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  • Terras: Chairman upbeat after fans' forum

    DESPITE the fact the Terras’ bid for promotion has faltered since the turn of the year, chairman Chris Pugsley was upbeat about how much the club has moved forward this term. Alongside Jason Matthews and the Terras’ coaching staff, Pugsley sat

  • Lifeboat volunteers to re-open top-rated West Dorset RNLI shop

    LIFEBOAT fundraisers in Lyme Regis will re-open the top-rated RNLI shop on the Cobb on Monday April 27.The tiny shop, next to the lifeboat station, had a turnover of £124,000 last year and was fourth of all the RNLI outlets in the UK.But it has been closed

  • Football: Senior takes heart from Bees' display

    SHEPTON MALLET 2 BRIDPORT 0 BRIDPORT went down to a third successive defeat at Shepton Mallet on Saturday but boss Trevor Senior took heart from his side’s performance. The hosts won the Toolstation Western League Premier Division contest

  • Football: Blues keep their title dreams alive

    PORTLAND UNITED 2 BLANDFORD UNITED 1 PORTLAND United kept the Dorset Premier League title race alive for at least another week with a 2-1 win over the Royals at Grove Corner. However, Hamworthy Recreation could have their hands on the trophy

  • West Dorset man's delight as Nepal school he funded opens

    A WEST Dorset villager has returned from Nepal after attending the opening of a new school building he funded.Walditch resident David Hill funded the project in Katari in eastern Nepal. The 68-year-old and his family flew to Dharan for the opening - which

  • Condor's new ferry forced to cancel services

    CONDOR Ferries was forced to cancel its sailings to the Channel Islands on its new vessel yesterday due to strong winds. The Liberation was out of action with the firm stating the inclement weather conditions expected were outside of the operating

  • Terras: Mills strike hits Weymouth's play-off hopes

    WEYMOUTH 0 CORBY TOWN 1 (Mills 83) A POWERFUL strike from Corby’s Greg Mills proved the difference as spirited Weymouth’s play-off ambitions took a huge hit at the Bob Lucas Stadium. In a clash which had massive implications on both the race

  • Family encounter for relatives separated by 36,500 days

    WITH more than 35,000 days separating their ages, there was an emotional first meeting for a great-grandmother and great-grandson when he was just two weeks old. When Rhys Atkinson was born on March 20 he became great-grandma Georgina’s third great