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Error proves costly at Cuthbury
TWO moments of madness from Wimborne Town goalkeeper Nick Hutchings handed New Milton Town a surprise draw at Cuthbury last night. The visitors, down to 10 men after captain Dave Ewen saw red and trailing 1-0 following Paul Roast's 32nd-minute header
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Smith the hero
IN-FORM striker Steve Smith added to his growing reputation by grabbing a second half winner for Poole Town at title rivals VT. The Wessex Premier Division leaders fell behind inside 15 minutes but an Ian Richardson penalty got them back on level terms
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Burrows on target for Priory
MARC Burrows netted as Christchurch claimed a share of the points at Romsey - but they probably should have taken all three. Burrows's opportunist opener three minutes into the second half was cancelled out by Simon Death's smart finish just two minutes
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Barnes leaves it late
A LAST-gasp free-kick from Gareth Barnes salvaged a point for Bournemouth Poppies against Cowes Sports. Ollie Cherrett also scored a set piece in a game where Poppies twice trailed the visitors before grabbing a deserved 2-2 draw. Poppies: Kearn, Morrell
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Gary's 'great' game for Swans
GARY Graves stepped into the breach because of injury and impressed as Swans beat High Wycombe 15-3 at home to keep their unbeaten league run going. He came in at scrum half in place of injured Michael McKeown for his first game of the season and helped
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Beavis bags three for E's
WINGER Josh Beavis ran in a hat-trick of tries for the second time this season as Ellingham and Ringwood hammered East Dorset 53-3 at home. Beavis crossed the line twice in the first half and once after the break as the E's replaced East Dorset at the
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Lions 'close' to first win
BOURNEMOUTH coach David Dunn believes it won't be long before they notch up their first win of the season following a 30-19 home defeat against Old Patesians. James Flynn scored a 22nd-minute try to give Lions the lead and he crossed the line again in
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Huggins happy with 'massive' win
WIMBORNE captain Dave Huggins labelled the importance of their 22-14 home win over Oakmeadians as "massive". The All Blacks twice pulled back deficits to triumph courtesy of tries from Bradley Gee, Huggins and Riad Lynch. Stand-in fly half Gee slotted
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‘Credit card’ bid to cut animal deaths
A NEW initiative to cut the number of animal deaths on New Forest roads has been launched. At the end of September, the number of cattle, ponies, sheep, donkeys and pigs killed or injured in collisions on the area's roads was 73 - 26 fewer than at the
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Stop badgering!
CONTROVERSIAL calls to cull badgers to save cattle from outbreaks of TB have been scoffed at and rejected by wildlife experts and conservationists in the New Forest. Despite badger setts being protected by law, a report by the UK government's chief scientist
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Women put region in top ten for health
DORSET and the New Forest remain among the healthiest places to live in the country, with five areas in the top 10 for women to have a long life. The government's latest "health map" of England shows that life expectancy across the country as a whole
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Fears over family caught in US blaze
A DISTRAUGHT Bournemouth woman is waiting for news of her entire family caught up in wildfires raging across California. Valerie Snaith's husband, two daughters and her grandson are among the hundreds of thousands who have been evacuated from the path
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Poppy Appeal support plea
HISTORIC military vehicles will be seen around the centre of Wimborne on Saturday to launch the local Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal for this year. With Remembrance Sunday only some three weeks away, the event at the weekend will mark the start
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Fears over future as charity fireworks event is cancelled
A CHARITY fireworks night at the Fairmile Hotel next month has fizzled out after landlords fenced off an area of the pub garden and car park, sparking fears the land could be redeveloped. Plans for the popular bonfire night party, which has raised thousands
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‘Pavilion to be proud of’
BOURNEMOUTH needs a focal point, says the property developer behind the £59 million Pavilion project. "There are spaces, but it's people that make places - and the Pavilion deserves to be a place the town can be proud of," says Trevor Osborne, outlining
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I'm so proud of my 'monstrous' son!
NOT many mothers would describe their sons as monsters. But a woman in Tuckton has been left with no choice after her son landed the lead role in a new adaptation of Frankenstein to be screened on ITV1 at 9pm on Wednesday, October 24. Irene Bleach spoke
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End of summer is start of busy time for fires
CHIMNEYS, candles and fireworks make the end of the British summer a busy time of year for fire crews across Dorset and Hampshire. Now fire services from the two counties are hoping to spark the public conscience with an early warning of seasonal dangers
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Cyril’s search for family of
PHOTOGRAPHS taken at a war cemetery in Italy may help the descendants of a fallen Bournemouth soldier piece together their family tree. Cyril Saunders, 71, travelled to the Commonwealth Cemetery in Assisi with his wife in July to visit the graves of
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Library net charge is ‘a tax on learning’
SCHOOLS minister Jim Knight has branded plans to charge for internet access at Swanage Library a "tax on learning". As the South Dorset MP condemned County Hall's proposals, other library supporters said they feared the charge was the thin edge of a
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Nationwide to close robbery scene branch
NATIONWIDE has confirmed it will close the Bournemouth branch that was recently the scene of a robbery - despite a campaign to keep it open. The building society will shut the 1149 Christchurch Road branch from next Saturday in its Portman merger programme
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Using my loaf with a bit of Bertie’s help
BERTIE joined the family about a year ago. A small fellow, we have seen him develop and quickly fit in. Mild of manner and slender of proportion he sits quietly in the corner of the kitchen and is ready to jump to every culinary command... This literary
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Brewery plan past first post
A MAJOR redevelopment creating a new Blandford brewery and offices, 350 jobs and up to 200 new homes has been given a favourable hearing. Councillors at North Dorset District Council's development control went on a tour of the site last week then approved
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War hero inspires youngsters at lecture
A WAR hero who was awarded the Victoria Cross for valour held an audience of 600 people spellbound in Iwerne Minster on Friday. Johnson Beharry is the first living recipient of the Victoria Cross in the British Army for more than 50 years. Beharry of
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Forty per cent cut in mortgage products
THE number of mortgage products available has fallen by 40 per cent during the past three months as lenders respond to the global credit crunch, a financial information group has said. Moneyfacts.co.uk said the fall in the number of different products
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Lifeguard was sacked by text
A STAFF member at a Poole leisure centre says he was left stunned when he was sacked from his job by text message. Peter Courtney, from Corfe Mullen, was on holiday in Greece when he received the text from a manager at Rossmore Leisure Centre telling
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HOLDER SIGNS FOR PIRATES
CHRIS Holder has signed a deal to ride for Castle Cover Pirates next season. The Australian was unveiled to the press by co-promoter Matt Ford at Wimborne Road at 1pm this afternoon. Holder is Poole Castle Cover's second signing for the 2008 Elite League
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Commoners query use of quad bikes
ROARING around on quad bikes to round up ponies and cattle that stray into New Forest enclosures is environmentally unfriendly, according to the Commoners' Defence Association. Mike Cooper, who speaks on behalf of the defence association which promotes
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Duo dangle lines on trip to Dingle
VARIETY was the key for Malcolm Stote from Lymington and Chris Clark from Sway during a trip to the Dingle peninsula in Southern Ireland, which was supported by the Irish Tourist Board and Sea Angler Magazine The duo, who were part of a seven-strong
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It’s a breath of fresh aria
Lend Me a Tenor, Castle Players, Lytchett Matravers Village Hll WOULD an opera audience really mistake an imposter for a world-renowned star? Maybe not, but the premise that they do certainly makes for a highly entertaining evening, particularly when
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Temporary Co-op is to open in car park
CO-OP are to provide shoppers in Hamworthy with a bit of pre-Christmas cheer by opening a temporary store. Residents have been left without a major food shop since a fire gutted the Co-op on Blandford Road last month. But the supermarket chain will
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Going postal over obesity
THE idea of schools sending letters home to the parents of children who are fat might look like a good idea at first glance. Education Secretary Alan Johnson certainly thinks the initiative may make some contribution to the apparent problem of childhood
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BACK HIM OR SACK HIM
WITHOUT Jeff Mostyn and Steve Sly, Cherries probably would have been long gone some months ago. In the club's hour of need, the unlikely alliance came together to give the ailing Dean Court outfit the kiss of life. They both put their money where their
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Chris may be set for Pirates deal
THE smart money is on young gun Chris Holder being unveiled as Pirates' second signing for 2008 later today. Speculation has been rife all season that the Australian, already a Poole Castle Cover asset, would put pen to paper on a deal for 2008. Matt
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Warren fears Redwood influence
WIMBORNE Town player boss Christer Warren believes Toby Redwood could the man to lift the gloom at New Milton Town. Warren's Magpies host the struggling Linnets tonight (7.45pm) having closed the gap on Wessex Premier Division leaders Poole Town to just
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GRIM STATE OF OUR BEACH
Bournemouth's beach replenishment scheme has been branded "a ghastly error". Chairing an environment and economy scrutiny panel meeting at the Town Hall, Cllr Roger West said the problem of stones on the beach had been "drastically understated". In
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Winter wondersand
A SWANAGE beach has won another top national quality award - for also being a place to go when it is cold. Swanage Central beach was granted the Quality Coast Award in conjunction with Keep Britain Tidy, for its recreational facilities as well as its
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Police: we can’t stop dangerous cyclists
DANGEROUS cyclists are putting lives at risk because police don't have time to stop them riding on the pavement, it has been claimed. Despite regular complaints from the public, a senior Bournemouth police officer has admitted that such offences are
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Chicago – it’s my kind of show!
Chicago, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth SASSY, sexy, sizzling, sensational! No number of superlatives could truly capture just how brilliant, how awe-inspiring this show is. This immaculate production- which ends in Bournemouth on Saturday, is polished
