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Wool residents say 'traffic calming' is dangerous
RESIDENTS and businesses are up in arms over traffic calming measures they claim are making roads more dangerous. They say the measures in Wool High Street are an ‘accident waiting to happen’. Kevin Batch, who has more than 1,100 signatures
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Help your neighbours with digital switchover
PEOPLE in Dorset are being urged to help older and disabled residents switch at least one TV to digital in time for the forthcoming turnover. BBC project The Switchover Help Scheme is offering 120,000 people in the South West help with keeping
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New chairman for NHS Dorset
JACQUELINE Swift has been appointed as the new chairman of NHS Dorset. Mrs Swift, who has been a non-executive director at Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, succeeds the retired Anne Thomas. Mrs Swift is the former head of North Bedfordshire
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Spy in the cab is collecting our personal data
The Big Brother edict just grows and grows. The first hurdle enforcing blanket retention of records about the source, destination, date, time, duration and type of our on line communications was approved by the House of Lords last month. So, all your
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How Weldmar helps families cope with loss
IT HAS been almost a year since loving father and husband Ian Carrington passed away and his infectious laugh is still badly missed. But he lives on in the drawings, poems, memory box and sand memory jar created by his ten-year-old daughter
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Weymouth postie runs London Marathon for his mum
ANDY Miles will be living up to his name when he goes the distance for his mum in the London Marathon. The Weymouth postie, aged 35, plans to raise £2,000 for the Spinal Injuries Association after his mum Mary was left paralysed last year. She contracted
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Weymouth cancer survivor on 'triathlon' trail
CANCER survivor Austin Latham has completed the first stage of his gruelling charity triathlon. Mr Latham, who underwent six major operations as he battled the disease, is raising funds for fellow cancer patients in Dorset with a monster three-stage
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Good response to Terras share sale
WEYMOUTH Football Club director Paul Cocks says there has been a positive response from fans after the club relaunched its sale share on Monday. Mr Cocks said the club had not received a huge amount of cash as yet, but a large number of fans had picked
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Prosecution for pedlars who failed to keep moving in Weymouth
LICENSED pedlars have been prosecuted for failing to keep moving in Weymouth town centre. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council brought prosecutions against Andrew Lees and Paul Byrne after CCTV footage showed them trading while standing still. The
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A wry look at life on Portland
COMEDIAN Mark Steel won over Portlanders with a wry look at island life. His routine, which will be broadcast on Radio 4 next Wednesday, featured the Echo’s Portland Correspondent Hilda Swinney and local historian Stuart Morris. The
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Kyle's prize
FORMER Weymouth Wildcat Kyle Newman fended off ex-team-mate Tim Webster to capture the Young Guns Indiv-idual title at the Wessex Bus Raceway last night. The 17-year-old, who left the Wild-cats for Bournemouth at the end of last season’s Conference
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Angry neighbours in a flap over Weymouth birdwoman
ANGRY neighbours are spitting feathers over a rat infestation they claim was caused by the Weymouth birdwoman. Residents of Portmore Gardens say Barbara Simpson has been feeding the birds outside her flat again. They warned that the problem has got
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Belve fired up for Brit test
VICTORY for Premiership leaders the Belvedere over nearest rivals Britannia at the Marsh tomorrow (10.30am) will see them move to within two points of clinching a third successive title. But Belve boss Bobby Darch is expecting a tough encounter
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MP backing Terras before Gunners
SOUTH Dorset MP Jim Knight has backed new Weymouth boss Bobby Gould to keep the club in the Blue Square Premier. The Terras have four games left in which to secure their Conference status, starting with this afternoon’s clash against Ebbsfleet United
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Dorset aiming for Hampshire return
Dorset 265-7 lost to Somerset ii 269-3 by 7 wickets HAVING suffered a disappointing defeat against Somerset Seconds last week, Dorset will be keen to get back to winning ways with victory over Hampshire Seconds at Chapel Gate tomorrow (11am). Dorset
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Brothers face court on Chickerell manslaughter charge
TWO brothers have appeared at Winchester Crown Court charged with manslaughter outside a pub near Weymouth. Robin Shaun Randall and Ross Charles Randall are charged with the manslaughter of Michael Wooldridge outside the Lugger Inn in Chickerell
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Gomm’s challenge to young islanders
PORTLAND Red Triangle captain Matt Gomm has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of today’s pre-season friendly against Broadstone by insisting that every spot in the side is up for grabs. The determined skipper wants to see more competition for places this
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Piper sounds for Weymouth show
FORMER Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Nicky Piper has stepped in to be guest of honour at Weymouth Amateur Boxing Club’s gentleman’s black-tie evening. Ex-British, Commonwealth and IBF cruiserweight world champion Glenn McCrory was set to attend
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Traffic misery as crash closes A35
TRAFFIC came to a standstill after part of the A35 near Bridport was closed following a three-vehicle crash at Chideock. Debris was left strewn across the road after an articulated lorry, a mobile home and a car collided in the village. Motorists faced
