SEVENTY years ago tomorrow, Poole’s newly-formed speedway team made their debut at their Wimborne Road home.
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GALLERY: 70 years of Poole Pirates speedway
April 25, 2018 at 11:01 am (Genealogy)
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See how these two Weymouth villages have changed over the years
April 24, 2018 at 2:21 am (Genealogy)
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SEE how the Weymouth villages of Upwey and Broadwey have changed over the years with an exhibition this weekend.
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See Dorset through the eyes of a casual farm worker
April 24, 2018 at 2:21 am (Genealogy)
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Learn more about the bygone days of farming in Dorset with a talk by James Crowden at the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester on Thursday (26).
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Play based on Dorset soldiers’ lives premieres in chapel where one of its subjects married
April 24, 2018 at 2:21 am (Genealogy)
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A PLAY based on the lives of two men killed during the First World War will tour Wimborne after an initial performance in the chapel where one of the young soldiers was married.
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Search for bell ringers to ring for peace 100 years after Armistice Day
April 24, 2018 at 2:21 am (Genealogy)
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BELL ringers are being sought to help mark 100 years since Armistice Day.
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In pictures: 50 years of the Hengistbury Head land train
April 18, 2018 at 10:15 am (Genealogy)
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THERE was an outcry half a century ago over what an Evening Echo headline referred to as the “Hengistbury trackless train plan”.
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Boy’s second place in carnival queen contest among village memories to be shared
April 17, 2018 at 2:44 am (Genealogy)
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MEMORIES of a popular village ‘hang out’ for young people will be shared at a special reunion next month.
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Dockyard hero ‘Dicky’ to be honoured
April 17, 2018 at 2:44 am (Genealogy)
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CONTINUING our series looking at the stories behind D-Day heroes who will have statues named after them on the 74th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, today we turn the spotlight on Frederick William ‘Dicky’ Whittle.
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When diesel and electric took over from steam
April 17, 2018 at 2:44 am (Genealogy)
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PLENTY of people recall fondly the days of steam trains through Dorset, but a book by railwayman Mark Jamieson records slightly more recent scenes.
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PICTURES: When diesel and electric trains came to Dorset
April 11, 2018 at 10:43 am (Genealogy)
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PLENTY of people recall fondly the days of steam trains through Dorset, but a book by railwayman Mark Jamieson records slightly more recent scenes.
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