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Dorset residents urged to get measles vaccination
PEOPLE in Dorset are being urged to get themselves protected following outbreaks of measles in parts of Europe. Among countries affected is France, which has a direct ferry link with Poole. The country has had more than 4,000 reported cases this year
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Golf: Spurgeon in the hunt for PGA Seniors glory
DORSET star Kevin Spurgeon remained on course for a top-three finish in the prestigious PGA Seniors Championship with a two-over-par 74 at Slaley Hall this afternoon. Spurgeon, playing in the penultimate group with Noel Ratcliffe and Bob Cameron
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Dorset gets involved with Murray mania
MURRAY Mania is alive and well in Dorset with just a week to go before the start of the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament. One Poole sports club has opted to take a huge punt on Britain’s number one, agreeing to give every new tennis
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SW Week: Defeat condemns Dorset to wooden spoon
DORSET’S hopes of handing back the South West wooden spoon were dashed by a comprehensive defeat and a Cornwall victory at a rainswept Saunton yesterday. Captain Giles Legg’s team were trounced 12½ to 1½ by Gloucestershire, while Cornwall overtook
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Petition calls for safety on Bournemouth roads
A PETITION has been launched calling for road safety measures to prevent a tragedy on a busy Bournemouth road. Muscliff mother Chrissy Beatty drew up the petition after one of her children was almost struck by a speeding car on Shillingstone Drive.
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They're icons of their time, some would say
With nearly 11 million mentions on the internet, the hat that Princess Beatrice wore to her cousin’s wedding has taken on a life of its own. It has been photoshopped a thousand times (most memorably on to the Killing Bin Laden images at the
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Graduates leave school on a high with show in Bournemouth
THREE years of hard work came to a spectacular end when graduates put on a dazzling performance at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Dance. Exit Stage Left showcased the work of School of Performance students from the Arts University College Bournemouth and delighted
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Bournemouth's £1m clean-up drive
LOVE Bournemouth, loathe litter. That’s the message council bosses are trying to get across to people in the town as part of a £1 million campaign to keep it clean. Yesterday, chiefs unveiled tough anti-litter messages that will be displayed on Bournemouth
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Cash helps old with energy bills
ELDERLY people in Bournemouth will receive a boost to their cold weather payments this winter. A total of £29,202 is available for gas customers on the Age UK Energy tariff provided by E.ON. They will receive around £10 on top of government
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Bournemouth Council seek cash for 'outdoor gym'
BOURNEMOUTH Council is still seeking £40,000 to £45,000 to build an ‘outdoor gym’ on the seafront. The news came at this week’s full council meeting. Cllr Phil Stanley-Watts, Boscombe West, is calling for funding for a gym aimed at the elderly. He
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'Women are walking in my shoes!'
IT’S every girl’s dream – designing your perfect shoes and watching them become a reality. For 21-year-old Sarah Watkinson-Yull, who went to school in Wimborne, that’s a regular day in the office. The driven young entrepreneur can now
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Meet the stag beetles in Dorset
It’s big, bizarre and alien-looking and it’s quite likely to be in a garden or woodland near you. The fearsome form of the stag beetle, normally elusive, is being reported in Dorset in increasing numbers. An unusually hot spring seems to have got them
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Berry Ripple Ice Cream
Berry Ripple Ice Cream Serves 12 400g fresh or frozen berries Juice of 1 lemon 55g caster sugar 1pt whipping cream 400g condensed milk 1tbsp vanilla extract To serve: Waffle ice cream
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German man jailed at Bournemouth for sex with 14-year-old
A GERMAN man who had sex with a 14-year-old girl he met on the internet has been jailed for two and a half years. Benjamin Philipp, 19, pictured, began communicating with the girl, who cannot be named, via an art website in September last year and the
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Look to Sam and Eddie to find stars
WHEN Ryan Giggs was named in the House of Commons as the man who asked the High Court for an injunction to protect his human right to a private and family life, it’s a pity the judge didn’t think to ask him what family, exactly, he may have been talking
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Scarecrows and music will be among surprises for visitors to summer fete
If you go down to the woods on Saturday, July 2 you’re sure of a big surprise, for Holtwood Methodist Summer Fete will have a wide variety of scarecrows waiting for you. It’s rumoured that one of the home-grown scarecrows resembles Church Minister
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Streetside healing
Shoppers in Poole now get more than they bargained for whilst browsing in the High Street. Not only is the usual array of shops and cafes on offer – but also healing. Every Saturday members of St Mary’s Longfleet put chairs outside Poole Methodist Church
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The Royal British Legion: 90 years of helping heroes
AFTER some of the bloodiest fighting of the First World War, the poppy was the only thing that grew out of the complete devastation in the Flanders and Picardy regions of Belgium and Northern France. To this day, the flower remains the symbol of remembrance
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Win £10,000 in this weekend's Find the Ball competition!
A £10,000 jackpot is up for grabs in this weekend's Find the Ball competition. No-one won last week's top prize, but runner-up Mrs S Brown of Plymouth scooped £1,150 for coming the closest. Find the Ball appears in four Newsquest titles each week and
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MIB is there in times of need
I WAS sorry to read about Matthew Jenkins’ cycling accident (Victim’s Appeal to find hit-and-run driver, Bournemouth Echo) and hope that the driver hands themselves in or Dorset Police finds them. Cyclists and others injured in accidents with drivers
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Thanks to those who helped me
I WOULD like to thank the staff at A&E Bournemouth Hospital, after being taken there after a fall. Also the people who stopped to help. Many Thanks. MRS D FROUD, Ibbertson Way
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Cyclists way too fast and furious
IT appears to be getting more dangerous for a pedestrian to walk on these ‘so-called’ joint footpaths and cycleways than it is to cross a busy main road. Why must some cyclists feel the need to travel so dangerously fast on these shared areas? Last
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Fewer crimes taking place on our railway
FEWER crimes are being committed at railway stations and on lines in Dorset and Hampshire, new figures have revealed. Statistics published by the British Transport Police show there has been a 1.5 per cent reduction in all railway crime in
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Cut prices and fill the seats
COMMENTING on the proposal to close the Pier Theatre (‘Theatre closure: It’s up to them’, Daily Echo, June 2), Councillor Beesley said that it had to be recognised that live entertainment was well catered for in Bournemouth and beyond, while wet-weather
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So fast, like an act of 'Houdini'
CLLR Derek Borthwick will become known as the ‘Houdini’ of council politics, one day he was in receipt of 1,037 votes as an Independent candidate, yet within a few hours he escapes from being elected as an Independent and dons the garb of a Conservative
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The Greys matter: Show some pride
I AM writing to ask your readers to join Anchor’s Grey Pride Campaign and sign our petition calling for a Minster for Older People to help end the prejudices faced by the elderly. We hope the Minister would be called upon when The Cabinet discusses such
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Shocking drug-driving figures
MILLIONS of us are driving while high on illegal drugs, according to a new report. Though a certain degree of scepticism always ought to be attached to surveys which talk to a limited sample of people and from which wider results are then extrapolated
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Teen dies after collision near Fordingbridge
A TEENAGER left with life-threatening injuries after a car overturned on a Hampshire road has died. The 17-year-old woman from Fordingbridge was a front seat passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa that was travelling along the B3078 in the New Forest
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Upton heath fire latest: Distressing scenes for eye-witnesses
ONE of the most distressing sights confronting wildlife experts, as they set about rescuing the few surviving animals on the heath, was the charred remains of a helpless baby fawn. Its confused mother was spotted frantically searching for her
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Upton heath fire latest: Morning reveals extent of arson damage
AS DAWN broke over Poole’s smouldering Upton Heath the true extent of the county’s worst heathland arson attack for decades became shockingly apparent. An area of 200 acres, roughly equivalent to more than 130 football pitches, has been destroyed
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Upton heath fire latest: Witnesses describe seeing 200m flames
IT TAKES a certain degree of professionalism to face down an imposing wall of flames almost three-quarters of a kilometre wide and 30 ft high – but that is exactly what firefighters found themselves up against on Upton Heath. Witnesses told
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Cherries: Mitchell reveals plans for Dean Court
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has revealed Cherries’ bold long-term plans for Dean Court – with a £6million stand and hotel at the centre of his vision. The club has unveiled ambitious proposals for a new 5,000-seat enclosure at the South End, which could
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Cherries: Fletch hoping deals for Bill and Ben will flower
STEVE Fletcher has revealed that Cherries will next week continue their attempts to finalise deals for Ben Williamson and Billy Lumley. The Cherries assistant boss confirmed that manager Lee Bradbury was set to hold talks with the Glenn Hoddle Academy
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Speedway: Adams waits on surgery decision
FORMER Pirates favourite Leigh Adams will discover if he requires further surgery on his injuries in the coming weeks. Adams’s wife Kylie, in a news release published on the speedway legend’s official website, provided an update on his condition. The
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Speedway: Lindgren tipping young guns
SWEDISH sensation Freddie Lindgren believes he and Chris Holder could emerge as major World Championship contenders in the next two years. The young guns have both made promising starts to the 2011 Grand Prix series and will be aiming to continue their
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Walbridge hoping Dorset can bounce back
SEAN Walbridge believes this weekend’s three-day game against Devon is the “perfect opportunity” for his side to make amends for their disappointing MCCA Knockout Trophy campaign. Dorset lost three out of their four games in the one-day competition,
