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Lindback retires from speedway
MIKE Golding insists "the door will always remain open" for Antonio Lindback to return to Pirates following confirmation the former Grand Prix star has definitely retired from speedway. Swedish media reports say the Rio Rocket "is set to take up alpine
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Weighing up the evidence
SERGEANT Richard Wiseall hands Dorset Crown Advocate Angela England a bundle of witness statements. One of three Bournemouth-based police case directors, he outlines the evidence against a persistent young offender who is wanted for assault. The youth
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I was just there for the crack...
MY brother-in-law used to live in a house in Los Angeles with the San Andreas fault literally at the bottom of his garden. You could look out of the upstairs windows and see a distinct line where the ground had fractured. Under his stairs he kept an
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OAP’s fall after virus hits ward
THE family of an elderly woman who was in a hospital ward during an outbreak of a sickness bug have complained about the way she was treated. May Pearce, 88, was transferred to Christchurch Hospital for rehabilitation on October 11 after initially being
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Red tape horror after road crash
A WOMAN from Dorset went through a red tape nightmare after being involved in a serious road accident while on holiday in South Africa. Edna Dawes, 76, from Meadow Close in Sopley, and her daughter Kathryn, 46, from Southbourne, were a day into their
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Customers ‘will move’ if banks charge fees
NEARLY eight out of 10 consumers claim they would change banks if their existing provider introduced current account fees, a survey has showed. Around 79 per cent of people said they would switch provider if monthly or annual current account fees were
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Council's costly IT plan gets go-ahead
A £16 MILLION programme to revolutionise service delivery at Dorset County Council was given the go-ahead at a meeting of the full council. The massive IT investment comes at a time of County Hall service cuts, including day centres for the elderly.
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Ambulances with ‘design fault’ are put out of service
AMBULANCE chiefs have pulled 17 ambulances from the roads after a routine check revealed two of them to be too heavy. Two ambulances belonging to the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust were ordered off the A31 on Tuesday after checks revealed
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190 million-year-old fossil goes on show
AN amazing 190 million-year-old fossil unearthed on the Jurassic Coast is being displayed in Purbeck. The stunning relic of an ichthyosaur, found near Charmouth, arrived at Wareham Library yesterday and visits Swanage Library on Thursday December 6.
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Jones ends on winning note
PAUL Jones (Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers) completed a successful season by winning his final race of the year. Jones won the Whiteways Hill Climb event in a time of eight mintues and 22 seconds from Max Baldock (Poole Wheelers) who was just two seconds
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Priory fall against Rovers
CHRISTCHURCH fell in the first round of the FA Youth Cup after having Bristol Rovers "worried" for periods of the game, according to boss Andy Mills. Priory went 2-0 down in the game at Hurn Bridge before sub Ollie Dean pulled a goal back. But any chance
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Vokes praised despite cup loss
JOE Roach heaped praise on Sam Vokes after the Welsh under-21 striker hit the only goal for Cherries in Wednesday night's FA Youth Cup defeat. Vokes, who is in line to replace Lee Bradbury in the first team tomorrow, put Cherries into a 65th-minute lead
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Spurgeon mixing it up in Bucks
KEVIN Spurgeon was tonight tied in 31st place on two over par, as his quest for Seniors Tour Category One status got under way at the Tour Championship. Ferndown touring professional Spurgeon, who needs to reclaim his top-30 place on the Order of Merit
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Mobiles are the way to RingGo
COUNCIL chiefs are celebrating the success of a new payment system at Bournemouth's car parks - even though it has lost them £26,000 in revenue. Since motorists were able to use their mobile phones to pay for parking, council traffic wardens have issued
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Outrage at day centre plans
CARERS and relatives of elderly and vulnerable people say they will fight moves to close Swanage's day centre and merge it with Wareham. Carers, who rely on day care centres for respite, claim that stringent council rules governing who is eligible to
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Town seeks views on a 20mph speed limit
A NORTH Dorset town could be getting a blanket 20mph speed limit. Town councillors in Shaftesbury say they are about to canvas residents and businesses about their bid to make their town centre a go-slow area. They say the move would complement the
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PC explains the lack of charges over vandalism
A DORSET police officer has made the rare move of explaining in public why the force was unable to charge those they believe were responsible for car vandalism in a Wimborne street. Thousands of pounds of damage was caused in Allenview Road when vandals
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Town seeks views on a 20mph speed limit
A NORTH Dorset town could be getting a blanket 20mph speed limit. Town councillors in Shaftesbury say they are about to canvas residents and businesses about their bid to make their town centre a go-slow area. They say the move would complement the
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Ford sorry for 'waiting game' on team
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has stressed it is "unfortunate" they have to put riders and fans through a "waiting game" over 2008 team places. But he has admitted his hands are tied until after the British Speedway Promoters' Association conference has finished
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Weird science indeed
NEW York rock act We Are Scientists aim to bring more than music to their university tour which arrives in Bournemouth later this month. The band of budding boffins claim to be offering students a chance to "make their lives nearly 100 per cent better
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Village people
DORSET-based musicians Billy Bragg and Simon Emmerson, the Grammy- nominated musician and producer behind Trans-Global Underground, have united to bring an exiciting new musical project to Poole's Lighthouse next Wednesday. The Imagined Village has recast
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Bravura to the fore in popular duo
BSO, Lighthouse, Poole Melody all the way with two popular works, each assured authoritative performances under Marin Alsop's intuitive direction. Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto, Emperor, with Paul Lewis as eminent protagonist gave a polished performance
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Never a Dahl moment
Danny The Champion of the World, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth ROALD Dahl never ceases to be a winner with primary school children and this inspired stage production, adapted by David Wood, is champion too! Directed by Phil Clark for the Birmingham
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The castaway...
PERHAPS one should be careful when drawing comparisons between Phil Simkin and Brian Clough, but the sight of the Hamworthy United manager pulling into Lymington port behind the wheel of the team bus brought to mind a popular tale about one of the game's
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TIM V TIM
BOURNEMOUTH teenager Tim Hewitt has set his sights on making his mark on the senior circuit next year after claiming the scalp of former British No.1 Tim Henman this week. The 18-year-old from Poole beat the four-time Wimbledon semi finalist 3-2 in a
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Lallana wants to extend deal
ADAM Lallana insists there is plenty more to come from him - should his Dean Court loan deal get extended. Cherries boss Kevin Bond was last night in talks with south coast neighbours Southampton in a bid to prolong Lallana's loan deal beyond the initial
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Fuel’s gold
DORSET drivers are forking out more than £1 a litre for petrol as global oil prices continue to rocket. The UK average price of a litre of unleaded fuel has broken the £1 barrier for the first time, with diesel even higher at more than 103p. Prices
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GUNNED DOWN IN COLD BLOOD
A POOLE man who served as an elite SBS commando was tortured then gunned down by Iraqi police during a raid on a Baghdad house, an inquest heard. Brian Tilley, 47, who was in a relationship with a young Iraqi woman, was dragged in to the kitchen of her
