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TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Plans to build a road in Dorset known as the ‘Weymouth Relief Road’ have been condemned by pressure group, Campaign for Better Transport. Despite the plans having previously been dismissed, following objections from local protestors, the government has given final approval to build the road. A local campaign led by Guy Dickinson is working to try and [...]
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I like (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
We're off to Bournemouth next week, squeezing in the last holiday of the season. I've been there once years ago and remember it was very clean and full of language students. Apart from that I don't know that bit...
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Rock Sellout (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
On Wednesday night I watched Pete Doherty play in the Opera House, Bournemouth. The event was named “An audience with…” and consisted of four support acts, three of which were local to Dorset. Saying this, it was the London-based band The Supernovas that stood out for their youth, energy and narcissism. Pete (or Peter as he [...]
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Nostalgia at the Stone House (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
I'd been battling with a cough/cold all week, the redecorating of our landing and trying to fit in sewing time whenever I could, so the weekend was very much looked forward to. Hubby and I decided to take a drive down into Dorset and found ourselves in the town of Bridport, as recommended by Hen on her wonderful vintagey blog. We started off with lunch in the Beach and Barnicott Restaurant which is...
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Connecting People (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
While running a Word of Mouse Focus Group on the needs of business networkers in Bournemouth yesterday, I asked the group for their top ten traits of successful networkers. I then posed the same question in the evening when giving a presentation on Advanced Networking to a meeting of Dorset Junior Chamber (DJC). Here are the two lists: FOCUS GROUP: 1. Good listener 2. Well rounded 3. Interested in...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Volunteers have helped to return Dorset's Cerne Abbas chalk giant to its former glory.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
HARVEY, an 18-hand, 1,870lb shire horse had to be winched to safety after he fell down a steep, 20ft bank and landed up to his belly in running water in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset. (c) 2008 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest LLC.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Dorset fire chiefs are to discuss plans for a new state-of-the art community fire station in Weymouth.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
This hungry cormorant nearly bit off more than it could chew when it decided to make a meal of a very slippery fish. The bird was spotted struggling with a large eel off Monmouth beach in Lyme Regis, West Dorset.
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ARLT Weblog (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Dorset Echo DORCHESTER’S Roman heritage has been matched with modern technology in a long-awaited re-vamp. A mobile phone-based audio guide is part of changes to the Roman Town House attraction in a project funded by a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Campaigners have made prolonged calls for the townhouse to be protected and fulfil its potential as a [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Jon Dennis reports from Canary Wharf on the latest financial turmoil; also Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal and a facelift for Dorset's Cerne Abbas Giant
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Jon Dennis reports from Canary Wharf on the latest financial turmoil; also Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal and a facelift for Dorset's Cerne Abbas Giant
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Volunteers start work to restore Dorset's Cerne Abbas chalk giant to its former glory.
