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Village looks towards greener energy
AS the credit crunch hits our pockets and the cost of fuel rises inexorably, it is time to look at how we can save energy in the home and even generate our own. So come along to the special energy event being organised in Osmington to find out what
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These legs were made for walking!
Abbotsbury CHESIL Bank Pre School does it again. Based in Abbotsbury the school is an important facility for our villages. After the success of last year’s sponsored walk, this year 16 parents, staff and friends decided to walk from Portesham to West
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Cost-cutting means a lack of bins
Sharon Fifield (Letters, March 30) is to be commended for clearing up after her dog, and it is unfortunate that she had to carry her dog’s mess so far before finding a bin for it. As the Friends of Lodmoor Country Park have found whilst investigating
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Bid to bring early end to ‘bedroom tax’
RELIEF from Purbeck’s controversial ‘bedroom tax’ could come sooner than expected. The district council has ordered a review into its transport infrastructure charge – which sees homeowners slapped with a £1,000 fee per room when they extend their properties
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Hotter than Portugal?
CLIMATE change will leave Dorset resembling present day Portugal by 2080, according to Natural England. A new report says temperatures will soar 6°C higher in July and rainfall will drop by 12 per cent in the county. The changes may mean a longer growing
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Guitar hero scores top marks in class
A ROCK star game used as a teaching tool has helped a former Weymouth schoolboy win a major European award for education. Ollie Bray, who was once headboy of the Wey Valley School, scooped a European Innovative Teachers Award by taking a novel approach
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Tea for two is prize in special auction
TEA for two at the House of Commons will be one of several prizes on offer at a charity dinner and auction of promises. The Kingston Maurward Charitable Foundation, recently established as a charitable trust, will be hosting the event on Saturday, May
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Gay youth group event
A gay youth group is holding a mental health awareness day for professionals and young people in Weymouth. The themed session organised by Space Youth Project will address mental health issues, stigma and homophobia, and aims to increase awareness.
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Smoothing over the surface tension
NEW pavement work which uses recycled materials is raising a few eyebrows in Weymouth. But council chiefs say don’t worry – it’ll smooth over soon. The newly-laid black surface shocked pensioner Joan Anderson, who reckons Weymouth and Portland Borough
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Beach fall victim thanks rescuers
A former lifeboatman has paid tribute to his rescuers after he fell and hit his head on rocks. Bob Gradden, 61, had been fishing between Pinhay and Seven Rock Point near Lyme Regis when he fell and struck his head. Despite bleeding profusely, he managed
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Music power to boost campaign
A MUSIC extravaganza of live bands and DJs aims to raise £1,000 for a campaign to fund a community nurse for a year. The charity gig will be held in Dorchester for the Dorset Echo and Weldmar Hospicecare Trust’s Show Them You Care campaign
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Three cheers for 50 beers
Beer lovers can look forward to sampling around 50 real ales from across the globe at a 20-day festival in Weymouth. The Swan in St Thomas Street and The William Henry in Frederick Place are hosting the event from tomorrow. Award-winning and speciality
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Shape your future at the ideas shop
RESIDENTS at Fortuneswell on Portland are being asked to provide inspiration to help shape the future of their community. An Ideas Shop is being set up the area for people to drop in and share their thoughts on the priorities for the future of Fortuneswell
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Who's a pretty inmate then?
PORTLAND’S Verne Prison has had to deal with an escapee – but this particular jailbird fled into the jail. The lost parrot flew into the prison and was found by a member of staff, who took it into the RSCPA’s Taylor’s Rehoming Centre in Dorchester.
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Keep Terras alive says Olympic star
FORMER Weymouth star Darren Campbell has made an impassioned plea for Terras fans to help keep their club alive. The Olympic sprinter took to the turf at half-time during the team’s clash with Forest Green Rovers at the Wessex Stadium yesterday. He
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Olympic dreams
For my last night in Torino I am staying in the former Olympic village. Unless eating ice cream becomes an Olympic event it is without doubt the closest that I will ever get to being an Olympian. Having been Beardless for nearly a week I can't
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Safety demands on danger road
THERE were urgent calls today for action on the A37 following a horror smash which left two men seriously injured. The driver of one car had to be given emergency medical attention before being cut free following the collision close to the Long Ash service
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Traffic control plea for blackspot
RENEWED calls for traffic controls at a Bridport blackspot have been made after two drivers suffered whiplash injuries. Angry residents and councillors say traffic lights on a roundabout are urgently needed to allow vehicles to get out of St Andrew’
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Gould: We deserved more
BOSS Bobby Gould was a “little disappointed” to see his new side miss out on three valuable points yesterday. The Terras took the lead against Forest Green through Cliff Akurang but were pegged back by Andy Mangan’s close-range finish shortly after half-time
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Frontmen get off the mark
ASHLEY Vickers hopes to see strikers Phil Walsh and Jacob Erskine find the net on a more regular basis after both notched their first goals for Dorchester. Erskine cancelled out Scott Partridge’s opening goal at Weston-super-Mare yesterday to register
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Super Cats get off to a flyer
SCUNTHORPE SAINTS 42 WEYMOUTH WILDCATS 51 WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats made a dream start to their National League campaign by claiming maximum points at the Scunthorpe Saints yesterday. The Wildcats, who lifted the Conference League title
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Hutch let down by Bees’ lack of passion
DEJECTED Ian Hutchinson felt his players had “let themselves down” in yesterday’s spiritless 2-0 defeat at Gillingham Town. Second-half strikes by Ben Thomson and player-manager Adrian Foster leapfrogged the Gills above Bridport into 11th in
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Valuable point for islanders
PORTLAND United manager Stuart Heath believes yesterday’s 1-1 draw at Hamworthy Recreation is a “valuable point” in their quest to retain the Dorset Premier League crown. The Blues took the lead inside two minutes courtesy of midfielder Alex Halloran
