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Dorset V volunteers step out for charity
YOUTH workers are putting their hearts into a panoramic trek along the heights of South Dorset. The team from the Dorset V volunteer group have signed up for the Ridgeway Charity Challenge sponsored walk and run on Sunday, July 25. The
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Weymouth Brownie leader spreads Girlguiding UK message
AS GIRLGUIDING UK celebrates its centenary year, a Weymouth Brownie leader is taking the celebrations cross-Channel. Elaine O’Connell is taking seven 17-year-old Ranger Guides and Senior Section members round Europe as part of the Centenary Stampede.
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Dance your way to fitness at Park District forum
IT’S time to get on the dance mats and groove to a healthy rhythm. Community leaders in Weymouth’s Park District are appealing for people to join them for free group sessions this summer – starting tomorrow. They’ve secured funding to run dance mat
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Success story for author Jim Potts
AUTHOR Jim Potts can see his words in print in Dorchester after his book went on sale in a national chain. His book – The Ionian Islands And Epirus – A Cultural History – is on the shelves at Waterstones in South Street. Mr Potts, 65, lives in Poundbury
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Chicks give new hope for tern colony on Chesil Beach
SEVEN chicks have given the hope of survival to a long-established colony of small seabirds on Chesil Beach after years of decline. Conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts are delighted that little terns nesting along the Fleet have successfully raised
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Digging in for Portland Museum workshop
PEOPLE have had a chance to find out more about any unusual objects they may have found or dug up in their back gardens. Weymouth and Portland Spirit of the Sea Festival held a workshop at Portland Museum for the public to bring any finds that they have
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Drug dealer jailed for 21 months
A MAN who was caught rummaging through a bush has been jailed for his part in a drugs supply chain. Marek Roman Tarnawski was told that his involvement in the supply of Class A drugs helped make crack cocaine ‘the scourge of the area’. The 28-year-old
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Echo's Child of the Year winners pick up their prizes
THE Echo’s Child of the Year winners were all smiles as they received their prizes. Parents Jay and Jade Gibbs said they were extremely proud that their son Callum was named the competition’s overall winner. Callum, of the 19-35 month category, secured
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Magpies' fans in fight to save marquee
FANS have urged councillors to throw their weight behind plans for the permanent siting of a marquee outside Dorchester Town Football Club. The Dorchester Town Supporters Trust board wants West Dorset District Council to support an application for the
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Plea for Government to 'call in' Charles Street office move
FORMER parliamentary candidate Sue Farrant has called on the government to step into the town centre furore in Dorchester. She has written to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles about proposals to build £10.7million
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Rockers Status Quo at Bovington Tank Museum
Rock legends Status Quo will donate two signed guitars to the Tank Museum in Bovington when they visit the Dorset attraction tomorrow. Rockers Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi will be at the museum to film a music video for a new version of their single
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Beach chalet goes on market for £325,000
A wooden beach chalet is being tipped to sell for a staggering £325,000 after it was put on the market. From the outside, the single-storey shack looks little more than a glorified garden shed, with only timber walls and roof to shield the occupants
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The World's End, Almer
HAVING a friend from north of the county I like to meet with regularly means finding somewhere halfway between to eat. Our favourite is The World’s End pub four miles north of Bere Regis. It’s a big place, so when there’s a whole group of us we can
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TIC move will save us all money
IT WAS nice to read in the Echo about Barbara Howe petitioning to get the TIC back at The Esplanade near the King’s Statue. Why? Places change, people change and life goes on….. Personally, I feel that Weymouth and Portland Borough Council have used
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Thanks to driver for returning our bag
RECENTLY on our way to Jersey, my wife and myself stayed overnight in Weymouth. We used a taxi from the rank at the station to reach a B&B on The Esplanade. Unfortunately, our travel bag with camera, mobile phone and books was left in the vehicle. We
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Patients are being taken for idiots
THE Echo has reported that patients have won their battle to get vital painkilling injections. My wife received her first injection over 18 months ago and was told that she could have the injections twice a year. She has been in regular contact with
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Festival celebrates South Dorset's historic land
TO THOSE who live in Weymouth, Dorchester and the surrounding villages, the South Dorset Ridgeway is a constant presence. Seen from the southern coastal plain, it is a looming escarpment marked with burial mounds and chalk figures; from the north, it
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What is the price of Weymouth TIC move?
I FULLY support Barbara Howe in her petition about the move of the Tourist Information Centre from the centre to the outskirts of Weymouth. I am an OAP and walk slowly and it took me 25 minutes to get to the centre from the bus stop by the bridge and
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Five escape horror car crash on A354
FIVE young people cheated death after a horror crash in which their car rolled over several times. Police and eyewitnesses said they were amazed that no one died in the crash on the A354 at Basan Hill near Milborne St Andrew yesterday afternoon
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Survival game for Terras
Ian Hutchinson insisted survival is the key for Weymouth following the release of this season’s fixtures. The Terras begin their Zamaretto Premier Division campaign with a trip to Halesowen on Saturday, August 14, while their first home match
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Confidence is key for skip Tom
WILDCATS’ skipper Tom Brown believes a lack of confidence has affected his recent performances. The Welsh ace suffered a broken ankle back in April and returned to the saddle at the start of last month. Brown looked to have found top gear immediately
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Bees rocked by keeper's injury
JAMIE Fry has been ruled out of football for two months after undergoing an operation to repair damaged tendons in his right hand. Gloveman Fry had originally sustained the injury at work more than a month ago but aggravated it last week and went under
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Full-time for Easton
DORSET Senior League champions Easton United will not defend their title this season after deciding to fold. The Portlanders, who had formed a link with the YOI to keep going last summer, were rocked by the news that they would not be eligible for promotion
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Fired-up Fraser
ADAM Fraser fought off the attentions of Jon Mason to book a place in the last eight of the men’s singles at the Weymouth Town Tournament. Early rain threatened the timetable but soon cleared to allow a full evening’s play – much to the relief of organiser
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More floats needed for Weymouth Carnival
MORE floats are needed to join this year’s Weymouth Carnival procession. Organisers are surprised that following a public outcry which prompted the return of motorised floats to the August extravaganza, there hasn’t been a huge response as
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Ryan: I let Bournemouth off the hook
WEYMOUTH SECONDS 197 (7pts) lost to BOURNEMOUTH 198-7 (20pts) by three wickets JOHN Ryan was quick to take responsibility following Weymouth Seconds’ three-wicket defeat at Bournemouth. After seeing his side post 197, the second-team skipper
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Piddle sunk by Broadwey
PIDDLE A remain rooted to the foot of the Netball League Division Two table following a heavy defeat at the hands of leaders Broadwey. The first quarter began surprisingly close with both teams adopting similar tactics of strong, wide, cross-court passes
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Dorset bow out of Middleton Cup
DORSET bowed out of the Middleton Cup after going down at Winscombe, Somerset in their final group clash. The county side were intent on securing the victory against the county, which would not only provide an outside chance of quarter-final qualification
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Calls to tear up Weymouth's tramway lines
NEW calls were made today to tear up Weymouth’s historic harbourside railway line. Motorcyclist Becky Leeming blames the rails, known as the tramway, for an accident in which she was thrown from her bike in Commercial Road. She believes
