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Tesco Portland is shut due to flooding

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Tesco store shuts as sewage floods car park

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'Lorry driver killed little boy at pedestrian crossing while sarcastically clapping another motorist'

Plans to ease pressure on GPs - and stop any more surgery closures

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Residents celebrate success at campaign to stop 18 new homes being built

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Four arrested following drugs raid

Campaigners protest against bank for 'investing' in fossil fuels

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Meet the man about to run his 19th marathon

Letter: Here's how to solve roundabout hazards

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Letter: Failure to leave the EU will lead us all deeper into treasonous liability

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Stand-up paddleboard race to held in Weymouth again this summer

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B3159 road closed in both directions following oil spill

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Rave site is "covered with broken glass, human excrement and detritus.”

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Missing man found safe and well

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What readers thought of the upcoming town council elections...

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'I feel phenomenal': Meet the MS sufferer using exercise to manage his condition

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TV star puts a smile on patients' faces with visit to hospice

Why you need to be aware of this springtime refund scam

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Sunny days and blue skies: Six pictures from readers that show summer is on the way

This Australian couple are now heading up the Salvation Army operations across the region

This 250km race through a desert is Steve's toughest challenge yet (and he can't wait)

Why these shallots stole the show at a spring agricultural event

Here's when a well-being picnic will be held at this community garden

REVIEW: That'll Be The Day, Weymouth Pavilion

Hundreds protest against 3,500-home development on Easter Monday

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Nine weeks' work to revamp public space at West Bay have begun today

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This brand new event aims to fill the void left by the cancellation of Dorchester Carnival

Here's who's been before the courts recently - published Tuesday, April 23

Fire crews called to Portland

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Why Debbie is keeping a poignant promise to run the London Marathon

Here's how Cerne Abbas is marking 100 years since the village was sold off

Letter: Well done to Weymouth and district table tennis league - the best in the country

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Watch: Around 15 dolphins greet jet skiers off Purbeck

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How a Wessex Water grant is helping homeless people have their voices heard

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95 per cent of Dorset pupils have been offered their first choice of school

'Benvenuto' as another cruise ships docks at Portland

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What allies did before they left for D-Day landings

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Easter trail was an egg-cellent day out for families

Five weeks' work to improve crossing in Dorchester begins today

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Woman allegedly assaulted with glass bottle at illegal rave in Purbeck

First food fair of the year gets huge attendance

Lifeboats called after vessel capsizes - leaving two people in the water

New homes scheme in Owermoigne could have 'self-build houses'

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Let's talk about death - at new forum launching tomorrow

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Watch video of firefighters tackling huge blaze at business park

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Coastguard called after deer falls from cliff

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Motorcyclist, 22, killed in crash

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Dorset 'could be UK's California'

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A council spent 11 times more opposing a wind farm than it did objecting to an oil rig

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Column: We want to hear what you think we should write about

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Why farmers are being urged to pay more attention to health and safety

"A remarkable, strong woman": Tributes paid to station manager Judi

Pack your picnic basket for a play about hopes and dreams

All the way from Canada...Bryant is Barry Manilow

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Purbeck rave attended by more than 1,000 listening to 'Ibiza music'

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Pictures: Weymouth sizzles in Easter sun as businesses enjoy bank holiday boost

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Sound equipment seized and roads closed as police contain site of illegal rave in Purbeck

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Joy as steps to Castle Cove beach declared open at ceremony

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Here's the line-up for the first ever Weymouth and Portland Pride event

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Education and Employers gives career inspiration to students

Quayside music festival rocks the Easter weekend

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'Another nail in Weymouth's coffin': What readers thought of carnival being cancelled

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Mother calls for lessons to be learned after serious crash caused by drink driver

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How to win a £5,000, eight-day cruise with your Dorset Echo

Here's where Dorset Police No Excuse and speed camera vans will be this week

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Phulmaya raises £3,500 for homeless with sponsored rough sleep

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Letter: My memories of Chickerell airfield

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House prices rising faster than wages in North Dorset (more so than most of the UK)

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Fears town pool will close if future council funding not secured

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Here's everything you need to know about a Christian conference happening in Weymouth

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School installs new defibrillator for the local community

Letter: Our thanks for this fantastic bench

Pictures: Hundreds gather for Procession of Witness on Good Friday

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Sport

Terras: Sam Sherring's reaction pleases Mark Molesley

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Speedway: Weymouth Wildcats' Milton Keynes clash postponed

Magpies: Dorchester's Sam Jackson hopes goal ends teammate banter

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Sport

Speedway: Weymouth Wildcats ready for season bow

Terras: Weymouth have to take matters into their own hands says Molesley

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Magpies: Dorchester Town boss Callum Brooks hails 'mission complete'

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Football: Dorchester Sports leave it late as subs hit Rockies

Football: Portland United sunk by clinical Boatmen

Football: Bridport plunder four past Brislington

Football: Balti finish season with Westland loss

Terras: Weymouth lead cut to a point after Poole draw

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Magpies: Stylish Dorchester hit six to beat drop

Football: Terras and Magpies live updates

Terras: 'No bigger spice' for Weymouth's Dorset derby

Magpies: Dorchester Town urge home support in survival bid

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Football: Portland to host champions Sholing

Talking Terras: Five points from Weymouth's draw

Magpies Moments: Five topics from the loss to Kings Langley

Terras: Weymouth 'at least' deserved their draw says Molesley

Magpies: Dorchester boss Callum Brooks has faith in side

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National sport

Hendry record still within reach for ‘mercurial’ O’Sullivan, says Doherty

Trump holds his nerve to reach World Championship second round

Norwich and Leeds dominate PFA Championship Team of the Year

5 Talking Points ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Trump edges Un-Nooh in final-frame decider

London Marathon win would be ‘amazing achievement’- Farah

Hudson-Odoi on ‘road to recovery’ after surgery on ruptured Achilles tendon

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Nostalgia

What allies did before they left for D-Day landings

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Here's the artefacts you can see to remember one of Weymouth's bravest men

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How tragedy of tanks exercise aided D-Day soldiers

Football captain who risked his life to get permanent memorial

Famous couple's hockey-loving granddaughter

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Dorchester

Three choirs coming together for Milton Abbey concert

Roadworks misery with ongoing gas work plus FIVE WEEKS of restrictions

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Nine inspiring ideas for Easter entertainment

Parking fears over plans to transform former mental health offices into apartments

Poundbury could be getting a new fertility clinic

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In The Dock

In the Dock: See who has been before the courts - published April 9

Here's who's been before the courts recently - published April 2

In the Dock: See who has been before the courts - published March 26

In the Dock: See who has been before the courts - published March 19

In the Dock: See who has been before the courts - published March 12

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National news

Fire destroys huts and mosque at Rohingya refugee site

Second man arrested over death of Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh

Trump sparks new row over UK spying allegations

Nicola Sturgeon plans second independence vote before 2021 Holyrood elections

Briton Jermaine Grant found guilty in Kenya of possessing bomb-making materials

In Profile: British victims of the Sri Lanka terror attacks

Eighth Briton killed in Sri Lanka blasts ‘brought people together’

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