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St Osmund's School, Dorchester

Formerly outstanding school rated inadequate and placed into special measures

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Dead dog and dolphin wash up on Chesil Beach after storms

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Man charged with robbery at Subway sandwich store

Letter: If a bridge can be proposed from Scotland to Ireland, why not Weymouth to Portland?

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Plans for 24 flats off Littlemoor Road approved by councillors

World-class cancer services at this £9m new centre helped by 'amazing legacy'

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Hotel awarded four stars after major revamp (and there's a 'Hobbit House' spa on the way)

Customers' disappointment as Barclays announce Bridport branch closure

Tools stolen by "heartless" thieves from veteran's forge to be replaced thanks to donation

Car 'goes into building' following crash in Poundbury

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Can you help police solve these latest crimes?

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Dorset to be struck by strong winds and rain tomorrow

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"Modern and artistic" seafront lights to be installed by spring

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Warning as council's budget shortfall rises by another £2m

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Column: The only way to lance the boil now is to leave the EU and renegotiate from the outside

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Sanbanks Ferry toll will NOT be increasing

Letter: I've never seen such a bleak, miserable town as Weymouth

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'Unacceptable' delay over plans for town sculpture trail

Tributes as council officer takes up new role in Staffordshire

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Letter: If people want to play war games they should join the real army

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Archives of Dorset's asylum will be made available to public

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Housing company donates hundreds of pounds to food banks in Dorset

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'Festive pressures' can put strain on relationships, charity warns

Four hours, 23.5kg of rubbish and one woman on a mission

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Portland roadworks cleared after day of disruption

Warning over norovirus after 140 outbreaks reported in south west

REVIEW: The Real Thing still in fine fettle after losing lead singer Eddie Amoo

The penultimate gig guide before Christmas

BOOK REVIEW: George R.R. Martin - Fire and Blood

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BOOK REVIEW: Women's Football Yearbook 2018-19

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PANTO REVIEW: Aladdin, Octagon, Yeovil

Eight exceptional things to do this weekend

FILM REVIEW: Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse is packed with laughs and tender moments

Dorset-bound Olly Murs on his lowest point after being savaged by critics

Bottom of the pile and left behind: Borough's social mobility crisis

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Six top tips to stay safe at the coast this Christmas

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This new scheme hopes to make life better for people in private rented homes

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Up to 65 jobs set to be created as TWO budget supermarkets get green light

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Plans agreed for 'community safety hub' - but no details yet on where it will be

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Rogue app can steal money from PayPal accounts in seconds, police warn

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Here's what time everything is happening at the Portland Sparkle tomorrow

Crews battle four metre waves and gale force winds to rescue injured fisherman

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The mystery of Dorchester's steam-powered roller

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'Unbelievable': Fundraising target to support beach campaign smashed in hours

Letter: Many schools seem to have given up trying to help children

Letter: Maybe council should sort out public toilets before the grand new peninsula redevelopment

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Letter: Don't expect any favours from Trump in forthcoming trade deals

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How Dorchester Lions have been making a difference to a pride of good causes

Pictures: Waves lash coast as county feels chill of winter

Councillor column: The world has gone more than a little bonkers

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Letter: Perhaps National Park idea will stop our greenfield sites being built on

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Brrr! Panto stars help 'test the water' ahead of Christmas harbour swim

'Daredevils' descend cliff to raise thousands of pounds for charity

Gather round the fire for stories of witches and princesses

See in the New Year with Ed the entertainer

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Turn back the clock with a night of top 60s acts

'We're backing the Echo Toy Appeal to make it a special one for children this Christmas'

Prime Minister Theresa May survives confidence vote

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West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin pledges to back Theresa May - as Tory rebels urged to 'grow up'

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Fresh calls for North Quay to be developed (and why you may recognise these plans)

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How to see the 'Christmas comet' in the sky tonight

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Body found in water six miles off Portland

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13 tips to make sure you don't get a visit from the fire service this Christmas

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More than 700 cases of E Coli were recorded in Dorset last year

'Radical rethink needed' to combat climate change

It's been a bumper season for West Bay and Lyme Regis harbours

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Here's how you can get involved in a big beach clean up

Multiple vehicles involved in crash on Portland Beach Road

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Councillors narrowly vote in favour of Weymouth seafront lighting project

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Two men due in court over assault which left man with serious injuries

Watch nativity come alive as festive spectacular set for gardens

Here's how Christmas upgrade works will affect rail passengers

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Sport

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Magpies: Dorchester Town sign Nick Hutchings

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Terras: Weymouth relish Needham Market battle

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Magpies: Dorchester Town playing with confidence before Eastbourne clash

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Darts: Andrew McDermott and Danny Aplin serve up a treat on the oche

Powerlifting: Luke Tolman and Elliot Stone see success abroad

Bowls: Dorchester earn a Moonfleet victory

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Sport

Football: Dorchester Sports take fight to red-hot Merley

Football: Balti Sports target a return to winning ways

Football: Portland must be at 'very best' to win

Rugby: Dorchester face Sherborne might

Terras: Yemi Odubade enjoys stellar start at Weymouth

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Magpies: Tom Blair hopes goals prove a point

Football: Yeovil Ladies sign off with Brighton loss

Afloat: Christmas cheer for Castle Cove

Kitesurfing: Speedy Martin Carter sets new British record

Cricket: Unbeaten Weymouth take top spot

Magpies: Boss Steve Thompson 'can't fault' Dorchester's six-goal display

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Terras: Mark Molesley bemoans Weymouth's slow start

Football: Dorchester Sports rue missed chances in Westland draw

Rugby: Puddletown downed by super Dorset Dockers

Football: 'Bitter taste' for Balti Sports after Cup exit

Football: Tottenham Hotspur legends in charity fundraiser

Magpies: Dorchester Town trounce hopeless Staines Town

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National sport

Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne close to Manchester City returns

We must stamp out discrimination, says Fabregas as Jewish groups condemn chants

Teenager Bukayo Saka achieves dreams by making full Arsenal debut

England turn to Giles as Strauss’ replacement

Everton boss Marco Silva not affected by Andre Gomes speculation

Macclesfield order in special beer to toast Campbell’s home debut

Hodgson not looking to transfer window to solve Palace’s goalscoring problems

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Nostalgia

The mental health problem that transformed Weymouth

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Where nuns ruled the roost

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FOUND: Street tracked down 110 years on

UNBELIEVABLE: Car pile-up on Chesil Beach

What happened when a reporter spent New Year's Eve at the county's 'lunatic asylum'

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Dorchester

Young people invited to have a say on what goes on in Dorchester

Are you from an ethnic minority? This writer wants you to share your story

Join the Somerleigh Players for a Christmas full of love, success, failure, jealousy and greed!

Celebrating the past to raise money for mental health

'Now's the time to act': How YOU can help create a National Park in Dorset

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National news

Boulder smashes through bedroom wall amid rockfall

UK sailor Susie Goodall back on dry land after ocean ordeal

In Pictures: Frosty Friday to make way for weekend of snow and rain

Blair urges May to ‘stop banging head against brick wall’ over Brexit

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Juncker denies describing May as ‘nebulous’, after PM confronts him

Theresa May’s Brexit quest hits backstop turbulence in Brussels

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Police prepared as further Paris protests predicted

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