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Firm fined after lorry driver seriously injured
AN EAST Dorset manufacturing firm has been fined after a lorry delivery driver was seriously injured when he was run over by a fork lift truck. Kelvin Davey, 61, from Verwood, had both his ankles and lower legs broken when the fork lift truck reversed
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Couple celebrate Kilimanjaro trek success
FOUR years ago she was given just months to live after developing an aggressive form of cancer. But Shirley White became one of the first patients to benefit from a pioneering new treatment and vowed to help the charity that had saved her life. Now
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Echo readers back Bournemouth council whistleblower
DAILY Echo readers have given their backing to the senior officer suspended by Bournemouth council. Chief accountant Stephen Parker was escorted out of the Town Hall after listing a series of criticisms about the council’s outsourcing deal with Mouchel
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Families welcome soldiers back from war zone
MARK Parry clutched his son tightly and beamed a smile that spoke a thousand words. No more patrols and no more explosive devices. He was no longer Rifleman Parry – he was Dad. “I just missed Luca lots. You can’t really describe it,”
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Jigsaw Appeal cash will 'transform' hospital's women's health unit
THE new women’s health unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital will not include any inpatient beds, but will offer much better facilities for patients, a trust boss has said. The Jigsaw Appeal for Women was launched by Fiona Castle in March last year
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Volunteering is at the heart of scouting
AFTER a 20-year break, Bob-a-Job week is back – only this time it is all about volunteering. The first Scout Community Week will be held in May next year, with youngsters throughout the UK helping out in their local areas. The week is replacing Scout
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Dorset people will live longer, statistics show
MOST people living in Dorset will live longer than anyone else in the country, new statistics have shown. A girl from Dorset can expect to reach the grand old age of 84.8 – 2.1 years more than in 2000 and higher than those from any other county
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Poole Council is granted enforcement order against groundwork contractor who failed to finish work
In the first action of its kind Borough of Poole has been granted an enforcement order against a man who failed to complete work. Trading Standards officers took action after complaints about groundwork contractor Matthew Stanley for leaving
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Housing group given data protection rap
A PRIVATE housing group based in Christchurch has been reprimanded for breaching the Data Protection Act. The Information Commissioner’s Office confirmed yesterday that Spectrum Housing Group sent the personal data of 200 employees to the wrong e-mail
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Pirates: Ford slashes ticket prices and urges public to get behind cup quest
BUZZING Pirates chief Matt Ford has told the Bournemouth and Poole public: “Whatever you are doing tonight, change your plans.” Poole Castle Cover go into tonight’s second leg of the Elite League Knockout Cup final on the brink of a historic
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A checklist for schools
SCHOOLS are being urged to introduce simple, easy-to-follow checklists to improve behaviour. Government behaviour adviser Charlie Taylor claims a consistent approach to easy-to-understand rules is the key to bringing discipline back to the
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Bidders bite for Dracula first edition as book sells for £3,680
THE terrifying appeal of Bram Stoker’s Dracula lives on as a first edition of the classic horror story has been sold for more than £3,000. The hardback went under the hammer at Ringwood Auctions, and fetched a stunning £3,680 – a house record. Published
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Police given more time over murder quiz
POLICE have been given more time to question three people arrested in connection with a murder inquiry launched after a body was found in north Dorset at the weekend. Three men aged in their forties and a woman aged 25 were arrested on suspicion
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Accused developer claims others may have killed trees
A PROPERTY developer, accused of killing five protected trees that jeopardised a lucrative housing project, claimed neighbours may have done it to enhance their view. Alistair Collier, 41, said the 70-foot pine trees were an asset and provided privacy
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Condor Ferry's fatal crash report
OFFICERS chatting on the bridge of a fast Condor ferry failed to notice a fishing boat on their radar, resulting in a fatal collision. An investigation into the accident last March between the Condor Vitesse and a French fishing boat in thick
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Young Apprentice contestants aim to impress Lord Sugar
DRAMATIC use of classical music, views of London’s city skyscrapers glistening in the sunshine and 12 pairs of shiny shoes walking over the Millennium Bridge – it can only be The Apprentice. The new series of the Young Apprentice – last year called Junior
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Eccles Cakes with Potted Stilton
Eccles Cakes with Potted Stilton Makes 16 For the Eccles cakes: 100g unsalted butter 150g unrefined caster sugar 200g currants 25g red wine vinegar 5g ground allspice 500g all-butter puff pastry
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Multiple collisions on Poole roads
Drivers faced rush hour delays in Poole this morning after a couple of collisions. Police closed Longfleet Road both ways at the Shah of Persia following a collision between a grey Mercedes and a black Vauxhall Corsa at around 8am. One
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Glad a soldier wanted a Bible
READING ‘Faith Matters’ last Saturday, I was blessed to read how a soldier serving in Afghanistan, had written a letter of gratitude upon receiving a Christmas shoebox. This was organised by Tessa and Neville at the Wessex Christian Centre. But guess
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We must preserve town's traditions
NONE of us can do things to a public area without permission, yet up and down the High Street, catering establishments put out tables and chairs on what a few years ago were our pavements before this cry for pedestrianisation eliminated traffic from
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Council urged to abandon reef
BOURNEMOUTH council has been urged to follow the example of a New Zealand council and abandon the surf reef before any more money is spent. “The council should tell ASR to go away, put its hands up and apologise to the people of Bournemouth and
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Time to cut the hedgerow back
AS I walk from my home in Ensbury Park to Winton High Street, there are several places where hedges are overgrown on to the public pathway. This could be very dangerous for older people with sight problems as they could walk into these bushes and injure
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Dumped letters were sensitive
YOUR correspondent (October 18) makes the excellent point that it is inconceivable that a responsible and competent minister would have dumped anything of a private nature into a public waste bin. The Daily Telegraph reports that amongst others were
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Rise must keep its old name
I REFER to the report of the long overdue memorial to the souls who lost their lives when the Halifax crashed in 1944. I was a 13-year-old lad at the time and listened to my elders discussing the sad event and the talk was that the pilot put the aircraft
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Orchestra put on great show
IT was disappointing to read in your Letters Page (October 18) of customers experiencing problems at the recent Bob Dylan concert at the BIC. They would certainly not have been disappointed had they joined the packed house at the Pavilion on Sunday that
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Very well done brave Stephen
WHAT a joy to see the front page of the Echo on Friday. Chief accountant Stephen Parker was suspended. What did he do wrong? He felt there was something terribly wrong with the Mouchel deal and asked the council to think and look at this company before
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A monumental lack of judgement
THE scandal surrounding Dr Liam Fox, the disgraced former Defence Secretary has doubtless been watched closely by a particularly select group of people up and down the land, as well as by the political establishment and the media. In what was an inexplicably
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Ring Round the Moon, Ferndown Drama Group; The Barrington Theatre, Ferndown
The setting for Ring Round the Moon is the winter garden of a country house where a ball is to be staged and, as so often in Anouilh’s plays, a female innocent is thrust into a society of wealthy aristocrats. The simple but elegant setting
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Lighthouse Poole
Carrying the flag for Poland Michal Dworzynski unfurled generous support for pianist Boris Giltburg’s fetching account of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No1. Following the orchestral introduction of themes Giltburg’s penetrating articulation promised a virtuoso
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Green bins could go in Poole
POOLE residents could lose their green waste collection altogether, if an option to end the service gains approval. This is one of a number of alternatives councillors will wrestle with at the environment and scrutiny overview group on Tuesday
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Pirates: Middlo's men close in on cup glory
TEAM boss Neil Middleditch believes the weight of expectation will heap added pressure on Pirates as they look to complete a memorable treble tonight. The Dorset outfit will be hot favourites to overturn a narrow two-point deficit when they host Belle
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Swimming: Victorious Poole enjoy home comforts
QUANTITY and quality proved a successful combination for Poole SC as they won the Hunts Cup at their own masters open meet. The host club had by far the biggest of the 13 teams at Ross-more and amassed 240 points, more than double the tally of second-placed
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Swimming: Hardie heroics lead Dorset to title glory
FIONA Hardie claimed the scalp of a world junior champion as she led Dorset to the Division Two title at the National County Team Championships in Sheffield. It’s the first time Dorset have won the title since the inter-county competition was first divided
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Would you pay £3.30 to save library?
FAMILIES in Colehill are being asked if they would be happy to pay an extra £3.30 a year to keep their library open. It’s one of nine libraries facing closure when Dorset County Council withdraws its funding next year. County Councillor for Colehill
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Cherries: Sheri is a 'grower' like his dad
AGENT Barry Neville believes Charlie Sheringham could be a chip off the old block after drawing comparisons with his famous father Teddy Sheringham. Neville, who has acted for some of the game’s top stars, has this week been brokering a deal to bring
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Swimming: West Hants league laurels for Seagulls
SEAGULLS became champions of the West Hants Intermediate League following victory in the final round in their home Two Riversmeet pool at Christchurch. Their 17 race wins included two each from Beth Kingsley (16/u 50m back and 14/u 50m fly) and Ben Price