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  • BURY 2 - BOURNEMOUTH 1

    Former Saints midfielder Colin Cramb struck a late goal for Bury to put a dent in Cherries' promotion prospects at Gigg Lane. Cramb had caused Bournemouth some early problems. He powered in a right-footed shot from 20 yards which was blocked by Lewis

  • Judges focus on a winning photo

    A MAN who snapped an award-winning photograph of his grandchildren has been rewarded at a prize presentation in London. Eric Bird from Dorchester beat off national competition to win the Having Fun category in the Snap for Mencap contest. The negatives

  • Streets are safer thanks to cameras

    THE streets of Weymouth are safer than ever thanks to CCTV and a crackdown on drinking in public places, say traders. Town centre businesses also say that more police have helped reduce crime and antisocial behaviour. They hope that the damaging reputation

  • Vandal raid ruins Scout activity hut

    VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a hut used for community activities after setting fire to hay bales and equipment using lamp fuel. The vandals, who are thought to be local teenagers, disturbed ewes in lamb to grab the bales

  • BATTLING BOY'S A TINY MIRACLE

    TINY Frederick Comer is living up to his nickname 'fighting Freddie' by beating the odds after he was born weighing just one pound three ounces. Three days after his birth by emergency caesarean section, the battling baby, who was born 12 weeks early,

  • Ron, 86, is left out of contact for over a week

    A HOUSEBOUND pensioner has been left with no emergency contact for more than a week after low-hanging phone wires were pulled from his house by a lorry. Ron Rickwood, 86, of Spa Avenue in Weymouth, has a Lifeline unit attached to his telephone which means

  • Tods' site homes scheme opposed

    A SCHEME to build 34 homes on former factory premises in Weymouth is being opposed by planners because it would cost the town a valuable employment land site. An earlier scheme for the Ferrybridge premises was refused last June on grounds of important

  • Slimmer's bid no lightweight effort

    CABBIE Damon Clarke is taxiing down the runway to success after shedding nearly a stone and a half of his 25 stone weight in aid of sick children. Damon, 27, of London Close in Dorchester, is trying to shed the pounds in a bid to raise money for toys

  • FULL-TIME RESULTS

    Full-time results from the top clubs in the South BURY 2 - BOURNEMOUTH 1 SAINTS 1 - WEST BROM 0 MILLWALL 0 - PORTSMOUTH 5