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  • Train arrives 35 years after the last one

    HISTORY was made after the first train travelled down the Swanage branch from the national rail network for the first time since 1972. There were celebrations at Dorset's steam railway as a train consisting of four diesel engines and a four coach 'push-pull

  • Wedding plans click back in

    A DISASTER-stricken couple have finally had a stroke of luck. Their wedding has been saved by a group of people they have never met. Jackie Glengarrick and Doug Isbell cancelled the ceremony after what they described as the worst week of their lives

  • Harold steps back aboard after 41 years

    A FORMER ship's printer has taken a trip down memory lane by revisiting the Queen Mary liner 41 years after he last worked on her. Harold Doonan, 63, now runs Doonans building materials in Weymouth, but in the early 1960s he had a very different life

  • Intrepid students head for the rainforest

    FROM Dorchester to Honduras, 11 Thomas Hardye pupils are heading for the rainforest. The A-level biology students have taken on the challenge of trekking in humid conditions for two half days in central America to research cloud forest environment.

  • Fresh hope for dual rail line supporters

    THERE was fresh hope today the double rail line could be reinstated between Dorchester and Moreton. Campaigners have long argued the five-mile single track section causes unnecessary delays on the Weymouth-Waterloo line. That problem will only be exacerbated

  • 50 Days To Go: Kristine Clarke

    BAR worker Kristine Clarke, 21, from Weymouth, who has been smoking for around six years, isn't thinking about quitting when the new legislation comes in. She said: "If I'm going to give up I will do so because I want to - not because of the smoking

  • We all need this treatment too

    PATIENTS with breathing problems are missing out on treatment because of a postcode lottery, a local health campaigner claims. Roger King, the chairman of the Dorchester branch of the Breathe Easy charity, says that sufferers of respiratory problems

  • Town’s new wildlife haven

    MUSEUM bosses and wildlife experts have united to create a green oasis off Dorchester's busy streets. The Dorchester wildlife garden has been created behind the redundant All Saints Church in High East Street. The garden is a joint initiative between

  • Millions fail to plan for heirs

    ARE you one of the four in 10 homeowners with an estate that could be liable to inheritance tax when you die? If so, don't be one of the millions who fail to reduce this tax by planning ahead. New research from Scottish Widows reveals that almost 10

  • Juniors’ nerves jangle at thought of being on TV

    A SCHOOL choir has entered a competition which could see it perform on television. Nerves are jangling at Wyke Regis Junior School in Weymouth and music teacher Helen Rewse said it would be wonderful if they could appear on the BBC programme Any Dream

  • Masterful And Commanding

    The Commander is the first member of the Jeep family to offer seven seats as standard. As such, it is probably one of the safest and most versatile seven-seaters around. With its "classic" looks (some would say utilitarian), it has the air of a rugged

  • Now is a very good time to stub it out

    IT'S been a topic of debate for months, but in just 50 days the ban on smoking in enclosed public places will become a reality. As of 6am on Sunday, July 1 it will be illegal to smoke in bars, clubs, restaurants, workplaces, on public transport and even

  • First class tango comes to town

    FANS of the BBC television programme Strictly Come Dancing are in for a treat when two of the professional dancers from the show perform at Bridport Arts Centre on Thursday, May 17. The show, called Subitango, features the UK's leading tango dancers

  • Thrills on wheels

    SURVIVING the Wheel of Death was all in a day's work for this Echo reporter. Roped to a giant rotating metal wheel, I clung on to the bars as Nuno, the youngest of the Granadeiro Brothers, sent it spinning around the Big Top. He did this by running

  • KICKING OFF: Judgement must not be clouded by money

    IT was revealed earlier this week that a new major investor is ready to plough a six-figure sum into Dorchester Town Football Club. Magpies' boss Mick Jenkins will no doubt be pleased but more cash means more responsibility both for him and the board

  • Fabulous fives on the beach

    BEACH rugby returns to Weymouth sands tomorrow (11am) with England's first contact five-a-side festival to be played under the same standards as elsewhere in Europe. London New Zealand and the Isle of Scilly are two of the teams making up the cosmopolitan

  • Good to be back

    ELITE League rider Lewis Bridger turned out for the Exeter Falcons and smashed the Wessex Stadium track record in a thrilling Challenge Match against his former club Weymouth Wildcats last night. The meeting initially looked in doubt due to the wet weather