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Free training for Olympic volunteers
A free training course is being held for potential volunteer event stewards. The three-day event is part of the preparations for the county’s 2012 Olympic events. Volunteer Centre Dorchester is running the course over Friday, April 17, Wednesday, April
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Dorset warning over planning refusal
DORSET homeowners are being advised to act quickly if they wish to appeal against planning application refusals. New time limits are being introduced that give householders only six weeks to appeal against refusal and Batten Solicitors, which has offices
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It’s a SEAT... but not as you know it!
It’s a rare thing indeed when a car manufacturer enters a previously untargeted market segment, but that’s exactly what SEAT has done. Renowned for its highly successful range of good value hatches which range from cool, through warm, to very hot, the
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Dad of sextuplets at Dorset WI event
THE father of sextuplet girls Graham Walton will speak at the spring council meeting of the Dorset Federation of Women’s Institutes. The meeting will begin at 11am on April 23 at the Lighthouse, Poole and is open to men and women. Tickets for the
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Bovington Tank Museum prepares for big day
BOVINGTON’S Tank Museum is making the final preparations for its big day this weekend. On Saturday, the attraction’s new 50,000 sq ft exhibition hall, part of a £16.5m redevelopment, will throw open its doors to the public for the first time
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Yes, most teenagers are perfectly well behaved
I refer to Hayley Dent's letter ‘Most teens are no threat at all’ (You Say, March 12). As president of Weymouth Drama Club, I would like to endorse her sentiments. I must say how proud I was of the four young people who took part in the Dorset Drama
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Man charged over gun incident at school
A MAN has been charged after allegedly making threats with a firearm close to Hooke Court School, near Beaminster. Armed police were called to a house in the village shortly before 1pm on Wednesday following reports that a man had made threats against
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Hope for Dorset property market
PROPERTY experts say they are seeing glimmers of hope for a more buoyant housing market in Dorset despite grim new figures showing a price slide. The Nationwide building society statistics revealed house prices in the county were down 15 per cent for
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From books to the big screen
ADAPTING books for the screen has been a staple of the film industry since it first began. Now Bridport Arts Centre’s film season From Page To Screen, running Monday, April 6, to Good Friday, April 10, celebrates the art, selecting award-winning films
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Weymouth man urges prostate cancer awareness
A MAN who overcame prostate cancer is urging other men to ‘get checked early and as quickly as possible’. Eddie Kercher, of Cross Road, Weymouth, hopes his experience of being cured will reassure other prostate cancer sufferers. His message is: “Come
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Weymouth grandparents' pride in hero pilot
GRANDPARENTS of a hero RAF pilot say they are ‘proud as punch’ after he was awarded a top military honour for bravery. John and Margaret House of Weymouth were thrilled to hear Flight Lieutenant Lee Turner will be presented with an Air Force Cross for
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1,000 people call for free swimming in Weymouth and Portland
FREE swimming campaigner Norah Riley-Smith has presented a 1,000-strong petition to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. In the week that the free swimming scheme for pensioners and children was launched by councils across the county, Age Concern trustee
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Dorchester TA man due home from Afghanistan
A DORCHESTER policeman who has been serving as part of the Territorial Army in Afghanistan will receive a hero’s welcome tomorrow. PC Nigel Scott will be returning home after a six-month posting in Camp Bastion, Helmand. Nigel and other soldiers from
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Westover gains new Kia sales franchise
The Westover Group has been appointed by Kia UK to operate a new franchised dealership for the South Korean manufacturer. Westover will represent Kia across the region, operating a full sales, service and parts facility from the group’s showroom on
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Weymouth mums set for London Marathon
MARATHON mums Kelly Browne and Louise Dando are spurring each other on as they prepare to take on 26 miles through the streets of London. The two friends, both mothers of two from Weymouth, have been training together for the London Marathon after deciding
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Portland garage site 'at risk' fear
A DISUSED garage on Portland is at risk from vandals and arsonists, it was warned today. The Dowsett Motors site at Yeates Corner was vacated by owners Nigel and Coral Dowsett in January and today remains empty and unleased. The operations director
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Four wards shut in norovirus alert at Dorset County Hospital
NOROVIRUS has struck again at Dorset County Hospital resulting in four wards closing and more than 35 patients and staff affected. It is the third time in three months that the Dorchester hospital has had to deal with the vomiting and diarrhoea bug.
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Beautiful Cerne gardens now on the web!
Cerne Abbas OPEN Gardens: A website for the event has now been completed by its organiser Bob Foulser. By typing in http://www.new.cerneopengardens.org/Gallery.aspx into your computer’s web browser, you will be able to view a fine selection of gardens
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308 goes topless
Peugeot pioneered the concept of the folding hard roof way back in the mid Thirties but it was only with the introduction of the 206 Coupe Cabriolet that it brought the concept to the mass market. This was followed by the 307CC (and latterly by the 206
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Back support
WEYMOUTH manager Alan Lewer is expected to revert back to a four-man defence tomorrow after Callum Hart and Jordan Collins were declared fit and available for the trip to Eastbourne Borough (3pm). The Terras sit just two points above the Blue Square
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Bees in hunt for quick-fire double
IAN Hutchinson’s Bees will be looking for a return to winning ways with two games to negotiate in the space of four days. Bridport visit lowly Shepton Mallet tomorrow (3pm) before hosting Clevedon United at St Mary’s Field on Tuesday night (7.45pm).
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Magpies must stop Hampton
DORCHESTER Town host Hampton & Richmond tomorrow with both sides desperate for the points for very different reasons (3pm). The Magpies are just one spot and five points clear of the Blue Square South drop-zone while the title-chasing Beavers are second
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Not fazed by Swans
CHICKERELL boss Maurice Welch is anticipating a very tough task at Days Park tomorrow when his side takes on in-form Swanage Town & Herston in the Dorset Premier League (3pm). The second-placed Swans have won their last four games, including a stunning
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Watch out Stourpaine, warns Alcock
WEYMOUTH Sports’ co-manager Steve Alcock has warned Stourpaine to be prepared for a “backlash” tomorrow when they visit Cranford Avenue in the Dorset Senior League (3pm). The Seasiders are still smarting from last week’s penalty shoot-out exit against
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Oldrid returns to face Bishops
ADAM Skelton is suspended for Easton United’s clash against Bishops Caundle at Grove Corner tomorrow (3pm). Skelton has to serve a one-game ban for picking up four bookings but Terry Oldrid should return from a hamstring injury to bolster the Portlanders
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Crowning moment for Dorchester?
DORCHESTER will be crowned Dorset & Wilts One South champions tomorrow should they win at Warminster (3pm). Mike Sprules’ side are three points clear of second-placed Bridport following victory in last Saturday’s crucial clash between the league’s top
