FORMER Yate Town manager Craig Laird has taken over as manager at Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division side Dorchester Town.

Laird succeeds Mark Jermyn at Dorchester after he stood down last week.

Laird was at Yate Town from the end of the 2014/15 season to May 2016 when he left the Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South and West outfit to take over for a second time at Bridgwater Town, in the same division.

Now he has moved up a level to the league's premier division with Dorchester currently 16th in the table. His first match in charge is against Banbury United on Saturday.