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Daniel delivers best Poole performance
TEENAGER Daniel Wright claimed the Poole Boxer of the Night Trophy at Poole ABC's annual dinner show at the Lighthouse earlier this month. The 18-year-old fought in the last bout of the seven-match event, beating Blackmore Vale boxer Ben Bovey on a majority
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Kevin stepping up the drag divisions
A DORSET drag racer will be looking to make a big impression when this year's MSA British Drag Racing Championship gets under way at Easter. Forty-eight-year-old Kevin Slyfield, from Verwood, made his debut last Easter in Pro Modified, the Motor Sports
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When I watched with mother
ARE you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin... Just seven simple words that didn't just define a generation, it helped shape its children into well-rounded individuals who knew right from wrong, good from bad and that it was not essentially wrong for
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Charlotte loses brave cancer fight
TRIBUTES have been paid to the bravery of a young Ferndown woman who recently lost a five-year battle with cancer. Charlotte Read, 18, was diagnosed with the disease at just 13 years old, but faced chemotherapy, neurosurgery, and the amputation of her
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Turbines win support from 'silent majority'
A GREEN-MINDED Wareham man is launching a campaign group to support plans for a wind farm at East Stoke. Renewable energy company Infinergy has proposed six 125m turbines at Masters Pit quarry between Wool and Wareham - provoking some residents to form
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Charlotte Read
THIS is the Daily Echo book of condolence for 18-year-old Charlotte Read from Ferndown who recently lost a five-year battle with cancer. Please leave your tributes below.
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Pam’s close encounter with big cat
A BOURNEMOUTH woman claims she had a scary encounter with a big cat the size of an Alsatian in her back garden. Pam Skilton, from Alum Chime, went into her garden at 3am to let her elderly dog use the toilet. But walking along the wall towards her,
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101 cabbies are ordered off road
MORE than 100 Bournemouth cabbies have been ordered off the road for ignoring tough new council rules. They will receive letters this weekend telling them their licences have been immediately suspended because they ignored repeated requests to take a
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Protecting wildlife is a matter of teamwork
CONSERVATIONISTS and Dorset police have joined forces to target arsonists intent on damaging valuable urban heathland and pledged that they will be brought to justice. A new team of Dorset Wildlife Trust wardens has been set up to protect urban heathland
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House of Hope
FOR anyone facing the distress of a cancer diagnosis, support and understanding are vital. Having a safe place where patients can seek the reassurance of others who have been through the same thing can prove invaluable. And soon, thanks to the Daily
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Chilling out over Easter
WHAT a difference a year makes! Last Easter saw thousands flocking to the coast as bright sunshine and warm breezes attracted sunbathers and swimmers to Dorset. But, if forecasts are correct, there is certainly no danger of Easter eggs melting in the
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School's big drop of trouble
IT'S busy school drop-off time at Lilliput First School and still some parents are too impatient to drop their children off safely. The Poole school was the latest to come under the scrutiny of the Daily Echo's Parking Mad campaign. On the morning the
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Daleks invade the capital!
FOR some people being stuck in a room full of monsters would be their worst nightmare. But not for Doctor Who fans who are set to be in seventh heaven when the largest Doctor Who exhibition of its kind in the UK opens later in March. A whole new universe
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Coach firm wins legal battle with BT
BOURNEMOUTH-based Excelsior Coaches has won a legal battle against BT for £100,000 compensation and costs after telephone lines were left out of order for in excess of ten days. Over three periods dating back as far as 2005, Excelsior was unable to receive
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Poole rejects bid to ban glass in borough
A BID to tighten up Poole's policy on the use of plastic drinking vessels in bars and clubs has been defeated. The motion proposed by Liberal Democrats called for the Borough of Poole to adopt a robust policy on polycarbonate and to make representations
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Excellent engineers?
THE Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has launched new Engineering Excellence Awards to give consultancy and engineering firms a national platform to showcase and promote their work. The call for entries for the nine, mainly project-based
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New voice for victims
A NEW scheme being launched in Dorset next month will give the most vulnerable victims of crime a new voice. That's the pledge from the county's chief crown prosecutor, who is championing a groundbreaking initiative to help children and adults with learning
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Partnership? It’s a funny old thing...
RONNIE Corbett admitted in an interview the other day that he still sheds a tear when he thinks about his old pal Ronnie Barker. "We never had a cross word," he insisted. Not bad when you think he was looking back over a working relationship that stretched
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Train drivers to strike over pay
TRAIN drivers at one of the country's biggest rail operators are to stage a four-day strike in a row over pay, threatening travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Several hundred drivers at South West Trains will walk out on March 31, April
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Press conference put on hold
JEFF Mostyn has this afternoon confirmed that there will be no Cherries press conference tomorrow. The Cherries chairman's consortium had been expected to reveal their plans for the club, but things have been temporarily put on hold. "As a result of
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Sarah and Will are quickest in county
WILL Harrison and Sarah Meaker became Dorset's fastest man and woman in water as they won the blue riband event on the fifth and final day of the 2007 Dorset County Championships at Littledown. Harrison, 18, who joined Bournemouth Dolphins from Colne
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Paulley on the title trail
BEN Paulley is chasing four titles as the Dorset championships head towards next month's finals. The principal target for the Dolphin bowler is the singles where he intends to go one better than last year when he was runner-up to Andrew Voss. Paulley
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Crackdown on Forest speeders
DRIVERS who risk human and animal lives by breaking the speed limit on New Forest roads can expect to feel the full force of the law. Police say they are determined to beat the speeders who think the 40mph limit on unfenced roads is not for them. Officers
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Change at top at children’s charity
THE fundraising baton at Julia's House is being handed over after more than four years. Gavin Fisher, deputy chief executive, is leaving the charity this month, handing over the reins to Mike Bartlett. During his years at the children's hospice service
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Is your outlet a top shop?
CONTENDERS for Poole's coveted Top of the Shops title are been encouraged to come forward. The Daily Echo-backed competition is bigger and better this year, with Poole retailers joined by shops in Parkstone, Ashley Cross, Canford Cliffs and Broadstone
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Hands on
"IT feels like life has been taken away from under your feet," said Wendy Edwards, describing what it was like to be diagnosed with breast cancer in January last year. Within a couple of weeks, she had been referred to Dorset Cancer Centre's complementary
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What an x-citing meeting!
TEN brothers and sisters of children who use the services of Julia's House were thrilled when they got to meet the stars of X Factor. The youngsters regularly visit Julia's House hospice or have a Julia's House carer visit them at home. And on Saturday
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PUPIL INJURED
A BOY of 11 was injured outside his school where parents were parked illegally on zig-zag lines, police have said. It is the latest in a spate of incidents outside schools which prompted the Daily Echo to start its Parking Mad campaign. The accident
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Babes come of age
EDDIE Howe and Joe Roach masterminded a memorable 1-0 triumph over Combination rivals Bristol City last night and then lavished rich praise on Cherries' young guns. Cherries started with no fewer than nine youth team players - together with trialists
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Cherries hoping for FA leniency
CHERRIES will be hoping for a sympathetic ear when they face an FA disciplinary panel after admitting their players had failed to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion. The charges were brought by the FA following Cherries' incident-packed 2-0 defeat
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Zabik in tune with his idol
PIRATES newcomer Karol Zabik believes his childhood hero Craig Boyce has a key role to play in his success at Wimborne Road this term. The Poole legend, who retired from racing over the winter, will tune the Pole's British engines this season. Boyce's
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Finally, a daughter is laid to rest
A FERNDOWN pensioner has finally been able to lay his daughter to rest, a year after she died in an apartment fire in Paris. Ronald Smithson has spent the past year urging the French authorities to return the organs of daughter Tina, 46, after they were
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SAM OUT FOR ROVERS
STAR striker Sam Vokes's latest international call-up has added to Cherries' mounting Easter crisis. Vokes will miss Cherries' League One clash with Tranmere Rovers on Monday after being claimed by Wales for their European Under-21 Championship qualifier
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Natalie Bee scores sweet success
EUROPEAN Kickboxing champion Natalie Bee destroyed her Portuguese challenger in a night of home success at Bournemouth's Littledown Centre. The 26-year-old from Bournemouth forced a sixth round stoppage after her fitness and relentless workrate overwhelmed
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Course could cost cabbies their job
MORE than 100 Bournemouth taxi drivers could lose their jobs because they have not passed a college course in transporting passengers. Three years ago, taxi and private hire drivers were told they had to gain a relevant BTEC/NVQ qualification by February
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Whitcher wins it for Magpies
WIMBORNE Town forward Steve Whitcher bagged a brace as his side secured their place in the Wessex League Cup final last night. Leading 3-0 from the first leg, Christer Warren's team made no mistake at Cuthbury as Whitcher put the tie beyond doubt early
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Priory suffer Brock shock
JAMES Burden's early goal proved scant consolation as Christchurch suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of impressive Brockenhurst last night. Graham Kemp was left fuming after three second-half strikes ruined what looked like being a productive night
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The future starts here
THE ink may not yet be dry on the announcement that Sir John Butterfill will not be seeking re-election in the Bournemouth West seat. But be in no doubt, the race to succeed the Tory grandee will have started, even if ever so gently; a few phone calls
