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REVIEW: Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL (Wii, O-Games)
Captain Planet? Crikey, I remember him, and you don’t see such elderly statesmen of cartoons readily rocking up in games these days. Nice to see you again, Cap. But ho! He’s not here to throw you an environmental message of goodwill. No madam
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Cherries: McQuoid and Malone complete moves
Cherries have this evening completed the signing of Josh McQuoid from Millwall, with Scott Malone heading in the opposite direction as part of a player-plus-cash deal. Malone returned from a holiday in Marbella today to put pen to paper
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Christchurch council boss denies snub to historic mayor
THE chief executive of Christchurch council has defended himself against accusations he “snubbed” the new mayor by not attending a recent mayor-making lunch. David McIntosh, chief executive at Christchurch and East Dorset Councils was criticised by former
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Monkey World boss in 900-mile bike ride in aid of Jim Cronin Memorial Fund
MONKEY World animal director Jeremy Keeling is set to retrace the life- saving journey of the park’s first nine chimpanzees, as part of the rescue centre’s historic 25th anniversary. Jeremy, who has been part of the Purbeck ape sanctuary since
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Carbon Stoppers boost for charity aiming to help homeless people
A CHARITY which has been helping homeless and vulnerable people for more than 40 years is £200 better off, thanks to Carbon Stoppers. BCHA is the latest good cause to benefit from the joint Daily Echo/Yellow Buses initiative. Each week the Yellows hold
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Studland Bay spring clean
STUDLAND Bay, home to the protected seahorse, was given an underwater spring clean as divers picked up litter from the seabed. The event was part of an international Dive Against Debris and coincided with a sighting by divers from the Seahorse Trust
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£4m revamp will transform Bournemouth church into special centre for kids
A CHURCH in Bournemouth is to undergo a £4m transformation into a special centre for children. Punshon Memorial Church, opposite the BIC, has been purchased by a group of investors who have set up the John Lennon Hotel of Love & Peace Ltd to run the
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Bournemouth Sevens Festival is ready to welcome 20,000 people
BOURNEMOUTH is getting ready to welcome more than 20,000 people to its annual sports and music festival. The fifth Bournemouth Sevens Festival takes place between June 1 and 3 at Bournemouth Sports Club. In all, 300 teams will be playing
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Shock as window falls from busy Bournemouth bus
A WINDOW fell out of a busy Bournemouth school bus on to a main road. Witness Tommy Hall, 13, says he saw a fellow Year 8 pupil nearly fall out of the window frame as they travelled home from Bournemouth School for Boys. He says the
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Ferndown's Kay, 21, wins Young Florist of the Year at Chelsea
A FERNDOWN woman is celebrating after winning a silver medal for her entry at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Kay Willis entered the Young Florist of the Year category, which required her to create a floral chandelier to be hung above the table
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Peter Pan: show filled with jokes and stunts that wow
BADEN Powell and St Peter’s Middle School pulled off a successful performance of Peter Pan at the Lighthouse. The show was full of jokes and stunts to wow the crowd and leave parents and teachers rightfully proud after the two-night run. The school-made
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Young author is an animal rights heroine
A YOUNG author from Ringwood Waldorf School has made her mark in animal protection thanks to a gift for storytelling. Hannah Probyn-Duncan, 12, from Verwood penned the tale called Spirit about the adventures of a wild dolphin. And it
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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg: amazing performances in an uncomfortable play
LARGE Print Theatre’s A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is bold, beautiful and gloriously uncomfortable. Exploring a day in the life of a couple with a severely disabled child, Peter Nichol’s 1967 script still strikes a deeply relevant chord today. Human
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James Bond star Sir Roger Moore brings stories to the Mayflower
IT WILL be an afternoon filled with inside stories and unheard anecdotes about everything from classic TV series The Saint and The Persuaders to Hollywood blockbusters and the James Bond films. For legendary film star Sir Roger Moore is coming to Southampton
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Ian, 21, is Slimming World's Man of the Year after losing three stone
LIKE many students of his age, healthy eating was not top of the timetable for 21-year-old Ian Eyers. He also had a part-time job at a fast food restaurant so his daily diet often consisted of burgers and chips. But although he had often
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Christchurch Splashpark reopens after repairs are made
A CHRISTCHURCH splashpark has re-opened after work to fix long-running maintenance issues was carried out. The flagship facility at Christchurch Quay opened for public use on Friday morning after Christchurch council repaired a number of problems that
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Bakers Arms roundabout to get an Olympic spruce up
Harbour View Woodland Burial Ground and Tapper Funeral Service are sponsoring improvements to the Bakers Arms roundabout ahead of the Olympics this summer. The roundabout has become overgrown in recent years, but the gateway to the Purbecks
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Royal tea party window display raises a smile for Diamond Jubilee
THE royal family has swapped Windsor for Winton as the Diamond Jubilee draws nearer. Her Royal Highness the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Camilla are having a whale of a time tucking into a tea party in the Barnado’s charity shop
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'Vampires' brave sunlight for film shoot at Branksome Chine
A CLAN of spooky vampires brought a chill to a sunny Poole beach for a film shoot. Beach hut owners, sunbathers and walkers at Branksome Chine all stopped to stare as a group of around 70 Arts University College students recorded an imaginative re-working
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Spruce-up for special Bournemouth garden
COMMUNITY-minded volunteers left their offices to spend a day sprucing up the garden of a supported housing charity. Lloyds TSB workers, left, spent a day at Hope Housing Training and Support in St Swithin’s Road South, Bournemouth. They mowed the lawn
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REVIEW: Mario Tennis Open (3DS, Nintendo)
It’s spiffing weather, what, so how’s about hitting the courts for spot of furry-ball hitting followed by jam and scones made by the help. Oh rather. So Mario has gone all Wimbledon, and you get what you expect from a 3DS tennis effort involving our
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'Young get bad press but teen came to my rescue after fall', says OAP
A SIXTEEN-year-old girl has been praised for coming to the aid of a pensioner who was bleeding profusely after a fall. Derek Lee, 79, who suffered a badly cut knee in the incident, said of young people: “They get a bad press and I want to redress
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In the Dock: Ferndown
ANDREW SMITH aged 29 of Tamar Close, Ferndown. Admitted driving a Volkswagen on A3049 Dorset Way in excess of 50mph. Fined £228. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for 35 days. JUANITA TUCKER
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In the Dock: Wimborne
LEWIS SAMUEL BROWN aged 18 of Woodside, Gods Blessing Lane, Holt, Wimborne. Admitted driving a Citroen on the A31 in excess of 50mph. Fined £300. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and disqualified from holding a licence for 56 days. PAULINE
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In the Dock: Wareham
BENJAMIN CARL WARD aged 29 of Clouds Hill Cottage, Clouds Hill, Wareham. Admitted driving a Mercedes on B3075 North Street with no insurance. Fined £350. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs £35 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for six
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Party in the Park told 'fence festival off or it won't go ahead'
ASHLEY Cross’ popular Party in the Park festival will be ringed by an imposing security fence for the first time in its 12 year history, it has been confirmed. The previously free event, described as “a victim of its own success”, will also
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In the Dock: Poole
SUSAN DEBORAH AXON aged 50 of Cowslip Road, Broadstone. Admitted driving a Honda car on Alder Road with no licence. Fined £135. Also admitted driving with no insurance. Fined £600. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £85 and licence endorsed with
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
JOSHUA LUKE HURLOCK aged 20 of Richmond Park Road, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a Volkswagen on Albert Road with no insurance. Fined £110, to pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for 12 months. Also
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Please cancel your NHS appointments
I RECENTLY attended a physiotherapy session at East Way Medical centre. Whilst there, the practitioner told me that it is quite common for two or three appointments to be missed daily. I understand that unexpected things happen but surely in this
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How could fairness to all be achieved?
REGARDING the Daily Echo of May 24, the governors of St Joseph’s Catholic School Christchurch operate within the law of the land and administer our admission arrangements strictly in accordance with our admission policy – a copy of which is available
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Owners do a great job of standing up
WELL done to Christchurch dog owners who are doing a wonderful job of dispelling anti-dog sentiments and profound nonsense from Christchurch councillors in your news article “Fighting ruff justice” (May 26). The only reason for dog owners getting
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Taking the fight to government
WITH reference to ‘Home site owner admits harassment’ (Daily Echo, May 23), the park home site owners in question received just a £1,000 fine from Southampton Magistrates Court when prosecuted for harassment. Future legislation is likely to introduce
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Fears over union may not go away
WHEN Christchurch and East Dorset councils merged their staffing structures and services to save money a couple of years ago, plenty of people reckoned these were the first steps on the road to a full union at some stage. These fears have been aired
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Schools evacuated following hoax bomb scare email
TWO New Forest schools were targeted by bomb hoaxers yesterday as part of a countrywide malicious email alert. The alarm was raised at The Arnewood School in New Milton at noon following a hoax email stating that an incendiary device had been planted
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Girl cried as mother lay injured after accident in Barrack Road
BYSTANDERS rushed to a little girl screaming “mummy, mummy” as a woman lay injured after an accident. Workers and residents heard a “thud” in Barrack Road in Christchurch and looked around to see the distressed child in tears and her mum in the road
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Man's body discovered near playing fields
RESIDENTS of a Poole housing estate have spoken of their shock after a body was found close to a children’s play area. Dorset Police received reports of a man’s body, slumped along the single track lane leading up to Turlin Moor Recreation
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Olympics: Cook hits out over Games snub
THE British Olympic Association will today examine whether Dorchester taekwondo fighter Aaron Cook has been unfairly treated in his controversial omission from the London 2012 Olympic squad. Cook, 21, had been expected to secure the under-80kgs nomination
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Hayward predicts tight tussle for title
WIMBORNE & Colehill skipper Andy Hayward is predicting one of the most open Premier Division title races in recent seasons. Hayward was speaking after leading his side to a 60-run triumph over Dorchester at The Leaze – their fourth win in succession.
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Broadstone inflict first defeat on Poole for a year
BROADSTONE sent shock waves through the Premier Division by sentencing champions Poole Town to their first defeat for almost a year. Luke Carter (54) and Dom Hand (35) put on 94 for the second wicket before Matt Swindlehurst chipped in with a quickfire
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Wilkinson halts Leech run in county championship
A NEW putter helped Ferndown underdog Sonny Wilkinson upset the form book in the county championship final at Parkstone. Proud father and caddy Graham Wilkinson revealed the key to his son’s success following the 4&3 win over reigning champion Tom Leech
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Mitchell talk of the course at Parkstone
HARRY Mitchell may not have won the county championship, but his stunning performances were the talk of first two days at Parkstone. The 18-year-old reigning boys champion added the Garrett Salver to his trophy collection with a runaway success in the
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Cherries chairman: Proposed swap deal suits managers
EDDIE Mitchell last night confirmed Cherries were in negotiation to trade Scott Malone for Josh McQuoid and defended the proposed deal by saying: “It’s what suits managers”. Malone is understood to have already finalised personal terms with Millwall,
