News Archive

On Wednesday 22nd November the ashes of Jim Davis, a leading member of the local scouting movement and local broadcaster, were interned at the Fordington Cemetery, Dorchester. Following the internment a celebration of Jim’s life was held at the Scout HQ in Sawmills Lane, Dorchester, and amongst those attending and representing KeeP 106, of which Jim ...

KeeP 106 has received this moving news release from the Dorset County Hospital Charity: This is a story of a little girl who died. It’s very sad, but sometimes the saddest stories can be the most inspiring as this is also a story full of hope, courage, generosity and love. Katie and Graham’s baby Daisy was born ...

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging communities across the region to use its services responsibly this winter, as it prepares for a challenging period. The Trust is expecting a winter period of significant and sustained demand across its 999 services – a position that is reflected across other health and care ...

Children and young people are gearing up for a happy and healthy Christmas, courtesy of a range of free activities, holiday clubs, and fun days offered through the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF). The HAF programme allows anyone who is already in receipt of benefit related free school meals to sign up for a HAF ...

Weldmar Hospicecare’s Music By The Lake fundraiser returns in the summer of 2024, and it’ll be bigger than ever. Now featuring three live acts per show, visitors will now be able to book luxury picnic boxes, rent chairs, and even book a pitch for their motorhome or campervan during the event, which runs from 5th to ...

Weymouth Football Club’s Senior men’s team go into the FA Trophy 3rd round draw following their 4 4 result at the Crabbe Stadium on Saturday against Dover Athletic. With the game tied the result was decided on penalties, the Terras out scoring their hosts by 4 penalties to 1 with on loan Chelsea custodian Jared Thompson making ...

Detectives have made a second arrest as investigations continue into a reported assault in Weymouth. It was reported that at around 2.10am on Sunday 12 November 2023 a man was assaulted by a man and a woman at an address in Lennox Street. He was taken to hospital for treatment to a number of facial injuries ...

A community scheme in Dorset’s towns and villages is marking 10 years since it was introduced to help slow down drivers. The familiar Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) are vehicle activated illuminated temporary signs used by local communities to display vehicle speeds and other permitted messages. This helps raise driver awareness of local speed limits to reduce traffic speeds ...

Christian Aid is hosting its first fish and chips and poetry evening at the Dorchester YMCA on 25th November. Former teacher Peter Green has always been captivated by both ancient and modern poetry and the Covid pandemic presented him with the time to more than just dabble in the odd verse. “My ramblings of more than 300 ...

Detectives investigating an incident where a man sustained serious injuries after reportedly being assaulted in Weymouth are appealing for information. It was reported that at around 2.10am on Sunday 12 November 2023 a man aged in his 30s was assaulted by a man and woman at an address in Lennox Street. He was taken to hospital ...

A 23rd minute goal from Terras’ striker Brandon Goodship ensured that Weymouth returned from Farnborough with at least a share of the National League South points. The Terras led until the 67th minute when Borough equalised, but it was an extra time penalty save from Weymouth’s on loan Chelsea goalkeeper Jared Thompson that secured the one one result for ...

A transformational project to create a more welcoming and user-friendly space for residents, businesses, and visitors at Weymouth train station has won two trophies at the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2023. The £1.2m project led by Dorset Coast Forum in partnership with Dorset Council, using funding from South Western Railway, was designed by WSP ...

A group of local GP practices have been honoured for the work they do to support patients who are unpaid carers. They’ve been recognised as part of the Better Care for Carers (BCFC) accreditation scheme – a joint project led by Dorset HealthCare working in partnership with Mid Dorset Primary Care Network (PCN) The scheme aims to ...

Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision in Dorchester are appealing for anyone with information that may help identify the vehicle involved to get in touch. The collision occurred at around 5.30pm on Thursday 26 October 2023 at the Stadium roundabout involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa and another car. It is reported that the driver of the second car ...

Residents in Dorset who are not registered to vote are encouraged to do so now ahead of the local elections. This includes anyone who has moved home or changed their names since the last annual canvass. Registering is the first step in the voting process. The second is choosing which method to use to vote, either in ...

Dorset Council secured a successful prosecution in court recently, as a Weymouth resident was sentenced for failing to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice. Aytach Hasan, 73, of Wyke Regis, currently owns part of the land located on the northwest side of Pirates Lane. In 2015, the previous owner subdivided the site into around 120 plots ...

Dorset will be remembering the tragic loss of life following two World Wars and other conflicts in more recent years at its annual Remembrance Service on Armistice Day. The Service will take place at 10.40am on Saturday 11th November at the Memorial Area at County Hall in Dorchester. Additionally, on Sunday 12th November, Remembrance Sunday, KeeP 106 ...

All of our local football and rugby clubs will be keeping a close eye on the weather forecast for this weekend. Weymouth whose midweek under 23 match at the Bob Lucas Stadium against Millbrook under 23’s was called off due to a waterlogged pitch entertain Welling for a National League South fixture. In the Southern Premier League ...

Our reporter Idris Martin has been to Portland Bill today (Wednesday) to see the early dramatic scenes and choppy seas as Storm Ciarán begins to take hold. A number of other sightseers were also there no doubt hoping to get that perfect shot. The Met Office issued yellow warnings several days ago for heavy rain and high ...

Weldmar Hospicecare will once again be holding their special Light up a Life Services, across Dorset, where you can dedicate a light for a loved one on one of their special trees, to remember those who will be missed this Christmas. Anyone can dedicate a light to a loved one whether they were cared for by ...

Did you know that victims of domestic abuse can discreetly signal for help from the safety of a pharmacy which is participating in the Ask for ANI scheme? ANI stands for Action Needed Immediately. Victims use the codeword ANI in participating pharmacies, including all Boots stores and some independent pharmacies in Dorset to let staff know ...

Thought provoking documentaries are among films being shown in the final few days of the Purbeck Film Festival, which has already attracted thousands of cinema lovers to the annual event. Friday November 3 promises a feast of must see films ranging from the story of an independent London cinema, to the dramatic leaking of intelligence information. Scala!!! ...

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a serious injury road traffic collision near Dorchester. The incident occurred at around 7.40am on Tuesday 31 October 2023 on Rectory Road in Piddlehinton involving a blue Mini Cooper and a white BETA motorcycle. Emergency services attended and the rider, ...

A man has been charged in connection with a report of sexual assault in Weymouth. It was reported that between 12pm and 1pm on Thursday 27 April 2023 a man engaged a teenage girl in conversation as they travelled on the number 10 bus from Dorchester to Weymouth. He then allegedly grabbed her and kissed her in ...

Further support for Dorset County Hospital Charity’s recently launched Emergency and Critical Care Appeal has been received from the Cattistock Open Gardens team. The event held in June this year was the first community fundraiser to support the new appeal which is raising funds to enhance the new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit shortly to ...

Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward as they investigate an incident where a man was found with serious injuries near Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at 6.28am on Sunday 29 October 2023 that a man had been found with injuries by the side of the West Stafford bypass near Dorchester, just ...

Not one of our local senior football teams could provide their supporters with a victory this weekend. Weymouth travelled to Havant & Waterlooville for National League South fixture and led at the break one nil courtesy of an own goal from one of the Hawke’s defenders who guided the ball past his own goalkeeper into the ...

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a serious collision in Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at 10.47am on Friday 27 October 2023 of a collision on the A354 Monkton Hill involving a blue Citroen C1 and a DAF Trucks flatbed lorry. Officers attended with the ambulance service and ...

Officers investigating a sexual assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Between 9pm and 9.50pm on Wednesday 11 October 2023, the victim – an 18-year-old woman – was walking in King Street near to the Esso petrol station when an unknown man touched her on the shoulder. The man made ...

The recent yellow warning of rain for the south, predicted by the Met Office, resulted in rainwater running off the fields in Burton Bradstock and turned Bredy Road into a torrent of running water. Some motorists tried their luck and drove their vehicles into the flood in an attempt to access the main Weymouth to Bridport ...

Police investigating the theft of an electric bike in Weymouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that on Saturday 7 October 2023 at approximately 11.30am, the victim locked their electric bike and helmet to the bike rack behind the TK Maxx and Range stores in New Bond Street. When they ...

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a car fire that is believed to have been started deliberately in Weymouth. Dorset Police was called at 9.32pm on Sunday 22 October 2023 to a report of a car fire in Carlton Road South. Damage was caused to two other vehicles that were ...

Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s team played hosts to National League South visitors Eastbourne Borough at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday and sent their guests back home on the wrong end of 3 goals to 1 scoreline. Our Man at the Match said: “We fell away a bit after the break, Eastbourne had a few ...

The Office for National Statistics released data on Thursday 19 October 2023, which confirms that Dorset remains one of the safest areas in the country. During the 12 months from June 2022 to June 2023, overall crime in Dorset has decreased by 0.5 per cent, against a national average increase of 2.2 per cent. During this ...

Officers investigating a number of alleged thefts in West Dorset are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. On Thursday 19 October 2023, Dorset Police received three reports of metal theft from addresses in the Preston area of Weymouth and London Road and Coburg Road in Dorchester. It was reported that all incidents involved the same ...

Sadly, it has been announced that the popular Scout Post in Dorchester will not take place this year or in the future. For 35 years the Dorchester and West Dorset Scouts have provided this service to local residents whereby greetings cards were delivered to friends and loved ones in Dorchester and the surrounding area for a ...

Not for the first time recently the Royal Manor of Portland became the centre of attention for the world’s media as they descended on the island to record the return of the Asylum Seekers now that their accommodation barge, the Bibby Stockholm has been purged of Legionnaires Disease. The coach containing the Asylum Seekers was held ...

Fourteen local women, all with an experience of breast cancer took to the catwalk in the Victorian Hall of Dorset Museum on 12 October and raised over £7,000 for the charity Against Breast Cancer. Local firms, RiskSTOP Ltd and CG Fry Development were the generous gold sponsors of the event along with other sponsors and ...

A popular Dorset artist has created a vibrant new mural on Kingfisher Children’s Ward at Dorset County Hospital. Marina Renee-Cemmick grew up in Dorset, studying in Marshwood and then Hardye’s School in Dorchester before moving to Glasgow to study Painting at Glasgow School of Art (2018). An exciting artist, she has exhibited both nationally and internationally. ​Marina ...

Police investigating a theft in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that at around 6.30pm on Wednesday 11 October 2023, the victim – a man aged in his 60s of no fixed abode – was talking to a man who he believed to be homeless ...

Police officers investigating an incident where a man was reportedly bitten by a dog in Weymouth are appealing for information. It was reported that at around 10.30am on Thursday 5 October 2023 a man was walking along the small path which connects Upwey Train Station to Bridlebank Way when he was bitten by a dog. The man ...

National League South: Weymouth 1 v Tonbridge Angels 1. Weymouth entertained Tonbridge Angels at the Bob Lucas Stadium and manager Bobby Wilkinson gave under 23 squad goalkeeper Callum Smalley his senior debut. Our Man at the Match said that they made a slow start to the first half and the second half wasn’t much better, lots of ...

Work is due to start at the Weymouth Harbour peninsula quayside next Monday, 16 October, to create new facilities for fishing, charter and harbourside businesses and improve public spaces in this part of the harbour. The improvements are thanks to a grant of £3.79m which was awarded to the then Weymouth & Portland Borough Council in ...

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery has achieved official recognition as one of the top tourist destinations in the region. It has earned the prestigious gold standard accreditation from VisitEngland, making it one of only eight tourist establishments in the South West to attain this prestigious status. Claire Dixon, Executive Director said “This award is a fantastic recognition ...

Dorset County Hospital’s Fortuneswell Chemotherapy Unit has received a significant donation from Athelhampton House following a recent fundraising event. Athelhampton’s owner, Giles Keating, organised an auction at the iconic Tudor manor house with help from Ray Kerslake, a previous fundraiser for Dorset County Hospital. The auction was in two parts: the first half being a commercial sale ...

Dorset Council’s volunteer digital champion service is ten years old and to celebrate is holding a ‘get online’ roadshow. During national ‘Get Online’ week (16-20 October) the council’s volunteers will be manning stalls in Sherborne, Bridport, Wool and Wimborne and anyone needing help to navigate the digital world are urged to come along. The volunteer digital champions ...

With winter fast approaching and as the cost of living continues to rise, many families in Dorset are feeling the strain. Dorset Council is encouraging residents to donate clean and undamaged children’s coats, hats, and gloves for those aged 0-16. This heartfelt initiative aims to ensure that no child goes without essential winter clothing during these ...

Seven members of a county lines network supplying class A drugs in the Weymouth area have been sentenced at court. John Smith, aged 25 and of Widnes in Cheshire, Cameron Richard Woods, aged 24 and of Liverpool, James William Fox, age 22 and of Knowsley in Merseyside, Simon Lee Goddard, aged 52 and of Weymouth, and ...

Officers investigating an incident where a man was found injured on the seafront in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 3.22pm on Saturday 7 October 2023 from the ambulance service that a man aged in his 50s had been found with injuries on The ...

Plans to develop the Dorset County Hospital (DCH) site, including building a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, have been given the green light by local planners. The Trust’s Your Future Hospital programme sets out plans to expand facilities on the site in Dorchester and help meet increasing demand. These include building a new Emergency Department ...

Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s squad travelled to Slough on Saturday for a National League South fixture and returned to Dorset with a solitary point in the bank following their goalless draw. Our Man at the Match said, “We were second best throughout the game although we did pick it up a little after the break. ...

The National Crime Agency has begun an investigation following the recovery of a significant quantity of what is thought to be cocaine from the coast of Dorset and Hampshire. Holdalls containing hundreds of kilos of powder were discovered in the sea off the St Aldhelm’s point and Durdle Door areas in Purbeck. And earlier on Saturday ...

Vulnerable people in Dorset are being urged to get their COVID-19 and flu jabs before winter kicks in. Vaccination appointments are available now at a number of GP sites, pharmacies and vaccination centres across the county. Anyone aged 65, as well as people with certain underlying health conditions or who live with someone with a weakened immune ...

A consultation has opened inviting residents, local MP’s, councillors and community groups within the Dorset Council area to have their say on the location and suitability of their polling station. A consultation has opened inviting residents, local MP’s, councillors and community groups within the Dorset Council area to have their say on the location and suitability ...

During the evening of 3rd October 2023 a fire broke out in Fish ‘n’ Fritz situated on the corner of Market Street and Maiden Street in Weymouth which required both roads to be closed, whilst the Fire & Rescue Service dealt with the incident. All staff, customers and neighbours were swiftly and safely evacuated from the ...

A man has been jailed for 25 years for committing child sexual offences on Portland between the 1960s and 1980s. Roger McColm, aged 82 and of Southwell on Portland, was sentenced on Friday 29 September 2023 at Salisbury Crown Court. He previously appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday 13 June 2023 and was convicted of ...

Round 4 of the Household Support Fund (HSF) will reopen for applications at 10am on Thursday 5 October 2023 for low-income households in the Dorset Council area. The government scheme funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, provides support in the form of supermarket vouchers. Citizens Advice will be allocating this fund on behalf of ...

A man has been jailed for a violent assault at a pub near Dorchester. Simon Anthony Jeff, aged 47 and of Dorchester, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday 26 September 2023 and was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm. At around 7.30pm on Friday 2 September 2022 ...

Weymouth’s flirtation with the FA Cup lasted a little over 90 minutes at the Bob Lucas Stadium where they went out of the competition at the first hurdle losing by 2 goals to 1 against visitors Bath City. The Terras trailed by a goal to nil at the break and went further behind in the 76th minute ...

Dorchester Town Football Club are delighted to announce that Tom Killick is to become our new first team manager with Glenn Howes working closely alongside him. Killick returns to The Avenue following a hugely successful 20-year spell as manager at Poole Town where he took charge of nearly 1,000 games and guided the Dolphins from the ...