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£13,000 needed for Portland art centre
Updated 2:10pm Saturday 21st November 2009
AN AMBITIOUS fundraising target of £13,000 has been set to enable an arts centre on Portland to open in the new year.
Hospicecare group celebrates 20th anniversary
Updated 2:10pm Saturday 21st November 2009
A SOCIAL group that thrives on laughter and merriment celebrated its 20th anniversary with past and present volunteers and friends.
Terras triumph in Trophy clash
Updated 6:34pm Saturday 21st November 2009
WEYMOUTH won Dorset bragging rights this afternoon after beating Dorchester Town 3-0.
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Call for 'sex bracelets' to be banned
Updated 8:10am Saturday 21st November 2009
PARENTS, teachers and community workers united today to declare: ‘Ban the bands’.
Council manager’s blunt response to call for action sparks anger
Updated 10:00am Saturday 21st November 2009
COMMUNITY leaders in Weymouth said it was a ‘kick in the teeth’ to receive an email that was sent in error by a council officer.
You vote to bring back the Weymouth Carnival floats
Updated 9:40am Saturday 21st November 2009
THE people of Weymouth have voted overwhelmingly for the return of lorry floats to Weymouth Carnival.
Brilliant Blake
Updated 8:30am Saturday 21st November 2009
WEYMOUTH racing driver Geoff Blake ended his second season of speed hill climbing by winning the Young Driver of the Year title in the Bridge Tyres and Wheels Wiscombe Park Championship.
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New £800,000 scheme to cut county's road carnage
Updated 7:30am Friday 20th November 2009
A RADICAL £800,000 campaign has been unveiled by road, fire, police and council chiefs today to cut the level of carnage on Dorset’s roads by 30 per cent in a year.
It's fancy dress in Dorset for Children in Need
Updated 9:45am Friday 20th November 2009
FANCY dress fundraisers will be taking over Dorset today for Children In Need.
Cannabis seized in Weymouth drug raid
Updated 7:00am Friday 20th November 2009
A ‘SIGNIFICANT amount’ of cannabis was seized during drug raids in Wey-mouth, police said.
Hutch hopes for cheer in showdown
Updated 9:00am Friday 20th November 2009
WEYMOUTH manager Ian Hutchinson is hoping the post-match drinks will be on old friend Roy O’Brien following tomorrow’s much-anticipated FA Trophy clash between the Terras and Dorchester Town (3pm).
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Dorset County Hospital losing half a million pounds per month
Updated 9:59am Thursday 19th November 2009
Dorset County Hospital is haemorrhaging an average of half-a-million pounds a month.
Dorchester housing scheme is saved
Updated 10:05am Thursday 19th November 2009
RESIDENTS of a supported housing scheme in Weymouth are celebrating after a local charity stepped in at the eleventh hour to save the service from closure.
Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre pool plan approved
Updated 10:09am Thursday 19th November 2009
PLANS for a new swimming pool development in Dorchester have scraped past planners following objections by residents.
Ryan: Support is great
Updated 9:38am Thursday 19th November 2009
PROSPECTIVE new owner Chris Ryan admits he has been overwhelmed by the level of support from the club’s fans.
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Biker, 19, in intensive care after A354 crash
Updated 9:48am Wednesday 18th November 2009
A TEENAGE motorcyclist was taken to intensive care with serious injuries after a crash with a minibus on a country road.
RingGo stars as Dorchester's parking idea
Updated 10:10am Wednesday 18th November 2009
A NEW mobile phone and park system for Dorchester requires little talking up, its organisers say.
Parking scheme has hit trade in Dorchester
Updated 7:40am Wednesday 18th November 2009
ON-STREET parking charges in Dorchester have had a mainly negative effect on businesses, traders say.
Pay-day for Terras
Updated 9:28am Wednesday 18th November 2009
WEYMOUTH’S players were paid for the first time in six weeks, immediately following their impressive goal-less draw with high-flying Woking at the Wessex Stadium last night.
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Tears flow as Dorset soldier Phil's body is brought home
Updated 7:30am Tuesday 17th November 2009
SOMBRE faces lined the streets of Wootton Bassett for the repatriation of former Dorchester schoolboy Philip Allen.
Otters spotted at Weymouth's Radipole Lake
Updated 9:55am Tuesday 17th November 2009
OTTERS have returned to Radipole Lake in Weymouth – and secret cameras reveal they may be breeding.
Tesco on Portland gets the go-ahead - with newspaper sales
Updated 7:40am Tuesday 17th November 2009
IT IS ‘all systems go’ for the new Tesco store on Portland after councillors allowed it to sell newspapers and magazines.
Lifeline for Terras
Updated 9:13am Tuesday 17th November 2009
WEYMOUTH Football Club is all set to be under new ownership by this time next week after the Terras’ current board accepted Chris Ryan’s latest approach.
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Ryan's Terras bid accepted
Updated 3:22pm Monday 16th November 2009
WEYMOUTH Football Club has accepted a bid from Chris Ryan's consortium to purchase the Terras.
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STORMS I: County battered as winds hit 95mph
Updated 10:05am Monday 16th November 2009
DORSET was battered by hurricane force winds in a weekend of weather chaos.
STORMS II: Weather causes drama on the high seas
Updated 10:13am Monday 16th November 2009
FAMILIES risked their lives to get a closer look at the monster waves hitting Portland during hurricane winds, coastguards said.
Quick-thinking hero saves neighbour from blaze
Updated 11:30am Monday 16th November 2009
HERO Andy Stone saved his unconscious neighbour’s life by calling 999 after hearing his smoke alarm.
Hutch's tribute to his unpaid heroes
Updated 9:34am Monday 16th November 2009
WEYMOUTH manager Ian Hutchinson heaped praise on his players after they picked up the Terras’ first Blue Square South win since August.
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Portland Port's new tug named - Maiden Castle
Updated 7:50am Sunday 15th November 2009
MINI mayor Katherine Paisley performed the honours when Portland Port’s £2.5million tug was named.
Weymouth College students head for China
Updated 9:00am Sunday 15th November 2009
STUDENTS from Weymouth College are setting sail for China as part of an Olympic ambassadors project.
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Matt finish salvages point for Magpies
Updated 6:16pm Saturday 14th November 2009
MATT Groves’ seventh goal of the season helped Dorchester Town rescue a point against fellow strugglers Worcester City at the Jewson Stadium.
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