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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 26509665.stand-racism-unity-event-weymouth-seafront

Stand Up to Racism 'Unity' event on Weymouth seafront

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (212+ words) CAMPAIGNERS gathered for a 'Unity celebration' to state that Dorset is anti-racist. A band of people met at the Jubilee Clock on Weymouth seafront on Bank Holiday Monday to rally and march together 'against racism, intolerance and the divisive policies…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 26507064.bournemouth-airport-hit-power-outage---updates

LIVE - Power outage at Bournemouth Airport with all flights affected

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (523+ words) Bournemouth Airport has issued a statement which you can read at the link below. An update on the previous post, the Rhodes flight left at 7.30pm and is now due in Greece at 1.53am. According to Flightradar, the flight that was due…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 26505705.weymouth-anti-racism-rally-staged-august-31

Anti-racism group plans summer rally and march on Bank Holiday Monday

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (352+ words) ANTI-racism protesters are expected to rally and march through Weymouth on Bank Holiday Monday as community groups from across Dorset stage a public show of opposition to racism and the far right. Stand Up to Racism Dorset has called the…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 26488547.sold-music-festival-draws-thousands-wimborne-st-giles

Thousands descend on popular music festival in Dorset

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (249+ words) Thousands of music fans flocked to a fast-growing Dorset festival for four days of live performances this weekend. The sold-out We Out Here festival ran at St Giles Estate in Wimborne St Giles from Thursday, August 20, to Sunday, August 23, curated…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 26488546.train-service-releases-update-major-cancellations

Train company issues update after major disruption

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (184+ words) A full CrossCountry train service is set to resume after major disruption across the network. Services will be back to normal on Monday, August 24, following a power outage at the operator’s control centre that led to widespread cancellations the previous…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > national > 26467118.former-university-cambridge-professor-jason-arday-found-dead

Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (946+ words) Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned following a plagiarism row, has been found dead. Emergency services were called to Battersea, where the academic lived, just after 3pm on Friday to reports a man had been found unresponsive inside…...