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  • Pupils show off their musical talents at Pavilion

    STAR pupils from Budmouth Technology College took to the stage to present their one-night-only summer showcase. Students at the Weymouth school took part in the dance and music extravaganza, from soloists to groups and instrumentalists to vocalists.

  • Student appeals for vital monitor

    A SCHOOLGIRL with a heart condition is appealing for the return of a monitor that went missing while she was in class. Naomi Fear, 15, of Portland, says the £1,000 hand-held device disappeared during lessons at Royal Manor Arts College. Naomi suffers

  • Relief road protest lodged

    GREEN campaigners fighting to halt the building of the Weymouth relief road have officially launched their High Court challenge. Dorset County Council has granted planning permission for the £84 million project, and hopes to start work early next year

  • Teenager denies bat attack on boy of 16

    A TEENAGER has denied hitting another youngster with a baseball bat. Louis Nicholas Lockyear, 18, of Catherine's Well, Milton Abbas, denies grievous bodily harm with intent and a lesser charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Prosecutor Paul Hester

  • Youngsters are in their element in arts week

    YOUNGSTERS drew on the elements for their second creative and performing arts week in Weymouth. Pupils from Conifers Primary School joined in activities with the theme of earth, fire, wind and water. Teacher Don Whistance said: "The children have been

  • Driver crashed then aimed at man

    A MAN was forced to fling himself into a hedge after a driver who smashed into his car deliberately drove at him. Simon Bevis was watching the Live Earth concert on television at his Charminster home early on Sunday morning when he heard a bang outside

  • Fetes and fun days

    SUMO-wrestling and music by the Durnovaria Silver Band were just some of the attractions at Cattistock Fete. The fete on Saturday was the culmination of a host of events organised in the award-winning village to raise cash for local good causes. As

  • Island test for buoyant Wildcats

    WEYMOUTH Doonan Wildcats skipper Karl Mason has admitted his side faces a "tough" task tonight at Premier League outfit the Isle of Wight Islanders. The Inter-League Challenge Match will be contested over two legs with the second being held at the Wessex

  • It looks Dyer for Bridport after defeat

    SWANAGE 321-9 (25pts) beat BRIDPORT 226 (9pts) by 95 runs A TOP-CLASS century from Swanage batsman Dave Dyer plunged Bridport deeper into relegation trouble in Dorset Funeral Plan League Division One. The former Surrey youngster smashed an unbeaten

  • Dorset gearing up for a run chase on final day

    DORSET'S batsmen will need a significant improvement today after a topsy-turvy second day left their Minor Counties Championship clash with Cheshire hanging in the balance. Resuming their first innings on 109-2, Nick Park (48) added just one run to his

  • Scheme to ban cars attacked

    PLANS to close the esplanade to summer traffic as part of West Bay's regeneration have come under fire. A ban on cars using the seafront road is included in the £1.25 million enhancement scheme recently approved by West Dorset District Council. Under

  • Power play on court

    UKAEA Winfrith is helping to power Wimbledon hopefuls in Dorchester by providing sponsorship to get more children playing tennis. After the worst British performance at Wimbledon for 17 years, there has been much talk about the need to get more youngsters

  • Wakely sits top of his European class

    DORCHESTER'S British Husqvarna rider Simon Wakely sits top of the European Enduro Championship after two second place finishes in round two of the series held in Cered, Hungary. MPS Racing's Wakely performed well against his European championship rivals

  • Major step towards futuristic rail station

    THE country's first solar powered railway station has moved a step closer. Brewery Square Ltd, which hopes to breathe new life into the former Eldridge Pope brewery site, has spent four years negotiating with Network Rail on plans to revamp the existing

  • Spin-king Mathias is through

    THE Weymouth Town Tennis Tournament got underway last night in almost winter-like conditions at Greenhill Gardens but at least there was no rain to spoil some entertaining men's singles clashes. There was no doubt about the game of the night though as

  • Ex-Spurs man set for Avenue

    DORCHESTER Town will today capture the signing of former Tottenham Hotspur academy player Nathan Peprah-Annan. Peprah, born in Ghana, is expected to put pen-to-paper this afternoon to join the Magpies following his departure from Kettering Town. The

  • The lottery of NHS treatment

    A CANCER sufferer who was refused a new kidney treatment from the Dorset Primary Care Trust is the victim of a postcode lottery, a patient support group said today. Susan Tyler, 59, of Stoke Abbott, near Beaminster, believes the drug Sunitinib - known

  • Why did you ruin our camp?

    YOUNGSTERS have spoken of their heartbreak after vandals set fire to their school's beloved Iron Age roundhouse. Vandals torched the replica roundhouse in the grounds of the Prince of Wales School, Dorchester earlier this month. And although teachers

  • New school for trainees

    ENGINEERING company Global Marine Systems Ltd has opened a new training school at its Portland base. The firm has launched the facility to instruct operators in the use of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) to meet increasing demand for skilled staff in

  • Your kids will be in their creative element

    BEING bored just isn't an option this summer, with Artsreach offering a range of activities for young people aged three to 16 over the holidays. As well as having great fun, children will learn new and imaginative ways of 'going green' as a special recycling