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Steam trains set to visit Weymouth this summer
WEYMOUTH is set for another steaming summer. A record number of steam train excursions have been organised for the holiday season, providing a major boost to the local economy. Weymouth is a favourite destination for rail tour operators and this season
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Former Bridport reverend’s plea to help the poor in Sudan
A former West Dorset vicar is appealing for help amid the war-torn carnage of Sudan. The Rev Trevor Stubbs is hoping for the best despite the worsening situation in the country. For the past three years Mr Stubbs has seen first-hand what the country
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Funds to help Weymouth and Portland groups mark Olympic Torch Relay
ALMOST £1,800 is being awarded to nine community groups in Weymouth and Portland for their Olympic Torch Relay celebrations. The amounts, which range between £180 and £200, will aid local festivities when the London 2012 Olympic flame arrives
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Dorchester siblings selected as Olympic torchbearers
A PAIR of young Dorchester siblings are thrilled to have been chosen as two of the county’s Olympic torchbearers. Annie and Ben Macklin, of Weatherbury Way, will both be making historic 300-metre runs this summer after being chosen to carry
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Grandmaster challenge for Dorset chess players
CHESS players in Dorset have an opportunity to pit their skills against a Grandmaster. Twenty competent players will simultaneously challenge expert Ray Keene at the Mind Your Head Showcase held at Kingston Maurward College, near Dorchester, on Sunday
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Weymouth woman’s anger in fake cash storm
A LONG-TERM customer said she was treated ‘like a criminal’ after the Post Office allegedly handed her a counterfeit note. Leia Southwell said she withdrew money from the main Weymouth post office branch and went to another bank to pay it in
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Let there be light - Weymouth lasers on tonight
RESIDENTS will get a chance to see Weymouth's seafront laser show tonight. The Veils of Light lasers are being switched on half an hour after sunset. They will be tested most evenings for monitoring purposes up until the official switch-on
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Work to start on Weymouth sandman enclosure
WORK will start soon on a new sand sculpture enclosure for Weymouth beach. The modern shell-like structure known as the Beach Gallery will be positioned on the sands opposite Alexandra Gardens, a few metres from the site of the old sandman’s enclosure
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Busy year ahead for Portland’s new first citizen
A NURSE will inject her energy and enthusiasm into a hectic year as Mayor of Portland. Councillor Sylvia Bradley was made mayor at a packed ceremony at Portland United Football Club. The Southwell resident said she was overwhelmed by the number of people
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Weymouth store staff raise cash as tribute to colleague's son
STAFF at a Weymouth store have raised £3,180 for a hospice charity in memory of a colleague’s son. Simon Matthews sadly passed away at St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil aged just 38. Called simply ‘Simon’s Bed Fund’, his parents Doreen and Keith Matthews
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Budmouth College staff on charity cycle ride
FOR the second year running, staff at Budmouth College will take part in a charity cycle ride. Last year staff cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats raising £10,000 for Help for Heroes and the Kenyan Medical Centre. A total of 14 members of staff
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Weymouth laser lights delayed yet again
THE switch-on of Weymouth’s long-awaited laser lights has been delayed yet again. It now looks like the lights – the only permanent and unmanned laser display in the UK – won’t be ready until at least the end of May. Weymouth and Portland
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Sewer pipe trail: Legacy plan rejected as 'appalling'
COUNCILLORS have re-jected a £67,000 legacy trail after comparing information points to ‘sewer pipes’. They turned down plans for nine 2.43-metre high, three-dimensional red rings that would have linked Littlemoor in Weymouth to Portland Bill
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Sewer pipe trail: Dorset Countryside team 'disappointed'
LYN Cooch, of Dorset County Council’s countryside service Dorset Countryside, said she and her team were ‘very disappointed’ the committee had turned down the Legacy Trail design. Ms Cooch, right, said: “We have been out doing public consultation
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All aboard HMS Pinafore for lots of laughs
Weymouth Operatic Society’s run of HMS Pinafore comes to an end tonight. Directed by Geoff King, this adaptation mixes Gilbert and Sullivan’s original score and plot with contemporary jokes and music from the popular G&S operetta Trial by Jury. HMS
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HMS Pinafore given a new look
HMS PINAFORE Hope Church, Weymouth GILBERT and Sullivan’s comic opera has been given a bit of a new look by producer and director Geoff King in the latest offering by Weymouth Operatic Society. The traditional show and its familiar melodies are still
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Budding stars at Weymouth College's LEAP project
WEYMOUTH College is building on its reputation as a springboard for acting talent. Its LEAP (Local Emerging Artists Platform) theatre project, which began in 2009, aims to encourage alumni from the performing arts department to work on the premises as
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Missing sailor found dead at Studland
A SAILOR was found dead after a late-night search. The man went missing just before midnight on Wednesday off the shore at Studland near Swanage. Dorset Police assisted Coastguard rescue teams from Poole and Swanage to search. A spokesman for the
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Dorset union workers protest against changes to pensions
HUNDREDS of Dorset union workers manned picket lines to protest against government changes to their pensions. Picket lines were drawn across the county including at the Weymouth Job Centre, the Land Registry in Weymouth and at the Defence Support
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Olympics 2012 update: Quilt creation, Games song and dancing around
Quilt creation A SPECIAL quilted creation is on display at the London 2012 sailing venue to celebrate Weymouth and Portland’s contribution to the Games. All the designs of the panels are original and reflect aspects of the local area using a variety
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More than 2,000 veterans to march at Weymouth and Portland Armed Forces Day
MORE THAN 2,000 veterans will march as part of Weymouth and Port-land’s Armed Forces Day Celebrations. Organisers gathered to launch what they hope will be the biggest yet with a week of events beginning on Saturday, June 23. This year’s celebration
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Local Enterprise Partnership boosts Dorset
THE new ‘principal engine of growth’ for the Dorset economy is up and running. Around 200 business leaders, entrepreneurs and politicians attended the launch of the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) at Lulworth Castle. Chair of the LEP Board
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Obvious answer is staring at you
You know sometimes the obvious just stares you in the face and you don’t see it. I have a suggestion concerning the laser lights and fairy lights that could keep everybody happy. The ‘Veils of Light’ stanchions are pretty much despised, but if we were
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Why light a car park after dark?
LEAVING for the airport in the early hours of the morning recently, my husband and I found ourselves loading the car in pitch darkness, due to the council’s decision to turn off street lights in certain areas to save money. Imagine our surprise then
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New councillors should all unite
THE Borough has just elected eight new councillors which gives it an opportunity for a fresh start. The present council has 14 Conservative, 11 Labour, eight Lib Dem and three Independent councillors who will be presiding over us for the next two years
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Something in the Air!
WE all love a good birthday party so it’s congratulations to Air FM, which celebrates its first birthday this week. The student radio station based at Westfield College in Weymouth will be marking this auspicious occasion with veritable smorgasbord of
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Those in charge are all the same
W Conroy says that we shouldn’t moan if we don’t vote (Have Your Say, May 9). Well I don’t know how old you are W Conroy but I have learnt that it makes no difference who is in charge, they are all the same. Charles Baker. Easton Portland
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Weymouth's Zoe recycles for dress design
A TALENTED student with a passion for fashion has been using her skills to support a worthy cause. Budmouth College pupil Zoe Boyce has produced an Oxfam-inspired dress created from recycled plastic bags as part of a Design Technology Textiles GCSE project
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Magpies eyeing other targets as Bennett stays put
PHIL Simkin remains confident of landing a new front-man despite missing out on Gosport’s Justin Bennett. Former Magpie Michael Walker, now captain of Poole Town, alleged last Saturday that the Borough forward, 29, had agreed terms on a switch to Dorchester
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Double boost for Weymouth
HAYDEN White and Ben Doidge have been added to the Weymouth line-up for tomorrow’s Dorset Premier League clash at Broadstone (1.30pm). Both teams saw their opening-day fixtures fall to the recent wet weather but have high hopes this one will go ahead
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Terry eyes vintage show at Wiscombe
THIS weekend sees an action-packed programme of speed hill climbing at the Wiscombe Park track in South Devon. The main focus of attention is the annual Vintage Sports Car Club meeting on Sunday. Always a first-class event for enthusiasts of historic
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Full-time move for Big Ben
BEN Gerring is close to securing a return to full-time football but will always be thankful for his time with the Terras. The ex-Plymouth Argyle man is understood to be in talks with Blue Square Bet North outfit Kettering Town where he would be reunited
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Duo drafted in for Dorchester
STUART Voss and Quenton Miller have been drafted in for tomorrow’s trip to Blandford (1.30pm). The duo received the call after Dorchester team-mates Steve Gerety and Sean Fitzgerald were ruled out through unavailability. And they, along with their county
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Going for gold
GREAT Britain’s sailing team head to London 2012 with better medal prospects than ever before, according to team leader Stephen Park. Britain are the most successful nation in Olympic sailing history, having accrued more gold medals than any other nation
