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Sibil has a Ball as Wessex ladies topple Southbourne
SOUTHBOURNE suffered only their second A Division defeat, losing 35-32 to Broadstone-Wessex. Pam Fordham, Monica Sturgess, Vanessa Smyth and Lyn Howard crept in to win 19-17, while Sibil Ball’s crew (16-15) held on to make it six points for the Wessex
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Cherries defeated in tournament final
Cherries this afternoon missed out on the £80,000 EC Group Cup jackpot as FC Saarbrucken secured a deserved final success at Seward Stadium. The German third tier outfit claimed the cash and silverware after goals from Markus Fuchs and Christian
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Blue Peter star opens £6.5m housing scheme for pensioners in North Dorset
BLUE Peter star Valerie Singleton opened a special £6.5million housing scheme in North Dorset yesterday that allows pensioners to stay independent for longer. Trailway Court, in Blandford, has 40 one and two bedroom, extra care apartments for elderly
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Taking a hard line on loutish behaviour at schools
Nothing gets a grown-up party going quite like the subject of classroom discipline. Over chips and dip, parents rail against disruptive kids who ruin their own offspring's education, but fall short of agreeing on how to stamp it out. This week the Coalition
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Echo Country rocks for new Cavegirl TV adventures
DORSET is world famous for its Jurassic Coast but if you stumbled upon this scene on Wednesday you would have thought you really had stepped back in time – to the Stone Age. For this particular film shoot at Highcliffe is one of several
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Christchurch residents fear budget hotel plans
CONCERNED Christchurch residents worried about the potential impact a budget hotel could have on the town centre are organising a public meeting to discuss the plans. Residents, accommodation owners and businesses are trying to organise a venue to discuss
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Life through the lens of Chris Packham
A COLLECTION of stunning wildlife photographs by lifelong naturalist, broadcaster and author Chris Packham is on display at Moors Valley Country Park until 28 August. Chris, who lives on the edge of the New Forest, is familiar to four million viewers
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Autumn/Winter work programme
Our work programme of scrub clearance is only a few months away, so is anyone interested in helping? This is entirely voluntary work and usually for 2-3 hours per session. The tools (loppers and bow saws) are provided and it's very satisfying
