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Man with knife robs newsagents
A ROBBER stole cash from a newsagent’s after brandishing a knife in a raid on Friday afternoon. Police were called to Jas News and Booze in Poole Road, Branksome, after the 4.30pm incident. A spokesman for Dorset Police said the robber
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Support service launched for porn addicts
THE first 24-hour counselling service for the UK’s estimated 1.2 million adult online pornography addicts has been launched in Bournemouth. HelpAddictions.org is operated by Chrysalis Courses, which has been running counselling in Bournemouth for the
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Ape centre steps in to help victim
IT took Monkey World to restore a pensioner’s faith in human nature after she was targeted by a trio of con artists. As reported in the Daily Echo, Lynn Waite fell victim to thieves posing as good Samaritans as she struggled home with her pension after
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Meet the giant marine dinosaur found in Weymouth Bay
NATURALIST Sir David Attenborough visited Dorset County Museum to unveil a jaw-dropping display of a giant sea monster. Fossil enthusiast Sir David described the fossilised skull of the pliosaur discovered in Weymouth Bay as ‘magnificent’ and
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Travellers stay put
TRAVELLERS appear to be staying put on two sections of land in Bournemouth and Poole. Around 12 caravans moved onto land by the A338 Wessex Way, between the rear of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and the sewage treatment plant at the beginning
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Echo journalist in Black Hawk rescue
I went out on patrol in Afghanistan with 1 Rifles, the former Devon and Dorsets and endured constant fear then finally deep embarassment. We were flown into Patrol Base 2 from Camp Bastion by Chinook to see the battalion headquarters and B
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Bournemouth Air Festival needs support
ORGANISERS of the Bournemouth Air Festival are calling for support to keep the event the success that it is. The 2011 Air Festival Patrons Scheme is designed to encourage businesses to lend their support alongside national sponsors such as
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Tot drenched by jet of dirt
A SHOCKED mother told how her father and 17-week-old baby were drenched with muck when a pipe burst as they stood outside a shop in Bournemouth town centre. Cleaner Stephanie Lovell, who was shopping in Oasis, in Old Christchurch Road, told
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The Magic of Soul and Motown: Bournemouth Pavilion
IT may boast that it’s come “direct from the USA” but The Magic of Motown/Soul has been touring the UK on and off for a good few years now. Of course you can’t really go wrong with a solid gold selection of classic soul hits. Or can you? Sadly the answer
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Single shot killed two heroes in Afghanistan
A SINGLE shot fired by an insurgent ‘sharpshooter’ killed a Bournemouth-born soldier and his comrade in Afghanistan, an inquest heard yesterday. Private Conrad Lewis, of 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment and Private Lewis Hendry, of 3rd Battalion
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Classic Fish Burgers
HOME-MADE fish burgers are infinitely superior to the shop-bought variety and are very quick and easy to make. Here is a delicious recipe from the new Fishy Fishy cookbook compiled by X-Factor host Dermot O’Leary and two friends who together run the
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It's not just the End of the World...
THEY’RE calling the closing of Britain’s best-selling newspaper the End of the World. But the sudden death of the News of the World is but one of a whole string of familiar things that have finished suddenly this summer. What – and who – else are
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Get Last of the Summer Wine back
READERS, do you remember the BBC television programme Last of the Summer Wine, the long running programme the BBC ditched? A petition is still running to bring the programme back, please go to website petition.co.uk/summer-wine to view the petition.
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Bet your bottom dollar we will pay
DESPITE reassurances from the Prime Minister that we won’t be contributing to the Greek financial bail-out, it is a pretty safe bet that in one way or the other we will. We may not contribute directly, but you can bet your life that to stave off the
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Sorry to hear of yet more cutbacks
I’M saddened daily to hear more and more cutbacks in council services when throughout the UK councils are losing millions of pounds through greedy landlords turning their properties into student lets (HMOs) therefore evading all council taxes, An example
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I’m getting deja vu over our utilities
IN RESPONSE to M Leyton’s letter dated June 27, 2011. The idea of not using gas for a day a week as a protest against the gas companies’ excessive profits, would be a good starting point, if only the public had the gumption to bring it about nationally
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Date nears for public hearing on Talbot Heath development
A 10-day public hearing which will pit heathland and habitat against housing and education, is due to start on Tuesday. The issues behind the controversial Talbot Heath development are to be fought over again in front of a planning inspector
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A big thank you to our kind donors
I would like to say a very big thank you to the Daily Echo and everyone who helped make BCHA’s Sleep Safe campaign launch and flash mob so successful on Friday, July 1. With out your support it wouldn’t have happened or been so successful. We have
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I’d leave this well alone if I was you
After the saga of the sword in the stone at the roundabout in Wareham, we how have a further enhancment to the town. There are two animals in Priory Meadow (adjacent to the riverside group of stone benches affectiontely known as Stonehenge). These
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How about a £1 charge for OAPs?
WITH reference to the article today about the cuts in Bournemouth Buses because the companies are losing money, surely the answer is simple. Instead of pensioners getting free tickets to go anywhere all day and every day, why not charge them £1 for each
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We want service not sympathy
REGARDING the axing of the old No 20 bus via Brassey Road to Winton. The local councillor Sue Anderson, says she is extremely sorry for the hardship caused to the elderly in the loss of this service. It is not sympathy we want, but some action to reinstate
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£5 charge is a bit too much
Russell-Cotes museum is a gem in our town and a place I love to visit either alone, with a friend, or with my grandchildren at any time of the year. I am fully supportive of a charge to help maintain this wonderful building but not at £5 a head even
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Cherries: Brooks outlines youth blueprint
I THINK the changes are positive and the future is bright – now give us time to prove it. That was the message from Shaun Brooks last night as he gave a wide-ranging interview to the Daily Echo on his plans for the future of Cherries’ youth
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Cherries: Groves aiming to bring youngsters through to pro ranks
NEW boss Paul Groves took charge of Cherries’ under-18s and placed the development of future first-team stars at the centre of his plans. The experienced coach was this week confirmed as the club’s youth team manager. Groves’s appointment saw him replace
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Speedway: Pirates star Ward vows to get tough with Pedersen
PIRATES sensation Darcy Ward revealed he was ready to get tough with Nicki Pedersen but insisted his focus was on winning races – rather than the Danish superstar. In-form Australian hotshot Ward will renew rivalries with the Grand Prix ace in tonight
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Pirates' Watt: It's not just about the young guns
WIMBORNE Road captain Davey Watt hailed superstar duo Chris Holder and Darcy Ward but insisted every member of Pirates’ table-topping crew deserved credit. Watt has helped guide Poole to the Elite League summit after an exceptional start to the 2011
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Hayman set for Dorset debut
FORMER Somerset seamer James Hayman makes his Dorset debut in their Minor Counties Championship game against Herefordshire at The Parks, Brockhampton tomorrow. Dorset manager Sean Walbridge said: “He comes recommended by our other Somerset guys and has
