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Virtual meeting on Dorset community safety

RESIDENTS have the chance to log on and join in a meeting about community safety from the comfort of their own homes. A click of the mouse will enable people to ask representatives from the Dorset Community Safety Partnership (CSP) questions about crime

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Fair votes campaign in Dorset

I note that our MP Richard Drax has once again excelled himself in the Echo (November 26). First of all, he shows no sympathy for his constituents who are unemployed, effectively suggesting they ‘get on their bikes’. I suppose that could be a valid

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Where shall we place Weymouth's Swoosh?

WHERE do you think Weymouth’s newest public art sculpture should be displayed? That is the question Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is asking residents after the Architec-tural Association donated the £18,000 Swoosh Pavilion monument aimed to ‘

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Bridport waste site clears another hurdle

THE Broomhills site in Bridport has cleared another hurdle as the front runner for a new waste transfer station. Members of West Dorset District Council’s policy scrutiny committee has backed a recommendation that the authority has no objection in principle

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Weymouth woman 'chased youths with knife'

A WOMAN chased a group of youths brandishing a knife, a court heard. Chung Fang Wang, aged 45, of Charles Street, Wey-mouth, admitted possessing a bladed article in a public place when she appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court. She

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Weather latest: Heaviest snowfall in 17 years brings chaos across Dorset

THE heaviest snowfall in 17 years is causing chaos across Dorset. A severe weather warning is in place, with snow forecast to continue throughout the day. As much as six inches is thought to have fallen in some places overnight. Schools and

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Planners back Purbeck wind farm plan

PLANNING chiefs have granted permission for four towering wind turbines to be built in Purbeck. Members of Purbeck District Council’s planning board made their landmark decision, which will be subject to appropriate conditions, at the climax

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Kingston Maurward College now closed

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Police round up runaway pig in Weymouth

POLICE finally brought home the bacon after cornering a runaway pig. Two officers used a rope to catch the 15 stone pot-bellied porker as it squealed and tried to struggle free after it escaped from a garden and streaked into the Marsh playing fields

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Royal Manor School in Portland closes

Due to the weather conditions headteacher Paul Green has closed Royal Manor Arts College and Community College. If any parents need to contact the school ring 01305 820262.

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Magpies are show-Ings the way

DORCHESTER Town assistant-boss Phil Simkin has expressed his delight at seeing former loan star Danny Ings earn a new deal at AFC Bournemouth. The 18-year-old spent 10 weeks on loan at the Avenue Stadium, scoring seven goals in an impressive spell, before

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Gerring sets a target

BEN Gerring has set his sights on extending the Terras’ unbeaten home run to eight games when Banbury United visit the south coast on Saturday. The towering defender was expecting to miss the Zamaretto Premier Division clash through suspension, but instead

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Pavey inspires Vous fightback

TWO second-half strikes from Cris Pavey saw Premiership leaders the Rendezvous mount a superb comeback in a 3-2 win over fellow high-fliers the Duke of Albany. The Duke came into the game on a huge high after seeing the previous week’s defeat against

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Crowds flock to Dorchester Christmas Cracker

THE countdown to Christmas in Dorchester began as crowds flocked to this year’s Cracker event. Hundreds gathered to see the town sparkle like a Christmas tree yesterday evening when Coronation Street star Danny Young, who is starring in the Weymouth

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Tizzard's on Cue for best season

MILBORNE Port trainer Colin Tizzard is backing rising star Cue Card to spearhead a magnificent season of jump racing for his stable. Insiders are talking-up Tiz-zard’s yard as one to watch and predicting 2011 could be his most successful year yet, with

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Tree surgeons hurt in cherry picker plunge at Milborne St Andrew

TWO men were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after they plunged more than 20ft from a falling cherry picker. The drama unfolded at 11am yesterday while two tree surgeons were cutting back a large copper beech tree in a private garden in

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St John’s School pupils collected eighty-nine Christmas shoeboxes

ST JOHN’S School pupils have collected eighty-nine Christmas shoeboxes for the appeal. These are to send to children in other countries who otherwise may not receive a Christmas present. ALL parents, grandparents and friends are

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Graduates unfair targets of taxes

Dorset has some of the highest performing schools in the country, pinnacle of which is The Thomas Hardye School. Seeing their students on the march, in Dorchester, took me back to my own student days. We protested against the atom bomb and nuclear weapons

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Blandford Leisure Centre victory for campaigners

SUPPORTERS of Blandford Leisure Centre are claiming victory in the battle to secure its long-term future. Cabinet bosses at North Dorset District Council have appointed the trust arm of leisure firm Sport and Leisure Management (SLM) to run the centre

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Super grub at Cobb Arms, Lyme Regis

BY the time Sunday evening comes around we usually can’t be bothered to cook, so it’s either a matter of throwing a pizza in the oven or eating out somewhere locally. The prospect of another pizza wasn’t too appealing so we headed for the Cobb Arms on

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Dorset County Council grits 680 mile road network

DORSET County Council treated its 680-mile salting network of roads last night. A roads and B roads, and routes to schools and hospitals, are clear. Work is continuing on the county’s C-roads, and some, including the C13 Blandford to Shaftesbury

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£1,700 raid at Weymouth shop

A SHOP owner told how masked thieves broke in before using a stolen motorbike to escape with cigarettes worth £1,700. Geoffrey Ellis and his wife Lourdes Maria were asleep at home above the Mace store in Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, when two