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Councillors voice worries but back Portland prrimary school plan
COUNCILLORS have expressed concerns over pollution and traffic management outside a proposed new primary school on Portland. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s planning and traffic committee was asked to comment on a proposed Dorset County Council
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Wedding with 400 year Portesham history
A SPECIAL WEDDING took place at St. Peter’s Church, Portesham on 7th August of Hayley Jolliffe and David Richardson with many villagers there to support the happy couple and wish them well. Hayley is the daughter of Sue and Graham Jolliffe and generations
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Roman camp discovered at Bradford Abbas
THE discovery of a Roman camp near Bradford Abbas has been among the highlights of a vintage year for archaeology, experts have said. The site at the village, near Sherborne, was revealed in June after three sides became visible in parched fields of
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Briantspuddle golfers hold open competition at Dorset Golf and Country Club
Affpuddle HENRY Hogger reports on the annual Briantspuddle open golf competition traditionally held on August Bank Holiday: Eleven stalwart golfers pitted their skills against the challenging main course at the Dorset Golf and Country Club to compete
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Unexploded bomb off Purbeck coast 'not a danger'
COASTGUARDS have reassured the public that an unexploded device found off the Purbeck coast but later lost track of is not a danger to shipping. They were called at lunchtime on Saturday after a survey boat found the unexploded device about nine miles
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Proposed Portland superstore doubles in size
THE green light has been given to nearly double the size of a proposed supermarket on Portland. Councillors voted in favour of the change to the Castle Court development at Osprey Quay. They backed the revised scheme for the supermarket – likely to
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Police probe 'suspicious' Lyme Regis fire
POLICE are investigating a ‘suspicious’ fire at a flat in Lyme Regis. Three people had to be rescued from the first floor flat in Manor Avenue at around 2.25am yesterday. A police spokesman said Weymouth CID officers are investigating the circumstances
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Slimming World Woman of the Year 2010
SOUTHILL Slimming World members from the 5.30pm session voted for the “Slimming World Woman of the year 2010”. Nominations were Jo, Carole, Margaret and Amanda who have collectively lost more than sixteen stones. This equates to 93 Kg! Margaret
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Sun shines on Maumbury Rings concert
SUNSHINE brought out the crowds for a free concert at Maumbury Rings organised by Dorchester Town Council. Six bands performed a diverse range of music as families basked in the heat and enjoyed picnics on Bank Holiday Monday. Town council arts chairman
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A busy month ahead
A busy couple of weeks coming up starting with September's PACT meeting at Bincombe Court on Wednesday 8th at 7.30pm. Chaired by councillor Mark Tewkesbury with PCSO's and local housing officers in attendance. Any worries or concerns about
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Disabled access 'should be improved' before 2012 Olympics
FIRMS should think of improving disability access before the London 2012 Paralympics as a way of boosting business, ministers said. Disabled People Minister Maria Miller said: “The 2012 Games provide a powerful opportunity for the private sector to reach
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Greenhill Bowling Club celebrates centenary
ONE OF Weymouth’s thriving bowls clubs is celebrating its centenary year this year. Greenhill Bowling Club on the seafront by Greenhill Gardens and tennis courts was established by the council for the people of the borough in 1910 and is still going
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Prize-winning Upwey florist in hunt for manure
A PRIZE-winning florist is appealing for pesticide-free poo so his dahlias can get some last-minute flower power ahead of the Dorset County Show. Mark Read, of P & M Read in Upwey, won the dahlia championship in last year’s horticulture section but is
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Rural Matters - with the Country Land & Business Association
Paul Millard of the CLA writes . . . BOVINE TB has plagued our part of the country and our livestock industry for nearly three decades. We have seen the incidence of this horrible disease accelerate to an alarming rate yet the action to combat
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The birth of Grace Ryan
PROUD parents David and Nadia Ryan have welcomed their third little girl into their family. Grace Ryan was born at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester earlier this month weighing 8lbs 9oz. She is now living with her parents and older sisters Amelia,
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Piddlehinton in shock after fire death
VILLAGERS have told of their shock after one of their neighbours was found dead in his garage near Dorchester. The body of the man, named locally as Dean Bradford, was discovered after a fire in the garage in Church Hill, Piddlehinton. Tributes have
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The life of John Reeby
A RESPECTED architect and town planner has been fondly remembered by his colleagues of the Weymouth Civic Society. John Francis Reeby, who died in his 79 year, became chairman of the civic society in 1996. Mr Reeby moved to Weymouth in the early 1990s
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The marriage of Eloise Corbridge and Stewart Roberts
BEAUTY salon owner Eloise Corbridge, 30, of Weymouth tied the knot with Stewart Roberts, 34, of Epsom at St John’s Church, Weymouth earlier this month. The bride was given away by her brother Darren Corbridge and attended by seven bridesmaids
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Hutch: You've let me down
IAN Hutchinson pointed the finger of blame squarely at his players after yesterday’s 4-1 defeat against Bashley in the Zamaretto Premier Division, claiming they had let everybody down. A hugely respectable crowd of 673 turned out in force at the Bob
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Gleeson handed one-month ban
JAMIE Gleeson will be out of action for the whole of September after an “altercation” in a midweek five-a-side league resulted in a blanket four-week ban. The 25-year-old was hoping to simply maintain his fitness levels by playing in the small-sided
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End of a beer-a for Weymouth barman
EVERYTHING is tickety-boo for veteran Weymouth barman Robbie Hoodless, who is calling time after almost 60 years in the drinks trade. Robbie, whose ‘tickety boo’ catchphrase, smart waistcoats and pleasant manner have made him a favourite with drinkers
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McKinna returns
ADAM McKinna will once more don the Wildcats’ race jacket as he fills in for the injured Byron Bekker. Weymouth’s regular number one sustained a broken collarbone and knuckle in Friday night’s 52-39 National League defeat against Newport. Ex-Cat Luke
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Horrified Wilson makes apology to United’s fans
CHRIS Wilson apologised to the club’s supporters after his first competitive game in charge of the Chickens ended in defeat. The United boss, who was on holiday for the opening three fixtures of the Magna Dorset Premier League campaign, could only watch
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Search for Weymouth's teeny raiders
A REWARD is being offered to find burglars as young as 12 who burgled a woman’s home when she was out with her daughter. A £100 cash reward is being offered for information leading to the prosecution of children who broke into Fay Spanswick’s home in