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Wessex Water turnover increases
LATEST financial results for the water company supplying Dorset reveal how turnover increased by 0.2 per cent from £222.5m to £222.9m. The figures, which cover the six months to September, also show that Wessex Water’s profits after tax increased
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Dorchester road crossing bid quashed
GOD moves in mysterious ways – but would he use a pedestrian crossing? Clearly not the one proposed for outside St Augustine’s Catholic Church in Weymouth which has been turned down following fierce opposition from the parish priest and others
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Residents' shock as Littemoor roads come off the salting list
RESIDENTS in Littlemoor say Dorset County Council does not realise they exist after striking them off the salting list. They are calling on the authority to put them back on a list of Weymouth roads to be gritted after recent treacherous
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Weymouth grandfather backs Give Blood for Christmas campaign
A GRANDFATHER has given blood 80 times after hearing how a crucial transfusion saved the life of a family member. Paul Stanley, 71, of Weymouth, is backing the Dorset Echo’s Give Blood for Christmas campaign which urges people to find the time to give
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Tolpuddle's coffee morning is a success despite snowy weather
Tolpuddle DESPITE the cold snowy weather, the Christmas coffee morning was well attended and did a brisk trade with its numerous attractions including a magnificent homemade food stall, a treasure hunt and raffle. Father Christmas also came along
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The marriage of Daniel Hunt and Anna Plumb
A COUPLE who wanted to do something different on their wedding day celebrated an ‘amazing’ day at Marwell Zoo. Daniel Hunt, 33, a resourcing manager for Amazon married Anna Plumb, 31, a trusts executive for WWF, at the zoo near Winchester on September
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The birth of Lacie May Seymour
Leanne Seymour, 21, of Chapelhay, gave birth to baby Lacie May in Dorset County Hospital last month. Baby Lacie weighed 6lbs 14oz when she was born. Proud mum Leanne said: “She is my third baby. I had my son Leo at 26 weeks and he was okay. He’s four
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Bere Regis Scouts remember fallen of World Wars
AS THE people who remember both World Wars dwindle in number, it is left to the younger generations to keep their flame alive. And Bere Regis Scout troop is doing all it can to make sure no one ever forgets the memories and sacrifices of the men who
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Traffic lights damaged in Weymouth road crash
TWO drivers had a lucky escape after a collision in which vehicles demolished part of a wall in Weymouth. Firefighters, police and ambulance crews attended the scene at the junction of Pottery Lane and Newstead Road in Westham on Sunday morning
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The life of Len Shelley
TRIBUTES have been paid to an artist whose three years at Bournemouth College of Art would shape his future love of animation and fairytales. Len Shelley was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on March 2, 1964 and died on October 13, 2010 after
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Make room for wagtails in Dorset
THE RSPB and other bird conservationists in Dorset are appealing for people’s help to find pied wagtail roosts in the county. The call comes as a way of discovering more about the birds so that they can be better protected. The pied wagtail is a small
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Nothing done about cycling on pavements
A lot of what I’ve read on this page recently has been about cyclists on pavements. Most of us know that it’s against the law but some of the youngsters seem quite comfortable with it. I must admit that I feel happier seeing young children ride on
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Dorset firefighter cuts 'will cost lives'
LIVES will be put at risk by funding cuts threatening Dorset’s firefighters, a union warns. The damning verdict comes as the county’s fire chief voiced fears that the looming 25 per cent Government cut will make the service ‘almost unviable’ with firefighters
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Big freeze hits Magpies' cup clash once again
TONIGHT'S Dorset Senior Cup clash between Dorchester Town and Poole Borough has been called off following an early-morning pitch inspection. The Avenue Stadium pitch, which has not seen action since November 9, remains frozen and the quarter-final
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Cats’ future is hanging by a thread
THE future of Weymouth speedway continues to hang in the balance ahead of today’s BSPA declaration meeting. The purpose of today’s scheduled meeting is for teams to submit their interest in running next season. However, with the Wildcats yet to find
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Magpies out to shake off cobwebs
ASHLEY Vickers admits the recent adverse weather may force him to field his strongest side in tonight’s Dorset Senior Cup clash with Poole Borough (7.45pm) – providing the Magpies can avoid a fourth successive postponement. The county competition is
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Roberts to honour Bob at memorial
FORMER England and Tottenham Hotspur defender Graham Roberts will be the special guest when Dorchester Town and Weymouth go head-to-head in the first annual Bob Lucas Memorial Trophy clash at the Avenue Stadium on December 21 (8pm). Roberts, who played
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Bovington village shop loses drinks licence
RESIDENTS were stunned when their village shop lost its drinks licence. The Mace shop in Bovington had its appeal dismissed by magistrates who backed Purbeck District Council’s decision to revoke the licence following sales to a 15-year-old
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Huskies stunned by students
WEYMOUTH HUSKIES 25 EXETER UNIVERSITY 94 A DEVASTATING first-half display condemned the Weymouth Huskies to a heavy defeat in their first home match of the season. The Exeter University Eagles put the hosts under immediate pressure, administering
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Cruel loss for Seasiders
WEYMOUTH 12 FROME II 15 WEYMOUTH head coach Paul Harding heaped praise on his side despite seeing them go down to an agonising defeat at the hands of Frome Seconds. After beating the big freeze, the Seasiders were leading 12-7 at Mon-mouth
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Bar staff rescue woman in Dorchester street brawl
BAR staff rushed to the rescue of a woman who was attacked outside a pub. She was hit in a brawl on a Dorchester street in which a man is believed to have suffered a broken jaw. Police were called to the scene outside The Junction pub in Great Western
