WEYMOUTH enjoyed the services of an international footballer - albeit for 24 hours. England women's star Rachel Unitt joined the Terras to officially launch the club's new academy. The scheme, run in partnership with Weymouth College, has been created
FORMER AFC Bournemouth striker David Town will be joining his ex-Eastleigh team-mate Liam Green at Dorchester's training session at the Avenue Stadium tonight. The 29-year-old striker, who also played in the league for Boston United and Rushden and Diamonds
VILLAGERS have been donating plants to a school after vandals wrecked the children's gardening project. Children at Wool Church of England First School were heartbroken to find that the sunflowers and pumpkin seedlings they had planted in yoghurt pots
POUNDBURY residents last night sent a clear message to Dorset County Council - do not dump a household recycling centre on us. More than 200 people packed the Brownsword Hall on the Prince of Wales' estate for a meeting of the Poundbury Residents' Associa-tion
A FORMER special school could be sold off to a hotel chain. Penwithen School near Dorchester closed its doors for the last time in July 2005. The main school building has stood empty ever since although part of the site is still used by the Dorchester
SHIPS have called in at Portland Port for repairs and refuelling as a new scheme comes under operation. The Cobelfret's operator's ferry Melusine entered the harbour for an underwater survey carried out at Portland Port by UMC International. She was
FIRST year students spent a day sampling what is on offer at Weymouth College. The students, accompanied by their tutors, each took part in three taster sessions, one sport, one practical activity and one classroom-based activity. First year information
A SEAFRONT news-agent is giving away his stock to charity as part of a closing down sale. John Davidson, 64, will close the doors of Austin's Newsagents in Weymouth for the last time on Saturday after 30 years in the business. But rather than dump his
COUNCIL leaders in West Dorset have agreed to push on with plans for a new pool at Poundbury by 2010. Leisure chiefs with the district council were forced back to the drawing board earlier this year after plans for improved swimming facilities in Dorchester
A MAJOR scheme to build 29 flats in Weymouth has finally got the go-ahead from planners. The controversial development by Lomond Homes to demolish BEC Carpets and Beds in Lower St Alban Street to make way for the flats has already been refused several
SECRETARY of State for Education Alan Johnson, one of the leading names in the Labour Party leadership wrangle, will visit a £6.3million newly-built special school in Weymouth today. Schools minister and South Dorset MP, Jim Knight, will accompany Mr
Action call over third world' bus facilities WEYMOUTH resembles a third world country' when it comes to facilities for bus passengers, claims a councillor. Weymouth and Portland Borough councillor Doug Hollings says the image of the town is suffering
COASTGUARDS warned a group of children about the dangers of tombstoning' in Portland Harbour. A concerned member of the public raised the alarm after witnessing the youngsters jump off the Mulberry Harbours yesterday afternoon. A team was dispatched
TWO junior canoe teams from Weymouth made a big splash at the national lifeguard championships. The British Canoe Union Lifeguard Champ-ionships held at the Cotswold Water Park near Swindon attracted teams from all over the country. Weymouth sent two
A BRIDPORT company has expanded to include a new divison aimed at helping rural businesses. The Pineapple Group, based at Salway Ash, launched the new arm to exploit opportunities in the countryside economy. Managing director Andrew Dyke said: "The
GRIEVING mother Tracey Welch is angry and sickened by thieves who stole memorial ornaments from her young son's grave. Tom Bush was 16 when he died of a heart attack on August 18, 2003 - just days before he would have received his GCSE exam results from
