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Bees: Senior happy to claim point from Hallen stalemate
BRIDPORT 0 HALLEN 0 TREVOR Senior felt his Bridport side had gained a point rather than squandered all three as they battled out a hard-fought stalemate with the Armadillos at St Mary’s Field. Experienced frontman Warren Byerley came close
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Terras: Club looking for new matchday voice
WEYMOUTH FC are on the lookout for a new stadium announcer to help out Paul Broadhead as soon as possible. Since long-term volunteer Pete Pavey retired his services two-and-a-half years ago, press room co-ordinator Dill Butcher brought in Broadhead
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Blues: Islanders spurn chance to go top
SHAFTESBURY TOWN 4 PORTLAND UNITED 2 DEFLATED Blues’ chief Gary Bailey saw his side squander a golden opportunity to return to the Dorset Premier League summit, with a languid display seeing them slump to defeat at Shaftesbury Town. With leaders
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Man’s bid to raise £500 with haircut after stepsister's cancer diagnosis
MICHAEL Hallett is proving a cut above the rest by undergoing a head shave fundraiser after his stepsister was diagnosed with cancer. Mr Hallett, 41, was born in Bridport and currently works as a taxi driver in Weymouth. Michael’s stepsister
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'Mixed bag' of responses to budget and precept consultation
A CONSULTATION on Portland Town Council’s future budget and tax precept has so far received a ‘mixed bag’ of responses, councillors heard. An update on the consultation was provided at the town council’s finance and resources committee on Wednesday
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Good deed group dig deep for worthy cause
A good deed group aiming to bring a community feel to their town have been flooded with offers of help following an article in the Echo. The group, called ‘For Goodness Sake’ aims to do good deeds in the Bridport area and to improve the community
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UPDATED WITH VIDEO. Tank training ground opened for first time for gruelling fundraiser
BOVINGTON Tank Training Ground hosted a gruelling mud run event on Saturday - aptly named the Dirty Devil Stampede. Runners tackled three distances - either five, 10 or 15km – over the punishing terrain usually used to put the army’s heavyweight
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Youth music group set to rock island
PORTLAND Rocks again! After a short break, the youth music organisation returns to a new venue, at a new time. The group has helped engage youngsters on the island and is hoping that more will join up this year. It is also appealing for
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Charity plea for used white goods
A RECYCLING scheme in Weymouth is appealing for any white goods so it can help families in crisis. The not-for-profit household items re-use scheme Twice as Nice was launched by Synergy Housing last year and is run by volunteers. It was officially
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Six adorable pets in need of a home in Dorset this week
There are a surprising number of animal-related old wives’ tales out there that we vets would say are not really true. The classic is that dogs’ saliva is somehow curative or “antibacterial” and therefore dogs licking a wound will help it to heal
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Health watchdog in plea over workplace safety
AN APPEAL for businesses in the area to make the wellbeing of workers their top priority this year has been issued by safety bosses. The plea by the Health and Safety Executive comes after West Dorset farm worker Keith Baldwin, 50, died when the