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Joy at Good Beer Guide listings for Dorset pubs
LANDLORDS of independent pubs are celebrating the benefits of not being tied to a brewery. A report by real ale consumer organisation CAMRA found almost twice as many pubs tied to a brewery were being forced to close compared to independently run businesses
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Island horse riders make grand gesture for Help for Heroes
A HORSE ride from Portland to Wootton Bassett has raised more than £1,000 for Help for Heroes. Kaz Jones, 47, of West-on, her daughter Sian, 22 and their equine friends Frankie, a 17-year-old ex-race horse and Maori, who is a mature 27, made the epic
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Man assaulted on Portland
A MAN aged 24 suffered face and neck injuries after being attacked on Portland in the middle of the day. Police are now appealing for witnesses following the alleged assault in Park Estate Road on Tuesday afternoon. A 23-year-old Portland man was arrested
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Dorchester litter campaign
ANTI-LITTER campaigners will be hitting the streets of Dorchester this weekend to ask shoppers if they love where they live. Members of the Dorchester Stop the Drop team will be in South Street on Saturday, September 24 to ask people how they feel about
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BREAKING NEWS: Missing Weymouth man sought
POLICE in Weymouth are trying to trace a 'vulnerable' Weymouth man who has gone missing. Nicholas Stephen Crocker, 55, was last seen yesterday morning (Wednesday). Police say Mr Crocker is a licensed firearms holder and it is believed
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Roald Dahl day at Holy Trinity School, Weymouth
Author’s crazy creations brought to life at school WACKY characters from the pages of the world’s favourite children’s author became real during a celebration of his life. Around 760 pupils and staff from Holy Trinity School marked Roald Dahl’s birthday
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Engine hits door at Weymouth's new fire station
BOSSES have revealed how a fire engine crashed into a door at Weymouth’s new multi-million pound fire station. The new £8.5m Radipole Lane base, incorporating a community fire station and safety centre, opened in July. It is believed
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Litton Cheney school needs parents to help with outdoor learning
A VILLAGE school is urging local people to pitch in and help improve an outdoor learning area for youngsters. Volunteers have been hard at work creating an outdoor learning and wildlife area for children at Thorners School in Litton Cheney as well as
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Appeal lodged on Dorset windfarm
A GREEN energy company is appealing against the refusal of planning permission for a wind farm in north Dorset. Ecotricity said North Dorset District Council made the decision despite its own officers twice recommending approval. The appeal will be
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My life's been stolen by computer thieves says Weymouth musician
A PROFESSIONAL musician has been left devastated by the theft of his “priceless” computer. Thieves struck as Ricky Stevenson was packing up his equipment after playing at a friend’s birthday party in Norfolk Road, Weymouth. Mr Stevenson
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Senior borough councillor to resign after 'being kept in the dark'
A SENIOR councillor is set to resign his committee post after accusing senior council officers of a lack of respect. Borough councillor Peter Farrell intends to resign as chairman of the Harbour Board committee after claiming he was ‘kept in
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Fury over bus chaos in Dorset: Don't ignore us, say parents
IRATE parents are calling for the school bus providers not to ignore their calls for help. Crossways mum Fiona Wisher said her son Ryan had been left at the roadside and at Thomas Hardye School by the bus company’s failures to turn up.
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Fury over bus chaos in Dorset: Transport watchdog slams county council
A TRANSPORT watchdog has slammed the county council over the on-going school bus chaos. TravelWatch SouthWest is also demanding a full independent inquiry and says parents should be reimbursed for the expenses they have incurred getting their
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Dorset conservationists slam dog walkers over plastic bags full of mess
CONSERVATIONISTS have hit out at walkers who are littering the countryside with plastic bags of dog mess. Dog walkers are wrapping it in non-biodegradable plastic bags but failing to dispose of them properly. They are being discovered in trees and
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Economic facts
I see that the farce of the Portland Academy is continuing. It is being described as a ‘boost to the local economy’. To the outsider it appears that the proposal is that the excellent Royal Manor School, furnished to a high standard and more than
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Stompin’ Dave is back on the stage at Dorchester Arts Centre
BLUEGRASS legend Stompin’ Dave is back on stage this week bringing The Whitetop Mountaineers all the way from Virgina, USA to Dorchester Arts Centre tomorrow night. The Whitetop Mountaineers is made up of the young duo, Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham
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Our resort needs real coach station
We are disgusted and somewhat ashamed of the coach arrival and departure stop opposite the Fairhaven Hotel on Weymouth seafront. Recently we had occasion to use this stop to pick up and drop off our visitors to Weymouth. On their arrival we
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Weekly insight: Hannah Mills
FOR the last couple of weeks we’ve been back training in the 470 squad with Penny Clark and Kat Hughes down at Weymouth and Portland. We are expecting an announcement on 2012 selections in the not too distant future and what the outcome of that is, whether
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Cultural Olympiad: Event will see youngsters dance their socks off
SEVENTEEN teams of youngsters will dance their socks off this Saturday for the third annual Dinosaurs Not Allowed event, which is building up for a performance in the borough as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The Morris dancers, aged between
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Red Letter day
My faith in human nature has been restored. On Friday, September 16, I managed to drop a letter I intended posting to my bank in Morrisons carpark Weymouth. Somehow between parking and the store I lost it. After doing my shopping I realised and had
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Pull it down
The speed with which WDDC's developers have raced up the steelwork at one end of the proposed new council offices has done all of us in Dorchester a service. Everyone can at last see the enormity of it – a facade within a metre of the height and the
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Weymouth Pavilion gears up for Snow White pantomime
WEYMOUTH voted to find its own pantomime star this year and now the Pavilion is gearing up for its festive show. Charlotte Steen will be playing the role of Snow White this Christmas. She won the part last month after taking part in an X Factor-style
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In-form Terras' striker bags two to beat Argyle
WEYMOUTH 2 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 IN-FORM Sam Malsom took his tally to five goals in two games as the Terras overcame crisis club Plymouth Argyle in a friendly at the Bob Lucas Stadium last night. After bagging a hat-trick in the FA Cup victory at Taunton
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Weymouth Ladies to reunite in one-off
WEYMOUTH Ladies Volleyball Club are to re-form for a one-off special tournament. Some of the best players in the country will be representing the town and will include Weymouth Beach Classic winner Gabi Medricka. She will be joined by other top-flight
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Taylor and Parrott to visit Snookes in Weymouth
SNOOKES manager Mark Cottingham is urging snooker fans to contact the club as soon as possible to reserve their tickets for the visit of Dennis Taylor and John Parrott on Saturday night. The two former world champions will take on club members and face
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Dewlish delight after title toast
DEWLISH toasted their first-ever Division One title at Dorchester Evening League’s annual presentation night. The villagers lost just two games all summer as they claimed the crown and denied St George’s a sixth successive triumph – forcing the latter
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Carlile saves Magpies in goal-fest
FLEET TOWN RESERVES 4 DORCHESTER RESERVES 4 ANTONY Carlile’s late strike saw Dorchester Town Reserves earn a share of the spoils in an eight-goal thriller at Fleet Town. Despite a positive opening from the visitors, it was Fleet who opened the scoring
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FISHING AROUND: Tetchy about their defence
DON’T you find it a bit odd that our two most experienced managers both have issues filling certain positions in their teams? I most certainly do. Sir Alex Ferguson, who has won a phenomenal 27 trophies at Old Trafford including 12 Premier League titles
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Five-star Weymouth Sports hold on
GILLINGHAM TOWN RES 3 WEYMOUTH SPORTS 5 THE final scoreline at Hardings Lane would have been a lot more emphatic had it not been for a generous amount of injury-time, according to Steve Alcock. The Weymouth Sports boss saw his side march into a
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Revamped Dorchester Bowls Club is set to reopen
SIX months on from a devastating fire that threatened the club’s very existence, Dorchester BC is back with a bang. An arson attack left the county town outfit, located on Armada Way, in ruins last March as the first-floor meeting room, toilets
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Quayside sunk as Andrews hits 50
DANNY Andrews scored his 50th goal for the club as Weyline inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Quayside in the Weymouth Sunday League Premiership. With both teams missing players, it was a hard game to predict at kick-off so when Sean Murphy broke the deadlock
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Portland skittle-alley demolition plan gets go-ahead
IT’S third time lucky for a plan to demolish a Portland pub’s skittle alley and build three one-bed homes in its place. An application to build behind the New Star Inn at Fortuneswell has twice been refused by Weymouth and Portland Borough
