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Dorchester youngsters and seniors bridge the generation gap
YOUNGSTERS and seniors bridged the generation divide in Dorch-ester. They joined in an intergenerational day at Dorchester Youth and Community Centre. A group of young people, known as the Positive Images Group, organised the event to help improve relations
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Athelhampton ball raises £4,000 for cancer charity
A CHARITY ball inspired by a young Dorset man’s battle with bowel cancer has raised over £4,000. Andrew Drake, who lives in Buckland Newton, was diagnosed with the disease last year at the age of just 24. After tackling his cancer, Andrew is now trying
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Pensioner breaks nose in Weymouth kerb fall
A HOLIDAYMAKER in her 70s broke her nose after tripping over a high kerb outside a Weymouth pharmacy. Staff at Lloyds Pharmacy in Gloucester Street helped treat Jane Rumming and called an ambulance after she stumbled. Pharmacy staff and staff at the
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Tough conditions for Weymouth Bay Swim
SWIMMERS faced tough conditions in the annual British Heart Foundation Weymouth Bay Swim. The traditional, bracing mile-long swim became a gruelling physical challenge for many taking part. Dozens of people, including children and their parents, were
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Apprenticeships make good business sense
30,000 people began their Apprenticeships in the South West in the last year – nearly 6000 of them in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. As a result, businesses throughout the area are already benefiting from the enormous advantages that taking on apprentices
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Dorchester Tennis Club serves up new plans
TENNIS club officials have been making their play to win over residents as they look to build new premises in Dorchester. The Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club is hoping to relocate from its current home in Sawmills Lane to a new facility to the west
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Cakes, cakes and more cakes!
THE PORTESHAM WI held their annual summer cake sale on the first Saturday in August but due to an unsettled morning for weather the sale took place in the foyer of the village hall and not, as planned, on the village green. When I arrived within the
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Chapelhay community play garden wins award and vouchers
IT'S good news for the Chapelhay community play garden. At the judging of the Synergy Weymouth and Portland annual garden competition on Tuesday, July 13, the judges felt that the play area and gardens were worthy of a special award and £50 in vouchers
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Weymouth Carnival: Red Arrows set for 5pm take-off
IT’S five o’clock, it’s carnival day…it’s the Red Arrows. While the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team may not be introduced like that tomorrow, spectators waiting on the beach and seafront may well be just as excited as a child before an episode of Crackerjack
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Why have borough's trees not been saved?
SINCE when has Weymouth and Portland Borough Council become some sort of unstoppable machine intent on eliminating the trees and plants in the town? The mature trees on several roundabouts have been hacked down. They could easily have been re-located
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Dartmoor foals in hunt for new home
CAN you give a good home to either a Dartmoor foal or mare? Kingston Maurward College hopes to see two Dartmoor mares adopted and the foals fostered, which are currently in the care of the campus. The two foals – Maybelle and Nymph – were born on the
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Past dramas at Weymouth YWCA
LOOKING Back regular Mick Willis has sent in details of past dramatic productions staged by Weymouth YWCA. In the 1950s, the YWCA in Weymouth was situated in King Street, opposite the railway station. In 1951 the club has a very successful mixed drama
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Toller Procorum's David Ennals aims for cactus gold at county show for 17th year
A CACTUS enthusiast is hoping his plants will bring home the silverware from the Dorset County Show for the 17th year in a row. David Ennals, 56, of Toller Porcorum, has been exhibiting cacti and flowers at the event and accumulating accolades since
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Weymouth kidney boy's dad in a jump for joy... from 13,000 feet
a jump for joy... from 13,000 feet BRAVE toddler Max Price is doing so well, his dad is going to jump out of an aeroplane. Shaun Price is doing a 13,000-feet skydive to raise funds for the kidney unit that treats his little boy Max, aged two. Max,
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Why Portland's naval base was called HMS Osprey
ROGER Fry of Upwey has contacted us with an interesting story concerning the naming of HMS Osprey, Portland’s former naval base. He also sent in the photograph of the HMS Osprey ship and her official insignia. The photograph shows a modified Admiralty
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Zimbabwean actors in Dorchester for powerful play
ZIMBABWEAN actors Kevin Hanssen and Anne Fischer have come to Dorchester with the full weight of the British Council behind them. The council, which promotes the exchange of knowledge and experience worldwide, funded the actors’ flights to the UK from
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Weymouth Carnival: It's going to be a monster
Jurassic Age is set to turn heads in the carnival procession tomorrow. Lucy, the scrap metal stegosaurus, has been put together over the last nine months by staff from Mowlam Metalcraft in Dorchester. The impressive, four-tonne dinosaur sculpture is
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Burglary ordeal: Raiders are sent to prison
A PAIR of ‘heartless criminals’ who broke into a house when a mother and daughter were at home have been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Burglars Vernon Davies and Philip Bright were disturbed by Benita and Naomi Giles in their home in Piddletrenthide
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Burglary ordeal: Have-a-go teacher chases burglars in Piddletrenthide raid
A TEACHER has told of the moment she chased burglars down her garden after they raided her family’s house near Dorchester. Naomi Giles, 26, was at home at Piddletrenthide when her mum shouted from the kitchen that she could hear noises upstairs. When
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Hicks takes Dorset one step closer to victory
SEAN Walbridge’s men are on the verge of victory in their final Minor Counties Western Division clash of the season against Wales at Dean Park. The visitors were set a second innings target of 287 by Dorset after the hosts produced a solid knock of
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Fortress Avenue
PHIL Simkin has urged the Magpies to ensure that the Avenue Stadium remains a fortress ahead of their first home match of the new Blue Square Bet South season. Dorchester welcome Eastleigh to the county town venue this evening (7.45pm), with both sides
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Big game dedicated to Lucas
WEYMOUTH chairman George Rolls has confirmed that half the gate receipts from Thursday night’s Zamaretto Premier Division home clash against Swindon Super-marine (7.45pm) will go to the family of the club’s late president Bob Lucas. The gesture is
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Duo return for Chickens
CHICKERELL will welcome back Grant Chance and Scott Walker for this evening’s clash against Bridport Reserves at St Mary’s Field (7.45pm). The duo missed Saturday’s 2-1 win over Blandford United and stand-in boss Terry Oldrid is delighted they are back
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Robbie’s return to the ring
WEYMOUTH wrestler Robbie Constance will mark his return to the ring in his hometown. After a five-year absence, the former Dorset Middleweight champion has come out of retirement and will be on the Ocean Room bill this Thursday for the final offering
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Linaker blow as Blues face Terras
ADAM Linaker is unlikely to feature for Portland United tonight (6.30pm) after straining a hamstring in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Hamworthy Recreation. The talented striker limped off after 19 minutes of the stalemate and Blues’ boss Stuart Heath is