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Plenty of fun at wildlife events
DORSET Wildlife Trust has a variety of events coming up including a wildlife art show from today until June 8. It will offer stunning and colourful displays of flora and fauna including sculpture, painting, jewellery, pottery and photography. On June
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Working together might be the answer to quarrying fears
I WEITE in reference to Coun Margaret Leicester's letter The facts behind quarrying issue' (Echo, May 15). I have been a resident at The Grove for seven years, previously living in the Southwell area for 30 years. I am also a true Portlander born and
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Prominent MPs' expenses revealed
Details of the expenses claims of prominent MPs including Gordon Brown and David Cameron have been made public after Commons authorities gave up a three-year £100,000 legal battle to keep them secret. Around 450 documents relating to 14 MPs were handed
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Frogs without paperwork caught on the hop
A GROUP of 16 tree frogs are enjoying life in Weymouth as illegal immigrants. The frogs, which are of an Indonesian or Australian species, were delivered to England by mistake and seized by customs officers at Heathrow airport. Without paperwork the
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Competitions and promotions
IN THE DORSET ECHO Monday May 26 IN PAPER OFFER VIRGIN READER OFFER Half Price Balloon Flights for Fathers Day Tuesday May 27 IN PAPER COMPETITION DANIEL RUSHALL COMPETITION A question and answer competition offering 1 lucky reader the
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Chickerell school finalists in Teachers Awards
TEACHING Award Regional Finalist 2008 - Chickerell School are thrilled to share with everyone their very exciting news. They are Regional Finalists (South of England) within the Sustainable Schools category of the Teaching Awards. t is a real achievement
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Get the most from your post-post rock
SENNEN Where The Light Gets In (Hungry Audio) AWESOME COLOR Electric Aborigines (Ecstatic Peace!) WHITESNAKE 30th Anniversary Collection (EMI) A RELIABLE indicator of the confused and overtly self-conscious times we live in is the fact that
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Lunchtime concert
THE next Lunchtime Chamber Concert at St Mary's Church, Weymouth, will be a performance by singer and flautist Penelope Appleyard. Penelope, who lives in County Durham but spent much of her early life in Somerset, will be singing songs by Purcell, Handel
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Elite teams heading for resort
WESSEX will display the English National Volleyball Championship Trophy when they host the sixth Weymouth Invitational Tournament on June 7 and 8. The event, which is being held at Weymouth Sports Club, will see 16 of the country's top National League
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Beaminster set to miss out on Aussie
BEAMINSTER skipper Ross Baker has admitted it is extremely unlikely that Aussie prospect Jason Dandridge will be representing the West Dorset club this season. Dandridge had been primed to join up with the Dorset Funeral Plan Division One side earlier
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KICKING OFF: New crest can be a winner for Terras
SO, the new Weymouth Football Club crest has been unveiled at last. The vote was carried out in the Dorset Echo and fans have made their choice with a re-branded logo incorporating the ship, which shows a cleaner image and carries the new motto Forward
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Golden girls all in time
THIRTEEN girls from the combined West Dorset and Wey-mouth Swimming Clubs' synchronised section took part in the Dorset County Competition and won four gold medals. The event, held this year for the first time at Ferndown Leisure Centre, was the first
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Champion Oldrid reigns supreme
REIGNING King of the Sands' Terry Oldrid got his Weymouth Beach Volleyball season off to a flying start by winning the first A Series event of the campaign alongside partner Russ Laming. The duo defeated Ryan and Jules Stout in the final 15-11 but it
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Chamber meets with neighbours
MEET the neighbours - that's what members of Dorset Business and the Somerset Chamber did at The Eastbury Hotel in Sherborne. The event, sponsored by the Academy for Chief Executives, was the first time the two chambers of commerce had joined forces.
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Yep, we’ve got it all going on!
HELLO, hedonists: throw your hats in the air at the news that there will be no room on today's page for finely-honed phraseology, elegantly witty bon mots and tangential asides. It's a bank holiday weekend, which means wall-to-wall live music in staggering
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Chaotic and comic opera
THIS year's summer opera in Abbotsbury will be Donizetti's Don Pasquale. Performed in English by the Garden Opera Company, Don Pasquale is a richly comic tale about a wealthy man who disinherits his nephew when the youngster refuses to marry the woman
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Mmm! Hospital food is among the finest
DORSET County Hospital serves some of the best food in the country, a survey out today reveals. The Dorchester hospital has been rated fifth best in the country for food - and top of the district hospitals. The result comes from a national survey by
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Chance for schools to go into business
WHIZZ kids from Portland can launch their own firms, thanks to a £20,000 donation from the financial services company JPMorgan. Four schools from Dorset, including Royal Manor Art College on Portland, are able to compete in the Young Enterprise Company
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Hope for 700 new jobs in offices scheme
MORE than 700 new jobs could be created if an office development is built near Weymouth Football Club. The scheme by the Aldwickbury Settlement plans to construct seven buildings with 309 car parking spaces above ground and another 418 underground on
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Full steam ahead for classic tale
A MUCH-loved children's classic steams on to the stage in Lyme Regis this weekend. The Railway Children, by E Nesbitt, is the charming tale of a gaggle of children who live by a railway with their mother, while their father is away', but actually in
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Explosion of talent to exhibit their art
DORSET Art Weeks, the UK's largest open studios event, starts tomorrow and runs until Saturday, June 7. More than 300 studios are throwing wide their doors for the fortnight, with over 800 artists and craftspeople taking part and also welcoming the public
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Freewheeler appeal
THE call has gone out for motorcyclists to saddle up for charity. More than 100 bikers are joining up next month for a ride to raise funds for a new Freewheelers bike for the Weymouth and Dorchester area. Freewheelers are couriers who run blood and
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Merlin waves magic wand
TOURISM giant Merlin Entertainments has set up a £300,000 fund for its own new charity to help underprivileged children. The Poole-based company has started Merlin's Magic Wand with an initial sum of £100,000 in cash plus £200,000 worth of free tickets
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Less time in wards: more care at home
DORSET is giving more support to prevent older people going into hospital while those admitted are returning home promptly to a safe environment. The comments were among key findings in a review of hospital admissions and discharges for older residents
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Builder scoops eco accolade
BUILDER CG Fry & Son has scooped a top rating for new homes it has built. The Litton Cheney-based firm designed and built 36 affordable homes for Hastoe Housing Association at Uffculme in Devon. They were awarded an excellent rating in the EcoHomes
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Festival packed with surprises
RANDOM surprises have been promised for this year's Dorchester Festival. Bands cropping up in unusual places, last minute performers and the vagaries of the late spring weather are all set to combine to make this festival one of the most exciting yet
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Get the most from your post-post rock
SENNEN Where The Light Gets In (Hungry Audio) AWESOME COLOR Electric Aborigines (Ecstatic Peace!) WHITESNAKE 30th Anniversary Collection (EMI) A RELIABLE indicator of the confused and overtly self-conscious times we live in is the fact that we are
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Keep them mower blades sharp
70: GENESIS I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)/ Twilight Alehouse (Charisma, 1974) I TOO know what I like, and generally speaking it doesn't include Genesis. Even as a devotional prog hound, I never quite got their appeal. They weren't as dark
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Bride-to-be is latest victim of garden thieves
A BRIDE-to-be has become the latest victim of thieves targeting garden furniture, trees, plants and ornaments right across Dorset. Julia Frier was left stunned after two trees given to her as a present by her fiancé were stolen from outside her open
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Choir to perform
THE newly-formed Littlemoor Choir is giving a concert this Sunday. The singers, who got together in February this year, will be singing songs from the 16th century through to the 20th century. The concert is free, with donations to help the choir when
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Town’s top trio for the carnival
LOCAL lovelies have started battling it out for the special title of Dorchester Carnival Queen 2008. The first round of the contest at the King's Arms Hotel saw three finalists shortlisted for the crown. The girls were chosen after a fashion display
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Blockade prevents sail race
A HUNDRED sailors have been left high and dry after their race to Cherbourg was cancelled due to a French blockade. Members of the three main Weymouth yacht clubs were involved in today's combined Rear Admiral's Cup and Cherbourg Race Rally - organised
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Mayor pledges to support volunteers
VOLUNTEER groups and the environment will be key elements of his year in office according to Weymouth and Portland's new mayor Tim Munro. He accepted his chain of office at the annual council meeting and mayor election last night in Weymouth Pavilion
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Highlighting the hard work put in by many people for our gardens
I would like to thank Maurice West (Garden already targeted', Echo, May 14) for highlighting the excellent work that has taken place in the Chapelhay Gardens and for promoting it as a place to visit with its fantastic view and pleasant surroundings.
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Fletcher no-go
FORMER AFC Bournemouth forward Steve Fletcher has turned down an offer to join Weymouth. The 35-year-old held talks with the Blue Square Premier outfit but is believed to have sealed a move elsewhere. Terras' boss John Hollins is philosophical about
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Cats must end Boniface hoodoo in Trophy bid
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats chairman Phil Bartlett wants his riders to end their hoodoo at the Devils' lair tonight by capturing a positive Conference Trophy first leg result at the St Boniface Arena. The Wildcats have always tended to fall on hard times
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Andrew’s agony
NEW Zealander Andrew Falloon has had to call off his move to Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League side Weymouth due to a horrific' accident that has left his mother in intensive care. The all-rounder was expected to fly over this week after finally receiving
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WIN Monster Jam on XBOX 360
Get behind the wheel of the world's biggest and baddest monster trucks! Experience extreme monster truck action as you catch massive air, crush cars, perform crazy stunts, destroy everything in your path, race to the finish line and more. Battle
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Richards desperate to return to wicket
DORCHESTER host Wimborne & Colehill tomorrow (1.30pm) in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League looking for their first win since the opening day. The county town side comprehensively beat Blandford almost three weeks ago but since then they have suffered
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Police work the IT way
POLICE vehicles headed for a Dorchester school to show students how cutting edge technology is proving vital in modern police work. Five officers took a high speed pursuit car and a custody van to the Thomas Hardye School for the first in a series of
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Quartet bolster Bridport
BRIDPORT welcome back key players for tomorrow's intriguing tussle with Winton Sports in Dorset Funeral Plan Division Two (2pm). Sam Challis, Henry Bloxham, Dave Herbert and Wes Lewis were all unavailable for last Saturday's narrow defeat at Branksome
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Baker out to break duck
BEAMINSTER entertain Corfe Mullen at the Memorial Ground in Dorset Funeral Plan Division One tomorrow (2pm) still searching for their first victory of 2008. Skipper Ross Baker will oversee his first home match in charge after Richard Bugler's sudden
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The £1m adventure
A MILLION-pound investment at Weymouth Sea Life Park got hundreds of children spinning and shrieking with joy. Cartoon characters Spongebob Squarepants and his friend Patrick the starfish, and Dora the Explorer and her friend Diego joined the youngsters
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Hewson pins hopes on Laws
PORTLAND skipper Martin Hewson will be crossing his fingers that high scoring runs in the family tomorrow when his side tackles Poole Seconds at Reforne in Dorset Funeral Plan Division Three (2pm). The islanders have called up Callum Laws, son of former
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County town drop confirmed
DORCHESTER'S relegation to Dorset & Wilts One South has been confirmed. The county town outfit finished second bottom in Southern Counties South last term but had to wait to find out what league they would be contesting next season. The confirmation
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Leweston trio selected for performance trials
ALL the hard work has paid off for three Leweston School students who have been selected to attend the newly established Hockey Performance Centre trials. Luci Taylor, Georgie Lanfear and Becky Head achieved their invitations after impressing at the
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Tornadoes’ teaching is lifeblood of club
COACH Ed Stevens has described the teaching groups at the Tornadoes of South Dorset as the club's lifeblood'. The successful swimming outfit is based at The Osprey Centre on Portland and is renowned not only for its top-class teaching methods but also
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Campbell kicks off festival
OLYMPIC gold medalist and club president Darren Campbell will kick off this weekend's Weymouth FC Youth Tournament at the Marsh. The retired sprinter, who was part of the team that won the 4x100m relay in Athens in 2004, will offic-ially start the event
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Beach may be shut for years
A BEACH that was blocked by the worst landslip for 100 years will be closed to the public for several years, officials say. An old landfill site was exposed when 400 metres of cliff slipped between Lyme Regis and Charmouth - leaving washing machines,
