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Dorset horse Forward Plan scoops £150,000 win at Kempton
FORWARD Plan came from the clouds to deny Al Dancer victory in the Coral Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton. Victory handed west Dorset trainer Anthony Honeyball, based in Mosterton near Beaminster, a whopping £150,000 winner's prize. Dylan Johnston
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Magpies score 94th-minute header to salvage point
DORCHESTER TOWN 2 Koszela 35, Fletcher 90+4 HENDON 2 Cumberbatch 56, 78 WILL Fletcher’s 94th-minute diving header handed the Magpies a 2-2 draw against 10-man Hendon at the Avenue Stadium. Olaf Koszela’s low finish handed Dorchester
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Magpies rescue dramatic draw - how it happened
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Yellow weather warning issued across the county by Met Office
A yellow weather warning has been issued for Dorset this weekend. The Met Office has put a yellow weather warning for rain in place that will affect the county and rest of the South West. The warning was issued today (Saturday, February 24)
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Terras loan Monk to Step 4 club after recall
FRANKIE Monk has been recalled by Weymouth from his loan spell at Poole Town and shipped out to Bashley for a one-month loan. Bashley play in Step 4's Southern League Division One South and have previously worked with Monk on loan. Terras’
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Portland postponed away to Fareham
PORTLAND United became the latest team to suffer a postponement at Fareham Town after the Creeksiders’ pitch waterlogged. With heavy midweek rain and another helping overnight into Saturday, the Cams Alder Stadium surface was deemed unfit for play
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Top international award for Weymouth diver
A recreational diver from Weymouth has been recognised in an international national underwater photography competition. Sandra Stalker, 49, is an art lecturer in Weymouth College and has a great passion for recreational diving, using her underwater
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New hope for community blighted by crime and disorder
Communities are hoping a £1 million boost to tackle the yobs will mean more police in their areas as well as other measures to tackle anti-social behaviour. Dorset Police will receive the grant from the Home Office after the government announced
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Emergency admissions for self-harm higher than rest of country
Worrying figures reveal rates of emergency hospital admissions for intentional self-harm are, on average, higher in Dorset than the rest of the country. Statistics from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities also show these admissions
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Bar and café to expand - creating more jobs
New jobs will be created by an extension to a Weymouth holiday site bar and café. Dorset Council has approved the changes to the existing café/bar at the Waterside Holiday Park off Bowleaze Coveway. The extension will also include relocating a
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Woman 'unable to eat or sleep' after three-month energy bill ordeal
A WOMAN said she was made ill and unable to sleep after a nightmare battle with an energy company which charged her for a property she no longer lives in. Amanda Sutcliffe, 60, moved from a flat in Franklin Road, Westham on November 23 to another
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Armed police seize knives from car 'linked to drug crime'
Armed police were involved in the seizure of a stash of knives from a car they say "has links to drug crime". Officers arrested the driver and passenger of a car after a search revealed the blades, following enquiries about the documents of the
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Man gets 12-month road ban after being caught drug-driving
A driver has been banned from the road and given a court bill of more than £300 after being caught more than three times over the limit for cannabis. Daniel Krzysiek, aged 23, appeared before Weymouth Magistrates Court on Thursday, February 22
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Grey Ranks celebrate two home wins
TWO home boxers emerged victorious as Grey Ranks Amateur Boxing Club hosted a fantastic evening of entertainment at Weymouth Pavilion. Fourteen bouts of high-quality boxing had the crowd on their feet supporting their favourites from Weymouth-based
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Work to transform former school will finally start this summer
A Portland school building which has been vacant since 2019 is to be put to a new use – as a home for a young man in need of supported accommodation. Work on converting the former Brackenbury Community Nursery at Three Yards Close, Fortuneswell
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No more signings for Blues this season, says Critchell
PORTLAND United have ended their recruitment for the 2023/24 season, manager Kyle Critchell has revealed. Portland have enjoyed another stellar campaign in the Velocity Wessex League Premier Division and are well on course to beat last season’s
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Delight as CCTV finally going up at crime hotspot
CAMPAIGNERS are hoping the installation of CCTV cameras will help in the fight against crime in an area plagued by problems. New cameras were being put up yesterday at the Marsh playing fields, including around the area of Weymouth Swimming Pool
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New Burger King coming to Weymouth
A new branch of Burger King will be opening at a holiday park in Weymouth. Haven says the fast food giant is coming to its Weymouth Bay Holiday Park in Preston Road, Preston. The outlet, which is said to have local authority approval, will
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New signs dedicated to town's working class community heritage
Three new information signs are to be unveiled in Dorset's county town to connect the locations with its long history. Today at 11am, the Mayor of Dorchester, Cllr Alistair Chisholm, along with members of Dorchester Joint Heritage Committee
