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King crowned new Terras' boss
BRENDON King has won the race to become the new Weymouth boss and will be assisted by ex-Dorchester Town striker Matt Groves as player-coach. Both men have been given one-year contracts and will be officially unveiled at a fans' forum at the
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West Dorset District Council is slammed over ladder repair works
A COUNCIL has applied for retrospective planning permission for its own ladders at West Bay harbour. Last year West Dorset District Council put in the 40 steel ladders in the Grade II listed West Bay harbour to replace old wooden ones. The authority
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Dorchester traveller event gives a lifestyle education
DORSET residents were given the opportunity to learn more about the travelling lifestyle at an event held in Dorchester. The free event at the Borough Gardens, co-ordinated by South Dorset Multicultural Network, was organised to mark Gypsy, Roma and
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Weymouth businessman takes on Hadrian's Wall for children's cancer charity
A BUSINESSMAN has set out on an 84-mile personal journey to show his support for a little boy’s battle with cancer. Shaun Small, of Dorchester-based risk management company RiskSTOP, is walking coast to coast along Hadrian’s Wall to try and raise £1,500
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Skandia Sail for Gold 2011: Watch action on webcam
A NEW webcam at the 2012 Olympic Sailing venue is making waves with the watersports community. Live streaming, high-quality moving images providing 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is
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Skandia Sail for Gold 2011: Bag a free ticket for biggest ever regatta
RESIDENTS in Weymouth and Portland are being urged to support the UK’s biggest ever Olympic-class Sailing regatta which starts today on 2012 waters. Last year’s event boosted the local economy by £1million and Skandia Sail for Gold 2011
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Good Beach Guide reveals Lulworth Cove has dropped in water quality
THE water quality at one of Dorset’s favourite tourist spots has dropped dramatically according to the Marine Conservation Society’s Good Beach Guide. Lulworth Cove, which achieved the highest standard last year, has now dropped two grades to a ‘basic
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Thomas Hardy's birthday is celebrated in Dorchester
DORSET’S famous literary son Thomas Hardy was the toast of Dorchester as enthusiasts marked the anniversary of his birth. The weekend was also a chance to celebrate another important date – 120 years since the publication of Tess of the d’Urbervilles
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Olympic and Paralympic Games: BT want you to share your 2012 stories
BUDDING storytellers from across Dorset are wanted for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As a partner to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, BT is encouraging applications from people who can tell their story through blogging, social networking
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Lots of fun at Weymouth harbourside with the Wessex Folk Festival
MUSICIANS, pirates and Morris dancers brought Weymouth harbourside to life at the weekend for the triumphant return of the Wessex Folk Festival. The annual event attracted hundreds of people to Trinity Road and Hope Square for a weekend of mixed weather
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Silver cradle could fetch up to £4k at auction
A SILVER cradle that was a christening present for the Mayor of Bath in the late 19th Century will go under the hammer in Dorchester. The shell shaped cradle, which was presented to Mayor George Woodiwiss when his wife gave birth during his mayoral year
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Garage raid: Police and owners say thanks to couple
THE garage owners and police thanked Barry and Carol Newton and the Echo after the stolen car was found. The car keys were not found but when being recovered the car appeared to be undamaged from the outside. It was not clear if the safe had
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Garage raid: Echo readers find stolen £7,000 Subaru
A STOLEN £7,000 car and a massive safe that had £1,500 inside have been recovered – thanks to the Dorset Echo. Carol and Barry Newton were at home reading the Echo’s front page story on Saturday about the limited edition Subaru Impreza stolen
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Olympics 2012: Dorset hopefuls for the games triumph in Holland
DORSET 2012 hopefuls triumphed at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Holland. Bournemouth’s World Champion Ed Wright clinched gold in the Finn class while Portland Paralympian Megan Pascoe claimed her third straight World Cup podium place at the event in Medemblik
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Suspect leaps into Weymouth Harbour in escape bid
A SUSPECT tried to evade capture from police by jumping into Weymouth Harbour. Stunned onlookers watched as the man plunged into the murky waters just before dawn in a bid to get away. He dodged his captors by swimming between pontoons and hiding behind
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Weymouth: Sandsfoot Castle gets £194k makeover
SCAFFOLDING will go up today on a historic monument in Weymouth which is getting a makeover. Sandsfoot Castle, which overlooks Portland Harbour, is being restored thanks to a £194,700 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. News that the grant had been
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Dorset County Museum welcomes Dorset storyteller
POPULAR Dorset storyteller Tim Laycock will provide an evening’s entertainment for all the family at Dorset County Museum this week. Inspired by the tales and memories included in Dorset County Museum’s current temporary exhibition Ridgeway Voices, Tim
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Royal Manor Arts College pupils carry out energy saving project
ENVIRONMENTALLY aware youngsters have been showing their green credentials by joining an international demonstration about saving energy. The students at Royal Manor Arts College on Portland carried out work in class to tie in with Earth Hour, a global
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Beware machine
Beware the Brewers Quay car park, not only does it now charge £1.20 per hour but it sometimes loses some of your money and does not give you the correct ticket. We put in £2.40, it lost 20p and gave us a ticket for 1 hour. This happened so
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Geronimo!
AS PART of the Cattistock Church Festival, on Sunday, June 26 there will be teddy parachute jumping from the church tower, Savill Hall cream teas, plant and bric-a-brac stall and an organ recital in church plus history tours. Has your Teddy
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Songs for Dorset?
Just recently someone was enquiring in your Letters Page if there was a Dorset song she could sing at conferences. I don’t know of a Dorset song but she might like to consider some local melodies such as the following: I Left My Heart In Blandford
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Dorchester bike ride celebrates the life of former organiser
AN ANNUAL family fun bike ride took on special poignancy this year when it celebrated the life of former organiser, ‘Mr Dorchester Cycles’. Around 200 people took part in yesterday’s Great Dorset Bike Ride 2011 in Dorchester, which was held in memory
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The Giant Social is getting bigger!
Cerne Abbas A GIANT Social has once again been organised by the Integrated Nursing Team of Cerne Abbas Surgery. This monthly event can be attended by anyone registered as a patient and has now moved to the Village Hall, thanks to funding from
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Fighting increases
Once again the EU Budget is out of touch with reality. MEPs adopted proposals for the next seven-year budget of the EU calling for a five percent budget increase. Once again the European Parliament is making unreasonable demands on taxpayers. The
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Yet another fiasco
It was no surprise to read in today’s Echo that there are yet more delays to the long awaited footbridge over Newstead Road. For many years now we have seen problems over delayed funding applications, an artist employed to create fancy designs and consultations
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Why was bridge so over the top?
I refer to the article ‘Bridge of Sighs’ (Echo, June 2) regarding the proposed new bridge in Newstead Road. As residents of Newstead Road, my wife and I have been looking forward to the new bridge making a great deal of difference to everyone’s access
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Weymouth hypnotist: 'Knockout was just a stunt'
A HYPNOTIST fooled people into thinking he knocked himself out on stage leaving volunteers in a trance, the Echo can exclusively reveal today. Weymouth-based entertainer David Days is amazed a planned experiment made worldwide news over the
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Litton Cheney cheesemakers hit seven at National Cheese Awards 2011
LITTON Cheney cheesemakers Ford Farm, have once again come up trumps at this year’s National Cheese Awards at the Bath & West Show 2011, winning a total of seven awards. In addition to six awards, the farm was also presented with a trophy for the Best
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Bridport gets ready for the annual food festival
BRIDPORT is set once again to become a food lovers’ haven for a full week when the annual Food Festival launches on June 12. Food lovers from the local area and beyond will visit the town to take part in a tempting range of delicious events for people
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Homemade delights at the Piddle Inn
ON a sunny day there’s hardly anywhere in West Dorset that would match the joy of sitting along the River Piddle enjoying an ice cold wine. But unfortunately for us it was a wet and miserable Wednesday and we didn’t really fancy the unseasonably bad
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D-Day June 6, 1944: A series of important events
THE foundations for the Allied invasion of occupied Europe lay, ironically, in one of their worst defeats of the war. In allowing the Wehrmacht to halt outside Dunkirk at the end of May 1940, Hitler lost the chance to annihilate 338,000 allied troops
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D-Day: Residents look back to that historic time
IAN Hawker was just seven years old when D-Day came around and what he remembers most is the excitement. However, his wife Jenny, whose father was the rector of Wyke Regis at the time, remembers the fear she felt and says that even today, the
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Raring to go
Today sees the start of the long awaited Sail for Gold regatta. There are a tonne of entries in all the Olympic sailing disciplines. I don't know exactly how many 49ers there are but they certainly take up plenty of space in the boat park. We put the
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Sky’s the limit for Magpies' defender
ASHLEY Vickers is adamant defensive rock Nathan Walker has what it takes to climb the football ladder. The 24-year-old has put pen to paper on a one-year extension at the Avenue Stadium and the Magpies’ boss is delighted to retain his services
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Dorset crash out of Trophy
DORSET crashed out of the MCCA Trophy following a rain-affected defeat against Hertfordshire at Dorchester Rec. The hosts closed on 161-7 off 38.1 overs before their opponents knocked off their revised target of 128 off 22 overs for the loss of just
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Magpies’ skipper Jermyn welcomes summer signings
CAPTAIN Mark Jermyn has given an overwhelming thumbs-up to the Magpies’ pre-season preparations thus far. Dorchester Town have already drafted in young striker Ben Dickenson and experienced midfielder Ashley Nicholls, as well as agreeing a season-long
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Captain marvel rescues Dorchester
WIMBORNE & COLEHILL 216 (8pts) lost to DORCHESTER 218-6 (20pts) by four wickets SKIPPER Martyn Richards rode to his side’s rescue with a superb half-century in their four-wicket victory at Wimborne & Colehill. The Dorchester captain, batting at number
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Barton recognised for grassroots coaching
NORTH Dorset’s David Barton has been recognised for outstanding services to grassroots cricket. Barton was presented with a coaching certificate by former England player Neil Knight at the first Npower Test Match against Sri Lanka in Cardiff, as part
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Seasiders in derby boost
SUTTONERS 155 (6pts) lost to WEYMOUTH 156-7 (20pts) by three wickets THE Seasiders are brimming with confidence ahead of next weekend’s local derby at Dorchester, following a three-wicket victory at Suttoners. All-rounder Faraz Ulhaq
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Joslin: It's just a matter of time
DORCHESTER SECONDS 152-3 (19pts) beat BEAMINSTER 151-9 (5pts) by seven wickets SIMON Joslin believes it is only a matter of time before Beaminster claim their first win of the season in Dorset League Division Two. The Dorchester co-captain, who top
