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Hardy Performance
BRISTOL Old Vic Theatre School presents Tess of the D’Urbevilles at Frampton Village Hall on Friday, May 15. Tickets cost £9 for adults, £7 for under 18’s, and are available from Frampton Garage or by calling 01300 320607 THE NEXT date for Stratton
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Something must be done to make our transport system sustainable
I did not anticipate that my suggestion of a congestion charge for Weymouth (You Say, April 4) would meet with an enthusiastic response but hoped that it might stimulate a reasoned exchange concerning the inevitable transport problems within Weymouth
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Quirky village knob-throwing contest takes the biscuit
THE chance to toss a few knobs in the sunshine was irresistible to more than 5,000 people who came to Cattistock to pit their skills. It was the village’s second ever knob-throwing contest and beat last year’s rain-drenched affair by miles, said organiser
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86 years old and still going strong
Wyke Regis Sisterhood are looking forward to celebrating their 86th Anniversary at a service to be held at 2.30pm at Wyke Methodist Church, Portland Road, on Tuesday, May 19. Anyone from any denomination is very welcome to join members for this. Tea
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Stores come and go in county town's changing centre
WHERE one door closes another one opens for trade in Dorchester’s town centre. After trading for more than 35 years Change of Seen in South Street is closing in May. Owner Kathy Kilburn said that she cannot go on running the shop in the financial
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County town's Lions' fun run is a roaring success
RUNNERS in Dorchester have gone the extra mile to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Around 360 people took on the 27th Annual Dorchester Lions’ Fun Run in the county town, helping to raise a total of nearly £8,000 for charity. Runners of all ages
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To loos the trek - public will have to walk to toilets if Castletown block is closed
RESIDENTS and traders have launched a fight to save their public toilets on Portland. The block in Castletown is earmarked for closure at the end of the summer under a shake-up of facilities in the borough. But campaigners fear that the closure would
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Mystery sightings of orange orbs floating across evening sky
PUZZLED residents are trying to solve the mystery of orange ‘flame-like’ orbs spotted floating across the sky. Several sightings of the strange spherical objects have been reported in recent days. Nina Seymour said she saw the object travelling north-west
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Popular children’s authors visit island's Southwell school
CHILDREN’S authors David and Helen Orme spent two days at Southwell Primary School on Portland, explaining to pupils and staff the disciplines required to become an author. With the children, Helen concentrated on non-fiction, stressing the importance
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New assistant chief for county force
POLICEMAN Mike Glanville has risen from beat bobby to third in charge of Dorset Police. He has been appointed as the force’s new Assistant Chief Constable (Operations) by the Dorset Police Authority. ACC Mike Glanville described the new position – after
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Estate of play for village kids as prospective MP opens grounds
CHILDREN soaked up the sights and sounds of the countryside on a visit to a farm estate. Nearly 200 children from six schools in South Dorset attended the fifth annual Kids to Farm Day at the Charborough estate near Wareham. They browsed around seven
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It’s ghost to coast as paranormal investigators celebrate successful first year
IF THERE’S something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call... ? Weymouth’s Paranormal Invest-igation Team (PIT), that’s who. Celebrating their first birthday this month, Dorset’s supernatural spies have found themselves in demand for checking
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Borough lines up travellers’ sites - but they won't be permanent
GYPSY and traveller sites are being lined up for Weymouth and Portland. Members of the borough council’s management committee have voted to push forward with plans for 25 pitches where caravans can be temporarily moved when they are camped on unauthorised
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Well-dressing at Upwey Wishing Well
WHERE the pools are bright and deep, Where the grey trout lies asleep, Up the river and over the lee That's the way for Billy and me. So goes James Hogg's poem, 'A Boy's Song' and the theme from which Maggie Cooke has designed this year's
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Dorchester student Hailey wins top cookery competition
A DORCHESTER student has claimed the top prize in a national cookery competition. Sixteen-year-old Hailey Vickers impressed the judges in the 2009 Rotary Young Chef competition to take the national title. Hailey, who lives in Charlton
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Weymouth seafront sex attack prompts call for more CCTV
A TEENAGE girl was sexually assaulted as she walked home along Weymouth seafront. The 17-year-old Weymouth girl was walking along the Esplanade and had just turned into Astrid Way when the man pounced. The attacker, who had been following
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There’s more in the tank
NEW Weymouth Doonan Wildcats acquisition Mark “Buzz” Burrows has admitted that it will take him at least “a couple of weeks” before he is firing on all cylinders again. The former Stoke rider, who is deputising for the injured Jon Armstrong at number
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Red-hot Seasiders
WEYMOUTH SECONDS 223-5 (20pts) beat BRIDPORT 61 (2pts) by 162 runs WEYMOUTH Seconds began their pursuit of an immediate return to Dorset Funeral Plan League Division One with a clinical demolition of Bridport. Skipper John Ryan watched his
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Thirds make winning start
Dorchester III 255-8 bt Parley III 195 all out by 60 runs DORCHESTER started their Dorset League Division Seven campaign with a 60-run victory. Electing to bat after winning the toss county town vice-captain Jae Miller got the innings off to a flier
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Dorset on track
Under-25 Bowls Inter County Double Rink DORSET 41 WARWICKSHIRE 30 DORSET made a successful start to their campaign as they attempt to land a unique back-to-back double by winning the outdoor National Under-25 title to add to the National Championship
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Sardinia sorrow as Simon misses out
A DISAPPOINTING day two saw Simon Wakely miss out on a top-10 finish in the third round of the World Enduro Championship, held in Sardinia, Italy. A mistake and a derailed chain hampered the Dorch-ester rider’s chances and he had to settle for a respectable
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Writer heads to film festival in pursuit of leading man
A WEYMOUTH writer is on her way to the Cannes Film Festival for a date with destiny and – hopefully – George Clooney. Claire Fordham, a former columnist with the Echo who now lives in Los Angeles, will be at the festival on Sunday, May 17, for the launch
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Terras ladies bag a double
Under-16 Girls WEYMOUTH 13 POOLE TOWN WESSEX 0 WEYMOUTH rounded off their most successful season to date with an emphatic victory at the Wessex Stadium to complete a league and cup double. The Terras have spent most of the season trailing their
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Festival hailed a roaring success
DORCHESTER Town Youth FC chairman Dave Read hailed the club’s eighth annual six-a-side tournament as “very successful”. A host of teams made the trip to the Sandringham Sports Centre, some shorter than others, to compete for the 12 titles on offer.
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St Osmund’s honour for sporting Peters
PETER Horne and Peter Thornton have been recognised for their sporting achievements at St Osmund’s Middle School with a special award sponsored by Sportsgear. Martyn Bagwell, head of PE at the Dorchester school explains: “We wanted to recognise the outstanding
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Thornton’s golden double
WEST Dorset Warriors took big strides forward at the fiercely contested Bournemouth Level Two Open Meet by winning 10 medals, gaining two Western Counties qualifying times and a total of 48 top-10 finishes. As usual the popular competition attracted
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Radipole’s relay aces
FOUR talented swimmers from Radipole Primary School produced fantastic times in Division 12 of the ASA South East Region Primary Schools Relays held at The Quays in Southampton. Year Six pupils Isis Hill, Jemma Brunell and Jorgie Luke, and Year Five
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£1,000 raised in Will’s memory
MORE than £1,000 has been raised from the Will Mackaness Charity Tennis Tournament to help develop watersports in Weymouth. Held at Weymouth Tennis Club and Wey Valley School, 29 couples ranging from the ages of nine to 60 took part with a
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Students finding their way
MORE than 200 pupils from around Weymouth converged on Wey Valley School for the Year Five Orienteering Festival. The day kicked off with students from St John’s, St Andrew’s and Bincombe Valley navigating their way around the unfamiliar site using state-of-the-art
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All the fun of the Chesil Bank
Abbotsbury and Langton Herring SOUNDS of music greeted my ears as I wended my way through the village to the May Fayre being held by the Chesil Bank Pre-School on Saturday, May 2nd. The Fayre was being held in Strangways Hall, Abbotsbury, the venue
