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professor Mark Poulton has been performing his Punch and Judy show throughout the summer holidays

The show must go on! Vow to keep Punch and Judy on Weymouth beach

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Here's who has been before the courts lately - published September 18

Busy and successful year for hospital, meeting is told

Person taken to hospital after car flips and ends up in ditch

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Vehicle crashes into central reservation on A35

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Paramedic struck off for 'inadequate assessment' of two-year-old patient

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46-year-old diver dies after surfacing unconscious from Portland dive

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Bart's Bash returns for another, very successful fundraiser

'This is a lifeline': Charity gets more volunteers thank to funding boost

Firefighters tackle heath fire reaching 8-10ft

Two men taken to hospital after crash near Bakers Arms roundabout

Pictures: Hundreds of runners take part in gruelling Purbeck Marathon

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Antidepressants were prescribed more than 970,000 times last year

Portland's 'Some Other Stuff' sign has vanished and residents are not happy

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Winter timetable changes announced for buses in West Dorset

Can you give a hen a happy retirement home?

Letter: Please show up to meeting on Brexit and the NHS

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Ex-grammar school pupil on how strict teachers would stop girls and boys mingling

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Improved tactics as the British broke through in Hundred Days Offensive

How Woolies played a huge role in a life

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Picture of the day: Sunset at Radipole Lake

Supply will be the focus of an agriculture conference coming to Dorchester

Our View: Sunglasses are really important to protect your eyes

The world premiere of a new play about Thomas Hardy is coming to Dorset

This poet's published work is helping a cancer charity

Patrols to crack down on trouble delayed - but they'll be hitting the streets soon

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Motorcyclist dies in hospital after crash between van and motorbike at Poundbury

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More than £500k to police badger cull in Dorset – as almost 5,000 animals shot

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Police hunt two teens after boy, 17, is robbed in alleyway

Rescue teams assembled after two men collapse in separate medical emergencies

Farm worker's girlfriend heard the crash that killed him on the phone, inquest told

Check your tickets! West Dorset Lotto winner has just ONE WEEK to claim £1m prize

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Calling all rebel women - a project celebrating courageous women needs you

A £3m project over 82 days covering 64 miles of road - this highways team dressed to impress

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Leisure centre receives cash boost

A37 partially blocked due to overturned vehicle

Watch out for these fake emails, police warn

Rail service hit by strike action as union 'united in fight for safety'

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Police appeal on youths knocking on doors in Poundbury

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Letter: Sign up to People's Vote

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Students inspired by trip to 'world-class' university

Letter: Bypass should take priority over peninsula scheme

New Dean hopes to 'make a difference' after being installed at cathedral

REVIEW: The FB Pocket Orchestra and My Sweet Patootie

See television nostalgia brought to life on the stage

Vineyard in triple trophy success

Charity ball to celebrate 100 years of helping blind and partially sighted people in Dorset

Picture of the day: It's about time

Church on the move 'embraces new community' - with family fun day

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Men cling onto petrol tank in sea for two hours after boat sinks off Weymouth

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Here are the last cruise ships visiting Portland Port this season

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Burglar jailed after breaking into antiques shop TWICE

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Here's the latest cruise ship to dock at Portland Port

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Trains delayed due to signalling problem

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Walker 'lost in undergrowth' on coast is rescued

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Boost for Jurassic Coast as Dorset gets £250k slice of government regeneration funding

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Green light for revised plans to build 33 homes in West Dorset

A six-month roadworks scheme is starting on Monday in Corfe Castle

Here's what storms will be named this winter

Meet the Dorchester eye specialist raising awareness of macular degeneration

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Letter: What's with all the fences springing up on Portland?

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High West and High East Streets in Dorchester are closed today

Voices: Is vegetarianism a fad or a better way of life?

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Two films, five celebrity events and 30 workshops: Mind Fest returns for a second year

Column: There's a lot of planning involved in having puppies

Column: There are many splendid village shops in West Dorset

'We haven't listened to people': Peninsula plans set to move forward despite concerns

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Driver made 'terrible error' in crash which killed seafront jogger

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Mum fuming over transport mix up

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Planning bosses give green light to 52 home village development

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Dorset is 'likely' to be affected by Storm Helene, the Met Office warns

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Litter pickers hit the Dorset coast for the Great British Beach Clean

Sport

Terras: Hartley draw was important says Weymouth's Warren Bentley

Magpies: Aaron Rodriguez glad to be back

Terras: Mark Molesley admits it's a 'sticky spell' for Weymouth

Magpies: Steve Thompson – 'we deserved to win'

Volleyball: Weymouth league set for open night

Football: Balti Sports break Holt's hold with first victory

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Sport

Rugby: Dorchester get off the mark with Thatcham win

Rugby: Weymouth and Portland seal Bridport draw with last kick

Football: Dorchester Sports' comeback seals three points at Blandford

Sailing: Giles Scott lands Finn silver in Japan

Football: Jamie Symes sublime as Portland sink Team Solent

Football: Sam Clarke brace aids five-star Bridport

Terras: Late Warren Bentley strike rescues point for Weymouth

Magpies: Dorchester Town's Aaron Rodriguez salvages draw at Beaconsfield

Football: Terras and Magpies live updates

Magpies: Trevor Senior has sympathy for recalled Cameron Allen

Tennis: Ace show from Bridport's Pascal Maclean-Wood

Sailing: Mixed fortunes for Brits in Japan

Terras: League is 'sole focus' for Weymouth says Mark Molesley

Magpies: Dorchester require 'little run' says Trevor Senior

Motorsport: Weymouth's John Kirby set for Newquay hill climb

Football: Yeovil Town Ladies offer free Dorset FA entries

Rugby: Puddletown fall to Oakmeadians

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National sport

5 Things you may not know about Alexander Povetkin

Gunners & goners – Ivan Gazidis to leave Arsenal as restructuring continues

Derby boss Frank Lampard fined after accepting misconduct charge

Ed Smith set to stick with a familiar squad for Sri Lanka tour

Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury press conference scheduled for Monday

Spanish golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena found dead on Iowa course

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis heads for AC Milan

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Nostalgia

Improved tactics as the British broke through in Hundred Days Offensive

How Woolies played a huge role in a life

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Why this atmospheric ride through time is so fondly remembered

Remembering Weymouth men who died in Great War's final battle

When a trip to the beach involved head to toe attire

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Dorchester

This community church is holding its last service this weekend before moving to new home

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Here's a sneak peek at some of the art on display in Dorchester for a charity exhibition

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND: Traffic free high street, b-side festival, musical songs galore, That'll Be the Day and more

Stories of suspense set for village venues

Emergency department to be redeveloped to cope with winter demand

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In The Dock

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National news

May ‘using food shortage threats to make Chequers plan more palatable’

Daughter asks for time to grieve at inquest for Britons who died at Egypt hotel

Police response to Brexit should be delivered at UK level, chiefs say

Primark donates half a million to Belfast traders hit by its store fire

100 die in Nigeria flooding as toll expected to rise

‘Erosion’ of frontline staffing stretching local policing, MSPs told

EU nationals should be subject to same rules as migrants from elsewhere: report

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