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15-year-old collects unwanted shoes after school, gathering 1,913 pairs for people in need

Maggie Driscoll, inspired by her grandmother, is collecting shoes for Soles4Souls. She has already gathered 1,913 pairs and aims for 10,000 total. Donated footwear provides comfort and income opportunities for people worldwide. A storage unit in Weymouth now houses the growing collection of shoes. Maggie seeks community and business support…

The Times of India

Meningitis B outbreak hits schools in Weymouth prompting fresh vaccine rollout

Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to young people in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset

The Independent UK

Meningitis B: Jabs and antibiotics offered as three cases found in Weymouth

The UK Health Security Agency said the three cases were confirmed between March 20 and April 15.

Evening Standard

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Greg James raises over £4m for Comic Relief in gruelling bike challenge

Radio DJ rode 1,000km from Weymouth to Edinburgh across eight days

The Independent UK

‘Never cycling again!’Greg James breaks down after completing 10-day bike ride, raising £3.3m

DJ tearfully praised country’s ‘spirit’ after raising £3.3m with 1,000km bike ride from Weymouth to Edinburgh

The Independent UK

Greg James in tears after completing epic 1000km Comic Relief bike challenge

Radio 1 DJ Greg James completed a 1,000km tandem bike ride for Comic Relief. The 40-year-old completed the epic journey, which spanned eight days, travelling from Weymouth to Edinburgh. James arrived at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland to a large crowd cheering him on during the final moments of his challenge.…

The Independent UK

What you need to know about Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day returns on Friday, 20 March from 7pm on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and the official BBC YouTube channel, aiming to raise vital funds for essential services in the UK and globally. The evening of entertainment will be hosted by Davina McCall, joined by comedy stars such as…

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Greg James' Comic Relief challenge: When, why and what is the route?

The Radio 1 DJ is riding from Weymouth to Edinburgh to raise funds for Comic Relief

Evening Standard

SWR train trials Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to fix New Forest blackspot

A service from London Waterloo to Weymouth used satellite connection on 20 December

The Independent UK

UK school removes all mirrors from toilets because students ‘won’t stop looking in them’

Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth, Dorset, has come under fire after introducing the measure to tackle what it described as “congestion and behaviour issues”

Evening Standard

Supply teacher banned for telling pupil, ‘if you took him outside and shot him, no one would miss him’

Science supply teacher Carolyn Akers also told the pupil he would ‘grow up to be transgender’ and hit him on the head with a booklet

The Independent UK

Dorset school urged to reinstate banned book about race to reading list

Budmouth Academy in Weymouth removed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas after complaint from parent

The Guardian - UK

Swimmers protest after Weymouth’s ‘beloved’ sea rafts removed over health and safety fears

The pontoons were removed after risk assessment advice from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Independent UK

What’s in a place name? Reeves seemed to think plenty in her spending review

The chancellor roamed the country from Aberdeenshire to Weymouth, rattling off a rolodex of places along the way

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A fine Catch: How a Weymouth fish market became a fine dining destination

In a historic harbour building once steeped in piscine aroma, Liam Murphy meets the chef championing freshness, simplicity and local fishing at Catch – and finds a menu that honours the sea and those who work it

The Independent UK

Father who poured can of cider over police officer at Weymouth protest jailed

Kevin Searle had been returning from a fishing trip when he joined the violent disorder

Evening Standard

Weymouth: Two officers injured and three arrests in beach protest and counter-protest

One officer was hit by a thrown bottle and the other punched in the face

The Guardian - UK

‘All the elements of the classic British seaside holiday’: five unsung beach towns

Travel writers take a salty, summer saunter through old-fashioned seaside towns that have ‘not yet been Airbnb-brushed out of existence’

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A Wessex trail: Dorset’s Hardy Way leads to the historic Smugglers Inn

A circular walk across hills and through picturesque villages known to Constable and Hardy starts and ends at an ancient smugglers’ watering hole near Weymouth

The Times of India

World’s first living patient (62) who underwent pig kidney transplantation discharged from hospital

A few weeks before 62 year old Richard "Rick" Slayman of Weymouth who was battling end-stage kidney disease when underwent surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where doctors transplanted a genetically-edited pig kidney into his body. The surgery took over four hours and was done on March 16. With this,…

The Guardian - UK

I discovered thousands of fossils after retiring. Now I’m nearly 80 and still going strong

I’ve built up a collection from a beach in Weymouth that could help to establish what biodiversity in the UK was like over the course of millions of years

International Business Times

In UK Seaside Town, Migrants Call Barge Accommodation A 'Prison'

In the damp December cold, a blue bus stops near Weymouth town centre in southwest England.

Daily Mirror

'Beautiful' seaside town plagued with rotting seaweed sees memories 'shattered' and tearful kids

The once 'beautiful' seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, has been plagued with a variety of issues and is 'shattering' the fond memories locals and tourists have of the spot

Daily Record

Tourists left disgusted by 'smelly' beach as children left in tears

A huge "seaweed barrier" on Weymouth coastline in Dorset has put tourists off the famous beauty spot.

Daily Mirror

'Smelly' UK beach leaves kids in tears as tourists vow NEVER to return

A large "seaweed" barrier has caused a rotten smell on Weymouth beach in Dorset and - with the council deciding not to move the unsightly algae - tourists are turning away

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