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  • DAN'S THE MAN FOR GLORY DAY AT LORD'S

    DAN Belt is ready to lead Dorset to MCCA Trophy glory at Lord's this morning. The Weymouth all-rounder is confident his side can overcome Northumberland in today's showdown final at cricket headquarters. Belt told Echosport: "Everyone's in confident

  • TOP OF THE PILE

    WEYMOUTH'S Conference National fairytale continued at the Wessex Stadium last night. Defender Simon Downer smashed a 82nd minute winner as Terras beat Aldershot Town 1-0 to maintain their perfect start in front of a bumper 3,583 Wessex Stadium crowd.

  • Lovely Laura is crowned Queen

    HUNDREDS of text, phone and postal votes have propelled 20-year-old Laura Stone to the title of Weymouth Carnival Queen 2006. She smiled and waved to carnival crowds today as she was crowned on Weymouth Pavilion Sundeck in front of cheering spectators

  • Goodbye to the prison ship

    PORTLAND'S prison ship The Weare has been sold - a year after closing its doors for the last time. Home Office officials said a deal had been struck but refused to reveal who the buyer was or how much was paid. A spokesman for the Home Office said:

  • Road to close for 18 weeks

    PART of Dorchester's Bridport Road will be closed to traffic for 18 weeks from Monday. The Poundbury end of the road will shut while work to realign it and relay services is carried out. Traffic will instead have to use the Poundbury parkway - the new

  • Fred has a lot to to get off his chest

    ARE assistant Fred Morais is preparing to grin and bear it to raise money for his residents by having his chest waxed. Fred, 24, will be sacrificing his chest hair as part of an open day at Cerne Abbas Care Home on Saturday. Visitors will be able to