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Young Buccaneers swat away Hornets
NATIONAL LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP, FIRST ROUND, SECOND LEG BOURNEMOUTH BUCCANEERS 55 NEWPORT HORNETS 38 (Bournemouth win 114-69 on aggregate) MARK Baseby celebrated becoming a fully-fledged Poole asset yesterday by top scoring in Bournemouth’s comprehensive
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Mark Baseby signs as full Poole asset
PIRATES chief Matt Ford confirmed the signing of Buccaneers rider Mark Baseby as a full Poole asset before Bournemouth's home cup clash against Newport tonight. Baseby joins the Dorset club from his former outfit King's Lynn, who had bought
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We're all going to die, again
DEPRESSING, isn’t it? Just when you thought the recession had doomed you to a future of mind-numbing poverty, we discover there may not be a future after all. See, swine flu is about to sweep the world in a major pandemic, and aren’t the experts
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DMF first Insights event sold out
The very first DMF Insights welcomed ex Virgin Records boss, Mr Jon Webster to talk about his interesting career in the music industry and gave priceless advice during the Questions & Answers Session. The Dorset Music Forum Office in
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Up and coming events
Time to grab your diary as we give you a sneak preview of up and coming events: Sat 2nd May - Dorset Unsigned Music Awards 2009 Final, 7.30pm til 2am / Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth / Free admission Hear the 5 finalists, meet Radio 1's Rob da Bank
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Get your Camp Bestival at DMF in Boscombe
The newly launched box office at Dorset Music Forum Headquarters on Boscombe high street is now open to the public and offering a wide range of tickets for various local events. Whilst providing a ticket and promotion service for a whole host
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (12A) ***
HUGH Jackman sharpens his retractable, adamantium claws in this spin-off from the X-Men films, expanding the back-story of one of the franchise’s most popular characters. Screenwriters David Benioff and Skip Woods have the unenviable task of entertaining
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Hannah Montana The Movie (U) ***
THIS film really shouldn’t be reviewed by an adult. The big screen version of the hit Disney TV series is tailor made for girls aged 6 to 14. And this will probably come as no surprise, but they are gonna love it. What little
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (12A) Preview
INSPIRED loosely by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Mark Waters’ romantic comedy concerns an incorrigible womaniser who considers changing his ways thanks to the intervention of three spiritual guides. Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (Matthew
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Parents fear for Poole pupils safety in fence row
Concerned parents have raised fears over the security of a Poole school which borders a public footpath. Dog walkers stray onto the playing fields of Haymoor Middle School which are open to the heath, and parents fear for the safety of the
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Four jailed for raid on Swanage Co-op
FOUR men who raided the Co-op, Swanage, last year have been jailed. It emerged they had committed offences across the south – stealing £125,000 worth of goods. David Marriott, 23, of Wigman Road, Nottingham, was sentenced to four years
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Blast 'blew Marines out of vehicle'
TWO Royal Marines were fatally injured as they were blown clear from their patrol vehicle when it struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, an inquest has heard. Lieutenant John Thornton, 22, and Marine David Marsh, 23, both of 40 Commando
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Tourism chief backs plan for green hotel
A proposed £4m hotel at a top Poole attraction is being backed by a tourism chief as one of the greenest hotels in the country. Plans to build a 36-bedroom Italianate hotel at Compton Acres come as the visitor economy is set to boom. The famous gardens
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The Priory's ideal for that special occasion
FEW can argue that May is one of the most beautiful months in Dorset. The hedgerows are thick and lush, roses nod around front doors and gardens are bursting with colour and life. At this time of year, the four-acre gardens at the Priory Hotel in Wareham
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Moves to improve Ringwood visitor centre
MOVES are afoot to make Ringwood’s run-down visitor information centre the place to go to find out things about the town. Jim Stride, the man behind the Daily Echo-backed Ringwood Loyalty Discount Scheme, was astounded to find the VIC, located
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The Cat and the Fiddle
This portrait was captured by Ged Mason, a member of our Flickr group A Dorset Year in Bournemouth town square. Ged said: "This guy stopped and asked the busker if he could have a go on his fiddle. "I asume he used to play one
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Former Dorset schoolboy has swine flu
A FORMER Dorset schoolboy is one of five people in Britain who have been confirmed to have swine flu, it has emerged. Iain Askham, who fell ill along with his bride, Dawn, after honeymooning in Mexico, is responding well to treatment in hospital
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The sun has got his hat on...
An unusual effect around the sun captured the attention of photographer Tim Alford yesterday. Several other people contacted the Echo reporting a rainbow-like halo around the sun. Do you know what causes the effect? Email newsdesk@bournemouthecho.co.uk
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Cruise the Coast finalists will hear results live on air
IT’S a tense time for the Daily Echo’s Great Citizens finalists as they await the result of the Cruise the Coast competition on Friday. Both finalists, who have been nominated as amazing examples of community spirit and for their tireless and selfless
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Huge queues expected as Lilly Allen tickets go on sale
HUGE queues are expected at the BIC on Friday (May 1) when tickets go on sale at 9am for a Lily Allen gig in November. Lily, who has recently completed a sell-out US tour, will appear in Bournemouth on Friday November 20. Tickets cost
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Out of the gloom comes passion
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Lighthouse, Poole If only there were more concertos for the viola we might enjoy more of Maxim Rysanov’s beautiful, rich-toned playing. As it is Berlioz’s gift to the repertoire is the Byron-inspired Harold in Italy
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Why are we waiting?
WHY have the council still got the empty cabins on Whitecliff recreation ground when the Fourways project no longer requires them? (Calls for inquiry into controversial cabins, Daily Echo, April 27). The council cabinet mandated in February that they
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We need homes, but not at this cost
GREEN lane is used by young and old alike, for either walking, running for health reasons, children enjoying the freedom of a natural area where they are free and for those exercising their dogs. The council regularly mow the grass and there are dog
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Bournemouth opera singer, Jon, 77, poised for world record
A BOURNEMOUTH opera singer is set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records when he becomes the oldest person to sing the part of Otello. Tenor Jon Andrew, 77, will sing the title role of Verdi’s opera in a specially staged performance in
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Plans in place after Pitt Report
IN RESPONSE to your correspondent’s letter regarding the Pitt Report, (When will planners meet Pitt Points? April 28) senior officers have already put in place mechanisms to minimise the possibility of any unlawful activity. As part of our
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MAKE US PART OF TRIANGLE PLANS
I FIND it quite interesting that the demise of the Triangle is being blamed on a handful of sex shops (Daily Echo, April 23). Since moving to Bournemouth over five years ago I have repeatedly been told of council plans to revitalise the area. I think
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We’ll fight to save our green space
WE WRITE to convey our strong disapproval of proposals to change of use of the land in Green Lane (Daily Echo, April 29). This recreational area is unique among the dense housing surrounding it and is extremely precious to all ages.
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Important flaw in social homes plan
MAY I be permitted to comment on the letter from Adrian Fudge (April 28) relating to the new development of 25 flats called Dolphin Mews in Seabourne Road, Pokesdown. While I agree with him that it is much-needed, in as much as 25 new homes are available
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Sweeper system to top litter league
FURTHER to letters recently printed in the Daily Echo about the litter in Poole and surrounding areas, I am writing to ask Poole council how the gentlemen employed to keep the streets clean can do their job properly without the equipment needed? I, plus
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CHERRIES: MORE INTEREST IN PURCHASE
CHERRIES co-owner Paul Baker is expecting to hold takeover talks with prospective buyers in the next seven days after revealing the number of interested parties had increased. At the weekend, Baker said he had been in contact with four possible purchasers
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Buccaneers: May not worried by Hurst and Priest
GARRY May is not expecting any problems between fiery Sam Hurst and Luke Priest when they go head-to-head again at Poole Stadium tonight. The Bournemouth and Newport riders crashed and were then involved in an ugly on-track skirmish at Hayley Stadium
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Buccaneers: Aldridge impresses boss May
PRACTICE has made perfect for young New Zealander Andrew Aldridge, according to Buccaneers team manager Garry May. The Kiwi, who had looked a bit shaky on his Bournemouth debut at Isle of Wight earlier this month, has stepped up a gear in their
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'DOCTOR DEATH' HOLDS BOURNEMOUTH SUICIDE WORKSHOPS
A CONTROVERSIAL euthanasia campaigner dubbed Dr Death will hold suicide workshops at a hotel in Bournemouth next week. Dr Philip Nitschke has defended plans for the sessions at Hamilton Hall in Boscombe, a venue used by gay naturists, claiming