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TERRAS: Weymouth crash out of Senior Cup
WEYMOUTH 2 (Beals 72, Nichols 74) HAMWORTHY UNITED 4 (Hayson 11, Cook 22, Martin 51, 64) THE Hammers knocked a young Weymouth side out of the semi-finals of the Senior Cup this evening at the Bob Lucas Stadium. With tomorrow night's league
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Carl Palmer at Lighthouse
CARL Palmer, former drummer with the likes of Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, ASIA and Emerson, Lake & Palmer brings his own band to Lighthouse in Poole on Thursday. Known for being a ‘drummer’s drummer’, a consummate professional
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RUGBY: Captain Cutting injured in disappointing defeat
SALISBURY II 48 BRIDPORT 24 BRIDPORT had the ignominy of being the first team to lose to Salisbury Seconds this season, and the visitors also lost captain Dave Cutting for the rest of the campaign with a broken jaw. The Blues had held Dorset
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Book will do well in traditional bookshop
I read with great interest that David Ruffle is setting his new book A Twist of Lyme in Lyme – and stocking it in Lyme Regis bookshop Serendip. They sell my novel, Love Songs Tell You Lies, also partly set in Lyme Regis, and they have sold more
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RACING: Cue Card's Cheltenham hopes dashed
CUE Card has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival after suffering an injury setback. The eight-year-old, winner of the Champion Bumper in 2010 and Ryanair Chase last year, seemed set for a tilt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup this time around following
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RUGBY: No bonus in defeat for Dorchester
DORCHESTER 9 WIMBORNE 18 AS so often this season, Dorchester can take heart from yet another brave and committed performance but, in the end, they were denied even the consolation of a losing bonus point. Often slow starters, the county town
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Council backs appointment of new chief executive
WEST Dorset District Council has backed the appointment of a new chief executive. Matt Prosser was announced as the new chief executive for the district council as well as Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. The appointment of the strategic
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Council tax rise for West Dorset approved
MEMBERS have agreed a council tax rise of 1.99 per cent for West Dorset District Council’s share of the council tax. The council’s first hike in council tax for four years, which sees the charge for a Band D mid range property increase by £2.48
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Get to know your neighbours at the big lunch
Residents are being encouraged to get to know their neighbours and sign up to host a street party for The Big Lunch on June 1. Rod Curtis, who has organised Big Lunches in Wareham, said: “We’ve had two fantastic Big Lunch events so far, starting
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Dorset Wildlife Trust to give talk on the 'Natural Quarry'
A Dorset Wildlife Trust talk entitled ‘The Natural Quarry’ will take place on March 7 at the Bridport United Church Hall on East Street and will begin at 7.30pm. Call 01308 423442.
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Get involved with fossil hunting at Charmouth
A fossil hunting weekend will take place at Charmouth Heritage Centre on Saturday and Sunday. There will be a fossil hunting walk which will begin at 10am on both days and all are welcome. Call 01297 560772.
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Roof aerial ripped off BMW
Police are appealing for witnesses following a theft from an unattended vehicle. The incident took place on Rutland Road, Weymouth between 8.45pm and 9.20pm on February 23 and offenders stole the roof aerial from a navy blue BMW 318. Anyone
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Motorbike stolen in raid
A motorbike was stolen in a break-in at Barry’s Coaches. Entry was gained by throwing an alloy wheel through a wired glass window of the building on Cambridge Road and the offenders stole a Stomp Juicebox 110cc motor cycle. Anyone with information
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Community quiz night was a success
Another hugely successful community quiz was held at the Park Community Centre with more than 50 residents taking part. Organisers would like to thank everyone who helped with the event including John the quizmaster. The next quiz is on Saturday
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Learn about the moths of Dorset at talk
An illustrated talk on Moths in Dorset - The Best County in Britain, takes place at the Methodist Church in North Street, Wareham, on Thursday at 7.30pm. The speaker is Dr Phil Sterling.
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Get hypnotised and mystified at Durnovaria Wine Bar
Hypnotist and magician Chris Piercy will perform at Durnovaria Wine Bar in South Street tomorrow from 8.30pm. On Thursday night, the Skint Imperials will take to the stage from 8pm until 10pm and on Sunday Jamie Parker will be performing at the
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Dorset Women's Day celebrations
An event to celebrate Dorset Women’s Day will take place on Saturday in Dorchester. The event will be held at the Dorford Centre on Bridport Road and will run from 11.30am until 6pm. Call 01305 267992.
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Blues and jazz duo to play Beaminster
A performance of blues and jazz music will take place on March 14 at Beaminster Pavilion at 7.30pm. Musicians Julie Dunn and Blue Zoo will be performing. Call 01308 861746.
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Stand-up comedy at Corn Exchange
A stand-up comedy event will take place at the Corn Exchange on High East Street on Friday. The entertainment event will begin at 9pm and prices are £8 per person. For more information or to book call 01305 266926.
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Knitting for the troops
People making knitted items for troops under the Let’s Make It project can drop off items at the Park Community Centre in Chelmsford Street until April.
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Councillors agree to allocate £2million of public funds to Dorchester scheme
PLANS to allocate a further £2million of public funds to Dorchester’s Charles Street scheme have been approved in what one councillor described as ‘a sad day’ for the town. At a meeting of West Dorset District Council this afternoon, members have
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Masterchef winner Mat Follas looks forward to new Dorchester venture
FORMER Masterchef winner Mat Follas has has told of his desire to get back in the kitchen as he opens a new restaurant in Dorchester. The Echo revealed last week that the former owner of The Wild Garlic would be opening his new restaurant at The
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Finding out more about Bugle the badger
AFTER we published the photograph of Bill Mayo with his pet badger in last week’s Looking Back, we were contacted by two of his sons, James and Charles. They passed on lots of information about Bill, the badger – called Bugle – and his time at
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Lovely response to our piece on a gathering of guides
THE photo of the 13th Weymouth Guides in Looking Back on February 11 brought in a lovely response. First of all, Margaret Ayles and Ann Hardy wrote in with as many of the names of the girls as they could remember and then Nancy Hitchin called us
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THE 80th BIRTHDAY OF: BILL MARSHALLSAY
ONE Dorset man decided to set himself a challenge for his 80th birthday. Bill Marshallsay of Wareham, decided that on his 80th birthday instead of having presents, he would undertake an 11 mile walk from Wareham, where he was born, to Poole.
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Not just any birthday surprise for M&S customer Rita
A LOYAL Marks and Spencer customer received an in-store surprise while celebrating her 82nd birthday. Rita Knott, from Charminster, was given flowers and a plaque from the Dorchester branch on Thursday. Her niece Alyson Lanning organised the
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Do you remember the Portland football teams?
MORE Portland football photographs from John Way – does anyone remember playing in the teams, or going to watch them? The black and white photograph is the Islanders Boys Club team, but with no date. Pictured at the back are Graham Durkin,
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Remembering island's railway
Author and transport expert and Looking Back regular Brian Jackson writes about Portland’s old Merchants Railway: THE Portland Railway, commonly known as the Merchants Railway operated as a horse drawn and cable operated incline railway on Portland
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THE BIRTH OF: OWEN DAVID CHRISTOPHERS
A DORCHESTER midwife has welcomed a second bundle of joy into the family Rosie and Simon Christophers live in Dorchester. Simon works for Sunseeker and Rosie is a midwife at Dorset County Hospital. She thanked all the maternity team at the hospital
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THE ENGAGEMENT OF: CHANTELLE OSWIN AND CLIVE MERRITT
WEYMOUTH is the key to one couple celebrating ten happy years together. Chantelle Oswin and Clive Merritt met while working at Weymouth Bay Holiday Park, back in 2004. Chantelle was working as a singer and watched Clive audition with his band
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Charity auction set to raise funds for refurbishment and re-opening of Literary and Scientific Institute
SUPPORTERS of Bridport’s Literary and Scientific Institute are holding a charity auction to help raise funds to refurbish and re-open the Georgian building in East Street. Busby Auctioneers has offered to run a charity auction called Loot from
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Farmland sales soar by 25 per cent in the south west
SALES of farmland in the south west are reportedly up by 25 per cent in the last half of 2013 and prices have been high. South West agents Symonds & Sampson says it has witnessed an increase in the quantity and value of farms and land in the
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Police appeal after Weymouth motorbike theft
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorbike was stolen from a company in Weymouth. The incident took place between 6pm on Thursday, February 13 and 7am on Friday, February 14 at Barry Coaches on Cambridge Road. The offenders forced
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Alf's Fish and Chip Shop in Weymouth is best in South West
THOUSANDS of people have voted a Weymouth fish and chip shop’s chips the best in the South West. Alf’s Fish and Chip Shop, in Lynch Road, won the award as part of the Choice Chip Awards. The awards feature as part of Chip Week 2014, organised
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Take a trip back down memory lane
A TRIP down memory lane to Upwey and Broadwey villages in Weymouth will be on display on Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9. The exhibition, at the Memorial Hall in Victoria Avenue, Upwey, shows how the villages have changed over the years and
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Community library gets first sponsor
CORFE Castle Community Library has found its first sponsor – Synergy Housing Group. Alison Allwright, from the library, said: “We are already having additional meetings in the library with the University of the Third Age and a children’s book club
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Confessions of a Butterfly at Thomas Hardye School
OF ALL the stories to come from the Holocaust, few are more harrowing than that of the Jewish doctor and writer Janusz Korczak and the 200 children under his care in the Warsaw Ghetto. In 1940 Janusz Korczak’s Jewish orphanage was closed by the
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Dorset men jailed following armed robbery at post office
TWO men have been sent to jail for committing armed robbery at a Dorset post office. Andrew Hunt, 43, and Miles Halahan, 54, both from Blandford, were convicted and sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court for offences of robbery at Bishop’s Caundle
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Fayre needs an organiser
I am very sad to say that due to health reasons I am standing down as organiser of The Portland Gooseberry Fayre. I have been the organiser of this event for the past 13 years. If anyone would like to take on the organisation of this popular fundraising
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Survival is at stake
‘No to wind turbines’ proclaim the stickers on road signs near flooded meadows around Wareham. Intended as a protest, they become an explanation! The challenge to science deniers was issued recently and duly answered. So to address the
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Lodmoor Country Park to hold meeting to discuss developments
THE Friends of Lodmoor Country Park will soon hold an open meeting to discuss developments and share ideas. The group will meet at the Lodmoor Inn on Wednesday, March 5 at 7pm. Anyone is welcome to attend to hear about developments in Lodmoor
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Maternity feedback exercise could win clinical commissioning group top NHS award
A HEALTH group is in the running for a prestigious national award. NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been shortlisted for a national NHS England Excellence in Participation Award. The nomination recognises the work carried out
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More funds required for work of Citizens Advice Bureau to continue
A CITIZENS Advice Bureau project supporting people with mental health problems needs funding to continue its vital work. The Dorchester, Sherborne and District CAB has been running the project since March 2011 and manager Daniel Cadisch says it
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UPDATED: Thousands of cigarette packs wash up on Chesil Beach
THOUSANDS of packets of cigarettes have washed up on Chesil Beach. Police and Coastguard officers arrived at the scene on Tuesday morning, along with representatives from HM Revenue and Custom. The cigarettes are part of the cargo of cigarettes
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Coastguard round-up: Teenage climbers rescued near Chesil Cove
TWO TEENAGE girls were rescued after climbing cliffs near Chesil Cove in Portland. The climbers were briefly stuck on Monday evening after being unable to find their way down in the dark. Portland Bill Coastguard Rescue Officers responded to
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TERRAS: Matthews gets board's backing
JASON Matthews has been given the green light to continue as manager next season. The Weymouth player-boss has received the board’s full backing after collecting 19 points from 11 games since replacing Brendon King last December, initially as caretaker-manager
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MAGPIES: Byerley's loan deal extended
PHIL Simkin has welcomed the news that Dorchester Town have extended Warren Byerley’s loan from Poole Town. The striker, now into the second month of his loan spell at the Avenue, has played a key role in the Magpies’ recent upturn in form.
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Police warning over 'NekNomination' drinking craze
DORSET youngsters are being warned to say no to a dangerous drinking game which has claimed four lives in little more than a week. The ‘NekNomination’ craze sweeping social media can have lethal consequences, the county’s police force has warned.
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Weymouth grandfather's embarrassment at prescription mix-up
EMBARRASSED Peter Tizzard wondered what the doctor had ordered when he was mistakenly given a prescription for tablets to help with having sex. Cancer patient Mr Tizzard, 73, from Weymouth takes a range of medicines as part of ongoing treatment
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Broadchurch is a hit on screens around the globe
MON DIEU! Millions of French television viewers have been treated to the weather forecast for West Dorset. But it was Broadchurch that suddenly appeared on the weather map on the France 2 channel to mark the launch of the smash-hit TV series filmed
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UPDATE: Tide of dead seabirds keeps rolling in
DOZENS of dead seabirds are still being washed up on Chesil Beach. Local campaigners and conservationists claim the deaths are due to a deadly combination of freak storms, lumps of what is thought to be palm or vegetable oil and fishing equipment
