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All set for the Dumble Bimble fun run on Portland
THE Dumble Bimble fun run is being held on Portland on the evening of Tuesday September 7. There will be a five mile run, with a minimum age limit of 16 years of age, and a two mile run. There is no age limit on the two mile course and people can walk
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Reassurance on Weymouth Transport Package
I was recently interviewed by Radio Solent and BBC Spotlight about the Weymouth Transport Package. Like many people in Weymouth I had many concerns and questioned the work effort, timescales, disruption and the long-term legacy to Weymouth. Following
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Dorchester football fans and mystery of Arsenal ball
THREE football fans from Dorchester are trying to trace the origins of a rare old football signed by the Arsenal team of the 1930s. The old leather ball, which appears to have been presented by Dorchester Town Football Club, is signed by the likes of
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My nightmares - victim of Weymouth mugging
MUGGING victim Noreen Bailey has told how she still suffers nightmares following an attack in Weymouth. The pensioner said that she still did not feel confident enough to go out in the Park District after dark. Mrs Bailey, 75, was pushed against garage
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Villagers compete for awards at the village show
Affpuddle BLADEN Social Club's annual horticultural show was a successful event. Award winners were: BSC cup for the vegetable section - Selwyn McGrorty Norman Reed rosebowl for the flower section - Ivy Stockley
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Take the plunge in the Weymouth Bay swim
SWIMMERS are being urged to take part in the Weymouth Bay Swim this weekend. Organisers are urging people to sign up on the day for the bracing mile-long swim across the bay on Sunday morning. Proceeds are in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF
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Enjoy one more village fete on Bank Holiday Monday
Buckland Newton VILLAGE Fete: Just when you thought that all the fetes had taken place, here comes Buckland Newton! Their ever popular fete will be held on Bank Holiday Monday, August 30. The usual stalls await you – the ever
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Weymouth Carnival trophy hunt
HAS anyone seen our trophies? That’s the question being posed by Weymouth Carnival organisers as they struggle to locate prizes handed out to past winners. Cups, shields and plates, some dating from the 1950s, are traditionally presented to the best
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Bob Lucas: A lifetime in football
BOB Lucas spent 32 years as Weymouth Football Club’s physiotherapist. He played as goalkeeper for the Terras for two years and was man of the match in a third round FA Cup tie against Matt Busby’s Manchester United at Old Trafford. Bob was born in Bethnal
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Bob Lucas: Sad loss of Weymouth Football Club president
FRIENDS and family have paid tribute to ‘a legend’ and ‘the nicest man in football’ after Weymouth Football Club president Bob Lucas lost his battle against cancer. Bob, 85, was with his wife Jean at home in Culliford Way, Weymouth, when he died yesterday
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Robin Bell, 45, looking for: Gardening, anything
Address: Avenue Road, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Robin last worked a year ago washing up in the kitchen of a Weymouth seafront hotel. He had worked there for 25 years and prior to this had stacked shelves at a store. Robin says
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Jon Hosie, 48, looking for: Construction work, anything
Address: Briantspuddle. Qualifications and experience: Jon was working until four months ago on a large-scale construction project at the farm where he lives. The work included refurbishment, laying floors, electrical and plumbing work in out
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Joseph Bewley, 23, looking for: Theatre work
Address: Bridport Road, Dorchester. Qualifications and experience: Joseph has a BTEC first diploma, a national BTEC and a foundation degree, all in performing arts. He last worked in January as a sales assistant at a video game store in Dorchester
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Christopher Warne, 19, looking for: Retail or bar work
Address: St Mary Street, Weymouth. Qualifications and experience: Christopher last worked three years ago as a waiter at a pub in Wareham, a role he had for two months. Previously, he undertook work experience while at school at a café in
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Let the trains take the strain
I AM sick of looking at the misnomer ‘Weymouth transport package’ as I wait in jams at roundabouts. If it was really a transport package, it would address the issues of public transport too. With all these jams on the road, who wouldn’t prefer to take
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DCH crisis: Patients receive apology
HEALTH bosses apologised in person to patients in Dorchester for unacceptable delays in receiving pain relief injections. Members of the board of NHS Dorset said that they accepted that the waits were unacceptable when they held their annual
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DCH crisis: The Audit Commision report
THE AUDIT Commission report, which covers the 2009/10 financial year, criticises the previous trust board at the Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust but also raises concerns over the actions of the current board. It describes the
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DCH crisis: Hospital could face running out of cash to pay wages
A DAMNING report has warned that the Dorset County Hospital could face running out of cash to pay staff. Bosses at the Dorchester hospital are on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism in a report obtained by the Dorset Echo. The
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For Bob
IAN Hutchinson has urged his players to honour the life of late club president Bob Lucas by capturing a positive result at the Grove tomorrow (3pm). Lucas, a former Terras’ keeper, passed away yesterday morning and the Weymouth boss knows the best way
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Underdog tag can be an incentive
ASHLEY Vickers is hoping to use Dorchester’s outsider status to good effect in tomorrow’s opening-day clash at Bromley (3pm). The Magpies are priced bottom of the pile in league sponsors Blue Square Bet’s market for promotion. And they
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Cup mission for Bees
BRIDPORT have their sights set on adding another victim to their collection of giant-killings when they entertain Welton Rov-ers tomorrow (3pm). League action takes a back seat as the Bees switch their attentions to the FA Cup, which last season saw
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Wildcats facing up to Saxons
WEYMOUTH Weyline Wildcats will keep their engines running with a Challenge meeting against the Tamworth Saxons tonight (7.15pm). The Cats had been scheduled to welcome the Mildenhall Fen Tigers to the Wessex Raceway until the Suffolk outfit
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Champions test will be a marker
FOCUSED Stuart Heath has identified tomorrow’s curtain-raiser against Ham-worthy Recreation as an early gauge of his side’s credentials. Portland United entertain the reigning Dorset Premier League champions at Grove Corner (3pm) with renewed optimism
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Quartet miss out
PAUL Payne will be without the experienced quartet of Michael Pearce, Laurie Whyte, Dean Janaway and Matt Lawes for tomorrow’s key game at the Delph (1.30pm). Following back-to-back defeats against Marnhull and Bland-ford, the Seasiders have slipped
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Top-three aim
DORCHESTER travel to Stalbridge tomorrow, tasked with maintaining their spot in the Dorset Premier League’s top three (1.30pm). The county town side are all but out of the title race following back-to-back defeats against rivals Par-ley and Poole Town
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Oldrid takes the reins for Chickens
ASSISTANT-MANAGER Terry Oldrid will be “barking out the orders” for Chickerell United’s Dorset Premier League opener against Blandford United (3pm). Oldrid will take the reins for the first three games of the new season as boss Chris Wilson is currently
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King waits on ex-Terra
BRENDON King is hoping to have an experienced ex-Terra in his squad for tomorrow’s Dorset Premier League opener against Merley Cobham Sports at the Bob Lucas Stadium (3pm). The Weymouth reserve-team manager refuses to shed anymore light on
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Giles on for gold
GILES Scott remains on course to hit his pre-regatta target after soaring into gold medal position in the Finn class. The Wyke Regis-based sailor enjoyed a successful fourth day at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta, finishing third in race seven and
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Tributes to Marnhull biker after tragic crash in Spain
TRIBUTES have been paid to a dad-of-two who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Spain. Christopher Williams, 44, lived in Marnhull and had friends in the Dorchester area. He died near the port of Santander in northern Spain while riding his customised
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Dorset are sand kings
ALL four pieces of silverware went to sides based in Dorset in the latest Beach Tag Rugby Festival held on the sands of Weymouth Beach. Weymouth won the cup, Dorchester captured the shield and North Dor-set’s first team and second string claimed the
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Extra Time for Dorchester Town FC marquee
DORCHESTER Town Football Club claimed a victory off the pitch after being granted an extension in planning permission for its marquee. The Magpies were granted temporary permission for the Prince’s Marquee for three months despite complaints from residents