Lyme man wrote At This Time of Year for Big Brother winner

Christmas music is everywhere right now - and a man from Lyme Regis played a very big part in a festive single from a winner of ...

Dorset fish and chip shops serving hoki instead of cod

Fish and chip shops in Weymouth and Dorchester are offering hoki instead of cod as a cheaper alternative. The Marlboro restaurant in Weymouth and Case and Brewer in Dorchester both have the white fish ...

Paid assassin to be sentenced for Hogmanay murder of suspected gangster

A paid assassin who admitted murdering a man outside a pub on Hogmanay in a gangland shooting is due to be sentenced. Marc Webley, 38, was fatally shot outside the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh, ...

Grand Designs treehouse retreat in Dorset for sale

AN AWARD-WINNING treehouse retreat in west Dorset is up for sale. The retreat, which has been featured in Grand Designs' House of the Year competition, is set within 13 acres of private woodland and ...

All about long gone Melcombe Regis Railway Station

Here are some memories of the abandoned Melcombe Regis Railway Station which is remembered as being a 'veritable time capsule' ...

Steve Smith out of third Test as England bid to keep Ashes series alive

Australia batter Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide with illness. Smith, who captained the hosts to victory in the first two Test matches, was named in his side’s XI on ...

Missing person search and rescue training simulated in Purbeck

SEARCH and rescue volunteers have been taking part in a training exercise in Purbeck. Members of Dorset Search and Rescue - a team of highly trained volunteers who work alongside the police searching ...

All the latest action from the South & West Dorset Netball League

THE final round of matches for the South & West Dorset Netball League have taken place ahead of their Christmas break.

Weymouth gymnast claims regional trampolining title

A WEYMOUTH gymnast has won a regional trampolining competition. December saw the Jurassic Gymnastics Club head to Bath for the South West Closed Trampoline & DMT competition. Competing against clubs ...

Lyme Regis coastguard called after concern for fossil hunter

Emergency services were called to a suspected incident in Lyme Regis. Coastguard Rescue teams from Lyme Regis and West Bay received a report of a person who was feared to be in difficulty near the ...

Enzo Maresca ‘just happy’ with cup win after weekend outburst

Alejandro Garnacho scored twice and fellow substitute Pedro Neto was also on target for the Premier League side.

Man pleads guilty after attempting to smuggle men to the UK

A man who was arrested in Dorset has pleaded guilty after reportedly attempting to smuggle a group of men from Belgium to the UK.