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£14.5million building project to transform Bournemouth academy
A MASSIVE £14.5 million building project will transform a Bournemouth academy over the next 18 months. The Bishop of Winchester Academy in Mallard Road is one of only two Bournemouth schools to benefit from government investment under the Building Schools
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Man jailed for manslaughter of Nicholas Ormerod
A man has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of Nicholas Ormerod. Mark William Haylock, 50, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Friday afternoon. Full story in Saturday's Daily Echo.
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Ladies take on London to Brighton run
TWO ladies will run a staggering 100km – 62 miles – for charity from London to Brighton. Sherry Reid from Boscombe and Jane Reader from Parkstone will set off at 6am and hope to finish by 9pm. “We are confident because we have been putting in the practice
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Swanage Sailing Club’s Olympic legacy £50,000 windfall
Swanage Sailing Club has secured almost £50,000 of Olympic legacy funding for a new clubhouse, it has been announced. The cash, some £49,662, comes from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund. Club commodore Greg Vaughn said: “We are
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Man sexually assaulted in Bournemouth
DETECTIVES are appealing for help after a 24-year-old man was sexually assaulted following a night-out in Bournemouth. The victim, who lives locally, had been drinking during the evening and cannot remember the exact location of the attack.
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Poole MP demands clarification of gypsy site rules in Parliament
POOLE MP Robert Syms has demanded clarification on gypsy and travellers’ site regulations in a bid to ease growing concerns across the conurbation. Mr Syms, speaking at Parliament the day after leaving Poole Hospital – following a week-long
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New bus timetables allow for additional stops
CHANGES are being made to the Wilts and Dorset 119 and 193 bus routes in New Milton and Barton-on-Sea following a public consultation. The route of the 193 will change within Barton-on-Sea on Monday. A new timetable will allow for the
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Parkstone Golf Club's calendar girls are a sight for fore eyes
THEY bared nearly all for a good cause and now Parkstone Golf Club’s Calendar Girls have reaped their reward. Tantalising glimpses of the sporting ladies around the Poole course, wearing little bar a pearl necklace, have helped sell 630 copies of the
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Lowering the voting age to 16
FOR many years members of the UK Youth Parliament before myself have spent endless amounts of time campaigning for people aged 16 to have the right vote in the elections, which will then go on to affect the start of their adult lives, their university
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Dorset Soldier hanged herself
AN INQUEST heard a Dorset soldier, who was a "nervous wreck" from work pressure, hanged herself soon after finding out on Facebook that her ex-boyfriend had another partner. Anne-Marie Ellement, 30, was a Military Policewoman based at Bulford who died
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Funeral held for tragic schoolboy Kyle Rees
HUNDREDS of people gathered this morning to pay their last respects to 16-year-old schoolboy Kyle Rees. Kyle’s distraught parents Tanya Cooper and John Rees were supported by relatives as they arrived at the service of thanksgiving, which was
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British fare worth celebrating at The Kings Hotel
RISING from the ashes of Gary Rhodes and his culinary affair with Christchurch, The Kings Hotel restaurant is now under the expert eye of Michelin star chef Alex Aitkin, who is also at the helm of The Jetty at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel. The Kings
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An impressive follow-up from Estelle
JUST in case anyone has missed the phenomenon that is American Boy, Estelle really makes a point of reminding us in the opening two songs - The Life and International (Serious) featuring Chris Brown and Trey Songz. Her latest release, four
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Mayor of Bournemouth in hunt on for worthy Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award winner
THE hunt is on for a Bournemouth resident who deserves the honour of a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award. Councillor Chris Rochester, the current Mayor of Bournemouth, has set up a one-off award scheme. The aim is to recognise and celebrate one resident
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Golf charity gives youngsters wheelchairs at Ferndown
ELEVEN young people have been given special wheelchairs and other equipment by a golf charity. The youngsters, whose needs ranged from a standing wheelchair to a special tricycle to help develop leg muscles, picked up their presents from Salterns Alliss
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Wimborne solicitor in 100km Sahara Desert trek
A SOLICITOR from Wimborne is looking forward to his 100km charity trek through the Sahara Desert – because he’ll be out of mobile phone range. Nigel Taylor, 57, thinks the extreme heat is a fair price for escaping the outside world. Mr Taylor, a partner
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Bear Grylls brings Mud, Sweat and Tears tour to BIC
HE may have parted company with the Discovery Channel this week, but Bear Grylls swings into Bournemouth on Thursday. The Mud, Sweat and Tears tour sees Grylls discuss his career and perform acts of derring-do. The Intrepid TV adventurer
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Balletboyz will exhilarate at Lighthouse
MAKE some room. Make some noise. This is the mantra of the Balletboyz, who have been described as the boy-band of contemporary dance. BalletBoyz is one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance. The company appears at the Lighthouse
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St Patrick's Day celebrations in Bournemouth
DIG out the oversized Guinness hat and fake leprechaun beard as Saturday is St Patrick’s Day. Traditionally a time to party, there are plenty of bars and clubs providing the ‘craic’ on Saturday. Here are 24SEVEN’S top recommendations to celebrate with
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Between you, me and the gateposts
AFTER an illegal camp was set up at Kings Park in Boscombe about a decade ago, temporary barriers were erected to prevent it happening again. And surely they looked better than the peculiar gates now being proposed for the park entrance?
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Branksome schoolgirl football team kitted out for national tournament
A TEAM of schoolgirl footballers have done their town proud in a national tournament. And the girls, from Branksome Heath Middle School, were properly kitted out for the occasion after an appeal through the Daily Echo. The team could not wear their
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Archbishop of Canterbury steps down
Rowan Williams is to step down after 10 years as Archbishop of Canterbury to take up a new post as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Dr Williams, 61, will leave at the end of December in time to start his new role next January.
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Saturday Sun aiming for the skies with new single
SWANAGE band Saturday Sun are flying high as new single Seagull has been chosen to appear in upcoming American horror movie, House at the End of the Street. The movie hits cinemas next month and stars Elizabeth Shue from ’80s classics such as The
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Film crew asked to leave Bournemouth Crown Court's car park
BOURNEMOUTH Crown Court asked a film crew to leave after they started shooting scenes in the car park. Filming and photography is banned on court property and is a criminal offence punishable by a fine of up to £1,000. Offenders can
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Cherries: Released goalkeeper Thomas joins Hawks (updated)
GOALKEEPER Dan Thomas has signed for Havant & Waterlooville following his release from Cherries, the Football Conference has confirmed. The Conference South outfit this morning made the move, shortly after Cherries had announced their decision
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Feeling the love for Richard Herring at the Tivoli Theatre
WHEN Richard Herring last visited the Tivoli to play in front of a similarly sizeable crowd, it was with Christ on a Bike, a show that caused some controversy in his attempt to dissect his relationship with religion. While his latest one
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Poole's twin sails bridge bungle won't cost taxpayers
Reporter DIANA HENDERSON reports on the Borough of Poole’s Q&A briefing Why hasn’t the bridge opened? An inspection carried out by contractors following load testing last week revealed a defect in a small area of road surfacing on both
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Winchester Crown Court find Mark Haylock guilty of manslaughter
“JUSTICE has not been done.” That was the reaction of the best friend of Nicholas Ormerod as his killer was given eight years in prison for manslaughter. After 16 hours of deliberations, a jury of seven men and five women at Winchester Crown Court yesterday
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Shocked by approval for this crossing site
I WAS shocked to hear that the Dual Puffin Crossing on Ringwood Road, Ferndown, will be going ahead. It is too near the Ferndown Fire Station – surely they will have trouble attending an emergency with such a large obstruction in the middle of the road
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Has anyone found my precious ring?
ON March 12 I was playing on the beach with my daughter and sadly I have lost my engagement ring. It was late in the afternoon, approximately 5.30pm. We were on the beach at Alum Chine near the Vesuvio restaurant in front of beach huts 2105-7.
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Time to get tougher with litterbugs
I MUST reply to NJ Brown regarding the state of rubbish on the A338 road and quoting my name from my letter last week printed in the Echo. Well, councils what are you going to do about it? Nothing, I suspect. Get your act together and arrange for community
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Why there are more police in Westbourne
I WOULD like to respond to the letter concerning a perceived influx of police in Westbourne (Echo, March 9). I am a long-established resident of the area. Over the past few months, I, together with my neighbours, have had a number of serious concerns
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Kings Park gate plans ‘a joke’
PLANS to revamp the entrance to a Bournemouth park with these Olympic-themed gates have been labelled “a joke” by councillors and residents. The bold designs have been submitted by AFC Bournemouth who feel the current entrance gates are “too
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
CARL YOUNG, of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. Convicted in his absence of keeping an unlicensed Vauxhall Vectra on Roberts Road, Bournemouth. Fined £175, ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty £17.92, costs £60. MATTHEW BELL, of Middleton Road
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Heathland grazing plans misguided
First, I congratulate the AONB Partnership for successfully obtaining funding to restore Purbeck habitats. However, their proposal to graze large areas of ungrazed heathland is misguided and potentially very harmful to many species that inhabit them
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Do borough's green bin figures add up?
I WOULD like to write and say how pleased I am to be given the choice of keeping in or opting out of the scheme of the ‘Green Bin’ and to thank you for giving me the chance to air my views on your very popular page. There is only one thing that I cannot
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Beach award is masking faults
BEST beach in UK? It used to be before all the stones were dredged up from the bay. The best beach was when you could walk around Bournemouth centre at night without the fear of violence. I lived in the Fir Vale Road area, and trouble was minimal
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Mum's appeal to send dying son home to the Philippines
A BIG appeal has been launched to fulfil a 21-year-old Royal Bournemouth Hospital worker’s dying wish to return to his homeland. Filipino Kent Ericta was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of cancer last year. After six months of treatment
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A taste of Italy from Venice in Verwood
Venice is Verwood’s newest restaurant and its arrival in town caused quite a stir among locals. Situated off the main Ringwood Road, the Italian boasts a large plentiful menu, which certainly caters for all tastes. The staff were very friendly and they
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Heroes rescue mother and daughter from fire in Bournemouth flat
TWO men have been hailed as heroes by the fire service after they acted quickly to guide a mother and her six-year-old daughter to safety as flames engulfed their kitchen. Darren Peach and Adrian Bailey were working in their Keith Jones bookshop off
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Woman sexually assaulted in Bournemouth Lower Gardens
A NIGHT out ended in terror for a 30-year-old woman after she had to fight off a sex attacker in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens. The victim was approached near the aviary and bandstand at around 1.45 am on Sunday, March 11 after leaving a nearby
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Kavanagh: Big-spending Cherries will have to 'earn' win
ASSISTANT boss Graham Kavanagh has warned Cherries that Carlisle United are determined to continue their play-off charge by defying the Dorset club’s spending power. Greg Abbott’s number two insists the Cumbrians will be pulling out all the stops to
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Poppies boss Vaughan accuses Magpies' Cuss in 'tapping-up' row
KEN Vaughan accused Steve Cuss of disrupting his squad as the fall-out from Poppies’ FA Vase exit descended into a potential tapping-up storm. The Bournemouth manager claimed his Wimborne Town counterpart had been guilty of “appalling timing” after suggesting
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Cuss aware of 'huge' game
BOSS Steve Cuss has told his Wimborne Town players that the rewards for victory in tomorrow’s basement battle are potentially “huge”. Mapgies will be aiming to ease their relegation fears – and extend their nine-point lead over bottom-placed Stourport
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Rugby: Bartlett quick off the mark in Wimborne cup win
WIMBORNE secured their place in the last 16 of the national under-17 trophy with a 29-15 home win over Maidenhead at Leigh Park. The hosts made an excellent start and scored a try in the first 10 seconds. Wimborne caught the ball from the kick-off before
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Equestrian: Flora's mixing it with the Olympians
WAREHAM teenager Flora Lickiss was in good company at this year’s Moreton one-day event in south Dorset. Among the 200 riders and horses were an array of World champions and Olympic medallists. Dorset’s London 2012 hopeful William Fox-Pitt, from Sturminster
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Rugby: Kevin's treble breaks rivals' resistance
BOURNEMOUTH won the county under-16 bragging rights by toppling old adversaries Dorchester in the Dorset Cup. Kevin Hodgson scored a hat-trick of tries as the young Lions swept aside their opponents 50-7 in the final at Wimborne Rugby Club’s Leigh Park
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Rugby: Bears girls beat all-comers to keep league laurels
REIGNING champions Bears under-18 girls retained their league laurels with an impressive 44-0 win over Oakmeadians. The Bournemouth, Ellingham and Ringwood team clinched the South Coast League title at Chapel Gate on Sunday. The hosts
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Football: James and Lewis keep United in title touch
BRANKSOME United under-14s are in the hunt for a league and cup double following their emphatic 7-3 win over Bournemouth Sports at Chapel Gate. Dorset Academy stars James Guthrie and Lewis Cook were the title-chasers’ goal heroes, netting three and four
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Swimming: London learning curve for Jack and Alice
BOURNEMOUTH’S Jack Burton insists the experience of competing at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in the British Gas Swimming Championships will prove invaluable to his development. Burton competed in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the London
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Cherries: Ex-boss Bond believes Bradbury will get through tough times
FORMER Cherries boss Kevin Bond insists Lee Bradbury’s “strong character” will help him ride the storm of one of his biggest managerial tests. Bond, now assistant to Harry Redknapp at Spurs, brought Bradbury to Dean Court in July 2007 following his first
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Pompey's Tallack keen on longer stay at Tatnam
POOLE Town recruit Lewis Tallack has revealed he would consider extending his loan spell to throw his weight behind Dolphins’ promotion push. The Portsmouth prospect made his Poole debut on Tuesday night after joining the Tatnam outfit on an initial
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Motocross: Whizz kid Shea's Honiton heroics
MINI Moto Shea Wylie boosted his chances of qualifying for the national final after chalking up his first win of the season at Honiton. The eight-year-old Parkstone rider won the second round Automatic 50cc race ahead of fellow Poole rider Mitchell Pocklington
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Volleyball: It's double trouble for Wessex junior men
THERE was double trouble for Wessex’s junior men in their back-to-back National League Division Two fixtures against Guildford and Boswells last weekend. In both matches, the Dorset visitors took a first-set lead but fell away to lose 3-1. The experienced
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Motorcycling: Sam's high hopes for Donington date
REDHILL racer Sam Thompson is in the top-10 after the opening round of the RLR Motorsport Elite class at Brands Hatch earlier this month. The 16-year-old from Bournemouth, together with 50 other entrants from across the country, battled against the inclement
