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Amateur ladies: Georgia bows out in title quest
TEENAGER Georgia Hall bowed out of this year’s English ladies championship in the second round of the matchplay phase at West Sussex. The 15-year-old Remedy Oak star was beaten 2 and 1 by Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild. Both players were under par in a tight
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Morris the mainstay of Bashley triumph
RICHARD Morris was on century duty, his 110 laying the foundations for Bashley’s eye-catching 29-run triumph over previously-unbeaten St Cross in the Southern Electric Premier League. The former Hampshire man was the mainstay as Bashley posted a formidable
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Finally... a century for star Park
NICK Park registered his maiden Southern Premier League century to spearhead Bournemouth to a convincing six-wicket win over Division One rivals Havant. Park followed younger brother James into the 100-club, his undefeated 124 seeing Bournemouth pass
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Taking on the Poole Park pong
THE persistent pong of Poole Park’s unwanted weed has compelled one company boss to take matters into his own hands. Peter Hardy, who regularly walks his dogs in the park, was struck by the stench after the invidious green algae returned to the lake
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Day of events to honour Jane Goodall
WORLD-renowned conservationist and ape expert Dr Jane Goodall is to be celebrated with a day of events in her home town of Bournemouth. Bournemouth Jane Goodall Day is on Sunday, May 22, with events from 2.30-6pm, at Kimmeridge House on Bournemouth
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Die Walkure, live from the Metropolitan Opera House, Lighthouse, Poole
AN ESTIMATED 175,000 people around the world had to chat among themselves until the second instalment of the Met's Ring Cycle got off to a late start. The hold-up was down to the malfunctioning of the most talked-about and controversial aspect
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Jason dives in for world record bid
A SCUBA expert is hoping to successfully co-ordinate a mass dive off the Purbeck coast that will smash the world record. The target, set by the Indonesian navy in 2009, is a staggering 2,486 divers in the water at the same time. But
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Widow of Bournemouth soldier is praised by PM
THE WIDOW of a Bournemouth soldier killed in Afghanistan has won praise from Prime Minister David Cameron. Brenda Hale, whose husband Mark Hale died serving with 2 Rifles in 2009, won a seat in the Northern Ireland assembly for the Democratic
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Ad Lib plea: 'Give us fewer books, not fewer libraries'
STOP buying so many books – that’s the surprise message from campaigners fighting cuts to 20 of Dorset’s ‘community libraries’. Ad Lib, the group protesting against Dorset County council’s proposals to save £800,000 from the library budget,
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Nearly 40 fire fighters tackle "deliberate" fire on Canford Heath
Nearly 40 fire fighters tackled a heath fire on Canford Heath on Saturday night (14) which fire chiefs believe was started deliberately. Fire fighters from Poole and Wimborne dashed to the scene at about 9.30pm with a heavy off-road vehicle
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A relaxing time in Bath
IF YOU ever wanted to experience the feeling of weightlessness, then here’s some good news. You don’t have to spend millions booking your spot on Richard Branson’s first space expedition – an off-peak return to Bath will serve you just fine. At the
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The stonemason making his mark on Portland shoppers
HOW do you set about creating three large pieces of stonework that weigh half a tonne each and reflect the spirit of an island? That was the challenge set to former Weymouth College student John Goodliffe, who was commissioned by supermarket giant Tesco
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Tortoise set for TankFest
THE mighty Tortoise, one of the heaviest British tanks of all time, will be just one of the attractions to wow spectators at this year’s TankFest. Like its animal namesake, the 78-tonne monster boasts both a hard outer shell and a pedestrian
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Extra care home places needed to cope with future demand
PENSIONERS face a fight for a care home place in Dorset. A new study carried out by Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing and Health on those 85 and over revealed that a massive increase in the need for care home places is looming in
