We must do more to protect habitats

9:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

Congratulations to the Echo on Wednesday for giving nearly a full page to the Attenborough study which drew urgent attention to the decline of habitats and species, not just on heathland in Dorset but across the country.

Ward staff were absolute angels

9:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

May I thank Dorchester County Hospital, Abbotsbury Ward, for the care and attention showed to my darling husband Stan in the last few weeks of his life.

Changing views of our hospices

3:01pm Friday 24th May 2013

MOST people, including until recently myself, have a stereotypical image of a hospice as a place that provides nursing care solely for inpatients but in reality this is a very narrow view of the services they provide.

Why police need this sponsorship

3:02pm Friday 24th May 2013

IN reply to people concerned by police sponsorship, I need to start by saying that if the force received a fair share of funding, I wouldn’t be forced to explore new ways of bringing in money through income generation or sponsorship.

Why our council needs stirring up

11:04am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Congratulations to Michael Stewart for winning the Melcombe Regis borough council by-election and making his promise to ‘stir things up’ on our local council.

Vital step ahead with by-election

11:05am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Re: The Melcombe Regis by-election. Firstly let me say a huge thank you. It was an absolute pleasure getting to meet so many of you recently during my campaign. This letter is my personal way of saying thank you for your vote of support.

Pain clinic meeting was dreadful

11:16am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

I wanted to let you know of the meeting at the sailing centre on the pain clinic which I went to last week.

Congratulations to Weymouth Ballet School

11:19am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

I would like to congratulate Daphne and Lisa Crump, and all their staff and pupils of the Weymouth Ballet School, for the truly excellent show that they gave at Weymouth Pavilion. This shows how much we need the Pavilion to encourage our young people to keep themselves active and to give us an excellent evening’s entertainment.

Badgers are danger to cows

11:17am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

In reply to the two letters which you have printed in defence of badgers, may I reply.

We really had a ball at Pavilion

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

It is truly wonderful to have been able to dance to the excellent live music of the Purbeck Big Band at the Pavilion on Saturday evening.

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