Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Weymouth' :: Page 1
May 20 2011, 2.30PM Real West Dorset
Queen Victoria and the Dorset Piddle Riddle
"Legend has it that the villages of Puddletown and Briantspuddle, which used to contain the word ‘piddle’, changed their village titles to avoi...
April 19 2011, 1.51PM Hednesford News
Hednesford Town bag play-off place after win at Weymouth
Hednesford Town have their eyes on promotion after their win at Weymouth on Saturday secured them a place in the play-offs. Two late goals by Nick ...
November 5 2010, 2.39PM Real West Dorset
Sir Anthony Jolliffe to retire as President of Society of Dorset Men
SIR ANTHONYÂ JOLLIFFE GBE DL DSc has announced that he will retire, after 28 years as President of the Society of Dorset Men, at the annual meeting...
October 7 2010, 7.18PM Real West Dorset
Philip Larkin’s verdict on Weymouth: “deliciousâ€
IN JULY 1953 Philip Larkin stayed at the Royal Hotel on Weymouth seafront. He came on holiday with his mother Eva and was often mistaken for her b...
September 8 2010, 8.47PM Real West Dorset
British Library reveals Dorset songs and stories
A NEW service from the British Library allows users to search through an online map of Dorset for old recordings of songs and stories. It’s a w...
May 18 2010, 8.48PM Real West Dorset
Are carnivals relevant to West Dorset countryside and coast?
An opinion piece about plans to spend £45,000 studying carnivals along the Jurassic Coast of Dorset and East Devon IS THIS country too anchored in...
May 17 2010, 9.42PM Real West Dorset
£45,000 questions for Bridport, Lyme Regis and Weymouth carnivals
NEARLY £45,000 is being offered to a student able and willing to spend three years studying carnivals along the Jurassic Coast of Dorset and Ea...
May 16 2010, 8.10PM Real West Dorset
Bridport: Much ado about Bucky-Doo
BRIDPORT’S first gig Bucky-Doo has been launched at West Bay. The weather was drizzly, and the sky was overcast, but the chairman of Bridport Gig...
May 1 2010, 3.09PM Real West Dorset
D-Day Dorset: Bridport to honour US fighters
DORSET’s role in the run-up to D-Day will be remembered when members of the World War Two Living History Association encamp near Bridport at the...
