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Dorchester charity shop calls for volunteers
THE Salvation Army in Dorchester is urging people to make a donation or become a volunteer to help support vulnerable people. Jamie Slater, the manager of the charity shop in the Forum Centre in Trinity Street, said she has become desperate for helpers
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Weymouth beach is 'one of the best' in Keep Britain Tidy awards
HOTELIERS are celebrating after Weymouth beach was given a new award. Environmental charity and anti-litter campaigners Keep Britain Tidy has chosen the resort as one of its winners of the Quality Coast Award after recognising it as “one of the best
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Dorset's Citizens Advice Bureaux' coffers flushed by water firm
DEBT advice agencies in Dorset which help people struggling to pay the bills have received a financial boost from Wessex Water. The water company has donated £74,000 to Citizens Advice Bureaux in towns including Weymouth, Dorchester and Bridport. Head
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Cooking up a storm in Dorchester
REPRESENTATIVES from schools across Dorset cooked up a storm at Dorchester’s Corn Exchange as they picked up culinary tips to share with children. The event was part of the Let’s Get Cooking initiative, which has seen cooking clubs for children and parents
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Weymouth fishing boat sinks
Watch the RNLI's video of the rescue here Video courtesy of Weymouth RNLI A FATHER and son were plucked to safety from their life-raft in a dramatic rescue mission after abandoning their sinking fishing boat. The pair were airlifted
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Weymouth man cleared of indecent exposure charges
A MAN has been cleared of charges of exposing himself to children and of causing other youngsters to watch sexual videos and images for his own gratification. Wayne Edwin Whatley, aged 32, of Buxton Road, Weymouth was acquitted at Weymouth Magistrates
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Man has ear bitten off during attack in Weymouth
A MAN had part of his ear bitten off in a gruesome attack in Weymouth. Two women have been arrested in connection with the assault which happened outside the Cutter Hotel pub in East Street, just off the seafront. Police have just released details of
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Olympics 2012 updates: Security, events, tickets and Walk2012
Security. A WEYMOUTH-BASED security company has won a major contract to support the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. Event Security Weymouth will be responsible for round the clock security at the regatta, which takes place between
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Five-year-old Portland girl walks five miles to raise money
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Portland girl has started her own mission to raise money for poor children in an African school. Eloise Smail was so moved by teaching assistant Dianne Stone’s stories of her visit to an impoverished school in Kenya that she told her
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Magpies swoop for Dickenson
BEN Dickenson has today been unveiled as Dorchester Town’s first signing of the close season. The former Christchurch forward, who can also operate on the wing, put pen to paper on a one-year deal at the Avenue Stadium this morning.
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Beu - two-year-old cat
I AM a sweet little girl aged two. I am friendly and affectionate, I love having my tummy tickled and I enjoy playing peek-a-boo with staff. I would love a garden in my new home. Margaret Green Animal Rescue: 0844 4990426
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Jasper - springer spaniel
I AM a 10-year-old male springer spaniel. I am an affectionate boy who loves attention. I may be 10 years old but I have slowed down very little and would appreciate an active home. Margaret Green Animal Rescue: 0844 4778846
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Ziggy - collie cross puppy
I’M a 13-week-old collie cross pup and I am a delight to have around. I love other dogs so ideally an owner with another dog would be good. I would make a loving and loyal companion. Rushton Dog Rescue: 0844 4778844
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Mixed reactions to Nothe Gardens Olympic plans
RESIDENTS have had mixed reactions to a planning application seeking to prepare Nothe Gardens in Weymouth as a ticketed spectator area for the 2012 Olympics. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has submitted documents to Weymouth
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Scooby - collie spaniel cross
I AM a five-year-old collie spaniel crossbreed. I am a really sweet boy and love being off the lead in the fields where I can run. I love other dogs and would make an ideal companion. Rushton Dog Rescue: 0844 4778844
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Poundbury travellers will 'be gone by Sunday'
Authorities are still confident travellers who have set up camp on Poundbury’s Great Field will be gone by next week. Some residents have been angered by a group of travellers parking four caravans on the field at Prince Charles’s model development
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Food and fun planned for the Dorset Seafood Festival in Weymouth
EXPECT fun and food this July when the Dorset Seafood Festival returns to Weymouth harbourside. This is the fourth year the two-day event has taken place and this year promises to include the same attractions which have made it such
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Heartless theft
I HOPE the person who found my mobile phone by Waitrose car park, Thursday afternoon wasn’t too disappointed it wasn’t top of the range – it was all I could afford on my pension. I don’t own a computer so have no way to back up all the numbers on the
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Excellent care
WHILE on holiday in Charmouth my husband Glyn was taken ill and had to be admitted to the hospital first through A & E and then as a patient on Ilchester ward, from which he was discharged on Monday, May 2. We would both like to thank all the staff concerned
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Help trace family
I AM tracing my family tree and ask any of your readers if they have any knowledge of an A E Mead, whom I believe is related to me. He was originally from the East End of London, served in the First World War and moved to the Weymouth area in the 1920s
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Shortsighted idea
HOW shortsighted of Weymouth & Portland Borough Council to stop spraying the footpaths and pavements on Portland with weedkiller this spring. OK, it will save a few grand of our money in the short term, but there’s mini volcano-type lumps and splits
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Prove to us you’re worth £130,000
Colin and Di Smith have worked tirelessly putting pressure on the authorities to sort out the mess that is the Pain Clinic. However, I do not share their ‘cautious optimism’ (Hopes for an end to living with pain’, Echo, May 14). At the NHS Dorset
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Standing Room Only at The Electric Palace in Bridport
SHOW of Hands present their Standing Room Only tour at The Electric Palace in Bridport this evening. BBC award-winning, Albert Hall-filling Show Of Hands will make a stand this spring, showing just why they have been showered in accolades. Steve Knightley
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Thanks for party
MAY I please through your columns, thank most sincerely the local Rotary club for organising the most pleasant party for the members of Age Concern in Weymouth and Portland. The party on Friday, May 6, was held at the Centenary Club and was
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Hardye heartache after Poole loss
C6 Dorset Play-offs THOMAS HARDYE 32 POOLE HIGH 63 THOMAS Hardye suffered semi-final heartache at the hands of Poole High in the C6 Dorset Play-offs. The tie started well for the county town side as Alex Skidmore bagged
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Volunteer Joe to promote Terras
JOE Djeebet of local company WindowMan is heading up a new commercial team at Weymouth FC in a bid to attract new sponsors to the Bob Lucas Stadium. The long-time fan and club sponsor has voluntarily agreed to take on the role and is currently looking
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Hearn in plea for patrons
CHAIRMAN Shaun Hearn is urging local businesses to enter Dorchester Town’s annual patrons’ draw. For an entry fee of £250 plus VAT, companies and individuals will be in with a chance of winning a host of sponsorship packages, including sponsorship
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Champion Stout gets GB calling
RYAN Stout has been invited to join the Great Britain Development Squad and as a consequence will not be able to defend his Weymouth Beach Volleyball title. The talented teenager will train with the squad every Tuesday evening, throwing the race for
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Thorne eyes glory at Gurston
ROD Thorne will be going for glory once again as he heads to Wiltshire on Spring Bank Holiday weekend. The Frampton speedster will appear in his recently acquired ex-Roy Lane 3.5 Pilbeam MP58 as more than 140 of the country’s top hillclimb
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Geoff takes the family honours
WEYMOUTH’S Geoff Blake bagged a brace at the second weekend of hillclimbing at Wiscombe Park – finishing ahead of his father Graham in the process. Contesting the over 1800cc division of the Modified Specialist Production Car class, the South Dorset
