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Pirates: Josh is the star guest as Poole claim another maximum haul
THREE meetings, three maximum hauls. It makes you wonder what all the fuss was about. Pirates plundered all three points at Wimborne Road for only the second time in 2013 with a comfortable 53-39 victory over Belle Vue Aces, a result that was never
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Dorset residents face threat of further service cuts after spending review
COUNCILS and emergency services in Dorset are bracing themselves for further cuts after the Government’s spending review was outlined today. Chancellor George Osborne announced a 10 per cent budget cut for the Department for Communities and Local
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Killick open to Emmerson return
BOSS Tom Killick insists the door will always be open for Keith Emmerson to return following his departure from Poole Town this week. The versatile full-back, who was voted player of the year by Dolphins fans last season, announced his exit after
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The A to Z of getting married...
IF you’re planning to get married this year, our A to Z Wedding Guide could be a big help! A is for ALBUM Your wedding day is unique and pictures of this special day are unique too, because as the memory fades away they’ll be a vivid reminder
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It's all about the wedding dress...
Once your date has been set and the venues booked, the next thing to start thinking about is how you want to look on your big day. There are a huge range of dresses to choose from, whether you want a ready-made High Street gown, or something made
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The French connection: new cycle route links Dorset to France
A NEW cycle route which starts in Poole and links tourist hotspots in Dorset to areas of Brittany and Normandy in France has been launched. The Tour de Manche cross-channel route is 745 miles (1,200km) long and is one of three routes based around
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Rising to the challenge to raise £50k for Skye’s life-changing operation
A SERIES of fundraising events have been launched to ensure a little girl can have life-changing surgery this autumn. Skye Cowan, six, suffers with cerebral palsy, but has been accepted for an operation in America that will alleviate her symptoms
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A traditional tiered affair or individual cupcakes - make the cake the centre piece of your reception
WHEN it comes to your cake, things can get pretty pricey. But the good news is there are plenty of great budget options out there as well. The first decision you need to make is what kind of cake you’re after – whether you want a traditional
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Thanks to cash boost group can live to dance another day
A DANCE group with a difference has been brought back to life thanks to a cash boost. The Christchurch A Dance A Day class, held on Tuesdays at the Priory Hall in Princess Avenue, was given funding for one year, which ran out last October.
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Wedding planner: the countdown starts here!
YOUR wedding countdown starts here! There may seem like a million things to do, but with the help of our handy checklist, you won’t forget a thing! 12 months to go: Have the “budget” discussion – decide how much you want to spend and what kind
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The Groom: weddings aren't just for girls, you have a major role to play...
Going shopping for your morning suit can be overwhelming, so it’s worth taking along a friend or family member who can offer you a second opinion. Do some research by looking through magazines – and talking to your fiancée – and don’t rush into
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Make your honeymoon as memorable as your wedding
After all the stress of organising your dream wedding, you’ll want to make sure your honeymoon is just as memorable. Whatever you decide, make sure you book early – not only will you get a better deal, it will keep you going when you’re getting
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The car: make sure you arrive in style...
It seems like such a simple affair, but arranging the wedding transport can be one of the biggest nightmares. The theory is that the more expensive the car, the better you will feel, so Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce or Porsche are
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Rugby: Lions recruit former Scotland captain Pountney
LIONS have today confirmed the high-profile appointment of former Scotland captain Budge Pountney as successor to long-serving director of rugby David Dunn. As exclusively revealed by the Daily Echo via Twitter this afternoon, ex-Northampton flanker
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Man targeted by thief on night out in Westbourne
A NIGHT-OUT ended in terror for a 32-year-old Bournemouth man when he woke to find his personal possessions had been stolen. The victim left the Libertine public house in Westbourne at closing time on Friday, June 21. He was targeted between midnight
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Letter to David Cameron calls for action to restore lost wildlife
MORE than 100 conservationists, business leaders, landowners, celebrities and academics from the south west have signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to make a public commitment to urgently address the decline of wildlife in the region
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Bike ride in memory of soldier Warren Jackson has highest turnout yet
A BIKE ride organised in memory of a soldier killed in a crash in 2011 enjoyed its highest turnout yet this weekend. Nearly 50 people joined the event, with 20 and 40 mile rides around the Isle of Purbeck, leaving Purbeck School at 11am and ending
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Dig your dancing shoes out for ABBA Reunion show
THOSE dancing queens had better dust off their 70s outfits. The Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre is hosting an evening of ABBA hits for one night only. ABBA Reunion – Live in Concert will take place on July 26 featuring the original actress who
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Sean Lock on why he'll be making you laugh like a drunken horse when he comes to Lighthouse
CURMUDGEONLY comedian Sean Lock will be driving his Purple Van Man tour to Poole this summer. The 49-year-old Woking comic will arrive on July 26 at the Lighthouse Poole, with tickets on sale now. “We all know what White Van Man thinks about the
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You'll love music medley from Highcliffe Charity Players
THE award-winning Highcliffe Charity Players present Here We Go Again!, an evening of music, dance and comedy, performed cabaret style over four nights from July 24-27 at St Mark’s Hall, Highcliffe. There is one further performance at the Regent
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Scientists using genetic technology to provide hope for A-T sufferers like Spencer
THE family of a Dorset teenager is overjoyed to hear that researchers have started a pioneering project which could both extend his life significantly and protect his mother from breast cancer. Spencer Owens, aged 16, from Wool, was three-years-old
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Fisherman's Walk: the track that became a delightful leisure haunt
THE open space called Fisherman’s Walk has been celebrating the centenary of its opening. It has a much earlier history, of course. Ever since Holdenhurst existed, at least 1,000 years ago, some of the menfolk would have struck due south to
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Brothers win inheritance case
A DORSET woman has been ordered to pay back at least £290,000 into her late mother’s estate by a High Court judge following a bitter legal wrangle with her two brothers. Kenneth and Paul Hart claimed that their sister Susan Burbidge, 47, controlled
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Be a safety hero: teach your little ones how to be safe online and on the roads
LV=Streetwise Centre in Bournemouth is encouraging people to ‘be a safety hero’ for Child Safety Week. The organisers behind the award-winning ‘village’ of scenarios are raising awareness about staying safe online and on the roads for the annual
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Council to press on with plans for new £10m bus hub - but NCP says it's committed to cinema complex
CAR park operator NCP will race against time to build a multiplex cinema in Bournemouth town centre and thwart the council’s bus hub plans. The council has earmarked £10million to try to get a Compulsory Purchase Order for the Exeter Road car park
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For sale: the £180k toilet block that could be turned into a cafe
A BLOCK of toilets in Brockenhurst that has the potential of being the unlikely setting for a cafe has gone on the market for £180,000. The small derelict building has been used as a public convenience for years until the council sold it off to
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Why Londoners are flocking to Poole to snap up property
THE influx of foreigners snapping up property in expensive areas of London is giving Dorset’s own luxury property market a boost. Poole estate agent Adrian Dunford, whose Sandbanks-based company Tailor Made sold £50million worth of property last
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Plans for new Bournemouth primary school approved - despite fears over added traffic congestion
PLANS to build a new Catholic primary school in Bournemouth have been approved, despite fears it could exacerbate existing traffic congestion. Cabinet members have this morning backed the idea of building a new primary school on the existing St
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Wines of the Times: more to Prosecco than fun fizz
THIS week Taste finds that Prosecco is more than just a fun fizz. There is the simply labelled Prosecco DOC which can veer from perfectly delicious to second-rate, so wine lovers need to look for the ‘G’ as a guarantee for greatness – Prosecco Superiore
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Bournemouth’s first completely edible flower bed
MAIZE, herbs, flowers and chard will all feature in Bournemouth’s first completely edible flower bed, which has been created to support the town’s Britain in Bloom bid. One bed in the Lower Gardens has been devoted to ornamental but edible plants
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Navitus accused of "propaganda" over windfarm cartoon mascot barnacle Billy
THE company behind the Navitus wind farm plan has been criticised for using a cartoon mascot to support the scheme. The brightly coloured barnacle, Billy, was created by developer Navitus Bay Development Ltd, which has have submitted a planning
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Camper threatened me with a knife after I asked him to clear away litter
THE chairman of West Cliff Green Residents’ Association is calling for more police patrols after he claimed he was threatened with a knife while on a dog walk. Chris Colledge, 54, who is also the area’s neighbourhood watch co-ordinator, said he
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Travellers on Mudeford Quay given Friday deadline
TRAVELLERS who have parked at Mudeford Quay have been told they have until Friday to move on. Five caravans are believed to have moved onto the Quay at the weekend. A spokesman for Christchurch Borough Council said notice had been served on
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We're not backing down over new uniform, says school
ANGRY parents fighting for a phased transition to a new school uniform have been dismayed to discover the school is sticking to its guns. Oakdale South Road Middle School in Poole told parents they must replace their children’s uniforms entirely
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UPDATED: Diesel spill causes traffic problems around St Paul’s roundabout
TRAFFIC is returning to normal around the St Paul’s roundabout in Bournemouth this morning after a diesel spill. The large spill, which covered around 200 metres closed part of Holdenhurst Road, spread into Southcote Road. St Swithuns Road
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VIDEO: Old Imax site WILL be ready for BSO concerts on Saturday, says council
BOURNEMOUTH council has promised the former Imax site will be ready for its grand opening night on Saturday. But they have admitted finishing touches will be added after the events and into July. Thousands of people are expected to attend two
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Man in Somerford crash still critical
A man seriously injured in a two-car crash in Christchurch on Sunday remains in a critical condition at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The man, from Barton-on-Sea, who is believed to be in his 60s, was driving a grey Citroen C4, which was in collision
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Michel and Albert Roux’s Piperade
Michel and Albert Roux’s Piperade (Serves 4) 4 thin slices of Bayonne ham, or other cured ham, cut into dices 300g red and green peppers, stalks and seeds removed, halved lengthways, peeled with a sharp potato peeler and finely diced 4tbsp
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Bigger can be cheaper
I CONSIDER myself very fortunate in having been born in Poole, and lived within the area all my life. In the 1950s and 60s, both towns, together with Christchurch, were separated by a combination of fields, woods and heathland, and even with the
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Man pulled from sea at Alum Chine took his own life, inquest rules
A MAN whose body was pulled from the icy sea at a Bournemouth beach on March 11 drowned himself, an inquest heard. Robert Wray, 54, who was a successful businessman until a car crash in 1996 which left him with brain damage, was staying near Alum
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Ex-captain on trial over fatal Condor ferry collision
THE French former captain and first mate of a Poole ferry, which was involved in a collision with a fishing boat in which its skipper died two years ago, are due to go on trial today. The collision took place in March 2011, as the high speed wave
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Collision causes delays on Alder Road
RUSH hour traffic was delayed when a car, motorbike and lorry collided at Alder Road in Poole. Emergency services were alerted at 8am today and ambulance personnel treated one person for a minor injury. The collision involved a maroon Suzuki
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Why is he not in jail? Mum's agony as man who took indecent pictures of her daughter walks free
A MUM has slammed the decision not to jail a man who took indecent pictures of her child on his mobile phone. Stephen Knops, 65, from Queens Park West Drive, Bournemouth, admitted four counts of taking indecent images and possessing a pornographic
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Gardens not exact science
I AM sorry to see that previous correspondents are still complaining about the planters in Moordown. I did write and explain what was happening and as I said then, these things do not happen overnight. To get planters in place, and planted at an appropriate
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Let locals have farm decision
FOR all the trumpeted ‘localism’, much talked about in council circles, a curious thing happened at June Poole Council. I always interpreted ‘localism’ to mean bringing more decisions to be made by local people. Especially so when, like the Navitus
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UPDATED - £3.5m wreck: the dilapidated Sandbanks home that sold for a record amount has planning permission refused
THIS run-down house has sold for nearly £3.5million to set a record for Sandbanks. The price paid for the shabby home on the sandy peninsula in Poole, Dorset, equates to £1,725 per square foot, well above the existing record of £1,364. The
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Cliff issue not going away
PUBLIC-SPIRITED Chris Colledge’s crusade to clean up West Cliff Green has to be admired. The chairman of the area’s residents’ association has been campaigning to rid the Bournemouth beauty spot of what he says is anti-social behaviour. He
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Cricket: Brutal Cowley runs riot in near-record knock
FORMER Dorset star Darren Cowley was left to rue “a couple of defensive shots” after going within a whisker of matching the record for the fastest century in the history of cricket. Cowley cracked his explosive ton off 31 balls – just one delivery
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Pirates: Ford planning to ring the changes
PROMOTER Matt Ford acknowledges a flurry of guests may have papered over the cracks for Pirates but insists he is in the market for some quality permanent additions. Depleted Pirates used no fewer than six stand-ins as they revived their Elite
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Cherries: Trio will fight for place says Moss
NEIL Moss is predicting a battle royale for the Cherries goalkeeping spot – with Darryl Flahavan and Shwan Jalal ready to challenge Ryan Allsop. Goalkeeper coach Moss, pictured below, has been putting the trio through their paces since Cherries
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Taller than skyscrapers
TO say that the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is ‘visually negligible’ is simply untrue (Letters, June 17). This will be the world's biggest wind farm, with 200-plus turbines, taller than most London skyscrapers. Furthermore, the massed ranks
