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Eco-building opens at Wimborne school
A £2.7 million “eco-building” has been opened at a Wimborne school. Teachers, pupils, and parents saw the ribbon cut on the new Sustainability Education Centre at Queen Elizabeth’s School on Monday. Headteacher Andy Puttock said the environmentally
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Love the Wimbledon fashion!
It’s often been thought that SW19 plays host to the most prestigious tournament on the tennis calendar, but now it seems that Wimbledon is about more than just who will lift the trophy and take home the prize money. Previously most famous for the eco-conscious
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Full steam ahead on Christchurch railway station revamp
ONGOING improvements to Christchurch railway station have been given the green light by borough councillors. Facilities and access to the railway have all been cited as key areas for development, with visitors to the town presented with little or no
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Purbeck house-sellers warned of ‘locals only’ restriction
RESTRICTIONS which have prevented a Purbeck couple from selling their home to a Scottish family could apply to other properties in the area, a housing chief has warned. Phil and Vicky Collins found a buyer for their £192,000 Briantspuddle home after
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Rallying cry to Bourne Estate residents plagued by feral gangs
VICTIMISED residents on a Poole estate are being urged to come together to tackle the problem gangs that are making their lives hell. Families on the Bourne Estate are living in fear of the rampant teenagers, who are attacking homes, cars and individuals
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West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin set to give up £100,000 second job
WEST Dorset MP Oliver Letwin is set to become the latest senior Conser-vative MP to give up his lucrative second job. Tory policy chief Mr Letwin is expected to announce that he will stand down as a non-executive director of merchant bank NM
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Mum with a moving message
“HE’S a nice lad actually. He didn’t set out to kill Natalie that night. He has to live with that.” Anyone who comes across this line in Sue Parker’s tribute to her daughter will already be aware of both the facts surrounding Natalie Rondeau’s death
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Dorset and New Forest MPs: Now the uncensored files...
THE uncensored expenses files of Dorset and New Forest MPs yesterday started being uploaded to the Daily Telegraph website. The newspaper took the move after the House of Commons decided to release only heavily edited paperwork. Files
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Mum has message for young motorists
THE mother of a teenager killed in a car crash has warned her daughter’s friends about the dangers they face on the roads as drivers and passengers. Sue Parker’s daughter Natalie Rondeau should have celebrated her 18th birthday this month.
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Former Poole council chief challenges borough to post councillors' interests online
A FORMER Poole council chief has published his own Register of Members Interests on his website and is challenging the rest of the council to do the same. Cllr Brian Clements has made his information available after the council rejected his plea to publish
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Cyclist slams into surfer girl on Branksome Chine prom
A CONCERNED mum has called for tougher curbs on seafront cycling after her daughter was mowed down by a bike. Scarlett Pledger, nine, from Parkstone, suffered cuts and bruises when the male cyclist piled into her as she washed her bucket and
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Devon hold to to deny Dorset
DORSET’S Minor Counties Championship graft was in vain as they could only manage a draw against Devon in Torquay today. Sean Walbridge’s men had started today's final day well placed with a second-innings lead of 274. Chris Jones, not out on 73 overnight
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Parsons looking ahead to a testing month
KINGSTON Lacy skipper Greg Parsons believes the next month will prove crucial as his side look to maintain their push for title glory. Lacy lead the Dorset Sunday Division One standings, with their most recent success being a six-wicket victory over
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GOSHAWKS HAVE FLOWN THE NEST
A PAIR of baby goshawk chicks that have had Daily Echo web regulars entranced in recent weeks have flown the nest. Named Denny and Furzey in a competition by Echo reader Rowena Wynne from Christchurch, the fledglings are now thought to be spending
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Rush hour delays ahead on A35 Dorset
DRIVERS are facing delays on a major Dorset route this evening (Tuesday) after a tractor’s tyre blew. It happened on the A35 at Morden, near the B3075 for Chitten Hill, leaving the main road partially blocked. A recovery vehicle is not
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Seventy arrested in drink-drive campaign
MORE than 70 drivers have now been arrested in Dorset during the summer drink and drug driving campaign. Between June 1 and Sunday (June 21) 74 motorists were found to be over the drink drive limit or under the influence of drugs. Of
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Dame Kitty joins in the Bournemouth burlesque craze
THE tease is on... and Bournemouth seems to be going burlesque crazy! Dame Kitty of Rubyz has joined up with burlesque dancers Annie Young and Georgina Smith as the Kitty Kat Cabaret Club which has been bringing in seasoned performers to train up local
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Review: Daniel O’Donnell, Windsor Hall, BIC
NEVER mind that Ireland’s most popular light entertainer is now in his late 40s – and married – to his countless female fans he’ll always be their ever-young Danny Boy. Playing to a packed house, Daniel O’Donnell’s pleasant voice, engaging personality
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Pooling resources for public
A FEW miles down the road that week, a crowd was to gather in Poole for the Queen’s visit but 40 years ago in Kinson another, much quieter, ceremony took place that was to impact positively on the lives of thousands. At 3.30pm on July 7 1969, the Mayor
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Third arrest after MP allegedly assaulted
A THIRD person has now been arrested over the alleged assault of MP Tobias Ellwood. The 20-year-old man from Bournemouth was arrested yesterday and has been released on police bail while enquiries continue. Two 17-year-olds have also
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Man rescued from clifftop
A MAN is lucky to be alive after he was found clinging onto cliffs in Dorset by his fingertips. The alarm was raised at 6.46pm on Monday June 22 and the coastguard helicopter was immediately sent to the scene near Osmington Mills - east of Weymouth.
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They cannot be serious?
BARELY human sounds can be heard coming from London. And I’m not talking about the braying during Prime Minister’s Question Time. No, these guttural utterances are emanating from Wimbledon where the racket of grunts, some say, is getting ever
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Rage against the cigarette machine
I have just written to the new Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham MP, demanding a total ban on cigarette vending machines. We don’t allow alcohol, fireworks, knives or other age-restricted products to be sold from vending machines
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Hearing Boscombe Salvation Army Songsters was a real privilege
On Friday we felt very privileged to be part of the audience at the Layard Theatre, Canford School to see the concert by the Boscombe Salvation Army Songsters. What a talented group of musicians and singers! On the night a cheque for £2,000 was presented
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My heart goes out to family after death in Spain
Following the tragic death of Mr Stephen Mallon in Spain as reported in the Daily Echo (June 18), allegedly thrown over a wall to around a six metre fall, I feel compelled to write, although I didn’t know him personally, that he did not deserve to die
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Bournemouth prom cycling safety call starting to make difference
I AM writing to say thank you to Bournemouth council, the Daily Echo, other newspapers and some radio programmes for encouraging the cyclists to slow down along the promenade at Bournemouth. There has been a great response since I started the ball rolling
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Changing places, changing lives
This year in Learning Disability Week (June 22-28) Poole Forum, a self advocacy organisation for people with learning disabilities and difficulties, is supporting the Mencap campaign Changing Places, Changing Lives. Many thousands of disabled people
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Be a knight of your road and join us
West Moors Home Watch has a new chairman and during 2009 we want to demonstrate a greater awareness of crime problems, protect people and their property by encouraging cooperation and communication within their community and promote practical crime prevention
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You had to Witness Kings Park parking nightmare to believe it
I am writing with regard to the three-day Jehovah’s Witness conference at Dean Court football stadium at the weekend. I understand it attracted approximately 6,000 people each day and there were car parking facilities for 300 cars! Consequently the
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Phone line tax is robbing poor to help the rich
WHEN I received my quarterly gas bill last month, I noticed I had been charged an extra two per cent added onto my bill. Explanation? Government obligation to help the environment. This month we are told a extra two per cent will be added to our quarterly
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More MPs expenses details revealed
From today, the Daily Telegraph is publishing uncensored details of MPs expense claims. The paper is releasing the data day by day but there are already some details avaailable on all Dorset's MPs. The letter telling Bournemouth MP Tobias
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Bournemouth Big Issue sellers get fluorescent jackets
BIG Issue sellers in Bournemouth have been provided with fluorescent jackets in a bid to reduce antisocial behaviour by rogue vendors. The move follows complaints from the public reporting that some sellers had been aggressive, threatening and under
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‘We would step in to stop anti-social behaviour’ say Boscombe residents
RESIDENTS in Boscombe say they would intervene to stop incidents of antisocial behaviour – despite the alleged attack on their MP. Their comments follow an incident in the town on Saturday in which Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood was allegedly
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Police up their efforts in crackdown on road deaths
FIFTEEN motorists were pulled over by police near schools yesterday morning for not wearing seatbelts or using mobile phones while driving. The action was part of a multi-agency campaign that has kicked off to cut the number of young people killed or
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Waddle we do without Tich, our beloved rubber duck?
HE may be just a little rubber duck but Tich has been a fully-fledged member of a Bournemouth family for years. From fancy dress parties to holidays in Benidorm and Devon, Tich has gone everywhere with his owners. Until now, that is. Three-and-a-half-year-old
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REVIEW: WAR OF THE WORLDS, BIC
IF aliens do invade earth, they will surely spend some time studying Jeff Wayne's marvellous War Of The Worlds - currently celebrating its 30th anniversary - to work out why it's been such a huge success. But you don't have to have been beamed half way
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Sick 'feral' youths ripped rabbits apart and left them on car
RESIDENTS of a Poole estate are living in fear of feral youths who are mutilating animals in a bid to intimidate people. In the latest of a series of grotesque incidents on the Bourne Estate, three wild rabbits were ripped up and their remains
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MITCHELL: CHERRIES STAFF ARE TOP PRIORITY
NEW chairman Eddie Mitchell has placed Cherries’ unpaid staff at the top of his lengthy ‘to-do’ list. Mitchell, who stepped down as chairman of Dorchester Town last week, was confirmed as the Dean Court club’s new chief after the Murry Group
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Cherries: Molesley wants to pledge his future
MARK Molesley is the latest Cherries star to pledge his future to the club as he bids to become a permanent fixture on the south coast. The all-action midfielder, a big fans’ favourite following his first season at Dean Court, has revealed his intention
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Toxic waste poured down Christchurch drain kills fish
PEOPLE in Christchurch are being urged not to pour toxic substances down their drains after more than 50 fish were killed by pollution. Christchurch Borough Council, the Environment Agency and Wessex Water have now joined forces to issue a warning to
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DORSET SCHOOL CLOSES AS SWINE FLU CASE CONFIRMED
A SCHOOL with 300 pupils was closed on Monday after a pupil contracted swine flu. Verwood CE First School has been closed until Tuesday, June 30, after a year four boy was confirmed as having the virus. It is believed that he had been
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Purbeck heads furious with school two-tier push
PURBECK’S middle school headteachers have blasted plans revealed yesterday to plough ahead with a shake-up of schools, saying they show an “arrogant contempt” for the views of the public. In July councillors will be asked to give the go ahead in principle
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Cricket: Atkins targets the Aussies
CAROLINE Atkins lifted the ICC World Twenty20 cup on home soil and then turned her attentions to a demolition job on Australia. Bournemouth University staffer Atkins helped England claim a second world trophy in three months following their four-wicket
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Savage Purbeck dog attack sparks child fears
A WOMAN whose dog was attacked by another in Swanage says she fears it could happen to a child or elderly person. Carol Osborne’s Jack Russell, Suzie, was attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier which ran out of a house while Suzie was being walked
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Bournemouth man attacked with baseball bat in burglary
A 37-year-old man was viciously attacked by three armed robbers in his home when he refused to give them money. The terrifying incident happened at around 1pm on Saturday when three men armed with a knife and baseball bat gained entry to a
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Bournemouth Triangle plans reveal public events space
A NEW pedestrian area at the Triangle in Bournemouth is set to become a public space for events, markets and informal recreation under plans by Bournemouth Borough Council. The move will also see the road outside Bournemouth Library closed off to traffic
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Family to open fun new store in Parkstone
A PARKSTONE family is breathing new life into Ashley Road’s former Woolworths store. The unit, which has remained empty since the Woolies collapse at the turn of the year, is to reopen as an independent discount retailer. The Annauth family, who have
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Rock of Ages (June 23-29)
Who played here in history 5 years ago: Oasis – Lighthouse, Poole (23.6.04): Warm up gig for their Glastonbury comeback found them on blistering form in front of Ringo Starr, Jude Law and other famous faces in Poole. Inexplicably though
