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Grecians in charge
DORCHESTER 0 EXETER CITY 4 FORMER Magpie Tom Nichols found the net on his return to the Avenue Stadium as Exeter City flexed their muscles in tonight’s pre-season friendly. The Grecians grabbed two goals in each half to emphasise the huge gulf
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High road for Macgregor
WHEN Britain’s Olympic contender Lucy Macgregor begins Match Racing on Sunday, July 29, she will have her little sister by her side. But helm Macgregor, 25, says far from being the easy choice Kate, 21, was undoubtedly ‘the best person for the job’.
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Olympics update: Tickets for sale; Island life; Walk Weymouth
Tickets back on sale TICKETS are back on sale for eight of the previously sold-out Olympic sailing events. The Nothe Gardens is making history as the first-ever ticketed event for Olympic sailing. Tickets costing £20-£35 are available for Sunday
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Our Olympic team: Weymouth’s Laser Olympic champion and Team Volvo member Paul Goodison
SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes. The performance, development and transitional squad sailors train and compete across 10 Olympic Classes and three Paralympic Classes. Here’s Weymouth’s Laser Olympic
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Fundraisers hail bells’ restoration work
THE bells are ringing out over Chideock once more after a mammoth fundraising drive by villagers. Bell captain Dave Symonds and church wardens Sue Pettifer and Val Cowell took receipt of a new bell at St Giles’ Church. Villagers helped raise £70,000
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Photo turns heads
ANDY Hutchings’ picture of the staff at Maison Edwards hairdressers received a warm response from readers. Maureen Griffiths (nee Stone) who used to work at the salon contacted us with an almost complete list of employees’ names. Monica now lives in
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Fond memories of a brave hero
SEVERAL articles about Weymouth’s links with the famous St Nazaire raid of the Second World War have already appeared in the Looking Back pages. They featured Stoker Reginald Hodder, who came from Weymouth and lost his life when his ship, the HMS Campbeltown
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Kingston Maurward horticulturalists help put on Hampton Court show
HORTICULTURE students from Kingston Maurward College have been selected to help construct the Badger Beer Garden at the forthcoming RHS Hampton Court Garden Show in London. The four Level 3 Horticulture students – Joanna Hardwick, Niall Hawkins, Piers
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Wareham dog show postponed
THE WET weather has forced an animal rescue charity to postpone a major fundraising event. Margaret Green Animal Rescue was due to hosts its dog show and fun day at its centre at Church Knowle near Wareham on Sunday, July 22. However, due to waterlogged
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Paralympian is inspiration for Dorchester children's movie
YOUNGSTERS at a Dorchester school have received thousands of pounds to fund a Paralympic-inspired film project. Children from the Prince of Wales School have received £5,000 of National Lottery funding through the First Light project to make their
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Drax votes against Lords reform
South Dorset MP Richard Drax voted against the proposed Lords’ Reform Bill. Speaking during a fiery, two-day Commons debate, after which 91 Tory MPs voted against the Bill, Mr Drax, right, said it would tear apart a successful institution. He
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Housing firm signs up to support Weymouth’s ‘biggest community event of the year’
WEYMOUTH’S 2012 Carnival is promising to be bigger and better than before as events and sponsors continue to get on board. Synergy Housing is among the first firms to sign up and pledge support for the extravaganza on Wednesday, August 15. Plans
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Thieves flee with £6,000 worth of fishing kit from shed at Weymouth home
ANGLER Steve Booth is devastated after thieves stole all his fishing gear worth about £6,000. Mr Booth spends most of his free time river fishing and it has taken years for him to build up the quality equipment for his hobby. Thieves stole the
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Man is jailed after harassing Weymouth woman for a date
A MAN who harassed a single mother because he ‘was hoping to ask her out on a date’ has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison. James Bruton, 27, was sentenced at Dorchester Crown Court after admitting a harassment charge, which related to his conduct
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Crisis-hit families in Weymouth and Portland benefit from £290k
WEYMOUTH and Portland families in crisis will benefit from a grant of more than £290,000 that has been awarded to a charity. Home-Start West Dorset has been awarded funding over a four-year period from the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. The
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Pub’s fun day to help Dorchester hospital's stroke unit
DORSET County Hospital’s stroke unit is set to benefit from a day of entertainment for all the family at a Dorchester pub. The Cornwall Hotel is hosting a 50/50 Family Fun Day on Sunday, July 22, from midday, with all proceeds from the day going to
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Weymouth mourns artist Trevor
TRIBUTES have been received for a much-loved Weymouth painter and musician who has died suddenly. Trevor Lawrence, 67, was described by friends as one of Weymouth’s ‘characters’ who will be sorely missed. London-born Mr Lawrence was an actor in his
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UPDATED: Bodies found after Tunnel landslide
EMERGENCY services are attempting to excavate a car buried in a landslide at Beaminster Tunnel. It is believed a couple lay buried in the vehicle for more than a week. In a joint statement, Dorset Police and Dorset Fire and
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Bridport pensioner was found with plastic bag on head
A BRIDPORT pensioner was found dead by neighbours with a plastic bag over his head, an inquest was told. West Dorset Coroner Michael Johnston recorded an open verdict at the inquest into the death of 83-year-old Anthony Delaney Brooks. The hearing
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Weymouth pupils' garden will open to all
GREEN fingered pupils at Holy Trinity Primary School in Weymouth have received the ultimate accolade for their work outside. This coming weekend their garden will be open to the public – the only school garden in the South West to be opening for the
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Race-hate yob is handed jail term
A YOUNG man who displayed a ‘serious pattern’ of racially aggravated offending has been jailed for five years. Joe Alan Michael Scott, 20, appeared at Dorchester Crown Court to be sentenced for a string of offences including racially aggravated assault
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UPDATED: Bodies found buried in landslide
AN ELDERLY couple lay buried in their car in the Beaminster Tunnel. A man in his 70s, believed to be from Taunton and a woman in her 60s, believed to be from Crewkerne, Somerset lay in the car from more than a week. Emergency services are attempting
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Schoolboy, six, joins campaign to save the Portland Coastguard Helicopter
A SIX-year-old schoolboy has made a leaflet encouraging people to sign a petition to save the coastguard helicopter. Matthew Mew, from Poundbury, made the poster after hearing his dad Ian talking about the proposed closure of the helicopter
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Weymouth fairy lights are back on the agenda
WEYMOUTH’S fairy lights may twinkle again after people power forced them back on the council agenda. Councillors agreed to conduct further investigations into seafront lighting after being presented with a protest petition bearing almost 1,700 names.
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£1k garage sale in Martinstown boosts Marie Curie fund
A FAMILY has raised more than £1,000 for charity selling the possessions of their dad after losing him to cancer. Chris Taylor, 65, died on May 12 just three weeks after he was diagnosed with a form of liver cancer. His widow, Fran Taylor, of Martinstown
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The marriage of Michael Willoughby and Jemima Davison
CHARTERED surveyor Michael Willoughby and marketing manager Jemima Davison married at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, in Cottingham, Leicestershire. Michael, who works in London, is the son of Bruce and Anne Willoughby, of Bridport. Jemima, who works
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The marriage of Mike Fuller and Leanne Blackett
A WEYMOUTH couple celebrated their big day surrounded by family and friends in Dorset. The Orangery Suite in Wimborne was the perfect venue for Mike Fuller and Leanne Blackett from Weymouth when they tied the knot on June 22. Mr Fuller, 35, a vehicle
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The marriage of Andy Cross and Leanne Tite
A HORSE named Earl was the reason behind one happy couple meeting, falling in love and marrying. Equine dentist Andy Cross, 51, and horse enthusiast Leanne Tite, 34, met in 2008 when Mr Cross came to the yard to check out Earl’s teeth, true love blossomed
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No events just before Olympics
I have just got back from a walk along the seafront harbourside and town. It’s 8pm on a Saturday night, two weeks before the Olympics and what do I find? Absolutely nothing. No events, enthusiasm, interest or even people. How about we do the unthinkable
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Many thanks for the town’s team
I felt I must write to congratulate Weymouth on the Olympic Torch ceremony on Thursday. Despite the weather, we had a great time. The Park and Ride facility proved quick and efficient, the seafront looks better than it has done for years, the beach
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View blocked by adults’ umbrellas
The Weymouth evening celebration was well organised and great entertainment. I attended the beach event with my daughter and was prepared to get wet! However I was dismayed at a number of adults who despite being close to the front of the stage had
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Who put up the colourful flags?
The past few weeks have seen the high street in Dorchester transformed, with first the Union Jack flying from virtually every premises and latterly, flags of many countries who are participating in the Olympic Games. No doubt residents and more importantly
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Well done all for our lovely village
Whilst standing in the pouring rain with a neighbour awaiting the Olympic Torch to come through Portesham on July 12, one of the processional police outriders stopped immediately in front of us. He told us that he had been all around the country with
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Police officers called on to tighten Olympic security
DORSET Police officers are being drafted in to fill the gaps in Olympics security left by under-fire firm G4S. But they should be able to be withdrawn ‘over the coming days’, G4S has said. The private firm, which has seen its shares dive by as much
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Attendant flushed with pride over refurbished toilets on Weymouth seafront
A TOILET attendant is flushed with pride after plenty of praise for her lovely ladies loos. Normally a trip to a public lavatory can lead to all manner of unpleasant surprises. And Weymouth has been criticised over the years for the terrible state
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Appeal after man stabbed in North Dorset
A 35-year-old man was stabbed in an attack in Walton Elm, Marnhull, police said. The Salisbury man sustained a single stab wound to the stomach but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. He had been making deliveries in a
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Wykefest cancelled
THIS weekend’s Wykefest has been cancelled. A spokesman for Value House where the annual event was due to be held said that the weather meant they had no choice but to cancel. A spokesman said: “The field is still very wet from all the current
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Simkin's troops ready to face Grecians
AFTER almost three months of waiting, Dorchester Town ret-urn to action with tonight’s visit of Exeter City (7.45pm). The Magpies have been back in training for 12 days but the recent wet weather has played havoc with their preparations thus far
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Double take for Moreton at Town Tournament
A RAIN-HIT Weymouth Town Tennis Tournament staged a successful conclusion as the sun finally came out for finals day. Clif Moreton was the star of the show as he appeared in three finals, taking two trophies. The first of which was won in the singles
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Land blow for Wildcats
LANDOWNERS have pulled the plug on providing a potential new home for the Weymouth Wildcats. The nomadic speedway club had been holding talks with the proprietors of a location on the outskirts of Weymouth for several weeks but the land that was
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Big cove cheer for husband and wife
HUSBAND and wife Ian and Carole Hughes both tasted success at round one of the Big Cove Swim Series. The married duo were the first man and woman across the finish line in the 1.5-mile event at Bowleaze Cove, recording times of 33mins 32 secs and
