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Pre-school children enjoy a visit from local police officers
Puddletown HOW many pre-children can you get in the back of a police car? Yes - I know it sounds like one of those old 1970s jokes about elephants in a mini, but when I went in to see what the children from Puddletown Pre-school have been doing as
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Rag and bone man's gift is made of gold
THE grandson of a rag and bone man has stumbled upon golden treasure after finding out an ancient cup handed down to him could fetch up to £200,000 at auction. John Webber, 70, was a child when his grand-father William Sparks gave him the golden cup
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Join me in campaigning for a tidier countryside
YOU might know that I recently launched a national campaign called Stop the Drop aimed at targeting the blight of litter and fly-tipping in our villages, towns and countryside. Since the launch in April we've had a superb response from members of the
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Police in e-scam warning
POLICE in Weymouth today warned residents to be on their guard against email scams. Officers said the fraudsters appeal to people's greed in order to try and obtain their personal details. PC Lee Burton of Weymouth police has received reports of various
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Saving the life of Bryan
ACTRESS Gemma Atkinson and footballer Marcus Bent paid a visit to Monkey World in Bovington to support its adoption campaign. Former Hollyoaks star Gemma is famous for taking part in the ITV show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and will appear in
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Stranded sailor leaves Cherbourg
SAILOR Hugh Duncan has left Cherbourg port after French protestors allowed around 20 British vessels to leave. Mr Duncan, 58, Coombe Street, Lyme Regis, said he and three fellow sailors aboard the yacht Goodwill were among a 'mass exodus' of ships today
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Rain means gain for Chesil Bank pre-school
Abbotsbury DESPITE the awful weather the Chesil Bank Pre-school May Fayre held on Saturday, May 17th was a great success. Alison Roberts tells me that a fantastic £880 was raised for the pre-school. The committee would like to say a very special
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Village divided by playground plans
PLANS for a state-of-the-art new playground to keep village children off the streets has caused a rift. The decision to transform an unused playing field in Owermoigne into a safe modern play area came after a village consultation in 2006 when young
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Residents are urged to reject polyclinics
A WOMAN is urging Dorset residents to fight plans for 'super' doctors' surgeries. Eileen Laidler, 67, of Cattistock says government plans to replace local GP surgeries with large polyclinics will hit villages like hers the hardest. She said: "We have
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Creating a flutter over butterflies
A DORSET scientist has caused a flutter in the butterfly world by writing an award-winning paper. Dr Caroline Bulman's writing on butterfly and moth conservation has scooped the James Cup for the best article of the year in a forestry journal. Her article
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Teachers chalk up success
WEST Dorset has more top teachers than you can shake a stick of chalk at. The region boasts no less than five educators who have been shortlisted among 32 South of England finalists for honours at the Teaching Awards 2008. And Chickerell Primary School
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Royal occasion for leading chef
A TOP CHEF who swapped his high-flying London career for his dream Dorset hotel was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Queen. Jamie Jones, who runs the Yalbury Cottage in Lower Bockhampton, was personally invited to the British Hospitality Industry
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Why is the traffic so terrible so soon in the season?
I HAVE just returned home from sitting in yet more Weymouth traffic going no where. On Saturday May 17, I had woken with anticipation looking forward to supporting the Harley Davidson rally at Lodmoor Park. I even phoned the tourist information to ask
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Closing the net on uninsured drivers
POLICE are seizing more vehicles than ever before in Dorset as hi-tech equipment pinpoints drivers without insurance. In April officers confiscated 135 vehicles and imposed on-the-spot fixed penalty fines of £200 each plus six points on drivers' licences
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Twenty is plenty as drivers slow down
THE safety message that '20's plenty' on the streets of a Weymouth estate seems to be sinking in with drivers, say residents. An initiative by the Westham Community Orientated Problem Solving (COPS) group has helped make sure drivers ease off the accelerator
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Pupils looking forward to term of adventures
ST JOHN'S School headteacher Diana Mason says Year Four pupils are going to Leeson House Educational Adventure Centre and Year five are off to Cornwall and the Eden Project. Later in June Year six will go to Guernsey and Year three will have their sleepover
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A trawl through event’s back pages
THERE have been countless ideas thought up in hazy bars over several pints of beer which have never seen the light of day. But one dreamt up by a band of fishermen and a few other regulars at Colin Horne's King's Arms pub on Weymouth's harbourside 31
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Weather-beaten!
DAMP and drizzly conditions forced organisers to axe the big showpieces of the Weymouth Sea Festival. Reports of predicted gale force eight winds put paid to both the Trawler Race and the Birdman competition at the two-day maritime celebration. Sea
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Back to cough cures of the past
Bleary-eyed parents woken yet again by a toddler's troublesome cough may be cursing - and confused by - the recent decision to limit the availability of over-the-counter syrups and mixtures. But the move is welcomed by some doctors and specialists doubtful
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WOW, what a perfect cast
AFTER an exhaustive audition process, WOW Youth Musical Theatre has cast the roles of Cosette and young Eponine for their summer production of Les Miserables. Two girls will share each role during the show, which is being staged at the Nothe Fort overlooking
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Words are his proper instruments
AN EVENING WITH LOUIS DE BERNIERES, Dorset County Museum AS a preview to his appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in August, the noted author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin took to the stage at the rather more modest Dorchester Festival for a programme
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Dorset splash
SIX of the area's most talented swimmers are on the crest of a wave after receiving coaching from some of Britain's top pool stars. West Dorset Warriors Peter Thornton and Liv Thornton from Dorchester, and Ryan Nott from Charminster joined South Dorset
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Hollins still pins hopes on Henderson
WEYMOUTH boss John Hollins is still hopeful that Stephen Henderson will be his first choice goalkeeper next season. The 20-year-old, who has been offered a new deal at Bristol City, enjoyed a two-month loan spell at the Terras last season and was one
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Beaminster lack discipline
BEAMINSTER (3pts) 149 lost to CORFE MULLEN (18pts) 154-3 by seven wickets SKIPPER Ross Baker lamented another ill-disciplined showing with the willow as Beaminster were resoundingly beaten by Dorset Funeral Plan Division One high-flyers Corfe Mullen
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RNSTS out in front
RNSTS maintained their unbeaten start in Division One with an eight-wicket win against New Look. Dave Mansbridge (40), with support from Nick Slack (19) and Andy Fulton (10), helped set a challenging target of 112 from 16 overs. Kieran Womble (2-28)
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Dinghy man falls into sea
A MAN got into difficulty when he fell out of a dinghy and tried to swim for shore in water off Charmouth. Coastguards received around 15 calls from concerned members of the public as another male also entered the water to assist him. The coastguard
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Yacht is attacked in port blockade
A SAILOR from Dorset was caught up in an attack on a British yacht by French fisherman blockading Cherbourg port. Plumber Hugh Duncan is among dozens of holidaymakers still trapped as protests continue over rising fuel costs. Mr Duncan, 58, witnessed
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Five-up for YMCA
DORCHESTER YMCA saw 11 of its young gymnasts return from the Dorset Boys Floor and Vault championships with five medals. For five of the club's younger competitors - Alex Burden, Cameron Rawcliffe, Max Otter, William Crankshaw and Zak Parker - it was
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Blues celebrate a memorable season
BRIDPORT RFC's Memorial Day was an unmitigated success and welcomed a record number of sponsors. It has been a successful season both on and off the pitch for the Blues, and the event was an opportunity for the club to say thank you to its players and
