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Letter: Hotel toilets aren't good enough
Do designers of hotel bathrooms world-wide ever try out such facilities? I very much doubt it. In many such establishments the shower cubicles have nowhere to house soaps or shampoo bottles and certainly there are no safety grab handles to avoid
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Woman and two dogs trapped beneath cliffs as tide comes in
A WOMAN and her two dogs were trapped beneath cliffs as the tide came rushing in. Coastguards from West Bay and Lyme Regis and the RNLI were called to the Black Ven, between Charmouth and Lyme Regis, yesterday afternoon to reports of a 33-year-old
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Letter: Message to dog owners
I’m disgusted by the habits of some dog owners. I’ve penned the following. It won’t change things, I feel sure, but perhaps the folks who don’t use the bins provided might change their ways: Dear, discerning doggie owner using poop-scoop bags
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Hundreds of protesters are calling for greater action to tackle the climate emergency tomorrow (Here's the nearest one to you)
Environmentalists will stage a protest in Dorchester as part of a global climate strike. Hundreds of protests will take place around the world tomorrow with people both young and old calling for greater action to tackle the climate emergency.
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Police call on public to keep reporting crime as they crackdown on anti-social behaviour
Police have been busy tackling anti-social behaviour in Weymouth. On Monday night, officers from Weymouth and Portland Police were called to the train station following reports of a woman being in breach of her Criminal Behaviour Order. The
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Get paid £50 an hour to drink mulled wine and visit Christmas markets
BROWSING a Christmas market, mulled wine in hand and listening to festive songs...there's nothing better at this time of year. But did you ever think you could get paid for doing just that? Online exhibition platform ExpoCart.com is on the
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Cross country: Nigel Gates surges to Aintree win
LITTON Cheney athlete Nigel Gates cantered to victory in the men’s British and Irish Masters International Cross Country championships at Aintree. Gates, running for England in the over-65 category, led home the competition with a stunning time
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This farm site is being offered to the community - what do you think should happen here?
Residents are invited to a consultation event about Weymouth Town Council’s opportunity to develop Tumbledown Farm near Southill for community use. The event will take place this Saturday, November 30, at Emmanuel Church, Southill from 11am-1pm
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'Secret' garden granted supermarket funding for spruce up
A 'SECRET' community garden is to be spruced up thanks to funding from a local supermarket. The Chiswell Community Walled Garden on Portland opened in 2006 and has a fascinating and mysterious back-story. The garden came about after plans for
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Town council will stick to 'little and often' plan to increase council tax
LITTLE and often will continue to be the mantra for town council tax increases in Dorchester. The authority has decided to maintain its policy over increases in its precept and to reduce cash reserves. Mayor Richard Biggs said this week that
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20 cars and a shop damaged as crimewave hits county town
A TOTAL of 20 cars and a shop were vandalised in a smashing spree in Dorchester. The mini crimewave is being investigated by Dorset Police who are appealing for witnesses. On Monday, the Echo reported how police were appealing for information
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Injured seal pup harassed by onlookers dies at RSPCA centre
AN injured seal pup which washed up on a Dorset beach has sadly died. A grey seal pup with serious injuries washed up on Chesil Beach on Sunday. A concerned member of the public called the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, before Derek Davey
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Here's why this campaign wants you not to gamble online on Christmas Day
A Weymouth man has taken part in launching a campaign to get people to take the day off online gambling on Christmas Day. Alex Macey is one of the founders of NOBET364, an initiative from previous sufferers of gambling disorders. The campaign asks
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Terras: Brennan Camp relishes return to centre-back at Weymouth
WEYMOUTH defender Brennan Camp is relishing his loan spell with the Terras as it allows him to play in his favoured centre-back role. Prior to his second stint at the Bob Lucas Stadium, Camp, 19, had been stationed at right-back with parent club
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REVIEW: Trumpeter Ben Cummings impresses at Mike Denham Speakeasy
MIKE DENHAM SPEAKEASY Corn Exchange, Dorchester YOU certainly get your money’s worth at these lovely concerts hosted by popular jazz pianist Mike Denham who blends good music with fascinating anecdotes about the past along with appearances by
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Author's tale of searching for grandchildren
AUTHOR Eve Bonham talked about her thought-provoking book at a launch at Winstones Books, Sherborne. Eve's novel Dear Magpies is about a woman who has been desperately searching for more than 10 years for her grandchildren, who have disappeared
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Be there for a musical parody of Friends right here in Weymouth
A HILARIOUS new musical that lovingly lampoons one of TV's all time greatest shows is coming to Weymouth next year. Friends! The Musical Parody can be seen at Weymouth Pavilion on Friday, April 17. So, no one told you life was gonna be this
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Readers inspired by Remembrance Sunday
READERS have shared some moving poems following recent remembrance events for those who served the country. Remembrance Sunday services around the county were as popular as ever this year and Dorset came to a halt at 11am the following day, Armistice
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Compensation call for passengers hit by rail strikes - as emergency timetable released
An hourly shuttle train running from Weymouth and Dorchester South to Bournemouth will help keep passengers moving during forthcoming rail strikes due to last for most of December. It comes as calls are made for passengers to be compensated due
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Disabled children in Dorset can access specialist car seats thanks to charity's campaign
DISABLED children in Dorset will have access to specialist car seats following a charity's plea for councils to review their rules. The number of UK councils with potentially unlawful restrictions on the provision of essential equipment has dropped
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Dorset firms exported almost £400m worth of goods to EU last year
BUSINESSES in Dorset exported almost £400 million worth of goods to the EU last year, figures reveal. The latest trade figures from HM Revenue and Customs show that 1,178 businesses registered in the Dorset area exported goods to countries in the
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Health Secretary visits Dorset hospital to learn about its end-of-life care
HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock visited Sherborne’s Yeatman Hospital. He was welcomed by Chris Loder, the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for West Dorset. They visited The Willows ward, which recently became the first-ever ‘Hospital
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Dorset Council urged to challenge housing targets which are "set on high"
ACCEPTING Government housing targets for Dorset could be storing up problems for the county’s future. The claim was made at a Dorchester town council meeting – along with a call for Dorset Council to challenge the figure. Said Cllr Susie Hosford
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"Use it or lose it": Plea from community farm on brink of closure
A community farm on Portland has issued a ‘use it or lose it’ appeal to the public as it struggles to make ends meet. Fancy’s Farm is run by Su and Jon Illsley and is home to a menagerie of different animals, including Portland Sheep, miniature
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Letter: Corbyn's neutral leadership over Brexit should be applauded
Some political correspondents and Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents have criticised him for his supposed lack of leadership on the basis of his refusing to take sides over Brexit. On the contrary, his ability to have facilitated a generally acceptable position
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Charity that helps people living with disabilities enjoy the sea is getting a new boat
Weymouth charity Friends of M.V. Freedom has made a major announcement – a contract has been signed for a new boat. At an event in the Dolphin pub in Park Street, the charity announced that after years of fundraising to replace the current vessel