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Performing the deck arts
THEY are symbolic of the traditional British seaside holiday, hired by the hour or the day for the purpose of relaxing and gazing out to sea - ice-creams, cups of tea, sunhats or blankets optional, depending on weather. But as anyone with experience
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The Pirates suffer a Wolves mauling
POOLE Pirates' opening Elite League broadside comprehensively missed its target last night. The bookies' title favourites had every chance of turning over Wolves to get their campaign up and running at the first attempt. They comprehensively out-gated
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Hollywood stars as Swans grab a point
SWANAGE Town and Herston boss Derek Beale hailed a star performance from goalkeeper Jimmy Hollywood Jnr, as his charges snatched a late 3-3 draw at Blandford United. The Swans glided into the lead after just three minutes on Saturday, when Richard Sands
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Sway savour first top-flight title joy
SWAY are champions of Division One for the first time in 31 years. They completed their campaign with a 4-0 victory over Verwood Town courtesy of goals from Dominic Taylor, Paul Sims, Adam Gates, and an own goal while neighbours Pennington St Marks gave
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Bond's double for Wanderers
PARKSIDE Wanderers remain three points clear in Division Five after Joe Bond (2), Gary Dyer and Dean Johnson put paid to Bournemouth EMS 4-1. Nearest rivals Suttoners Civil A gave Griffin a 5-1 drubbing with goals from Grant Cormack, Matt Singleton,
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Horgan's heroics for Roko
Jes Horgan's hat-trick for Roko Reserves proved decisive when the M A Hart Lawrence A Brivati Cup holders swept Oakdale Conservative aside 6-3 in Division Six of the Hayward Sunday League. Andy Reid, Paul Vincent and Craig Snehota were the other Roko
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Fox and Hounds win keeps AFC in hunt
Second-placed AFC Verwood kept their Division Four title hopes alive with a resounding 6-0 victory over Fox and Hounds thanks to Ross Dyer (2), Luke Homer (2), Chris Baldry and Leon Atkins. Sam Cole was the five-goal star of Tiegla Tiles' 8-0 thrashing
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Crash victim gave away £2m just days before death
A prominent member of Britain's Jewish community who was killed in a car crash on Bournemouth Spur Road last month had given away £2 million to good causes just two days before his death, it has been revealed. Wealthy philanthropist Benzion Dunner's
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Castle's return for Bath battle
LINCHPIN defender Pete Castle returns from suspension as Bashley embark on a revenge mission against Southern League rivals Team Bath at Bashley Road tonight. Castle was hit with a one-match ban after collecting a controversial red card when Bash went
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Keeper Keast steals show
CHERRIES were left to rue the woodwork and a fine goalkeeping display following their narrow defeat at the hands of the Grecians at Chapel Gate. City stopper Nathan Keast was in inspired form, while Matt Kemble and Jamie Davidson hit crossbar and post
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Drug treatment centre plans turned down
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a drug and alcohol service in a disused shop in Somerford have been unanimously rejected by Christchurch Borough Council. Despite officers recommending the plans for approval, members of the planning committee felt it would
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Suffering from mobile groans
I WAS out for a stroll the other day when I remembered something important I should have mentioned before I left home. But when I tried to ring home on my mobile, guess what? The blasted thing wouldn't give me a connection, that's all! How irritating
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Scroo loose
THE beard is back! A MySpace commentator recently opined that Scroobius Pip's beard is to him as her beehive is to Amy Winehouse. That it looks like Amy's beehive has landed on his chin only makes it more so. "Well, that's it for me - it's a trademark
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The buck stops here
A CREW from Mudeford Lifeboat was summoned to rescue an unusual victim from the waters just off the beach at Mudeford over the weekend. A distressed young male deer spooked by a dog barking on the beach had run into the sea along from Avon Beach Cafe
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Arson suspected after fire breaks out in pub
DETECTIVES are investigating a possible arson attack at a Poole pub, which could have ended in double tragedy. Luckily the Red Lion's two live-in managers were woken by an alarm at 3am on Monday morning, and were able to flee uninjured after discovering
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Pensioner falls victim to £230,000 shares con
A TRADING standards chief has revealed how an unsuspecting North Dorset pensioner was conned into buying £230,000 of worthless shares. Ivan Hancock, Dorset County Council's divisional trading standards manager, told the Daily Echo how the 83-year-old
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Dive school’s despair over ‘run-down’ base
SWANAGE'S famous diving school is submerged in a battle with Purbeck council over their dreams to give their home on the pier a much-needed facelift. Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, Divers Down, thought to be the oldest dive school in the
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Losing touch with reality...?
Brace yourself for the latest in trendy phobias to afflict our techno-savvy society. Apparently, millions of us suffer from "no mobile phobia", which has been aptly given the name Nomophobia. Yep that's right, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact
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High street remains subdued as economic slowdown takes grip
RETAIL activity remained subdued in March with high street stores reporting flat year-on-year sales, the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey shows. About a third (36 per cent) of retailers told the business organisation their sales volumes in the first
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Afghan blast kills Royal Marines
TWO Royal Marines have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldiers, serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines, were on patrol near Kajaki, in Helmand Province, shortly before 5pm local time on Sunday
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Out of balance
THE Michalin Restaurant Guide, affectionately referred to as the Bible of gastronomy, has come under attack from sone of the world's leading chefs and restaurateurs. The 108-year-old "red book" is out of touch with modern cooking trends, a number of
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Indi’s restaurant, Seamoor Road, Westbourne
MY local Indian restaurant falls into the traditional British curry house category, complete with flock wallpaper, red velvet-lined booths and loud patterned carpets. But just around the corner in Westbourne is Indi's - one of a new brand of contemporary
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It’s cool to take tea
WHAT have Kate Moss, Jodie Kidd, Sadie Frost and Sienna Miller got in common? No - they're not indulging in the latest spa treatment or investing a small fortune in the current must-have fashion accessory. These famous faces have all been spotted frequenting
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Let’s do brunch
THERE'S something luxurious about savouring a leisurely late brunch, rather than grabbing toast and coffee on the run. Chef Simon Rimmer, host of BBC Two's Something For The Weekend, hails brunches as "the ultimate solution to the hangover from hell,
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Branksome Beach officially ‘cool’
THE online luxury magazine Hot Brands Cool Places (hotbrandscoolplaces.co.uk) has awarded Poole seaside restaurant Branksome Beach with the "Cool Place" accolade. Branksome Beach has been chosen to receive the Cool Place award for April, and is in good
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That’s alright Mamma
POOLE actor Edward Lewis French has just joined the new London cast of the global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Linzi Hateley continues to head the cast as Donna Sheridan. Based on the songs of Abba, the show celebrates
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There’s a lot of collusion in the illusion
ON the first of two sell-out nights, Derren Brown dazzled an entire audience for a good two hours at Lighthouse. There was one bloke sat behind us who had never heard of Derren Brown and even he was taken in. How does he do it? Well, listen very carefully
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‘Only a fool breaks the two-second rule'
YOU'RE driving along the Bournemouth Spur Road at 70mph. But someone behind you wants to go faster. And their way of indicating this is to drive so close they are practically in your back seat. Welcome to the world of tailgating, one of the most dangerous
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The Caped Blue Sueder
SOME 1,700 runners took part in this year's Bournemouth Bay Run on Sunday, which started from Bournemouth Pier. There were a number of options including a 1K run for children, a half marathon, a 10K option and a 5K fun run. The events brought out everyone
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Care costs rise just not ‘fairer’
A BLIND Poole pensioner facing an increase of more than 100 per cent for her husband's day centre care has called the increase "a kick in the teeth." The 76-year-old, who didn't want to be named, has accused Borough of Poole of penalising elderly people
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Back on track?
A MAJOR part of Poole's town centre regeneration which appeared to have stalled, now seems to be back on track. Two years ago planning permission was granted for a £50-million plus Poole Gateway development at the railway station and former goods yard
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Homes crisis: bad as London
BOURNEMOUTH'S affordable housing shortage is now so bad that the town is comparable with the "worst parts of inner London", a report has warned. A study of Dorset's housing market found that Bournemouth had a "significantly higher" level of demand than
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Man found hanged in school
A MAN was found hanged in a school hall in Bournemouth over the weekend. Emergency services were called to Townsend Primary and Nursery School on Saturday night after users of the neighbouring community centre dialled 999. The man is believed to be
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It’s far too close for comfort
ALTHOUGH this may sound somewhat stupid, the only time I have ever had a close call while driving on a motorway, I was following the two-second rule' highlighted in today's road safety feature. A stretch of the M6 had introduced miles of white chevrons
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Forde's 'awesome' display
BOSS Kevin Bond hailed David Forde as "awesome" after the goalkeeper had played a starring role to help Cherries keep alive their slim survival hopes. The on-loan Cardiff City stopper made a string of fine saves as Cherries recorded a 2-0 victory over
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IS THERE A HITCH?
JEFF Mostyn's plans to take Cherries out of administration appear to have met with a major hitch, the Daily Echo understands. A consortium involving Mostyn, Steve Sly, Marc Jackson and other unnamed investors were hoping to finalise a deal for the club
