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Ghostly things that go bump in the night
GHOSTLY goings-on mean two neighbours are keeping their lights on. Mysterious footsteps, an opening and slamming door - and a cry for help from a phantom woman are disturbing the lives of two Boscombe residents. Ania Lis and John Gibbons have both had
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400 pack church to mourn Karleen
Hundreds of friends joined family mourners on Monday for a service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the life of much-loved Bournemouth restaurateur Karleen Pang. The service for 67-year-old Mrs Pang, who died last month after falling from the cruise
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Talk about a waste of space
BOURNEMOUTH and Christchurch councils both look as though they are sending identical messages to that monumental waste of space of a bureaucracy, the regional assembly: we've got no room for a travellers' site. All authorities have been told by the assembly
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Minding your language
SOME words and phrases really make me steam like a long-forgotten kettle. "Low-level crime", for example, and "antisocial behaviour". "Joy-riding" is another. Where's the "joy" exactly in some oik nicking your car, careering round the streets in it,
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Public image
According to recent government research an obesity crisis on the scale of climate change is to be expected if current trends continue - with warnings that half the population will be obese within 25 years. But body image issues are nothing new to the
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Black Forest cargo marks a milestone
SYDENHAMS Ltd, the family-owned timber and builders merchants with branches throughout Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and on the Isle of Wight, has just imported the first cargo of softwood from the Black Forest into Britain - according to their
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The whole tooth - No shortage of NHS dentists!
PEOPLE in Bournemouth and Poole have been assured they have no need to resort to do-it-yourself dentistry, as there are still local NHS practices with spare capacity. Dentist Alastair Danby, adviser to Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Trust, spoke
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New IT system vital to managing services
The latest computer technology is being used to keep on top of a council's figures. East Dorset District Council is among the first local authorities in the county to benefit from new IT systems, with statistics on community safety and equality being
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Family fight for scan after boy's accident
THE mother of a teenager who suffered a blow to the head at school says she and his GP had to fight for him to receive a scan - even though he had undergone recent brain surgery. Louis Despres, 13, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, was diagnosed with an arachnoid
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Promoter has blues over festival cash
BARELY a week on from the huge success of the Swanage Blues and Roots Festival, work has already begun on the next event in March. But organiser Steve Darrington is calling on the town to give more backing to the popular events or risk losing them.
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Taste for the market
A GROWING independent restaurant group based on the south coast is celebrating a series of recruitment successes after employing more than 100 staff from across the region since the beginning of July this year. Due to an expanding portfolio of restaurants
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Tragedy of storm
TWENTY years ago on Tuesday people across southern England woke up to find a great storm had caused devastation of a kind that had not been seen for more than 250 years. They looked out of their windows to see fences and trees blown down, tiles missing
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Fightback over high bus prices
TRANSPORT bosses at County Hall are getting tough with bus companies demanding more money to run services in North Dorset. New tendering procedures are being introduced as Dorset County Council turns its back on the large operators in favour of smaller
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Store puts the brake on Heelys
A BOURNEMOUTH supermarket has banned children from using wheeled shoes after a number of collisions involving shoppers. The No Heelys sign has gone up at Asda Castlepoint, where manager Jason Hughes explained: We've had accidents in the store. Children
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Residents in fear of teen gatherings
LARGE, intimidating gatherings of teenagers are frightening residents in Oakdale into staying indoors on Friday nights. Groups of up to 40 youths have been accumulating at the Oakdale traffic lights, at the junction of Vicarage Road and Wimborne Road
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Manuel's boys do it by the book
HAMWORTHY Recreation boss Steve Manuel is leaving the pundits to discuss his side's title chances, following their Dorset Premier League Charity Shield triumph on Saturday. Rec struck a last minute winner to defeat Westland Sports 4-3 in the dramatic
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Ayres strike seals win for Cherries
SHANE Ayres came off the bench to head a late winner for Cherries youth side at Swansea City. Ayres, a 65th-minute substitute, left it late before nodding in at the end of a good move in the 88th minute. Cherries head of youth Joe Roach was pleased
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Readers split on postal strike
ECHO readers are split down the middle on postal strikes. Fifty per cent of readers, who responded to two website polls, backed the strikers, 50 per cent did not. Some 540 people voted over the past week.
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Burley spot on for a cup shock
The biggest cup upset of the season so far came at the picturesque New Forest setting of Burley where the village team from Division Five of the Hayward Saturday League edged Division One high flyers Westovers Bournemouth out of the M A Hart Pickford
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Redlynch take over at the top
Redlynch and Woodfalls United take over on top of Division One following their 7-1 triumph over Trinidad courtesy of Julian Newman, Ryan Cod, Paul Gulliver, and Ben Read's four-goal blast. Ben Spencer scored Trinidad's consolation goal while, in the
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Taylor made for Forest
Something had to give in the top of the table clash in Division Nine and Shamrock's perfect record was ruined when Scott Taylor scored the only goal of the game to give leaders Ferndown Forest a vital 1-0 win. James and James remain unbeaten after Neil
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Baguley best for Electric
Dan Baguley scored the perfect hat-trick, left foot, right foot and header, when Hayward Sunday Premier League giants Bournemouth Electric brushed Bedes Lea 97 aside in the first round of the F A Sunday Cup. Max Crow was the other scorer in Electric's
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Flying boat champions
A RICH slice of Poole's fascinating maritime and aviation history is about to be brought soaring back to life. For eight years during the 1940s, Poole Harbour hummed to the daily take-off and landing of glamorous flying boats which flew all over the
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‘Preserve rights of commoners’ plea
NEW Forest District Council is being urged to collaborate with the Commoners' Defence Association to ensure people with commoning rights have homes to live in. The recommendation is contained in Hyde's Parish Village Design Statement, recently endorsed
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Wood-burning generator gets thumbs-down
COMPOSTING pioneers have been left fuming over opposition to their controversial plans for a wood-burning "biomass" generator. Christchurch council's planning control committee voted unanimously to object to the proposals for a furnace complex including
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Go ahead pink...
CONJURE up a delicious celebrity pink feast' for your friends and family this October and help raise funds for the charity Breast Cancer Care. Celebrities including diet and health guru Rosemary Conley and TV presenter Fern Britton, not to mention her
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Have a pink feast
We've picked the perfect menu for that Pink occasion. Try Sardine Sorter for a starter, with Rosemary Conley's Green Thai Chicken Curry for a main course. Lisa's Sunshine Shorties, or Phil Vickery's Carrot Cake, make a sweet treat instead of a dessert
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KK Thai, 747 Christchurch Road, Boscombe
THERE'S something utterly irresistible about Thai food. Of course I may be a little biased after living on Koh Tao, a tropical Thai island, for most of last year, but even without the sun, sea and stunning sunsets, top-notch Thai tucker is a taste sensation
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The Enemy within
Imagine being in your late teens, having a number one album and a member of the most exciting band of 2007. Meet Andy Hopkins, bass player with indie band The Enemy who, to coin a well-worn cliché, is living the dream'. Arriving to Bournemouth as support
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Britons want to look good for their money
MORE than a third of Britons would happily spend money they had set aside for their retirement on improving their looks, a survey by Scottish Widows has revealed. Around 38 per cent of people said they would be prepared to spend savings on products and
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THE LAST LAUGH
WARREN Feeney struck twice to leave Cherries stranded at the foot of the table and then backed his former club to avoid the dreaded drop. The on-loan Cardiff striker was the villain of the piece as Swansea claimed pole position in League One with a flattering
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Man walks away unscathed after 50ft cliff fall
A MAN has defied all the odds after falling 50ft into the sea from treacherous cliffs in Purbeck and then coolly walking away with barely a scratch. Shocked onlookers rushed to help the victim, thought to be in his twenties or thirties, after he plunged
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Fears of closure as hospital shuts doors
CONCERNS have been raised over the future of a Hampshire hospital after it closed its doors to new patients. The refusal to admit new in-patients came after bosses at the Hampshire Primary Care Trust suspended a member of staff over allegations surrounding
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The night we got the wind up
MY friend Roz was woken by a noise and looked out of her bedroom window to see her wheeliebin fly past. The big drama, though, had begun earlier that evening, 20 years ago today, with a Fishy tale. Since then, BBC weatherman Michael Fish has been trying
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WHEN THE WIND BLEW
TWENTY years ago The Great Storm of 1987 ravaged the South Coast, causing millions of pounds of destruction to homes, trees and nearly all that stood in its path. On Monday the Daily Echo commemorated the 20th anniversary of the worst storm to hit Britain
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From Utah to Blackpool
Donny Osmond, BIC THEY might have called it Puppy Love back in the 70s but Donny at 50 proved it's a love that's here to stay! With boundless energy, bundles of charm and chat - and a voice that was an absolute delight, he treated the BIC to two solid
