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Terras in deep trouble
HISTON 1 WEYMOUTH 0 WEYMOUTH slipped deeper into the Blue Square Premier relegation mire as Matt Langston’s early goal condemned them to another defeat and virtually secured Histon’s place in the promotion play-offs. The defender’s fifth
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Mayday Mayhem!
Cerne Abbas MAYDAY Morris Dancing! Are you prepared to get up early on Friday, May 1? If so you could be in for a once-a-year treat! At 5:15am the Wessex Morris Men will be Morris-Dancing on top of the Cerne Giant. The performance will last approximately
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Weymouth and Portland cabbies go back to the classroom
CABBIES went back to the classroom as the profile of the taxi industry in Weymouth and Portland was given a boost. Private hire and Hackney Carriage drivers received certificates after undergoing training. They signed up for a Level 2 BTEC and NVQ course
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Don't be so negative about Weymouth 'ghost town' worries
Like most other towns right now, Weymouth may have its problems, but I think we should be focusing on the positive side. It does exist! The picture that was painted in the Echo’s front page story (‘Ghost town fears over empty shops in Weymouth’, April
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Witnesses sought after Broadmayne barn blaze
WITNESSSES are being sought after a barn blaze in Broadmayne caused more than £2,000-worth of damage. The fire was started between 7pm and 8.25pm on Saturday, April 18 and, following the attack, a 24-year-old Bournemouth man and a 17-year-old Bournemouth
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West Dorset community orchard to open this week at Powerstock
A NEW community orchard is opening up in West Dorset this week. The Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) bought the site in King’s Lane, Powerstock, amid frantic bidding at auction last summer. It will be officially opened on Friday from 2.30pm to 6pm. King
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Campervan plan for Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy
HUNDREDS of campervans and caravans could be providing overnight accommodation to sailing competitors and spectators. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy has applied for planning permission to allow the parking of campervans and caravans
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Trader expands into Swanage's old Woolworths shop
THE former Woolworths store in Swanage will be brought back to life by an expanding town business. Nixons Hardware has confirmed it will be moving into the Station Road unit from its Mermond Place shop. Owner Derek Hancock said: “Hopefully, we will
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Portland dad's banger race event for charity
A PORTLAND carpenter is organising a special charity banger race in aid of Dorset County Hospital’s children’s ward after the ‘fantastic treatment’ his daughter received. Nig Lewis, 39, said: “The treatment my four-year-old daughter Willow received
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Weymouth and Portland youngsters wanting to help with community projects
A YOUTH bank is looking for more community projects to splash the cash on. Weymouth and Portland’s youth bank has £5,000 to give out over the coming year and is now inviting bids for its third round of funding. YouthBank WP is a grant fund managed by
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Strangeface presents the fiendish folktaleThe Last Resort at St Mary's school
Puddletown STRANGEFACE Theatre Company came to St Mary’s Middle School with the Artsreach performance entitled The Last Resort. One hundred and ten parents and pupils came along for this hugely entertaining presentation by a cast
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Residents of Victoria Park, Dorchester, hit out over parking scheme
ANGRY residents feel they are ‘banging their heads against a brick wall’ in their attempts to stop a parking scheme. Dorset County Council is looking to implement the scheme in parts of Victoria Park in Dorchester, but people on Louise Road
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Parrot that flew into Verne prison back home on Portland
A LOST parrot which escaped into Portland’s Verne Prison has been reunited with its family. The relieved Clarke family, of Grangecroft Road, Portland, has welcomed the Patagonian Conure back home after seeing their pet featured in the Echo.
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Weymouth and Portland needs to modernise to halt teen pregnancies
I WOULD like to respond to the article, 'A borough of teenage mums' (Echo, April 11). Sexual health coordinator Ms Emma Peaple is correct in highlighting deprivation and the financial impact of living in a tourist area. However, although it is clear
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From New Zealand to Weymouth: penpals to meet after 60 years
PENSIONER Joyce Sims is to meet her Kiwi pen pal Waverley Neutze for the first time in over 60 years The pair have corresponded by post since 1947 and have never met before, emailed each other or spoken on the telephone. Now Joyce, aged 80, of Broadwey
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Calling Dorset Scouts to mark 100th anniversary
TWO Scouting historians are compiling archives to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the movement in Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester. Weymouth first became a Scouting district, originally comprising 32 boys, in 1909 – two years after the first Scouting
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Dorset County Council likely to get back most of £28m cash in Icelandic bank collapse
DORSET County Council is likely to recoup most – but not all – of over £28 million of public money threatened by the Icelandic banking collapse. The authority had £28.1 million in loans tied up in troubled Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which collapsed in
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Winning show sure to delight
COMPILATION shows are notoriously difficult to stage, consisting as they do of a wide variety of musical styles, so it is greatly to the credit of the WOW Youth Musical Theatre group that their second production of this form of entertainment is even better
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Broadwey, Upwey and District flower show results
GROWERS showed off their spring flowers in a show celebrating the best blooms in town. Visitors took in the sights and smells at the 27th Broadwey, Upwey and District Horticultural Annual Spring Show. Crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils and
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Triple blow
WEYMOUTH’S hopes of beating the drop in the Blue Square Premier have suffered another blow with the withdrawal of three key players ahead of tonight’s clash at high-flying Histon (7.45pm). Callum Hart and Marcus Browning have both been ruled out through
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McLeod in for Cats’ island test
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats begin a busy week of action tonight with a trip to the Isle of Wight Islanders for a Challenge meeting (7.30pm). The Wildcats stuffed the Islanders 62-31 at the Wessex Bus Raceway almost a fortnight ago but their National League
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Portland gas storage facilities work to begin
THE construction of massive gas storage facilities on Portland is finally due to get under way. Last November, Portland Gas said the start of the project would be delayed as a result of the credit crunch. But the company has today announced that
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Swans sink champions
DORCHESTER 12 SWANAGE & WAREHAM II 25 LEAGUE champions Dorchester lost out to Swanage & Wareham Seconds on the final day of the season despite holding a half-time lead. The county town started well at Coburg Road and but for some wayward
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Five-star Sports
WEYMOUTH SPORTS 5 EASTON UNITED 1 CLINICAL finishing saw Weymouth Sports put five past rivals Easton United and secure second spot in the Dorset Senior League. The scoreline was somewhat harsh on a battling Easton outfit but the home side deserved
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Islanders wary of red-hot Chickens
PORTLAND United boss Stuart Heath has not been surprised by Chickerell United’s meteoric rise in the Dorset Premier League this season and he is urging his table-toppers to be on red alert tonight when both sides meet at Weymouth College (6.30pm). The
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Savage tapping into Bees' star potential
CRANBORNE 0 BRIDPORT RES 1 POSITIVE Mike Savage believes Bridport Reserves’ Dorset Premier League victory at Cranborne underlines the untapped potential at the club. Just four Dorset Senior Trophy final survivors started on Saturday as the
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Ton-up Seasiders but Bridport take second
WEYMOUTH broke the 100-point barrier in a devastating final day display against Warminster at Monmouth Avenue. The Seasiders hammered their opponents 104-12 but it was not enough to steal second place in Dorset & Wilts One South as rivals Bridport thumped
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Gremlins at Thruxton
MECHANICAL gremlins hampered Mark Vaughan’s challenge in round two of the British Superkart campaign. The Weymouth driver lost his engine sprocket in race one at Thruxton, the fastest circuit in the UK, so started the final race of the event at the back
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Dorchester leukaemia boy's laptop stolen by thieves
AN 11-year-old boy battling leukaemia is heartbroken after his way of communicating with the outside world was stolen. Dorchester Middle School pupil Peter Lee has spent the last three months undergoing intensive treatment and chemotherapy
