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Cats charm Cobras
National League WEYMOUTH WILDCATS 57 RYE HOUSE COBRAS 35 WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats soared to the top of the National League with a convincing win over the Rye House Cobras tonight. And the Wildcats will be looking to maintain their
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Ridgeway road lane to close for good
Work on a bridge for the Weymouth Relief Road will permanently close a section of Ridgeway Hill from Monday. Traffic signals will be in use on Ridgeway Hill over the weekend, starting at 8pm on Saturday, to allow new road markings to be put in place
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Dorset NHA and police work praised
A SCHEME run by Dorset Police and the NHS has been held up as a national example of how they should work together. The force and Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust were praised in a Lord Bradley’s Report of the Independent Review of People with Mental
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Talented young actor needs funding for course
TALENTED teenager Alex Foott from Dorchester is set to tread the boards in London as he pursues a career on the stage. He has been offered a place at the Italia Conti Academy, Britain’s oldest theatre arts training school, which is renowned
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Transition Town movement comes to Dorchester
A GREEN-MINDED movement which is spreading the message of sustainability across the country swept into Dorchester. The Transition Town movement is about challenging communities to respond at a local level to climate change and peak oil – the theory that
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Bid to trace Dorset's RAF history
HISTORIAN Colin Pomeroy is setting his sights on wartime RAF units for a new book about Dorset. He wants to find pictures and talk to people about the smaller RAF units that played their part in the Second World War. He is compiling information for
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SATs boycott likely in Weymouth
A REVIEW of testing yesterday left the door open for primary school Sats to be scrapped in the future, in favour of teacher assessment. An expert group, set up by Schools Secretary Ed Balls to look at the assessment system, recommended that national
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My concern over a lack of buses in Weymouth
Where have all the buses gone? I am a daily bus user. I am appalled at the lack of buses. Three buses seem to have been taken away. Talking to other passengers, they agree that catching buses is now stressful. It is no longer a seven
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Really wild night with Chris Packham
TV WILDLIFE expert Chris Packham helped a charity pass its £40,000 mark when he gave an illustrated talk in Dorchester. The evening at the town’s Corn Exchange ended in a standing ovation after his informative and entertaining lecture in which he shared
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Van of shame to tackle teen drinking in Weymouth and Portland
YOUNGSTERS caught causing trouble are to be driven home to face their parents in a van of shame. Underage drinkers and anti-social youngsters are to be targeted in the new police crackdown across Weymouth and Portland. Their antics will also be recorded
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Two steps at a time
WEYMOUTH chairman Ian Ridley has called for patience while directors undertake a two-step plan to deliver some sort of stability at the cash-stricken club. Terras’ officials have been working around the clock since last month’s relegation from the Blue
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Cats set sights on Cobras
WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats return to National League action this weekend with a double header. First up, the Wildcats entertain the Rye House Cobras at the Wessex Bus Raceway tonight (7.15pm) before hitting the road to take on current league leaders the
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Couple's tribute at anniversary of Lyme Bay rescue
A COUPLE rescued after their helicopter crashed in Lyme Bay a decade ago have been traced after an appeal. Philip Burgess and his eight-weeks-pregnant wife Lisa crashed into the sea off Lyme Regis in thick fog in 1999. They were left fighting for their
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Righting the wrongs
DORCHESTER will be looking to right the wrongs of last weekend’s defeat when they welcome Poole Town to the Rec tomorrow (1.30pm). That is the verdict of county town skipper Martyn Richards who watched his reigning Dorset Premier League champions suffer
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Bray back in the fold
ANDY Bray makes his seasonal bow tomorrow when Weymouth entertain Bland-ford at Redlands (1.30pm start). The former Somerset star missed last weekend’s trip to Poole where the Seasiders suffered a 65-run reversal on the opening day of the Dorset Premier
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Barrett backing youngsters to lift Triangle
STAND-IN captain Simon Barrett has backed the club’s youngsters to produce the goods following last week’s opening day defeat at Christchurch in Dorset League Division Three. Barrett will again take the reins at Reforne tomorrow in the absence of skipper
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Welch targeting runners-up spot
MAURICE Welch is challenging his players to maintain their unbeaten run until the end of the season and secure the Dorset Premier League runners-up spot. Chickerell entertain struggling Sturminster Marshall at Weymouth College tomorrow (3pm) looking
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Rescue package for Easton?
EASTON boss Chris Wilson has insisted that a decision on the club’s future will be made next week. The Portlanders take on Tintinhull tomorrow (3pm) in what could prove to be their last-ever game at the Grove but there is hope that a rescue package
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Charlie is their darling in Westham
Charlie Bennett was surprised by a trophy for his good deeds in Weymouth. Pensioners nominated the youngster for his contribution to the community with the Westham Youth Forum. Charlie, 11, was awarded the cup in a surprise presentation
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Blues made to wait
PORTLAND United hope to clinch successive Dorset Premier League titles tomorrow after missing out on the chance to do so last night. The Blues were due to face Wincanton Town at Grove Corner yesterday evening, when a win would have been enough to hand
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Julian Fellowes signs up for Weldmar's big day
JULIAN Fellowes is the latest celebrity to sign up for Weldmar’s fundraising Dorset Extravaganza at the end of this month. The Oscar-winning writer has agreed to ‘mind the stall’ for London-based couture milliner Judy Bentick, who will be selling her
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Dorset UFO sightings - the explanation
WAS it a UFO? A flying saucer? A celestial message from on high? Sadly none of the above. The conspiracy theorists can pack up their notebooks for now. The mysterious orange orbs spotted floating across Weymouth and Portland at the weekend
