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MIDDLO FEARS NICKI
NEIL Middleditch fears that Nicki Pedersen may have an axe to grind for tonight's return leg of the challenge match fixture with Eastbourne Eagles (Wimborne Road, 7.30pm). With Pedersen and Pirates star Craig Boyce coming to blows in Saturday's first
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Seven heaven for Phil’s Swans troops
SWANAGE and Wareham ran in seven tries as they blitzed High Wycombe 45-3 in South West Two East. It was nip and tuck in the opening exchanges, but once the Buckinghamshire side had two players sin-binned, Swans were quick to take advantage. Richard
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Hayden’s boot does the talking for Oaks
IMPRESSIVE Oakmeadians clawed back a mammoth 20-point deficit to overcome Trowbridge 36-20 at a windy Meyrick Park. It was a seventh straight Southern Counties South victory for Jack Hennings' side, who are now level on points with Wimborne (third) and
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Wimborne up to third place
WIMBORNE came out on top in a proverbial game of two halves at Dorchester. Dave Huggins' side plundered 52 points in a second-half master class to run out 62-11 winners, thanks to tries from Chris Hicks, Huggins himself (2), Steve King (2), Martin Chapman
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Cheating? EU’ve got to be joking, says Scooch
POP band Scooch has dismissed suggestions that it cheated to become the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest as "a complete joke". Parkstone-based singer Russ Spencer described claims that the band had "secret" vocalists off stage and mimed
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Cabbies 'not to blame' for poor English
TAXI drivers have reacted angrily to council figures that suggest many of them lack basic ability in English and maths. As we reported last week, one in five drivers are failing to meet adequate levels of literacy and numeracy required for the new Transporting
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Cricket club seeks new HQ
WIMBORNE Cricket Club could be moving to a new base if a planning application is approved. The club currently plays at Hanhams in the town centre on leased ground which has been suggested as a possible site for a new Waitrose supermarket. An application
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Canada buy for radio track firm
A DORSET firm is set to become part of the world's largest radio-tracking business after its acquisition by a Canadian company. Biotrack, which manufactures radio-tracking equipment primarily for wildlife research, has been sold to Ontario-based Lotek
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Stores urged to host GP surgeries
MORE supermarkets and high street stores are being urged to follow Poole's example and host GP surgeries. Last month, a pioneering GP healthcare clinic opened its doors at Boots in Poole town centre, the first of its kind in the country. The surgery
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Shopping help is under threat
A well-used Purbeck shopping service for elderly people has been suspended and its future is under threat. For 20 years the probation service in Dorset has run a popular scheme collecting elderly and disabled people from their homes, helping them shop
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Who is sleeping with Teddy?
I KNOW these are changing times for men. We splash on after-shave, cook exotic sauces, spend several quid on a haircut and outshine most women at the ironing. I've even known hard men talk about feelings. Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers are probably
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MP in fresh bid to save TIC
NORTH Dorset MP Robert Walter has given his backing to the crisis-hit tourist information centre in Blandford amid new hopes the service will be saved. It was feared the centre, run by volunteer and trustee group DT11 Trading Ltd, might have to close
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A taxing question
COUNCIL tax has long been the subject of controversy. For many years now, headlines have screamed out about extortionate rises in bills, residents struggling to pay the tax and those taking a stand - usually pensioners - being rewarded with a night in
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The long harm of the snore
IT'S-NORE joke. Your partner kept you awake for two hours last night because he was snoring. You wake up tired, grumpy and feeling as though you could sleep for a week. Well, according to a new survey, over the average course of marriage, you could lose
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Look me in the eye and say that...
EXERCISE is good for you, they say. Hmm. I was playing a game of Silly Old Fool (six-a-side football when you're 54) when I went up for a corner and came down with someone else's face. Four things I'd like to say. Firstly, I won the ball. Secondly,
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£6,000 fine after stream polluted
WESSEX Water has been prosecuted and fined £6,000 for accidentally releasing poor quality sewage into the Bickerley Millstream in Ringwood. Wessex Water Services Ltd of Bath pleaded guilty at New Forest magistrates to a breach of discharge consent at
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Senior posts axed in economy drive
COST-cutting Christchurch council is axing a number of senior posts as part of a staffing re-organisation which will slice £173,000 from the town hall wages bill. The shake-up, which takes effect in May, will see four long-serving senior managers taking
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GET A GLOSSY PIRATES POSTER!
CASTLE Cover Pirates fans can pick up a huge glossy team poster with the Echo at tomorrow night's Challenge Match against Eastbourne. The poster is available with your copy of tomorrow's newspaper on sale at Poole Stadium - all for just 50p!
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Vara nice indeed...
HONDA'S new-for-2007 Varadero has just been released and is now in the shops. The XL125V has been a popular machine since it was first launched in 2001 and has been a firm favourite with learners and commuters thanks to its combination of an efficient
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Twingo's right
ONE of the autumn's much anticipated new cars to reach the UK will be the first-ever right-hand drive versions of the Renault Twingo - the production version of which has just been unveiled. Renault sold more than 2.4 million Twingos following its European
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No way to avoid grabbing Gordon
EXPECT more green and stealth taxes and a major crackdown on avoidance in Wednesday's Budget, warn accountants. Chancellor Gordon Brown does not have much leeway to cut or raise taxes dramatically so he could use new anti-avoidance legislation to lever
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Cohen all out for Jazz genius
ISRAELI-born jazz virtuoso Avishai Cohen is the business. He's been described by Chick Corea no less as "a genius". But then Corea should know. The bass player and composer was a founding member of his groundbreaking sextet Origin and played with him
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Attraction of ‘sweet’ love nest
THIS year marks the 130th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of Bournemouth's historic Langtry Manor Hotel that was to be used as a romantic retreat for the Prince of Wales and his mistress Lily Langtry. Lillie Langtry was born in Jersey
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Wartime rag that just kept on going…
TWELVE years after it began on a whim, a Bournemouth magazine remembering World War Two continues to go from strength to strength. Wartime News, which is put together in a small office in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, now has thousands of readers and
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He leaves a legacy of hope for apes
IN THE 20 years I knew him, Jim Cronin never once called me by my first name. It was always Hey, Butterworth' - or even Budderworth', depending on how much his New York accent was going to mangle my surname that day. I met him in 1987, a few weeks after
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Passion of a selfless campaigner
"IF I had put as much energy into a commercial venture as I have into this, I would have been a pretty rich man," said Jim Cronin shortly after the opening of Monkey World. The comment encapsulated the drive, passion and selflessness of the man who was
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JCB used to rescue pony from mud ditch
A JCB was used to rescue a New Forest pony that became trapped on its back in a deep muddy ditch. Firefighters from New Milton and Eastleigh rushed to Eagles Wood Farm at Sway when stable workers raised the alarm after finding the gelding, named Merlin
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School pupils should be searched for weapons
THE government should fund airport style metal detector machines and security staff at secondary school gates in a bid to tackle the frightening growth in knife culture. That's the view of Margaret Morrissey, Dorset-based spokeswoman for the National
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House prices rise £68 a day
BUYING a home is beyond the reach of even more local people after figures showed house prices rising more than 12.2 per cent in a year. Latest figures show the value of property rising by an average of almost £68 a day. Rightmove's House Price Index
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Outcry over future of arts facility
A DEPUTATION of Boscombe residents will tonight (Wednesday) tell borough education bosses: "Hands off our community space!" Education chiefs will be at the town hall discussing the beleaguered Bournemouth Centre for Community Arts (BCCA), which now has
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SHOPPING SPREE
KEVIN Bond looks set to step up his search for a defender after bolstering his midfield and striking options with the additions of Luke Summerfield and David McGoldrick. Summerfield has joined Cherries on a month's loan from Plymouth, while McGoldrick
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Battey joins board to Mostyn’s delight
NEW chairman Jeff Mostyn has welcomed the re-appointment of Ernie Battey on to the Cherries board of directors. Mostyn and co-owner Steve Sly on Monday gained a controlling interest in the club when their take-over was officially ratified. And they
