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  • Children go nuts over feathered friends

    BIRDS are winging their way to Swanage Middle School after youngsters launched a bird-feeding club. Pupils aged 12 and 13 donated £50 to provide nine feeders and a supply of tasty treats for their feathered friends. Members of the new club will be learning

  • Case sees Bash boot out Bognor

    LIVERPOOL and Southampton legend Jimmy Case has feasted on his fair share of Premiership and Nationwide action lately, working for Saints club radio, Capital Gold and the PFA. Yet the best game he has seen this season was a world away from the bright

  • 'Unfit' Dolphins take the points

    BRIAN O'Donnell experienced his second successive victory in charge of Poole Town with an odd goal in three victory over Lymington Town at Tatnam Farm, but the former Poppies boss was far from happy with his side, writes Andy Starmore. "I don't think

  • 'Resign' calls to council pair

    TWO leading councillors are facing calls for their resignations in a row over an alleged cash crisis on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. Tories have called for Labour's Kay Wilcox and Anne Thomas, the chairman and vice-chairman of the influential

  • Wanted - one town manager

    CAMPAIGNERS have called for a town centre manager to revive Dorchester's flagging fortunes and boost its feel-good factor. They have joined forces to make the plea as the town forges a new future following the collapse of plans for a major shopping complex

  • Keep your nose clean

    GOVERNORS and politicians are rallying behind a headteacher who is sending body pierced children home for blatantly flouting school rules. A row has erupted in Christchurch after 13 year-old Rachael Smith was sent home from the Grange School three days

  • LUCKY TO BE ALIVE

    THE pregnant Bournemouth woman who was impaled on a wooden stake in a horrific car crash has spoken of her "miracle" escape. Astrid Oates told how all she could think of was the safety of her unborn child as rescuers battled to cut her free from the wreckage

  • It's time to nominate your hero

    THERE'S still time to nominate your local sporting heroes. In conjunction with Asda, the Daily Echo is giving you the chance to nominate the people you believe deserve to be rewarded for their sporting skills, their commitment or dedi-cation to sport.

  • Love at first sight a lasting formula

    IT WAS love at first sight for Bob Gifford after he spotted his future wife Ivy 74 years ago. Bob, now 81, was just seven years old in 1927 when he saw the love of his life, who was five, in Sydling St Nicholas where she was on holiday. He immediately

  • Park now a much more pleasant place to live

    A POLICE project to combat burglary in the Park district of Weymouth has been hugely successful. Inspector Paul Gillott, of Weymouth Police, said the scheme was launched after burglaries and car crime reached an all-time high with 68 dwelling burglaries

  • Letwin seeks ban on village lorries

    WEST DORSET MP Oliver Letwin has taken the next step in his fight to stop heavy traffic blighting the lives of villagers. Mr Letwin, who has previously spoken out about inadequate marking on two of the county's main through-roads, has now made an appeal

  • Form guide makes grim reading

    STATISTICS, as the saying goes, are like a bikini - what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Hidden behind the current form guide for Cherries at the moment are a dearth of experience and a lack of confidence coursing through the

  • YOI inmates help find a way out for Maurice

    DISABLED Maurice Matterface has found freedom at last after inmates at Portland's Young Offender Institution built him a new house ramp. Wheelchair-bound Mr Matterface, 61, has been a virtual prisoner in his home in Cornwall Close, Weymouth, after being

  • Moores late strike wins it for Magpies

    JAMIE Moores grabbed a late winner for Wimborne Town in a 2-1 victory over Eastleigh at Cuthbury in a result which hugely flattered the visitors as the Magpies continued their recent impressive run of form. Wimborne, who recently turned over Andover away

  • PROMOTION RACE WILL GO TO THE WIRE-MORRIS

    DORCHESTER boss Mark Morris believes the Dr Martens Eastern Division promotion race will go down to the wire after his men fought out their second draw of the season against title rivals Hastings. "If we'd won it today it wouldn't have won us the league

  • All change as police stations relocate

    A MAJOR revamp of police stations throughout Weymouth and West Dorset begins today. The western divisional headquarters moves to a new hi-tech base at Chafey's Lake, along with the west Weymouth and Portland police section, which moves into a new building

  • Police's 'watch out' warning to drivers

    MOTORISTS are being warned to keep their eyes on the road after a rise in the number of accidents caused by poor driver concentration. A total of 155 road collisions have been recorded in Dorset already this year - two were fatal, eight involved serious

  • St Francis in bid for parish status

    LITTLEMOOR has come of age, according to church-goers who want to create a 21st century parish in the area. The congregation at St Francis of Assisi Church are hoping they can become a parish church in their own right instead of remaining the daughter

  • Community play helpers needed

    DORCHESTER'S community play team is appealing for a host of items and some helping hands over the next two months. The prop, costume and set makers need everything from wigs to washing machines to make the town's fourth epic production another spectacular