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Free events to mark Dorset beauty spot anniversary
Updated 10:20am Sunday 5th July 2009
Free events are being held to mark the golden anniversary of protected beauty spots.
Boost for Dorset charities
Updated 9:20am Sunday 5th July 2009
Money left over from a breakfast club has been donated to Dorset charities.
Drunks driving visitors away from Weymouth
Updated 9:30am Saturday 4th July 2009
DRUNKEN vagrants are driving visitors away from Weymouth and damaging businesses.
Record summer hope for Weymouth and Portland
Updated 9:40am Saturday 4th July 2009
WEYMOUTH and Portland are hoping for a record season with a line up of top events and forecasts of a long hot summer.
Elderly man dies after swimming off Weymouth Beach
Updated 8:10am Saturday 4th July 2009
AN ELDERLY swimmer collapsed and died after cooling off in the sea off Weymouth Beach.
In the balance
Updated 8:40am Saturday 4th July 2009
WILDCATS’ team manager Jem Dicken has revealed that Lee Smart’s future “hangs in the balance”.
Flower power on the streets of Weymouth
Updated 5:50pm Friday 3rd July 2009
A PENSIONER is going the extra mile to ensure his community looks attractive.
Swine flu scare at Osmington children's camp
Updated 9:22am Friday 3rd July 2009
A YOUNGSTER who stayed at a local children’s activity centre has contracted swine flu.
Heartbreak as dog is stolen
Updated 9:08am Friday 3rd July 2009
AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been left ‘broken-hearted’ after thieves broke into his grandfather’s car and stole his dog.
Hundreds pay tribute to tragic Weymouth mum
Updated 8:50am Friday 3rd July 2009
HUNDREDS of people packed into a church to celebrate the life of a young mum who died tragically at the age of 24.
Magpies start at home but Terras are away
Updated 10:02am Friday 3rd July 2009
DORCHESTER Town will host St Albans City on the opening day of the new season while Weymouth will visit Lewes.
Weymouth addict's name cleared - after his death
Updated 10:00am Thursday 2nd July 2009
A HEROIN addict convicted of manslaughter in 2002 has had his name cleared by the country’s top judge – just over a year after his own death from an overdose.
West Bay's shipwreck sailor is now penniless
Updated 8:57am Thursday 2nd July 2009
A LONE sailor who was lucky to survive after being shipwrecked off Golden Cap says he has been left penniless – and is living off the generosity of West Bay residents.
Top cop's view of Chideock speed camera loophole
Updated 8:38am Thursday 2nd July 2009
A TOP police officer today insisted ‘you were still breaking the limit’ as motorists challenged speed camera convictions at Chideock.
Step on it
Updated 9:08am Thursday 2nd July 2009
TERRY Day is under no illusions about the enormity of tonight’s task when the Wildcats will attempt to stop the Bournemouth Buccaneers from clawing back a 16-point first-leg deficit in the Knockout Cup.
Traders come up with their own plan for Weymouth seafront
Updated 10:30am Wednesday 1st July 2009
BEACH traders have come up with their own plans and money to resurrect the regeneration of Weymouth seafront.
Fresh hope for Weymouth Pavilion redevelopment
Updated 9:27am Wednesday 1st July 2009
THERE still may be a chance for the Weymouth Pavilion redevelopment after encouraging signals from a company waiting in the wings.
More jobs set to go at DEK
Updated 9:29am Wednesday 1st July 2009
ANOTHER 18 jobs are expected to be lost at a Weymouth manufacturing firm.
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Weymouth cop honoured for roadside heroism
Updated 9:15am Wednesday 1st July 2009
A WEYMOUTH police sergeant has been honoured for her actions in trying to save a woman’s life after a road traffic collision.
Knives warning as man is jailed after fight in Weymouth
Updated 8:49am Wednesday 1st July 2009
A JUDGE has issued a warning to youngsters about carrying knives after a man was jailed for affray.
Baby boy for Sarah and Nick Dempsey
Updated 8:43am Wednesday 1st July 2009
OLYMPIANS Sarah and Nick Dempsey are celebrating the arrival of a baby boy.
Slocombe to sign on for Terras
Updated 8:40am Wednesday 1st July 2009
FORMER Bath City left-back Martin Slocombe has agreed to join Matty Hale’s rebuilding process at fellow Blue Square South side Weymouth.