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  • Thanks for making our coffee morning a success

    Please can I say a big thank you to everyone who came to the MacMillan coffee morning on Saturday, September 29 at St Francis of Assissi Church?. You helped raise a very grand total of £491.51. I would also like to thank Malcolm at A Littlemore Hardware

  • Beach group will support plans to rescue carnival

    The Weymouth Beach Group is made up of a large number of concessionaires on Weymouth Seafront. As a group we would like to thank the Round Table for all their hard work and dedication in running the carnival for the past 50 years and raising over a Million

  • Driver freed after collision

    A DRIVER was cut free from a vehicle following a collision on the A35 near Bridport. A fire service spokesman said two crews from Dorchester used cutting equipment to free the driver on Saturday afternoon.

  • Coastguards scramble to 'body' off Portland

    COASTGUARDS probed reports of a body in the sea off Portlandonly to find it was a lost RNLI practice dummy. Crew on the coastguard helicopter were scrambled to investigate after a call by the coaster Greta nearly 16 miles off the Bill on Saturday. But

  • Around the world in 4,833 days

    EXPLORER Jason Lewis was today having a well earned rest after finishing his epic trip around the world. He finally reached the Greenwich Meridian on Saturday at the end of his Expedition 360 odyssey after 13 years. Now Mr Lewis, 40, of Askerswell,

  • Booklet views the past

    IMPORTANT evidence of Portland's far distant past is now available in a free illustrated booklet available at Weymouth and Portland museums, libraries and tourist information centres. The work has been written by Susann Palmer, director of the Association

  • Anyone for a spot of reading?

    IT was a case of spot the odd one out when Weymouth school pupils and staff played dress up for World Book Day. Headteacher Sarah Sprague spawned a couple of spotty sidekicks when she came dressed as her favourite storybook villain Cruella de Vil. Mrs

  • Singing In The Rain was such a tremendous show

    I MUST express my delight at the wonderful production of Singing In The Rain at Weymouth Pavilion. Congratulations to everyone concerned for an amazing production - it could not be faulted in anyway whatsoever. It was well-cast, the costumes and the