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It's a knockout
HUNDREDS of properties were left without power and a tree caught fire after a freak explosion in Bournemouth town centre yesterday afternoon. Bystanders said that they heard a loud bang and then saw that a tree behind Bournemouth Tourist Information
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A touch of nostalgia
A Touch of Danger, Lighthouse, Poole The latest Lighthouse drama season has opened with this trusty old pot-boiler from the pen of the late thriller writer Francis Durbridge. Even though it clunked along ponderously, and at times failed to even
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Expose parking menace at our schools say parents
THE Daily Echo's Parking Mad campaign has again prompted lots of response on the website and calls from parents inviting us to their schools. We will continue to visit schools in Dorset to monitor the parking situation outside their gates. The aim of
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Red alert for rescue team
AS the world reeled in the aftermath of 9/11, emergency planners at Whitehall were asking themselves this question: how would Britain cope if it suffered an attack on a similar scale? The disturbing reality was that British search and rescue techniques
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Concern over parking at new Barclays site
POOLE town centre could be set for parking chaos if the new Barclays development gets the go-ahead, it is claimed. The new multi-million pound office blocks, which look set to be granted planning permission tonight, would provide a total of just 222
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Town could get up to speed first in fibre plan
BOURNEMOUTH could become the UK's first "fibre town" this autumn with super-fast broadband services being delivered via the sewers. Fibre firm H20 says consumers in Bournemouth, Northampton or Dundee will be offered the super-fast service first. With
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Top of the shops
IS Bournemouth a shoppers' paradise or do you prefer to bag your bargains out of town? That's the question being posed to residents as the spotlight falls on the quality and range of Bournemouth's shops. The views of Daily Echo and Advertiser readers
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‘Raw deal on buses for partially sighted’
A PARTIALLY sighted man believes people with sight difficulties are being discriminated against, as they, along with the over 60s, will lose free bus travel before 9.30am from April. Wimborne resident Michael Hall, 54, has written to East Dorset District
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Was it poo or Pooh?
It's going to be a very lucky day today, punk. Yes I am feeling lucky. Wanna know why? Well it all started this morning when I was strapping my youngest daughter into her car seat. It's a tricky job as she's wrapped up like the Michelin man in a thick
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If the Price is right...
NIGEL Price is the enthusiastic managing director of well-known local estate agent Goadsby which has offices covering Dorset and Hampshire. What follows is the story of how an aspiring farmer secured one of the most sought after roles in regional estate
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Job loss threat for day centres
DORSET day centres for the elderly and people with learning disabilities are facing staff cuts despite a County Hall U-turn on proposed closures. The recommendation of an influential council committee to scrap plans to close four day centres will not
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Vicky and Sophie’s one-two times four!
TEN-YEAR-OLDS Vicky Adams and Sophie Cooke recorded four 1-2s for Bournemouth Dolphins to lead a 32-medal haul by east Dorset swimmers at the Tigersharks Winter Open Meet in Swindon. Adams maintained a 100-per-cent record as she took gold in the 10yrs
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Otters' trio on target
FERNDOWN Otters' head coach Tony Watson joined three of his swimmers in Nottingham as British Swimming took another step towards the London Olympics. Naomi Vides, 13, Fran Hughes, 14, and 15-year-old Kim Rowles are among 139 youngsters in the 2012 Target
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Holder looks ahead to being a Pirate
YOUNG gun Chris Holder has stressed it's a "shame" he won't be lining up as a Pirates team-mate of Jason Crump this season. But the 20-year-old Australian fully understands that the vagaries of the team building limit have made it impossible. At the
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St Michael's primary in Bournemouth
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St Michael's primary in Bournemouth
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St Michael's primary in Bournemouth
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It wouldn't be February without...
ST VALENTINE'S DAY (FEBRUARY 14) No matter how many times they say they're not bothered about it and that you needn't make a fuss, take no notice, for if there's no card bearing words of undying adoration and a romantic present on the day, you'll get
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Power cut follows explosion
PART of central Bournemouth was without power this afternoon (Wednesday) after an explosion at an electricity sub-station near the Tourist Information Centre. The incident happened at around 3.45pm.
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Heatherlands First School, Parkstone
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Heatherlands First School, Parkstone
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Old Town First School, Poole
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Social care charges ‘good for majority’
There will be more winners than losers in proposed changes to Poole social care charges - but those who pay more will be severely hit, it is claimed. Charges for transport and day centres will double - from £3 to £6 - and home care charges will rise
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Transplant law ‘needs changing’
DONATE your organs to help people like me. That's the call from a Bournemouth councillor as the debate over "presumed consent" goes on. David Kelsey is still recovering from the "agony" of a kidney and pancreas transplant on the night of Christmas Eve
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Christchurch bypass roadworks start
WORK is due to start on Thursday evening (January 24) on improving the surface of the A35 Christchurch by-pass between Somerford and the town centre. The scheme, expected to take three nights to complete subject to suitable weather conditions, will pioneer
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Hard cell
WHEN William Mitchell was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome around four years ago, he had never even heard of the disease. But fortunately for him, the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is one of only three centres of excellence in the UK for the diagnosis
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Family issue appeal after ‘needless death’
THE family of a young man who was found dead at a house in Fordingbridge at the weekend have paid tribute to him. The body of 23-year-old Shaun Wells was discovered by his family at a house in Whitsbury Road early on Sunday morning. His family issued
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Drugs support centre back on the agenda
PLANS to build a drug and alcohol support centre in New Milton could be resurrected. The Society of St James has requested a meeting with town councillors to discuss new proposals for providing a treatment and support centre for people with substance
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Go-ahead for footpath to restored town pool
A STEP forward has been taken in a project to restore a North Dorset swimming pool with a council pledge to build a new footpath to a free car park. The right of way received the green light at an extraordinary general meeting of Shaftesbury Town Council
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Dorset County Council suffers power failure
TECHNICAL staff at Dorset County Council are fighting to get computer systems up and running after a power failure at County Hall. Council communications chiefs have warned that people calling the council may experience difficulties while its computer
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Courthill School, Parkstone
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Courthill School, Parkstone
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Courthill School, Parkstone
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King's Park Primary, Bournemouth
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King's Park Primary, Bournemouth
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King's Park Primary, Bournemouth
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Elmrise School, Bournemouth
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Elmrise School, Bournemouth
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Elmrise School, Bournemouth
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St Aldhelms School, Poole
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St Aldhelms School, Poole
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St Aldhelms School, Poole
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Corpus Christi RC Primary School
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Corpus Christi RC Primary School
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Corpus Christi RC Primary School
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Malmesbury Park Primary school
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A champion of Mantovani
ACTRESS Alexandra Bastedo made her name as star of the 1960s cult TV adventure series The Champions. She played Sharon Macredy, one of secret agents recruited for the superpowers bestowed on them by mystical holymen after a plane crash in the Himalayas
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Malmesbury Park Primary school
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Malmesbury Park Primary school
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Kingsleigh Primary School in East Howe
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Kingsleigh Primary School in East Howe
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Kingsleigh Primary School in East Howe
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Hillview Primary School in Ensbury Park
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Hillview Primary School in Ensbury Park
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Hillview Primary School in Ensbury Park
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May the Forest Force be with you
NEW Forest watchdog groups are appealing for volunteers to join them in a crackdown on litter-bugs as they prepare to launch their annual forest clean-up. With more and more mess mounting up from careless visitors and deliberate dumping by fly-tippers
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Parents, learn your lessons
PARKING has become a hot topic among parents at the school gates. And the Daily Echo's campaign to prevent parents putting lives at risk by parking dangerously outside schools has been running for the last six months. It has the backing of parents, teachers
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‘NIGHTMARE’
A SPATE of minor accidents outside primary schools last week has added impetus to the Daily Echo's campaign to prevent dangerous parking. A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a car outside St Michael's Primary School in Bournemouth on Thursday
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It's just a wee brewery
LANDLORDS at Ye Olde George Inne in Christchurch have turned their hand to brewing as well as serving real ale with the launch of their own Yogi Beer and Dorset Piddle brands. Rob Martin and Paul Goldsack, who have been hosts at the historic former coaching
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BAN PUT ON LOANS
CHERRIES are understood to have been hit by a Football League transfer embargo, the Daily Echo can today exclusively reveal. It is believed that boss Kevin Bond has been blocked from adding to his threadbare squad due to the club's perilous financial
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Reduced Number of Lifeboat Incidents
IT MAY have been the summer's miserable weather. It may have been people taking safety messages on board. But Poole's lifeboat crew has another theory as to why they enjoyed a quieter year than usual in 2007 - the introduction of 24-hour drinking. The
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Late lapse mars away win for Kemp
BOSS Graham Kemp demanded that his Christchurch players "learn" from giving away a late goal against Alresford last night. Kemp's charges ran out winners thanks to Marc Burrows's strike after 36 minutes and Paul Rideout's spot-kick midway through the
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Phillips rescues 'poor' Poppies
RELIEVED James Wood insisted his Poppies stars were lucky to come away with three points after "inviting" Lymington Town to come at them. Leigh Phillips's 37th-minute strike was enough to secure three points for Wood's Wessex Premier Division high-flyers
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Bash pay the penalty
BASHLEY crashed out of the errea Cup at the fourth round stage as Hillingdon Borough edged through on penalties at Bashley Road last night. Ryan Moss levelled matters for Bashley after just 11 minutes following Leon Nelson's eighth-minute strike for
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Ford: Holder's a worthy champion
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has shrugged off sceptics' criticism that Chris Holder would not have won the Australian Championship if Jason Crump and Leigh Adams had taken part. Holder, the 20-year-old Poole Castle Cover new boy, swept to his first national
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It’s time to show you care
WHEN an issue appears to be getting worse, not better, surely the time to take some serious action is nigh. A few months in to our Parking Mad campaign to urge parents to think about the dangers at the end of the school run, three people have been involved
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Comeback kids lift gloom
SUPERSUB Brett Pitman hauled Cherries off the foot of League One after grabbing a dramatic late winner to settle a pulsating seven-goal thriller last night. Pitman came off the bench to head home Lee Bradbury's cross deep into stoppage-time to cap a
