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Bob Lucas Stadium, Weymouth

Hammers saved from relegation with Weymouth groundshare

Hamworthy United will remain at Step 4 for the 2023/24 season after agreeing a short term groundshare with Weymouth. It…

Clockwise from left; Lucy Shuker, Nick Varney and Duncan Sharkey

King’s Birthday Honours: Full list of Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset

ONE of Britain’s most successful tennis players, a care campaigner and the chief executive of Somerset Council are among…

Hamworthy County Ground

Relegation threat growing for Hamworthy United

After a successful first season in the Southern League, Hamworthy United now face the possibility of relegation due to…

David Stocks played for Bournemouth & Boscombe, later to become AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham, Torquay and Charlton, among others

Cherries captain celebrates football from a bygone era

DAVID Stocks played professional football in a bygone era – one before agents, multi-million-pound contracts and global TV deals…

Mike Nash hit an unbeaten century for the seconds at Cheselbourne

Mixed bag of results for Swanage’s three league teams

SWANAGE 1st XI have won two of their four matches in Division One to occupy fifth place. The highlight of…

SWANAGE and Herston FC U10s had an excellent season playing some super football and going undefeated.

Meet the Invincibles!

SWANAGE and Herston FC U10s had an excellent season playing some super football and going undefeated. A spokesperson said: “This…

Daisy Kirkpatrick knocked big chunks off her personal bests

Young Daisy back among the medals

YOUNG Swanage swimmer Daisy Kirkpatrick achieved more success in the second weekend of the Swim England South West Championships. Daisy,…

Isabella Haynes, 14, from Wareham, is a below the knee amputee

Isabella on road to Rio

YOUNG Wimborne para-swimmer Isabella Haynes is set to compete in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil later this summer after…

DDAS club secretary Steve Sudworth with Willow, Basil and a fishy friend

Pupils give fishing a go

By Graham Howard, DDAS Juniors secretary THE junior section at Dorchester & District Angling Society (DDAS) hosted a fishing experience…

Harry Cryer weighed in with 97lb 6oz at Todber Manor on Homeground Lake, beating his brother, Jack, by just one pound

Juniors bag big weights

By Graham Howard DDAS junior secretary DORCHESTER & District Angling Society Juniors fished their latest points match at Todber Manor…