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"Lets Make It" Carnival Float workshop
No sooner has one project completed before another is well under way! There is a FREE workshop for the "Lets Make It Project's " Carnival Float The workshop is on Saturday August 4 at the Park Community Centre at Chelmsford
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Magpies lose out to Glovers
DORCHESTER TOWN 0 YEOVIL TOWN 3 Ugwu 32, 56, Young 84 DORCHESTER Town’s third friendly against higher-ranked opposition ended in a third straight defeat. Following 4-0 and 3-0 losses at the hands of Exeter City and Brighton
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Body found after Burton Bradstock landslide
EMERGENCY services searching for a woman after the Burton Bradstock landslide have found a body. Police said the body was recovered at 9.40pm tonight. It is believed to be that of a woman reported missing after a massive landslide onto the beach
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UPDATED: Search goes into night for woman
RESCUERS are searching into the night for a woman buried under a landslide at Freshwater, near Burton Bradstock. The 23 year old was trapped under 400 tonnes of mud and rock when a cliff collapsed at noon today. The major rescue operation has
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To be earnest ....
ARTSREACH presents Miracle Theatre in ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’ on Friday, August 3 at Melbury Osmond Playing Field. Gates open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start. There will be a bar during the evening. Tickets for adults cost £9, for under 18’
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Boy, 16, charged with murder following death of woman in Weymouth
A BOY of 16 is due to appear in court tommorow charged with the murder of a woman in Weymouth. Police said the boy was charged with the offence today in connection with the suspicious death of a woman in Benville Road at the weekend.
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Shop hits three-year milestone
A WEST Dorset village shop is celebrating three years as a successful community venture. The Thorncombe Village Shop is now run as a community enterprise with nearly 30 volunteers, including villager and west Dorset MP Oliver Letwin , who runs
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Our Olympic team: Team meteorologist Libby Greenhalgh
THE British Sailing Team is gearing up to compete at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Great Britain is the world’s top Olympic classes sailing nation with the British Olympic team sailors topping the medal table at the past three Games in
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We're top class: school celebrates Ofsted results
A WEYMOUTH school is celebrating its latest Ofsted report thanks to good teaching and an interesting curriculum. The report marks Conifers Primary School as ‘good’ in all areas including pupils’ achievement, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety
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Ancient Greece comes to Weymouth
ANCIENT Greece has been brought to life by the best sand sculptors in the world at one Weymouth attraction. Visitors can marvel at the magnificent Sandworld exhibition themed in tribute to the arrival of the Olympic Sailing events to Weymouth and Portland
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Hannah's big family boost
FAMILY is the secret to success for Sonar team tactician Hannah Stodel who is now on a mission for gold at the Paralympics. Stodel, 26, first got into sailing through her parents. She said: “I grew up sailing and my mum campaigned for the Olympics in
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Gardens honoured with green flag
Sandsfoot Gardens has been awarded a Green Flag Award for its high-quality open space. This national award follows the opening of Sandsfoot Castle in April this year. David Carter of the Friends of Sandsfoot Gardens and Rodwell Trail said following
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Can you help to complete the set?
• I am still awaiting news of how much the Sutton Poyntz Victorian Fayre raised for charity and will let you know as soon as I hear. In the meantime a lady has contacted me asking for your help. She visited the Fayre on the day, and was very taken
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Littlemoor history exhibit
Westfield College has been delving into Littlemoor’s history. Moreton class in particular, with Leon Quartermaine, Jordan Glastonbury and Elliott Hardwick doing the research with a little help from librarian Lyndsey. The three researchers have
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Updated: Eyewitnesses tell of landslide horror at Burton Bradstock
EYEWITNESSES have told of the landslide horror at Burton Bradstock where a person is missing. Rescuers are searching through more than 100 tonnes of rubble which collapsed at Freshwater Beach Holiday Park. People escaped from the beach
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Updated: Search continues after major landslide
AT LEAST one person is believed to be trapped after a major landslide in West Dorset. Emergency services are currently searching through rubble following the fall near Freshwater Beach Holiday Park, Burton Bradstock. There were dozens of people
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Getting ready; Ben's effort; On the air
Getting ready OLYMPIC Rings have been causing a stir in Portland Harbour. This picture of the iconic symbol was tweeted by Spanish windsurfer Marina Alabau who declared “Olympics!” Dutch windsurfer Dorien Rjsselburge also posted a picture and said:
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Dorchester pupils on a roll for record attempt
PUPILS at a Dorchester school are waiting to hear if they have succeeded in breaking a world record. Youngsters at the Thomas Hardye school took to the floor in an attempt to create the fastest human conveyor belt. After several practice attempts
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British Red Cross thanks Bridport residents for £1.2k donation
THE British Red Cross has been counting the generosity of the people of Bridport who donated £1,200 for its annual fundraising drive. Red Cross volunteers and supporters collected at various locations including the Co-op, Morrisons, Groves Garden
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Take part in fun cross-country run at Mapperton Farm
A FUN cross country run is being held at Mapperton Farm, near Beaminster, on September 9. The Kamikaze Adventure run covers eight miles of hilly terrain, through bogs and down water slides. Votwo Events and Adventure is organising the event
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Search for people after landslide on West Dorset coast
EMERGENCY services are searching a beach in West Dorset after fears there are people trapped after a major landslide. A Dorset Police spokesman said: “At just after 12.30pm Dorset Police were called to a report from coastguard of a landslide by
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Dorchester mum welcomes home her miracle baby boy
A BEAMING Dorchester mum has welcomed home her miracle baby boy. Otis James Stokes was born three weeks early on June 21 to Clare and Richard Stokes, of Wollaston Road, Dorchester. Mum Clare described him as her ‘little miracle’ after the couple
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2012 GAMES COUNTDOWN: Safety first with Navy warship
THE Royal Navy’s Flagship has arrived in Weymouth Bay for the Olympics . HMS Bulwark and a range of other Naval ships will be providing maritime security during the sailing events in Weymouth and Portland . The flagship sailed from its home
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2012 GAMES COUNTDOWN: Experts looking after us
WEYMOUTH and Portland ’s coastguard lifesavers are ready for the Olympic and Paralympic summer. Year’s worth of planning and organisation will culminate in the coastguard response over the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Coastguard liaison officers
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Oasis of tranquility during 2012 Games storm
Where can you find tranquillity, peace and calm in Weymouth during Olympic fortnight? Answer – St Mary’s Church in St Mary's Street, where local ‘Artwey’ artists will re-create the soothing sight and sounds of the sea to refresh weary residents and
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Battle against killer plant
The British Horse Society (BHS) is continuing its fight to combat the toxic plant ragwort with a third nationwide survey this month. Every year animals die painful and unnecessary deaths as a result of damage to their liver from consuming Ragwort. The
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Walk on the wild side for Dorset trust in September
GET ready to lace up your boots, strap on your shoes or slip on your wellies for Dorset Wildlife Trust’s annual Walk For Wildlife on September 23. This year their fantastic trio of walks returns to the Isle of Purbeck to celebrate some of Dorset’s most
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Weymouth charity shop under fire
A BUSINESS in Weymouth town centre is under investigation following a spate of complaints. The shop, labelled ‘The Cheapest Charity Shop in Dorset’, in St Mary Street, is under scrutiny from Dorset Trading Standards after receiving a number of complaints
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Vote for Weymouth's carnival queen
THE time has come to vote for Weymouth Carnival Queen 2012. The competition is one of the highlights of the event and it is up to you to choose who wears the crown. Over the years dozens of girls have battled it out to be queen for a day and to represent
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Air your views on strategy for mineral extraction in Dorset
Proposals for quarrying minerals in Dorset during the next 16 years have been published. Dorset produces a number of important minerals including ball clay, Portland and Purbeck stone, sand, gravel and oil. The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole
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Tributes to Weymouth woman allegedly murdered by teenager
TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman allegedly murdered by a 16-year-old boy. The body of Leah Whittle was found at a flat in Fiveways Court in Benville Road, Weymouth on Saturday afternoon. She was originally from Portland but had moved back
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Uncovering more about Stoker Reg Hodder
FOLLOWING last week’s story about Petty Officer Daniel Pyke, a survivor of the St Nazaire raid, historian Peter Lush has been in touch again. Peter, who lives in Dorchester , has been working with Weymouth woman Joan House to find out more about
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Remembering the old public swimming baths in Dorchester
PAM Lucas has been in touch following last week’s publication of photographs of the old public swimming baths near Grey’s Bridge in Dorchester . They were sent in by John Broad who was hoping to convince his grandchildren that the baths actually
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Maison Edwards hair salon turning heads
ANDY Hutchings’s image of Maison Edwards hair salon (‘Photo turns heads’, Looking Back, July 17) continues to raise interest – this time from reader Daphne Doyle. Daphne lives in Surrey and was sent the story by her cousin Tony Biles, a former
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Lights fantastic for Weymouth
BY and large, the Looking Back pages steer clear of political comment. But this week we are celebrating the former illuminated glories of Weymouth when its seafront was graced with picturesque strings of fairy lights. These images, from old
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Thieves burgle home of Beaminster Tunnel landslide woman
‘DESPICABLE’ thieves have broken into the house of Beaminster Tunnel landslide victim Rosemary Snell and stolen valuable heirlooms. Police are now appealing for the public’s help to catch the criminals. Mrs Snell and her friend Michael Rolfe
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Puppeteer and ventriloquist extraordinaire returns to Weymouth
PUPPETEER and ventriloquist extraordinaire Paul Zerdin makes a welcome return to Weymouth Pavilion next week. The entertainer, who spends most of the year travelling round the world, is returning to the borough after wowing audiences last year.
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The retirement of Catherine Pouncey
STAFF and patients at Portesham surgery said a fond farewell to Dr Catherine Pouncey after 27 years serving the Bride Valley. She was showered with gifts at a retirement gathering in the village hall opposite the purpose built surgery at Malthouse
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The 107th birthday of May McDermott
FRIENDS celebrated the 107th birthday of a ‘real treasure’. May McDermott, who was in service in Dorchester during the Second World War helping a family and cooking for them as well as working at a rubber factory in Wiltshire which made gas masks
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The retirement of Mike Kite
LODERS School has said goodbye to its headteacher after 28 years. Mike Kite got into the profession in the late 1960s and said that what kept him there all these years was the buzz of seeing young minds fulfilled. When Mr Kite, 64, began teaching
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Need more trains and more parking
You couldn’t make it up if you tried. South West trains announce they cannot cope and advise people to drive to Weymouth, next minute the council announces the park-and-ride facility will be shut! What is going on? Surely it’s not rocket science
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Very disappointed in island attraction
As the 2012 Olympics are only a few days away, my family and I decided we would enjoy the sunshine around Portland before the world comes to watch the sailing events. At the end of the day, we decided to call into the Chesil Beach centre for
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Beach centre is excellent venue
It’s wonderful to have something good to say about a new build in Weymouth and Portland . I visited the new Chesil Beach Centre yesterday and was blown away by the really great atmosphere, the exhibitions, which I understand are temporary and will
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We must embrace vibrancy of town
Despite all the worries and concerns voiced by many people during the last couple of years as W&PBC released their plans to ensure Weymouth would be presented to the world in a way befitting of a host Olympic town, we now see a town in full readiness
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New nation Nowhereisland joins Weymouth
A NEW nation will be joining Weymouth shores tomorrow. Nowhereisland is a piece of Arctic land taken by artist Alex Hartley and made into a new ‘nation’. The island is due to arrive at Bowleaze Cove in time for the Olympic sailing events.
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Drugs raid in Bridport
POLICE seized cannabis and made two arrests in a raid on a property in North Street, Bridport. A man aged 20 and a woman aged 21 were arrested on on suspicion of cultivating cannabis. PC Scott McGregor, from Bridport Safer Neighbourhood Team,
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Spear fisherman came face-to-face with a shark off Portland
A DIVER got the shock of his life as he came face-to-face with a shark off Portland. Clive Thomas, 44, has spoken of the moment the shark hurtled towards him as he was spear-fishing with two friends. The free-diver managed to swim to safety after the
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Crew rescued after 11 hours on life-raft
THREE men were rescued from a life-raft in Lyme Bay after their fishing boat sank in the early hours of the morning. The crew spent more than 11 hours on the raft after their fishing vessel Betty G sank at around 2am on Monday. They were airlifted
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Dorset look to exert their authority
DORSET will look to pile on the runs at Dean Park this morning as they attempt to exert their authority over visiting Shropshire. Resuming yesterday on 49-0, Shropshire were looking set for a good score but they had not catered for the twin spin
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Last chance saloon for Rico
RICO Wilson will enter the last chance saloon at the Avenue Stadium upon his forthcoming release from prison. The talented striker was jailed for 14 months last March after admitting an assault charge – his second spell behind bars in as many years
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Returning Evans is set to be Terras' number one
GOALKEEPER Simon Evans has struck a deal to return to the Bob Lucas Stadium. The ex-Dorchester Town stopper, who came through the youth ranks at the Terras, agreed terms following Saturday’s pre-season friendly victory at Portland United where
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Seasiders improve but search for win goes on
SHILLINGSTONE 187-7 (20pts) beat WEYMOUTH SECONDS 163 (7pts) by 24 runs MICHAEL Pearce was left reflecting on another missed opportunity after Weymouth Seconds fell just 24 runs short against second-placed Shilling-stone at Redlands . The Seasiders
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Price is right for Triangle
BRIDPORT 211-9 (6pts) lost to Portland RED TRIANGLE 212-3 (19pts) by seven wickets A STUNNING 83-run partnership between Gareth Price and Chris Leake saw Portland Red Triangle pull off a seven-wicket victory against Brid-port at the WindowMan Oval
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Brown mulls over county town return
JAMIE Brown is mulling over a permanent return to Dorchester Town. The burly forward made his first outing in county town colours for almost six years last Friday, playing 88 minutes of the 3-0 defeat to Npower Championship heavyweights Brighton
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Triumphant Tigers
WEYMOUTH Martial Arts Centre’s King Tiger Thai Boxing Club has enjoyed a hugely successful first half of the year. The seaside outfit has seen fighters competing all over the country, and also in Thailand and Germany, in Muay Thai, MMA, K-1 Kickboxing
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Firefighters called to Dorchester flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in a Dorchester flat following a report that someone was still inside. Two retained fire crews from Dorchester and a crew from Weymouth were called to Poets Way at 12.20am last night. The cause of the fire was
