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Go home and stay at home!
MORE than 25 years ago, I discovered something in my eye right at the end of watching E.T. From the moment the lights went up in the cinema and I made my way through the crowds of mums, dads, youngsters and couples to the exit, I struggled with this
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Fire closes part of town centre
PART of Bournemouth town centre was closed for two hours after an underground electrical fire. Dingles, the Arcade on Old Christchurch Road, and shops nearby were evacuated at around 11.30am. Electrical workers and firemen checked the damage in a smoke
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In it to win it!
SHE drives a brand new Ford Fiesta, she's just had her 22nd dream holiday and last year she got most of her children's Christmas presents all for the price of a few postage stamps. For Lynne Hargreaves is one of the UK's most successful compers ("comper
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Sett in his ways
IS Geoff Marsh the Bill Oddie of Lytchett Matravers - or can Oddie learn a thing or two from our Geoff? The former Goodies mainstay and lifelong nature lover has put Britain's flora and fauna back in the hearts of the nation with hugely popular programmes
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Green retreat for the Panto king!
ONE might imagine that being King can be quite a stressful business, but when panto monarch David Alcock hangs up his crown after a hard night on stage at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre he heads for home and a peaceful and mega-green rural idyll deep
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First round to pub decision
AS ANYONE of my generation and older will tell you, the chances of us ever being allowed to spend time with our parents in a pub were slender in the extreme. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that there was more likelihood of finding a non-alcoholic beer
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ALL BETS ARE OFF...
PLANS for a new £8.5 million casino on the site of Bournemouth's former ice rink, which could create more than 150 new jobs for the town, have been unveiled. Town Hall chiefs have objected to the Majestic casino development at the Westover Road site
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£10,000 to be WON! - click for more...
DO YOU want to make a difference to your community? Do you know somewhere in need of a makeover or a place near you that is desperately in need of a clean-up? If the answer is yes, we may be able to help. The Daily Echo has teamed up with Barclays Community
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Language training plans are slammed
GOVERNMENT plans to offer free language training to immigrants settling in Britain have been met with criticism from a Bournemouth language school. Shane Wilkinson, principal of Bournemouth Business School International, thinks the radical plans will
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Locked horns
A COUNCILLOR leading the fight to scrap the Solar Pyramid plans is calling for the resignation of the leader of Poole council. Cllr Phil Eades wrote to leader Cllr Brian Leverett asking him to reconsider his position following a "catalogue of mismanagement
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Pearce: Life goes on without loan stars
DEFENDER Jason Pearce says it's time for Cherries' players to "do the business", with the club's loan sextet no longer available to help shoulder the burden. Reading quartet Alex Pearce, James Henry, Jem Karacan and Scott Golbourne have all returned
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CAUGHT OUT ON WEB
BRITISH Speedway Promoters' Association chairman Peter Toogood revealed the Craig Watson average row' only began after the issue was raised by supporters on the internet. Poole wanted to recruit the Aussie as their last rider for this season on the 3.00
