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Magical Holder stars once again
CHRIS Holder produced one of those magical moments that will live long in the memory as Pirates took a giant step towards prising the Knockout Cup away from holders Coventry last night. The Aussie ace has already pulled off some amazing tricks at Wimborne
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Party paying Lib service to town
IT may not pull in as many visitors as the Bournemouth Air Festival, but the Lib Dems' autumn conference is expected to attract thousands to the town. The conference from Saturday, September 13, to Wednesday, September 17, takes place at the BIC, with
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Walk this way...
KILLER heels are making a come-back. Yes it seems sexy shoes with eye-wateringly high heels will literally be the height of fashion this autumn. But even though I know they make you look taller, slimmer, sexier and so on, if you're anything like me,
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Twin Sails bridge plan millions adrift
PLANS to build Poole's desperately needed second harbour bridge are millions of pounds adrift. Poole council is looking to plug the gap by seeking more government funding for the Twin Sails Bridge. The iconic bridge was tied in to the development of
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Fun and Olympic games
One thing still makes me gasp as if I had just run 25 metres. Without stopping. It is that some Olympic athletes spend years of their life training... to jump in a sandpit. Or over a rod. Can you believe that? It is something I did a lot myself when
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Beauty spot mess a Napoli legacy?
IT'S not what you expect to see when you visit a World Herit age Site, but this was the scene that greeted two walkers who decided to spend the day enjoying Dorset's beautiful coastline. Peter, 66, and Anne Ball, 59, of West Moors, were walking in Purbeck
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Promise a Beckett?
I AM thinking of writing a play called Waiting for Bridgeot. In it, nothing would happen. But there would be a lot of talking and dreaming... and waiting. It would be a black comedy in which the characters involved would anticipate the arrival of Bridgeot
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Sports academy will bring hope to Africa
A Bournemouth- based charity is to launch a world-first sports academy for underprivileged children in South Africa. The multi-million-pound scheme will host up to 250 youngsters at any one time and is scheduled to open next summer. Schools across Dorset
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Bid to slap Asbos on... the innocent!
PEOPLE who have walked free from a criminal court could see the allegations against them revived in order to serve them with an Asbo if a Dorset council gets its way. The idea, being pressed by Purbeck District Council, has been attacked by civil rights
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Novice biker hit kerb and crashed
AN OIL worker died instantly when he came off his powerful motorcycle after it hit a kerb on the central reservation of the Dorset Way dual carriageway at more than 80mph. An inquest at Bournemouth heard that 37-year-old technician Scott MacGregor was
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Jailhouse rock
HE'S played live at Glastonbury festival, represented the UK at football and will be on BBC Radio 1xtra. He's also been in prison for drug offences and theft. Theone Coleman's life has been anything but straightforward. To see the 23-year-old youth worker
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Proper Charlie
SINGER songwriter Charlie Landsborough is setting out on a new tour which will see him make a return visit to Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre on March 13, 2009. The tour follows hot on the heels of his forthcoming appearance on Songs of Praise with Aled
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Legal move to evict travellers from site
NEW Milton Town Council is taking legal action to attempt to move a group of travellers who arrived at Fawcett's Fields in New Milton on Sunday afternoon (August 31). Several vehicles including caravans, cars and vans are parked on the council-owned
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Holy cow - we've got the best food in county!
IT IS regarded as the stamp of culinary quality, revered by restaurateurs from Gordon Ramsey to Marco Pierre White. Now a Poole pub - resurrected from rundown premises in a station car park - has been recognised by Michelin for its outstanding food.
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Cats danger to bats
A bat rescue centre is appealing for cat owners to keep their pets inside at dawn and dusk after an influx of injured animals. Sally Humphreys, of Upton-based East Dorset Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation, is nursing 10 bats, including a number of rarer
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Fuel Watch
Esso, Damory, Blandford, unleaded 116.9p, diesel 125.9p. Esso, Windgreen Services, Wimborne, unleaded 109.9p, diesel 121.9p. Shell, Darby's Corner, Poole, unleaded 108.9p, diesel 120.9p. Total, Churchill Services, unleaded 109.9p, diesel
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Briggs suffers mixed fortune
DAVE Briggs' chance to shine in the pick-up truck race at Brands Hatch was badly dented when the Bournemouth driver was forced to start from the back of the grid after breaking a gearbox seal. However, Briggs made up two places before completing the
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Weekes loses in county final
WIMBORNE'S Chris Weekes was bewitched by Dave Smith in the Dorset singles final at Dorchester. Greenhill player Smith was on a high after reaching the national quarter-finals at Worthing last month and continued in the same vein by taking the county
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Zoe takes silver in UK School Games
THE UK School Games had a triple silver lining for Zoe Watson, one of five Ferndown Otters swimmers in the England South team at Millfield. The 15-year-old Queen Elizabeth's School student powered to a fine second place in her individual event, the 400m
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Make it an annual event
BOURNEMOUTH'S first seafront air festival has received a huge thumbs-up from local people. Eighty-eight per cent of people, who voted in a website poll, want the event to be annual. Some 367 people voted in 48 hours. To vote in our readers' air festival
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Sweet charity
CHARITY shops up and down the country are benefiting from the credit crunch as consumers hunt for bargains. Second-hand and bric-a-brac shops benefiting good causes now take more than half a billion pounds a year and last year profits smashed the £100m
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Tributes to brick man who helped wildlife
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Corfe Mullen brick maker who turned his office space into a wildlife education centre. David Ballam, 58, who died earlier this month from cancer, followed his father and grandfather to the helm of the family firm, the Beacon
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Jukebox Nick
EXTRAORDINARILY talented singer-songwriter-guitarist and all round decent bloke Nick Harper has always been the kind of musician who goes the extra mile... even when it is straight up. So - although impressed - no one seems much surprised to find this
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WARNING: These shows could change your life
APOTENTIALLY "life-changing" programme of art and performance will be on offer at Lighthouse in Poole this autumn. That is the claim by outgoing chief executive, Alistair Wilkinson, who says: "I truly believe the arts have the ability to change lives
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It’s the cat’s whiskers...
AS I write, my distraught Siamese cat is reeling from the shock of not having been asked to play a pivotal role in this delightful production, although I admit that her insistence on joining in every conversation might not have made her the best candidate
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Browned off?
TOUCHING down on the Tarmac after your summer holiday can be a horrible moment. With your tan already fading and a growing awareness that your trousers feel a bit tight, it can feel like the end of the world. But is there a way to avoid that post-holiday
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Companies Act confusion
THE Companies Act 2006 has caused considerable confusion among 75 per cent of directors and company secretaries while failing to reduce their administrative workload. That is the finding of research carried out by Jordans, the south west company that
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Lemon experience key to Poole deal
MARK Lemon's greater experience of top-level racing was the deciding factor when Pirates chief Matt Ford chose to switch number eight riders. The 35-year-old Australian, who stars for Reading in the Premier League, has been called up to take youngster
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WEDDING CRISIS AS AIRLINE GROUNDED
A FAMILY from Swanage was left desperate for tickets after the collapse of an airline threatened to ruin their big day. When Zoom Airlines went into administration on Thursday, grounding all its flights, a weekend of panic began for the 16 Swanage residents
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Riley rates City slickers
STEVE Riley tipped Gloucester City for a play-off place after they condemned his Bashley side to a heavy defeat last night. The New Forest outfit went down 3-0 in the Southern League Premier Division clash after falling victim of two brilliant first-half
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RINGWOOD BOW OUT
RINGWOOD Town's brave FA Cup run came to an end when they were beaten 4-0 at Marlow last night. Having held their Southern League opponents to a draw at the weekend, Jy Taylor's battling side proved no match in the replay. The Ringwood boss is now hoping
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I'M UP TO THE TASK
NEW boss Jimmy Quinn is confident he can revive Cherries' flagging fortunes after agreeing to undertake his latest salvage mission. The 48-year-old Ulsterman was yesterday unveiled as Kevin Bond's successor after penning a two-year deal at Dean Court
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Hard work is key for Jason
CHERRIES' under-performing players could be set for a rude awakening under new management duo Jimmy Quinn and Jason Tindall, with the assistant boss insisting hard graft is the way forward. Former Cherries utility man Tindall was unveiled as Quinn's
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Savi: Decision on new man couldn't wait
ALASTAIR Saverimutto yesterday backed his decision to thrust Jimmy Quinn into the Cherries hot-seat - just hours after sacking Kevin Bond. New manager Quinn was unveiled at Dean Court yesterday after a dramatic 24 hours that saw Bond, along with assistants
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Ford focused on semi-final
PIRATES may have beaten cup finalists Eastbourne four times in the league already this season. But Poole Castle Cover chief Matt Ford insists they are looking no further ahead than trying to overcome cup holders Coventry in a semi-final replay. The
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Why we’re going to the dogs
WE'RE supposed to be nation of animal lovers as well as a nation of shopkeepers, but you'd hardly know it. Thousands of cases of cruelty are reported every year for starters. Last week, a BBC programme exposed the appalling scale of suffering among
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It's the cat's whiskers!
Bell, Book and Candle, Bournemouth Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, Winton AS I write, my distraught Siamese cat is reeling from the shock of not having been asked to play a pivotal role in this delightful production, although I admit that her insistence
