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Durdle Door air rescue drama
AN AIR rescue was launched when a young girl started having breathing difficulties at a coastal beauty spot. The youngster and her mother were airlifted from the beach at Durdle Door, Lulworth by South Western Ambulance Service. She
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Miss Dorset Lifeboat Danielle De-Bear in Galaxy quest
NOT content with just taking on Dorset, one teenager is now setting her sights on conquering the Galaxy. Danielle De-Bear, 17, of Cerne Abbas, recently was crowned Miss Dorset Lifeboat after she raised £550 for the charity by undertaking a
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Dorset man's Nigeria challenge
A DORSET man has a challenge on his hands to promote British business interest in Africa’s most populous country. Bob Dewar, who has been British High Commissioner to Nigeria since 2007, is working out of Africa to bring positive change to his adoptive
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State-of-the-art children's play area progressing well
A NEW state-of-the-art children's play area is planned for Chickerell and residents are being invited to view drawings for both the play area and multi-use games court at the town council offices. Based on ideas from local young people,
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17,000 enjoy Scouting at Dorset's Goose 2010 event
ARCHERY, water slides, tunnelling, raft-building, zip-wiring and ant-infested tents were just some of the delights awaiting Dorset Scouts at their annual camp. Around 1,700 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from across the county congregated at Buddens
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Award for Bennetts Water Gardens, Weymouth
GARDENS holding a National Plant Collection of water lilies in Weymouth have won a Tourism award. Bennetts Water Gardens have won a Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) Award. Tourism manager James Bennett said: “We have
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Eyes on the skies for Weymouth Carnival
Wednesday for the exciting aerial events lined up for Weymouth Carnival. Organisers are confident they can avoid a repetition of last year when the UK’s premier parachute display team had to pull out because of a row over a landing site.
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Chickerell youngsters reach play park fund target
are cheering after fundraisers hit their target to build a new park. The youngsters came up with ideas for the new park in a brainstorming session at the village school. Now parents and fundraisers from the Chickerell@Play group have raised £10,000
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Unemployment continues to fall in Dorset
UNEMPLOYMENT in Dorset has fallen for the sixth month in a row, according to the latest figures. The number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) in the county council area of Dorset dropped from 3,807 in June to 3,693 in July, according
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Doubt: A Parable - at Dorchester arts
IINTERNATIONAL theatre comes to Dorchester Arts next week with one of the most hard-hitting stories of modern literature. Doubt: A Parable is the Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a priest and nun locked in combat over her suspicions that he has abused
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La Gondola, Dorchester
ITALIAN food is a world favourite, which has its pros and cons. In the con corner, we have a number of suspect take-away outlets and over-salted, microwaveable pasta dishes. In the pro corner we have places like La Gondola in Dorchester’s Trinity Street
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Keep hospital cash for patients
I am sure all the Echo readers were shocked to read about the £2,557 paid each working day to the NHS Trust temporary chief executive Derek Smith. Outrage by the overstretched, dedicated nurses was mirrored by those patients who have had to wait many
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Robyn Nixon: Mother blames 'cyber bullying'
ROBYN’S mum Sue Nixon wore a T-shirt bearing her daughter’s photo and the words Bullying Stops Here to the inquest. She told the Echo after the inquest that her daughter’s break-up with her boyfriend may have been ‘the final straw’ in her daughter
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Robyn Nixon: Family's tributes to tragic Weymouth girl
THE family of Robyn Nixon have paid tribute to their ‘beautiful baby girl’ who was always true to herself. Robyn was born five-and-a-half weeks early at the Special Baby Care Unit (SCBU) at Poole Hospital and was the youngest of six children. Mum Sue
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Robyn Nixon: Suicide verdict on Weymouth car park plunge
ROBYN Danielle Nixon ‘took her own life’ by stepping off the top of the multi-storey car park in Weymouth, a coroner has ruled. The 15-year-old, of Wyke Regis, Weymouth, died as a result of massive head injuries due to blunt trauma, an inquest in Dorchester
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Robyn Nixon: Parents condemn 'horrific' photographs
THE parents of tragic schoolgirl Robyn Nixon condemned the people who photographed her as she lay dying. Rob and Sue Nixon told of their disgust at passers-by who took photos of Robyn on their mobile phones, moments after her 50ft plunge from
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Douglas delight
STRIKER Stuart Douglas has finally put pen to paper at the Avenue Stadium. The 32-year-old scored five goals in six pre-season appearances, with boss Ashley Vickers declaring his wish to sign his former Weymouth team-mate more than three
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Hutchinson impressed by Byerley
BOSS Ian Hutchinson has revealed he is interested in bringing Dorchester Town frontman Warren Byerley to the Bob Lucas Stadium. Byerley has been told he will be a peripheral figure at the Magpies and he enquired about training with Weymouth
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North Dorset councillors face £1million shortfall
COUNCIL building projects must be stopped, assets sold, or money borrowed to plug an unexpected gap of nearly £1million in the capital finances of North Dorset District Council, cabinet bosses have been warned. Councillors are now facing a £974,000 shortfall
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A perfect start
RESILIENT Bridport fought back from a goal down to defeat Elmore last night and maintain their 100 per cent start to the season. The Bees had fallen behind on the stroke of half-time at Horsdon Park, but a much improved second-half performance
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Madness party as runners celebrate
MAIDEN Newton Runners will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday by hosting the NewTen Madness 10k. The event, in its sixth year, will start at 7pm at Maiden Newton Youth Centre and around 150 athletes are expected to take part. Club chairman Phil
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Nick's in lead despite injury woe
WORLD windsurfing champion Nick Dempsey is in pole position at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta despite being hampered by a back injury. Weymouth’s Athens bronze medallist star finished the third day of racing in first place at the seventh
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Stylish Wellies lift the crown
WELLWORTHY secured the Premiership title in style after beating Poole Park, 10-0. The Weymouth side travelled to Poole Park knowing that four points would be good enough to take the crown. The visitors’ first rink of John Always, Alan Jones, David Hanger
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Thieves cause water damage at All Saints Church, Wyke Regis
THIEVES have caused tens of thousands of pounds worth of water damage at a Weymouth church after stealing lead from the roof. The low-valued lead, worth no more than a few hundred pounds on the black market, was stolen from the roof of All Saints Church