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Perrett's Verdict: Cherries 3 Crewe 1
HOW times have changed. Cherries’ memorable promotion from League Two under Eddie Howe in 2010 was achieved against a backdrop of financial turmoil and an ongoing transfer embargo. As a consequence, Howe was often unable to name a full quota
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Company fined after man's fingers are severed
A POOLE company has been fined £5,000 after a lorry driver’s fingers were severed in an accident at work. Woodland Environmental Ltd, based at Hatch Pond Road was held to account after a lorry driver suffered a serious injury while using a wheel
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Dorset carers are offered chance to learn lifesaving skills
CARERS are being offered the chance to learn lifesaving skills during free training sessions. The St John Ambulance Carers’ Support Programme will teach a host of first aid techniques to adults who look after relatives, friends or neighbours.
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Major plans for Hurn roundabout set to be outlined
MAJOR plans to ease congestion at Hurn roundabout in Christchurch are to be outlined next week. Engineers from Dorset County Council are looking at ways to ease traffic jams, with residents able to have their say on the two options on Tuesday and
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Donny and Marie Osmond at the BIC
Hot on the heels of the Osmond Brothers tour and fresh from Vegas we had the pleasure of Donny and Marie at the BIC this weekend. I am sure there are plenty of people who would expect this to be a show built on pure nostalgia and to be fair they
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Swanage Middle School's Alania Lawton runs for Youth Parliament
A SWANAGE Middle School pupil has been voted by her classmates to run for the 2013 UK Youth Parliament. Alania Lawton, aged 12, will battle it out in the county elections, set for February 7, in the bid to become a Dorset representative in the
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Poole mum says mouldy flat is making son ill
A DESPERATE Poole mum says her mouldy council flat has worsened her two-year-old’s severe asthma – and could lead to yet another life-threatening attack. Carrie Burnett, 34, has been warned by her doctor that the unhealthy conditions she is living
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Faith on random surveys and why she doesn't want to watch Les Miserables...
THERE’S nothing more we hacks love than a survey. Not the dreary or spinechilling sort, like the ones which claim that 76 per cent of British women have no savings or pension, or that 26 per cent of men would cheat on their wives, given half a chance
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Cherries: First-half clean sheet was crucial says Howe
MANAGER Eddie Howe felt a first-half shutout had been pivotal as Cherries stood firm to claim a hard-earned 3-1 victory over League One rivals Crewe yesterday. Striker Brett Pitman took most of the plaudits as his hat-trick – including two penalties
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Rob’s riding to dressage glory
A TALENTED dressage rider from Christchurch, who was nearly paralysed in a fall, has made it through to the final of a prestigious national competition. Rob Trobridge, 22, could be in line for £4,000 cash prize if he wins the British Dressage Young
