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JP ‘should set aside bias’ on gay adoption
THE magistrate who stepped down amid a gay adoption storm should set aside his bias and administer the law, says a Bournemouth clergyman. Sheffield magistrate Andrew McClintock resigned after an employment tribunal refused to exempt him from adoption
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Councillor speaks out after being exonerated
A LEADING New Milton town and district councillor has spoken out after being totally cleared of failing to declare an interest in a planning application. Nick and Lucy Breckon made the complaint to the Standards Board for England after a New Milton Town
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Obesity: the ‘write’ way to tackle it?
ARE your children fat?And, even if they are, would you allow anyone to tell you so? That's the latest proposal in the government's fight against childhood obesity. Parents of overweight children may soon be receiving official notification of the fact
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The Low down...
For decades he's been session man of choice for the giants of rock. Andy Fairweather Low has played with everyone from Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix to The Who, but now he's turned his back on mega-stadiums to take it all back to basics. Earlier
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Roadworks surprises
A WEEK after work began in earnest on a major road scheme, drivers, residents, traders and highway chiefs agree traffic flow has been better than expected in some quarters. Despite closure of one lane in each direction on Barrack Road either side of
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New library plan shelved
A BID to give Blandford a much-needed wish-list library is being shelved for the time being after an application for crucial National Lottery funding failed. But disappointed supporters are vowing the door won't be closed on the plans despite the major
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UK confident on housing market
BRITONS remain confident in the housing market with nearly two-thirds of people expecting prices to continue increasing, research has shown. Around 62 per cent of people said they thought the property market would continue to rise in value, with just
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Assurances after rest home is sold for flats
THE owner of a seafront nursing home, which is set for closure after being snapped up by property developers, has assured the Daily Echo that none of her 32 residents will be left high and dry. Marilyn Woods, of Shore House Nursing and Retirement Home
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Wisdom of the ages
HAVE you noticed that, as time goes by, you're more likely to trot out the sort of sayings that once seemed the sole preserve of your parents? Writer Andrew O'Hagan has. Referring to his preference for the corner store over Tesco and the tea shop over
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Michael makes others Palin to insignificance
MICHAEL Palin confirmed his status as a national treasure when he visited Borders in Bournemouth on his latest book tour. Hundreds of people of all ages patiently lined up around the store at lunchtime to have copies of his latest travel tome, New Europe
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Mum’s the word for the lads
IT DOES not take a genius to work out why so many men stay with their parents until they are in their mid-20s. Home cooking, washing, ironing and all the creature comforts an unrealistically low rent can buy make that decision to flee the family nest
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The den is mightier...
GREASE up your gadgets and wash your widgets, for those cash-breathing dragons are back in their lair for a new series of Dragons' Den (Monday, BBC2, 9pm). All the usual suspects are back - Duncan, Deborah, etc. but for a brief second I thought the
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Downs chalks up six in 19-1 win
MARK Downs hit Rec Athletic for six when White Heather Hornets gave them a resounding 19-1 trouncing in the third round of the M A Hart Lawrence A Brivati Cup. Also on target for Hornets, who playing the league below Athletic, were Danny Moore (4), Adam
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Moors men wreck Electric's run
BOURNEMOUTH Electric's magnificent 20 month unbeaten run in the Hayward Sunday Premier League came to an end when an 89th-minute own goal enabled West Moors Social Club to get the better of them 1-0 at Electric's Broadway Park ground. Newly-promoted
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Final flourish ends in failure
IT was brave, it certainly wasn't beautiful, but it was a brilliantly defiant attempt to defend the World Cup against all expectations. England came into the tournament as possibly the worst team to ever hold the tag of world champions and they remained
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Five see red for foul language
No less than six players took an early bath when first division Redhill Rangers crashed out of the M A Hart Pickford Cup in a humiliating 10-1 defeat against third division Harrington United. One of United's players was dismissed after receiving a second
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Ben bags all four in Redlynch win
Redlynch & Woodfalls United hold top spot in Division One after Ben Read scored all four goals in their 4-2 victory over Westover who replied through Gary Funnell and an own goal. Reigning champions Suttoners Civil defended well in a very physical, hard-fought
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Over 400 sex offenders in Dorset
MORE than 400 registered sex offenders are now living in Dorset, latest figures have revealed. They are among 518 criminals currently being monitored in the community by Dorset's MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements) group. The offenders
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Barker’s back!
FORMER 2CR-FM presenter and BBC producer Geoff Barker is back in town this weekend for a brace of benefit gigs with his son Sean. The Barker Boys line up on Friday at the Quality Hotel's Hancocks Bar in Bournemouth for a charity show in aid of nine students
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Biblically brilliant
Nabucco, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth HE'S the lord of all he enslaves. Also known as Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty King of Babylon is famous for his hanging gardens and equally infamous for his acts of war and pillage, slaying and carrying off captive
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Exciting discoveries
New Found Lands, Lighthouse, Poole EVERY once in a while there comes a drama providing a humbling means of escape. Nell Leyshon's Winter, forming the first half of innovative theatre project New Found Lands, did just that. It would have been easy to
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Swans win is a tribute to Lenny
SWANAGE Town and Herston paid the perfect tribute to chairman Lenny Marsh's memory on Saturday with a sensational 7-0 annihilation of Blandford United at Days Park. Mr Marsh tragically lost his long battle with illness last week. But this only served
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Councilor butts in to stop litter bugs
THE confrontations led to nervous glances, sheepish grins and even a complete change in behaviour. Cllr David Smith watched people drop their cigarette butts in Bournemouth - then grilled them up as the Daily Echo filmed the encounter. Litterbugs face
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He’s got it covered
Mark Ronson, Opera House, Boscombe MARK Ronson was the epitomy of cool on Saturday night at Bournemouth's Opera House. He needed no introduction and the euphoric crowd needed no convincing that they love this man and his band. He has created an
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Scarfe measures
THE acclaimed artist and cartoonist, Gerald Scarfe, is backing special drawing events at Bournemouth's Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum on Saturday, October 27 as part of The Big Draw, the Campaign for Drawing's flagship which aims to get everyone drawing
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Some like it hot
Chilli-Hot Pork Curry This dish was introduced to India by the Portuguese when they first arrived in Goa in 1497. Called finha d'alhos (meaning wine with garlic) it consisted of pork marinated in red wine, vinegar and garlic (alho), and is still found
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Blumen heck!
HESTON Blumenthal is unlike any other TV chef. While the likes of Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Gordon Ramsay busy themselves telling us good food needn't take forever to cook, the self-styled molecular gastronomist' sets out to invent perfect' dishes
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Bon Viveur
YOU needn't feel all at sea eating onboard a P&O Cruise ship. The Southampton based cruise company has expanded its service to cater for passengers with specific dietary needs. From kosher to vegetarians, low fat to lactose intolerant, diabetic to dairy
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Red Fort, Church Street, Wimborne
THE Red Fort is the largest monument in India's Old Delhi. It was built in 1638 by one of the greatest rulers of the Mugal dynasty - the emperor Shah Jahan. This massive, historical building also gives its name to a rather intriguing little restaurant
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Blue Peter pair make a splash in pumpkin stunt
"ALL aboard the gourd" was the cry as Britain's biggest ever pumpkin took to the water. The crazy stunt saw children's TV presenters Konnie Huq and Zoe Salmon from Blue Peter take the helm of the fruits for a unique regatta along the Lymington River.
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Hooked on Beethoven
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Pavilion, Bournemouth HOOKED on Beethoven the BSO players, under the dashing captaincy of Kirill Karabits, turned in performances of captivating fluency. Virtuoso pianist Francois-Frederic Guy delighted in his all-embracing
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F1 title race still in the balance
LEWIS Hamilton may still be crowned F1 champion after McLaren said they would contest the decision not to punish two other teams in Brazil. Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari won the race to take the title from Hamilton by one point. The British driver finished
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'Jury's out on Bond'
LIKE a boxer on the ropes with no gloves, Cherries boss Kevin Bond is fighting for his managerial life. Punch-drunk following another heavy pounding, Bond even looked the part on Saturday as he faced the press sporting a bloodshot left eye. In not dissimilar
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KEVIN IS DEFIANT
UNDERFIRE Cherries boss Kevin Bond has sounded out a defiant message to the Dean Court doubters: "We won't go down." Bond was a target for the boo-boys as Cherries crashed to another depressing defeat at Millwall on Saturday. A section of the away support
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Mayor’s car caught illegally parked
THIS is a photo of the first citizen of Poole's mayoral limousine parked illegally in a busy loading bay - and the mayor wasn't even with it. The snap was taken by a Daily Echo reader who says he spotted the vehicle, number plated APR 1, parked in the
