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People urged to come to Weymouth as music acts announced for Pavilion tonight
PEOPLE are being urged to come to Weymouth to enjoy the atmosphere and celebrate Olympic success. The Bayside Festival may have closed but there are plenty of other activities going on – and musical entertainment has been lined up at the Pavilion
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The Manfreds are on their way to Bridport
LEGENDARY British Band The Manfreds are heading to Bridport Arts Centre as part of their half-century Anniversary Celebration Tour. Original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness, are joined by Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe
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MoD awards grants to two military projects in Dorset
Two Dorset projects working to strengthen relations between military and civilian communities have been awarded grants by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) – and more applications are being encouraged. Thanks to an injection of £20,000 from the grant
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Donations vital to future of youth club near Dorchester
TODAY the Dorset Echo launches a campaign to raise awareness and money for small local charities that need your help. In conjunction with the Dorset Community Foundation ‘Do It For Dorset’ will profile a charity each week to show how even a small
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Dorset village homes scheme flooding fear
FLOODING fears have been sparked by a proposed development in a Dorset village. Residents of Chapel Street in Milborne St Andrew are worried that plans to build two four-bedroom houses in their road will add to existing flooding problems. A
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Extra park and ride site open this weekend
PARK and ride sites have proven popular with visitors and today (Sat Aug 4) and tomorrow (Sun Aug 5) the Kingston Maurward site will be open all day. The Monkey Jump site will operate as normal. Both sites will be free to visitors after 1pm
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Youngsters dicing with death on rocks near Charmouth
YOUNGSTERS scrambled up cliffs hit by landslides after becoming cut off by the tide in West Dorset. Coastguards were called out twice in the space of two hours to rescue the people from rocks between Charmouth and Lyme Regis. The alerts on
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Shock as Bayside Festival in Weymouth is closed to business
TRADERS hit out at the ‘shambolic’ state of affairs in Weymouth after the Bayside Festival was closed and the organisers went into administration. The atmosphere around the site yesterday morning was one of confusion, disappointment and anger as
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Olympics in Weymouth and Portland: Day Eight
7:34pm WE'RE gearing up for super sailing Sunday here at the Dorset Echo - so stay up to date with Olympic news on this website. Guaranteed medallists Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson are in pole position to reclaim their
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Four injured in horror crash on coast road
FOUR people were injured, two seriously, after a car crash on the coast road between Weymouth and Bridport. Police, firefighters and ambulances were alerted to the B3157 near West Bexington on Friday night where a Rover MG containing four people
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Hutch's support for new Terras' regime
IAN Hutchinson is confident the Terras are heading in the right direction under the stewardship of chairman Nigel Biddlecombe and manager Brendon King. The fans’ favourite, whose testimonial takes place this afternoon at the Bob Lucas Stadium (
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Stables success for Nelmes
HELEN Nelmes hailed a “brilliant” open day at Warmwell Racing Stables and Stud as more than £700 was raised in the name of charity. The Dorset trainer opened the doors at Warmwell and around 200 guests descended on the venue for a tour of the headquarters
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Terras forge closer links with charities
WEYMOUTH’S smart new strip has another welcome addition for the forthcoming season. Following their fantastic link-up with the Riviera Hotel, the Terras have now forged a closer association with two local charities, the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
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Dampney and Mullin call for London show
POOLE’S Zara Dampney and Shauna Mullin hope the Olympics represent a new era for British beach volleyball, insisting Lon-don should host an annual event. Fans have turned out in their droves at Horse Guards Parade to partake in a carnival atmosphere
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Dorset's Leach and Jones out of Devon trip
DORSET will be without both Chris Jones and Jack Leach for this weekend’s trip to Devon in the Minor Counties Western Division. Jones scored two centuries (175, 188) in a 123-run victory over Shropshire last time out to break three Minor Counties
