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We’re lighting up the torch relay in Dorset

A WEYMOUTH lifeguard will be carrying the Olympic flame through her home town.

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Olympic style: Weymouth and Portland pupils prepare for torch relay

PUPILS across Weymouth and Portland are gearing up for their very own torch relay.

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Make Bridport's Torch Relay a day to remember

Bridport is planning to give a resounding welcome to the Olympic Torch Relay on July 12.

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2012 Torch Relay: Olympic boost for Portland

A PROUD Portland engineering company has been commissioned to produce 26 torches for the School to School Torch Relay.

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2012 Torch Relay: Young sports fan from Chickerell goes back to his roots

A YOUNG sports fan, who hopes to play professionally when he is older, is to carry the Olympic torch through his home village.

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2012 Torch Relay: Affpuddle's Bob's in the swim

SWIMMING fanatic Bob Holman said he is honoured and privileged to be carrying the Olympic flame through Abbot-sbury.

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2012 Torch Relay: Enthusiastic Tracy of Dorchester is inspired

AN OLYMPIC enthusiast who plays a vital role in community sport for children will carry the torch through Portesham.

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2012 Torch Relay: Jo of Weymouth running as a thank you

WHEN a lively Weymouth woman was diagnosed with breast cancer, she overcame the illness and used her experience to help others.

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WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND BOROUGH COUNCIL - CLOSURE RESTRICTION NOTICE

WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND BOROUGH COUNCIL Closure/Restriction Notice 2nd July – 17th August 2012 Torch Relay Evening Celebration & Weymouth & Portland Live site The Council hereby gives notice...

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Volleyball player Dan Hunter: seeing the torch in Edinburgh was incredibly...

Poole-born ex-Wessex Volleyball Club player Dan Hunter details his preparations as he awaits news on Team GB selection...

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TV talent stars Twist and Pulse will enjoy a day on Weymouth Beach

DONKEYS, ice cream and a day on the beach will be top of the list for dance duo Twist and Pulse when they visit Weymouth.

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Deadline to collect Olympic Torch Relay wristband looms

THIS Friday is the deadline for people to collect their wristbands for the Olympic Torch Relay evening celebration.

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Olympic Torch Relay route and torchbearers for July 12

See where the flame will be going and who will be carrying it on July 12

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Olympic Torch Relay route and torchbearers for July 13

See where the flame will be going and who will be carrying it on July 13

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LIVE: Olympic torch relay in Dorset (July 12)

The Olympic torch has arrived in Dorset on day 55 of its journey around the UK. Follow this story for rolling coverage throughout the day as it heads towards Weymouth.

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Dorset heroes bearing the torch

A BOVINGTON war veteran of three tours of Iraq and three to Bosnia will also carry his country’s flame through Dorset in the Olympic relay this summer.

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OLYMPIC TASTER: Injured Weymouth swimmer Tom ready for relay

FOR Young Ambassador Tom Mules the national School Games marked the first of two big Olympic events in his 2012 calendar.

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Drawing on inspiration

PUPILS at Frome Valley and Broadmayne schools took up an artistic challenge to encourage people to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay.

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Torchbearer in loan offer for Bridport

ONE of the Olympic torchbearers who will run through the streets of Bridport next month has offered to loan his torch to the town.

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Torch concert tickets sell out in hours

THOUSANDS of free tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Evening Celebration on Weymouth Beach were snapped up in just over two hours.

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