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Extraordinary Parish Meeting for Abbotsbury.
Abbotsbury ABBOTSBURY residents are asked to attend an extraordinary Abbotsbury Parish Meeting on Wednesday, June 22 at 7.30pm. This meeting is to discuss the Abbotsbury chairman’s emotive suggestion that Abbotsbury Parish be removed from the Chesil
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Help is needed with research into ancient carriageway!
Cerne Valley HELP is needed to assist in investigating an application by the Trail Riders Fellowship. The TRF have applied to the Dorset County Council to have the bridleway along the ridge between the Cerne and Sydling/Frome valleys upgraded. Basing
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Final entries are in for Dorset Echo's School Build Challenge
THE final entries are in for the School Build Challenge and schools will now have to wait and see if they are one of the lucky finalists. Over the last three weeks entries have been coming in for the competition that will see three lucky schools
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A lot of Hope is coming to Dorset
STEVEN Sogo is the most promising singer to have emerged from the central African country of Burundi in years. This month he will be touring the UK with his band Hope Street, making just two visits to rural Dorset through Artsreach, the county’s charity
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Woman airlifted from a cruise liner in a critical condition
A DISABLED woman was airlifted to Dorset County Hospital after falling critically ill aboard a cruise liner. Portland coastguards were called to assist the 57-year-old woman who fell ill while on the Royal Caribbean Independent of the Seas cruise liner
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Weymouth teacher windsurfs 1,000 miles for charity
A TEACHER who suffered an eight-hour heart attack last year and was saved by paramedics is windsurfing 1,000 nautical miles as a thank you to his 999 heroes. Lea Spencer has set himself the challenge of reaching speeds of more than 35 knots and sailing
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Tiger tank secrets revealed in Haynes Manual
The secrets of the world’s only working Nazi Tiger tank have been revealed – in a Haynes Manual. Usually the books are for people with second hand cars to help them fit parts and change the oil, but this edition lays bare the intricacies of Hitler’s
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Popular GP retires
THE waiting room at Royal Manor Health Care, (RMHC), Easton Health Centre was packed with patients, not waiting to consult a doctor but to show their high regard and esteem for Dr Mark Townsend on his retirement. Dr Townsend, 58, studied
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Olympics 2012: Quadriplegic sailing star praises accessibility
QUADRIPLEGIC American sailor Paul Callahan has praised the ‘extraordinary effort’ that has made the 2012 sailing venue so welcoming to disabled people. The 51-year-old helm, who is expected the represent the United States in the Paralympics next year
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Time is up for rowdy tenants
A HOUSING group that owns a number of properties in a Dorchester development, which was recognised as having an anti-social behaviour issue, has said the development is now safe and secure. Inspector Les Fry, of Dorchester police, previously
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Teenager's tribute honours mum, grandfather lost to cancer
A TEENAGER who lost her mother and grandfather to cancer has been prompted to do something in their memory. Budmouth College student Kirsty Frampton, 16, is putting together an art show featuring the work of cancer patients who are encouraged to paint
