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Bond calls for a quick response
KEVIN Bond saw Cherries crash to a dismal defeat at Blackpool and then challenged his players to react to their "first poor performance for a few weeks". Goals either side of half-time from Adrian Forbes and Ben Burgess failed to tell the full story
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Double sinks Bond's Cherries
CHERRIES were rocked by Blackpool's little-and-large combination at Bloomfield Road. Goals from dimunitive winger Adrian Forbes and big striker Ben Burgess condemned Kevin Bond's side to defeat. Forbes deservedly fired the hosts ahead after 36 minutes
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McFly in Red Nose bash
BOY band sensations McFly and TV presenter Vernon Kay will be among big names accompanying Chris Moyles and his gang from BBC Radio 1's breakfast show when Bournemouth University help launch his fund-raising effort for Comic Relief on Friday. Controversial
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Why our little darlings need to take risks
WHEN I was about seven, I remember trying to copy the older girls at school by swinging upside down, by my legs, from the climbing frame. However, this being my first attempt, I forgot to hang on tightly and, after throwing myself backwards from a sitting
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School thrives as head returns
A NEW Forest junior school, whose headteacher was absent for eight months last year before being reinstated, has been given a glowing report by Ofsted inspectors. New Milton Junior has been rated as a good school overall but outstanding in the curriculum
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Fight to save post offices starts now
THE Daily Echo today joins forces with Dorset's civic leaders to launch a Save Our Post Offices campaign. With the threat of closure still hanging over 2,500 post offices, due to rising costs and fewer customers, and the consultation period due to end
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Family fails again in bid to develop site
A FAMILY which has been trying to redevelop an historic site adjoining Swanage Pier for 20 years has come up against another planning brick wall. Purbeck District Council's planning board rejected Nick Storer's application to build 12 apartments, a restaurant
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Heath fires fall by half
HEATHLAND fires in Dorset have more than halved over the past four years, says the county's fire chief. But arson still remains the biggest cause of heath blazes, with more than three-quarters started deliberately. Rising temperatures have also had
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Pledge to save parking spaces
COUNCIL chiefs have pledged that no parking spaces will be lost if a controversial social housing development goes ahead on a site in the centre of Christchurch. Local residents and nearby businesses bosses, already upset over a council clamp on long-stay
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Nab her, grab her, stop that chicken!
As I may have mentioned before, the four ex-battery hens we presently have residing in our garden can be the root of a great deal of mirth. Sometimes, however, that mirth is at my expense, as happened the other day - and it's at times like these that
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Out of this world!
EVER fancied yourself as an intergalactic adventurer, crossing the space-time continuum in a race to save humanity and protect the world from alien invasion? Whether it's to set right a wrong, come face to face with your favourite historical figure,
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Pupils airlifted in tragedy trek
A TEAM of trekkers from a Dorset school was airlifted from Dartmoor on the same day a teenage girl died when she was swept into a rain-swollen stream. Charlotte Shaw, 14, from Torrington, in Devon, was among a supervised party of 10 boys and girls who
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Owners killing their pets with kindness
A DORSET vet says increasing numbers of furry patients are coming in to the practice with weight problems. Vet Chris Devlin, partner at Hillside Veterinary Centre in Corfe Mullen, warned that over-feeding a pet means its lifespan will be shortened and
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Barbara reaches her £10,000 goal
A WOMAN who wanted to raise £10,000 for a breast care unit is celebrating after she reached her goal. Barbara Osborne raised nearly £2,000 through a Valentine's night ball held at the Dudsbury Golf Club on Christchurch Road, Ferndown. Barbara, who works
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Primary school hopes dashed
A POOLE school's popular bid to change its status has been dashed by the local education authority. But disappointed Heatherlands First School has not given up hope that it may in future become a primary school. Under Schools for the Future reorganisation
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Garden centre sold for undisclosed sum
DORSET and Hampshire horticultural group Golden Acres has bought Three Legged Cross Garden Centre for an undisclosed sum. The business - known locally as John T Brown's after its founder - will now trade as John Brown's Garden Centre. All staff have
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Poole firm 'second only to Disney'
POOLE-based Merlin Entertainments could become one of Britain's 100 biggest companies when it joins the stock market in around two years' time. Thousands of workers across three continents would benefit. Merlin plans to share profits with staff after
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New Accord Coupe debuts
HONDA has revealed a new look for the next-gen Accord Coupe - but has made no decision over it coming to the UK. The concept Accord debuts key new technologies for improved safety, fuel efficiency and performance. Its styling conveys a powerful
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Aussie rules
THE thunder from down under is about to get louder after Vauxhall announced that the lamented Monaro is to be replaced in the UK by a new Aussie musclecar - the VXR8. Available from July priced at £34,995, it will fill the vacant slot left by the previous
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60 years of lunch...
HE was already a famous author when he agreed to speak at the Bournemouth Literary Luncheon club, 60 years ago this year. Dennis Wheatley's occult thriller The Devil Rides Out had made him a top attraction and a big coup for the newly-formed society
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Taffy feels for Magpies side
TAFFY Richardson has stressed Wimborne's players will be "absolutely devastated" after learning the Football Association are "pulling out all the stops" to stage the FA Vase final at the new Wembley. Magpies bowed out of the competition at the quarter-final
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CLAUS TARGETS MOSS AS THE MAN TO BEAT
CLAUS Jorgensen fears his former Cherries team-mate Neil Moss could jeopardise Blackpool's late push for promotion. Jorgensen will be keen to play a part when the two sides go head to head in a League One showdown at Bloomfield Road tonight. And the
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Digging your scene
THEY have melted Terminator robots, made King Kong roar and done magic tricks with Harry Potter. They are the alumni of Bournemouth University's National Centre for Computer Animation, recently named the best in the country by a leading industry magazine
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Evacuation as masonry falls on road
AROUND 20 people were evacuated from a property in Bournemouth on Monday night as heavy rain and high winds swept across the area. The residents were led to safety from the building in St Michael's Road after falling masonry was reported by a passer-by
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TAKE A STAND
MORE and more women in Dorset are taking a stand against their abusive partners, leading to a massive rise in domestic violence crimes reported to police. New figures show that offences have soared by 18.5 per cent during the past year, with 25.6 per
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Doyle saved by fan at customs
PIRATES reserve Jason Doyle has an unknown British immigration official to thank for letting him back into the country after it looked as though he was going to be denied entry. Doyle arrived at Heathrow at 5am after a 29-hour flight from Sydney, only
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Tiger in the tale of Pi is twisting triumph
Life Of Pi, Lighthouse, Poole BASED on Yann Martel's critically-acclaimed (mostly) 2002 Booker Prize-winning novel, this production, by the tiny and sadly financially-threatened Bradford-based Twisting Yarn theatre company, makes for a colourful, exuberant
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Hooked on classic voice of the doctor
Dennis Locorrierre, Pavilion, Bournemouth HE was the voice of Dr Hook and a night in his company is more than medicinal - it's sensational. Returning to the Pavilion after numerous solo visits in the last five years, Dennis Locorriere came armed with
