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Billy Bragg works with B Sharp youngsters
SINGER Billy Bragg has been working with teenagers and musicians and sharing his expertise for two new music projects in West Dorset. He joined composer John K Miles and the B Sharp youth music group to help with the lyrical content of their latest commission
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Lord Fellowes boosts £2m Age UK party
OSCAR winner Lord Fellowes helped volunteers at Age UK celebrate raising £2million for older people. It was a triple celebration for the charity which aims to help older people through its campaigns, voluntry work, advice and research. Firstly Age
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Scarecrows and cider at Cattistock harvest
SCARECROWS, cider and songs were all used to welcome home the harvest in Cattistock. The village celebrated bringing in the harvest last weekend. On Saturday the church was decorated with vintage farming equipment including a butter churner and a vintage
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Maths day proves a challenge for Weymouth and Portland pupils
PUPILS from schools across Weymouth and Portland took on a marathon mathematics challenge. Teams representing 14 schools in the borough took part in the 14th Budmouth College Primary Maths Challenge. The teams of Year 6 students came
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One week left to apply for charity grants
CHARITIES have just over a week to get their applications in for a chance to secure a Gannett Foundation grant. Requests to fund everything from minibuses to solar panels have been sent in from charity representatives vying for a slice of the foundation
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A vroom with a sea view
THOUSANDS are expected to descend on Weymouth Beach for the annual motocross extravaganza. The event attracts more than 300 top male and female riders from around the country, with high performance moto-cross bikes ranging from 125cc to 500cc
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Speeders targeted in police campaign in Dorchester
MORE than 170 drivers were stopped for speeding in Dorchester in two-and-a-half hours. The results were revealed after Dorset Police carried out an enforcement operation in the county town. It happened on Monday of this week but the figures have just
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National noodle restaurant chain to create 50 jobs in Dorchester
THE national restaurant chain Wagamama is to create 50 jobs in a new outlet in Dorchester. The award-winning Japanese inspired restaurant, has signed up for the town’s Brewery Square development. The restaurant will occupy 3,095 sq ft. in the listed
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Trains disrupted after railway line death
TRAINS to and from Weymouth have been disrupted after someone was hit by a train. British Transport Police said the victim died when they were hit at 10am at Hinton Admiral on the edge of the New Forest. Buse services have been running between Bournemouth
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Bronte's chorus
NORTHERN Broadsides and the celebrated playwright, novelist and poet Blake Morrison are set to put a Yorkshire spin on Chekhov’s Three Sisters next week when they come to Dorset with We are Three Sisters. This exciting new production, directed by Northern
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Monster night of fun at Dorchester's Corn Exchange
A MONSTER night of half term fun is being held at Dorchester’s Corn Exchange. Organisers from Dorchester Moose – which is holding the night in aid of Julia’s House children’s hospice – are busy preparing for a charity film screening of Monsters Inc on
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BREAKING NEWS: Assault on schoolgirl claim withdrawn
CLAIMS that an 11-year-old girl was assaulted as she walked to school were false, police say. Dorset Police have announced that the allegation given by a schoolgirl's mother that she was grabbed along Higher Shaftesbury Road in Blandford has
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Weymouth Pavilion: Campaign leader 'disappointed' by downturn
JANET Stockley, president of WOW youth musical theatre group, fought two years ago to stop the theatre from being torn down. She said: “I’m very disappointed to hear that the Pavilion is losing money. “I thought that the set-up there overall had improved
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Weymouth Pavilion: Facility cost us £1.6m over two years
FIGURES showing that the Pavilion Theatre in Weymouth has cost taxpayers £1.6million over the last two years have triggered a plea to ‘make it work or knock it down’. Councillor Peter Farrell is calling for a referendum which will give Weymouth
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Bomb squad blow up explosive device in layby near Wareham
AN EXPLOSIVE device found near Wareham was blown up by the bomb squad. Dorset Police received a report that a large boulder with a drill hole and wires had been discovered in a layby off the A352 next to Hethfelton Woods on Tuesday night. A road closure
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Have you seen these men?
Detectives have released e-fits of two men they want to question following a robbery. The incident, in which two unknown offenders assaulted a man and stole money and a mobile phone, happened along a footpath leading from Northmoor to Wareham train station
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Olympics 2012 updates: Sticker campaign, world record, singing and travelling shows
Sticker Campaign A FISH and chip shop manager is looking forward to feeding an influx of visitors to Portland during the 2012 sailing events. Chris Willis, who runs Daniels Fish and Chips in Fortuneswell, is proud to support the Bring on the Games
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Residents flee Weymouth flats blaze
FIREFIGHTERS helped residents to flee a block of flats after smoke engulfed their building in the middle of the night. Crews raced to East Street in Weymouth town centre after reports there were people trapped inside the building, which is just off the
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60,000 visitors a day expected to hit Weymouth and Portland Olympics
AN ESTIMATED 60,000 visitors a day are expected to descend on Weymouth and Portland for next summer’s Olympic sailing events. The unprecedented tourist attraction is going to provide a major boost to the borough’s tourist industry but it will
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Water always on tap
WHILE we appreciate the publicity given to our restaurant in your Eat Out section of Taste (Echo, Monday, October 3), we should like to make it clear that we are always happy to offer customers water from the tap should they so wish, at no cost
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Hold-ups still here
Here we are in the 10th month of 2011 and still there are hold-ups on Boot Hell and Wyke Road. We were informed that all would be running smoothly by August 22, so what has happened? I ventured down Wyke Road today, not during rush hour traffic
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Lollipop campaign: Sites that have been saved
Sites that will continue to be funded by Dorset County Council after April 1, 2012: Outside Budmouth School, Weymouth Sea Road North, Bridport Buxton Road / Rylands Lane, Weymouth Wick Lane (outside the school), Christchurch
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Lollipop campaign: Council agrees to save dozens of Dorset school crossings
LOLLIPOP campaigners are celebrating after Dorset County Council agreed to save dozens of school crossings. County Council cabinet members yesterday agreed to save 50 crossing patrols and axe only 10. They overruled a recommendation
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Sign of the times
WELL done Coun Ray Banham (Echo, Sept 21). Could this supportive councillor be also asked to apply his undoubted background skills in decorating and design to the excellent new relief road? How about a striking tasteful sign across the first road bridge
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Accept the faults of your own dogs
I WOULD like to comment on two of your articles regarding dogs. The first, regarding the breeding of dogs. In my opinion, the reasons people breed dogs are numerous, ie some actually do it for money, some breed because they strive for the perfect
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Andrews hits four as Weyline crush former champions
WEYLINE are clearly the team to beat in the Weymouth Sunday League Premiership this season after they demolished 2009-10 champions Rodwell in emphatic fashion at the weekend. Danny Andrews was the star of the show with the first of his four goals arriving
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Winning mentality for Groves
MATT Groves believes the mentality in the Terras’ dressing room has completely changed over the past fortnight and is backing his men to keep the momentum going. Weymouth have now won their last three on the road and lost just one of their last seven
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Super-sub Clark inspires ten-man Upwey to victory
OKEFORD UNITED 1 UPWEY & BROADWEY 2 HENRY Clark came off the bench and inspired ten-man Upwey to a second successive victory in the Dorset Senior League at the Recreation Ground. All appeared lost for the Weymouth outfit following Phil Anderson’
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Fishing Around: Loving the savagery
I HAD always regarded The Noble Art as the roughest, toughest and most vicious sport of the lot. Two boxers slugging it out toe-to-toe and within the confines of what is a tiny ring arena is always a recipe for mayhem and magic –- depending
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Hearn: Be United
SHAUN Hearn has called for a united front as the Magpies bid to change their fortunes in Blue Square Bet South. In another frank interview with Echosport, the Dorchester Town chairman has asked for everyone at the club to take responsibility for the
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Proffitt and Dixon are top for Triangle
SIMON Proffitt and Jon Dixon took the major honours at Portland Red Triangle’s end-of-season awards at the George Inn. Proffitt claimed the Saturday first-team batting award while Dixon picked up the bowling equivalent after helping guide the islanders
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Watson and Bevan in share of first place
WESSEX Golf Centre pair Jon Bevan and Michael Watson shared top place with first-time winner Mark Searle (High Post) in the West Wilts Pro-Am. The Weymouth duo carded six-under-par rounds of 64 to win £482 each. It was leading money-winner Watson’s
