DORCHESTER have described a four-figure offer from Conference South rivals Eastleigh for striker Jamie Brown as "derisory". "What they have offered is an insult to Jamie and the club and obviously it is not going to be accepted," said Magpies boss Mick
ANGRY business owners and residents have hit out at the state of the coast road between Weymouth and Bridport. The B3157 - closed by Dorset County Council for rebuilding last summer and recently resurfaced again with chippings - is uneven and unsafe,
POUNDBURY residents have vowed to resist proposals to build a household recycling centre on their doorstep. Calls to axe a controversial household recycling centre from the Poundbury Development Brief were ignored yesterday as councillors approved the
A DORSET landmark has begun a £900,000 journey - of just 25 metres. The Clavell Tower is being carefully dismantled with each brick moving inland from its receding clifftop over Kimmeridge Bay. Experts say its new home should secure the historic tower
KINDNESS from others has helped Marjorie Jacobs reach the grand age of 103 - but nimble fingers and an active mind have played their part too. She celebrated her birthday with her favourite lunch - stew and dumplings - on the menu at Montrose Residential
RARE plaques, which were displayed as part of an early fire prevention scheme, are being sold in Dorchester. Long before the fire service was at the end of the phone, the only way to reduce the risk of fire was to be a member of the special insurance
WEYMOUTH and Portland provides the backdrop for a one-off romantic drama to be shown on television tonight . Cold Feet star Helen Baxendale and Patrick Baladi who plays Neil in the hit comedy The Office visited the resort to shoot scenes for The Only
ADVENTURER Quentin van Marle is set to embark on a tough challenge to cycle the 2,000-mile length of the Mississippi River. Mr van Marle of Dewlish, near Dorchester, will be using a powered cycle for the challenge, the latest in a string of adventures
BRIDPORT adventurer Jason Lewis has reached the Himalayas on the latest leg of his human-powered round-the-world ody-ssey - and plans to use a Chinese sausage to ward off feared attack from packs of wild dogs. The 38-year-old has so far cycled more than
FORMER accountant Debbie Saunders is counting on her new business to succeed - a dog grooming salon. She launched Deb's Dog Grooming shop after hitting upon the idea while looking after golden retriever puppies at home. Miss Saunders, who was also taking
