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A weekend collection of out-of-date flares saw 2,000 handed in, the oldest dating from 1964.<\/li>\n<li>We take a look at the history of holidays for the workers and found Britain has only eight public hols while the rest of Europe averages 11.<\/li>\n<li>A report on the still-closed Colwell Centre, Weymouth, reveals some interesting facts about an unofficial Tourist Information Centre.<\/li>\n<li>Two Weymouth stories \u2013 has the \u201cdecaying\u201dtown been smartened up for summer and a report on the Lions\u2019 Club \u201cwave wade\u201d for charity.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, Marmite \u2013 the funny peculiar facts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click the Play button to listen (also available on our <a href=\"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=2222\">Listen<\/a> page)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/audio\/RidgewayMagazine190417.mp3\">Ridgeway Magazine 19th April 2017<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorset Police give a timely warning about the safe disposal of marine distress flares. 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