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• Police shut down crack den in Weymouth

  POLICE have shut down a drugs den in Weymouth town centre. read more

• The last resort - tourism hit by ferry woe and Games

  NEW figures showed that the number of foreign visitors fell in 2012. read more

• People injured in camping gas blast

  FOUR people were injured after a camping gas cylinder exploded at a Chickerell holiday park. read more

• Dorchester site omitted from local plan

  COUNCILLORS have confirmed a U-turn on plans to allocate land on the edge of Dorchester for development. read more

• Woman robbed at cashpoint

  A WOMAN was forced to withdraw money from a cashpoint by two men in a daring robbery. read more

• UPDATED: 12-year-old airlifted from Dorset coastal path with head injuries

  A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was airlifted to hospital after injuring her head in a fall at a Dorset beauty spot. read more

• Ali the injured sea turtle gets a dive belt to help him swim underwater

  A SEA turtle with a damaged spine was kitted out with its own dive-belt to help it swim underwater. read more

• All invited to D-Day picnic

  Residents of Weymouth and Portland are being invited to bring along a picnic and to join in the sixth D-Day Picnic on Sunday June 2. read more

• Nominations sought for Dorset County Hospital awards

  PATIENTS and relatives are being asked to nominate staff and volunteers who go the extra mile at Dorset County Hospital. read more

• Mum launches book in honour of her daughter

  A MOTHER’S promise to her dying daughter will be fulfilled next week when a book is launched. read more

• Bird lovers call for chemical reclassification

  ANIMAL lovers in Dorset have demanded a change in the law to reclassify a chemical behind the deaths of thousands of seabirds. read more

• Folk music to celebrate Thomas Hardy's birthday

  FOLK music events in Dorchester will form part of the annual celebrations of Thomas Hardy’s birthday. read more

• Ex-governor's concerns over plans to turn Portland jail into detention centre

  FORMER prison governor Derek Julian has blasted proposals to turn Portland’s Verne jail into an immigration detention centre. read more

• Hilda Swinney column: Search for a winning way ahead

  AS AN avid viewer of television quiz shows and programmes like Flog It where money is to be won or gained from sales, I am beginning to wonder if we are indeed a hard-up nation. read more

• Bikers and off-roaders in Appeal Court win

  BIKERS and off-road vehicle enthusiasts have scored a landmark success at the Appeal Court in their fight to open up Dorset's 'green lanes' to all traffic. read more

• Yobs go on graffiti spree on Portland

  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after vandals went on a graffiti spree on Portland. read more

• Youngsters sentenced after Weymouth cash point bust-up

  TWO YOUTHS have been sentenced at Dorchester Crown Court for their roles in an altercation at a cashpoint in Weymouth town centre. read more

• Conservation centre approved near Dorchester

  PLANS for a new conservation centre near Dorchester have been approved by councillors. read more

• Community groups urged to sign up for main procession at Dorchester Carnival

  COMMUNITY groups are being urged to take centre stage at this year’s Dorchester Carnival by signing up for the main procession. read more

• Former schoolmaster on trial accused of assault against child

  A FORMER schoolmaster has gone on trial accused of indecent assault against a child. read more

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