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Christchurch waste collection change is closer
POTENTIAL changes to waste collection services in Christchurch have moved a step closer to reality. Councillors at Christchurch’s community services committee approved recommendations to revise the collections as part of a countywide operation by Dorset
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October In The Garden - Harvesting the last of the summer crops
As October draws to a close, we are treated to warm sunny weather, which is perfect for harvesting the last of the summer crops. I've been in the garden this morning, just drinking in the warm wind and beautiful sunshine, it's been so uplifting to
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Boscombe Day Centre cuts ‘just not right...’
A DAY centre user has spoken of his upset after staff cuts to Boscombe Day Centre were confirmed. Alister Cadness, 41, from Boscombe: “I don’t want them to get rid of the staff. I love going there. We don’t agree with it, it’s not right.” He spoke
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Bournemouth Aviation Museum trustees’ static site bid is rejected
TRUSTEES at Bournemouth Aviation Museum have gone back to the drawing board after planning permission for a permanent siting of their static display at Adventure Wonderland was turned down. The group of trustees who manage the display at Hurn, were disappointed
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Oktoberfest
RIGHT from the first notes of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture under the direction of Rui Pinheiro it was clear that the Pavilion soundstage had been transformed. Later confirmed by the regular M.C. for these events, Petroc Trelawny, that Bournemouth
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English National Ballet - Strictly Gershwin, The Mayflower, Southampton
SHEER perfection. That’s the only way to describe this stunning show making its UK tour debut. Usually a fierce traditionalist when it comes to ballet, I was wary of how the collaboration of classical dance and Gershwin’s legendary compositions would
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The Laptop Fixers of Parkstone battle against scams
A COMPUTER repair shop in Parkstone has received an increasing number of queries from customers who have had calls from people claiming to be from Microsoft. Paul Betteridge from The Laptop Fixers, on Penn Hill, says they have been aware of the scam
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Bean and Chorizo Potaje
Bean and Chorizo Potaje Serves 6-8 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes 2 cooking chorizos, sliced 100g bacon, chopped 800g vine cherry tomatoes, halved 1 onion, sliced 1 x 410 g can butterbeans, drained 100g fine green beans
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Adam Ant: ‘I never went away’
WHEN the New Romantics music scene burst with pomp and bombast upon an unsuspecting public in the early 1980s, one man stood head and shoulders above the rest in the ubiquity stakes. With his natty embroidered jacket, lipgloss, rascally ‘dandy
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‘Outrageous’ idea to make elderly sell up for smaller homes
IT is “outrageous” to suggest older people should sell up for smaller homes to make way for the younger generation, the Echo has been told. A think tank called the Intergenerational Foundation (IF) said older people are hanging on to large family homes