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Moment of truth for Poole marina plan
NEW dates have been added to the Poole Harbour Commissioners’ Master Plan 20-week consultation exercise. The draft Poole Master Plan sets out the long-term future of the commercial port and the harbour as a whole. Permanent displays and tours of exhibition
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Cherries: Bradders' boys all shook up
BATTLING Bury came from behind to heap more Seward Stadium misery on Lee Bradbury’s League One strugglers. Marc Pugh’s first-half opener should have put Cherries on course to record only their second home win of the season as the hosts dominated
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Couple say goodbye to their school
SHE started it nearly 40 years ago with just six students, in a cottage on land near the Sheiling School in Ringwood. Today Ringwood Waldorf School has some 270 pupils and a modern purpose-built campus thanks to founder Christine Polyblank
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Gaddafi death 'worst result' in Yvonne Fletcher case
A FORMER police officer present at the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in London said the death of Colonel Gaddafi was “the worst result that I could ever imagine”. WPC Fletcher, from Semley near Shaftesbury, was gunned
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Bournemouth octogenarian is on the run for charity
HE may be an octogenarian, but instead of watching this month’s BUPA Great South Run from the comfort of the sofa, Colin Barrett will be donning his running trainers and taking part. The 80-year-old from Bournemouth aims to raise hundreds of pounds for
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Kelly's Kitchen apply to alter inside of former radio store
THE vacant premises of a long-standing Christchurch business could be taken over by the owners of Kelly’s Kitchen. Terry and Rose Kelly have submitted an application to Christchurch Borough Council to alter the inside of the former Jarvis Radio store
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Dorset police officer in court on GBH charge against pregnant ex-partner
A DORSET police officer charged with attempted GBH against a pregnant ex-partner made his first crown court appearance yesterday. PC Matthew Cherry, 34, of Parkstone Avenue, Poole, is accused of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with
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Danger dog alerts ‘were not reported’ to Bournemouth Council
BOURNEMOUTH council did not pass on residents’ complaints about two Staffordshire bull terriers before they launched a “horrific” attack on a 10-year-old boy, a meeting heard. The news came at a public meeting on Wednesday when anxious residents quizzed
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Top-notch takeaway from Sakib Spice
FOR Simon Rahman, who runs both this takeaway and one in Tuckton, taste is everything. He stole the headlines in the Daily Echo recently after opening up a restaurant to complement his Tuckton takeaway following 12 years of successful trading. Opinion
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Reception honour for Poole Pirates
Proud Poole is celebrating a team triple and plans to honour its top speedway stars at a civic reception. Poole Pirates swept to glory stacking up the Knockout Cup to join the Elite League Pairs trophy and the accolade of ending the season
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Multi-million pound plans to transform derelict Christchurch riverside site
PLANS for a multi-million pound development to transform a derelict riverside site in Christchurch have been revealed. Proposals for the 5.5 acre site behind the Christchurch Retail Park, off Barrack Road include a large food store, extensive on-site
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Time to go back into the kitchen
NOTHING brings a smile to your face like the smell of a homemade cake baking in the oven. It’s something I used to do as a child with my mum and now, as a parent myself, with my own children. But there has been something of a resurgence in home-baking
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Chicken Stew with Peppers
Chicken Stew with Peppers Serves 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour 2 red peppers 2 green peppers 2 yellow peppers 4 tbsp olive oil 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika (pimentón) 4 chicken pieces 50g Serrano
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Gideon’s Bible bid will be an Olympic effort
Preparations are well underway for next year’s London Olympics when hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world will stay in London for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Gideons International are well known for placing Bibles in hotel rooms
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Laws still won't stop real culprits
I’VE been a dog owner all my life and have only ever been bitten by one of our pets, but it was nowhere near as serious as the one that left a 10-year-old boy in Springbourne with nasty bites over his body. But the result was the same. My dad couldn’
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Siding with a small minority isn't right
I STRONGLY agree with the comments made by Perry Winkle, writing in Daily Echo October 18, about the proposed travellers’ site at Park Road. It cannot be fair, or even acceptable, that the rights and concerns of the hard working, council tax
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Thank you to my 'miracle man'
IT WAS lovely to see the Daily Echo photographer taking photos of the Pink Champagne Ladies, and to see them in the Daily Echo. I was just a bit sad that Mr Skeen, the top Surgeon at RBH for Breast Cancer did not get a mention, as without his marvellous
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Proof that councillors can live on £9,000
I WOULD appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letter you printed on October 12 suggesting that if councillors’ earnings were a little over £9,000 no-one would do the job. I can confirm that half of the 42 Poole councillors receive only the basic
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We should stand against vandals
I WAS sickened to read Mrs P C White’s letter saying that she and her friends are “relieved and delighted” that the Saxon Roundabout has been vandalised. Please do not include me in your headline: “Residents are happy that sword is gone.” It does not
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Those poor girls and the cost of nip/tucks
IF I didn’t believe that God would strike me down for vanity, I’d definitely have a facelift. And have something done about my triple-decker stomach. And, thinking about it, I would have some attention paid to the creeping bingo-wing issue. And if,
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Lee Mead bringing The Love Tour to Bournemouth
WEST End star Lee Mead will take to the road next year as he embarks upon The Love Tour, an exclusive seven date nationwide tour. The tousle-haired singer will be joined by his band and West End star Louise Dearman to perform a collection of
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11-year-old boy severs his thumb at Bicknell School
AN 11-year-old boy’s thumb was amputated after it was caught in a door at a Bournemouth special school. His was swinging on the metalwork above the door when his thumb was caught. He is now in Salisbury Hospital waiting to see if a second operation
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Make sure your opinion is known
On Monday, October 24, there will be a debate and vote by our MPs as to whether or not we, the voters, should be allowed to have our say on the European Union and British membership of it. Unless you express your opinion to your MP they will be unaware
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Build safe roads for our children
I AM writing in response to your article and editorial comments on the visit by Baroness Susan Greenfield to a local school. The article presents her speculative theories that prolonged Facebook activity is addictive and that spending lots of time using
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Do they know the value of money?
THE wealth of Echo headlines about the council over the last few years, referring to the Boscombe Surf Reef amongst other projects, have always suggested to me that the council has a limited grasp of the concept of value for money. But now
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Cherries: Wade's a role model for new recruits
IF Cherries’ trio of new recruits from the non-league ranks want a role model, they need look no further than Wade Elliott. A late starter himself at 21, Elliott’s career has flourished ever since Mel Machin plucked him from Southern League Bashley in
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Cherries: Partington has leading quality says Lee
BOSS Lee Bradbury believes Joe Partington possesses the characteristics to be a future Cherries captain. Midfielder Partington, who has skippered Wales under-19s, recently hit the comeback trail after recovering from a hip injury. The