NEW chairman Chris Pugsley's ambition is to take Dorchester into the Conference National. "People have talked about it in the past and some have said it is not a realistic aim for Dorchester," said Mr Pugsley who officially succeeded Eddie Belt as the
ATHLETES Hannah Jeanes and Jemma Tewkesbury will fly the flag for Dorset in the inaugural UK School Games in Glasgow this weekend. The four-day championship, set up by the Government following a £1.5 million lottery grant, is designed to replicate a
MOTORISTS and residents look set to face fresh misery next month when another section of the coast road between Weymouth and Bridport is closed. Dorset County Council has announced plans to close the B3157 between Burton Bradstock and Swyre - during
WEYMOUTH supermarket workers watched their bosses break down in tears - as they hosted a charity onion peeling competition. Five managers at the Newstead Road Asda store took part in the contest as part of the Tickled Pink Campaign, raising cash for
GERMAN prisoner of war Siegfried Maurer told of his delight after revisiting the Dorset village he once called home. Mr Maurer spent two years as a PoW living and working in and around Martinstown. Now, aged 82, he has returned to the village to retrace
VICTIM Adam Burton told of his shock after being punched to the ground in an unprovoked attack. Mr Burton, 29, has vowed to steer clear of Weymouth's back streets after dark following the ordeal near his home. He was left with a black eye, suspected
THE future of a hi-tech research centre in Weymouth is in doubt because of government privatisation plans, warns a leading union. A review of operations threatens the long-term prospects of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
DOES any nature lover know what this mysterious growth might be? It was spotted off Connaught Gardens in Wyke Regis, Weymouth, by Echo photographer Finnbarr Webster. We were wondering if it is an oyster fungi. Or could it be some edible relation of
WEYMOUTH and Portland are on flood alert for what could be some of the highest tides in living memory. The main tidal peak is expected to hit Weymouth and Portland on Saturday night between 8-9pm. Weymouth and Portland council's technical services manager
