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Marion has it sewn up for Harry and Co
NO detail was left to chance in the blockbuster movie Harry Potter - right down to the last hand-stitched button. And no one knows better than Marion Howitt from Swanage, who was given just five days to painstakingly craft 105 costume buttons for the
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Injury crisis hits Magpies title hopes
THE injury crisis that has dealt a severe blow to Dorchester Reserves' chances of taking the Dorset Combination League title shows no sign of easing ahead of tomorrow's visit to Bournemouth Sports. Talented 15-year-old Dan McDonald is the latest casualty
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Blues hope for third time lucky
PORTLAND United will be hoping to make it third time lucky when Brockenhurst visit Grove Corner tomorrow (ko 3pm) for a Jewson Wessex League fixture. The Blues have met the New Forest outfit twice this season and were beaten on both occasions. "We played
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Journey into the unknown for Magpies
AFTER three league games against sides in the lower reaches of the Dr Martens Eastern Division, Dorchester take their promotion challenge to the home of one of the in-form clubs tomorrow. Cambridgeshire side Histon, who moved up to the Dr Martens after
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It's 300-up for striker Laws tomorrow
DAVID Laws is like a good bottle of claret - he just gets better with age. The Weymouth striker celebrated his 33rd birthday on Tuesday by scoring twice in the 4-0 Dr Martens League Cup first round victory over Salisbury City. And to cap a memorable week
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Warning on council tax
HOUSEHOLDERS in Dorset could face a ten per cent increase in their council tax bills next year. Councillors have warned that unless government funding for the county increases, council tax is set to rocket to pay for local services. The dramatic increase
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Dorset troops in Kabul mission
AROUND 100 members of the Dorset-based Special Boat Squadron flew into Kabul to restore order and ensure humanitarian aid can get through. The commandos landed at Bagram air base near the Afghan capital, opening the way for a humanitarian mission into
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Alison waits for appeal decision
DORSET woman Alison Davis, who has been protesting against motor neurone disease sufferer Diane Pretty's appeal to the House of Lords for the right to die, has at least two weeks to wait before she hears the decision. Spina bifida sufferer Ms Davis, 46
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Campaign bid to keep Verne project open
PRESSURE is mounting on Prison Service bosses to rethink the decision to shut down The Verne's pioneering Kainos wing. South Dorset MP Jim Knight has already met with prison ministers to discuss the issue and West Dorset-based Shadow Home Secretary Oliver
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Hunting with dogs decision is welcomed
SUPPORTERS have welcomed a government announcement setting a date for hunting with dogs to resume in Dorset. They say the nationwide ban on hunting, imposed as part of foot and mouth epidemic restrictions, has meant an uncertain future for many local
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John aims to be back in business
JOHN Makepeace is aiming to be back in the furniture-making business by next summer if he can get planning permission at his grade II listed Beaminster home to start up again. The planning applications were made last week for the workshop, office studio
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Fire service in crisis over staff shortages
AN urgent recruitment drive must be put in place before fire cover in the New Forest and Hampshire reaches breaking point. Hampshire Fire Authority is being pressed to recruit extra officers and firefighters in the next financial year to halt what is
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Foal left with a broken back by Forest hit-and-run driver
ANOTHER New Forest foal was left in agony after being mowed down by a hit-and-run driver. On Sunday November 11 a chestnut colt foal suffered a broken back after being hit by a motorist at Picket Post, near Ringwood - a couple of weeks after another foal
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Hunting is back
FOX-HUNTING in Dorset and the New Forest is set to resume after a 10-month lay-off caused by the foot-and-mouth crisis. Both the Blandford-based Portman Hunt and the New Forest Hounds have welcomed the government's decision to allow hunting to begin again
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No case for Sports defence
WEYMOUTH Sports boss Adie Chance has seen his defence disintegrate ahead of tomorrow's visit to Allendale in the Dorset Combination League. Skipper Andy Miles, Gary Klust, Jason Forbes and Tom Steadman have all dropped out for one reason or another, leaving
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Gale force return for Bees
STRIKER Simon Gale returns to the Bridport squad at Welton Rovers tomorrow after six weeks out with a heel injury. Gale comes into a side anchored to the foot of the Screwfix Direct Premier Division after losing seven successive league games. The Bees
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Motorcyclist hurt in Ridgeway crash
A MOTORCYCLIST was injured in an accident on the Ridgeway near Weymouth last night. The rider, a 34-year-old man from Weymouth, was taken to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester for treatment. He suffered a broken ankle in the crash. The man's black Yamaha
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Youth hall under threat from louts
TEENAGE drug users are scaring away scouts and brownies from a community youth building. The louts have caused so much trouble that some youth groups have refused to rent the building again - decreasing vital funds and threatening its survival. The frustrated
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High sheriff has community role
DORSET'S newly-appointed high sheriff has told how he wants to help reduce crime in the community. James Richard Boughey, 41, a farmer from Piddletrenthide, near Dorchester, will take up the role of high sheriff in March, following royal approval. He
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A Littlemoor lottery please
A CAMPAIGN to win a facelift for Littlemoor's community centre is moving full steam ahead with tenders going out for work on the project. Members of Littlemoor Community Association hope to submit a National Lottery Community Fund bid next month for £60,000
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Core! Pupil Lee cooks up monster treat
PUPILS at Radipole Primary School, Weymouth, showed off their best culinary skills in a healthy eating day in which they prepared meals for teachers. The day was part of a course teaching the year three pupils healthy living. They were asked to choose
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Club steps in to put 'mum' back on bike
FOOTBALL bosses in Chickerell rode to the rescue of club 'mum' Pat Drage after thieves stole her bike. Care worker Mrs Drage, 61, of Corporation Road, Weymouth was left stranded when a young thief snatched her bike from a garden in Abbotsbury Road while
