DAVID Town reckoned he'd enjoyed a good day at the office after two assists and his first goal of the season helped the Magpies beat Cinderford 3-0 in the FA Cup second qualifying round. But the former AFC Bournemouth striker says he and his team-mates
WAYNE Purser scored twice as Weymouth rallied to beat St Albans City - then declared: It's great to be back'. The striker marked his return to the Terras following a month's loan at Eastleigh with both goals in the last ten minutes of his side's 2-1
A DORSET care home has won the South West small business category in the 2006 Edge Employer Awards. The Old Vicarage Care Home, of Leigh, near Sherborne, scooped £5,000 for investment in training as part of its prize. Now the business will go into
PUBS company Eldridge Pope is a finalist in the industry's national training awards. It is lined up for honours in the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) National Industry Training Awards (NITAs). The accolades, which recognise and reward training
STRIKINGLY original vocalist and songwriter Zo Schwarz's smoky tones and soaring quality are complemented by guitarist Rob Koral and his Quartet's melodious spontaneity. Beach and Barnicott offers a rare opportunity to catch the full quartet following
A DIVER detection system developed by QinetiQ at its Bincleaves site in Weymouth and at Winfrith has been sold for the first time to the yacht market. The Cerberus high performance diver and swimmer detection sonar system will be deployed to protect
JAMIE OLIVER rates him as the best fishmonger there is. Mark Hix - chef director of the Le Caprice group that owns celebrity favourite The Ivy among others - put his goods on his menus. It's not an easy life but seeing the fruits of his labour being
Blaze on tall ship sparks coast alert THE crew of a tall ship were recovering today after a fire on board sparked a major emergency off the Dorset coast. A team from the Jubilee Sailing Trust ship Tenacious were able to fight the fire in the engine
BELLY dancing and a talk on the real' Robin Hood livened up a witches market in Dorchester. Stalls selling ceremonial gowns, tarot cards and crystals were set up at the Corn Exchange. Part of the day's events included a talk from Professor Ronald Hutton
THE daughter of an elderly widow has slammed Dorset County Council over its social services shake-up. Vikki Baron, 60, says proposals to provide care for only the most needy' will leave her 90-year-old mother Joan Fenton high and dry. Mrs Fenton has
CHILDREN and staff have celebrated the official opening of Conifers Primary School in Weymouth. The ceremony and events were switched indoors to overcome rainy weather and bulb planting, including daffodils planned for the school entrance, will now be
OLD toilets in Weymouth's Nothe Gardens attraction could be transformed into a caf with a unisex toilet facility. Members of tomorrow's Weymouth and Portland management committee will be asked to approve letting out the public toilets so they can be
VISITORS from the most remote inhabited island on earth' have returned home after their annual visit to Portland. Around 90 people from St Helena - a small British dependency in the South Atlantic with no airport - sailed into Portland Port last week
AT ONE stage, La Caverna was the only Italian restaurant in Dorchester and as a result it thrived. Its success back then, before fans of Italian food were given the choice to get their fill elsewhere, could be attributed either to a lack of choice or
POLICE are going undercover on buses to tackle young yobs who are making drivers' lives a misery. The police operation has been set up after many incidents of damage, graffiti, smoking and unruly youngsters verbally abusing drivers. Uniformed and plain-clothes
TENS of millions of pounds of Weymouth and Portland assets are not being properly managed. So says the Audit Commission's annual governance report on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council for 2005-2006. The assets include seafront hotels and Weymouth
SHOPPERS on a Dorchester street are being put at risk by increased traffic, traders claimed. Businesses in lower South Street have banded together to raise concerns about the growing number of vehicles now using the area. They say that traffic poses
A NEW sports facility worth £50,000 will be built in a Dorset village. An area of the Hedley Haward memorial playing field in Maiden Newton will be transformed into a games area for children, thanks to a corporate grant. A spokesman for the company
WEYMOUTH and Portland will win a lasting legacy from hosting the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games, councillors will be told. Tomorrow's borough council management committee is to receive a report detailing some of the gains that the world's
WEYMOUTH and Portland will win a lasting legacy from hosting the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games, councillors will be told. Tomorrow's borough council management committee is to receive a report detailing some of the gains that the world's
AN international language day has been held at Budmouth Technology College in Weymouth. The event gave students a chance to find out more about the value of languages in what head of languages Simon Lewis said was a shrinking world'. He added: "Students
DANGEROUS CURVES Old Brewery Hall, Anstey by MARION COX THREE women with one aim in common, to make people laugh and sometimes cry - cue Jen, Anne and Viva, a trio of singers with a deadly sense of fun. Where else would you expect to hear songs about
HEROIC quests, fierce creatures, epic battles and love affairs fire up Dorchester Arts Centre this autumn, in a season of dance, theatre and puppetry. Dorchester Arts Centre's Greek Season will take you on a mythical journey around Greece meeting Oedipus
PORTLAND has become a multi-lingual island because of people from other lands who have made it their home. This was vividly illustrated for students at the Royal Manor Arts College who enjoyed tasters of Russian, Swedish, Maltese and Welsh during its
AN APPEAL has been launched to buy a new grand piano for Weymouth. The existing piano, which is housed in St Mary's Church, has come to the end of its useful life', according to appeal organisers who need to raise around £18,000 for the new instrument
MONDAY (2) Jam Night (Lazy Lizard, The Esplanade, Weymouth): Si Jubb' Carruthers' acoustic open mic event. A guitar is supplied but performers can bring along anything they want to play. It starts just after 9pm each week and goes on to about 1am. B
ONE of the more unusual types of superstar is coming to Weymouth next week. Colin Fry, the spiritual medium who has won a global audience thanks to a brace of hugely popular television shows, is taking to the stage at the Pavilion next Wednesday to help
