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Scadding’s delight after Bees go up
ADRIAN Scadding is “over the moon” after Bridport received the green light to return to the Toolstation Western Premier Division next season. The Bees’ chairman, who has been at the helm for six years, received confirmation early yesterday
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Life's a beach for Studland's new park ranger
A DORCHESTER man has landed “the best job in the world” after becoming the newest National Trust ranger at a famous beauty spot. Rob Cottrell can’t believe his luck after securing a role as a full-time beach ranger at Studland Beach and Nature Reserve
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Residents to have their say on Warmwell and Martinstown plans
RESIDENTS will be asked for their say about Warmwell and Martinstown conservation areas and proposals to extend those areas. Officers from West Dorset District Council will answer questions on the proposals at Martinstown Village Hall and Warmwell
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Weather watcher: Dorchester has record-breaking April
The Dorchester area recorded its driest April for more than a quarter of a century. County town weatherman John Oliver said Dorchester enjoyed a warm, dry and sunny month with just six days of rain compared to the average for April of 13 days. The 9.1mm
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Weather watcher: April was a bad month for gardeners in Weymouth
APRIL was a bad month for gardeners in Weymouth as it saw high temperatures and minimal rainfall. Temperatures were the highest at sea since the 1950s, said weatherman Bob Poots. The rainfall for April has only been lower than 2011 on
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Patients demand refunds after signal failure on bedside TVs
HOSPITAL patients are demanding refunds for their bedside television service after their reception was hit by the weather. Patients at Dorset County Hospital lost the BBC and ITV channels when storms hit and have been calling for a refund for the money
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Jail threat for dealer
A DRUG dealer found in possession of 120 cannabis plants has been warned by a judge that he faces a prison sentence. Darren Roberts, aged 26, of Waddock near Dorchester, pleaded guilty to a charge of supplying cannabis and possessing the drug with intent
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Novices ride the waves with Olympic contenders
BUDDING sailors were able to share the waters with Olympic contenders when they experienced the sport for just £5. Pupils were delighted to see the Skandia Team GBR sailors out training at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing venue as they
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Questions and Answers!
FRIENDS of St Mary’s are holding a Quiz Evening on Saturday, May 21 in Maiden Newton Village Hall. Please come along at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Teams of 4-6 will be playing and the cost is £5 per person to include a delicious meal. Please bring
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Dorchester Carnival saved
LOCAL charities are set to benefit after a major backer stepped in to save Dorch-ester’s carnival. Brewery Square Development Company Ltd has become the sponsor of the 2011 community event on Saturday, June 18. Organisers were concerned
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Generous ‘sisters’ providing food for thought
SISTERS are doing it for themselves and donating food to a Dorset women’s refuge. Curves, a women’s gym in Weymouth, teamed up with Asda supermarket to start a ‘food drive’ for the West Dorset women’s refuge and to stockpile food for Weymouth women’s
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Thief jailed for 13 months 'wanted to steal a deposit'
A WEYMOUTH man has been put behind bars after stealing two cars and burgling a home. Matthew John Carr, 32, of Commercial Road, appeared at Dorchester Crown Court to be sentenced after admitting a charge of burglary and two counts of taking a vehicle
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Driver led police on 90mph chase
A MAN who led police on a high-speed 26-mile chase, reaching speeds of up to 90mph through one Dorset village, has been given a suspended jail sentence. Keirren Genge, 18, of Pinehurst Road, West Moors, refused to stop for police after they became concerned
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Miracle Theatre takes a magical trip through Dorset
ONE of the highlights of the summer months is Miracle Theatre’s annual visit to outdoor venues across Dorset. This year is no exception, with the Cornish company returning to several venues with a mystery story with a sting in its tail. Coming shortly
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Monkey World is a great family day out
WHAT: Internationally-renowned ape rescue centre opened in 1987 by the late Jim Cronin as a permanent home for abused Spanish beach chimps. Now it is also a 65-acre sanctuary for orangutans, gibbons, macaques, capuchins, lemurs and much more.
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History and science come to life in Dorchester
HISTORY and science fiction are on the menu of family fun over the coming weeks. Stroll down Dorchester’s high street and history leaps out at you from a multitude of places. Tomorrow evening, families can make the most of this heritage as Dorset’s
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Weekend full of exciting music
OPERA, folk and the launch of a quietly growing music festival are all lined up for your delectation this weekend. English Touring Opera returns to the Lighthouse today and tomorrow with an exciting programme of rarely-performed masterpieces by Puccini
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Micky Flanagan makes BIC Windsor Hall debut
LONDON comic Micky Flanagan will make his BIC Windsor Hall debut tonight. The stand-up performed a brilliant show earlier this year at the Bournemouth Pavilion, so tickets are expected to sell out. In the show, Flanagan draws on his East End background
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Weymouth Pavilion has a new stage
WEYMOUTH Pavilion has a new stage – thanks to the people who use it most. When the harbourside venue celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, many of the local performers who use it staged two nights of entertainment to raise money to refurbish the
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Bridport: Head down to the Les Paul guitar convention at the Crown Inn
HOW many lead guitarists does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one: They hold it in the socket and wait for the world to revolve round them. Ropey old jokes like that are likely to be in short supply next weekend (May 20/21) when the Crown Inn at
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Tributes paid to respected Weymouth yachtsman
A RESPECTED yachtsman from Weymouth died from injuries suffered when he fell seven feet from a roof on to a concrete floor, an inquest was told. Clive Lyndon Sammels, 72, was attempting to work on the roof of the sun room at his home in Portwey Close
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Nightmare at sea: Rescue missions in Weymouth
• May 11: Belladean stuck in Portland race and unable to make headway against ebb tide. Weymouth all-weather lifeboat launched. • May 5: Five dinghies in trouble off Portland Bill. Local boat Tiger Lily tows two back and the ILB tows three
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Nightmare at sea: Busy start to year for Weymouth lifeboat
WEYMOUTH Lifeboat coxswain Andy Sargent said that the crews had had a busy start to the year. The all-weather lifeboat has been called out on 10 shouts and the inshore lifeboat has had 21 shouts. Mr Sargent added: “Portland Race can
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Nightmare at sea: Couple rescued from Portland Race waters
A COUPLE today told of a nightmare journey at sea which ended with them being rescued from the treacherous waters of the Portland Race. They praised Weymouth Lifeboat crew who came to their rescue within minutes on Wednesday night and said
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David Thorneycroft, 19, looking for IT, retail, anything
Address: Milton Terrace, Weymouth David last worked at 3D Ply Limited in Milborne St Andrew in the factory for a month. Before that he worked for Abbotsbury Software and West Somerset Internet for three years. David has a BTEC diploma as an IT practitioner
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Luke Hendy, 19, looking for security or plumbing
Address: Westwey Road, Weymouth Luke is a qualified plumber with an NVQ in plumbing from Bournemouth College. He worked for Heat Fix Services in Christchurch as a plumber for two years. Most recently, he has completed a stint working in security at
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Adam Murphy, 20, looking for chef work, general
Address: Holland Road, Weymouth Adam last worked at the Sunray Inn in Osmington as a trainee chef. Before that he worked as a food production operative at Bernard Matthews in Suffolk for five months. Adam has qualifications in health and safety in
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Relief road blitz: Drivers have no excuse for bad driving
DRIVERS in Dorset have come up with some extraordinary reasons for bad driving, road safety chiefs have revealed. But police and council chiefs have warned there is no excuse. The Dorset Road Safe Partnership’s No Excuse campaign – a blitz on careless
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Relief road blitz: Two cars are seized in crackdown
TWO cars were seized by police as officers conducted a blitz on bad driving on the Weymouth relief road. A total of eight police officers patrolled the new road between Weymouth and Dorchester and drivers were stopped for having no insurance
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Olympics 2012 updates: Tickets, media coverage and sailing
Tickets TICKET prices for the Paralympic Games have been announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Prices start at £10 for adults and £5 for those who are 16 or under and 60 or over
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Bridport handed promotion to Premier Division
BRIDPORT will make their long awaited return to the Toolstation Western Premier Division next season after League officials gave them the green light at a meeting last night. Despite finishing third in Division One, the Bees have been granted promotion
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Dorchester Befriending Scheme needs volunteers
A SCHEME offering a friend for people in need is appealing for volunteers. The Dorchester Befriending Scheme is holding an event for local people to come and find out about volunteering today at the Dorford Centre in Bridport Road from 10am to noon.
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Lucky Chickerell pensioner scoops £43,000 on Find the Ball
A LUCKY pensioner who loves entering competitions is ‘in shock’ after winning the £43,000 jackpot in the Dorset Echo’s Find the Ball contest. Brenda Fieldhouse, 77, from Chickerell, is over the moon after beating thousands of entries to win
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Blake has sights on World Cup
DORCHESTER middle distance runner Paul Blake is bidding to prove his IPC World Champion-ships success story was no flash in the pan at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester later this month. The 20-year-old readily admits that he exceeded all expectations
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Belt set to drive Dorset
DORCHESTER all-rounder Dan Belt returns to his old stomping ground this weekend – aiming to cement his place in Dorset’s one-day side. Belt spent a decade at Weymouth before moving across the Ridgeway back in 2008 to join the county town outfit, immediately
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Richards' troops look for top gear
SKIPPER Martyn Richards hopes to see his Dorchester side hit top gear at home to Blandford tomorrow (1.30pm). The county town outfit may sit joint top in the Dorset Premier League but Richards admits they are yet to realise their full potential. And
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Trotter: We can break our duck
DAVID Trotter is backing Weymouth to produce the goods against Ferndown Wayfarers at Redlands tomorrow (1.30pm). The club stalwart, who is currently sidelined through injury, is confident that a sharp improvement at the top of the batting order coupled
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Rise of machines
I was of the opinion that people were making a bit of a fuss over the new traffic junction as it was something new and there is always a natural aversion to change. How wrong I was! Before last Friday night I was a harbour junction virgin but became
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Cyclist complaint
It is spring and the sound of the whinging cyclist is heard in the land. They are often difficult to identify because, being shy, they hide in the dense thickets of ‘name and/or address supplied’. In the latest example, published this week, after
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The tide’s turning for council office
Following recent council elections it was interesting to see clear trends emerging, showing that seven out of the eight elected district councillors representing Dorchester are opposed to new Council Offices. Only Cllr Barrett (Ind. West Dorset Group
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Charisma shines with good Hart
DORSET’S Mary-Anne Hart was the clear winner in the Equissage Elementary Res-tricted Music Freestyle Cham-pionship at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Champion-ships at Hartpury Arena in Gloucester. Riding Lorna Davis’ chestnut mare Donna Charisma,
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Saxby's double as Dorset seal title
Under-18 South & West Counties Championship final DORSET 2 BERKS & BUCKS 1 HITMAN Nathan Saxby scored twice as Dorset Under-18s clinched the South & West Counties Championship for the first time in 26 years. The southerners had topped Division
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Schools regatta gets a massive response
A NATIONAL sailing regatta for preparatory schools will be attracting twice the number of pupils and doubling its races for its second year. The annual Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) National Sailing Regatta will be expanding massively
