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Burning bush on Pergins Island off Holes Bay, Poole
FIREFIGHTERS called to a bush fire on a small island had to be ferried to the scene by the Poole inshore lifeboat this evening. Coastguards received a call just after 6.45pm and arranged for the unusual lift to Pergins Island in Holes Bay.
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Littlemoors farm shop closes
A POPULAR farm shop has closed suddenly. Littlemoors farm shop, at Hampreston near Wimborne, opened in May 2007 and had a coffee shop and sold meat, fish and cakes. David Trehane, who recently took over family business Trehane Nurseries
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Falklands veterans gather in Christchurch to mark 28th anniversary
FALKLAND veterans gathered in Christchurch to mark the conflict’s 28th anniversary. Around 70 people attended the service conducted at Purewell Cross War Memorial to remember those who lost their lives. Bill McAlester, who is chairman of the Christchurch
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Are plans on again for flats and a bar?
A DERELICT site in Christchurch could be revived by old plans to build a bar and flats on the land formerly occupied by a pub. The half-demolished New Inn in Fairmile Road has been the subject of several planning applications over the past five years
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Hawkins prefer caravan to £1.75m Sopley mansion
Chris Hankins who has lived at the property in Sopley near Christchurch with his wife Christine for the past 18 years emerges from the front door and offers to take me on a tour of the grounds. It’s a baking hot summer’s day and I cast a
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Council overpaid benefits by £1.5m
MORE than £1.5 million was mistakenly paid out in benefits by Poole council last year, a new report has revealed. Inaccuracy in processing claims by Poole’s benefit service is behind a lowly one-star rating from the Audit Commission. The service
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Wanted: volunteer whale and dolphin watchers
WHEN Gilbert the northern bottle-nosed whale swam into Bournemouth waters last summer, the town went mad; thronging the pier and training their binoculars, just for a glimpse of her. Gilbert sadly died but now a marine research charity wants
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'Couple laughed as my son nearly drowned' say Matchams mum
THE furious mum of a teenage boy who nearly drowned off Bournemouth pier has condemned a young couple who laughed at him and refused to help. Alex Norian was screaming in panic after getting into difficulties but a couple in their 20s, just feet away
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Poole couple dig in heels over £500 council fee
It’s an ambition that fits right in with green living, self-sufficiency and a resident’s desire to clean up an overgrown eyesore. But Peter Rylands’ wish to grow a few vegetables on derelict council land at the rear of his Poole home has a prohibitively
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Hello? Ambulance service? I don't want one, I want you to move the one keeping me awake...
AN ambulance that parks in New Milton to be able to respond to emergencies on time may have to move because the rattle of its diesel engine is keeping residents awake at night. Brian Taylor of Melrose Court, Ashley, complained to New Milton Town Council
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Longest tennis match in history is over
John Isner finally brought an end to the longest match in tennis history today as he broke the serve of Nicolas Mahut to secure a 70-68 victory in the deciding set of their first-round Wimbledon encounter. After 11 hours and five minutes
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Ta for the char! say cyclists preparing for Macmillan Dorset Bike challenge 2010
WHAT better way to recover from a bike ride than with a refreshing cuppa? Now fundraisers signing up for the Daily Echo-backed Macmillan Dorset Bike 2010 will be able to enjoy a cup of Dorset Tea thanks to the generosity of a firm from Ferndown
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Bovington battle gives taste of soldiering in Afghanistan
THE screams of a wounded man and the sounds of machine gun fire will echo around Bovington’s Tank Museum this weekend. The British Army is demonstrating a mock battle with Afghan insurgents to give people a glimpse into the reality in Afghanistan
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German toy bus sells for £1,000
A LEARNER driver has edged closer to buying his first car, thanks to a 1920s German toy bus. James Isaac, of Littledown, Bournemouth, expected the tin plate bus to fetch around £25 at auction, but it eventually sold for an impressive £1,000 to a top
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Chewy Flapjacks
Chewy Flapjack Makes 16 slices 300g butter 4 tablespoons golden syrup 340g golden caster sugar, or 170g golden caster sugar and 170g rapadura sugar 200ml condensed milk 500g porridge oats Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas mark 3 and line a 33cm
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Bournemouth estate agent who tells it like it is!
“UNTAMED bushes. Mould inside the windows. Large room pretending to be a kitchen.If you’re either brave, or unfortunate enough to want to view this property, please drop me an email.” This is the unusual sales pitch for a bedraggled Bournemouth
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People still risking life at Poole level crossing
YOUNG people vaulting barriers in front of oncoming trains, mobility scooters crossing against the lights, and parents with prams dashing under closing gates – these are just some of the abuses going on at Poole level crossing. A hard-hitting
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Phil Spencer's on location at Dorset awards bash
Phil Spencer from Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location, is to host the Daily Echo-backed Dorset Property & Architecture Awards 2010. The event, sponsored by Planning Solutions, the town planners in Bournemouth, takes place at the BIC on
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Teaching Dad to cook
WHEN Miranda Gardiner's mother Rosalind died from cancer in 2005, her father not only lost his soul mate of 40 years, but the metaphorical keys to their kitchen. “The analogy that seemed most apt is that of a passenger in a car,” says chef
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Capello delighted with performance
Fabio Capello was in buoyant mood after seeing England display the spirit he had demanded to set up a last-16 World Cup showdown against Germany. Jermain Defoe scored the only goal as England beat Slovenia and with the USA defeating Algeria it means
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Forest home of ex-Saints boss on market for £5.5m
PERSONAL gym, home cinema and converted media and leisure complex – who would live in a house like this? Well for the time being it is the stunning New Forest property of former Saints chairman Michael Wilde. But that could all change after the eight-acre
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Here's my answer to congestion problem
What’s the answer to congestion question? (Daily Echo, June 18). Part of the answer is to stop painting out and reducing previously existing traffic lanes at the approach to roundabouts etc, stop making through roads cul-de-sacs and open up those side
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Memories that 'Echo' down the years
My congratulations to the “Echo addicts” of 60 years (Have Your Say, June 22). As regards being a reader of the Daily Echo, I feel I can go back a little longer. Back in 1940 it was delivered daily to my granny’s house where I stayed in the war.
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Charge of the tight brigade behind fall!
Do the powers that be really believe that the drop in footfall in Bournemouth town centre is due to poor weather (Daily Echo, June 22)? We have been lacking in rain in recent months. Surely the true reason that people have stopped coming into the
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Back to basics in pension percentage game
I can’t believe the positive comments about the marvellous reinstatement of state pensions to earnings. The Budget states that the basic state pension – note that word “basic” – will increase in relation to either earnings, prices or 2.5 per cent, whichever
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Austerity Budget is the Osborne ultimatum
WE have witnessed an austerity budget the like of which has not been seen for more than 30 years to try to rectify a balance of payments deficit greater than any since the last world war. At least there was a good reason for the 1946 deficit
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Point of vu
I FERVENTLY hope that Eddie Mitchell has a rethink regarding his apparent support for those obnoxious vuvuzelas (Daily Echo, June 23), and am horrified to read that the sale of these antisocial nuisances is contemplated locally. South Africa is one thing
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Bournemouth says 'yes' to UK's first hotel school
AFTER more than two decades of planning and protracted negotiations, Bournemouth could finally boast the UK’s first hotel school. A site next to the BIC has been earmarked for the hotel school which could create more than 200 jobs. The
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Dolphins spotted off Dorset coast
DOLPHINS have again been spotted off the Dorset coast, provoking huge interest from those soaking up the sun on Bournemouth beach on Wednesday. The popular creatures were spotted between Hengistbury Head and Boscombe pier, just a month after
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Travellers off side
Once again we, the local residents, have to tolerate the inconvenience caused by the illegal occupation of public amenities by travellers. (No World Cup match thanks to travellers, Daily Echo, June 22). Setting up camp on a Friday night indicates a deliberate
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Skin care and sun damage are hot topics
About 15% of my work as a GP is skin related, with the holiday season upon us skin care and sun damage are hot topics. We all need sunlight as part of a healthy wellbeing and to produce vitamin D. But, exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun
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Poole Park lake drained in bid to beat toxic blue/green algae
POOLE Park lake was drained last night following a water test which raised fears over the return of toxic blue/green algae. Routine quality tests indicated a very low level of an algae which could lead to dangerous blue/green algae, according
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Streets ring out to sound of vuvuzelas after England victory
JUBILANT football fans sang in the streets after England’s narrow 1-0 victory over Slovenia. Drinkers at The Britannia Inn, in Parkstone, kept spirits up with drums, vuvuzelas and singing, erupting into deafening cheers as former Cherries loan
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Hairy Bikers at Southampton Guildhall
EXPECT plenty of bikes, baking and, well, hair, on Saturday when The Hairy Bikers Big Night Out takes over Southampton Guildhall. The stars of BBC2’s The Hairy Bikers Cookbook, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again, The Hairy Bikers Come Home and The Hairy Bakers
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Banding together for a forest feast of music
FUTURE Glastonbury stars could be taking their first steps on the muddy road to fame and misfortune next weekend when Forest Arts, New Milton, hosts its first Young Bands Night. Organised by The Edge Project, a Hampshire Museums and Galleries Trust initiative
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It’s ‘game on’ for the Three Lions
THE typical expression of an England fan watching a match varies. Even when we’re 1-0 up. It can be that of a person struggling to blow up a balloon as tough as a Spacehopper. Or a man on holiday who has just realised that he’s left
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Soul providers
TWO of the greatest voices in soul music are united in Bournemouth on Saturday when Al Green and Michael McDonald play a double header at the BIC. Al Green notched up a string of hits in the early 1970s with stone soul classics like Tired of Being Alone
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Bold as brass for nationals
THE award winning Bournemouth Concert Brass are on the trophy trail again as they prepare for the National Brass Championships in Harrogate in September. Before that, they stage Hollywood & Broadway, their annual summer concert, at the Regent Centre
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Youngsters off to church concerts
YOUNG people will feature strongly in two concerts at St Clement’s Church, Boscombe, tomorrow and Saturday. Friday’s evening concert is a choir festival featuring the New Forest Children’s Choir, the BBC Choir of the Year regional finalists directed
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Play explores fair play
AS World Cup fever continues to hold the nation in its grip, students at Longfleet CE Combined School in Poole are tackling the issues surrounding fair trade and the rights of the child this week by taking part in the interactive play, Surya’s
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Opera della Luna - HMS Pinafore: Lighthouse, Poole
The ever excellent Opera della Luna triumphs again with this joyous production of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic HMS Pinafore. The show, featuring a cast of eight multi-talented singer/actors, zips along with verve and wit. With music from a five
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Four members of Bournemouth council under investigation
A SENIOR member of Bournemouth council has been suspended from the Conservative Party amid a high-level investigation into his conduct. Cabinet member Cllr Douglas Spencer is the second Tory councillor in just over a week to face an inquiry
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EU gravy train not derailed by Budget
Is the Brussels gravy train to continue untrimmed? Why has the Chancellor refused to provide the direct and indirect costs of our European financial commitments? No mention that this year Britain’s net contribution to the EU will increase by 60 per
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Wimborne store refuses to sell wine to woman with autistic brother
A 24-year-old woman was denied a bottle of wine at a Wimborne supermarket because her adult autistic brother, who does not drink, did not have ID. Vicky Dallimore took siblings Michael, 22, Chloé, 19, and Emily, nine, to the Folk Festival so mum Lorraine
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New skipper Aaron back in groove
AARON Baseby has set himself a target of getting back into Buccaneers’ top five this term after helping them beat Buxton 49-41 at home last night. The younger Baseby brother notched up six paid seven in Bournemouth Castle Cover’s National League triumph
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Cherries: Mitchell insists Brett is going nowhere
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell insists he remains determined to avoid selling any of Cherries’ stars. Mitchell admitted at the beginning of last month that he expected the vultures to circle Dean Court in a bid to prise players from the south coast club. But
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Golf: Thompson rues last-hole howler at Open qualifiers
FRUSTRATED Martyn Thompson admitted an error in club selection cost him his Open chance after he suffered a triple bogey final-hole nightmare. Thompson was one of a number of local players who agonisingly missed out by one shot on a place in final qualifying
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Buccs dig in to clinch victory
BUXTON’S Craig Cook was in irrepressible 15-point form but Buccaneers dug deep to pull off an impressive 49-41 triumph over one of the title favourites. Cook reeled off five heat victories, including one with a pulsating fourth-to-first opening
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National Park Authority has second bash at New Forest blueprint
A BLUEPRINT for the New Forest which was drastically changed after sparking outrage among residents has finally been unveiled. Controversial plans for the National Park, which included curbs on dog walking and the introduction of road tolls
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I’m oven a nightmare!
I’M hallucinating about bread. Warm, crusty, fennel-scented fougasse or no-you-can’t-eat-it-until-it’s-cold granary. And cakes, cup and loaf. And roast chicken. Oh, roast chicken... with garlic and tarragon and mega crispy skin and some high
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Speedway: Watt in line for shock GP debut
DAVEY Watt could be in line for a shock Grand Prix debut at the Millennium Stadium. Pirates’ captain is second reserve for this year’s World Championship series after finishing high up in the GP Challenge at Coventry in October. And,