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Famous faces support Poole Festival of Running
DOUBLE Olympian Liz Yelling and actress and comedienne Debra Stephenson will be at Poole Park’s premier sporting event on Sunday, it has been confirmed. The pair are set to join Borough of Poole sports and recreation portfolio holder Judy Butt
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Cherries legend Steve Fletcher to star in movie
TWO football stars are starring in a feature film based on a play by a Bournemouth man. Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock and Steve Fletcher will have cameos on ‘Doorways’, written by former cagefighter Steven Murphy. Ruddock’s career as a football
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Places on the AFCB community scheme
MORE spaces have opened up on AFC Bournemouth’s Community Sports Trust’s National Citizen Service programme due to popular demand. Thirty places on the project were quickly snapped up by youngsters and the trust can now offer 11 more spots for 16-year-old
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They’ve bin busy in Boscombe
COUNCIL staff carried out an “enviro clean” in Boscombe and hope more residents will help out next time. They cleaned up Windsor Road from 6.30am to 1pm after a special road closure was put in place. Staff from street cleansing and highways were joined
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Vicious attacker is jailed for three years
AN ATTACKER who left a victim in a pool of blood with a fractured skull has been jailed for three years. Richard Stuart Taylor, 21, assaulted Polish man Artur Purtak as he walked home through Westbourne with a friend. Purtak was in hospital for three
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West Central development decision deferred
CIVIC planners have deferred a decision on whether to grant planning permission for a £50m cinema and restaurant complex in Bournemouth town centre. Developers have spent years trying to build West Central on Exeter Road but Bourne-mouth Council now
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Grandmother "injured for life" by runaway dog
A WOMAN was knocked off her feet by a dog “in a heartbeat” and left with injuries from which she will never fully recover. Janis Perkins, 59, of Farwell Road, Poole, was in the play park next to Kinson Community Centre in Bournemouth with her
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First trailer for The Great Gatsby arrives
WE may be in the middle of a heat wave, but it’s never too early to start getting excited about the film we’ll all be wanting to see this Christmas. The first trailer for the much-anticipated film adaptation of The Great Gatsby surfaced on the internet
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Turned down - by the school next door
A MUM is in an “impossible situation” after her second child was refused a place at the school next door to her home. Sophie Krailing lives in the same road as St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Somerford, where her eldest child Kirah,
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Mum of epilepsy boy told: your son needs school for disabled
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was told he should move to a special school for severely disabled children because he had epilepsy. Now his mum Nicola Lee is supporting a national campaign calling for schools to offer more support for children with the condition
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Agency IT worker cost Dorset County Council £167,000
A TEMPORARY member of staff hired by Dorset County Council cost more than its chief executive, an investigation has found. The IT worker cost more than £167,000 to hire through an agency – £20,000 more than the chief executive David Jenkins earned and
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Hunt still on for hit-and-run mobility scooter driver
ATTEMPTS to find a hit-and-run mobility scooter rider who left a woman lying injured on the ground in Christchurch are ongoing. Despite an appeal for witnesses last week, police are still trying to find the female rider of the scooter.
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Forensics officers swoop on Branksome Park property following arrests
POLICE officers wearing forensic gloves and the force sniffer dogs carried out a swoop on a house in an affluent area of Poole yesterday. Officers could be seen picking through items in the garage of a large house in Ormonde Road, Branksome Park. Blanche
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Killer to appeal conviction
THE man found guilty of killing Bistro on the Beach chef Glyn Helliwell is appealing his conviction. Jake Brand, 22, was jailed for life in January after being convicted of Glyn’s murder by a jury at Winchester Crown Court. The court
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Bus driver suspended after woman, 86, falls on bus
A BUS driver has been suspended after an elderly woman fell while on board his bus in Bournemouth. The 86-year-old woman from Lytchett Matravers was taken to Poole Hospital with a suspected fractured hip following the incident on Saturday. She was travelling
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Big charity bake sale raises £5,000
DORSET got baking crazy this month, to raise more than £5,000 for local charity Diverse Abilities Plus. Money is still pouring in from the Great Dorset Bake Sale, which took place over a week during May with fundraisers held throughout the county. The
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Sunseeker supports new venture to train boat builders of tomorrow
LUXURY motor yacht manufacturer Sunseeker is supporting a new venture at Bournemouth and Poole College to train the next generation of marine engineers and boat builders. The college has invested £250,000 in a new Marine Technology Centre, due to open
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Do you recognise suspected shoplifters?
TWO suspected shoplifters are being sought by police after they targeted a Wareham supermarket. Both incidents took place at Sainsbury’s, South Street, and officers have released CCTV footage. The first incident took place, 10.50-11.10am
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Twynham School pupil Andrew Farmer impresses in photographic competition
A STUDENT from Twynham School in Christchurch has won a photography competition with an image of Bournemouth beach. The photograph by Andrew Farmer, 17, was submitted for a competition with New Milton-based firm Space and Solutions. A level and AS level
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Glenmoor School: Why we love our school
Science teacher Alan Pike, who has been at the school for four years, said: “It’s an amazing place to work. It’s great to work with the girls, who are incredible. We’re all heading in the same direction.” Assistant head Guy Trotman has been at the school
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Madness: Original nutty boys coming to Bournemouth in December
DIG out your best baggy trousers as the original nutty boys are coming to Bournemouth this December. Madness have announced a date at the BIC on Monday, December 3 as part of the Charge Of The Mad Brigade tour. Tickets go on sale tomorrow
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Hot talent Maverick Sabre calling into Bournemouth
HOT on the heels of his number one album this year, singer Maverick Sabre has announced a date at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on October 4. The release of his debut album Lonely Are The Brave earned Maverick a runner up spot in the Brits Critics’ Choice
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Something for everyone at the Pier Theatre this summer
DESPITE an uncertain future last year, the Bournemouth Pier Theatre is open for business this summer with a programme of music, comedy and theatre. Manager Ian Goode is offering local residents the chance to be part of the opening night celebrations.
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Glenmoor School: Factfile
• Glenmoor School, Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, 01202 527818 • Age range: 11-16 • Number of pupils: 763 • Ofsted rating: Satisfactory. Last inspection was carried out in 2010 and inspectors said: “This is a satisfactory and improving
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Glenmoor School: My time here has been a privilege
THE outgoing head of Glenmoor describes his time at the school as a privilege, and it’s easy to understand why. During his time at the Winton girls’ school, Roger Allen has seen exam results improve dramatically and has overseen students’ involvement
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The only way is up for our Twin Sails
THE twin sails of the Holes Bay Bridge can only really be appreciated when it is open, so the obvious solution would be to leave it permanently in the “up” position. All traffic could then be diverted along West Quay Road to the original bridge, leaving
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Moved to tears by a tale of kindness
I READ a letter in the Daily Echo from Caroline Dingley about the kindness of a stranger. The letter moved me to tears as well! It came after a day full of bad news and being let down by people – what a tonic. If only we could hear more stories like
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Fortunate to meet such nice stranger
I KNEW it, there are still gentlemen in this area. (Re: ‘This random act of kindness so lovely’, Letters May 10). Ms Ferns was fortunate to meet such a kindly man on her quest for a book. I agree parts of the human race can be good, kind. I would also
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A never-ending list of jobs unfinished
NOW we are about to enter the resort’s summer season, would the Echo be kind enough to give us locals the latest on all the ongoing projects in Bournemouth that may affect, good or bad, the tourist trade and locals’ enjoyment. I was hoping to make it
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UPDATED: Cylinder blaze sparks Hamworthy evacuation
TWENTY-FIVE Hamworthy residents had to be evacuated from 10 homes on Tuesday night after a blaze destroyed a brick garage. Used as a storeroom and packed with expensive tools and possessions, the garage in the rear garden of a house in Caversham Close
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Entitled to full title explanation please
FOR the benefit of the uninitiated, including me, can someone tell me what a Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Public Engagement and Participation (Letters, May 16) is supposed to be? A BURDEN, Catalina Drive, Poole
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I've got a plate and a tax disc on mine
I AM unfortunately a mobility scooter user but I bought mine. For a four figure sum! I’m very sorry to hear the person was hit and the driver never stopped. But please don’t think we are all like that. For your readers’ sake I would like them to know
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Don't blame dogs for human rubbish
I SEE that David Atherton’s letter on banning dogs from our beaches because of the fear of any mess is getting some response. I agree owners who are not responsible enough to clear up after their pets should be punished by some kind of on the spot penalty
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Burning bushes carry message
WHAT a lovely photograph of controlled burning taking place in the New Forest (Echo Page 19 Tuesday). Here am I running my 100 Gram CO2 /Km car in an effort to help meet my obligations, and do my bit towards cutting CO2 emissions and there they are
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Placements that can seem bizarre
EDUCATION these days, many teachers argue, is bound up with red tape. And sometimes common sense, too, seems to be get tied up by rules and legislation. Often that can seem to be the case with school admissions policies. If someone like Sophie Krailing
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As travellers move on to rec ground, residents told: don't give work to doorstep traders
RESIDENTS have been warned not to give building work to doorstep traders after travellers set up camp on a recreation ground. Many of the travellers at Haskells Rec in Newtown are believed to be the same group who were at the Beach Road car
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Don't persecute buzzards, RSPB pleads
Conservationists have condemned plans that would allow buzzard nests to be destroyed and the birds of prey taken into captivity to protect pheasant shoots. DEFRA is looking at plans to destroy nests to prevent birds breeding. It is also considering
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Pupils evacuated in school bomb scare drama
A DORSET school was evacuated yesterday morning following a bomb scare. Poole Grammar School received a malicious email at around 10.15am which claimed an incendiary device had been placed on the campus. Officers from Dorset Police were called to the
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Pirates: Unbeaten Poole are forced to work hard for victory
PIRATES supporters arrived expecting to see a piece of history and they got what they wanted – eventually. Poole aficionados have long insisted they are witnessing a special period for the club. The trophy cabinet supports their claims and now they
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Cherries: Stadium purchase off the agenda
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell claims Cherries have been priced out of an attempt to buy back their Dean Court home. Mitchell confirmed the club had drawn a line under the issue after failing in a bid to tempt Structadene to sell the ground. The London-based
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Cherries: Malone set for Lions switch with McQuoid returning to Dorset
CHERRIES star Scott Malone looks set to complete a move to Millwall in the next 48 hours – with Josh McQuoid returning to Dean Court as part of the deal. Malone is today understood to be meeting Lions boss Kenny Jackett to discuss personal terms, with
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May wildlife in pictures
Just a few photos of the wildlife to be found in May on Kinson Common Based on information supplied by Friends of Kinson Common.
