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Middleditch backing Poole riders
NEIL Middleditch admits he would be "elated" if either Jason Crump or Bjarne Pedersen could clinch the $100,000 first prize in tonight's German Grand Prix. Both Poole Castle Cover riders will be gunning for the winnings, dubbed the richest minute in
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Ed the boy becomes a man
THEY say you should never get a boy to do a man's job. But no-one will be mistaking Pirates hotshot Edward Kennett for a boy any more, after a masterful performance at Lakeside last night. This is the 21-year-old's final season at junior level and there
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American win for racer Carr
POOLE powerboat racer Richard Carr returned to offshore racing in style when he and co-driver Paul Sinclair won the American Offshore Super Series (OSS) Vee Extreme class National Championship. Carr's newly-formed Honeyparty.com team was giving its new
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Oaks youngsters star at Twickenham
THE Oakmeadians under-eight squad had a day to remember when they not only defeated their counterparts from Premiership giants Wasps and Saracens, but also got the chance to grace Twickenham's hallowed turf. They successfully took part in a Tag Tournament
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Bialan storms into second
BROADSTONE'S Chris Bialan has stormed into second place in the Caterham Evo Euro Cup Endurance Championship after returning from the Nurburgring in Germany with a brace of wins. Bialan opened his weekend by immediately hitting the front in the Superlight
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‘He never gave up fight against drugs’
THE devastated family of a man whose dead body was found on a Boscombe pavement have spoken of the "loveable and likeable little brother" who dreamed of becoming a drugs counsellor. Stephen Gosnell died of a suspected drugs overdose but his sister told
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Children ‘facing too much stress’
EDUCATION chiefs in Dorset have backed a major new report which found that children are facing "excessive pressure" to do well at school and conform to the commercial values of the modern world. Cambridge University's Primary Review uncovered a national
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And justice for all...
A POLICE Community Support Officer whose efforts have tackled crime in Canford Heath has won the top prize in the Dorset Justice Awards. Philip Cowlishaw received the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2007 after judges heard how his knowledge of the
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Night of the Great Storm
BBC weatherman Michael Fish famously told viewers on the evening of October 15, 1987, that there would not be a hurricane. Technically he was right, but the Great Storm as it has since become known, still left an indelible mark on lives and landscapes
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Autumn spectacular
WHO said autumn and winter had to be boring? Stunning new seasonal fashions will be showcased at an exciting Fashion, Hair and Beauty Spectacular on Thursday night at the Opera House in Boscombe. Our sister magazine Dorset Society, have joined forces
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A bray at the opera
SHE'S the larger than life opera producer who in recent years has staged touring shows featuring a positive menagerie of live animals, birds, naked women, dancing fountains, walls of flame - you name it! Ellen Kent not only knows how to put on a production
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Here comes the sun – or not
THE words of the week appear to have been stress and pressure. Certainly Gordon Brown looked as though he was feeling both during his battering at PMQs. By all accounts Mr Brown is not the only one feeling the strain. A national report published yesterday
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Ballet boy’s Princely role
IT'S a brand new ballet inspired by a book written by The Prince of Wales and it will feature young Verwood dancer Christopher Linda in the leading role. The Old Man of Lochnagar will be premiered by The National Youth Ballet at Sadler's Wells tomorrow
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Worker recovering after chute ordeal
AN AIRPORT worker is recovering today after an aeroplane's emergency chute suddenly inflated - and knocked him 15ft to the ground. The unnamed man, aged in his 40s, was standing on top of the portable stairs that had been pushed up against the Boeing
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End of an era as fire station comes down
A SPECIAL ceremony marked the end of an era for a Poole landmark yesterday. Almost 71 years to the day of its opening, the walls began to come down on the Wimborne Road fire station. It is to make way for a new joint headquarters of Poole's police and
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Vision of future in waterfront plans
A VISION has been created for one of the largest and most significant developments to take place in Poole. Plans have been received by the Borough of Poole for an estimated £800,000 scheme of 1,674 homes on the 13-hectare former power station site in
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Human writes
EVERY day Alison Thorpe cleans, dresses, changes and feeds her daughter Katie. It's a routine she's very familiar with because she's been doing it since Katie was born, 15 years ago. Now, as she approaches womanhood, her mum is asking for permission
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Accident causes rush hour chaos
AN ACCIDENT caused rush hour chaos on the Spur Road between the Cooper Dean flyover and the Blackwater bridge. A white three-door Nissan Micra, registered to a woman from Verwood, was travelling north on the road on Friday, October 12, when it mounted
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Landmark revealed as pier of the realm
FOR residents of Sandbanks this will come as no surprise - it's one of the two most elite addresses in Bournemouth and Poole. But for those hoping to claim the other top spot - perhaps those who live in Branksome Park or Talbot Woods - the second address
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Curves in all the right places...
HAVING been seriously impressed by the Fiat Grande Punto I was eagerly anticipating my time with the new Fiat Bravo because, on the face of it, they share a lot of DNA. Certainly in visual terms the two have a lot of similarities - for starters the five-door
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In sharp focus
INSPIRATION from the latest Mondeo has led to a mid-life make-over for the second generation Ford Focus to give it a sharper family profile. Benefiting from Ford's kinetic design' approach, the trapezoidal grilles, swept back headlamps, bold wheel arches
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Zoe
This is Zoe who is part russian blue. She is 15 years old and just has to keep me company, even in the bathroom! Like her mother and sister she is addicted to the smell of bleach-very strange! Sent in by Jackie.
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Tomaz
Tomaz, is a 3 year old tom. He lives with Ginger and Poppy. Loves cuddles and a warm lap. Sent in by Lisa.
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Suzi
This is our baby 17 year old Suzi. Sent in by Annie.
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Tinker
Hi I'm Tinker, I am a 1 year old tabby in Bournemouth. I am placid and chilled most of the time unless I am in the mood to be naughty. For this particular picture Mommy forced me to pose with my scarf on. Hope you like it. Sent in by Eunice & Laura.
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Harvey
This is Harvey, he likes singing. Sent in by Katherine
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Lucy
This is Lucy who is a 15 year old Norwegian Forest Cat/Persian. Here she is doing what Lucy does best - relaxing after a hard day .... relaxing!! Lucy's favourite hobby (apart from relaxing!) is to chase butterflies and bring the remains home! Lovely
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Tabatha
This is Tabatha she is my eldest cat at 14 years old. She loves running water and I often find her sat in the sink waiting for me to turn the tap on. Sent in by Michaela.
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Sheba
This is Sheba, she was a stray cat which we took in to our home. She started off very skinny and hissed at everyone but now she is so happy and has a loving family to make lots of fuss of her which she now demands bless her. Sent in by Mark and Sarah
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Boy
This is Boy who turned up as a stray. He is about 10 years old. Sent in by Robert.
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Happy Days with the Hoosiers
The Hoosiers, Old Firestation, Bournemouth IMAGINE a band that is a musical version of Happy Days, fronted by a vocalist that doesn't look too dissimilar to Ben Stiller, with a drummer that could be an extra in the 118-118 ad - and you have The Hoosiers
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Being grumpy is so much fun
Grumpy Old Women, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth IT'S extraordinary how ninety minutes of menopausal ranting about the million irritations of life can provide such brilliant theatrical entertainment. The almost exclusively female audience was certainly
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A perfect night which would have made Peel proud
John Peel Tribute Night, Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone The crowd that turned out at the John Peel tribute gig on Thursday night perhaps best typifies the legend's broad and extensive appeal to music lovers from all walks. Coming through the doors at Mr Kyps
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Pensioner may lose her home over care debt
A DISABLED pensioner who got into financial difficulties after her husband died is in danger of losing her home over a debt to a Bournemouth care agency. Until his death five years ago, Gilbert Marler was a full-time carer to his wife Dawn, who uses
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Community may save post office in takeover bid
A CLOSURE-threatened New Forest village post office and shop could be saved by villagers who are investigating a community takeover. The plan to save Pilley Post Office comes at the time the Royal Mail is considering the future provision of Post Offices
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (15) 4DVD *****
TEMPLE'S ambitious, moving and at times brutally honest film portrait of Joe Strummer both revels in and cuts through the iconic status that has been foisted on the Clash singer since his sudden death in 2002. Using fresh interviews with many of Joe's
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All My Loving (Exempt) MVD Visual ****
BOASTING a level of access that's unimaginable today, junior BBC film-maker Tony Palmer set out to document the birth pangs of rock music as it muscled its way onto the cultural landscape in 1968. Paul McCartney, Frank Zappa, Eric Burdon, Jimi Hendrix
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Tell No One (15) Momentum ****
THE French are pretty good at film, it has to be said, and this adaptation of Harlan Coben's novel is no exception. With some particularly superb performances from Marie-Jose Croze and Nathalie Baye, alongside the rest of the fine cast, Coben's tale
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Bridge to Terabithia (PG) Icon Home Entertainment ****
WHO'D be a gawky teenager? You get teased, shoved, laughed at, stuff thrown at your face. It's rubbish. Still, why not team up with a fellow outcast and create your own fantasy land? Such is the premise behind Bridge to Terabithia, a sweet little tale
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Jeffrey Lewis - 12 Crass Songs (Rough Trade) ***
I DON'T know if you've ever encountered Crass, the anarcho-syndicalist punk collective - they're hard work. Impenetrable noise accompanies some of the most articulate anti-establishment lyrics ever written and every album is like a manifesto. Jeffrey
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Robert Wyatt - Comicopera (Domino) ***
GENERALLY speaking, Robert Wyatt is not for the faint of heart. Jazz-based, frequently unsettling and yet routinely rewarding, you won't find his records in the top 10 - although it would be a more interesting world if you did. Comicopera unfolds in
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Andy Lewis - You Should Be Hearing Something Now (Acid Jazz) ***
HAVING propelled Blow Up to the dizzy heights of in-crowd cool in the 1990s, toured with Blur and won the mod's nod from Paul Weller, Andy Lewis knows about getting it just right. Which is exactly why his second album is a neatly-tailored, three-button
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Bob Dylan - Dylan (Columbia) *****
THE thing with this mighty three-disc, 50 track career-spanning overview of Bob Dylan's recorded history it that it can only leave you wanting more. Each disc covers a few years and a lifetime and almost demands you fill in the gaps - even Bob at his
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Ratatouille (U) *****
THE word "masterpiece" is overused, but in the case of the computer-animated wizardry of Pixar, no other word will suffice. Since its dazzling 1995 debut with Toy Story, the company founded by John Lasseter has revolutionised attitudes towards animated
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The Invasion (15) Preview
IN this modern day remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, a space shuttle crashes to Earth, bringing with it a deadly extra-terrestrial contagion. The virus spreads, secretly morphing normal folk into emotionless clones. As the epidemic takes hold
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Black Sheep (15) ****
THANKS to director Peter Jackson, a native of New Zealand's North Island, the ruggedly beautiful country has become synonymous with hobbits, marauding orcs and the technical wizardry of the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop. In his early films such as Bad
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Mr Brooks (18) ****
TO his family and friends, Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) is the perfect husband and father, recently anointed Portland Chamber of Commerce's man of the year. However, Earl conceals a terrible secret: he is the notorious Thumbprint Killer, a serial murderer
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The Nanny Diaries (12) **
COLLEGE graduate Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johannson) would love to pursue a career in anthropology but it won't pay the bills. Through a chance encounter in Central Park, Annie wins a position as nanny to Upper East Side doyenne Mrs X (Laura Linney)
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Resident Evil: Extinction (15) **
WHILE the bloodthirsty Resident Evil videogame franchise continues to churn out new instalments of the series to the delight of joypad junkies, so we must suffer another sequel to Paul WS Anderson's 2001 big screen adaptation. Resident Evil: Extinction
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Tony’s signature tune
HE was the first voice on Radio 1 and in more recent times won I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Legendary DJ Tony Blackburn dropped by Borders bookstore in Bournemouth centre on Thursday to sign copies of his autobiography, Poptastic - My Life in
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NO FLY ZONE
Check out our local information section for the latest local flight information AN investigation has been launched after an employee was injured in a freak accident at Bournemouth airport on Thursday. Passengers on board a Thomson flight to Palma
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Dorset teams focus on Vase
BOTH Wimborne and Oakmeadians will be looking to build some momentum for their Southern Counties South promotion charges with a decent run in the EDF Energy Senior Vase. Wimborne host Somerset Premier Division outfit Chew Valley at Leigh Park (3pm),
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Boxall: No letting up in Shield
PIRATES rider Steve Boxall claims there will be no end of season feel about his performance in Poole's Craven Shield clash with Lakeside and Peterborough tonight. The 20-year-old comes into the six-man side, due to the absence of Bjarne Pedersen and
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LALLANA LEARNING CURVE
CHERRIES new boy Adam Lallana admits he is relishing the prospect of learning the ropes from pass master Darren Anderton. Lallana lined up alongside Anderton for the first time during Cherries' Johnstone's Paint Trophy win at Bristol Rovers on Tuesday
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Moss could get cup recall
RYAN Moss's time on the bench could be short-lived, with the forward set for a likely recall to the Bashley starting line-up tomorrow. Moss, who has built up a formidable strike partnership with the highly rated Richard Gillespie, was surprisingly omitted
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New faces in Poole squad
TOM Killick has bolstered his Poole Town squad ahead of tomorrow's league clash against New Milton Town at Tatnam (3pm). Killick believes clubs need to have "17 or 18 strong players" to compete at the top of the Wessex Premier Division, and the Dolphins
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Swans ready for Rosslyn
ROBERT Elford has promised to "test" rugby big-guns Rosslyn Park, as Swanage and Wareham prepare for one of the biggest games in the club's history. Elford's Swans charges face former Courage League giants Rosslyn in tomorrow's EDF Energy National Trophy
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Poppies face VT test
JAMES Wood's Bournemouth Poppies are hoping to give VT FC a tough afternoon's work when the teams go head to head in the Wessex Premier tomorrow (3pm). Poppies boss Wood has the luxury of naming an unchanged squad from the one that defeated Brockenhurst
