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Sorry sir, I won’t sell you drink – even if you’re 61
TAXI driver David Hoskins was left stunned when a sales assistant refused to serve him alcohol - despite him being 61. Mr Hoskins had visited the One Stop convenience store in Christchurch Road, Boscombe, on behalf of a severely disabled customer to
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Top bass catch for Jones on Bay run
ALUN Jones certainly had a trip to remember after fishing over a rough ground mark in Christchurch Bay where he apprehended a huge bass, which tipped the scales down to 15-8. Jones, from Christchurch, free-lined a whole mackerel on light tackle to tempt
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Carpenter's top-four finish at St Andrews
RINGWOOD ace Faye Carpenter enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime last weekend as she locked horns with Britain's finest young golfers at the HSBC Wee Wonders Grand Final at St Andrews. The St Michael's Middle School pupil, who beat off competition from
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Back on song
FORMER bank manager Dennis Broadhurst thinks he got skin cancer between his ear and eye from years playing cricket in the sun. The 76-year-old was a former opening batsman for Poole cricket team and umpired for another 10 years. "I love the sun," said
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Animals rescued as pet store catches fire
SCORES of rare reptiles had a lucky escape after a fire forced the evacuation of a Poole pet store. The blaze, which filled Southern Aquatics and Pets with thick, black smoke, broke out in a tropical fish chiller unit yesterday morning. Firefighters
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Sea for yourself!
HELPING Dorset's threatened marine life is the main aim behind the 2008 Walk for Wildlife. Dorset Wildlife Trust's sponsored walks or run on Sunday, September 21 will directly benefit the work of Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve at Kimmeridge Bay. "We
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Jolly good show
AM I the only one who wants to run down Richmond Hill with my arms outstretched like a pair of Hawk's wings, while muttering RAF slang like an excited erk, whenever a plane roars overhead? Thought so. Just me then. But there is a jolly feel-good factor
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Heart and soul
RON Danville had always been fit and healthy. So when he caught a virus which led to him having a heart and kidney transplant, it was something of a shock. But, determined not to let it hold him back, the 54-year-old grandfather threw himself back into
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Let there be light – but not too much!
RECTOR of Poole Bob Mason has welcomed the Church of England's call to slash its carbon footprint. A guide - endorsed by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams - asks vicars to think again when it comes to switching on church floodlights. The
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Town’s on course to hit recycling targets
RESIDENTS of Poole are far from rubbish when it comes to recycling but in future they will need to do even better. In the past four years blue bin recycling of paper, glass, cardboard, tins and plastic has shot up from 18 per cent to 39.1 per cent.
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Stay at home Brits mean resort boom
BOURNEMOUTH is enjoying a boom as people increasingly shun foreign climates to stay at home says a new survey. The resort is one of the most popular destinations chosen by Brits who opt to holiday in the UK says Shearings Holidays. And visitor numbers
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Chief sorry over farm plan snub
Bournemouth's top council officer has apologised following a councillor's claims that his requests for information on plans to create a demonstration farm and education centre at Throop were being ignored. Outline proposals for Hicks Farm, which would
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School plans up for debate
DETAILED proposals for the future of the former Townsend School site will be discussed at a meeting next week. Bournemouth's Cabinet members will be asked to endorse work going on behind the scenes to turn the building into a multi-purpose community
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Triple Red Arrow show
THE world-famous Red Arrows are scheduled to make an unprecedented three appearances during the festival. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Display Team draws crowds of hundreds of thousands of people wherever it goes so its displays centred over Bournemouth
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Vulcan bomber won't be in town
SATURDAY'S much anticipated appearance by the Vulcan XH558 at the Bournemouth Air Festival has been cancelled after technicians were not available to inspect repairs carried out to the plane. After the vintage bomber's last flight on Friday August 22
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Never mind the botox
FACE it. If someone gave you the choice between looking 10 years younger free of charge, or growing old gracefully, it's unlikely you'd plump for the crow's feet and the chicken-bum lips. In fact, it's only because most cosmetic procedures cost an arm
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Jag has edge
SIXTY years ago Jaguar unveiled its all-new and highly advanced XK engine which made its debut in the revered XK120 sports car. Today the heritage that made this iconic car so special is celebrated in a new XK60 which offers its own spin on the modern
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Frenzied knife attack in Poole
A MAN is recovering in hospital after a frenzied knife attack in Poole town centre. The 28-year-old was found slumped in Market Street, at 8.40pm on Thursday, but it's believed the attack happened at the nearby park behind Dear Hay Lane. Police think
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Step Brothers (15) **
THE biggest laugh in Adam McKay's comedy of escalating sibling rivalry comes before the opening credits roll. We are treated to one of George W Bush's infamous turns of phrase, taken from a campaign speech in 2000, when he proudly declared: "Families
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The Strangers (15) ****
ATTACK is often the best form of defence but what happens when you are faced with protecting the people you love from a faceless adversary without scruples or motive? How do you fight back against someone, unmoved by emotion, whose sole aim is to inflict
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Win Babylon A.D. goodies
AS Vin Diesel takes on the scum of the world in Babylon A.D. those lovely folks at 20th Century Fox have come up with some special merchandise for Echo readers to win in this week's competition. Up for grabs are five beanie hats and five Babylon A.D.
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Babylon A.D. (12A) **
FROM its downbeat opening monologue - "Save the planet? What for?" - Babylon A.D. imagines an environmentally ravaged world teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Mankind's fate rests on the hulking shoulders of action star Vin Diesel (The Fast And The
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Happy-Go-Lucky (15) Momentum ***
COMPARED with Vera Drake, this is like a day out at Disney, but although it's a lighter, brighter view of modern life from the master observer of the human character, it still has his trademark blend of dark humour and tenderness. Poppy (Sally Hawkins
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Asterix at the Olympic Games (PG) Pathe ***
AT nearly two hours long this formulaic family film goes on a bit, so much so that after 90 minutes I started to nod off. However, when I awoke (having missed nothing), unlikely and comical guest appearances from Michael Schumacher and Zinedine Zidane
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A prize for your best airshow photograph
OUR Daily Echo photographers and video teams will be capturing all the excitement of the More Bus Air Festival this week... but one reader can also cash in on the event. We're offering a £100 prize for the best photograph taken during the four-day event
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Awake (15) Icon ***
IF you've got a terminal illness, things aren't necessarily great. But if your (brand new) wife is Jessica Alba, it should make things a little better. Until life really starts to stick the boot in, and you wake up during an operation that's supposed
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Monkey - Journey to the West (XL Recordings) ****
AFTER creating cartoon pop group Gorillaz and making the Monkey fables into an opera, it seems obvious that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett should release an album to coincide with the ident sequences they've put together for the BBC's Olympics coverage
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Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell (Capitol) ***
OKAY, you trendy-dos, laugh it up but I defy anyone with a listening heart not to feel it melt when Wichita Lineman is in the air. Anyway, Meet Glen Campbell finds the veteran country man turning his attention to the ragged world of rock 'n' roll as
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What’s in the air today?
Today's flying display opens at 1.30pm and goes on until 4.45pm. The programme includes the first of the weekend's three visits by the Red Arrows and the Folland Gnat, along with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Black Cats, Blue Eagles, Sea Vixen
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The new 'vantrepreneurs'
Specialist website, Vansunited.co.uk has found that females make up a third of the 3.2m entrepreneurs in the UK and over a third of van owners are now women with the new breed labelled "vantrepreneurs" - signifying a considerable shift in the number
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The Automatic - This Is A Fix (B-Unique) **
AFTER the skinny jeaned scenestering of their lively debut, Not Accepted Anywhere, The Automatic have re(focus)grouped and hit on a meaty, beaty, big new sound. It's certainly better played and more thought out than its predecessor, which did little more
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Pete Greenwood - Sirens (Heavenly) ****
HIS songs tell tall tales of trying to locate a pair of shoes, Charles Manson, Victorian gin and missing lost opportunities. One song, the fraggled Bats Over Barstow attempts to condense Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas into three minutes. Handsome guitar
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Now here’s the happy news...
SOMETIMES I'm grumpy, most times I'm happy, on the odd occasion I'm dopey and for the rest of the time, I'm any and every one of the other four dwarves. But if you want a modern-day fairytale, look no further than the British Household Panel Survey.
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Air festival really hits the high notes
THERE'S a buzz of excitement in the air in Bournemouth at the moment - and I'm not talking about the planes. Whether flying machines are your thing or whether they bore you to tears, the wealth of entertainment on offer means you can't fail to be impressed
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OFF TO A FLYER!
BOURNEMOUTH'S first air festival took off in style on Thursday with stunning displays in cloudy skies between the two piers. Civic chiefs hope that up to one million visitors will flock to the town for the four-day event and boost the local economy by
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Stop thief! Women chase off bag robber
TWO women leapt out of a car and fought off a robber who was attacking a lone woman for her handbag. A 23-year-old woman was walking in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, late at night when a man grabbed hold of her bag and assaulted her to make her
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Connell delighted to be back
ALAN Connell put the finishing touches to his return to Dean Court and then admitted the opportunity to rejoin Cherries was "too good to turn down". Connell yesterday agreed terms on a two-year deal after arriving from League Two rivals Brentford for
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Time games cost us says Craig
DIVISION One outfit Bournemouth bring the curtain down on a tough league season at champions Havant tomorrow (1pm). Craig de Weymarn's side have had a mediocre campaign by their standards - losing star players Darren Cowley and Paul Prichard along the
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Matt's in demand for darts
COMMENTARY legend Dave Lanning has pleaded with Poole speedway chief Matt Ford to add his weight to a south coast darts extravaganza. Lilliput-based Lanning, who along with Sid Waddell is the voice of Sky Sports' PDC darts coverage, will be racking up
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Phil demands improvements
HAMWORTHY United welcome Brislington to the County Ground in the FA Cup (3pm), with Phil Simkin demanding an improved showing from his troops. Simkin, whose side went down 3-1 against Brockenhurst on Monday, said: "The first-half on Monday was unacceptable
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Killick: Stars could run Dolphins show
TOM Killick reckons he could slip away for an early season holiday and let his rampant players run the show themselves. The Poole Town boss has watched his stars rack up five victories on the spin in the Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division - banking
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Businesswomen with a head for fashion
Local businesswomen are set to be the best dressed in Dorset - all in the aid of a worthy cause. Fab Frocks of Westbourne, is hosting a charity fashion show on Thursday October 16 at Poole Grammar School featuring women from various local businesses.
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Dramatic fall in profits for housebuilder
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey, which has developments in Poole (Harbour Reach) and Sturminster Newton (Old Market Walk) has announced a dramatic fall in its profits as property sales slump. Figures for the first six months of the year show pre-tax profits
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MP comes out in support of recycling plant
SOUTH Dorset's MP has come out in support of Swanage's threatened recycling centre. As reported in the Daily Echo, residents have raised worries over the loss of the Panorama Road facility, which faces closure at the end of next year when the area is
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Shwan ready for the challenge
CHERRIES goalkeeper Shwan Jalal is aiming high after putting the finishing touches to his permanent move to Dean Court. Jalal, who initially arrived on a month's loan from Peterborough, has been one of the few shining lights during Cherries' tardy start
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Elm hoping for a Banbury catalyst
DAVID Elm is hoping for a little bit of history repeating as Bashley look to kick-start their BGB Premier Division campaign. Goalkeeper Elm has been sidelined with a shin injury sustained during Bashley's 3-1 defeat at home to Halesowen Town on August
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Hunt not expecting favour from Beck
ADIE Hunt is not expecting any favours from arch-rival Ryan Beck as Lymington go gunning for Southern Electric Division Two promotion tomorrow. The Lymington captain and New Milton opposite number Beck are firm friends away from the wicket and will lock
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Davey bites the bullet
PIRATES star Davey Watt admitted he "just had to grin and bear it" despite being on the end of a controversial tapes offence against Swindon. The luckless Poole Castle Cover heat leader was put back 15 metres for touching the tapes in heat four by referee
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Poppies exodus was a 'clear-out'
BOURNEMOUTH Poppies caretaker manager Kenny Vaughan has broken the club's silence to launch a broadside at its previous regime. Vaughan, whose predecessor James Wood quit in the summer along with virtually the entire playing staff, has taken on the task
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'NOT FOR SALE'
NEW owner Paul Baker has rejected a "most unwelcome" offer for AFC Bournemouth and has told the Daily Echo: "The club is not for sale." Baker and his Sport-6 business partner Alastair Saverimutto bought Cherries from administrator Gerald Krasner only
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Motorists fume at grass-cutting jam
MOTORISTS were left fuming after being stuck in traffic on one of Bournemouth's busiest roads - because someone at the council decided it would be a good day to cut the grass and bushes in the central reservation. With thousands of people heading for
