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PORTESHAM SCHOOL TAKE POSITIVE STEPS TOWARDS BUILDING A SCHOOL IN MALAWI
PORTESHAM Primary school’s school council recently handed over a cheque for a staggering £1200 to trustees Jane Cherry and Rosy Lloyd from the charity Positive Steps. Through the school council co-ordinator Laura Evans, the children were made aware
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Parents face costs hike for school transport in Dorset
PARENTS face a massive hike in school bus fares for their children. The price of concessionary passes will increase from £250 to £400 a year and there will be fewer seats available. Changes to rules on home-to-school transport have been agreed by Dorset
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Man used fake card in Dorset shops
A man has admitted using a counterfeit bank card to commit fraud, a court heard. Tudor Alexandru, aged 43, has pleaded guilty to possessing £3,646.94 of goods from Dorchester and Weymouth branches of Argos and Mothercare on May 4. He also admits to
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Tankfest returns to Bovington
THE ‘most explosive’ weekend of the year is set to place in Dorset this month. Two action-packed days of steel, firepower and explosions and some of the toughest vehicles on the planet will be bursting into life at The Tank Museum in Bovington for the
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£19million secured for security for the Olympic 2012 Games
A TOTAL of £19million has been secured from the Home Office to help Dorset Police fund security for the 2012 Games. Up to 50,000 extra visitors a day are expected to descend on the borough when Weymouth and Portland hosts the Olympic and Paralympic
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Six escaped horses bring traffic to halt near Dorchester Football Club
DRIVERS had a change from their normal traffic queues when six horses galloped freely onto the main Dorchester Road towards Weymouth. Shocked motorists stopped their cars when they saw the animals run onto the roundabout at Dorchester Football Club and
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Children chosen to lead Puddletown Carnival
CHILDREN have been chosen to lead this year’s Puddletown Carnival. Jess Thomson, 12, was glad she entered the competition at the last moment as she was selected as the Puddletown Princess. Her attendants will be Lilly Lamb and Molly Bray, both nine.
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Weymouth man accused of sexual assault
A MAN has appeared in Weymouth Magistrates Court to face charges of sexual assault against a girl. Bulbul Ahmed, aged 37, of Maiden Street, Weymouth, stands accused of sexual assault on a girl aged 13, two assault charges on a girl under 13 and indecent
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Vicar of Dibley star opens Dorchester gardening project
VICAR of Dibley star Trevor Peacock officially opened a gardening project in Dorchester. Mr Peacock, who played Jim Trott in the popular British sitcom, attended as a special guest at the opening of the Germinators’ Gardening Project at the Greenwood
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Disabled woman is airlifted to Dorchester hospital from cruise liner
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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Portland pet survives 110-foot fall
A PORTLAND pet has been branded a ‘miracle dog’ after getting back on her feet following her 110-foot fall down a cliff. The rough collie owned by Portlander Janet Gallagher suffered a broken jaw, punctured lung and a brain haemorrhage when she fell
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Delays on Osmington after crash
MOTORISTS faced delays in Osmington because of a head-on crash near the Sunray Hotel yesterday afternoon. The accident on the A353 involved a Volkswagen car and a van, causing the road to be partially blocked for several hours. Police attended when the
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Weymouth baldies hand over £20,000 cheque for Mammography Appeal
A GROUP of friends from Weymouth have handed over a cheque for a staggering £20,000 for the Digital Mammography Appeal. The group of best friends, called the Baldies, held a marathon of events in March where they all shaved their heads or chests for
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Olympics 2012: Quadriplegic sailor and new crewmate Sail for Gold
A DORSET quadriplegic sailor is competing at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta with his new crewmate Jo Frith. Keith Harris, aged 36, of Bournemouth, was paralysed after contracting a severe flu virus when he was six months old. It destroyed his nervous
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Kingston Maurward College draws crowds
THIS year’s annual country fair and open day at Kingston Maurward College went ahead in true English summer-style weather this weekend. Despite many of the planned events having to be cancelled due to the heavy rain, the ‘A Taste of Summer’ open day
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Olympic pantomime
EVER since getting caught up in the nightmare road works being undertaken to service the forthcoming pantomime that is the 2012 Olympics, I’ve avoided shopping in Weymouth. However, as an ex-resident I still have friends there and whilst
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We haven't cost tax payers £60k
I feel I must reply to Fred Horsington’s letter (Echo, June 2) in which he accuses the Stop Council Offices Now (SCON) campaign of having ‘cost us, the council tax payers of West Dorset, over £600,000’. Fred was chairman of the development control committee
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Why can't people buy snacks on Weymouth beach?
BEACHGOERS enjoyed snacks on the beach 100 years ago but why can’t they buy them on Weymouth’s golden sands today? That’s the question posed by former councillor and honorary alderman Andy Hutchings, who owns a beach hut at Greenhill. Mr Hutchings has
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Thousands turn up for the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta
Thousands of spectators turned out to watch the world’s best sailors battle for victory on borough waters at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta. More than 1,500 attended the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on Saturday to soak up the excitement
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King not giving up on Walker
BRENDON King has not given up hope of luring Dorchester Town asset Nathan Walker to the Bob Lucas Stadium. The new Weymouth manager held talks with the towering defender last Wednesday evening but since then Magpies’ boss Ashley Vickers has
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Dempsey leads GB medal rush
WEYMOUTH’S Nick Dempsey and Ben Ainslie sealed victories in the RS:X windsurfing and Finn class on the final day of racing at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. There with further podium glory for British sailors at the Weymouth & Portland
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Derby joy for Dorchester's dynamic duo
Dorchester 227-5 (19pts) beat WEYMOUTH 218-8 (10pts) by nine runs DORCHESTER claimed derby-day honours for the fourth time in succession thanks largely to a superb 141-run partnership between all-rounders Rob Waite and Dan Belt. The
