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Haiti 'thank you' at Dorchester Borough Gardens
A FAMILY fun day is being held in the Dorchester Borough Gardens to thank people for backing the Haiti appeal. The Rotary clubs of Dorchester are staging the free event from noon to 6pm on Sunday, July 11. It comes after groups and individuals helped
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Taking notes about music
A group of students from across the county visited Weymouth College yesterday to experience future career prospects. We visited the music studio to find out how they were getting on. Nicole Orme, 15, from Budmouth Technology College, said she was
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Puppies - eleven available
WE are two of a group of eleven collie spaniel cross pups aged eight weeks. We are a mix of boys and girls. We can be homed separately and would all love to find caring owners. Leads on Rescue Dogs: 0844 4993240
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Outstanding Learner Award for Dorchester student
A SINGLE mum who kept on studying while battling a serious illness has been honoured at an awards ceremony. Michele Marlow from Weymouth missed only one of her classes despite undergoing chemotherapy for systemic lupus, an immune system disease. Her
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Weymouth's psychic octopus Paul predicts Spain will be World Cup winner
THE global sensation that is Weymouth's psychic octopus has predicted Spain will win the World Cup. Paul the octopus foretold that Spain would beat Germany 1-0 in their semi-final tournament clash on Wednesday. The octopus, who was born
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Red card for Dorchester Town FC marquee plan
COUNCILLORS have called foul over plans to site a marquee at Dorchester Town Football Club permanently. They objected to the application at a meeting of Dorchester Town Council’s planning and environment committee because of concerns over noise affecting
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Dorchester market cover-up triggers objections
PLANS for two new covered areas at Dorchester market have sparked objections. Market operators Ensor wants to demolish part of the North Linneys towards the top of the site as part of a scheme to improve the market. They intend to build two new covered
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Dorset County Hospital patients win painkilling battle
PATIENTS have won their battle to get vital painkilling injections. Campaigners Colin and Diana Smith, from Weymouth, called for action after patients were left waiting for appointments at the Dorset County Hospital. Mrs Smith, aged 63, of Wardcliffe
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More than 20,000 people expected in Weymouth for seafood festival
MORE than 20,000 people are expected to flock to the Dorset Seafood Festival in Weymouth this weekend. The two-day festival, organised by the Harbour Traders Association, is part of the Spirit of the Sea maritime festival and organisers have
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Stonemasonry taster session
Students had the opportunity at Weymouth College to have a taster session of what it would be like to be a stonemason and learned the basic skills of stone carving. Alex Grant, aged 15, from All Saints School, filled us in with all the gritty details
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Psychology session in action
A buzzing psychology group were drawing pigs – much to our surprise! But it turned out that their drawings showed a lot about their personalities. For example, a pig facing frontwards means that you’re a very direct, argumentative person and a pig filling
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Video production
nEver thought of a career in Video Production? A group of 14 to 15-year-olds from Budmouth Technology College participated in a fantastic opportunity, a once- in-a-lifetime workshop at Weymouth College. The students were eager to create and capture
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Time for invention
Budding new inventors gathered here at Weymouth College and had the chance to unlock their creativity and put pens to paper. The session was led by expert inventor Simon Phelps. Kane Bennett, 15, from The Wey Valley School said: “I really enjoy engineering
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Dorset traffic misery: Major works set for Dorchester bypass
MOTORISTS can expect more road misery when major works get underway on the Dorchester bypass. The Highways Agency has announced it will be overhauling roundabouts by the Football Club and Kingston Maurward on the A35 starting in September and lasting
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Health and fitness
WE chose to interview the students doing Health and Fitness. This involved looking at living healthily and looking after your body. One student from All Saints, Jack Stone, commented that he was enjoying the experience and wished to go into a career
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Dorset traffic misery: Weymouth traders see improvement
TRADERS and residents have said the traffic chaos has eased since the start of the works. They have also welcomed the suggestion of extending working hours which came from Dorset County Council’s director for environment Miles Butler. John Pearce, owner
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Dorset traffic misery: Work hours may be extended in Weymouth
WORK on Weymouth’s Olympic traffic lights may be extended into evenings. Members of Dorset County Council’s cabinet were told that work on major roundabouts in the borough was on track. But they were also told by Dorset County Council
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Focus on Heroes
After ten minutes of witnessing the armed services taster session perceptions changed. Adam Jones, 15, from The Wey Valley School, thought the activity would be physically strenuous but to his amazement the session leaned more towards the theory
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Rod Harper, 59, Looking for: Anything, admin, shelf-stacking
Address: Stavordale Road, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Rod last worked in February 2009 as a freelance technical author at a nuclear power plant in Bristol and has 35 years experience working as a technical author. He is also a qualified
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Nick Goddard, 28, looking for: Retail, cleaning or computer work
Address: Kirkleton Avenue, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Nick last worked a month ago at a Weymouth care home in a role he had for a year. Before this he worked at another Weymouth care home for six months. Nick has also worked as a
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Brian Owen, 55, looking for: Ground work or construction
Address: East Weare Road, Portland. Qualifications and experience: Brian has been a ground worker for over 40 years and has a Construction Skills Certification Scheme card and a European work visa, known as a blue card. He last worked 13 months
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Helen Bibby, 41, looking for: Retail or waitressing work
Address: Albert Street, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Helen is looking for a job she can fit around looking after her school-age children. She last worked at McDonald’s in Weymouth last summer and has previously worked as a waitress
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Audition time for The Heat is On
COME and audition for the next top pop musical to rock onto the stage at Weymouth Pavilion this summer. The Heat is On has been hailed as ‘the ultimate celebration of the greatest songs from the greatest musicals and movies’. It features hits from
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Baseball bat boy runs riot at St Andrew's Primary School, Preston
POLICE were called to a Weymouth primary school after an 11-year old boy ran riot with a baseball bat. Pupils were locked inside their classrooms and some hid under tables as teachers tried to restrain the boy. Officers attended the
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Not a happy ending for hobby nestcam
THE goshawks may have flown the nest but the tale hasn't ended quite so happily for the hobby nest which replaced the young birds of prey on our online nestcam. The hobby nest has had two of the three eggs taken out of it, with the final egg abandoned
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Day is set to stay with Cats
PHIL Bartlett insists Terry Day will remain a Weymouth Weyline Wildcat – despite appearing to suggest last week that he could be on the way out. Fans’ favourite Day has been sidelined since his horror crash at the Wessex Raceway on May 28,
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Vickers to put trialists to the test?
DORCHESTER Town kick-off their pre-season campaign with a trip to Wimborne Town tomorrow (3pm). The county town Magpies take on the East Dorset Magpies in their first outing since returning to training last weekend. A handful of new faces may feature
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Teenage call-ups for Dorchester
DORCHESTER captain Martyn Richards has drafted in three teenagers for tomorrow’s Dorset Premier League clash at Broadstone (1.30pm). The county town side are without the services of Xenon Ellis, Dan Belt, Steve Gerety and Quenton Miller so in come Dave
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Seasiders eye home comforts
PAUL Payne is looking forward to returning home for the first time in a month when Wimborne & Colehill visit Redlands tomorrow (1.30pm). The Seasiders have been on their travels for the last three weekends, losing twice but gaining a mightily impressive
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Herrison out to end Saints hoodoo
HERRISON Youth will be out to break their St George’s hoodoo when the two sides meet in the final of the Dorchester Evening League Knockout Cup this evening (6.30pm). Bere Regis’ Townsend wicket will play host to this year’s showpiece as Youth and the
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Skidmores storm through in mixed doubles
THE Weymouth Town Tennis Tournament continued with the emphasis on the doubles competitions as competitors battled their way through the group stages. In the mixed doubles, the mother-and-son Dorchester team of Sarah and Ben Skidmore played some high
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Weymouth's psychic octopus Paul is no sucker
THE ‘psychic’ octopus born at Weymouth’s Sea Life Park was again proved right after correctly predicting Germany’s World Cup defeat. Paul the octopus foretold that Spain would beat Germany 1-0 in their semi-final tournament clash on Wednesday. The octopus
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Call to start work on Weymouth's former Methodist chapel site
CALLS have been made for developers to start transforming town centre eyesore after a three-year hold-up. Plans for the former Methodist Chapel in Maiden Street, which was destroyed in a major fire in 2002, were billed as ‘a catalyst for regeneration
