Looking Back

Poll tax protest on the White Horse at Osmington in May 1990 Picture: GEOFF MOORE

Botched repair job and poll tax protest - the eventful past of Weymouth's white horse

The snake-killing woodsman with 15 children whose family extends to Germany

He recruited nearly 500 Weymouth men who lost their lives

When famous comedian provided the chuckles at theatre

Men who went from football field to the battlefield remembered by village

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Lest we forget - Weymouth men who lost their lives in Middle East conflict

This Portland spot will have national significance this weekend

Man from cottage in the woods made the headlines for killing snakes

Village remembers men who fought in the Great War

Mystery of cottage in the woods

Catching 'runners' from island's borstal

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Diary suggests Weymouth's white horse is older than we think

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Story behind tea cabin couple picture

King's letter tells of sight struggle

Tragic teacher who took a colleague's place in the war

World Cup winner was a regular visitor to town

Grisly tale of gravedigger inspires Sid

Reminder of brightness of fairy lights

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Schoolteacher who volunteered to take place of a colleague remembered among war dead

'River monster' was largest fish to be caught in England

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Concluding tribute to soldiers killed in the First World War

Life at school before it moved sites

Picture thought to be last image before The Ritz went up in smoke

Son paid tribute to father killed in Great War in a novel way

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Gypsy's daughter who went from rags to riches

Youngster forbidden from the cinema enjoyed a big screen treat

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Many a park lover suffered a soggy bottom in this paddling pool

Improved tactics as the British broke through in Hundred Days Offensive

How Woolies played a huge role in a life

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Why this atmospheric ride through time is so fondly remembered

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Remembering Weymouth men who died in Great War's final battle

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When a trip to the beach involved head to toe attire

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How pupil proved headmaster wrong

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Victorian engraving shows resort's wooden pier

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When Weymouth seafront was destroyed by Great Gale of 1824

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Joan's fond memories of working as a Woolies shop girl

Pictures: Little Miss Weymouth is all grown up!

When new shops came to Chapelhay after landmine

Pictures: Memories of 'Bug' and 'Pug' Welford and more grammar school teachers

When a Dorset town was put up for sale

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Pictures: How Dorset County Show was kept alive despite mounting costs

Looking back to a perfect day paddling at Weymouth beach

Pink wafers and riding an escalator for the first time - your memories of Woolies

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When Woolies was the highlight of a Weymouth shopping trip

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Pictures: Looking back over the history of this house (and there's a lot of it)

The pupils who became teachers at Weymouth Grammar School

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Deciphering the most ancient of legal cases - Dorset History Centre's latest challenge

Town that brewed UK's strongest beer

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Blessing the waters in the 1970s

Remembering when ladybirds attacked

Thin Lizzy, Free and Procol Harum among resort's visitors

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When a World Cup-winning hero laced up his boots to play for Weymouth

Pictures: When it was so hot people were attacked by ladybirds

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