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 Weymouth, England
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'Fireworks should be limited to one night' ift.tt/Taqi49s

'Fireworks should be limited to one night'

A reader has called for fireworks to be limited to one set evening, arguing that the prolonged firework season causes unnecessary distress.

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Remember these? The Weymouth hotels, restaurants and garages lost in time ift.tt/47Am2GQ

Remember these? The Weymouth hotels, restaurants and garages lost in time

Here are some memories of Weymouth hotels, restaurants and garages lost in time - thanks to a recently discarded 1958/9 edition of the A.A. Handbook

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Weymouth public toilets to close for five-month refurbishment ift.tt/hmM0HeR

Weymouth public toilets to close for five-month refurbishment

Maiden Street toilets in Weymouth will close from November 2 for around five months for a full refurbishment.

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'Crush' the rescued Weymouth turtle released back into Atlantic ift.tt/3YfJVPv

'Crush' the rescued Weymouth turtle released back into Atlantic

A rescued loggerhead turtle Crush has travelled more than 890km since being released into the Atlantic after being cared for in Weymouth.

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Fairy penguins from SEA Life Weymouth take flight to new Spanish home ift.tt/CBGEMZc

Fairy penguins from SEA Life Weymouth take flight to new Spanish home

Thirteen fairy penguins from SEA LIFE Weymouth have moved to Spain to establish Europe’s second colony, supporting conservation, research and breeding.

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Free ‘Comfort and Joy’ Advent concert coming to town ift.tt/3KawX6D

Free ‘Comfort and Joy’ Advent concert coming to town

The Occasional Singers will perform a free Comfort and Joy Advent concert at St Mary’s Church in Dorchester on Sunday, November 22.

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Boris the giant spider moves into Dorset estate as part of new Halloween event ift.tt/qUXRtwu

Boris the giant spider moves into Dorset estate as part of new Halloween event

Kingston Maurward Estate hosts a family Halloween trail from October 24 to October 30, featuring 3m spider Boris, spooky gardens and zombie shooting gallery.

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Portland cricket club raises £250 for Parkinson's UK ahead of fireworks night ift.tt/fuhDE2Y

Portland cricket club raises £250 for Parkinson's UK ahead of fireworks night

Portland Red Triangle Cricket Club’s Firework Night returns on November 7, with fireworks, live music and food, after a £250 Parkinson’s UK fundraiser.

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Culliford House raises £1,500 for six-year-old Reggie during leukaemia treatment ift.tt/O6cxsDB

Culliford House raises £1,500 for six-year-old Reggie during leukaemia treatment

Culliford House in Weymouth raises £1,500 for six-year-old Reggie Flood and his family after his acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosis and treatment.

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Residents at Chickerell care home organise food donations for Harvest Festival ift.tt/Adb8mfB

Residents at Chickerell care home organise food donations for Harvest Festival

Queen Charlotte Nursing Home in Chickerell hosts Harvest Festival with hymns, family celebrations and food donations for Chickerell food bank.

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UK's leading printmakers come together as part of new Dorset exhibition ift.tt/qjnrMLF

UK's leading printmakers come together as part of new Dorset exhibition

PRINTLAND 3 brings nine acclaimed UK printmakers to Gallery by the Lakes, Dorchester, from October 31 to November 28, with 90 free-to-view print works

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I tried Pets at Home's giant cat calendar and my cat loved 1 item in particular ift.tt/oif2g6U

I tried Pets at Home's giant cat calendar and my cat loved 1 item in particular

I got the chance to try Pets at Home's giant luxury cat calendar, but what items did my cat like the most?

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New homes, hotels, and leisure ideas floated to regenerate town's waterfront sites ift.tt/4lbXFN3

New homes, hotels, and leisure ideas floated to regenerate town's waterfront sites

A string of prominent Weymouth waterfront sites could be transformed into new homes, hotels, restaurants, shops, and leisure facilities under long-term regeneration ambitions for the town.

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174-million-year-old giant sea creature found in Dorset goes on display ift.tt/2aLMEeT

174-million-year-old giant sea creature found in Dorset goes on display

Scientists have hailed the discovery near West Bay of a 174-million-year-old giant ichthyosaur, the youngest example of its kind recorded in the UK.

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Fisherman convicted of smuggling 17 migrants across the Channel ift.tt/EoCYl7H

Fisherman convicted of smuggling 17 migrants across the Channel

Albanian fisherman Eno Gajda has been convicted of facilitating illegal immigration after sailing 17 migrants from France to Dorset by yacht.

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Man pleads guilty to smuggling 17 Albanians into Portland on yacht ift.tt/rmdlxt9

Man pleads guilty to smuggling 17 Albanians into Portland on yacht

A man who attempted to smuggle 17 Albanian nationals into Portland Harbour before his yacht was intercepted by Border Sercurity Command has pleaded guilty.

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Delays continue near temporary traffic lights in town ift.tt/DLC4UlI

Delays continue near temporary traffic lights in town

Temporary traffic lights remain in place on a busy route in Weymouth as emergency repairs are carried out

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Police appeal for dashcam footage after suspicious vehicle fire in Weymouth ift.tt/1C5bH6F

Police appeal for dashcam footage after suspicious vehicle fire in Weymouth

Dorset Police want witnesses and dashcam footage after a vehicle fire in Weymouth’s Redlands area on October 19 was reported as suspicious.

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Weymouth approved as authorised port for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna landings ift.tt/qSPvhn7

Weymouth approved as authorised port for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna landings

Weymouth Harbour in Dorset has been approved as an Atlantic bluefin tuna landing port, after two giant fish were landed amid the UK’s tightly regulated fishery.

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Dorset field centre to add facilities for transgender pupils and others ift.tt/6eBrUTZ

Dorset field centre to add facilities for transgender pupils and others

Dorset Council plans Leeson House upgrades for transgender pupils, adding showers, toilets and private facilities at the Langton Matravers field centre.

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