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Henry makes it a Memorial double for Bond’s side
CAN we play you every week, preferably at your place? For the second time in 25 days, Cherries left the Memorial Stadium victorious as the Rovers faithful bid Goodnight Irene to another three points. Until last month, Rovers had been the proud owners
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Funnell strike keeps Poole on top
GARY Funnell's 35-yard free-kick spared Poole Town's blushes as Tom Killick's side scraped past Alresford Town despite a far from vintage performance. Funnell's long-range strike 12 minutes from full-time proved enough to keep the leaders in charge of
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Coach sparked Poppies' win
JAMES Wood was quick to sing John Macey's praises after the Poppies coach initiated a match-winning tactical masterstroke. Manager Wood admitted he could take "no credit" for the change of tactics that resulted in Poppies cruising to a 2-0 victory at
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Lethal Walker nails Downton
PHIL Simkin described Nathan Walker as a "lethal weapon" after the Hamworthy United skipper again netted for his side. Walker, who is a towering presence in central defence, demonstrated his aerial prowess in the opposing penalty area by notching yet
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James a delight for Warren
WIMBORNE Town boss Christer Warren thinks star winger Kevin James is "unplayable" when in the sort of form he showed in Magpies' storming victory over Bemerton. Although James was not one of the Wimborne scorers, Warren described his performance as "
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Penalty miss costly for Linnets
DAN Pidgley missed a first-half penalty to complete an unwanted hat-trick as depleted New Milton Town had to settle for a 0-0 draw at local rivals Lymington Town. Trevor Parker felt Linnets had the "lion's share" of the derby but Pidgley's spot-kick
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Kemp fuming at Priory players
CHRISTCHURCH manager Graham Kemp pulled no punches in his highly critical analysis of his side's losing display at Cowes Sports on Saturday. Priory went down 1-0 after what Kemp described as an "atrocious" performance. "We started brightly and had two
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Jy: We have enough to stay up
RINGWOOD Town boss Jy Taylor felt his side were unfortunate not to emerge with a win from their goalless draw at Hamble ASSC. Ringwood had plenty of chances to grab maximum points but he said knowing his team had the better of the game was a "nice feeling
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Verwood beaten by Shaftesbury
VERWOOD Town's stuttering form continued as they fell to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Shaftesbury in Division One. Adie Arnold thought his side had "70 or 80 per cent" of the game but failed to break down a resolute Shaftesbury side, who were content
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Payout for family of biker killed in crash
THE family of a Ferndown motorcyclist who died as a result of spilt diesel has been awarded £110,000 in compensation. The result is believed to be the first time that a claim from such an accident has been accepted by the Motor Insurers' Bureau, an organisation
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My doctor says I’m two tents
IS THE wonderful world of camping really in terminal decline, as figures released last week would suggest? It appears that rising affluence - as opposed to rising effluent that campers may have suffered - is a contributory factor to the statistics that
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SID helps slow down the traffic
SID is slowing speeding drivers and making life safer for children at Bransgore Primary School. SID is not a new lollipop man, but a long-awaited Speed Indicator Device which flashes a bright red warning to drivers breaking the 30mph speed limit near
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Green light for care home to ease shortfall
A GREEN light has been given to build a major residential care home in Blandford to help stop the town's OAPs being shipped off to the Bournemouth and Poole conurbation where facilities already exist. District planners have agreed to the new and innovative
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Award finalists are unveiled...
THE finalists for this year's Daily Echo-backed Dorset Business Awards have now been announced. Multinational companies and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are listed side-by-side in the annual search for the county's top business performers. The
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Town sets Bash on their way
PLAYING out of position did little to halt ex-Cherries forward Dave Town's fine form as he scored a "beautiful" goal to help Bashley progress in the FA Trophy. Town's super strike was sandwiched between first-half goals from Jeremy Tarr and skipper Craig
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Rider fund helping Pirates squad
POOLE-based Rider Equipment Fund presented £4,340 to members of Pirates' Elite League squad this year. The organisation also gave £100 each to Poole juniors Matt Bates and Brendan Johnson. They donated £100 to funds for disabled duo Garry Stead and
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Bendall chasing Commonwealth title shot
Steve Bendall is targeting a crack at the winner of next week's battle for the vacant Commonwealth title. Southern Area champion Darren Barker and Ben Crampton from Canada clash at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Wednesday, November 14 and then Bendall
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Silent protest to safeguard Winfrith jobs
SKILLED workers carrying out the painstaking task of decommissioning a nuclear site have staged a silent protest to safeguard jobs and ensure UKAEA Winfrith returns to heathland as soon as possible. The Winfrith employees, who carried placards calling
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Manhunt police make arrest
POLICE have arrested a 27-year-old man in Bournemouth after the fatal stabbing of a man in Southampton. Police launched a manhunt after the incident at 2am on Saturday on the 12th floor of a Southampton tower block in Weston. Dad-of-one Neil Hampson
