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QUINN SET TO REPLACE BOND
JIMMY Quinn is set to replace Kevin Bond as manager of AFC Bournemouth - with Jason Tindall as his assistant. The former Cherries pair are believed to be the choice of new owners Alastair Saverimutto and Paul Baker after Bond and his management team
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Robbins tips Suttoners to shine
KEV Robbins believes Suttoners could be a force next season after the much-improved outfit impressed the Blandford skipper on Saturday. Robbins's side defeated Suttoners to end their Dorset Funeral Plan Premier Division season on a high, although the
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Fire family is seeking home
A YOUNG family whose home was destroyed in a devastating fire over a month ago say they are struggling to find a new home. Paul Hicks, 28, his partner Cyndi and three daughters escaped the blaze at their home in Chestnut Way after their mother passed
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Life cycle
We come to a halt on a quiet road in the New Forest. From the back seat of their tandem Brandon Kenny lets out a series of "beeps," simulating the noise that his father will be hearing in Beijing next week - the unmistakable noise that counts down to
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Get on the buses – it’s in a good cause
THE Echo has teamed up with Transdev Yellow Buses to get more people travelling on buses - and raise money for local good causes. The Carbon Stoppers initative is a way of rewarding bus travellers by putting something back into the community. And Echo
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Girl shopped mum for drink-driving
A DAUGHTER reported her mum to police for drink driving after "fleeing" the car in fear. The mum, from Poole, was arrested and admitted the offence before Bournemouth Magistrates yesterday. Kelly Murror, prosecuting, told the court: "At 9.30pm on August
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Unsung heroes of the festival
IF YOU were one of the hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to the Bournemouth Air Festival this weekend, the chances are you may have seen a Red Arrow or two, a Sea Vixen or even a Eurofighter Typhoon. But how many noticed the two miles of cable
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Francesca steps out in aid of her brother
A FAMILY from Wool is about to take part in its latest fundraising attempt to help research into a rare degenerative genetic disorder. The Daily Echo first reported on brave Spencer Owens' Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) when he was toddler and, now aged
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BLAKE’S HEAVEN
THE Connaught has been described as perhaps the most attentive AA 3 star hotel in Bournemouth'. Centrally located on the West Cliff in an acre of its own grounds, it was built around 1901 and formerly a gentleman's residence. Its restaurant, called
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School-run parents face new crackdown
SCHOOL run drivers are facing a crackdown from the start of this term. Bournemouth council has introduced new restrictions on four school roads and two new dedicated parking wardens will target dangerous parking from this week. Poole council has new
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LEMON IS NEW PIRATES NUMBER EIGHT
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has confirmed Mark Lemon as their new number eight from today. Lemon, who rides for Reading in the Premier League, takes the place of Somerset's Jordan Frampton. The Australian is eligible to line up for Poole Castle Cover if
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LEMON IS NEW PIRATES NUMBER EIGHT
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has confirmed Mark Lemon as their new number eight from today. Lemon, who rides for Reading in the Premier League, takes the place of Somerset's Jordan Frampton. The Australian is eligible to line up for Poole Castle Cover if
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Dropping the clangers wasn't such a clanger...
DURING the long summer holidays, sleep-overs and chilling with a film, a pizza and a friend was a regular occurrence in my house. Such was the scene when I heard my 12-year-old daughter yelling angrily at her three-year-old brother to be quiet in the
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Problem flats are reduced to rubble
DEMOLITION is under way of the troubled Cheviot Court flats on Christchurch's Somerford Estate. Despite security fencing around the site, youths are still causing a nuisance there and risking life and limb by climbing up onto the roof. The 18 two-bedroom
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Green belt U-turn bid a ‘bombshell’
A U-TURN on opposition to government plans to build houses on East Dorset's green belt is being recommended to councillors. Members of East Dorset District Council have been given a report warning of a crisis in affordable housing in the district. But
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In a pickle?
Opies Organic Sweet Pickle (£1.47 for 290g) If you like your pickle very sweet, then this might be for you. It tasted more like a chutney than a pickle and there was very little in the way of a tangy taste and chunks of vegetables. That said it would
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The Eye of the Tiger, 207 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth
TALES of how good the food is at The Eye Of The Tiger are rife across Bournemouth. In fact one local entrepreneur enjoyed it so much that when he went on a business trip to Japan in 1995, he had a takeaway from the restaurant flown out to him - at the
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Produce driver
THERE'S nothing flouncy or fancy about Skye Gyngell as she stands surrounded by crates of fresh produce. Simply dressed in a T-shirt, jeans and apron, she's squeezing a tomato here, a nectarine there, sniffing herbs and shaking out a lettuce, occasionally
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Carpaccio of Beef with Red Pepper Relish
Carpaccio of Beef with Red Pepper Relish (Serves 4 as a main course) 500g best-quality fillet of beef Extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle Sea salt Juice of half a lemon 1 large red pepper 40g currants 50g very fresh pine nuts Sea salt
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Red, right and true
LIGHT travels faster than sound. An awe-inspiring demonstration of the immutable laws of physics came courtesy of the Eurofighter Typhoon on day three of the Bournemouth Air Festival. The twin-engined fighter jet tore across the Bournemouth skyline
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Lee reflects on 'poor' performance
BAFFLED Lee James has labelled his Jekyll and Hyde performance in yesterday's final round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles as his worst of the season. The Parkstone-based professional carded a triple bogey, a double bogey, and six birdies
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Looking forward to the next year’s one
IT was an opportunity to forget the credit crunch and rising fuel and food bills - if only for a while. The Feelgood Factor came roaring back in some style during the show-stopping four day Bournemouth Air Festival. With over 750,000 people flocking
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Memory of little brothers lives on
KATHRYN Morley-Towner smiles when she thinks of her two baby boys together at last. Pictures of sweet-natured Jake, who died in November 2006, and mischievous Toby, who passed away on August 16 this year, are dotted around the living room. "I believe
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Pessimism over jobs as downturn continues
ONE in seven workers in the South West fear that they won't be employed by their current employer in 12 months time if the economic down turn continues. A new YouGov poll commissioned by the TUC found that 304,000 workers in the South West (out of a
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Drug-user who spent £40,000 ‘meant for his children’ jailed
A MAN who squandered his children's inheritance on drugs while claiming benefits has been jailed for nine months. Paul Mooney, 40, from Alby Road in Branksome, Poole, admitted failing to declare that he tucked away money in two bank accounts while receiving
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They're toast!
FIREFIGHTERS were called out 82 times to Bournemouth University accommodation over the last year - and dealt with just three blazes. The majority of calls outs were for "fire alarm good intent" - for example burning toast, often in the early hours of
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Aquabatics
NOT since Walt Disney's Finding Nemo has a fish made such a daring escape. In the 2003 animated film, Nemo, a plucky young clownfish, evades a dentist's aquarium with all the skill of Steve McQueen in the Great Escape. And in Poole, on Friday, another
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Upset as arsonists set fire to church
A CONGREGATION was forced to take its service in the church hall on Sunday, after arsonists tried to torch their church. The fire was spotted at just after midnight on Sunday morning at the Church of the Good Shepherd at Herbert Avenue in Rossmore, Poole
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SAVI CALLS EMERGENCY MEETING
CHIEF executive Alastair Saverimutto has called an emergency board meeting to discuss Cherries' indifferent start to the new season. Saverimutto and Paul Baker - the club's new owners - saw Cherries slip deeper into the mire following Saturday's 3-1
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Pedersen under real pressure
BJARNE Pedersen has admitted time is running out fast for him if he is to stretch his six-year tenure of a Grand Prix place to seven. Pirates' captain reached his second semi-final in the six rounds he has contested so far this season with seven points
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Lack of fighting spirit is hard to defend
WHILE jubilant Vale fans threw beach balls on to the pitch during half-time, Cherries supporters could have been forgiven for throwing in the towel at the final whistle. The once-proud red flag was again replaced by a now more familiar white one as Kevin
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Fan dabi dosy!
Best of British Variety, Pavilion, Bournemouth A TRADITIONAL variety show starring some of the slickest most popular entertainers of our generation.. no wonder this was an outstanding triumph. With so many class acts packed into a three-hour evening
