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BlackBerry smartphones for South West Trains staff to help passengers
RAIL staff on the Weymouth-Waterloo line are being issued with BlackBerry smartphones to help passengers on their way. South West Trains is issuing the devices to 850 train guards and platform staff to ensure they have access to better information about
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Poundbury development given green light for 1,200 homes
THE final phases of the Poundbury development have been given the go-ahead. Members of West Dorset District Council’s development control committee have granted outline planning permission for phase three and four of the Duchy of Cornwall development
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Ex-sergeant major cycles through Holland for charity
A FORMER sergeant major will live up to his old squadron’s motto ‘go anywhere, do anything, willingly’ when he cycles through Holland for charity today. Ex-paratrooper in the Royal Armoured Corps, John Wilkinson, will complete a 260 kilometre round
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New community van will allow fire officers to travel and give advice across Dorset
FIREFIGHTING capabilities in Dorset have received a boost with the donation of a new community safety van. The four-seater van will be used to allow fire officers to travel around the county, even to the remotest parts, to give fire safety advice. The
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Support the conservation of the Jurassic Coast and join the big beach clean
BEACH-LOVERS in Dorset will once again be supporting the conservation of the Jurassic Coast this weekend with a litter-picking stroll along the coastline. People will be combining a beautiful walk with clearing up mounds of rubbish in the Marine Conservation
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Funding needed for the Front skate park at Lodmoor
SKATE park campaigners say their facility could close if they don’t get help with funding. Supporters say that the Front skate park at Lodmoor, Weymouth is in need of renovation and money put into it for new ramps. But this is not possible because they
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Figures show Weymouth had the wettest August in 13 years
AS IF we needed telling, weathermen have revealed Weymouth and Dorchester endured a miserable summer. Weymouth had the wettest August for more than 13 years as rain battered the town and Dorchester endured its coldest summer in 23 years. Almost twice
