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Roach backing youngsters for success
JOE Roach believes Cherries youngsters Joe Partington and Josh McQuoid both have bright futures ahead of them. The homegrown prospects have both agreed terms – in principle – to stay at Dean Court. Having guided the talented duo through the Dean Court
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Spurgeon bags another top-10
KEVIN Spurgeon completed another fine weekend’s work by finishing tied 10th at the Seniors PGA Championship in Northumberland. The Ferndown touring professional carded a one-under-par final round of 71 at De Vere Slaley Hall to finish on level par –
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Just a key turn from finding battered Irene
THE niece of murdered pensioner Irene Hawkes has told how she and her children were just “a key turn” away from finding her battered body. Eighty-two-year-old Mrs Hawkes’ body was found by police in her home in Wakely Road in Kinson, Bournemouth
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Tackling disruption of A303 road works
HELP must be given to mitigate the disruption set to erupt when the A303 is closed for repair work next year, warn North Dorset leaders. The closure of a four-mile stretch of the south’s main east-west artery is likely to bring five weeks of misery to
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Cafe owner to appeal over longer hours
A DISAPPOINTED tearoom owner who is desperate to extend his opening hours to cater for the needs of his predominantly elderly customer base is hoping to get another bite of the cherry. Lord Raymond Digweed, who took over the Ducking Stool Tearooms in
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Is Maggie Thatcher the inspiration for today’s big-hair brigade?
LADIES, brace yourselves: Big barnets are back – with a vengeance. You all thought you’d seen the last of the helmet hairdos when Maggie Thatcher closed the door of number 10 Downing Street behind her. Now all you have to do is open a celebrity
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Nursery homes plan thrown out
RESIDENTS in Wareham are breathing a sigh of relief after planning chiefs threw out proposals to replace a former nursery with two houses. As reported in the Echo, neighbours of the site that was home to the Forest Preschool were up in arms when Poole-based
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Bourne close in on leaders
CAUTIOUS Craig de Weymarn played down his team’s title chances after Bournemouth closed the gap on leaders Havant. With the Division One frontrunners only drawing, Bournemouth took the opportunity to edge nearer the summit with a 52-run victory
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The nerve of it – Pain’s Lymo side win!
LYMINGTON captain Christian Pain admitted to having “huge nerves” as his side almost threw away the opportunity of ending their winless run. But fortunately for the SPL top-flight newcomers, Tommy Barton and Cameron Grierson kept their cool
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Irish pub Daisy’s blooms again
THE popular Irish pub Daisy O’Briens, in Old Christchurch Road, has re-opened. “Daisy’s”, as it is known, has been shut for trading since last Wednesday after the licensee Mike Park blamed the recession for its unavoidable closure. But its many locals
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James Taylor: Windsor Hall, BIC
SOMETIMES, given the right occasion, Bournemouth's Windsor Hall can offer up all the atmosphere and magic of a much bigger venue. That’s what happened on Saturday night, when James Taylor and his band took up residence for a memorable few hours
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An A to Z of Music, P&P Singers, St John’s Church, Parkstone
THE fact that the Singers recently returned home from a Music Festival in Exeter having won no less than ten cups probably tells you all you need to know about their standard, and makes my review almost irrelevant. However, I have to write 200 words,
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Poole house blaze prompts arson probe
MORE than 40 firefighters battled to quell a fire in a derelict Poole house on Saturday night with people feared trapped inside. It is believed the fire at the Alexandra Road property, which backs on to Alexandra Park, in Parkstone, was started
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MP defends hiring of his wife and ex-wife
POOLE MP Robert Syms has defended the employment of his current and former wives after it was revealed both were on his taxpayer-funded payroll. The Conservative MP dismissed the Daily Telegraph report as a “non-story” after it published details of Nicola
