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Parnell returns with a bang
DELIGHTED boss Steve Riley saw Bashley record their first Southern League win of the season and then hailed comeback king Matt Parnell. The defender put a 10-month injury nightmare behind him when he came off the bench to cap the victory at Chippenham
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Warren absent as Magpies crash
BOSS Christer Warren did well to miss this humiliating defeat as Wimborne Town's tardy start to the season continued at Cuthbury. Goals from Wimborne old boy Gareth Barnes and recent addition Jon Brock earned Christchurch their first league win of the
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Robbins has sights on next year’s title
BLANDFORD skipper Kev Robbins has thrown down the gauntlet for next year after all but conceding defeat in the chase for this season's Premier Division title. Despite securing a 10th consecutive victory by beating Wayfarers on Saturday, Blandford failed
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Sturs demolished by Rec-ing crew
HAMWORTHY Recreation boss Steve Manuel is refusing to get carried away after his side destroyed Sturminster Newton 5-0 in their opening Dorset Premier League game. The defensively strong Sturs held firm during the first half but the floodgates opened
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Me, go to a concert? Live it out
I REALISE I'm probably in the minority when I say this - but I just don't see the appeal of live music. I'm not talking about being serenaded by a jazz band at a restaurant, or listening to a Spanish guitarist in a hotel bar on holiday, but more specifically
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Rain may have thwarted arson attempt at flats
Rain may have saved Boscombe residents' lives after an estate agent who had been drinking tried to spark a fire outside a bedsit block. Luke Watson, 20, from Walton Road, Bournemouth, admitted attempted arson, being reckless, at Walpole Road in January
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Post office fight is set to go on after showdown
Campaigners fighting to save a Bournemouth post office from closure have vowed to fight on following a "frustrating" showdown with Post Office officials. St Albans church in Charminster provided the setting for the second public meeting to oppose the
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It’s cold comfort
The weather forecasters were wrong again but, this time, they did the South Coast a massive Bank Holiday favour. Forecasts for fine weather lured families to holiday resorts. But the predicted sunshine gradually gave way to cloudy conditions and rain
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Altar ego?
IT'S an unusual priest who high-fives his parishioners, calls himself a heretic and swims naked with piranhas. But here's a man who has done it all - and then some. Father Denis Blackledge has been carving out a niche for himself at Corpus Christi Church
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Waterfront hotel site demolition refused
Permission to demolish a waterfront hotel in Poole has been refused, ahead of the multi-million pound re-development scheme being considered. Borough of Poole has turned down an application to demolish the Quay Thistle Hotel on Poole Quay. Patch Properties
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'Skills gap of school leavers'
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) says its members are reporting that too few school- and college-leavers have the skills and attributes they require - their research indicates that around three-quarters of a million small businesses have had to recruit
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Unsigned, sealed, delivered, I'm yours...
The music programme that hunts Britain for talented, unsigned artists is returning to Channel 4 this autumn and producers are looking for acts to perform in front of a panel experts, including Bournemouth boy made good Alex James. Blur bassist turned
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Man jailed for grudge attack
A FITNESS instructor who was caught on camera "celebrating" with friends after smashing a beer glass in another man's face has been jailed for three years. Robert Wallace, 27, admitted assaulting Emelyn Woods, causing him actual bodily harm, in Westbourne
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Take-off for town
HOTELIERS, shops and restaurants have been gearing up to welcome at least 500,000 visitors into Bournemouth during the four-day air festival (August 28 to 31). Half the anticipated half-a-million plus visitors will be local residents and the influx is
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Monstrous suggestion
THE story of Frankenstein's monster written by Mary Shelley is hailed as one of the first modern horror novels written by a woman. But a new book suggests that Bournemouth's most famous daughter might have had help from her husband, poet Percy Shelley
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A heroes’ welcome
A teenager has told how he interviewed elite athletes, strolled round the Olympic village and marvelled at world-class arenas in a once -in-a-lifetime experience in Beijing. Steven Dow was at the Olympic Games, as a McDonald's Champion Kid, after winning
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Man told to pay back 1p after con nets £91,000
A cruel conman who tricked a woman he befriended out of £91,000 has been ordered to pay back just 1p at a confiscation hearing. Richard Wesley, 61, from Albert Road, Corfe Mullen deceived Mary Manning after claiming he needed money to help fund a car
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Blood clue led to mugging arrest
brought to justice after detectives found traces of his blood on a discarded bus ticket at the scene of a street mugging. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how vital DNA evidence discovered on the ticket had led police to 19-year-old Sean McCann. McCann
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Best in the Fest
THOUSANDS of people partied in the park at the first day of the Poole Park Fest on Sunday. Britain's unseasonable summer weather meant crowds were basking in sunshine one minute and sheltering from spots of rain the next. But that did nothing to diminish
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Dumped in a box
IT'S hard to believe anyone could abandon something so small and helpless. These three-week-old black kittens were dumped in a cardboard box on the doorstep of Bournemouth & District Cats Protection in Kinson on Friday night. The four tiny youngsters
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Bon viveur
Whether it's toast and tea, coffee and cereal or a full English, breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. Despite this, one in six children, two in five teenagers, and one in five adults in the UK skip breakfast every day. However,
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Review: Tapas Plus, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth
SPENDING your lunch break in Tapas Plus is likely to get you in trouble with your boss. Even the most regimented, self- disciplined and work conscious of employees will struggle to resist the restaurant's ability to goad you into feeling like you're
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Ap-peel or no ap-peel?
Hartley's (59p for 454g) Although it had the joint highest content of fruit per 100g, this marmalade tasted somewhat artificially sweet. It had more of a jelly quality than that of marmalade, although the orange rind did give it a zesty kick. Overall
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Amy, 97, is a true Girl Guide 'original'
GROWING up in a tiny village in Berkshire, Amy Brewer was thrilled to become a member of her local youth group. Little did she know, when she joined the 1st Pinkney Green Girl Guides aged 11, that she was earning herself a place in the history books.
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Rising tide of road rage
DRIVERS are at risk from a rising tide of road rage, it is feared. In one horrific incident, a wine bottle was hurled from a car at a driver on the Christchurch bypass during the rush hour. In other incidents in the past year, a driver was threatened
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Final countdown
GET ready to paint the town red - the Red Arrows are flying in for a hat-trick of stunning displays. The spectacular aerobatic display team will, for many visitors, be the highlight of the More Bus Bournemouth Air Festival. The Red Arrows are always
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Report from Beijing 2
Today we were fortunate enough to be able to go to the Olympic village. Every detail of the athlete's village was designed to make the athletes feel at home including the smallest detail from a post office to a red phone box outside the athlete's room
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Report from Beijing
Steven, aged 14, from Walkford, was chosen from hundreds in a national competition run by Echo publisher Newsquest. Below he gives his thoughts after arriving in Beijing WE arrived in Beijing at 5.30am and were met by a McDonalds Champion kids chaperone
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Cobham group boosts portfolio with US buy
WIMBORNE'S aerospace and defence group Cobham plc has increased its transatlantic presence with the acquisition of US-based intelligence and surveillance company GMS Inc. Cobham has reached an agreement to acquire the trade and net assets of GMS from
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Credit crunch hits homes-build firm
PERSIMMON PLC, the parent company of Hampshire-based Persimmon Homes South Coast, has become the latest construction company to suffer from the effects of the rapid decline in house sales. The company, which currently has developments under way at Blandford
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Grecians make it a grey day for Bond
LIKE a typical English summer, it never rains for Kevin Bond. It pours. This August Bank Holiday damp squib emphasised the size of the task facing the Cherries boss to revive the club's flagging fortunes. And with an instant return to League One looking
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Park's pick of Bournemouth
SKIPPER Craig de Weymarn was full of praise for his second in command Nick Park after the Dorset star batted Bournemouth to victory on Saturday. Park fired 60 as the hosts chased down Hampshire Academy's 151 all out to win the Southern Electric Division
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Kevin's call for courage
BOSS Kevin Bond admitted Cherries had lacked punch as they succumbed to a first League Two defeat of the season. Ryan Harley bagged the only goal of a sterile affair as Cherries went down 1-0 at the hands of newly-promoted Exeter City on Saturday. Bond
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Zabik set for Poole return
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has revealed Karol Zabik asked to leave Pirates three times before allowing him to go earlier this season. Ford also confirmed he wants to retain the Pole as a Poole Castle Cover asset ahead of Zabik's anticipated return to Wimborne
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Bond steps up striker search
CHERRIES boss Kevin Bond will this week continue his exhaustive search for a proven striker after missing out on a host of possible targets. Bond, who is desperate to find a replacement for Bristol Rovers-bound Jo Kuffour, must move before the transfer
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Bashley beaten after Elm injury
BASHLEY goalkeeper David Elm could be back in the team for their tough league trip to Chippenham today (3pm) despite being forced to go to hospital through injury on Saturday. The strapping custodian took a heavy knock to his shin in the 20th minute
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Dolphins make it a quartet of wins
EX-WIMBORNE defender Michael White made a steady start for Poole Town as a first-half blast clinched their fourth straight league victory. White put pen to paper for the Tatnam Farm outfit just before this game and made his Dolphins debut when he came
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Even Stephen for Priory men
DRAW specialists Christchurch got their third in four league games as their experiment with Friday night football proved an outstanding success. Not only did Graham Kemp's boys garner a point off one of the Wessex League's most highly-rated teams in
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King hits two in Verwood victory
PETE King cracked a brace and Luke Homer and Russell Dyer were also on target as Verwood romped into a 4-0 lead inside 40 minutes. But Hythe and Dibden hit back to make the home team sweat before Adie Arnold's charges secured a vital Division One win
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Liphook lose out to Hunt's heroes
PROMOTION hopefuls Lymington took a step closer to reaching the Southern League's top flight with another resounding win at the weekend. Adie Hunt's side demolished Liphook and Ripsley well inside the distance on Saturday to set up a nailbiting final
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Middlo: Holder up with world's best
NEIL Middleditch is calling for Grand Prix chiefs to pitch Chris Holder straight into the World Championship next year. Pirates' team manager made his plea after 20-year-old Holder had equalled two-times world champion Jason Crump's track record at Eastbourne
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Magpies forced to share the spoils
WIMBORNE player-manager Christer Warren was left to rue two defensive mistakes as they gifted battling Hayling a point in a 2-2 draw. Magpies - one of the teams tipped to seriously challenge for the title - dropped two more points following this draw
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Lenient official angers Simkin
HAMMERS manager Phil Simkin was furious with the referee after Romsey turned up late and won 3-1 following a late kick-off. Heavy delays on the roads in and around Hampshire and East Dorset meant Romsey's players struggled to get to the County Ground
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Linnets team prise a point
NEW Milton battled hard to prise the first points of the season off high-riding Moneyfields in a goalless draw. And the Fawcett's Field-based outfit almost stole a win when Dave Ewen, Max Sampays and Ryan Long all went close to breaking the deadlock
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Double delight for Taylor’s Ringwood
DAN Baguley, Mark Burrett and Min Kim were on target as Ringwood made it two wins on the bounce after a 3-1 victory over Whitchurch United. Baguley deflected in a Burrett shot in the third minute, Burrett touched home Jason Hardy's cross for Ringwood's
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Poor Poppies hit for eight
BOURNEMOUTH Poppies' steady start to the season came to an abrupt end when they were hammered 8-0 at VT FC. Vospers maintained their unbeaten record and moved up to third in the table as Warren Hunt fired in four goals to take his season's tally to six
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Region named least violent in the country
DORSET East has been named as the safest part of the country by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. The trust analysed Home Office figures and said it has the lowest amount of violent offences in the country per 1,000 population. "Dorset Eastern" covers the county
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Debate rages over cricket pitch plan
COMMENTS have flooded in to the Daily Echo's website after a report of a revised planning application from Waitrose for a store on a cricket ground in Wimborne. The supermarket giant has made changes to a plan submitted last October for a new store and
