A NEW fire station is among major changes in a revised masterplan that fashion chain New Look has submitted for the redevelopment of its Mercery Road site in Weymouth. The £75 million scheme - which could accommodate 1,000 jobs - comes almost a year
COUNCILLORS knew the Guildhall would not be big enough to stage a controversial Pavilion meeting and prepared leaflets warning of the safety risk, claims a protester. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council decided before an environment and conservation
A PAMPER day was held for all the women cared for by West Dorset Breast Cancer support groups. Groups from across the region teamed up to offer their 90 members discounted beauty treatments. It is the first time that the five West Dorset support groups
THIEVES have had rich pickings after striking at a number of cars parked overnight in Dorchester. PC Kevin House, Safer Neighbourhood team manager, said: "We've had a spate of thefts from cars in the town over the past week or so. "It's turning into
DORSET schools are leading the way with an innovative course that brings school leaders and pupils together to train and plan for improvements. The UNICEF Rights Respecting School Award is a nationwide scheme that promotes the United Nations Convention
BLUE Peter fan Hayley Loveless will realise her dream of appearing on the BBC show next week - but she will have to share the limelight with a pig. But that's OK with 13-year-old Hayley, from Walditch, who is passionate about pigs and has been showing
A VACCINATION fridge worth more than £1,000 has been donated to Weymouth's Royal Crescent surgery. It is the latest piece of equipment to be funded at the surgery by Weymouth and Portland Hospital League of Friends. The special Leck pharmaceutical fridge
A SCHOOL on Portland is picking up the pieces after drunken yobs broke into a shed and threw play equipment around the playground. Police say Haylands Pre-school in Clarence Road was targeted by a group of up to 20 youths. The gang climbed over the
A HIGH Court judge has given Weymouth residents the chance to fight for their village green. The land between Chickerell Road, Wyke Road and Lanehouse Rocks Road, named Markham and Little Francis, was granted village green status six years ago after
HUMMING along on a river walk has led to an album with a difference for Dorchester teacher Damian Clarke. The hum turned into a tune that became one of the songs on his CD The River Wherever that is being launched this week. He said: "I often hum when
TWO Dorset organisations are up for a national award to celebrate the UK's single biggest day of volunteering. Volunteer Centre Dorchester and the Dorset Wildlife Trust are in the running for awards for activities they organised for last year's CSV Make
A DORCHESTER company has received an award from Prince Philip for an agricultural display. Quill Productions was presented with the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers' Prince Philip Certificate of Merit at Buckingham Palace. The honour was awarded
Tuesday Should be a night off but we need some milk so I decide to walk to the garage and back which is about 4 miles - and surprisingly I really enjoyed it, ipod on and left to my own thoughts it gave me a chance to think about all the positive and
ASHLEY Vickers is set to miss the Nationwide Confer-ence match with Burton Albion on Saturday as a result of his sending off in the draw with Northwich Victoria. The Terras are yet to make a decision over whether to appeal as they are yet to receive
WEYMOUTH player-manager Jason Tindall used yesterday's reserve team fixture to have a look at the Terras' future, with academy players and trialists filling the side at the Wessex Stadium. On the evidence of this disjointed performance, the future does
VANDALS are making motorists' lives a misery by attacking traffic lights in Weymouth. Temporary traffic lights at roadworks in Lanehouse Rocks Road have been vandalised four times in the past two weeks. After each attack they default to showing red
A COUNCIL decision to support taxi drivers is being held up as an example of good practice across the country. Efforts made by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council have been welcomed by a national association of private hire drivers who are campaigning
HIGH calibre trialists were expected to impress at the Avenue Stadium last night but it was a player who has been with Dorchester for most of the season who really stood out for Magpies' manager Mick Jenkins. Yeovil Town youth team captain Gary Bowles
The historical myth that seahorses are faithful to one partner for life has today been blown out of the water by new research. A fidelity test has proved that not only are seahorses shameless flirts with the opposite sex, but most of them are bisexual
A YOUTHFUL Yeovil Town defeated a Dorchester team which featured five trialists at the Avenue Stadium last night. Weymouth player-manager Jason Tindall was an interested spectator as the Magpies fielded Giovanni Torre, TJ Cuthbertson and Gregg Lake,
THE grace and drama of classical dance comes to Poole tomorrow. Moscow City Ballet is returning to Lighthouse with two of the most popular shows of all time - Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. A spokesman for the venue said: "Treat your family to
A FEW tickets are still remaining for next month's concert by The Yetties in Weymouth. The popular Somerset-based group will be appearing at St Edmund's Church Hall, Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth on Saturday, February 10. Tickets are £7 from 01305 785811
TIMOTHY ORPEN and ALISON FARR Weymouth College theatre by TOMASA SHERWOOD THESE young musicians produced a contrasting programme that showed off the mellow tone and sparkling arpeggios of the clarinet combined
