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Resident's complaint forces Poole lodge house off property market
THE lodge house to a public park in Poole has been taken off the market after being put up for sale in controversial circumstances. Callers to the local estate agent instructed by Poole council are being told Alexandra Park Lodge has been removed to
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Show your support for young stars and back Bourne Brilliant Awards
BOURNEMOUTH businesses have been urged to show their support for the town’s young people by throwing their weight behind this year’s Bourne Brilliant Awards. The Daily Echo-backed awards are being supported by some of the biggest names in the
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How to save £1,000 in a day
How much do you earn in a day? Is it over £1,000 after tax – if so, don’t bother reading this. For everyone else, taking a day to work through their finances could be the most lucrative day of the year. So here are my top ten things to try.
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Mudeford residents celebrate 50 years of Stanpit Village Hall
A DEDICATED local community gathered to celebrate their thriving local hall more than 50 years after it was burnt to the ground. Stanpit Village Hall in Mudeford hosted a day of celebrations on Monday to mark the past 50 years of the beloved
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Christchurch holiday park celebrates 100 years milestone
A Dorset firm marked its 100th anniversary with events at the weekend. Hoburne Holiday Parks was formed 100 years ago on Monday and events on Sunday and Monday marked the occasion. It culminated with current managing director of the company, James
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Emily Longley trial: Accused never expressed “single word of sadness”, court hears
ELLIOT Turner has never expressed a “single word of sadness” over the death of girlfriend Emily Longley, a court heard. Prosecutor Timothy Mousley QC pressed Turner during cross examination at Winchester Crown Court this morning, asking: “What
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Council apologises for not warning residents of night-time roadworks
RESIDENTS in Bournemouth endured two sleepless nights thanks to roadworks going on past midnight outside their homes. People living in Holdenhurst Road, close to the Esso garage, say they received little warning about the works on Wednesday
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Cooking contests will heat up Christchurch Food and Wine Festival
COOKING competitions will be held in Christchurch on Monday as part of the annual Food and Wine Festival starting this weekend. The school contests will be held in a marquee theatre in Wick Lane car park from 9.30am with festival patron Lesley
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Celebrations as West Cliff Green snack bar plans withdrawn
RESIDENTS and business owners are celebrating after council chiefs agreed to withdraw plans for a mobile snack bar at a beauty spot. The West Cliff Green Residents’ Association met with the council and presented a feedback document branding the proposal
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Happy Mondays: A late arrival by Bez, but Manchester's finest are still on form
AS MUSIC, drugs and dance engulfed Manchester in the late 80s, The Happy Mondays were merrily leading the way on all fronts. With the original line-up together for the first time in 19 years, expectations were high for a misty-eyed trip down memory lane
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Peregrine falcons return to nest in Lansdowne clock tower
A PAIR of Peregrine falcons, the terrors of Bournemouth’s pigeons, have again returned to raise chicks on a 150ft Bournemouth clock tower. They are back for the fourth year at Bournemouth and Poole College by The Lansdowne roundabout in the
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Missing skipper from Swanage dies after search
A MASSIVE sea and air hunt for a missing skipper off the coast of Studland ended in tragedy. Swanage lifeboat crews sent up parachute flares as they searched for the 71-year-old Swanage man in the early hours of this morning. He later died
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MPs in plea to David Cameron for stronger leadership following Queen's Speech
A DORSET MP is calling for stronger leadership to deal with the big issues the country is facing. South Dorset MP Richard Drax called on Prime Minister David Cameron to take charge and put a Conservative stamp on issues such as immigration
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Licensing officer reassures concerned residents
A POLICE licensing officer who objected to plans for a new £50m town centre leisure and restaurant complex to stay open until 2am has spoken out to reassure concerned residents. Sgt Derek McKerl from Dorset Police’s Licensing Team said: “We are working
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Got To Dance teen Isla needs £15,000 to fund stage school place
A TALENTED teenager has been handed her dream on a plate – but now faces having it snatched away again. Contemporary and lyrical dancer Isla Moir, 16, has been offered a place at top London stage school Laine Theatre Arts on a three-year Musical
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Youngsters sell cakes to aid Poole hospice Forest Holme
BEST buddies Leila Willingham, 12, from Branksome Park in Poole and Lili Donlon-Mansbridge, also 12, from Broadstone, have whisked up a donation for Poole hospice Forest Holme. The two school chums, who attend St Edward’s School and Parkstone Grammar
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Bourne Academy has 'clear sense of direction'
• The Bourne Academy, Hadow Road, West Howe, Bournemouth, BH10 5HS • Principal, Jackie Steel. • 527 pupils • Age range – 11-16 • Ofsted: There has yet to be a full inspection since it became an academy but a limited report
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Gone riding: It's David's last cycling blog for now...
It's been ages since my last blog and this is going to be my last blog for a while! I'm taking a bit of a break as I'm struggling to find the time to write at the moment. I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to write this blog over the
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Bourne Academy: why we love our school
Head of house Kelly Franklin said: “The whole school has come on leaps and bounds. The children are an absolute credit to the school and we offer them a secure environment where they are supported and listened to.” Team leader Kate Forbes
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Bourne Academy: Exam results are the best they have ever been, says principal
LESS than two years since the Bourne Academy opened its doors, parents and students are queuing for places. Formerly Kings High, the site has traditionally been under-occupied with families choosing other Bournemouth secondary schools for their
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Liam one step closer to dream after reaching Live and Unsigned regional finals
TALENTED teenager Liam Iliffe is a step closer to his musical dream after securing a place in the regional finals of Live and Unsigned. The 15-year-old Arnewood School pupil, who lives in Southbourne, hopes his unusual style of guitar playing will take
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West Moors Ken, 84, still working hard after 70 years
MOST people think by the time they’re 84 they will be putting their feet up. Not Ken Haskell, from West Moors, who’s still happily working after 70 years. The great-grandfather, who left school at 14, says he has no intention of giving up his job as
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A blazing finish to end the BSO's main season
The palm-stretching demands of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 were, in the hands of Nikolai Lugansky, supremely accomplished. In a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast there seemed to be that extra bit of tension in the pregnant silence before Lugansky pressed
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BSO to perform fundraising show
A FUNDAISING concert for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Benevolent Fund is set to take place at the Lighthouse Poole on May 27 at 3pm. Gifted Young Conductor in Association Rui Pinheiro will direct a programme, including Dvoák’s Carnival Overture
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Simon Amstell attempts to heals himself with brand new stand-up show, Numb
SIMON AMSTELL has never been the sort of comedian to play it safe. Even when he was the host on C4’s Popworld, his acid-tinged comments suggested a man desperate to break out and do bigger things. After hosting Never Mind The Buzzcocks, he returned
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Free show for 10,000 people on Bournemouth beach planned for Olympics
A free show for 10,000 people will be held at Bournemouth Pier to welcome the Olympic Torch. The highlight of the two-and-a-half-hour party on Friday, July 13, will be the arrival of the iconic flame, which has been lit today in Greece. See
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Strongman Luke Sandoe weighs up future after competition success
A STRONGMAN is weighing up his future prospects after success in a major body building competition. Luke Sandoe, 23, from Highcliffe, came first in the junior section of the UK Body Building and Fitness Federation’s regional event and second
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Man guilty of child sex charges
A DORCHESTER man has been found guilty of sexual offences against children which date back more than 20 years. Adrian Strong, 59, from Poundbury, was cleared of three charges relating to child indecency and abuse after going on trial and a
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Athletics star Iwan Thomas inspires at Poole club's training session
ATHLETE Iwan Thomas showed he still has “unbelievable” fitness as he trained with Poole sportsmen. The 38-year-old came to Poole Athletics Club on Saturday after member Alison Moore won a Tesco competition. She said: “He was so tall
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Daughters of tragic mum found in Rockley Lake send thanks for support
THE daughters of an elderly woman who was found dead in a lake about half a mile from her home in Hamworthy have thanked everyone who helped them through the tragedy. Patricia Mills, 80, was reported missing from her Turlin Moor home on April
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Blandford School pupil awarded Hair and Beauty Student of the Year
A YOUNG hairdresser proved she has what it takes when she scooped the Hair and Beauty Student of the Year award. Kirsty Clark, a year 11 pupil at Blandford School was awarded at North Dorset Skill Centre, part of Yeovil College. The award is given to
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Thousands enjoy Blandford's Georgian Fayre
THE rain washed out some parts of Blandford’s biggest annual event but thousands of people still enjoyed the events and a sunny afternoon. The Georgian Fayre held on Bank Holiday Monday attracts up to 25,000 people, although attendance figures
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Buy Bournemouth drug dealer's house for £700k
A ‘FOR Sale’ sign has been put outside the luxury home of a major Bournemouth drug dealer after he was ordered to repay £792,000. Craig Blake from Talbot Woods was jailed for 16 years after an operation by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency
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In the Dock: Christchurch
ANN FRANCIS aged 78 of Compton Road, New Milton. Admitted driving a Ford car on Monkswell Green involved in an accident with a Peugeot and failing to stop. Fined £240, victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with seven points. TERENCE
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Child psychiatrist plunged to death after patient's suicide, inquest hears
A RESPECTED child psychiatrist who plunged from Poole Hospital’s multi-storey car park was wracked with guilt after the suicide of one of his patients, an inquest heard. Dr Peter Hardwick, 66, lapsed into a bout of severe depression after
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In the Dock: Wareham
KEVIN WEBBER aged 30 of West Street, Wareham. Admitted driving a Ford Focus on A352 and being involved in an accident where personal injury was caused to another person and failed to stop. Fined £260, victim surcharge of £15, costs £130 and disqualified
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In the Dock: Poole
RICKY GRAHAM SKINNER aged 23 of Northfield Road, Ringwood. Admitted driving a Peugeot car with no insurance. Discharged absolutely as he was mislead and told he was insured when he wasn’t. Costs £35. CAROLINE LOUISE BENNETTON aged 43 of Sorrel Gardens
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Watch the goshawk family live from the New Forest
BIRD lovers can once again follow the lives of a pair of goshawks as they bring up their family in a secret location in the New Forest, thanks to a live nest cam. The Date With Nature camera will be watching mum, dad and the freshly hatched
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
JOHN JOSEPH HOBBS aged 29 of Gresham Road, Bournemouth. Admitted driving an Audi A4 on the A3049 Dorset Way in excess of 50mph. Fined £265, victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed with six points. STEPHEN KANE READING aged 42 of Commercial
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What will happen in poor weather?
YOU have again featured a picture of the Nautilus complex, yet to be built, next to the Pavilion Theatre. I enquire again as to what will happen when those exposed walkways freeze over in cold weather and when there is a downpour of rain? A spiral waterfall
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This random act of kindness so lovely
WHILST browsing on the bookshelf to buy a book for my grand-daughter in one of Poole’s famous charity shops, I commented to a gentleman customer next to me how the prices on Ashley Road, Parkstone’s charity shops were a lot cheaper. Even to the extent
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Was £250,000 wisely spent?
WHAT a lovely happy picture of Poole councillors opening Seldown Park (Daily Echo, May 1), or more correctly just paths to the Dolphin baths. And was £250,000 of community funds spent wisely at times of severe cut backs? I think not. Then the same council
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Arrest warrant for wife of ex-councillor Tony Ramsden as Twitter indicates she may be in Rome
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a former Bournemouth councillor’s wife after she failed to appear before magistrates yesterday. Planning consultant Harriet Ramsden-Geary, 39, from Western Road, Poole, had been due to face a charge
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Charging travellers for the car parking
REGARDING your story ‘Calls for car park travellers to leave’ (Daily Echo, May 8). Surely it is the council’s civil and legal duty to impose car park charges and the subsequent penalties for any non-payment. GEOFF COOPER Methuen Road, Bournemouth
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I remember trolley bus services here
I REFER to the recent letter concerning the unsuitability of trolley buses in Bournemouth, am I dreaming or did not Bournemouth have the said buses for several years? They seemed to turn corners all right then and were only withdrawn I think because
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Help town’s addicts before the outsiders
I REFER to the article about the police doing a two week clamp-down on dealers and addicts in Boscombe. How is this going to help? Until the treatment centres in Boscombe stop importing addicts that are prolific offenders, Boscombe will never change
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Well done lads for top season
I WOULD like to say a thank you to Tom Killick, and all the players at Poole Town football club for a wonderful season at Tatnam. I have enjoyed every game. It was a pity that a lot of us rose to the comments made by the Gosport Borough manager. Michael
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Sticking point of night roadworks
SOMETIMES people can just find themselves in a no-win situation. Whatever time they decide is most suitable to do work, you can bet that someone else will be inconvenienced. No doubt the train companies feel that doing repairs on the rail lines at weekends
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Fitting tribute to the seaside sign
THE other day, as I enjoyed my daily constitutional along Bournemouth’s sea front, I noticed a sign which read, ‘Caution Keep Clear Of Groynes’. Having spent over 40 years as a surgical appliance fitter I heartily endorse such advice! GEOFFREY LINDLEY
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Councillor should stand for election
Councillor Sue Anderson tweets comments supporting the English Defence League and telling someone to go back to the country where they come from. The easiest way to deal with this is not a standards board, it is her electorate. It is not the views
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Talented Jack, 14, shows off photos to the public at first exhibition
A Southbourne teenager has celebrated the opening of his first exhibition of photographs. Jack Key, 14, who goes to Bournemouth Collegiate School, enjoys taking photos in his spare time, but only recently considered selling them to the public
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Darcy Ward trial: Speedway star's 'sex assault filmed on mobile phone', court hears
TOP speedway star Darcy Ward sexually assaulted a teenage girl who was visiting Dorset to watch Poole Pirates, a court heard. The 20-year-old Pirates rider was one of three males involved in an incident filmed on a mobile phone in a hotel room
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Tributes paid to motorcyclist killed in A35 crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to tragic motorcyclist Bernard Ryder, who died following a collision with a van on the A35 at Holmsley on Saturday. Mr Ryder, 50, from Southampton, was riding his red Honda CBR 900 motorcycle towards Lyndhurst at 4.17pm
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Emily Longley trial: Elliot Turner reads out letter written to his mother
ELLIOT Turner yesterday read out the contents of a letter he had written to his mother after he had the physical argument with Emily. He said: “Dear Mum, “I cannot believe how I have acted tonight. “I can’t believe the way I acted in Cafe Shore in
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LIVE: Dorset police officers at march in protest over proposed cuts
Dorset Police taking part in a demonstration today “blame the county’s MPs” for the cuts. More than 200 officers – all of them off duty – have travelled to London to march against cuts, pay changes, and the privatisation of some police work
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Emily Longley trial: I grabbed her by the neck, accused tells court
EMILY Longley’s boyfriend yesterday admitted to grabbing her “quite hard” around the neck during an argument. Elliot Turner confessed to using his right hand to grab the 17-year-old aspiring model around the collar bone area and push her onto
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I stabilised the club says departing Oaks chief Drewett
OUTGOING Oakmeadians chief Tom Drewett headed through the Meyrick Park exit and then insisted he had succeeded in stabilising the club. The Bournemouth-based outfit confirmed the departure of Drewett and announced former Heineken Cup player Crispin Cormack
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Bath take the plunge at Bournemouth Sevens Festival
ORGANISERS of this year’s Bournemouth Sevens Festival have pulled off a major coup after Premiership giants Bath accepted an invitation to take part in the showpiece tournament. The event – which has been dubbed the Sporting Glastonbury and is now in
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Poole Town: Automatic promotion would ease play-off heartbreak says Taffy
DEFIANT Taffy Richardson is confident Poole Town can win automatic promotion next season and insists: “The future is very bright.” The veteran midfielder was introduced from the bench but could not prevent Dolphins from suffering play-off agony against
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Cherries: Addison to seek assurances before deciding his future
LOAN star Miles Addison has revealed he is keen to hold talks about Cherries’ Championship ambitions before making a decision on his future. The Derby County man believes Cherries are facing a major task but says he would consider a permanent
