WEYMOUTH have secured the services of winger Keelan O’Connell for the 2024/25 Vanarama National League South season. Former AFC Bournemouth product O’Connell joined Weymouth in the 2022/23 campaign under then boss David Oldfield. Prior to Weymouth
Bank holidays are synonymous with beer gardens and despite some rain forecast for the weekend - it is definitely beer garden season. Therefore we have compiled a list of just some of Dorset beautiful beer gardens to enjoy a cold pint with this
10:26am 20-year-old Alani Cook is running for Bridport central and is possibly the youngest candidate today.
A community orchestra hope to welcome more musicians with a special performance at an upcoming open day. The Dorchester Community Orchestra will be holding an open day to attract more players of any musical standard on Sunday, May 12 between 2.45pm
A popular event is planning to return ‘better than ever.’ The Age UK Summertime Fayre is returning to the Great Field in Poundbury on Sunday, June 30 from 10am-4pm. Despite the miserable weather, last year’s event was hailed a ‘huge success
A PROBATE and trustee notice has been published for a man who has passed away in the Dorchester area. It is for Gordon Alexander Adams of 11 Barnes Way, Dorchester, who died on February 22. Anyone who has a claim against the estate should write
A WOMAN tried to start a fight after being kicked out of a pub a court heard. Nariah Cary, 19, pleaded guilty to a charge of using threatening, abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and a charge of being drunk
A Portland-based care provider has announced it has acquired several new care homes. Agincare, which has its headquarters in Castletown, has added the care homes of Critchill Court, in Frome, and Sunnymeade, in Chard, from Somerset Care Limited
Around 1000 children and young people will benefit from a new service being rolled out by the council. The new Birth to Settled Adulthood Service (B2SA) set up by Dorset Council is now live and is designed to improve the way children and young
A TEENAGER has seen his name included on a prestigious list after catching the first mackerel of the season off Lyme Regis. The mackerel run usually begins in late spring in the south west and it's something of a tradition in Lyme to honour the
The number of fit notes issued in the county is falling as the government looks to tackle what it describes as the 'sick note culture'. Data has revealed that the number of fit notes, also known as sick notes, is issued across the county has gone
The park and ride service will be operating in Lyme Regis this Bank Holiday weekend. Lyme Regis Town Council has confirmed the service will open for the first time this year after a site inspection has found the ground conditions are suitable.
Two Lyme Regis restaurants are 'thrilled' to have won a prestigious culinary award. The Trencherman's Awards were dished out earlier this week with Tom’s Lyme Regis and Lilac Restaurant and Wine Bar taking home a prize apiece. They were the
TRADERS are trying to stay optimistic despite more rain forecast for the bank holiday weekend. Some much-needed spring sunshine is expected today - but rain isn't far away with showers expected Sunday and Monday. The past few months have been
A MAJOR gas leak caused chaos as a road was closed and shoppers had to be evacuated from a supermarket. Contractors working at a construction site on Portland are said to have damaged a pipe which caused a “high-volume gas escape” and prompted
WEYMOUTH Hockey Club continues to flourish throughout its teams and age groups. Weymouth’s men’s first team finished second in South Central Division Four South with Jamie Bellingham scoring 26 of the 74 goals. With a strong wave of junior
NEW Dorchester Town vice-chairman Cameron Dabbs believes becoming second in command at the Avenue Stadium is the “next step” in his career. Dabbs joined the Magpies’ board in May 2020, working alongside outgoing chairman Scott Symes and his successor
DORSET are well in the hunt for qualification to the next stage of the NCCA T20 competition going into a gruelling double-header this Bank Holiday weekend. Luke Webb’s men make the long trip to Truro to face Cornwall for two matches tomorrow, having
CONNOR Bainbridge has been confirmed as Team GB’s men’s kite athlete for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, completing the 14-strong sailing team. Bainbridge earns his selection for Team GB following his victory at the French Olympic Week regatta last
A new car park that was scheduled to be completed at the end of April will not be open for the bank holiday weekend. The former Weymouth and Portland Borough Council offices at North Quay was demolished between December and February and work to
Bank holiday weekend is here, and a mixed bag of weather is expected. The best day this weekend is Saturday with sunshine all day - with rain expected at some point tomorrow and on Monday. We have put together a list of fun activities and festivals
FOUR owlet chicks have hatched from their eggs in Weymouth. A nesting pair of barn owls laid four eggs at Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve on Lorton Lane last month. On Tuesday, April 23, the first of the owlet chicks hatched. Now, three more
