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Corfe Castle First School pupils enjoy Roman battle lessons
HISTORY was brought alive for youngsters when they took part in a mock Roman battle. Normal lessons were put to one side as Corfe Castle First School pupils marched onto the school field complete with shields, spears and swords. The enactment was the
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Mapperton Gardens raise £1.7K for Julia's House
MAPPERTON Gardens helped raise money for children’s hospice Julia’s House as a record number of people attended the Charity Plant Fair. More than 1,200 people came to the Fair on Sunday, April 17, raising a donation of £1,700 for Julia’s House Hospice
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Bridport: Traders hit by crippling rents in town centre
BUSINESS leaders and traders claim that high rents in West Dorset are crippling their trade. Bridport Chamber of Trade president Mike Harvey fears high rents in the town centre are ‘unsustainable’. Chartered surveyor Lewis Findlay, who
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Dorset union reps thrilled at TUC award nod
TWO union reps in Dorset have been honoured for their selfless dedication in the first ever South West’s TUC awards this week. Sally Childs, a Unison rep for NHS Dorset in Dorchester has won the environmental category for spearheading a number of environmental
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Plucky paddlers join in race in Shillingstone
A GROUP of Shillingstone residents are planning an oarsome feat – to take part in the Dragonboat racing at Sherborne Castle country fair on May bank holiday Monday. The team, calling itself the Shillingstone Movers and Shakers, is made up of women from
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Olympic village team gives £5,000 boost to sailing charity
THE company behind the Olympic Village on Portland has given a £5,000 boost to a charity that enables children to sail for £5. Kim Slowe, managing director at ZeroC, said he was proud to support The Chesil Trust, which has enabled thousands of Dorset
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Shell incoming to a Weymouth pub
PUB landlord Joe Stone is proudly awaiting the arrival of an engraved shell that is incoming from Afghanistan in honour of continued fundraising work. Mr Stone was overwhelmed when the Dorset Echo revealed that the 847 Naval Air Squadron had gone to
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Commander Clark's amazing tale of shipwreck
COMMANDER Clark found Palmerston Island to be of peculiar ethnological interest, the inhabitants all being descended from an English sailor and successful Californian Gold Rusher William Marsters and his three Polynesian wives, who landed and settled
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Police investigate card fraud
POLICE are investigating card 'skimming' offences in Weymouth. A number of people have told their banks that money has been taken from their accounts in unauthorised transactions. Customers who suspect that cash has been taken from their
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Embarrassed Weymouth boss finds iron was sold
THE red-faced boss of a Weymouth-based debt advice organisation has revealed a heavy industrial iron was not stolen after all. Ian Lambert, founder of the not-for-profit organisation HS4B, told of his anger in the Echo yesterday after a machine left
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They tied my wallaby down
A MAN has come forward to claim West Dorset’s fugitive wallaby as his adopted pet – called Wally. The runaway was captured when the town’s fire chief Virgil Turner rugby tackled it with the help of two West Dorset District Council street
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West Dorset artist reunited with his painting
ARTIST Robin Rae has been reunited with a painting he sold 64 years ago when he was a young art student. The 82-year-old from Bradpole set eyes on Wiltshire White Horse after it turned up at a charity shop in Bristol. Now it is on show along with his
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Traders' concern at car park cuts in Dorchester
BUSINESSES in Dorchester have raised concerns over the loss of car parking spaces as a result of work starting on West Dorset District Council’s new offices. With work due to begin on June 6 at the Charles Street site, the southern half of the existing
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Jury returns narrative verdict at Portland prisoner inquest
A JURY has returned a narrative verdict at the inquest of a prisoner who was found dead in his cell. They decided that numerous factors contributed to the death of Jeffrey Edward Parkes, who died aged 40 in the segregation unit of the Verne Prison on
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Cerne Abbas First School gets top marks from Ofsted
STRONG leadership, teamwork and polite pupils have seen a village school score top marks in its latest Ofsted report. Cerne Abbas First School, which has just 42 pupils, received a grade one ‘outstanding’ rating from inspectors who visited the school
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Join the Wind in the Willows gang in Poole
FAMILIES are in for a traditional theatrical treat this weekend. Join Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger at Lighthouse in Poole as they take to the stage to tell Kenneth Grahame’s gorgeous The Wind in the Willows. When Mole plucks up the courage to explore
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Join poets for an evening of verse in Bridport
JOIN former Bard of Exeter and Wondermentalist Liv Torc for an evening of vibrant new poetry and versification. This event is one of many Off the Page poetry initiatives in a partnership between Bridport Arts Centre and Dorset County Council Libraries
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Armed robbery suspect appears at Dorchester Crown Court
ARMED robbery suspect Colin Douglas has appeared in court accused of a string of offences – including stealing £28,056 from a Weymouth post office. The 25-year-old Weymouth man has been charged with the alleged robbery in Abbotsbury Road in
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Dorset businesswomen honoured at awards ceremony
INSPIRING women were honoured for their business nous at this year’s Dorset Business Women Awards. They scooped awards at the ceremony following a gala dinner at Bournemouth’s Langtry Manor Hotel. The awards, now in their second year, are already becoming
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Sponsor thanks
I would like to say a massive thank-you to my colleagues at Ultra Electronics for their baking skills and love of buying and scoffing cakes. Also, thanks to Tesco on Portland which kindly donated two bags packed full of cakes to go towards a sale that
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Location help
I am trying to locate a lady named Symone Hutchings (her married name) who lived in Charles Street, Dorchester, in 1976. She once lodged in Torquay at my mother’s house whilst attending South Devon College in Torquay. It is many years
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NHS admiration
I was accurately diagnosed with a twisted small intestine necessitating immediate surgery. I was quickly taken to Dorset County Hospital where an expert team of surgeons headed by Mr Lagattolla opened up the troubled abdomen, sorted through 20 feet
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Attempted abduction: Strong message sent out to other potential offenders
FOLLOWING the jailing of O’Connor, the officer in the case, Detective Constable Tom Isaac, of Weymouth CID, said a strong message had been sent to other potential offenders. He said: “This sends a clear message to anyone with the propensity
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Attempted abduction: Man jailed after trying to take nine-year-old
A MAN who attempted to abduct a nine-year-old boy in Dorchester has been labelled a ‘high risk to children’ as he was jailed for four years. Sebastian O’Connor, aged 24, was imprisoned over an incident on September 24 last year when he approached
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Not welcome?
Is the continued absence of a ‘Welcome to Weymouth’ sign on the new road, another indication of West Dorset taking over Weymouth & Portland? What has happened to the pineapples at the borough boundary, which were inaugurated by my late friend
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Find war heroes
Buckland Newton will soon be celebrating the addition of Harry Dibben’s name to the village war memorial. Harry died in 1916 in Belgium and his remains have only recently been identified and reburied. We plan to invite the families of
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Remember D-Day landings at Nothe Gardens event
Join in a picnic celebration at the Nothe Gardens to remember the heroic troops who took part in the D-Day Normandy landings on June 6 1944. The fun-filled D-Day Picnic will be taking place on Sunday, June 5, between noon and 4pm, where there will be
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Library plan is a fait accompli
It appears to me that the whole question of library closures/funding withdrawal is becoming more of a fait accompli. Dorset County Council is holding all the cards and seem to be merely going through the motions of affording library users the opportunity
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Caravans still remain on Prince Charles' land
THE travellers who said they would have left Prince Charles’s land on Poundbury by Sunday had still not vacated by last night. One caravan did leave The Great Field over the weekend but three caravans still remained on the site yesterday.
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Spirit of the Sea festival will be better than ever
ORGANISERS are gearing up to make this year’s Spirit of the Sea Festival bigger and better than ever before. And the search is on to find enthusiastic volunteers to help with a children’s procession that aims to fill Weymouth with colourful
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Nicholls coup for Magpies
DORCHESTER Town have fought off competition from Exeter City and Truro City to land midfield maestro Ashley Nicholls. The Npower League One Grecians and Blue Square Bet South new boys were both keen to snap up the experienced 29-year-old, but
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The sky's the limit for young reserves
FORMER Weymouth reserve-team boss Mark Carter believes all of last season’s squad are “capable of playing at a higher level” than the Magna Dorset Premier League. Carter has stepped down from the role due to work commitments but has told all the players
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Boho's Cresta of a wave
South & West Dorset Netball League Division One BOHO A 52 CRESTA 34 BOHO continued their resurgence in the top-flight with a fantastic victory against Cresta. Following on from their first win of the season the previous week, Boho started
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Dorset stars are Best in Britain
DORSET Pentathletes produced another excellent team performance at the National Biathlon Championships in Sutton Coldfield to retain the title of ‘Best in Britain’. It is the fifth successive year that the club has gained the accolade and this time they
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Dan dazzles for Dewlish
A FINE all-round display from Dorset ace Dan Belt maintained Dewlish’s hold on top spot in Dorchester Evening League Division One. Belt plundered an unbeaten 85 as the table-toppers tallied an impressive 156-2, before snaring 3-2 to restrict Herrison
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Medal bounty for Dorchester club
DORCHESTER Athletics Club captured a whopping 44 medals at the Dorset County Championships, held at King’s Park, Bournemouth. On a cool and breezy weekend, the county town club showed their full range of skills with 18 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze medals
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Tornadoes roar at Millfield
TORNADOES of South Dorset picked up seven medals and a huge haul of personal best times at the South West Regional Youth Championships at Millfield. Fourteen members represented the club at the event after achieving qualifying times in the recent
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Marsh magic for Weymouth
WEYMOUTH teams showed their strength with a trio of victories at the Weymouth Cougars Tournament. The Cougars’ annual festival of football, a regular fixture on the sporting calendar since 1992, took place at the Marsh with the deputy mayor and mayoress
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Magpies eye Dutch double
DORCHESTER Town Under-18s have turned their attentions to defending the Oostrum Cup after ending their South West Counties League campaign on a high. The teenage Magpies ended the league season with a 2-1 victory over Merthyr Tydfil at the Avenue Stadium
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Sharp-shooter breaks record
RECORD-BREAKER Reuben Kingston continued his fantastic early-season form at the Droitwich Spring Tournament. The event featured Warwick rounds of four dozen arrows, with the option of shooting two rounds on one day. In the morning, Kingston fired a
