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Meals-on-wheels van clamped mid-delivery in Poole
ANGRY neighbours have blasted the clamping of a meals-on-wheels van as it delivered food to vulnerable adults at a Poole sheltered housing complex. Neighbour Rob McDonald, says vehicles belonging to carers, nurses, takeaway delivery drivers and even
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Accident between a car and lorry at Canford Bottom
A car and a lorry collided at Canford Bottom roundabout, near Wimborne, partly blocking the A31 this afternoon. Queues were backed up in the area after the collision on the roundabout. It happened at around 2pm between the B3073 Wimborne
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Controversial Barton-on-Sea playground launched
A CONTROVERSIAL playground in Barton-on-Sea has been officially opened to the public. BBC radio presenter Julian Clegg officially opened the play park, at Long Meadow, on Becton Lane, for people of all ages to use. The scheme had run into opposition
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Talent shows: a fast-track way to short-term fame
I strolled into school on a Monday morning with an ample amount of swag and a gangster lean when my friends asked me; “Did you see that girl on Britain’s got Talent?” “Did you see what Jessie J was wearing on The Voice?” I coolly replied
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Call to use cash from sale of Alexandra Park lodge to create open space
A CAMPAIGNER is calling for proceeds from the sale of a former park keeper’s lodge in Poole to go towards improving neighbouring open space. Sue Hockey was one of the many Parkstone residents to oppose council plans to demolish the house near
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Nepalese New Year celebrated in Bournemouth
NEPALESE ambassadors, Bournemouth’s mayor and Dorset councillors gathered to celebrate Nepalese New Year’s Eve. Traditional Nepalese cuisine, dancing and music filled The Gurkha 2 restaurant, in Christchurch Road, for the Nepalese New Year 2069. The
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Site for free Parkfield School yet to get go-ahead
BOURNEMOUTH and Poole’s first free school is set to open in just five months’ time – but it still has to seal the deal on its preferred site. Parkfield School is due to open its doors to pupils this September but is still in negotiations to
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Met Office weather warning issued for Wednesday
THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain, thunder, hail and possible localised flooding for Dorset on Wednesday. The warning, which is valid from 3am to 9pm on Wednesday, reads: "During Wednesday afternoon in particular some heavy
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100-year-old Winifred born on the day Titanic sank
She was born on the day the Titanic went down and is the last survivor of seven children. Winifred Sawtell celebrated her 100th birthday at the Fairlawn care home in St Mary’s Road, Ferndown with a family party. Her daughter Pam Pitfield
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Diamond Jubilee street party application deadline looms
DORSET residents hoping to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with a street party have just one week left to submit their applications for road closures. The 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation will be formally marked with an extended Bank
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Verwood man in hospital after serious road accident
A VERWOOD man is in hospital with serious chest injuries following a major road accident this morning. The 53-year-old was rushed to hospital by paramedics after the white Ford Mondeo he was driving collided with a tree. It happened
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Drivers fume as Poole Bridge rises early
The dual bridge system in Poole is frustrating early travellers who get delayed as barriers go down outside scheduled times. Workers at Sunseeker are finding the early morning lifts can be as much as 10 minutes astray, leaving them fuming on
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Christchurch man who dedicates himself to nature receives meritorious award
A CHRISTCHURCH man who dedicates himself to nature has received a meritorious award. Gilbert Hough has not only worked to transform the gardens at St John’s Church in Purewell but also runs the Green Team, a group of volunteers working alongside
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Appeal for £30,000 to help send tumour victim to America for treatment
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been set up to send a 46-year-old dying man to America for the treatment he believes will cure him. Father-of-three Richard Evans is suffering from a terminal brain tumour, which is continuing to grow and affect the
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Why comedian Rich Hall will be on song at the Lighthouse
GROUCHY American comedian Rich Hall comes to the Lighthouse Poole on April 25. Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary, How the West Was Lost and a Perrier Award winning stand-up comic, Hall will showcase his deadpan style.
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The Secret Garden is an inventive delight
A VISUAL and inventive delight, Angel Theatre’s adaptation of Francis Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale uses modern theatrical devices to great effect. The story is of two deserted children, a girl who lost her distant parents to cholera in India and a
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Determined Heather, 12, organises three events to raise funds for cancer charity
WHEN 12-year-old Heather Roberts lost two people to cancer she decided to get fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The resourceful Bourne-mouth School for Girls pupil organised three separate fundraising events and collected a fantastic
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Comedy masterclass from Josh Widdicombe and Charlie Baker
WESTBOURNE’S packed Funnybone Comedy Club hosted a Devon double on Saturday night. FHM stand-up hero 2010 and Chortle Best Breakthrough Act nominee 2011, Josh Widdicombe, pictured above, and the manic Charlie Baker delivered a comedy masterclass
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Can you shed light on Bournemouth's motor rally history?
IT was a motor rally in the 1930s and crowds lined up in Bournemouth’s Westover Road to admire the passing cars. But Simon C Dunk, who owns the pictures, would love to know more about the event. “The man in the plus-fours in two of the
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Dorset Police welcomes new Assistant Chief Constable
DORSET Police will welcome a new member to its senior management team next month when James Vaughan takes up the role of Assistant Chief Constable. Mr Vaughan, currently Temporary Assistant Chief Constable at Wiltshire Police, will take over from Mike
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Council takes away Muslim’s shoes for safety reasons
A PRACTISING Muslim says he was ‘trapped in his home’ after Bournemouth council took all his shoes. Olcay Kurulay, who keeps his shoes in the corridor outside his West Howe flat for religious reasons, was alarmed to find them all missing on Thursday
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Live electricity pole hinders crash rescue in Three Legged Cross
A HIGH voltage electricity pole was left hanging over an injured man’s car after being snapped off in a two-car crash. A Dorset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the pole was left hanging by its cables after the crash in Three Legged Cross. The
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Poet Shaine still looking for romance after appearance on The Undateables
A GENTLEMAN poet who charmed the nation on The Undateables is still looking for love. Shaine Singer starred in the second episode of the Channel 4 show about people with challenging conditions. The 31-year-old from Bournemouth has learning
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Day 1: Battled through constant pain in final stages of Paris marathon
Cold start to the morning, with strong bitter winds but few miles into the marathon soon picked up a steady pace. No signs of problems from the shin and calf at this point. Up to the 20th mile all was going strong when severe cramping taking
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Litter louts should clean up A31 verges
I FREQUENTLY drive along the A31 and I am always disgusted by the amount of litter on the verges between the Gravel Hill roundabout and the Wimborne/Corfe Mullen roundabout. Surely someone who is responsible for deciding which areas need litter picking
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Winter Gardens is ideal for ballroom
I am sure some people will think I should mind my own business, but if I were looking to redesign the centre of Bournemouth I would create a new, purpose-built theatre where the Winter Gardens was, having underground parking and to the sides. To include
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BB gun yobs will be old one day too
MY thoughts go to Mr Webb (‘Hounded – Great grandfather’s defiant message to yobs’ Echo April 13). The result could have been worse. It could have caused him to collapse under the stress. I have written before in regard to these BB guns. Why do the
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Hearing sought over travellers at King's Park
BOURNEMOUTH Borough Council is seeking a court hearing to evict travellers from King’s Park. Around seven vehicles have pitched up in the car, lorry and coach park close to the athletics stadium and AFC Bournemouth’s ground. They are believed to be
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Steps: classic hits go down a storm at the BIC
CHEESY songs, dance routines, glittery hot pants and Glee covers – it could only be Steps. It’s been ten years since the five-some took to the stage, but it felt like stepping back in time hearing those classic hits once again. As the
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Give parking ticket to ‘illegal visitors’
HOW can the council possibly justify the issuing of parking tickets in Littledown Avenue on Monday? Especially when one of our town centre car parks has been invaded by people who choose, deliberately, not to pay and for whom, no doubt, there will
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False widow victim's lifelong fear of spiders
The damage caused by the black spider with distinctive white markings, confirms Catherine’s lifelong arachnophobia. “I have been terrified of spiders all my life,” she said. “People tell you it’s such a silly phobia, they can’t hurt
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Restore the Mill
HAVING lived in Bournemouth for 30 years, I then moved to Australia, and have so many happy memories of Throop Mill and Pig Shoot. Thanks to the constant nagging of Councillor Ron Whittaker and Councillor Anne Rey, at Heygates and other bodies, interest
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Why has the town got so run-down?
WHEN I decided to return to the UK after 30 years abroad, my foreign friends recommended Bournemouth, which they loved – until they visited me here. They cannot believe the town is so run-down compared to six years ago. I have been here two years
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Common sense hasn’t a prayer
PUBLIC officials are sometimes accused of being over-respectful of Britain’s religious diversity. But you certainly couldn’t level that charge at some people at Bournemouth council. Oclay Kurulay, a practising Muslim who leaves his shoes in the hallway
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False widow spiders: tiny creatures can cause big pain
FALSE widow spiders are no bigger than a 1p or 5p piece but have the worst bite in the UK. They have a dark, shiny body with pale markings and a creamy coloured band on their abdomen. Frequently mistaken for Black Widow spiders, they
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Woman nearly loses hand after bite from false widow spider
A DORSET woman nearly lost one of her hands after being bitten by the UK’s most dangerous spider. Catherine Coombs, 48, was bitten by a false widow spider as she lay sleeping in bed at her Lytchett Matravers home and woke up with an serious
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100 criminals caught by mobile CCTV cameras in Bournemouth
MORE than 100 law-breakers have been caught on film in Bournemouth during the past year by mobile CCTV cameras. Last spring the council invested £46,000 in four cameras which have been placed in 29 different locations across the borough.
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Sonic boom helicopter passenger is ‘lucky to be alive’
A DORSET man has been told he is lucky to be alive after the helicopter he was in mistakenly triggered a hijack response from two Typhoon jets. Racehorse owner Anthony Knott, 47, and his family were travelling home when the helicopter sent a distress
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Occupy protestors evicted from Bournemouth Centre for Community Arts
PROTESTERS were evicted from Bournemouth Centre for Community Arts – one forcibly – after a two-month long occupation. Council bailiffs cleared the building in Boscombe’s Haviland Road yesterday morning with support from two police officers. One
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Bournemouth hotel closed to stop sickness bug spreading
A BOURNEMOUTH hotel has closed following a rise in cases of a vomiting bug. Management at the Heathlands Hotel, in Grove Road, took the decision in a bid to stop the sickness and diarrhoea bug spreading. A fog disinfection is being carried out at the
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Lions chief Dunn: We are ready for higher level
DAVID Dunn is convinced his Lions stars can make the grade at the next level and insists: “We are clearly ready for the step up.” The Bournemouth director of rugby has already started his planning for next season after masterminding the club’s National
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Rugby: Chairman praise for promotion-winning boss
CHAIRMAN Denis Eveleigh believes David Dunn deserves a lot of the credit for Bournemouth’s rise up the rugby ladder. Director of rugby Dunn has led Lions to the highest level in their history by guiding them to National Three South West title glory this
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Non-league: Fleet in frame to join Wessex
FLEET Town could be set for a return to the Wessex League should their relegation from the Southern League be confirmed by the Football Association. The Hampshire outfit, beaten 1-0 by leaders St Neots Town on Saturday, are 10 points adrift in Division
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Non-league: Winning is all that matters to Killick
POOLE Town boss Tom Killick has warned his squad their play-off heroics will count for nothing unless they go on to clinch promotion. The Dolphins booked their place in the Southern League Division One South & West end-of-season shake up thanks to a
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Non-league: Depleted Wimborne ready for county final
BOSS Steve Cuss has tasked his Wimborne players with meeting head on a “real challenge” when they face Dorchester Town in the final of the Dorset Senior Cup tonight. The Southern League Division One South & West strugglers lock horns with the Conference
