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Berry Christmas
Check out the five-day forecast WE MAY be heading downhill to Christmas but the flora and fauna seem to be stuck in spring. Hot on the heels of hollyhocks in November and a flowering cherry tree come ripe and juicy strawberries. Keith Plummer has
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No Contest!
ORGANISERS of the 2012 Olympics are being urged to drop the "daft" idea of holding beach volleyball in central London and instead bring it to Bournemouth. A senior councillor wants to find ways of bringing more benefits from the games to the town and
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We will never stop the hunt for her killer
THE Heather Barnett murder case will always be open, according to the senior investigating officer. Five years after the Bournemouth mother-of-two's mutilated body was found by her children in the bathroom of their Charminster home, Det Supt Mark Cooper
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Drive in village to recycle more
WEST Parley residents are being asked to get behind a campaign and recycle more, cutting the waste that ends up in landfill. The village residents' association has created one of the first community-driven campaigns in the district. All 1,500 houses
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New security move is going down well
EXTRA security measures at airports, railway stations, ports and shopping centres are a good thing but should have been introduced years ago. That was one reaction to Gordon Brown's announcement of new precautions to stop terrorists hitting another
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Get it right and we’ll all prosper
NIGEL Hedges is passionate about Bournemouth town centre - and he thinks it is at a critical moment in its history. "It could go either way. One major decision or change of fortune could be the difference," he said, at his shop, Bourne Engraving. Nigel
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What do your Christmas cards say about you?
SCROOGE or Christmas spirit? Apparently your choice of Christmas card says more than just season's greetings to its recipients. According to a survey conducted for the Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair, you should choose your festive cards with
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Not all news is bad news
Wouldn't it be nice if sometimes the newspapers and television broadcasts were filled with good news? What with tragedy on the roads, tougher action against terrorism, teenage bodies found in the back yard of a house in Margate, it would be nice to find
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Police sink plans for drug centre
POLICE concerns have led to a drug support and needle exchange centre at New Milton being dropped by planning councillors. The Society of St James asked for planning permission to set up its centre in a former shop in Parkland Place, built on the former
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Bond beaten to Baseya deal
CHERRIES boss Kevin Bond appears to be fighting a losing battle in his attempt to bolster his limited striking resources. Bond's options are severely depleted for Sunday's trip to League One rivals Hartlepool with Lee Bradbury and Sam Vokes both unavailable
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Level pegging for Dorset duo
Dorset double act Gary Emerson and Lee James made steady starts to the marathon European Tour Qualifying School race in Spain on Thursday. Emerson and James, who are paired together for the first two days, carded level-par rounds of 72 on the New Course
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Fears for pub's 'nice little nature reserve'
COUNCIL officials have stepped in to stop tree felling on a piece of woodland in west Christchurch that locals fear is being prepared for future housing development. The site bounded by homes in Arcadia Road and Albion Road was part of the rear garden
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Youngsters in competition to name homes
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Pimperne are being asked to choose a name for a new housing development being built over an eyesore that has blighted their village for five years. Bayview Developments has started work on the 12 houses and 3 flats on the site in Salisbury
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Lions aim to defrock Devon's Abbot!
BOURNEMOUTH travel to Newton Abbot seeking revenge in the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup second round tomorrow (2.30pm). The Lions lost 27-12 to the Devonians in the fourth round of last season's competition when Bournemouth coach David Dunn admitted: "
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Dredging threat to rare species
A UNIQUE Dorset reef - which has been compared to the rainforests - is under threat as the scalloping season starts again. The nationally important Lyme Bay reefs, along part of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast which stretches to Purbeck, are home to
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New application for 30 flats at hotel site
A PROMINENT seaside hotel in Bournemouth could finally be redeveloped at the fourth attempt. The Studland Dene, Alum Chine, shut its doors last month after three planning applications to replace the hotel with flats were refused. But a new application
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Fighting fit!
LISTEN to some of the more devout fitness fanatics and they'll have you believe going to the gym is a matter of life and death. For Poole dad Lee Wylde, however, the sentiment may actually ring true. Lee is currently fighting his way back to fitness
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Hard rockers hit the mark again
Alice Cooper + Motorhead + Joan Jett, BIC A TRIPLE- whammy, rock-fuelled juggernaut rolled into town for an evening of hard-hitting nostalgia. Alice Cooper, Motorhead and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts played to an audience rabid for some of the biggest
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Call to extend flexible working rights to all
EVERY worker should have the right to ask their employer if they can have a better balance between their jobs and home lives TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has told a conference on work/life balance in London. He said that the right to request
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Walking in the bare?
SO staff at a chain of budget hotels are being given advice on how to deal with naked guests found wandering round the corridors at night. And we're not talking about stag-night pranksters having had a skinful. The thought of somnambulists without a
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Road's grim toll of misery
THE TOLL of misery on the seven-mile stretch of the A35, linking Bere Regis to the Bakers Arms Roundabout, is well-known to motorists and residents alike. When coupled with its blind junctions, hills, and hidden twists and turns, the fast-moving traffic
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Bond: Team picking itself
BELEAGUERED Cherries boss Kevin Bond admits a lack of competition for places among his wafer-thin squad is leaving him feeling "very uncomfortable". Bond's resources have been stretched to the limit as Cherries have struggled on three fronts recently
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Moss hits out at 'dangerous' challenge
WOUNDED Cherries goalkeeper Neil Moss thinks he may have "got off lightly" after being the victim of a gruesome horror challenge. Moss sustained a nasty facial injury when he was kicked in the head by Mark Wright during Cherries' Johnstone's Paint Trophy
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The Bridge of Sighs
POOLE'S iconic Twin Sails Bridge is set to be delayed because of stalemate between the council and landowners. The borough hoped to start work on its second harbour crossing next year but this is now unlikely. "We've done all the design work, prepared
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Pirates keeping Academy
MIKE Golding plans to continue running Poole's Academy team but has stressed the club won't be entering a side in next year's Conference League. He revived the Dorset club's junior side in 2006 after a 13-year gap and they celebrated by winning the British
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CRASH TRAGEDY
A POOLE schoolgirl with a love of horse riding has died following a car crash on one of the county's most notorious roads. Jo Malcolm, aged 17, died after her blue Citroen Saxo hit one of the many trees lining the A35 near the Bloxworth turning. The
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Bendall bout brought forward
STEVE Bendall has admitted his "relief" that his fight against Alexander Matviechuk is back on after he was told it was off 24 hours earlier. The Poole-based southpaw had been scheduled for an eight-rounder against the Ukrainian at Burton-on-Trent on
