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Magpies shown no love as Parkway win on Valentine's Day

PLYMOUTH PARKWAY 3 Seymour 1, 48, Garside 10 DORCHESTER TOWN 0 PLYMOUTH Parkway showed Dorchester Town no love on Valentine’s Day by securing a 3-0 win at Bolitho Park. Ben Seymour got Parkway off to the perfect start, netting at the

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Air ambulance responds to town centre emergency

THE air ambulance was called to Bridport to help an elderly lady who had suffered a fall. The aircraft was spotted landing behind Victoria Grove in the west Dorset town on Tuesday afternoon at about 4pm. A spokesperson for the Dorset and Somerset

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Parkway hoodoo continues for Magpies - how it happened

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Crash driver in court after gran dies and daughter fights for life

A MAN has appeared in court following a fatal road traffic collision in west Dorset. Dorset Police received a report at 8.13pm on Wednesday, February 8, of a collision in A3066 Main Road in Mosterton involving a blue Mercedes and three pedestrians

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Renewed appeal to help find missing teenager

POLICE have issued a renewed appeal to help find a missing teenager from near Dorchester.  Alice Bendall, who is also known as Alex and is 18-years-old, was reported missing at around 3pm on Sunday, February 12 2023 after having last been seen

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Police detain man after a vehicle crashes into tree

POLICE detained a man last night after a vehicle crashed into a tree.  Officers were called to reports of a single vehicle crash in Lake Road, Poole, just after 9pm on Monday, February 13.  A 45-year-old man from Ringwood was detained by police

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Man charged with causing death by dangerous driving after crash horror

A man has been charged following a fatal road traffic collision near Beaminster. Dorset Police received a report at 8.13pm on Wednesday, February 8, of a collision in A3066 Main Road in Mosterton involving a blue Mercedes and three pedestrians.

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All the places kids eat free this February half term

Many schools across the UK will have closed their gates as students and teachers break up for the February half term. Although the half term gives a much-needed break from all the hard work children do at school, it can be a costly time for parents

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Where can you go for some sun in February? Top 5 destinations for winter sun

The dark evenings may be coming to an end, but we’ve still got some time before the light shines past 8pm and the warm summer air flows through our windows. While some of us may love the darker nights and an excuse to cosy up indoors, others will

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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Dorset

FOG could cause disruption this morning, the Met Office has warned. A yellow alert of fog is currently in force for the whole of Dorset. The warning came into force at 3am and remains in place until 10am today. A Met Office spokesperson

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Car made famous by James Bond up for auction in Dorset

A LOTUS Esprit found in a barn is the latest car to be added to an auction of vintage and classic cars in March. The car is like the one best-known for its role in the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me - but without the missile launcher

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Pub closed until further notice following sudden death of guest

A PUB will be closed until further notice following the sudden death of a woman. The woman, who was aged in her 20s, died at The Angel Inn in Longham following a medical incident on Saturday afternoon. Hall and Woodhouse, which owns the pub

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Three heroic teens run into burning building and save homeowners

THREE heroic teens may have saved the lives of a couple in a burning building in rural Dorset after alerting them to what was happening upstairs.  The three teenagers, passing through Holt Lane, in the village of Holt, on the evening of Friday,

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Business activity dropped for six month in a row in January

BUSINESS activity in the south west dropped for the six month in a row in January. The headline NatWest South West PMI (purchasing managers’ index) Business Activity Index slipped from 47.5 in December to 47 – a quicker fall than that seen across

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75m road closure to create SIX MILES of diversions for almost a week

MOTORISTS will soon have to tackle a diversion more than six miles long as a result of a 75-metre road closure. A portion of New Barn Road, just south of Abbotsbury, is to close from Monday, February 20 to allow for five days of roadworks.

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Oscar-winning writer to curate town's unique film festival

A double Oscar winner has been announced as curator of a unique film festival taking place in Bridport later this year. Writer and director Christopher Hampton will choose films for From Page to Screen, the only film festival that celebrates the

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Development of more than 100 new homes taking shape

A DEVELOPMENT of more than 100 new houses in north Dorset is taking shape with home-hunters now able to purchase properties. Corallian Heights will comprise of 114 new homes, built by Bellway, on a 9.5-acre site next to the ground of Sturminster

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Magpies on mission to improve away form - Wood

DORCHESTER Town are on a mission to improve their away form ahead of a trip to Plymouth Parkway this evening (7.45pm). Winning only three of 13 league matches on the road, the Magpies have relied on ten wins at the Avenue Stadium to maintain their

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'They didn't want to concede' - Wilko backs hard-working Terras

BOBBY Wilkinson revealed he would hold nothing against his players for deciding to protect a slender 1-0 lead before falling to a 2-1 defeat at Hemel Hempstead. With tiring legs and a lead to defend, the Terras were hemmed in for the final 15 minutes

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Balti share points in six-goal thriller

BALTI SPORTS 3 STURMINSTER MARSHALL 3 BALTI Sports showed signs of returning to form during an engrossing 3-3 Jewson Dorset Premier League draw with Sturminster Marshall at Cranford Avenue. Five goals were scored in a hectic first half

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'The lost cat I found was a dead otter' - shock discovery in bush

A WOMAN from Dorchester has spoken of her shock to discover a dead otter in a bush. Sacha Oates, 25, was by National Trust property Max Gate on Sunday, February 5 with her friend and a dog when they discovered a ‘really flat, grey’ animal in a

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Man to pay nothing back despite stealing £2,000 worth of stationery and cosmetics

A MAN who stole nearly £2,000 worth of cosmetics and stationery during a spate of thefts has been told he’ll have to pay nothing back. John Robert Milligan, whose address was given as High East Street in Dorchester, appeared before Weymouth Magistrates

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"Everyone comes off smiling" - weight loss football league reaching new heights

A FOOTBALL league focused around weight loss is going from strength to strength in Weymouth. Man V Fat is a nationwide initative which aims at getting overweight men together for a game of football in a semi-competitive league, with the overall

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Farmer gives away his cows to farm entirely 'vegan'

A Dorset farmer has given up all his cows to a sanctuary, becoming a ‘vegan’ farm with no livestock whatsoever. Laurance Candy of Northwood Farm – a 134-hectare farm in Manston, Sturminster Newton, Dorset – decided to convert his farm from beef

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First day of works to dismantle 'iconic' trees this weekend

THE first of two days of work to dismantle trees described as 'iconic' in Dorchester is to take place this weekend.  Two chestnut trees on South Street in Dorchester town centre are to be removed after a report found that they were a danger to

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BP profits could fuel every household in Dorset for 51 years

BP could fuel every household in Dorset for 51 years after the energy giant announced record profits, figures suggest. The oil company logged record post-tax profits of $27.7 billion (£23 billion) last year, more than double its 2021 earnings and

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Cherries score stoppage-time equaliser against Dorch Sports

STURMINSTER NEWTON UNITED 3 DORCHESTER SPORTS 3 TWO late goals from leaders Sturminster Newton United deprived Dorchester Sports of a much-needed three points, both teams settling for an entertaining 3-3 draw at Barnetts Field. Sports,

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Community rallies round to fund life-saving defibrillator

A COMMUNITY swimming pool has completed a fundraiser for a lifesaving defibrillator. The equipment will be housed outside Splashtogether swimming pool, on Green Lane in Chickerell, after £1,800 was raised. Surrounding businesses from Green

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Join entrepreneurs in business accelerator hub

A SOCIAL enterprise that challenges gender stereotypes has been transformed, thanks to an accelerator hub for entrepreneurs in Hampshire. Clare Willetts, the founder of not only pink and blue, believes her business has more impact since joining

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Sprightly 91-year-old clocks up an incredible 75 years of helping others

A GREAT grandmother has reached a 'remarkable milestone' after clocking up 75 years of fundraising service to the Royal British Legion (RBL). Marjorie Lathey of Bridport, who was born in Colchester, Essex, in 1931, has totted up the impressive

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'Wonderful' new group strolling through scenic West Dorset

A new men’s walking group has launched to stroll through the scenic Bridport area. The Men’s Walking Group enjoyed its inaugural stroll across West Bay. The group has been launched by The Burrough Harmony Centre, Bridport, and will be meeting

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Weymouth road to be closed for five days

PART of a road in Weymouth is set to be closed this week. Norfolk Road will be closed between its junctions with Somerset Road and Sussex Road - a distance of around 125 metres.  The closure will enable Jurassic Fibre safe access to lay duct

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Dorset coach holiday firm saw demand surge after Christmas

COACH holiday group Daish’s Holidays says bookings immediately following Christmas were 44 per cent up on last year. The boost followed the best Christmas in the Bournemouth-based company’s 44-year history, with occupancy across its 12 hotels up

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Business insolvencies hit 13-year high as "dam burst" with end of Covid support

BUSINESS insolvencies hit a 13-year high in 2022 as the “dam burst” following the Covid pandemic. The restructuring and insolvency industry body R3 said a tsunami of corporate insolvencies came after the end of government support which suppressed

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Five-day beer festival in Dorchester this week

A FESTIVAL celebrating all things beer is set to come to Dorchester this week.  'Brew Dorch' will take place from Wednesday, February 15 until Sunday, February 19 as beer lovers gather to celebrate the town's brewing history. The festivities

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Mobility scooter hope for residents feeling like 'prisoners' in their own home

Elderly residents living in sheltered accommodation are hoping that new plans for an on-site mobility scooter storage facility will stop them from feeling like 'prisoners' in their own home. Betty Boardman, 86, and Bett Stevens, 76, of Lawrance

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'We can't keep begging for money' - fears for future of free farm attraction

The owner of a Fancy's Farm on Portland 'doesn't see a future' for her much-loved attraction. The farm, in Glacis on Portland, is a community interest company run by volunteers and is in a dire financial situation as the cost-of-living crisis bites

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'Atmosphere of fear' - complaints of 'drugs, violence and intimidation' in community

RESIDENTS on Portland have reported communities being ‘blighted by anti-social behaviour’ with the town council set to discuss concerns over drugs, violence and intimidation. The issues will be discussed at Portland Town Council’s full council