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Cherries are Barrow bound
AFC Bournemouth will be making the 632-mile round trip to Barrow of the Blue Square North League in the first round of the FA Cup a week on Saturday. The Cumbrian club set up a home tie against the Cherries after beating Farsley Celtic 2-1 last night
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Croker hailing Oaks' best yet
JAMES Croker felt his Oakmeadians side produced their finest display of the year in hammering Corsham 46-14. After watching Oaks run in six tries to Corsham's one, Croker said he thought his team were "starting to come together". He said: "It was the
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Swans skip shrugs off loss
SWANAGE and Wareham skipper Rob Elford is hopeful his side's first defeat of the campaign "shouldn't affect" their progress. Swans were on the wrong end of a 26-18 scoreline on Saturday at Marlow, which ruined their perfect South West Two record, having
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Injury-plagued Brokenshire quits
LIONS hooker Richard Brokenshire described the decision to hang up his rugby boots as "gutting" after a horrific ankle injury forced the 23-year-old to end his playing days. Brokenshire, having recovered from a long-term shoulder injury, fractured and
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Gentleman Jim set to drive into record books
HE'S been on the buses in North Dorset for 56 years, and is believed to be the longest serving bus employee in the country. Jim Newton, 78, began his career in the industry as a conductor at Wilts & Dorset in 1951, before becoming a driver. He retired
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Climbing aboard new bus service
CIVIC leaders were on board when local bus company Shamrock launched a public transport lifeline for Christchurch pensioners stranded by the loss of their previous service. The Mayor, Cllr Josephine Spencer, and Christchurch MP Chris Chope, council
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Meeting Dad strikes a chord
FRANCIS Rossi's estranged daughter Bernadette only saw the Status Quo rocker once in 17 long years. But now the 23-year-old says she's feels a part of his family again. The pair had virtually lost contact after the guitarist left Bernadette's mum when
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Julie’s just cause for renewed revolution
After all these years she still marches for causes - she just goes to bed earlier... Julie Felix was the tireless epitome of the Vietnam era anti-war and state oppression protest singer, and with this defiantly titled Forever Young tour she clearly brought
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New concerns over future of Marines base
ARMED Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth has re-ignited concerns over the future of Royal Marines in Hamworthy after letting slip plans to move a squadron of commandos out of the town. Mr Ainsworth, who was touring Devonport Naval Base for the first time
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Plea to councillors over fate of school
GOVERNORS of failing Townsend Primary School have called on councillors to use their hearts as well as their heads when deciding the future of the school. After a report from council officers recommended the school be closed, chairman of governors Andrew
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Winners and losers in a ‘library lottery’
Bookworms in Bournemouth and Poole are celebrating a £3 million lottery windfall which will fund two new libraries. The cash injection comes as 13 rural libraries across Dorset struggle for survival after being given a 12-month "stay of execution" by
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Mum, 30 ‘fought to the end’
Ferndown's firefighters are re-doubling their efforts to raise money for a memorial fund for four young children after a brave mother lost her battle with cancer on Monday night. Serena Hawkes, 30, from Tricketts Cross, passed away in the Royal Bournemouth
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Office staff suffering minor 'desk-tractions'
LOUD colleagues chatting, coughing or sneezing are the main cause of distraction for office staff, says a new report from Office Angels. A poll of 1,200 employees also found pointless meetings and being asked silly questions stopped them getting on with
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Growing up - it's not child's play...
Former government advisor on children's play (I've heard everything now!) Tim Gill has really put the cat among the pigeons with his new book. Rarely can a volume glorying under a title as un-snappy as No Fear: Growing up in a Risk-averse Society have
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Signal’s on for light at memorial
SWANAGE'S famous war memorial is to be lit up once again thanks to the work of a group of soldiers. The floodlights on the monument, overlooking the seafront on Shore Road, corroded beyond repair some time ago, leaving it cast in darkness at night.
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Driver's miraculous escape
AN armoured tank rolled over the front of a car, completely crushing it, but miraculously the driver was able to walk away shocked but uninjured. The accident happened on the C13 Higher Shaftesbury Road between Blandford and Shaftesbury on Tuesday at
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Motorcyclist rushed to hospital
A MOTORCYCLIST was rushed to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after a collision with a car near Bere Regis on Tuesday. A silver Peugeot 206, registered to a Blandford woman, was in collision with a blue Kawasaki motorbike, registered to a Bournemouth
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Appeal for funding falls on deaf ears
AN URGENT appeal for help caring for the elderly in Bournemouth appears to have fallen on deaf ears. The town's older people's champion called for more government funding - and received a round of cheers at a Town Hall meeting. Cllr Pat Lewis' said
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Yer ’avin’ a laugh, intcha?
FORGET Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs. According to a poll published today, EastEnders' Albert Square is the neighbourhood where most people questioned dream of living. 'Ang on a minute - yer 'avin' a laugh, intcha? The Square of Squalor? Famous for hordes
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Centre turns up heat for funding
A MAJOR fund-raising campaign has started in Fordingbridge to replace the out of date and worn out heating system in the Avonway Community Centre. If cash cannot be found the centre could close. Centre manager Chris O'Connell said the centre is used
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Farmers market under pressure to find new home
A POPULAR farmers market in Broadstone may have to move after nearby traders complained they were losing hundreds of pounds in sales on market days. The market, held on the third Sunday of the month, features more than 20 stalls, selling everything from
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Richard gets a bass boost
RICHARD Pordum was left with a smile and costly bill for a new mobile phone after a dramatic bass battle on Bournemouth Beach. Pordum, a 33-year-old fitter from Bournemouth, had cast a whole mackerel bait into the surf before briefly turning his back
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Pet labradors stuck in marshland
A DOG walker had a lucky escape when he and his two labradors got stuck in marshland in Wareham Forest on Monday evening. The man had been dropped off in a car park on Bere Road and had walked around the forest's hill fort when he got trapped in bog
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New improved transit
BRITAIN'S best selling light commercial, the Ford Transit, has a raft of improvements for the autumn including a new flagship diesel engine, a heavy duty range and a new six speed transmission. Heading the upgrades is the all-new 3.2-litre, five cylinder
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Easter X
IT'S going to be a spring birth of the latest generation Jaguar X-Type as its creators unveil first details of their favourite baby with new features inside and outside and a new automatic transmission in the 2.2 diesel. Pairing the 2.2 litre diesel
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Over the moon with pub sale
THE Hunter's Moon free house in the hamlet of Middlemarsh, near Sherborne, has been sold to national pub operator Enterprise Inns on behalf of owner Brendan Malone through the Winchester office of property agents Christie + Co. Sold for the asking price
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The leader of the back...
TWENTY FIVE years ago the Anglo European College of Chiropractic moved to its current premises, the old Boscombe Convent in Parkwood Road, Boscombe. And on May 21 1982 it was officially opened by the mayor, the late Gordon Anstey. The college dramatically
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Bourne converts
A COUPLE came to Bournemouth in 1974 on the recommendation of three lads they met at a Dorset holiday camp. And Dave and Janice Stocker must have liked it for they have come back every year since! It was back in the late 1960s, when the couple were
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Fireworks send pet dog berserk
A TRAUMATISED dog has been prescribed tranquillisers after it ripped a door apart in a bid to escape from exploding fireworks. Petrified Chinook, an Alaskan malamute, was so spooked on Saturday afternoon that he tried to get through a cat flap, splitting
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X in one basket
IT looks like being one of the biggest-selling shows of next year with fans clamouring for tickets even though they don't actually know who they're going to see. The inevitable spin-off X Factor Live Tour will find the 12 finalists from this year's hit
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Musical cheers
High School Musical, Pier Theatre, Bournemouth THE "house full" signs were up for the Saturday show (one of three on the day) we went to see - and small wonder. Based on the very popular Disney film, this is an updated version of Grease, set in an
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A Fen-tastic show
Bonaventure, Ferndown Drama Group, The Barrington Theatre, Ferndown BONAVenture is set in 1947 in the convent of Our Lady of Rheims, a nursing order near Norwich. A flood in the Fen country has trapped two prison officials and their prisoner, Sarat
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FAILING SCHOOL SET TO CLOSE
TOWNSEND Primary School - the heart of its community - is set to close. Bournemouth council officers have recommended that the failing school is shut, but the final decision will be taken by councillors. If the school closes the 96 pupils will have
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TRAVEL SICK
KEVIN Bond and Josh Gowling have both called for a return to regionalising the early stages of the FA Cup after Cherries were handed a club record first round trip. Cherries will embark on the longest journey in their history for a first or second round
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Tom welcomes a Friday night project
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick believes there could be benefits for his club to play some matches on Friday nights. Five Sydenhams Wessex League fixtures have already been staged on the opening evening of the weekend this season. Each game - at Hamble
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Jobs fears as county in bid to save £14m
STAFF at County Hall are bracing themselves for the axe as a new report to councillors recommends redundancies as part of a three-year programme to deliver £14m of savings. Dorset county chiefs refused to talk numbers ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting
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Bjarne warns top riders may quit UK
BJARNE Pedersen has warned Elite League bosses that more top riders may quit Britain for Russia if they mess up their 2008 team-building rules. Pirates' captain, who has ridden in this country for the past eight years, reiterated his "full commitment
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Hill could be set for Bash debut
RYAN Hill looks set to be thrust into the action for Bashley's Southern Premier Division showdown at Yate Town tonight (7.45pm). The young right-back is poised to make his debut for the New Forest club after joining on a month's loan from Blue Square
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Warren happy with Saturdays
WIMBORNE player-manager Christer Warren has stressed they will not be looking to stage Friday night games at Cuthbury. The Premier Division title challengers have the highest average attendance - 192 - in the Sydenhams Wessex League this season. So
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Police warn over trick or treat pranks
A DORSET police chief is urging trick or treaters to show respect this Halloween and respect people's privacy. Supt Martin Hiles of the Dorset police operations division said: "Halloween is a time of the year when people like to dress up and have fun
