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Senior Tour: Spurge to play through pain barrier
BATTLING Kevin Spurgeon has vowed to play through the pain barrier in his attempt to climb the European Senior Tour rankings. The 56-year-old Ferndown touring professional strained a ligament in his left arm while playing in a pro-am in Spain last month
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Dorset Saturday: Roshan's ready for title defence
NEW skipper Roshan Embalagama says he is relishing the challenge of trying to lead Parley to a hat-trick of Dorset League titles. Embalagama knows he will have a hard act to follow after Neil Summerson guided the club to successive Premier Division crowns
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BID ballot success can put Wimborne on map
THE chairman of Wimborne’s Chamber of Trade has welcomed the success of the BID (Business Improvement District) ballot. Diann March said the group, which has been running since the 1950s, had backed the BID idea from the start as a way of keeping the
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New RNLI boat is christened 'Ole Schroder'
THE latest vessel in the RNLI’s life-saving fleet has been officially named at the charity’s Poole headquarters. High-ranking RNLI executives and members of The Robert Hall Foundation, the organisation that funded the class D inshore lifeboat
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Sculptor's gnomes appear on Daybreak
THE ‘voluptuous’ Kate Garraway became a favourite of a Bournemouth sculptor hitting the big time. Kim Leachman’s work has shot to TV fame after he got commissions for presenters including the ITV star. His work was handed over to the Daybreak presenter
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Witness pleas after crashes
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two motorcyclists and a car driver suffered serious injuries in three separate crashes on Dorset’s roads, within just 24 hours. A 24-year-old Bournemouth man sustained serious injuries after a Kawasaki motorbike
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Jug made from Oliver Cromwell’s horse discovered at Antiques Roadshow
MORE hidden treasure has been uncovered at the Lulworth Castle Antiques Roadshow – including a jug made from Oliver Cromwell’s horse worth thousands. One young couple got a shock when an old leather jug they brought along to be valued was said
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Bournemouth East MP welcomes call for more TA posts
AN MP and serving member of the Territorial Army is “delighted” with the results of a review that wants more reservists on the front line. The six-month long study was commissioned by David Cameron and it recommends a higher ratio of TA soldiers to
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Jools Holland singer to appear at Stompin' on the Quomps
THIS year's Stompin' on the Quomps event at Christchurch Quay will see Jools Holland singer Louise Clare Marshall make a return to the stage. The al fresco smooth jazz event will take place on Saturday August 6 from 12noon until 10pm with five professional
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Bowled over by success of open days
SPORTSMEN and women in Christchurch were bowled over by the success of their recent open days. Members of Christchurch Bowling Club organised a series of open afternoons at the picturesque site next to Christchurch Castle to try and encourage
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Council reviews latest plans for Imax
PLANS to transform the Bournemouth Waterfront complex are being studied by senior council staff. Businesses had until May 22 to come forward for the former Imax cinema, and the council hopes the refurbished building can reopen in time for summer
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Day one Skandia Sail for Gold
Day one of Skandia Sail for Gold and Annie, Kate and I just got down to the venue. Although many of the fleets are still hanging around onshore, the Match racing started on time and now are moving onto the second group B. We are once again in group C
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England Beach Soccer team heading for sands of Poole
POOLE already boasts it has the best beaches in England, now it is attracting the best beach soccer players in the country to its golden sands. A newly-constructed beach soccer pitch at Canford Cliffs has proved perfect for England Beach Soccer
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Thai Vegetable Green Curry
Thai Vegetable Green Curry Serves 4 250g jasmine rice Vegetable or groundnut oil 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks 100g button mushrooms 1 tin coconut milk 350ml vegetable stock
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'My cooking vlogs with my son made me a hit'
NICK Coffer can really talk. The bottled water importer turned cooking personality seems born to a life delivering anecdotes. Yet he only began imparting his pearls of culinary wisdom two years ago. “In 2009 I had the best and worst
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Hypnotists on-stage knockout was a stunt
A HYPNOTIST fooled people into thinking he knocked himself out on stage leaving volunteers in a trance, the Echo can reveal today. Weymouth-based entertainer David Days is amazed a planned experiment made worldwide news over the weekend. His
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All Starr Band
RINGO Starr arrives in Bournemouth this month on his first European tour since 1998. Gavin Haines caught up with the former Beatle and his All Starr Band at their last rehearsal before hitting the road.... AFTER a 13-year hiatus ex-Beatles
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David’s a double hero after rescuing two drowning children in one hour
A LIFEGUARD dramatically rescued two drowning children in one hour off Boscombe beach. David Hubbard swam them to safety after a riptide developed around the end of a groyne near Boscombe Pier. He pulled an 11-year-old boy out at around
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Musicosity Festival coming to town
THE south coast will host a new music festival this September when Musicosity Bournemouth makes it debut. The first of its kind in the town, the festival will take place at multiple venues, including O2 Academy Bournemouth and The Old Fire Station,
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Sisters’ terror after beach gang attack
A TERRIFYING attack carried out by a gang of youngsters on Bournemouth beach has left two teenage girls too scared to go out on their own. Sisters Kimberley and Chanelle Drew and three girl friends were at the beach just west of Bournemouth
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Counting on our wildlife
We have had our driest and warmest spring for more than a century and while sun seekers may be loving it, some of our wildlife is not. Figures show that Dorset had its driest spring for 101 years, recording just 30 per cent of average rainfall
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Britain's Got Talent dancer backs tougher TV watershed
A DANCER hit by complaints her act is too raunchy has backed a report released today calling for a tougher TV watershed. Nicola Wills’ group Girls Roc made it through to the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent and impressed Simon Cowell with
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Group of travellers moves onto land near sewage plant
A GROUP of travellers has moved on to land by the A338 Wessex Way, between the rear of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and the sewage treatment plant. Around 12 caravans arrived soon after midday on Saturday. A staff member at Playgolf Bournemouth said
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Thanks for your expert care & help
I WONDER if you would be kind enough to find room in your “Have your say” as I always read the Daily Echo and I would like this to be seen by this great medical team. A big thank you CART/North for your expert care and attention. Always cheerful during
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Childhood home is now in sorry state
LAST July, we visited Boscombe to recapture my childhood (so I thought). To say I was stunned at what I saw is an understatement. What was I expecting? Whistons toy store, the Seagull pub, the Salisbury bars – good times. I saw a community on its
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Do crime victims still have rights?
I AGREE with the sentiments of Robert Readman’s recent letter “Not customers, they’re criminals”. This lack of care for victims but help for criminals has been developing over some years, of which I have personal experience, being unfortunately a victim
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Borrowing £45million surely carries a high level of risk
MY experiences in commercial life taught me that when one borrows there is inevitably a risk incurred – however small, that risk is a fact. So when the proposition is considered concerning the borrowing of £45million in order to pay off the Housing
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Is this the age of the innocents?
“CHILDREN grow up so fast these days. I don’t think they get the childhood I had.” Phrases you are likely to hear from parents all too aware that the age of innocence is shrinking. So there will be many who will support the government’s latest initiative
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Heatwave sizzles out after soaring temperatures
WHAT a difference a day makes! On Saturday families flocked to Bournemouth beach to soak up the remains of the late half-term heatwave which saw South Coast temperatures matching many Mediterranean hotspots. But by lunchtime on Sunday, cloudy
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We had a sad end to a very sad day
MY wife and I visited the churchyard at St Andrew’s, Kinson to lay some flowers on the first anniversary of the sad loss of my dear sister, who died of cancer. As usual we parked outside on the road. On leaving the church we noticed some children cycling
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Democracy letting us down at council
I REFER to the independent elected councillor, who after gaining a seat in Muscliff and Throop, decided to become a Conservative on Bournemouth Borough Council. The Conservative controlled council should not have accepted him. This isn’t honourable
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Travellers are their own worst enemy
IT seems strange that the travellers who descend upon the various open spaces in Dorset seem to do so in the summer months. Where do they go during the winter? The main bone of contention isn’t so much that they invade a place and make camp, but the
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Mistakes happen and speed kills
IT WAS interesting to read Ian Belchamber’s comments on the No Excuse campaign (“No Excuse, no difference?”, Echo, May 25). I agree that the campaign has had no significant effect on casualty figures, especially when taking into account the drop in miles
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Rain fails to dampen spirits at Poole Festival of Running
CROWDS turned out in force to cheer on runners yesterday afternoon, despite the heavens opening for the 10k Poole Festival of Running race. The weather was kinder in the morning for the Minithon and Born to Run 5k events but rain showers soaked
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Victim slashed in blade assault
A 28-year-old man is recovering from multiple serious wounds following a terrifying street attack in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth. The victim, who is not being identified by police, was assaulted with a sharp instrument, possibly a razor
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Large lorry fire in Shaftesbury
FIRE fighters from Shaftesbury were called to deal with a fire in a articulated lorry on the A30 this morning. The large heavy goods vehicle, which was situated near the Ivy Cross roundabout, was extinguished using two hose reel jets, four
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Speedway: Andersson pips Ward in world semi-final
DENNIS Andersson pipped Pirates team-mate Darcy Ward in a race-off to bag third place in the world under-21 semi-final round in Solvakia. The Swede and reigning champion Ward were level on points from their qualifying rides in Zarnovica, with only a
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Late opening refused for town off-licence
LICENSING chiefs have refused a Bournemouth off-licence permission to sell alcohol until 1am, following objections from Dorset police and three town centre ward councillors. Good Choice on Old Christchurch Road applied to vary its licence to
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Cherries: Roach urges young trio to take their chance
JOE Roach has urged Cherries’ latest youth graduates to seize the moment as they bid to follow in some illustrious footsteps. The club’s under-18s boss called on Paddy Hester, Alex Parsons and Dan Strugnell to make the most of their opportunities after
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Promenade, seafront, Undercliff Drive - it's all the same thing!
Around this time of year, there are always letters and discussions around cycling on the promenade and whether it's a good thing or not. Lots of views are always given, some of which make sense and others do not. What you should call this
