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Anger over Swanage's seafront motorhomes
ANGRY residents are demanding an end to the growing ranks of parked motorhomes that obscure Swanage’s picturesque seafront. Scores of campervans regularly arrive on Shore Road before dawn and stay all day to take advantage of the sea view, say residents
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Andrew Motion: The Cinder Path - Lighthouse, Poole
The title didn’t quite say it all. Former poet laureate Andrew Motion certainly read a moving selection of works from his collection of war poems, The Cinder Path, but there was a great deal more to this excellent evening than that. In addition
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Maidens will soon be bowling overs
HERE are three young ladies soon to be hitting opponents for six. Nine years after three Poole Town cricketers celebrated a very special hat-trick, their daughters have now helped form the club’s first girls’ team. Back in the summer
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Quackers the duck sets up home in school playground
A PLUCKY duck has sought a nesting place in a school playground at Christchurch. The mallard duck set up home while the school was on its Easter break and only discovered when the staff and pupils returned. Head teacher Claire King said she sought
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Red Arrows WILL return, despite cuts rumours
THE Red Arrows will grace the skies of Bournemouth this summer, despite reports their future may be under threat. Sunday newspaper stories suggested the Arrows’ no-show at last month’s Royal Wedding could mean they are set for the chop in the
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Couple found dead in Boscombe flat named
THE couple whose bodies were found dead in their Boscombe flat last month have been named. The bodies of Ann-Marie Peril, 32, from Bournemouth, and 49-year-old Robert Cowan McNeil McDade, also from Bournemouth, were discovered in the upstairs
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Bond backs Cherries' play-off effort
LEGENDARY former AFC Bournemouth manager John Bond has thrown his weight behind the team’s League One promotion campaign. On Saturday Cherries will meet Huddersfield at Dean Court in the first leg of the play-offs in their fight to play
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Bournemouth Eye balloon to make a comeback
ONE of Bournemouth’s best-known attractions looks set to return. The Bournemouth Eye balloon’s absence from the Lower Pleasure Gardens in the town has not gone unnoticed and operators missed out on a big windfall during the busy bank holiday
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April dry spell prompts major rise in wildfires
DORSET’S dry spell has led to a sharp increase in wildfires over the past five weeks, shock figures have revealed. The county brigade has already attended one hundred grass and heathland fires since April – a rise of nearly 37 per cent compared
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Memories that ring Belles?
The iconic Bournemouth Belle and Dorset Belle have provided memorable cruises around Poole Bay for thousands of tourists over many years. Dorset Cruises, current owners of the Belles, will be continuing to run trips between Poole Quay, Swanage and Brownsea
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Bike theft probe: can you help identify man?
DO you know this man? Police have appealed for help in identifying him after eight bikes were stolen from railway stations across Dorset and Hampshire. “We’ve made local inquiries into these incidents and, after viewing CCTV, we want to interview
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Harry Redknapp tees off for Julia’s House
A Poole hospice is teeing off with Broadstone Golf Club in a three-year fundraising partnership. Julia’s House patron, Sandbanks resident, Spurs manager and keen golfer Harry Redknapp attended the launch at the club. The Dorset children’s hospice already
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Snore wars
ANYONE who has lived – or even shared a room – with a snorer will be all too aware of the desirability of a peaceful night’s sleep. With an estimated 15 million people in the UK who snore, National Stop Snoring Week (running until May 13) highlights
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Flying in the face of rumours
THE reassuring sight of nine or ten Hawk aircraft landing at Bournemouth airport this August will prompt a sigh of relief from all wanting the Air Festival to be a success. The return of the Red Arrows to Bournemouth for three planned displays will also
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Feta, Cucumber and Mint Spring Salad
Feta, Cucumber and Mint Spring Salad 2 mini cucumbers 6 radishes 2 good handfuls of arugula/rocket A small handful of fresh mint leaves 150g feta cheese, broken into small pieces 10-15 small black olives
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Eliza Carthy heads ‘home’ with new album
HAVING always shied away from writing records that catalogue her own life, renowned musician Eliza Carthy has at last sat down and penned an autobiographical album. Neptune, which is launched this month, charts various stages of her life and has, she
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Probe into cause of fire that destroyed £9m Sunseeker
INVESTIGATIONS will today continue into the cause of an inferno that completely destroyed a £9m Sunseeker yacht at the weekend. The 34-metre motor cruiser, the second largest in the Sunseeker range, went up in flames at around 11pm on Friday
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My relief over car keys being found
I WOULD like to say a heartfelt thank you to the kind person/s who went to the trouble of handing in my car keys and glasses to lost property at M&S, Castlepoint. I was in such a pickle, and blind panic set in when lost property reported nothing had
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We'll miss drivers on the 32 route
THANK you Shamrock Buses. I would like to say a BIG thank you to the company for the excellent service given by staff and drivers on the bus route 32, which finished on April 30. Your drivers have been polite and helpful. It beggers belief that the
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Thankfully, the US found Bin Laden
WE should all be thankful that Osama bin Laden was found by the Americans. Had he been found by British troops, he would have been arrested, brought to this country and accorded all the protection that is now afforded to even the most heinous of criminals
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What about the human rubbish?
HOW nice that we will now have a clean environment since the council approved the new Dog Control Orders, described by the Kennel Club as draconian. Now to tackle broken glass to protect children’s feet and dogs paws. There are also drinks cans, used
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Why I'm fighting Brussels costs
WITH tongue in cheek, Bernard Clark (Have Your Say, May 6), urged us to celebrate European Union Day yesterday. Before any of your readers take him seriously, they might like to know the following. At Poole council on April 12, I proposed a motion expressing
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Thatcher helped so many people
I NOTE remarks contained in the letter from Mr Burridge (Letters, May 3) states: “But rather like Mrs Thatcher getting rid of the council houses.” The term “getting rid”, is misleading as Mrs Thatcher enabled thousands of council house tenants to acquire
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Roundabout lights just not needed
THE brief “consultation” has started on the plan to divide Ferndown from Wimborne by slicing through the Canford Bottom roundabout. I urge anyone who might be affected to visit highways/gov.uk /roads/projects/30554.aspx before it closes on May 31.
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Police still trying to determine cause of Emily Longley's death
A FORENSIC post mortem examination has been carried out in a bid to discover the cause of tragic Emily Longley’s death. Results of the examination are still awaited and police continue to describe her death as “unexplained.” The 17-year-old’s body was
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'We just want to be with her'
EMILY LONGLEY'S devastated father spoke about his “beautiful, life-loving” daughter before leaving New Zealand for the UK. Mark Longley said “we just want to be with her” before embarking on the long journey to Bournemouth in the search for
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'We're flying the blue flag'
TOURISM chiefs in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Swanage are celebrating after the resorts’ beaches secured a raft of Blue Flag and Quality Coast awards. Bournemouth has won four Blue Flags and two Quality Coast awards while Poole has picked up
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Burton farm "arson" destroys animal feed
A SUSPECTED arson attack at a farm in Burton, Christchurch has destroyed a large quantity of hay and animal feed. Fire crews were called to a Burton farm in Summers Lane at 8.25pm on Monday evening. A Dorset fire service spokeswoman
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Cherries: Symes in race for play-offs
STRIKER Michael Symes faces a race against time to regain his fitness ahead of Cherries’ eagerly-awaited play-off semi-final. Symes, who finished as Cherries’ third highest goalscorer during the regulation season, missed the final 11 games
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Cherries' Robinson: Pressure is playing for the club's future - not the play-offs
MIDFIELD general Anton Robinson says the pressure of the play-offs is nothing compared with playing for Cherries’ very existence. Robinson was part of the squad that secured the club’s Football League status in spite of a mountainous 17-point deduction
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Cherries: Fans' fave Pearce says side will learn
NEW fans’ favourite Jason Pearce insists Cherries will learn lessons from their League One campaign – but will not dwell on their shortcomings as they prepare for the play-offs. Skipper Pearce, the overwhelming winner of the prestigious
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Tuition fees rise may harm local economy
UNIVERSITY towns and cities including Bournemouth and Southampton could see their economies hit by plans to triple tuition fees. Student spending accounts for more than three per cent of Bournemouth’s total economic activity, according to research
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Cherries: Key Lee decisions will have to wait
CHERRIES’ play-off campaign has left boss Lee Bradbury in a tricky catch-22 situation regarding new signings and the club’s retained list. Managers of Football League clubs up and down the country will this week start to shape their squads following
