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REVIEW: Twisted Metal (PS3, Sony)
Oh it’s not going anywhere. Rubbish, maybe the controller’s broken. What do you mean accelerate isn’t R2? Accelerate is always R2. What is it then, and why wouldn’t it be R2? Square? Ha ha! Don’t be stupid, no one in their right mind would affix square
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Grandmother Jill Haves tells of fight to clear scrubland near Surrey Road flat
A GRANDMOTHER who has spent years battling to get the council to clear scrubland next to her home has hit out at their lack of action. Nurse Jill Haves claims she has spent the past six years trying and failing to get somebody to take responsibility
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NHS dental services will continue in Swanage
NHS DENTAL services will continue in Swanage, health chiefs have confirmed. The announcement, in January, that the only NHS practice in town – the Regency Dental Practice – was going private created a storm of protest. Concerned mum-of-two
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In your 50s? Embarking on a major life change? We want to hear from you!
DO you know anyone who's changed career/jacked in their job to back-pack the world? Blown thousands on a new Harley/Sunseeker/classic car? Or even started a new business, hobby or embarked on a university degree? We're relaunching our Lifetime
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Ill teacher was unfairly dismissed from Oakmead College of Technology
A TEACHER has won a case for unfair constructive dismissal against a Bournemouth school. Helen White, 43, took Oakmead College of Technology in Kinson to an employment tribunal. Having worked at the school as an English teacher since September 2000,
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Be cash wise: ten things you need-to-know
Cash is King ... or so they say. I’m afraid I disagree. It has advantages for budgeting and haggling. But when it comes to spending or making savings safer, cash comes a distant second place. Here are my ten need-to-knows. 1. Don't stash
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Make youth sport a priority, says Bournemouth's 'Olympic Mayor'
BOURNEMOUTH’S “Olympic Mayor” wants to leave behind a sporting legacy of better facilities than in the days when he tried to become a professional runner. Cllr Phil Stanley-Watts will take over as first citizen in May and will make youth sport a priority
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Fears over future of Poole's Barfleur as it embarks on six-month charter
FEARS have been raised that the Barfleur, which is about to embark on a Dover to Calais six-month charter, may never return to Poole. Ferry operator DFDS Seaways has to modify the former harbour stalwart to fit her new ports, after Brittany Ferries announced
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Bournemouth council in legal bid to shift travellers from Queens Park
BOURNEMOUTH council will go to court on Monday if travellers currently camped at Queens Park do not move on of their own accord. A 17-vehicle party of travellers moved onto the field near the Queens Park golf course on Saturday afternoon, following
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Two new members aboard Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
DORSET and Somerset Air Ambulance have welcomed a new chairman and vice-chairman on board. Simon Michell takes over the reins from Terri Gill and Roger Morgan replaces Colin Harrison. Mr Michell said: “The people of Dorset and Somerset
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Christchurch councillors vote themselves an allowances increase
COUNCILLORS in Christchurch have voted themselves an increase in allowances despite it being branded “the wrong thing at the wrong time”. The move will increase the annual spend on allowances in the small borough from £131,861 to £154,600 although the
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Pensioner lucky to be alive after flat blaze
A PLUCKY pensioner is lucky to be alive after a faulty trouser press sparked a fire which engulfed his bedroom within seconds. Phil Carey, 90, watched in horror as his bed caught light and some of his treasured possessions went up in flames. Yesterday
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Police release e-fit picture of wanted man after sex assault
DO you recognise this man? Detectives hunting an early morning sex attacker who struck in Bournemouth’s Lower Pleasure Gardens earlier this month have released an e-fit in a bid to track him down. He pounced at around 1.45 am on Sunday, March
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Police close some petrol stations as motorists rush to fill up in Dorset
DORSET Police has been asking some petrol stations to temporarily close amid chaotic scenes on local roads. The action came as the police warned against panic buying. They did not ask for a blanket closure of petrol stations across the
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Occupy Boscombe protesters’ bongo drums annoy neighbours
NEIGHBOURS have an issue with the ongoing occupation of Boscombe Centre for Community Arts (BCCA) – bongos. The Haviland Road building has been taken over by protesters opposing the sites redevelopment as affordable housing. They are
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Firefighter cycling to Paris for charity
A FIREFIGHTER is cycling from London to Paris after seeing how good the care is at a specialist rehabilitation centre. Sarah Bascombe from the Redhill Station in Bournemouth will ride 300 miles for the Firefighters Charity. The 27-year-old
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Gareth Bale's football boots up for grabs at Bournemouth charity auction
A PAIR of Gareth Bale’s football boots, a Tottenham Hotspur FC football shirt signed by Jermaine Defoe, and use of a Bournemouth beach hut for a week all feature at a charity auction and dinner on Saturday April 21. The event at the St Leonard’s Hotel
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Man injured in 'cowardly' Bournemouth underpass attack
A MAN suffered minor head injuries after being robbed in a Bournemouth underpass in what police have described as “a cowardly attack”. The 34-year-old was approached from behind in the St Paul’s roundabout underpass at around 7.30pm on Sunday
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Pupils dig in to help plant Queen’s Jubilee trees
A TEAM of students from Ringwood School broke new ground as part of a nationwide attempt to plant one million trees in one month for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The youngsters are part of a wildlife and biodiversity group where sixth form students lead
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East Dorset bowling couple to wed after 23-year engagement
TWENTY three years is a very long engagement by anyone’s standards. So Julie Saunders, from Corfe Mullen, can be forgiven for thinking fiancee Roy Leake was joking when he finally set a wedding date earlier this year. The long-term lovebirds, who first
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St Edward's School: why we love our school
Sue Bland, acting head of PE, has been at the school for 10 years. She said: “I love working here. It is a fantastic school. There is a supportive community ethos and it’s always very friendly.” Madeleine Mathas, modern languages subject leader, said
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St Edward's School: factfile
Dale Valley Road, Poole BH15 3NY Telephone 01202 740950 Number of pupils: 900, including 200 in sixth form Mixed school for ages 12-18 Percentage of pupils gaining at least five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and maths,
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St Edward's School: building a reputation for high standards
THE future is bright for St Edward’s School in Poole with state-of-the-art new facilities and hundreds more pupils on the horizon. From September 2013 the Dale Valley Road school will include Year 7 pupils for the first time, boosting the number
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Broadstone Middle School a seat of happy learning
A Broadstone school is a “happy and safe place” where a satisfactory standard of education is offered to its 654 pupils. That’s the view of an Ofsted inspection of Broadstone Middle School, which educates nine- to 13-year-olds at Dunyeats Road
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
MARIE AYRES aged 44 of Ashley Road, Bournemouth. Admitted failing to comply with the direction of a police constable and leave Christchurch Road and not return for 12 hours. Fined £65, victim surcharge £15 and costs £85. GAVIN JAMES ELLEBY
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Extremely mad with decisions from club
TEN year old Libby Dawn Willis of Poole sent this open letter to Eddie Mitchell (and Lee Bradbury, prior to his leaving AFC Bournemouth): Dear Eddie Mitchell, I am writing to you to inform you that I am extremely mad by your decisions. Stopping children
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Poor attendance to match speaks truth
HAVING read today’s Daily Echo sports page I have to say I am stunned to see that Eddie Mitchell has now resorted to banning the Daily Echo’s reporters from Dean Court. He is a man who has systematically alienated the supporters (of which I am one)
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I’ll not be back to see Cherries
AS a Cherries supporter for over 74 years I am disgusted to read that Eddie Mitchell has refused the Daily Echo (March 24) reporting on the club activities. I’m sorry Eddie but reading about the club is part of the pleasure of being a season
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It’s not the time for negative comments
I HAVE been buying the Daily Echo near enough every day for over 30 years and I am disgusted at the way the Daily Echo has treated Eddie Mitchell and the football club. Eddie has been provoked by the Daily Echo, other media and those so-called supporters
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Support for team is really fantastic
I WANTED to express my astonishment at the way in which the Daily Echo have been treated by the powers-that-be at AFC Bournemouth. Although I live in Bournemouth, I happily make the trip by train to Poole Town football club for every home game and also
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Woman punched in face during robbery in Boscombe
A POOLE woman was left with facial injuries after she was punched in the face in a lunchtime robbery at Boscombe. The 30-year-old woman had just left Boscombe post office at 12.30pm on Tuesday when she was approached by a man who demanded her bag.
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Resurfacing work carried out on Twin Sails Bridge
REPAIRS have been carried out to Poole’s Twin Sails Bridge overnight. Workmen were busy re-laying road surfacing on the new £21.6million structure from 7.30pm last night in order for it to return to its lifting schedule today. The bridge
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Dreadful loss of a brave Marine
YOU read about it, hear it on the radio and see it on the telly. Then suddenly it hits home. Afghanistan isn’t something that’s just happening a long way away but a grim war that impacts directly on our community. Today we mourn the death of Sergeant
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Spreading a little happiness: BSO, Lighthouse, Poole
Two works, shrewdly paired, with some not dissimilar open-air attributes from those masters of musical advancement, Berlioz and Beethoven. Berlioz’ inspiration for Harold in Italy came from Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Harold being represented
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Royal Marine Luke Taylor killed in Afghanistan 'stood out from the rest'
BEFORE joining up, Sergeant Taylor was a cadet with the Bournemouth detachment of the Dorset Army Cadet Force. His former instructor Lt Annette Geyser, who is now commander of the Wimborne detachment, said: “Luke was an excellent cadet.
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Tributes paid to 'fearless' Royal Marine Luke Taylor killed in Afghanistan
ONE of the British servicemen shot dead by an Afghan soldier on Monday has been named as Sergeant Luke Taylor from Bournemouth. The 33-year-old Royal Marine died alongside married father-of-three Lance Corporal Michael Foley, of the Adjutant
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Petrol panic: Industrial action means more misery for drivers
THE crisis brought more misery for motorists already reeling from the shock that fuel prices hit an all-time high this week, breaking the 140p barrier for unleaded. A number of petrol stations in Dorset are charging several pence per litre
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Pirates: Poole have plenty in reserve despite Holder absence
IF this is what an experimental Pirates team can do without their main man, the rest of the Elite League had better watch out. Chris Holder was busy preparing for the Grand Prix curtain-raiser in New Zealand – but that did not stop Poole stamping their
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Poole Town: Club status secured after ground grading success
POOLE Town’s Southern League status was secured yesterday after the club’s Tatnam ground passed the FA’s D grade – enabling the Dolphins to compete in the end of season play-offs. Dolphins vice-chairman Chris Reeves confirmed that the party of officials
