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Residents evacuated after explosion at former petrol station
RESIDENTS have been evacuated after fumes leaking from a ruptured tank at a former petrol station site at Iwerne Minster caused an explosion. A man has been taken to hospital with chest and facial burns, which are not life-threatening.
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Bournemouth preservation group to fight plan for 49 council homes on playing field
CAMPAIGNERS are urging people to help fight a Bournemouth council plan to develop 49 new council houses on a playing field. They are also urging people to attend a consultation meeting today which they said has been poorly advertised by the council.
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Christchurch food contest winners enjoy day at top chef Lesley Waters' cookery school
LUCKY winners of a competition run by the Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust have been treated to a day at Lesley Waters’ cookery school. Harry Thorpe from Twynham School, Elicia Duke from the Grange School and Sam Herbert from Highcliffe
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Bournemouth council in urgent appeal for foster carers
BOURNEMOUTH council is making an urgent appeal for foster carers after the number of children in care went up by 25 per cent in one year. Council leader John Beesley told the Echo the annual care bill was now ‘approaching £10million’.
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'Back to work' advice for retired slammed
THE owner of a home help service has condemned advice that retired people should return to work to help them live longer. David Halpern, whose Behavioural Insight Team advises the Prime Minister on the Big Society agenda, has said that loneliness
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Bournemouth Uni students 'tolerant' of Occupy protestors
THE protesters camping at Bournemouth University said most students have been “positive and tolerant.” Occupy Bournemouth and Boscombe want to meet the chancellor Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, who is the head of the supreme court.
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Ferndown woman with terminal ovarian cancer speaks out to help others
Latest research shows the UK has one of the worst survival rates for ovarian cancer in the developed world. This month sees a campaign launched to raise awareness of the disease which affects nearly 7,000 women every year. Elaine Sibley shares
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Heroic Dorset police officers and a Good Samaritan honoured for bravery
TWO courageous Dorset Police officers and a good Samaritan are to receive a top award after they risked their own lives to pull a man from his burning car. PC Chris Griffin and PC Fern Graham were responding to a 999 about a car fire in
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Sailor's Return pub in East Chaldon ‘infested with mice’
A HISTORIC thatched pub in Dorset was “infested” with mice when an environmental health officer called after an anonymous tip-off in February last year. A court heard that when the Purbeck District Council officer asked to see the kitchen at
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Bournemouth Uni students protest rising costs
BOURNEMOUTH students will be playing a limited role in tomorrow’s national walkout organised by the National Union of Students. Nationally tens of thousands of students are taking part in the Come Clean campaign. There is a week of action
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Boscombe Sovereign Centre applies to install solar 250 panels
BOSCOMBE’S Sovereign Centre wants to install around 265 solar panels on the roof. The owners NewRiver Retail have submitted a planning application to the borough council. They panels are Photovoltaic (PV) generate electricity, as opposed
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Dog rescued from pond in Bournemouth
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog that got stuck in a pond in Bournemouth town centre on Tuesday morning. The animal rescue unit from Poole was called to Horseshoe Common, off Old Christchurch Road, shortly after 9.30am. A crew from Springbourne was also called
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Two jailed for attacking teen in Bournemouth
TWO men have each been jailed for 32 months after admitting wounding a teenager in a car park after he had been out celebrating his birthday. Bournemouth Crown Court heard that the attack took place in central Bournemouth after an altercation on the
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Poole diamond wedding couple's joy
A POOLE couple who have spent most of their working and married lives together have celebrated their diamond wedding. May and Bernie Westwell ran a post office together in Southampton before moving to Lyndhurst and then settling in Poole in 1995. After
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Portfield School's knockout event raises cash for kids' charities
A KNOCKOUT event at Portfield School to raise money for charity proved action-packed at the weekend. The event, organised by Tracy Randell-Snow, who works at Castlepoint Natwest and Adi Chavez-Munoz who works at the Broadstone branch included an egg
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Echo helps catch Poole store robber
A 43-YEAR-OLD Poole man has pleaded guilty to robbery after CCTV pictures appeared in the Daily Echo. Clear photos of Yunus Patel were printed shortly after the frightening crime took place in the Spar shop at Upton Triangle. During a plea and case
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Wessex Way collision victim discharged from hospital
A MAN who was hit by a car after repeatedly stepping in front of traffic on a busy dual carriageway was discharged from hospital on Monday. The incident closed the Wessex Way between St Paul’s Roundabout and the Springbourne slip road, heading
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Swan Lake: ballet will leave you begging for more
HAVING broken my ballet virginity with Tchiakovsky’s delightful Nutcracker in February, I decided to crank it up a gear at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre with the daddy of high culture – Swan Lake. By far the most popular of all the classical
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Mudeford beach hut goes on the market for £126,000
IT measures just over 13ft by 12ft square, it has no running water and relies on solar power lighting. But this beach hut has just gone on the market for £126,000 – the price of a three bedroom mid-terrace house in Middlesbrough or a top of
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Joe Brown set to perform hits at Lighthouse
LEADING rock ’n’ roll legend Joe Brown comes to Lighthouse in Poole on Thursday, continuing to go from strength to strength as his contemporary achievements continue to gather momentum. His Very Best Of album achieved a gold record for a massive 100,000
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KT Tunstall to headline at Purbeck Folk Festival
ACCLAIMED singer-songwriter KT Tunstall is one of the headline acts at this year’s Purbeck Folk Festival. The Scottish Ivor Novello and Brit awards winner will close Saturday night of the three-day event at Langton Matravers near Swanage from Friday
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Recalling the 1927 opening of Poole Bridge
AS Poole celebrates its new Twin Sails Bridge, we look back with residents who remember the opening of the old Poole Bridge in 1927. Elderly residents have fond memories of the day the “modern” lifting bridge was opened 85 years ago, when as
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In the Dock: Ringwood
SAMANTHA HENNEY, aged 38, of Spittlefields, Ringwood. Admitted driving a Vauxhall Vectra with 165 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Fined £50, victim surcharge £15 and disqualified from driving for 42 months.
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In the dock: Ferndown
SEAN WILLIAM HUGHES, aged 18, of Derry House Bridge, Southampton Road, Salisbury. Admitted driving a Ford Transit Tipper in Ferndown with a load that was not secured. Fined £45 and victim surcharge £15.
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Cherry Tree Nursery staff thrilled by 'supportive' Princess Royal
A HORTICULTURE charity received the Royal seal of approval on Monday when the Princess Royal paid a special visit. Princess Anne arrived at Bournemouth’s Cherry Tree Nursery by helicopter, accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Valerie
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Collision causes delays on the Wessex Way
A COLLISION on the Wessex Way caused tailbacks to motorists heading into Bournemouth this morning. The two-vehicle collision took place just before 8.45am on the southbound carriageway near Holdenhurst Road. Both drivers escaped without
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In the Dock: Wimborne
BOBBY DEAN CUTLER, aged 31, of Chapel Lane, Woodlands, Wimborne. Admitted driving a Vauxhall van on Horton Road, Wimborne, with 86 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £100, victim surcharge £15, costs £85. Disqualified from
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In the Dock: East Dorset
LEE PAUL FREEMAN, aged 29, of Tamar Close, Ferndown. Sentenced for original offence for which a community order was made on February 2 – assault by beating. Three-month prison sentence. Also sentenced for another offence for which a community order was
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In the Dock: Christchurch
SARAH CHAPMAN, aged 48, of Anvil Court, Purewell Cross Road, Christchurch. Admitted unlawfully damaging the front door to McColls Newsagents. Conditional discharge for 12 months. Also admitted to damaging various stock products and food items belonging
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In the Dock: Poole
ERIC ROY LONGWORTH, aged 57, of Coles Avenue, Poole. Admitted being in possession of approximately 0.8 grammes of cocaine a Class A drug. Fined £30, victim surcharge £15 and costs £40. DALE ANTHONY ROBBINS, aged 51, of Yarmouth Road, Poole.
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
ALISON JOANNE BUTCHER-KENNEDY, aged 33, of Green Road, Charminster, Bournemouth. Community order made to have treatment for drug dependency under the direction of offender manager at the Bournemouth Community Addictions Team and CRI Foundation Programme
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Police appeal for witnesses to Priva stabbing
POLICE want information after a man was stabbed at a Bournemouth nightclub. The 21-year-old from Watford was stabbed at Priva three times, twice in the stomach and once to the underside of his arm. He was attacked in the entrance foyer
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Furniture would be a boon to someone
I REFER to recent letters about it being hard to recycle these days. My brother-in-law had to clear his mother’s flat in a limited amount of time and, after letting relatives have what they wanted and taking the smaller items to the Heart Foundation
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Beloved dog was a part of the family
I SHOULD have been out walking Bruno my dog today but sadly because of declining health he had to be put to sleep, leaving an empty hole in my day. Having him for the few years I did was one of the best decisions I have ever made. He was my first
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Taking away letter was an ‘evil’ action
I AM an OAP who sent £10 to my hard-working son-in-law last July for his birthday – he never received it or the birthday card. I was furious, complained and was told to write to Plymouth – which I did, and that was never acknowledged. So evil, whoever
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Turbines will be serious mistake
SO, wind turbine generators will spoil the view across the bay. Is that all that concerns everyone? According to informed studies, the total power that may be produced by all the likely sites, will only generate about seven per cent of that needed to
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Anywhere left to park without a limit?
MY friend and I know the shock that Victoria Wilkinson experienced (‘Shoppers fury at £70 charges’, Echo, March 5). On New Year’s Eve we too had a fine at Turbary Retail Park. As widows with no parties to attend we went out for the day to cheer us up
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Town needs a world class music festival
BRIGHTON, Bath, Oxford, Newbury, Cheltenham. Chichester, Salisbury, Chipping Campden, Sherborne – some of the towns and cities in the south of England, which will be holding world class music festivals this summer. No word of Bournemouth, which gives
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Raffle was a great way to honour wife
I AM a member of the Rex Players who was privileged to be in the recent, extremely successful, live show ‘Going for Gold’ at the Rex Cinema. The proceeds from the raffle, a magnificent £800, were donated to the League of Friends of Wareham Hospital
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When will we be crossing bridge?
IT is a bit of a fiasco, isn’t it? The town of Poole has been looking forward to a new bridge for decades and it is fantastic that it is finally there for us all to see. But sitting back in your seat waiting to hear when the bridge will come into use
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Twin Sails Bridge: Construction firm refuses to comment on latest problem
HOCHTIEF UK refused to comment on the latest problem with the bridge when contacted by the Daily Echo. Hochtief is one of the leading international groups of construction-related services, employing 66,000 people across the world‘s major markets. Hochtief
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Twin Sails Bridge: more problems as lumps of road surface fall off
POOLE’S Twin Sails Bridge has been hit by another setback – lumps of road surface falling off. Around two square metres of surface broke away from one of the leaves while the £37million bridge was raised overnight on Sunday. Experts
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Family will say last farewell to tragic teenager Kyle Rees
TRAGIC schoolboy Kyle Rees will be laid to rest this week. Kyle, 16, died in hospital the day after he was hit on the side of the head by an indoor practice cricket ball at Portchester School, Bournemouth, at the end of February. A 16-year-old boy
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Warm welcome for Princess Royal in Poole
THE Princess Royal took over the controls of the Twin Sails Bridge on Monday on a whistle-stop tour of Poole’s bridges and boats. Princess Anne was driven across the new bridge before climbing into the operator’s hot seat and pressing the button
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Force is with Mullins and Hurricane
HURRICANE Fly and Quevega got Willie Mullins off to a flyer on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival last year, and that duo can repeat the trick back at Prestbury Park. Mullins has a handful of chances at the highlight of the jumps calendar, but
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Cherries: Mitchell hands Bradbury vote of confidence
CHERRIES chairman Eddie Mitchell has given under-fire manager Lee Bradbury an overwhelming vote of confidence. Bradbury has come in for some fierce criticism from supporters after presiding over a dismal run of five consecutive League One defeats. Calls
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Olympics countdown: Knowles puts herself in frame for rowing berth
OLYMPIC hopeful Alison Knowles staked her claim to a place in the London 2012 GB rowing team at the senior trials. The Bournemouth oarswoman, a world bronze medallist in 2011 with the GB women’s eight, partnered Monica Relph to fifth place in the pairs
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Poole Town: Killick backing stars to hold their nerve
BOSS Tom Killick is backing Poole Town to hold their nerve as the race for Division One South & West promotion reaches a potentially-gripping climax. Killick insists the newly-promoted Dolphins are experiencing a “far greater pressure” than they did
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Crutcher gunning for Wessex Cup consolation
SKIPPER Wayne Crutcher knows the Wessex League Cup will provide Bournemouth Poppies with their last chance to crown with silverware a memorable season. Crutcher played a starring role as Poppies upset the form book to reach the quarter-finals of the
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Today's selections: Rich Hill tips...
CHELTENHAM:1.30 Montbazon, 2.05 Sprinter Sacre, 2.40 Our Mick, 3.20 HURRICANE FLY (NAP), 4.00 Uncle Junior, 4.40 Quevega, 5.15 Bless The Wings. SEDGEFIELD: 1.45 Prima Porta, 2.20 Thats Ben, 2.55 George Woolf, 3.35 Tutchec, 4.15 Sambelucky, 4.55 Strathaird
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Cherries: Baudry deal pleases Still
MATHIEU Baudry has been handed a chance to earn a new contract with Cherries after being loaned to League Two strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge. Baudry, whose existing deal at Seward Stadium is due to expire at the end of the season, is in line to make
