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Horse-riders hope for right of way on paths
HORSE-riders in East Dorset say they are champing at the bit to saddle up if county rights-of-way chiefs agree tomorrow to upgrade two long-disputed footpaths into bridleways. The bid to upgrade the pair of Colehill footpaths, which border St Michael's
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LATE STRIKE PUTS CHERRIES ON THE WRACK
DARREN Wrack's late leveller earned Walsall an unlikely share of the Dean Court spoils - and extended Cherries' dismal start to the season in front of their own fans. The Saddlers midfielder popped up to net an equaliser just nine minutes from time as
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Summertime ends
DON'T forget that British Summertime Ends in the early hours of Sunday morning. We will revert to Greenwich Mean Time, so it will get light an hour earlier in the morning. Officially, clocks go back 1 hour at 2.00am, Sunday morning, to 1.00am.
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Poppy Appeal has local link
LEST we forget the relevance of the annual Poppy Appeal, the Royal British Legion in Christchurch is using the fund to help a local soldier recovering from injuries suffered on active service in Iraq. Launching the two-week Poppy Appeal in the town,
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Special location for Dorset’s launch
OSCAR-WINNING writer Julian Kitchener-Fellowes launched Dorset's 2007 Poppy Appeal with a stirring speech in Poole on Friday. Dignitaries, including the Mayor and Sheriff of Poole, and members of the Royal British Legion (RBL) gathered in Falkland Square
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Choc and awe
I DIDN'T appreciate just how sweet the trail would be, with numerous patisseries and chocolatiers en route, all offering irresistible products. Our first stop was St Germain des Pres on the Left Bank, originally a small market town but, following the
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Lockout over as sports centre reopens
IT is business as usual at Poole Sports Centre after a locksmith mix-up left staff and customers out in the cold last week. Employees at the gym in the Dolphin Centre were shocked to find themselves locked out last Thursday with no explanation. Members
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Families reflect on lost heroes
DECADES ago, as the Second World War approached its bloody conclusion in the Far East, the calm of a Purbeck hillside was shattered by what became the county's worst ever air disaster. Seconds after an RAF Liberator transport plane emerged from low cloud
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New injury setback for Young
NEIL Young's hopes of making his return from injury today were dashed after the vastly-experienced defender sustained a groin problem. Young, who was expected to be in the reckoning to face Walsall (3pm) having returned to training this week, missed
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SEX TRADE RAID
WOMEN are being brought into Dorset from Eastern Europe and the Far East and being forced into prostitution, say police. It follows a raid on a house in Charminster just after 8pm on Thursday in which a 28-year-old man was arrested in connection with
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For Cleese a jolly good fellow
If we could just take a moment out of our busy lives to send a birthday wish to one of England's finest. Today (October 27) John Cleese is 68. Happy Birthday John. The nation owes you a debt of gratitude. John's comic creation, Basil Fawlty, must be
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MOSS: THERE IS HOPE
A VETERAN of the Great Escape, Neil Moss insists that Cherries have no immediate plans for a sequel. Moss was just 19 when he made eight appearances as Mel Machin masterminded Cherries' Houdini act in 1994-95. The goalkeeper was in the firing line,
