Looking Back

Convent of the Sacred Hearts School, Weymouth

Shhh! Why you could hear a penny drop during these lunch breaks

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Hero recalls the horrors of war: 'It was as though our senses had been dulled'

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How 'Space mad' Keith helped to put man on the moon

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When Dr Who took to the air in Dorset

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When our once in a lifetime opportunity was announced

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Could castle be Dorset's own Roswell?

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When schools encouraged 'safe sea bathing'

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'Proud that my five sons attended the school'

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Sad memories of watercress seller struck by train

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Staff at defunct DIY store play dress up

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Quiet times on the seafront

Theatre's glorious history includes a Fleetwood Mac concert

PICTURES: Class of '65 and '66 enjoy a reunion with their beloved teacher

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Town centre street from years gone by

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How a plucky little pleasure vessel played a key role in D-Day

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How unnoticed sign led to search for brewery

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When you couldn't beat al fresco entertainment

Where is village used as story setting by Thomas Hardy?

'For a while we could forget what would happen tomorrow' - troops' memories of build-up to D-Day

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Stunning building is barely recognisable now

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Pausing for a photo on the building site

Octogenarian creates series of village drawings after taking up art

How this cute tot, now 94, remembers Dorchester

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How a hermit woman living on a cliff became county's patron saint

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How these Victorian records are shedding light on mental health treatment

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Postcard's cheeky nod to Weymouth

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Story of martyrs' struggles inspire reader

How the artistic legacy of this sculptor and her family is living on at Dorset manor house

When the town bridge was made of wood

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Israeli dance moves, a top class beauty contest and a junior Miss Dorchester - another vintage carnival year

How an 80s carnival ripped up the rulebook when it came to a traditional contest

Seeking information on car dealer

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Praise for exhibition on hero pilots

Relive the glory days of trains running to Portland

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The scandal-embroiled MP behind town seaside gardens

What allies did before they left for D-Day landings

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Here's the artefacts you can see to remember one of Weymouth's bravest men

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How tragedy of tanks exercise aided D-Day soldiers

Football captain who risked his life to get permanent memorial

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Famous couple's hockey-loving granddaughter

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Connections to Herrison Hospital revealed ahead of open day

The cottage in the woods that is no more

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Royal Marine who escorted ill-fated tanks

Villagers' voices from the past to be heard

Letters to Dorset MP reveal constitutional crisis that feels eerily familiar...

Family of hero who flew missions to Berlin is sought

Keeping the memories of hospital alive

A little artistic licence goes a long way

Calling all those from the classes of '65 and '66

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A World Cup referee, rough cider and a selling the most beer contest - Portlander's memories

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Mystery of Hardy filming solved

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Survivor of destroyed ship was known on isle

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'I live where this picture was painted'

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Navy man who took on three German ships from his small vessel

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