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Magpies fight back for point
WESTON-SUPER-MARE 2 Partridge 29, McGregor 47 DORCHESTER TOWN 2 Erskine 40, Walsh 61 DORCHESTER twice came back from a goal down to claim a vital Blue Square South point in a battling performance at the Woodspring Stadium. The
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Akurang stops rot
WEYMOUTH 1 Akurang 34 FOREST GREEN 1 Mangan 51 WEYMOUTH stopped the rot of 11 straight defeats as Bobby Gould’s reign started with a point at home to Forest Green Rovers. Cliff Akurang scored his first goal since joining the Terras
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Fly-tippers must be dealt with more severely
Further to Robert Strong’s letter ‘Frying time – come and get it’ (Echo, March 31) some ‘degenerate morons’ have tipped a load of soft furnishings in the lay-by at the top of Goulds Hill. Fly tipping is still happening because our politicians
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Charity brunch draws crowds
A RECENT organised morning walk climbed up from Sutton Poyntz to Margaret’s seat, along the ridge to Osmington and back for a brunch in the Mission Hall in aid of breast cancer charity. Later in the morning those less energetic, less able or injured
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Reunion party for ex-carnival queens
THE Rock pub in Weymouth will be hosting a right royal affair to celebrate the spirit of carnival. Owners Mark and Debbie Pollard are holding a reunion party for former carnival queens and their attendants on Friday, June 19. Mrs Pollard’s daughter
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Burglaries 'lowest for 10 years' say police
BURGLARY in the county has plummeted by thousands of cases to a 10-year low, according to Dorset Police. There were just 1,739 recorded burglaries in Dorset during 2007-08 – compared to 6,420 in 1995-96. Now officers are urging people to keep an eye
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UNSUNG HEROES ARE HONOURED
WE’RE not all hoodies with Asbos – say three teenagers who have been honoured for being good citizens. Danielle Ferguson, 18, Morgwen Dickason, 16, and Ryan Hope, 17, collected awards for putting in hours of unpaid work helping others. The trio were
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Magpies firing blanks
DORCHESTER TOWN 0 NEWPORT COUNTY 1 MORE than 600 minutes have now passed since Dorchester have found the back of the net. The latest blank saw the Magpies lose at home to Newport County on Saturday following a solitary Craig Reid strike 12
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Terras Breach-ed
LEWES 1 WEYMOUTH 0 WEYMOUTH equalled an unwanted 100-year-old record at the Dripping Pan when they slumped to an 11th successive defeat. It was also a defeat that was to prove the last straw for Terras’ chairman, Ian Ridley, with manager
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Chickens held in cup stalemate
CHICKERELL UNITED 0 HAMWORTHY RECREATION 0 (aet) CHICKERELL United and Hamworthy Recreation could not be separated at Weymouth College and must meet again in a bid to reach the Dorset Premier League Cup final. Neither side could find a goal
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O’Brien ruled out with broken metatarsal
PLAYER-MANAGER Roy O’Brien has become the second Dorchester Town defender to be ruled out for the rest of the campaign in the space of a week. Gary Bowles’ season came to an end after straining knee ligaments in last Tuesday’s Dorset Senior Cup final
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Five-star Blues see off Newton
STURMINSTER NEWTON 0 PORTLAND UNITED 5 PORTLAND United geared up for today’s crucial clash at Hamworthy Recreation (3pm) by hitting five past Sturminster Newton United in a convincing victory. The reigning Dorset Premier League champions took another
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No killer instinct as Bees held
WELLS CITY 1 BRIDPORT 1 BOSS Ian Hutchinson bemoaned the absence of a predatory instinct before ordering his side to “make sure our season doesn’t fizzle out”. Bridport were held to a 1-1 draw by Toolstation Western League Division One mid-table
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Gould's battle
BOBBY Gould is on a mission to save Weymouth from the jaws of relegation after replacing Alan Lewer as manager. The Terras’ board made the decision to axe Lewer late on Saturday night after watching the team suffer a 1-0 defeat at already relegated Lewes
