WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats warmed up for tomorrow night's Conference League showdown with the Rye House Raiders by beating the Wimbledon Dons 57-38 in tonight's Challenge meeting at the Wessex Stadium. And with the returning David Mason coming through
Perhaps I am being a bit naïve, but I thought it was the councillors -being the elected members - were the ones who took and made decisions and had the real authority. Recent events seem to be questioning this and especially the proposed development
PLANS are under way to change a former residential care home in Dorchester into a base for mental health services. Dorset Primary Care Trust is seeking planning permission to redevelop 30 Maiden Castle Road - formerly Maiden Castle House - to bring existing
TWO brave youngsters honoured their father's memory with a donation to Bridport's St John Ambulance. Adam Chudley, 11, and brother Scott, seven, from Loders, lost their dad Andy to a heart attack in June of this year. Sports-mad Andy, who was 46, was
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/_images/misc/Features/lidoblog/lido_45.jpg As we approached the pool, we could see a big fairground situated right beside it. Music was blaring out from the fairground rides and there was a general air of bucket and spade,
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/_images/misc/Features/lidoblog/lido_44.jpg We arrived at Faversham in the early afternoon to discover that this was yet another leisure complex pool. The staff was friendly and welcoming but it was obvious that we would again
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/_images/misc/Features/lidoblog/lido_43.jpg We managed to find our way out of London with Sally driving. And onto Tonbridge. We picked up the pool signs fairly easily but initially found ourselves in the wrong car park. The
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/_images/misc/Features/lidoblog/lido_42.jpg After a good breakfast, we made our way to Charlton Lido on our way to swim the three Kent open-air pools. This lido was set in a lovely park and Diana was able to sit, read and admire
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/_images/misc/Features/lidoblog/lido_41.jpg This was the start of our London, Kent and Cambridgeshire tour whist we stayed at Dave’s sister Jell’s home in the East End. This morning, I drove us across London to the London Fields
MARJORIE Jacobs celebrated her 104th birthday with a little demonstration of her new-found skill - whistling. Mrs Jacobs proves you are never too old to learn - and she also keeps up a long-time hobby by knitting for charity. Her special day was marked
A WOMAN who abandoned her Weymouth family to spend her life working as a medical missionary with Albert Schweitzer in Africa has died aged 89. The funeral of Joan Clent, known as 'Madame Joan', takes place today at St Gabriel's Church, Wanstead, London
CAMPAIGNERS are issuing a plea as they unveil the latest attraction at a Weymouth beauty spot. New information boards now line the Rodwell Trail, giving visitors an insight into the sort of things that can be seen along the route. But the Friends of
MUM Jeanette Lowe realised the ambition of a lifetime when her daughter arranged a private meeting with the Red Arrows. Tiffany Lowe, 18, set up the surprise rendezvous at Exeter Airport as a treat for her mum to reward her for all the help she has
WEYMOUTH manager Jason Tindall has urged his side to be more ruthless in front of goal ahead of tomorrow's Blue Square Premier clash with Ebbsfleet United at the Wessex Stadium (3pm). Missed opportunities cost the Terras at Woking on Tuesday night, where
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats welcome the Wimbledon Dons to the Wessex Stadium tonight (7.15pm) for a Challenge meeting, which chairman Phil Bartlett believes will serve as good practice ahead of the crunch Conference League trip to Rye House tomorrow. David
DORCHESTER Town director of football Shaun Brooks admits his side feels less under pressure when on their travels in Blue Square South. The Magpies take on Sutton United tomorrow (3pm) at the Borough Sports Ground and will be aiming to keep up their
ROYSTON Davies says the Bees must remain patient as they prepare to travel to newly-promoted Roman Glass St George in Toolstation Western League Division One tomorrow (3pm). The former Swindon Town apprentice has experienced the highs and lows of first
WEYMOUTH Rugby Club open their new Dorset & Wilts Division One South campaign with a trip to North Dorset Seconds tomorrow (3pm). The Seasiders go into the game on the back of a 37-19 defeat at the hands of Chard in the first round of the EDF Vase.
DORCHESTER Rugby Club kick-off their Southern Counties South season tomorrow (3pm) at Wootton Bassett. Chris Burton's side travel to Rylands Sports Field to take on a Bassett team who narrowly missed out on promotion last term. Coach Burton is in a
JEMMA Tewkesbury, 16, has been working hard during the summer to maintain her position among the top athletes in her age groups in the UK. The Weymouth athlete won the under-17 women's javelin championship at the South West of England Inter-Counties
PORTLAND boxers have returned to training with fresh bodies and minds after the summer holidays. The boxers have much to look forward to this season with the first shows scheduled for this month. Young boxers Tom Gardiner, Mikey Elborn and George Preston
What a pity we are unable to read the inscriptions on the pineapples at the top of the Ridgeway because of the nettles growing all around them. All it needs is five minutes with a strimmer and it would give the visitors a real welcome to go ahead resort
POLICE are warning residents to 'look out and lock up' after a spate of burglaries where unlocked doors and windows have offered easy pickings to thieves. The call to be vigilant follows a number of distraction burglaries targeting older homeowners.
A MASSIVE fire that gutted a Weymouth bus depot caused an estimated £1 million-worth of damage. Bluebird Coaches joint owner Martin Hoare said the cost of repairing the yard and seven vehicles destroyed in the inferno would hit seven figures. Meanwhile
The sun is shining, the sea is calm and ... the rafts have gone from Greenhill. OK, so the tourists have mostly gone home but there are some locals who like to head to the beach after the children get home from school and with the forecast for the weekend
Save £1.00 off the price of a 2008 Dorset Echo Postcard Calendar on presentation of the voucher in Monday's Dorset Echo! The Dorset Echo Postcard Calendar is a unique calendar that contains pictures our local area taken by our award winning photographers
This competion is designed to give you or someone special to you the feel good factor. The prize, worth in excess of £250, consists of a top to toe make over at iRoka comprising a range of hair and beauty treatments to suit you and help you look and
A WOMAN was the victim of a sex attack at a beauty spot near Dorchester. Police have issued an appeal for information - and warn women thinking of walking alone in secluded areas to be vigilant. The woman, 57, was taking her dogs for a walk in Puddletown
There is nothing better after the long Winter months than the first glimpses of colour from Spring flowering bulbs. Now is the time to be planting for a profusion of colour next Spring. We are offering every reader a bumper collection of 200 bulbs
A MOTORCYCLIST died following a head-on collision with a car six weeks after passing his test, an inquest was told. Deputy West Dorset Coroner Alan Horne recorded a verdict of accidental death at the inquest of chef Barry Shroder. A pathologist's report
A COLLECTION of Dorset wartime memories has been announced as one of Britain's hidden treasures. The Dorset Federation of Women's Institutes' War Records Book 1939-1945, was selected as one of five winners from 82 entries by libraries across the UK in
ILLEGAL drivers were warned today: 'There's no way out'. Dorset Police have teamed up with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to launch a crackdown on untaxed vehicles. Covert operations are planned with the agencies using the latest technology
SINGER and heartthrob Donny Osmond will be wooing the crowds at Dorchester's Borough Gardens this weekend. The star, who became famous with his singing family in the 1970s, will be taking the starring role in an al fresco, sing-along screening of the
SHE has been a card-carrying punk, a blues shouter and a dance-floor diva. Now Alison Moyet - possessor of one of the most expressive voices in pop music - is heading for Bournemouth on a rare UK tour. The revered singer/songwriter arrives in town for
SINGLES - faaasands of them. They're accumulating in my inbox like germs, but are any of them actually any good? The first one to emerge from the pile is the new single from the resurgent Turin Brakes, namely Stalker (Source). Some years ago, Turin Brakes
34: THE FLAMING LIPS Race For The Prize/Riding To Work In The Year 2025 (You're Invisible Now)/ Thirty-Five Thousand Feet Of Despair (Warners, 2000) IF YOU'VE never seen The Flaming Lips live, I would suggest you rectify this situation at the soonest
