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Dawn grabs late leveller
A LAST-GASP goal saw mid-table Swanage Ladies hold West Clubs' Women's League Channel Division leaders Weymouth to a 3-3 draw. Swanage star Dawn Finlay tucked away a late, late strike to give Swans a share of the spoils as they came from 3-1 down to earn
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What's on at your local cinema
KISS OF THE DRAGON (18) Martial arts expert Jet Li stars in this high-octane adventure that displays rather more brawn than brain. He plays intelligence officer Liu Jiuan, who is in Paris with maverick cop Tcheky Karyo to protect a Chinese VIP, but he
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Gig listings for Wednesday, November 21
WEDNESDAY (21) Jazz Jam Session (Three Compasses, Charminster): TCJ Band kicks off; jazzers are then invited to 'jazz'. Jam Tonight (Springhead, Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth): MvD's T & Mike host with the help of Time Banditz' Bob and Retro's Mal. Self-propelled
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Gig listings for Saturday, November 17
SATURDAY (17) Goldrush (Little Ship, Victoria Square, Portland): Tony rejoins forces with Zac, Kev and Steve. Mr Chuffy (Jolly Sailor, Portland): Classy pop rock with a Corby connection. Pond Life (Finn M'Coul's, Weymouth): Classic pop/rock from some
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Gig listings for Friday, November 16
FRIDAY (16) Jess Upton Soul Band/The Chosen Ones (Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room, The Esplanade, Weymouth): Jess and her magnificent Uptons hit Weymouth for the first time in many a year, supported by the new kids in town. Details in the bit alongside today
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Gig listings for Thursday, November 15
TONIGHT (15) The Dolmen (King's Arms, High East Street, Dorchester): This week's listings are off to a flying start with this band's high-spirited Celtic rock. Jam On It (Excise House, Hope Square, Brewer's Quay, Weymouth): It's the regular jam session
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Legg and co share gold with the USA
DORSET'S Olympic swimmer Karen Legg says she is "not bothered" after learning that she will have to share her World Championship gold medal with an American team, writes Roger Guttridge. But she also described as "a little strange" the decision by swimming's
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Pirates crowds are envy of other tracks
COMING from behind to win the prestigious Craven Shield, as well as finishing runners-up in the Elite League (a contest which the Pirates were really deserved winners) rounded off yet another great season of the sport in Poole's Wimborne Road stadium.
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Arts listings for Thursday, November 22
THURSDAY (22) Fish Boy, West Lulworth village hall Copenhagen, Poole Arts Centre Engelbert Humperdinck, Windsor Hall, BIC
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Arts listings for Wednesday, November 21
WEDNESDAY (21) Fish Boy, Bridport Arts Centre Copenhagen, Poole Arts Centre BSO, Poole Arts Centre
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Sonatas on Sunday
CELLIST Tim Wells and pianist Dominique Wong-Min come to Weymouth next Sunday to perform for the town's music club. The renowned musicians will play Schumann's Adagio and Allegro, Beethoven's Sonata in C, Mendelssohn's Song Without Words, Sonatas by Bridge
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The past is our future
FORMER archaeologist Julie Storer today called for action to make dreams of opening Dorchester's Roman baths become a reality. Miss Storer, who worked on an excavation of the ruins 23 years ago, claims the town centre site could be a goldmine if developed
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Wow! It's the best by miles
YORKSHIREMAN John Blakeman thinks nothing of making a 540-mile round trip to get front-row seats for the latest Weymouth Operatic Workshop extravaganza. The 73-year-old pensioner from Leeds has been star-struck by the talents of the youngsters from WOW
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Alert on bogus health caller
WOMEN in Weymouth were today being warned about a bogus caller who has been targeting homes in the town. A woman became suspicious and alerted police after receiving a telephone call from a person pretending to be from the health authority who wanted
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Union in warning on teacher crisis
UNION bosses are warning that Dorset's teacher crisis could escalate because some schools are abusing temporary contracts - and risk losing staff. Dave Bowen, the county secretary of the National Union of Teachers, says of the 139 new teachers appointed
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Teenager plans his advanced test
A SEVENTEEN-year-old boy is set to take his advanced driving test just months after passing his first one. Tom Lever was prompted to take part in a Dorchester-based scheme to produce safer motorists after a row with his parents. The teenager, who doesn't
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Santa where are you?
DESPERATELY seeking Santa is the message from Dorchester fundraisers in the run-up to Christmas. As part of the county town's Christmas Cracker shopping bonanza, which will take place on Thursday, December 6, staff from a number of shops based in Princes
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Chip chip hooray for our high fryers
WEYMOUTH'S Fish 'n' Fritz has scooped a silver medal in the Fish and Chip Shop of the Year competition. Paul and Julie Hay, who run the Maiden Street eaterie, were South West winners in October. They were announced as silver medallists after the hard-fought
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Digging the past
SCHOOL leaver Julie Storer was just 17 when she started work on excavations on the site of Dorchester's Roman baths in 1978. She was among a team that found coins, pottery, a patterned mosaic, the ruins of bathrooms and even the burned remains of a boy's
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Homes get go-ahead despite opposition
PLANNERS have backed a scheme for nine houses to be built on land used for part of Portland Fair. The plan to build the homes has been given the go-ahead by Weymouth and Portland borough councillors, despite opposition from people in Chiswell who claim
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Pupils elected to first school council
PUPILS at a school in Charminster have formed their first school council and are already making ambitious plans to increase playtime. One boy and one girl from each of St Mary's First School's six classes have been elected by their fellow pupils. And
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World music school award sounds great
BRIDPORT'S pioneering World Music Week, which involved students from 10 schools in the summer, has won a national good practice award. The project, which was co-ordinated by Burton Bradstock headteacher David Powell, has won £200 for his school. The money
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Centre to lead fight against fish smuggling
A NEW information database launched in Weymouth will lead a national fight against fish smuggling. Inspectors say that entire Dorset lakes and other waters could be wiped out in a month by diseases introduced in just one illegally imported fish. But key
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Wimborne ladies slip to foot of table
Wimborne Ladies slipped to the foot of the Central Area Division as they were beaten 4-2 at home by Bude on Saturday. Bude opened the scoring early on before Wimborne's Louise Neal's short corner found Vicky Gould free to score. Bude netted two more first
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Call for rethink over firms' safety duties
FORCING employers to investigate workplace accidents will be a pointless exercise unless they are also obliged to act on their findings, warn lawyers. The Health and Safety Commission is proposing a new duty on employers to investigate accidents, dangerous
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Rovers returns for Fletch?
FIT-AGAIN skipper Steve Fletcher has set his sights on a December 1 first team return after coming through Cherries' reserve game at Cheltenham unscathed. The 29-year-old striker played 55 minutes of the second string's 0-0 draw in the Avon Insurance
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Tale of Tom
Jessica (Jenna Harrison) lives at home with her parents in middle-class suburbia, next door to her handsome English teacher and family friend Jack (Adrian Rawlins). One drunken night, Jack forces himself upon Jessica, who is deeply traumatised by the
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Dogged duo
Kirsten Sheridan marks her feature film directing debut with a big-screen version of Enda Walsh's hit stage play, Disco Pigs, which has been adapted by the writer herself. Pig (Cillian Murphy) and Runt (Elaine Cassidy) are born at almost the same time
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Spirited take on tortured teens
Ghosts in the form of teenage best friends Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlet Johansson) haunt Terry Zwigoff's stunning rites of passage drama. Here are two of life's outsiders, unique spirits who refuse to conform to the norm and pass almost unnoticed
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Harry's simply wizard
Following the worldwide premiere of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, Robbie Coltrane beamed: "The fans won't be disappointed" - and our Echo poll earlier this week proved him right. As one of the most eagerly anticipated films for years, expectations
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Child killer is 'a psychopath' says his mother
FORMER Bournemouth schoolboy Dominic McKilligan was on Wednesday branded "a psychopath" by his mother following publication of a new report into his killing of 11-year-old Wesley Neailey. The review suggests that "effective treatment" could prevent similar
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THEY DID THIS TO A DOG (And could buy another one in just three years)
A COUPLE who neglected their dog so badly she could only shuffle will be able to own another pet in just three years' time. Tragically Shadow had been ignored by her so-called "animal lover" owners and was left to waste away. The 13-year-old lurcher was
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Gig listings for Tuesday, November 20
TUESDAY (20) The Piano Dentists (No 10 Caf Bar, East Street, Bridport): Lucy and Al enjoy No10's compact ambience. Gut & Steel (The Isobar, Trinity Road, Weymouth): Andy and Mark's dbut here last week has resulted in a regular weekly session of a
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Gig listings for Sunday, November 18
SUNDAY (18) Crying Out Loud (Finn M'Coul's, Weymouth): Punky, rocky antics from the likes of Sham 69 and AC/DC, from 8.30pm. Driver (George Inn, Reforne, Portland): Led Zep to ZZ Top to JJ Cale, plus onstage antics, from this energetic trio. String Whistle
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Zero adds up to one hot night
That Rossi character has skived off again, leaving me to write the whole page. And me in my delicate condition. You hadn't heard? Oh, well, I won't dwell on it. Right, let's batter on. I've noticed that my exhumed colleague often uses this part of the
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England boxing feast a sell-out
BOXERS will be drummed into the ring by the Army at this Saturday's international tournament in Weymouth. Two soldiers from the Devon and Dorset Regiment - Lance Corporal Chris Wall of Sherborne and Private Rob Downie - will beat drum rolls prior to each
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MAGPIES v TERRAS
DORCHESTER Town will entertain Weymouth in the second round of the Dr Martens League Cup. The Dorset enemies, who recorded first round victories over Bashley and Salisbury respectively in midweek, are due to meet at the Avenue Stadium next month. The
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Pole must make own GP decision
PIRATES co-promoter Matt Ford has stressed he will not influence Grzegorz Walasek's decision one way or the other over the Pole's Grand Prix dilemma. The 25-year-old Poole asset was a revelation in the second half of their Sky Sports Elite League campaign
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Arts listings for Saturday, November 24
SATURDAY (24) Show of Hands, Bridport Arts Centre Copenhagen, Poole Arts Centre
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Arts listings for Friday, November 23
FRIDAY (23) The Year Clock, Halstock village hall Fish Boy, Portesham village hall Indian Classical Concert, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (Lucullas Room) Copenhagen, Poole Arts Centre
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Arts listing for Tuesday, November 20
TUESDAY (20) Copenhagen, Poole Arts Centre
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Arts listing for Sunday, November 18
SUNDAY (18) Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, Weymouth Pavilion
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Wells Choir concert
THE Wells Cathedral School Singers are coming to Dorchester early next year for a one-off concert to raise funds for Broadmayne Village Chapel. The world-renowned choir, conducted by the founder of the King's Singers, Nigel Perrin, will be performing
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Artsreach events for everyone
ARTSREACH has a packed programme lined up for the coming week, with performances taking place across the county. The entertainment starts tonight with a pantomine production of Briar Rose - an adaptation of the Sleeping Beauty story - at Buckland Newton
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Dramatic society set to present Ayckbourne class struggle classic
A BATTLE between the conservative old guard and the radical thinkers of the left is set to explode on to Dorchester's dramatic scene when the county town's drama society stages Ten Times Table next week. The Ayckbourne classic is set in a quiet village
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Firm offers free clean for grubby old statues
A WEYMOUTH company has offered to breathe new life into two old Weymouth statues free of charge. The figures of Queen Victoria and Sir Henry Edwards at either end of the Esplanade both urgently need a clean-up. But council finances are tight and wouldn't
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Legg and co share gold with the USA
DORSET'S Olympic swimmer Karen Legg says she is "not bothered" after learning that she will have to share her World Championship gold medal with an American team, writes Roger Guttridge. But she also described as "a little strange" the decision by swimming's
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Now they are sitting comfortably
A CHAIR developed over several years by Ferndown's Osmond Group is finding favour with cashiers at Madame Tussaud's in London. The Checkmate chair manufactured by Osmond has a curved seat to allow an 'open pelvis' sitting position which helps to maintain
