A HIT-AND-RUN lorry driver ploughed into a post at a busy traffic intersection - leaving workers in the area calling for tougher safety measures. Police said the vehicle collided with a bell-shaped bollard designed to stop vehicles mounting the kerb
Volkswagen's entry into the CC segment was eagerly anticipated, and last summer's arrival of the Eos certainly didn't disappoint. The car was immediately lauded as typically well-built, carefully thought-out and rather handsome. It is also one of the
The next public meeting with regard to the Minor Injuries Unit at Swanage Hospital looms ever closer. I am hoping that the Dorset Primary Care Trust Board has reflected long and hard since the last emotive meeting at the Mowlem Theatre. The issue
NOW the season of mellow fruitfulness is upon us, branches and brambles heave with berries. In the past, this bounty did more than give the birds something to peck at; the arrival of each new fruit occasioned a burst of activity in the kitchen, as cooks
NOW the season of mellow fruitfulness is upon us, branches and brambles heave with berries. In the past, this bounty did more than give the birds something to peck at; the arrival of each new fruit occasioned a burst of activity in the kitchen, as cooks
FEMALE choir Wacapella is starting its autumn programme this month and new members are more than welcome. The singers meet in Weymouth Baptist Church on Fridays from 11am until 12.30pm, starting on Friday, September 14. The cost for six weekly workshops
AS part of Dorset County Museum's appeal to raise funds for the purchase of three portraits of the Rackett family by George Romney, two musicians from the Young Concert Artist Trust are to perform a concert of music dating from the same era as the portraits
GENERATION Gamez got under way in Dorchester in an event that brought young and old people together. The light-hearted afternoon concentrated on fun activities - including mobility scooter slalom against the clock - to help each generation understand
A SPECIAL concert to help raise money for orphans in Zimbabwe takes place this week. The Zest for Zimbabwe recital, at St James's Church, Shaftesbury, is by alto Philippa, tenor Colin Howard and organist Chris Mahon. It will be a fascinating and varied
TOURIST industries across Dorset could be set to rake in millions more from the Olympics than first thought. A new study has found the tourism benefits of hosting 2012 are likely to be £1 billion more than Government forecasts of £2 billion. Andy Cooke
PEACE and quiet in Dorset is being shattered by urban intrusion, countryside campaigners said today. Latest research from the Campaign to Protect Rural England reveals that 39 per cent of the county is now disturbed by noise and visual intrusion. In
This is a very simple dish that anyone can cook. Don't be frightened about cooking fresh shellfish, nothing can be better for you. With mussels make sure you buy as fresh as possible. All the mussels should be tightly closed or close if you tap them
This is a very simple dish that anyone can cook. Don't be frightened about cooking fresh shellfish, nothing can be better for you. With mussels make sure you buy as fresh as possible. All the mussels should be tightly closed or close if you tap them
PORTLAND Red Triangle cricket team bowled visitors over when they held a highly successful grand charity fete at Reforne. Club secretary Grant Neven said all proceeds were shared between the club and local charities. He added: "It was a proper old fashioned
HATE crimes in Dorset are to be scrutinised by a panel of community volunteers. The county's Crown Prosecution Service is calling upon residents to join a panel reviewing how domestic violence. homophobic, racist and religious crimes are handled in court
MEMBERSHIP of the Dorchester Open Commerce (DOC) club has shot up to 25 this year. The group was started in November 2006 with an official launch in January 2007. Their aim is to refer business between the group members. Membership has grown to 25 members
THE Littlesea Holiday Park is not the only five star holiday park in Weymouth and Portland, as stated in the Dorset Echo on September 5. The others include Waterside Holiday Park at Bowleaze Cove and Chesil Holiday Park, near the Fleet Lagoon and Chesil
BUSINESS experts today urged Dorset companies to take action now to head off a potential skills shortage. By 2016 it is predicted that Dorset companies will have a major skills gap unless companies start to recruit more young people and train people
SHOPPERS could have been forgiven for thinking workers at Debenhams had missed their morning alarms - for they were all dressed in their pyjamas. But it was all planned - the usually immaculately-dressed staff of the Warehouse section in Debenhams, Weymouth
A racing car driver had to be cut free from her vehicle by firefighters. Crews from Dorchester and Wareham were called to a race track at Chaldon Herring yesterday. Firefighters used two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment to free the woman, who was
RESCUERS were alerted after police spotted a drunken man in Weymouth harbour early yesterday. He was pulled from the water by a member of the public. Elsewhere, six people in an inflatable raft drifting a long way offshore at Durdle Door sparked an alert
DORSET County Council employees are taking more sick leave despite a campaign to reduce illness absences. A target was set in July to reduce the amount of working days lost to sickness absence with the hope of saving the council £500,000 by April 2009
GERMANY has ignored requests to help pay for repairs to a memorial to its war dead in Dorchester. Now it looks as if county town council tax payers will have to foot the bill for the urgent refurbishment of the memorial at Fordington Cemetery. The town
COASTGUARDS were twice called to West Bay after George the dolphin appeared in the harbour. They were alerted by the harbour master when people began jumping into the water to play with the creature. And rescuers and police were called again just to
THIEVES have stolen a bench bought in memory of seven-year-old cancer victim Claire Lemmon. The bench was among a number of items taken from St Augustine's Catholic Primary School. It is thought the same people responsible returned to the school again
BEST-SELLING author Bill Bryson will visit the proposed Weymouth relief road site on Wednesday in his new guise as champion of countryside causes. The US-born writer will also take in other parts of rural Dorset - including Poundbury - for the Campaign
A West Highland Terrier with a serious skin condition was abandoned at a beauty spot because his owners did not want to pay vets bills. The male terrier, possibly called Barney, was discovered by a member of the public at a car park at Bulbarrow Hill
