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New leaders at the double for Redhill
SOUTHBOURNE moved to the top of A Division courtesy of double-rink victories at Redhill Park by Olive Fidler, Jean Howell, Tina Sikes and Barbara Lunnun (26-10.5) and Sue Dadson’s squad (21-17). Richmond Park dropped a notch despite their 4-2 win at
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100 jobs will be created if expansion proposal gets thumbs-up
COUNCIL chiefs are being urged to approve an expansion plan that will create up to 100 jobs in Ringwood. Churchill Retirement Living, which builds homes for the over-fifties, is seeking consent to build a two-storey extension to its headquarters
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You don’t half look Darth going out like that
HE normally has his own Star Destroyer, but sometimes he’s seen at a Dorset bus stop. And although he doesn’t like to talk about it, the Dark Lord of the Sith does a lot for charity. Lord Vader – alias Daniel Westney-Bedward – will be
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Pilot and passenger escape microlight crash
TWO people escaped when a microlight crashed on landing at Compton Abbas Airfield on Sunday morning. Police, firefighters and ambulance personnel were called at 11am. A spokesman for Dorset police said there were two people on board – the pilot was
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End this pipe blight
A CAFÉ owner claims one of his busiest trading weekends of the year could be blighted by “the building site” on his doorstep. George Dixon, who runs Batastinis on Commercial Road, Bournemouth, said: “Times are tough enough without workmen leaving their
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Rugby: Dorset & Wilts enjoy Twickenham triumph
DORSET & Wilts successfully defended the County Championship Shield with a 43-22 victory over Surrey at Twickenham today. Winners in last year’s final against Leicestershire, they repeated the feat following a superb second-half performance. Surrey
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Tributes paid to 'gentle giant' of cycling world
TRIBUTES to a cyclist who died in an accident on a busy Purbeck road have been pouring in from around the world. Rob Jefferies from Poole Wheelers cycling club was well known on the British Cycling scene and helped set up the popular Wareham Forest Race
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Having a high time paragliding in France
LEONARDO da Vinci said ‘once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return’. Wise man. Just under a year ago I made my first tentative forays into the sport
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RNLI crew celebrated after 50 years of service
TWO RNLI lifeboat volunteers have been honoured for almost half a century combined service at sea. Andy Elton, who received his 20 year long-service medal, joined the Poole crew in 1989, aged 19, and has been helping save lives ever since.
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A fresher tasting takeaway at Top Wok
LONG summer days mean one thing in our house – more takeaways at the weekends. Endless hours out on bikes or on the beach mean supermarket shopping and cooking are not at the top of our priority list. But if we don’t choose carefully, we could end up
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Jeff Beck talks about his intimate Bournemouth warm-up show
MULTI-award winning guitarist Jeff Beck is playing an intimate Dorset show with his band ahead of playing at the sold out Isle of Wight Festival in June. Guitar legend and former Yardbird Jeff and his band will play the O2 Academy Bournemouth
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Town in shock over Pier Theatre's plight
CHILDREN’S TV star Chris Jarvis has led the expressions of shock that Bournemouth is likely to lose its Pier Theatre. The private company which operates the pier attractions wants to shut the theatre at the end of this summer. It plans
