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Here's something for Dorset youngsters to do
I write in response to Andy Dukes’ letter ‘Young people are our future’ (You Say, April 28). I wholeheartedly agree with his comment that young people need something to do. Many parents spend time and money encouraging their youngsters
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Plant Sale is a sell out!
CHESIL Bank Garden Club held a plant sale recently, an annual event, which has proved popular in past years, and certainly that was the case this year. The Village Hall had tables heaving with annual bedding plants, perennials, shrubs, herbaceous
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Trust’s scheme offers more than 2,000 youngsters sailing sessions for a fiver
IF THERE is nothing quite like messing about in boats for an old hand, think how exciting it is for children to get out on the water for the first time. Thanks to the Chesil Trust, more than 2,000 youngsters from all over Dorset have had the chance to
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YOI is setting for kids' May Day fun
THE Portland Young Offender Institution gardens were the setting for Grove Infant School and Little Stars Pre-School May Day celebrations. The darling buds of May sprang into the minds of the many adult spectators as they watched the small boys and girls
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Are you set for TV switch as region goes digital?
THE long-awaited switch-over to digital television will take place tomorrow. The first analogue channel, BBC Two, will go digital shortly after midnight and some new digital channels will become available. The second stage of the switch-over will take
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Pub landlady backs Olympic star’s winter ice rink plan for Weymouth
A CHILDHOOD friend of Olympic ice-skating star Robin Cousins is backing his bid to open a winter rink in Weymouth. Cousins Entertainment wants to set up the facility over the Christmas period to help bring people into the town. A Weymouth pub owner
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Lulworth Castle visitors are transported back to the 17th century
VISITORS to Lulworth Castle were transported back to the 17th century during exciting re-enactments of the English Civil War. Gun-firing displays and artillery demonstrations formed part of the Bank Holiday entertainment, performed by hundreds of members
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Garage owner donates £1,000 to help charity fund
CAR dealer Alan Old put the Esmee Godwin Fund on the road with the largest donation so far. He handed over £1,000 to Esmee’s dad Chris to bolster his family’s bid to buy lifesaving medical equipment in her memory. Chris and Gillian Godwin
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Community group’s vision to transform heart of old town
THE heart of old Weymouth will beat again thanks to plans designed to promote the town’s historical and cultural heritage. The Chapelhay Comm-unity Partnership (CCP) has unveiled more details of its vision to bring the Grade II listed Old Town Hall of
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Climber lucky to be alive after 150ft cliff plunge at Durdle Door
A CLIMBER is lucky to be alive after plunging 150 feet down a cliff. The 28-year-old man, who fell on to the beach at Man o’War Bay near Durdle Door, escaped with serious but not life threatening injuries. His 22-year-old climbing partner was also trapped
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Garden fete at Crecy Care Home
Ladies are invited to a special Fashion Show at Emmanuel Church, Southill on Thursday, May 14, starting at 7.30 pm, with doors open from 7.00 pm. Tickets £3 and full details are available from local outlets or call 776151. All proceeds from this show
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Full steam ahead for pop mogul Pete on London to Swanage train
POP mogul Pete Waterman joined trainspotters to watch the first steam engine for 42 years take passengers from London to Swanage. Hundreds of people lined the grass banks at the railway station to welcome the 1940s steam locomotive Tangmere into the
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Community project's vision for old Weymouth
THE heart of old Weymouth will beat again thanks to plans designed to promote the town’s historical and cultural heritage. The Chapelhay Community Partnership (CCP) has unveiled more details of its vision to bring the Grade II listed Old Town Hall of
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Arson probe after fire drama in Weymouth flats
AN arson probe was launched after fire ripped through a block of flats in Weymouth. Firefighters rushed to the scene amid reports that people were trapped in the burning building. One man was rescued from an upstairs window while others
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Coutts to look abroad
MIDFIELDER James Coutts has admitted to feeling “angry and upset,” following Weymouth’s failure to beat the drop in the Blue Square Premier. The 22-year-old was reduced to tears when his hometown club’s relegation was confirmed at the final
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Chickens eye third but Henley is out
CHICKERELL will be without influential defender Scott Henley for tonight’s crucial clash at Poole Borough in the Dorset Premier League (7.45pm). The ex-Weymouth centre-back has a thigh strain but the Chickens are hoping that Graham Biles will be back
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Easton’s Maxted magic
WAREHAM RANGERS 3 EASTON UNITED 4 ROB Maxted netted two stunning goals as Easton United staged a fantastic comeback at Wareham Rangers to wrap up third spot in the Dorset Senior League. The Portlanders went 3-0 down in the opening 20 minutes
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Cup double for sublime Ladies
WEYMOUTH LADIES 4 PURBECK LADIES 0 WEYMOUTH Ladies continued their successful season when they defeated Dorset Women’s League champions Purbeck 4-0 to win the Dorset Women’s County Cup. The victory, at the County Ground, Hamworthy, saw the Terras retain
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Engineers teach Giants a lesson
SOUTH DORSET GIANTS 12 ROYAL ENGINEERS 54 SOUTH Dorset Giants were taught a hard lesson in rugby league by a seasoned Royal Engineer side at Monmouth Avenue. The Giants were always set for a tough encounter given the fact that the Engineers are the
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Bandits implode
WEYMOUTH BANDITS 62 WINCHESTER WARRIORS 67 A DISASTROUS final quarter saw Weymouth Bandits throw away the chance of securing back-to-back victories against a six-man Winchester Warriors outfit at Weymouth College. The hosts started well and sprung
