fake registered keeper and is in

Date

Magpies stun Bracknell to jump three places

BRACKNELL TOWN 1 Grant 90 DORCHESTER TOWN 3 Haste 1, Gwengwe 5, Dickson 48 EARLY goals in each half helped Dorchester Town to a seismic 3-1 victory at Pitching In Southern League Premier South play-off chasers Bracknell Town. Ollie

Date

Terras mistakes punished by lethal Worthing

WEYMOUTH 1 Linton 81 WORTHING 4 Cashman 8, Pearce 43 pen, 60, 85 WORTHING punished a poor Weymouth side as the Rebels claimed a fully-deserved 4-1 victory at the Bob Lucas Stadium. Weymouth errors were punished for three of the

Date

Magpies win away but Terras lose at home - how it happened

Date

Coast road closed due to crash

Part of the coast road between Bridport and Weymouth was closed earlier following a crash. The route, the B3157, was closed between Malthouse Meadow (Portesham) and Glebe Close (Abbotsbury). There was queuing traffic in the area as motorists

Date

Magpies confirm departure of defender Foot

DORCHESTER Town have confirmed the departure of defender Jordi Foot to Wessex League Premier side Shaftesbury. Foot was under contract at Dorchester, meaning negotiations took place to release him early. The Rockies have come back in for a

Date

Flood alerts issued tonight following heavy rain

Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Dorset tonight due to the heavy rain. The Met Office is warning that the heavy rain may cause flooding in the areas of Dorset near rivers and streams from around 8pm this evening. This follows a yellow

Date

Shop thefts probe and 'intoxicated man' dealt with as police patrol town centre

Police helped the public deal with an 'intoxicated' man and investigated suspected shop thefts in a town centre during a patrol. Dorchester Neighbourhood Policing Team conducted foot patrols in the town centre on Friday afternoon around areas known

Date

Car catches fire on residential street

A car in Shaftesbury caught fire whilst parked on a residential street. A crew from Shaftesbury Fire Station was called to the blaze on Greenacre Way in Shaftesbury at about 9.33pm on Friday, February, 16. Flames were reported coming out of

Date

Police chase suspected thieves after vehicle break-in and recover knife and catapult

Two men are being quizzed by police after officers caught suspected thieves following a chase around a housing estate. Police said they recovered a knife, a catapult and property thought to be stolen after detaining the suspects in Weymouth last

Date

New BBC wildlife filming base for Dorset

BBC Natural History teams have been given planning consent for a filming base at Arne for their Springwatch series. Three portable buildings will be used, for the duration of the series, at Arne Farm near Wareham in a location out of the public

Date

Wellness walk-in receives record number of visitors

A monthly wellness walk-in that checks cholesterol and blood pressure has seen a record number of visitors. People are invited for the monthly walk-in event organised by Blandford Group Practice. More than 100 people attended January’s session

Date

Popular BBC cooking show pops in to Dorset

Dorset is set to feature in an episode of a popular BBC TV cooking series. The Hairy Bikers visited Dorset as part of their The Hairy Bikers Go West series, which sees Dave Myers and Si King travel through 10 counties over 600 miles as they travel

Date

Major UK supermarket to stock Dorset beer

An independent Dorset-based beer company will see one of its craft beers go on the shelves at a major UK supermarket. Outland, the craft beer range from brewer Badger Beers, based in Blandford, is set to be stocked in 400 Tesco stores from mid-February

Date

Residents still have time to have their say on local transport

Local residents still have time to share their opinion on the levels of travel and transport across the county. Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council are running a survey enabling residents, visitors, businesses and

Date

Dates announced for hottest festival in Dorset

THE hottest festival of the year is set to return to Dorset this summer as The Great Dorset Chilli Festival has confirmed its two-day extravaganza will be hosted this August. The 13th annual festival will return to the Stock Gaylard Estate, near

Date

Fundraiser launched to continue excavation work on Dorset pliosaur

A fossil museum in Dorset has launched a fundraiser to continue excavation work on the sea monster featured in the latest David Attenborough documentary. The BBC documentary, Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster, covered the exciting discovery

Date

'Shame on them' - Mayor's broadside as pharmacy shuts

A pharmacy on Portland is closing its doors for the final time today. Today's closure of the Boots Fortuneswell Pharmacy at 1pm will mean that the only pharmacy left on the island of 14,000 residents is the Boots Pharmacy in Easton. The pharmacy

Date

Blues' boss Critchell discovers fate after FA charge

PORTLAND United manager Kyle Critchell has escaped with no ban but must pay a £30 fine after being charged with foul and abusive language. Critchell’s charge related to comments made regarding the officiating of his side’s 4-2 loss at Cowes Sports

Date

Killick happy to bide time with injured Roberts

TOM Killick believes the remainder of the season is “bonus territory” for injured Dorchester Town forward Luke Roberts. The former Poole Town ace, who Killick has previously credited as being the best player to have worked with him at the Dolphins

Date

'Dreadful' - community's shock at 'unacceptable' graffiti

Residents are in shock after racist and anti-Semitic graffiti was daubed throughout Poundbury. They have told of their outrage as vandals spray painted the racially offensive 'n' word on a wall next to homes and painted a swastika and obscene words

Date

Popular café broken into three days after reopening

A FRUSTRATED trader says a break-in at her recently reopened café is 'another kick in the teeth'. Emma Ayles was devastated to discover her relocated Weymouth business the Caddy Shack had been broken into overnight, just three days after reopening

Date

Beloved ITV series created by Dorset writer could return nine years on

A popular ITV period drama written by a Dorset resident could make a return to TV screens nine years after its final episode. Downton Abbey, the historical series set between 1911 to 1926 in a country estate in Yorkshire and created by West Stafford