THE virtues of volunteering were discussed by A-level students at a conference with South Dorset MP Jim Knight. Weymouth College students met the minister for schools to talk about how voluntary work could further their career prospects. Sue Dafter,
ORGANISERS of a service of remembrance in Dorchester are on the hunt for a bugler - by Friday morning. The musician is needed to play the Last Post and Reveille at the short service in the town's Borough Gardens to honour Dorchester VC hero Samuel Vickery
A WARD at Bridport Community Hospital has been closed for two weeks because of an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting. The virus has been confirmed as norovirus and has affected 15 patients and several staff but it is not the killer diarrhoea bacteria
A WOMAN was left with bruising after being attacked by two men in Weymouth. The assault happened in Grange Road in the Park District at 11.30pm on Tuesday. The victim was taken to Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, with bruising and swelling to one
GREATER effort is needed to fund the construction of the Weymouth relief road, a business leader said today. Chris Slocock, immediate past president of Dorset Business, the county's chamber of commerce and industry, also said the development needs to
THE work of rangers and volunteers at Lulworth Cove will be explored in a television programme tonight. Conservationist and television presenter Chris Packham visited the area for BBC 1's The Nature of Britain programme. While shooting there he interviewed
A PIONEERING company is set to expand its services to businesses and communities in Dorset. Healthy Living Wessex (HLW) is stepping up its activities after moving into new premises on the Granby Industrial Estate and being awarded funding. HLW, which
UNBEATABLE volume, diction, clarity and inflection has won Dorchester's town crier another national title. Alistair Chisholm beat 20 town criers from all over the country to claim the much-coveted title at the Hastings National Town Criers Championship
PRISONERS at Portland Young Offender Institution committed 604 assaults over four years, figures released by a penal reform charity show. Between 2003 and 2006, 132 prisoner attacks against officers were made. There were also 467 prisoner-on-prisoner
BEAUTIFUL pictures by a former Dorchester archaeologist will be bringing the county town's heritage to life. A total of 14 illustrations accompanied by historic description will be popping up on weatherproof boards at key visitor attractions throughout
SEAT's FR series consists of the Altea, Leon and Ibiza. Apparently short for Formula Racing, the badge is certainly appropriate. Each with a choice of torquey diesel engine or lively petrol, the strand is intended to provide eye-catching design, a rewarding
A TRIO of the best blues music on the local scene strolls into the Electric Palace, Bridport this week. The Baddest Blues Band Ever, led by singer Zoe Schwarz and guitarist Rob Koral, have joined forces with The Paddy Milner Band and the duo of Harry
ONE of Dorchester's thriving choral groups is celebrating a decade of fine music and fun. The Encore Singers were founded 10 years ago by Lynn Penman, who wanted to sing but shied away from anything too formal or regimented. Now, Encore has made its
AFFORDABLE homes could be built at Littlemoor as part of an agreement between councillors and the developers responsible for Weymouth's £100 million Pavilion development. The latest progress report on the Pavilion/ferry terminal project reveals talks
A COMMUNITY has clubbed together to fund new state-of-the-art facilities for 35 nursery age children. Excited Ragamuffins Playgroup youngsters gave the nod of approval to their revamped building - enhanced through £100,000 worth of grants and charitable
CHILDREN'S gymnastic abilities will come under scrutiny thanks to a new piece of school equipment. A top-of-the-range camcorder was handed to Frome Valley First School in Crossways, Dorchester by South Dorset MP Jim Knight. The camcorder was donated
THE Cerne Abbas Giant has been voted the fourth favourite milestone in the country leaving Stonehenge and the Eden Project in its wake. A poll carried out by Sixt Holiday Cars revealed the nations most loved landmarks from the Scottish highlands to Lands
DORSET dance students perform a curtain-raiser with a triple bill of contemporary dance at the Arts Centre in Bridport. Influx Dance Company performs Arrival, a triple bill of new work by Joanne Willmott, Bawren Tavaziva and Yael Flexer on Thursday,
WEYMOUTH owner Mel Bush is happy with the start his side has made to the season and believes the club is steadily moving in the right direction. The entertainments promoter took over the Terras in the summer and has since steadied the ship after the
WES Fogden has said that he would be more than happy to stay at Dorchester Town should his loan spell from Brighton be extended. The 19-year-old has put in two positive displays since joining the county town side on a month's loan, the performance in
ROYSTON Davies described Bridport's Toolstation Western League Division One defeat at the hands of Larkhall Athletic last night as men against boys'. The Bees went down with little more than a whimper at a wet and windy St Mary's Field and afterwards
BEN Paulley's attempt to reach the Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles Championship in Norfolk was stifled by a familiar figure. The 20-year-old Dorset bowler battled through to the semi-finals in the World Bowls Tour and Professional Bowls Assoc-iation
DORSET is one of the highest-risk areas in England for knocking down wild deer with up to 550 incidents each year. The number of humans injured in these collisions is on average five per year including the fatal collision in East Dorset last year. A
GOLD medal-winning Olympian Matthew Pinsent uncovered a tragic family tale while shooting a television programme at Bovington tank museum. The rower, who led the coxless four to victory in the 2004 Athens Olympics, discovered his great uncle George Macpherson
