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  • Former top cop's role in hunt for serial killer

    FORMER Weymouth policeman Tony Rogers has been in touch with police investigating the murder of prostitutes near Ipswich. Mr Rogers, who heads a police consultancy business, has talked to officers in Suffolk and is on standby should his expertise be

  • Piling work driving residents mad

    A 'MINI-EARTHQUAKE' is how Weymouth residents have described building work near their homes. They claim vibrations caused by heavy machinery has shaken their properties in Wedgewood Road. Homeowners said they have experienced shaking doorframes, objects

  • Council chief’s daughter killed in tube tragedy

    A WEYMOUTH woman has died after being hit by a tube train in London. Lindsey Burgess, 28, a fundraising initiatives officer with charity Unicef in the capital, was killed at Bethnal Green tube station. She was hit by an eastbound Central Line train

  • 40 charity boxes stolen at church

    THIEVES have stolen cash from more than 40 charity boxes at the annual Christmas Tree festival in Bridport. It is thought they may have got away with thousands of pounds after breaking into the United Church and emptying collection boxes under nearly

  • Chalet is sold for £235,000

    A WOODEN beach chalet on the Jurassic Coast has been sold for almost a quarter of a million pounds. The timber hut at Beach Road, West Bexington, near Burton Bradstock, fetched £235,000 at auction. It is one of the most expensive properties of its type

  • Warning over replica guns

    PARENTS are risking their children being gunned down if they buy them replica firearms for Christmas, Dorset Police has warned. The warning comes from the force's head of armed operational support unit Inspector Andy Allkins following a rise in incidents

  • Magpies out for Rooks revenge

    DORCHESTER travel to Lewes tonight keen to avenge the defeat in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. The Magpies were comprehensively thrashed in October by the Rooks - who were the pre-season favourites for the Nationwide Conference South title

  • O'Brien: We want to win the trophy

    WEYMOUTH defender Roy O'Brien has issued a warning to Grays Athletic that his side "will not be taking it easy" when the two clubs meet at the Wessex Stadium in the first round of the FA Trophy on Saturday. The 32-year-old won the competition with Yeovil

  • Robotics firm on the move

    A DORCHESTER firm pioneering the use of robot technology in manufacturing has moved into new industrial premises. Loop Technology Ltd works with a range of companies from small and medium-sized enterprises to global operations, helping automate manufacturing

  • Fisherman feared drowned

    A SEARCH was continuing today for Portland fisherman Peter David Lynham who is feared drowned. Peter, 20, was laying crab pots from his father Paul's boat when he was seen to go overboard in fierce seas off the Bill yesterday. It is the second tragedy

  • Short story by Gillian Morris from Weymouth

    Ok i know it was just a box - but ever since i got it, it had been as if a magic spirit had been haunting the house. But ill never forget that Halloween night when it finally showeed its self, yeh it just popped outta the box and screamed.How weird.