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Kev drawing comfort from team’s home improvement
AS the proverb goes, Cherries boss Kevin Bond will be hoping that great oaks from little acorns grow. Bond has had to be eternally grateful for the smallest of mercies during Cherries' dismal start to a difficult season. Little has gone to plan as pre-season
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Flying start for Poole athletes
Poole Athletic Club made a flying start to the cross-country season with five wins in their opening league fixtures. Dorset under-13 champion Shelby Haysom beat training partner Grace Howie to claim a Wessex League victory at Langport. Haysom followed
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Poppies boss backs replacement ref
POPPIES boss James Wood has backed the referee's decision not to award a penalty against Lamin Dibba. But the Victoria Park chief has stressed he "sympathises" about Taffy Richardson's thoughts that players should be able to talk to refs. Wood said:
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Richardson baffled by Dibba decision
POOLE Town's Taffy Richardson is seeking clarification on whether players can still query decisions with referees following the FA's tough stance on use of foul and abusive language. The veteran midfielder made his appeal after claiming the Dolphins
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The new face of politics...
WHO said our MPs are out of touch with the youth of today? Forget hugging a hoodie, Dorset MPs have been getting technological in their attempts to connect with the internet generation. Annette Brooke, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid-Dorset and North Poole
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Traders’ ‘yes’ to traffic ban
TRAFFIC could be banned from the shopping vein of Blackmore Vale's "capital" if county road chiefs put plans into gear next week. They are being recommended to make a prohibition of driving order for Station Road in Sturminster Newton, allowing only
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It will all come out in the wash
MANY years ago, I must have angered the gods of food who put a curse on me. Since then, whenever I open a yoghurt top it splatters back over my tie. I duck and weave like Ricky Hatton but, like a heat-seeking Exocet, the dairy missile always splodges
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MPs' £1m expenses bill
MPs for Dorset and the New Forest claimed more than £1million worth of expenses last year, latest figures reveal. The eight local politicians were responsible for £1,009,561 of the total expenses bill of £87.6million. Chris Chope, MP for Christchurch
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Buying British could create 500,000 jobs
HALF a million manufacturing jobs could be created if the government and local authorities gave more contracts to UK firms rather than to foreign companies, the country's biggest trade union reports. Unite said £42 billion worth of work should be awarded
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Our petrol prices less than national average
THE cost of fuel may be driving you to distraction. But motorists in Bournemouth and Poole are paying below the national average for unleaded petrol, new figures have revealed. Diesel prices have teetered over the £1-per-litre mark in most parts of the
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Work stops on too-high flats
WORKERS embroiled in the aftermath of Swanage's battle for Sea Court have downed tools after neighbours complained they were building too high. Purbeck planning chiefs stepped in after eagle-eyed Sea Court Action Group (SCAG) members - who lost their
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Late strike hits Kemp's charges
CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp was left to rue a late "lapse of concentration" as Moneyfields left Hurn Bridge with all three points. Jason Prior put the visitors in front in the second minute with a brilliant 30-yard volley. Paul Rideout levelled after
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Joyce treble delights Warren
SCOTT Joyce bagged a hat-trick to take over at the top of the individual Premier Division hit list as Wimborne moved to within five points of leaders Poole Town. Kevin James grabbed a brace and Paul Roast notched one before Joyce got three in a row to
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Jy hits back at leg claims
RINGWOOD boss Jy Taylor has refuted claims that one of his players broke Bemerton captain Nathan Renyard's leg on purpose in their game earlier this month. In The Pink on Saturday, Harlequins' chairman Steve Slade alleged that after a "horrendous late
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One of those days for Phil
HAMMERS manager Phil Simkin stressed his side could still be playing Alresford now and they wouldn't have hit the back of the net. Both sides picked up a point from Saturday's clash, but it was Simkin who was the more disappointed. He said: "I was very
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Arnold: Players 'switched off'
CHARLIE Elysee gave Verwood a fully deserved 1-0 interval lead with a cracking 10-yard far post drive. But inconsistent Verwood slumped to another disappointing defeat after being in charge against one of the top Division One sides. Town boss Adie Arnold
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Hospital launches big push for 30 more staff
A MAJOR recruitment drive has been launched to recruit staff to expand the range of services at the Lymington New Forest Hospital. Staff shortages recently led to the closure of the 12-bed Longbeech Ward at the £36 million hospital, opened at Ampress
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Pavilion warning
BOURNEMOUTH residents are being unwittingly taken into a deal that could see the town lose control of the Pavilion theatre, it is claimed. A Conservative councillor said he is horrified by the terms of the council's deal with the Trevor Osborne Property
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PRESSURE 'NOT TO BLAME' FOR DRUGS IN ARMY
IS the stress of modern warfare turning our servicemen to drugs or does this reflect trends across the country as a whole? That is the question posed by new Ministry of Defence figures, which have revealed that almost 1,500 personnel have tested positive
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WOMAN SHOT AT CHARITY EVENT
POLICE are hunting two teenagers who shot at a woman with an air gun during a fire station open day. The incident occurred at Ringwood Fire Station in Christchurch Road, Ringwood, at around 1pm on Saturday when the victim - a woman aged in her 20s
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FATHER'S CLAIM OVER NIMROD CRASH
A GRIEVING father has claimed that the RAF knew about fuel leaks on a Nimrod aircraft that exploded over Afghanistan killing 14 servicemen - including Flight Lieutenant Leigh Mitchelmore from Christchurch. Graham Knight, whose 25-year-old son Ben was
