I’m going to put this to you really strongly – if you’ve had too many beers one night around Brewer’s Quay and want to settle a score with someone then talk them into coming with you for a walk. You can rape or murder them in the Weymouth Old...
This could have been prevented! Negligence by a Poole tree officer lead to this. An application to remove this tree was submitted due to Fungal brackets on the main stem, the tree had also begun to lean according to the residents son. There were also a number of decay...
A friend of mine was crossing the Weymouth town Bridge on Saturday with a carrier bag full of shopping, when suddenly he was confronted with about 30, mainly drunk 'Young Farmers'., one of whom ran up to him and wrenched the bag from his grip, before kicking it across the...
In 2015, James Newall from Portland, started an on-line campaign to raise interest in and awareness of the Weymouth Harbour Tramway which was built in 1865 by GWR. and remained in use until 1987. James has amassed several thousand followers many of whom worked on the railway and who...
The most depressing news story yesterday slipped under the radar in a torrent of feel-bad stories. That was the massive show of support in Parliament for the government’s plans to spend at least £31 billion and as much as £180 billion over the next 40 years on four giant,...
Dear Mr MacDonagh (Acting Editor), Further to your recent extensive coverage of road traffic accidents within the area, I would like to discuss the necessity of you featuring graphic photographs of vehicle wreckage in the Dorset Evening Echo and online. An example of some very recent articles: 10 August...
We would like to highlight that the Golden Lion pub in Weymouth is overcharging for drinks. Last night my friends and I went to see an amazing band called The Dolmen. We bought a drink at the bar - a single vodka and diet coke. 3 pounds and 60p...
Our manager has been informed of this situation where a customer said they had ordered a drink and paid a certain price then ordered again and the price had gone up. We take this matter very seriously as we want all our customers to be satisfied with the service...
In recent weeks I have been accused of being harsh by strangers to Portland (Kimberlins) for expressing my views about council members most of who are Kimberlins, together with bullies and greedy developers. I don’t think I have been harsh, just a Portlander being a Portlander trying to protect...
Yet another tragedy on our roads. Yet another front page opportunity to feed death to the locals and boost sales. I walk to work when I am home and I pass Dorset Echo billboards outside shops and they invariably have a recurring theme - doom and gloom. Yes occasionally...
