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Puddletown cricket club celebrates the opening of its new practice nets
Puddletown CRICKET club chairman Pat Stockley welcomed all guests to the official opening of the new practice nets. He expressed thanks firstly to David Hawkins, who represented Viridor and Entrust, the main sponsors of the net project
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Divine music fills local church
THE POPULAR choristers of Collegium Regale once again drew a huge audience to All Saints Church, Wyke at a concert recently staged there. The main sponsor of this event was Jane Cotton of Cotton and Son, Funeral Directors and her support was greatly
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Weymouth sailing couple's auction raises £1,200
GOLDEN couple Sarah and Nick Dempsey have raised £1,200 towards eradicating meningitis. The Olympians, from Weymouth, auctioned a collection of their old sailing clothes at Castle Cove Sailing Club’s end of winter dinner to raise money for Meningitis
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Budmouth students in Ten Tors triumph
A TEAM of students sporting comedy moustaches walked 45 miles as part of the annual Ten Tors Challenge. Two teams from Budmouth Technology College in Weymouth took part in the two-day expedition over the rugged and open terrain of Dartmoor in Devon.
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Monks surprise for Weymouth cabbie’s wife
A TAXI driver surprised his wife when he told her who he’d invited to stay... five Tibetan monks, their guide and his girlfriend. Bob Murphy is welcoming the party to the three-bedroom home he shares in Leamington Road, Weymouth, with his wife Victoria
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Former card shop staff take on Dorchester Race for Life
FORMER employees of Weymouth’s Bitz card shop are getting together in memory of loved ones to raise money for cancer research. They will all be taking part in the Dorchester Race for Life, at Kingston Maurward College on May 31. Five of the six women
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Weymouth beach donkeys bucking the trend
WEYMOUTH’S beach donkeys are proving to be as popular as ever despite new figures claiming the traditional seaside pastime is dying out. Donkey owner Maggie Aldridge said her beach concession was always busy, especially during school holidays and in
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Portlanders put forward ideas for a brighter Fortuneswell
EYE-CATCHING street displays, more activities for youngsters and vibrant community events. This is what the future could hold for Fortuneswell residents – and all thanks to their own bright ideas. Aimed at winning a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympics
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Former Weymouth footballer admits assault
A PROFESSIONAL footballer admitted grabbing a bag of chips from the hands of another man and hitting him in a drunken assault, Weymouth magistrates were told. Jordan Patrick Collins, 20, had been on loan to Weymouth FC until the beginning of May – only
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Weymouth College links up with Chelsea FC
WEYMOUTH College may soon be fostering the next Frank Lampard or John Terry thanks to a historic link-up with FA Cup finalists Chelsea. From September, the Premiership giants will help to run the college’s boys’ football academy. Chelsea’s Football
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Harris: It's good to be back
RETURNING Andy Harris will do everything he can to help get Weymouth back on its feet again, following the club’s relegation from the Blue Square Premier. The experienced midfielder, who helped the Terras win promotion to non-League’s top-flight in
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Janners helps Bears maul sorry Portland
THE Bears climbed to the top of the Swift Signs Weymouth League Division One with two more wins over Portland Red Triangle and Budmouth. Portland had no answer to openers Dean Janaway (70) and Paul Payne’s (34) assault, who with support from Will McKay
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South Dorset MP Jim Knight put tax advice on his expenses
SOUTH Dorset MP Jim Knight has insisted he sought tax advice from the husband of a Labour Party colleague in a bid to save the taxpayer money. The schools minister was yesterday embroiled in the MPs’ expenses row following revelations about payments
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England's finest
DORSET Pentathletes were branded top club in the country for the third successive year at the 2009 National Biathlon Championships in Macclesfield. The county took a huge squad of 31 competitors to the event and came home with three team gold medals
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Hosts grab three titles in Youth showpiece
AROUND 130 teams from all over the country descended on the Marsh last weekend for the second annual Weymouth FC Youth Tournament and the event proved a huge success. Sides from as far away as Solihull, Willenhall, Birmingham, Devon, Gosport and Portsmouth
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Dorchester tighten grasp on top spot
DORCHESTER THIRDS 164-7 (19pts) beat POOLE TOWN FOURTHS 160-8 (7pts) by three wickets DORCHESTER THIRDS consolidated on top spot in Dorset Funeral Plan Division Seven thanks to victory over Poole Town Fourths. But the visitors, anchored
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Pair ‘severely hurt’ in Littlemoor machete attack
TWO men were injured in a suspected machete attack in Weymouth. Both men were rushed to hospital with severe wounds following the violent incident in Littlemoor. Weymouth Police confirmed the men were found with deep cuts within minutes
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Let's not lose sight of the major benefits that the Weymouth relief road will bring
JOHN Hampton asks in his recent letter ‘Is road worth this devastation?’ (You Say, May 15). I think the need for the road has been proved, the necessary legal requirements have been adhered to and the road is being built. This is a fact of life that
