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High winds blow hoarding into traffic

HIGH winds caused the temporary closure of Lansdowne Road last night as police were called to help remove hoarding which had blown off Cranborne House into the road. A road block was put in place between Oxford Road and Coach House Place while

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Collision holds up rush hour traffic on Glenferness Avenue

TRAFFIC was held up by a collision on the town’s busy Glenferness Avenue just ahead of the rush hour on Tuesday, January 29. A Honda Civic was involved in a collision with another car at around 4.30pm. The Civic was left blocking the road and had

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REVIEW: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3, NamcoBandai)

If you don’t get anime, you’ll find as much pleasure from Ni No Kuni as a power drill through the shins. Conversely, those who covet bug-eyed Japanese cartoons will wrap up this RPG in a nice warm blanket and take it to bed for cuddle times.

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College to get £4m facelift

BOURNEMOUTH and Poole College has received planning permission to forge ahead with a £4million facelift. The renovations, set for Poole’s North Road campus, have been endorsed by borough planning chiefs and could start taking shape within the next

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'Angelo is in a better place now'

ANGELO Rodrigues’ brothers have spoken of the “barbaric attack” that claimed his life. Fernando, 43, and Jose, 49, said they were devastated when they heard the news about Angelo, 10 months after the death of their father Francisco. Fernando

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Pair found guilty of the murder of Angelo Rodrigues

TWO people have been convicted of the murder of Bournemouth man Angelo Rodrigues. Tracy Ann Mansell and James Kinsley were found guilty of brutally killing the 44-year-old in his flat in Coleman Road, West Howe, following an ongoing neighbourhood

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Man found dead at Castlepoint is named

A 50-year-old man whose body was found in the car park at Castlepoint shopping centre last Thursday has been named. Former soldier Stephen Russell from Holbury Close, Bournemouth, was discovered in the lower level car park at around 8am. The cause

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Plans to convert Gaunts House into eco-friendly haven

PLANS to transform the Gaunts House educational community stately home near Wimborne into an eco-friendly haven have been hailed as “ground-breaking”. The current baronet of Gaunts, Sir Richard Glyn, has been granted planning permission by East

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Paralympic star joins pupils in Christchurch for big sports day

YOUNGSTERS from Dorset schools attended a special sports day with Paralympic swimmer Kate Grey last week. The pupils came together at The Grange School in Christchurch for the Step into Sport day which aimed to give 25 disabled and 25 non-disabled

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Pair found guilty of the murder of Angelo Rodrigues

3:14pm Following the conviction, Detective Inspector Marcus Hester, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “This case involved a sudden attack on a man in his own home by his neighbours over a complaint about noise.

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Police warning over rise in thefts from cars

POLICE are warning motorists to be on their guard following a 12.3 per cent rise in the number of thefts from vehicles in Dorset. From April 1 last year until January 27 this year 355 offences were committed with 13 reported break-ins to vehicles

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Branksome families' Christmas lights raise more than £2,000 for charity

MORE than £2,000 has been presented to charity thanks to residents who starred on prime time Christmas TV because of their impressive decorations. Five million viewers saw the Christmas lights turned on in the Poole cul-de-sac last year. The

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Burton's early spring cleaners fill 18 bags with rubbish

BURTON residents took advantage of the brief respite from snow and flooding to give the village an early spring clean. The group of ten villagers targeted ditches and hedges along roadsides and the pedestrian route to the school, filling 18 bin

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Woman seriously injured as cars collide in Verwood

A WOMAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries this morning after two cars crashed in Verwood. The emergency services were sent to the B3081, close to the Recycling Centre, at around 9.40am. The driver of a black Vauxhall Astra was taken

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Scheme aims to give Poole High Street a boost

A PROPOSED initiative civic leaders hope will attract new businesses to Poole High Street has moved a step closer to reality. The Borough of Poole’s economy, overview and scrutiny committee has endorsed plans to consult on a Draft Local Development

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Time to tackle high-stakes gambling machines?

AN MP has vowed to help review the issue of “addictive” high stakes slot machines amid claims punters are spending £1.17m per day in Dorset. The Campaign for Fairer Gambling says £427 million was fed into high-stakes betting machines at bookmakers

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Hunt is on for new tourist attraction for Bournemouth

OPERATORS of zoological or botanical attractions are being invited to submit proposals for a new facility at Durley Chine. Bournemouth council is keen to see a small-scale tourist attraction built on land behind the Durley Inn and is now inviting

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Fire at Sunseeker factory on Poole Quay

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A new plant pot? No, it's a stranded swan!

Swanning about in Poole got one of the majestic birds into deep trouble when it crash-landed on a balcony. The adult swan was uninjured but spent hours trapped on the third-storey balcony, awaiting rescue and release. Jackie Weaver, who lives

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It's triple cream as Purbeck cow gives birth to three calves

THIS rare set of triplets was a welcome surprise for one Dorset farmer. Mike Trim delivered the calves, which are only a one-in-10,000 occurrence, at his farm in Church Knowle, Purbeck, earlier this month. Most dairy farmers have only ever

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Eighty-five per cent are satisfied with rail services - are you?

EIGHTY-five per cent of rail passengers are satisfied with services, research suggests. The research for Passenger Focus showed satisfaction with services generally stood at 85 per cent, although satisfaction with individual routes varied between

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HAVE YOUR SAY: Are new childcare proposals a good thing?

Nurseries and childminders will be allowed to look after more children as part of government efforts to cut childcare costs. Staff are to be able to take charge of six two-year-olds rather than four while the ratio for under-ones will go up from

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Cherries: Demouge pleased to complete loan move

CHERRIES forward Frank Demouge admitted he was pleased to be back in Holland after completing his loan move away from Dean Court. Dutch top-flight outfit Roda JC have confirmed the signing of the 30-year-old on a deal until the end of the season

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Martin Clunes blasts Churchill for dropping him

TV STAR Martin Clunes of Beaminster has branded car insurance company Churchill 'rude' for dropping him from its adverts after he was disqualified from driving. The Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin star featured in the television adverts alongside

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Admiral who retired in Bournemouth helped put the Falkland Islands on the map

WITH the renewed claims by Argentina for the return of the Falkland Islands, it is timely to consider the role in that territory’s history of someone who was later to be a prominent figure in late 19th century Bournemouth. Bartholomew James Sulivan

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Good to see Freefall Collective back in town

THERE’S nothing quite like a homecoming from one of the finest live breaks acts to warm a cold January night. The Winchester is rammed, it is hot and Freefall Collective have taken to the stage. After appearing at some of the best festivals, it

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Follow your heart and see new production of Jane Eyre

CHARLOTTE Brontë’s classic gothic tale of love, loss and redemption is one of the best-loved stories in English literature. Now a new stage adaptation by the highly acclaimed Hull Truck Theatre company is coming to the Lighthouse in Poole from

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In The Dock: Ferndown

RONALD HUGHES aged 79 of Ringwood Road, Ferndown. Admitted being the registered keeper of a vehicle and failing to deliver to the Secretary of State the part of the registration document relating to the notification of transfer of the vehicle to a

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In The Dock: Ringwood

DOMINIC MARTIN LAVERY aged 45 of Brook House, Ringwood. Admitted exceeding the 30mph speed limit on Wimborne Road, Colehill. Fined £150. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with four points. Also admitted failing to produce

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In The Dock: Christchurch

JEAN PEARCE aged 82 of Falcon Drive, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Mazda through a red light on the A3060 Castle Lane East Junction with Chaseside. Fined £35. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points.

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Minister should learn his lesson

POOLE council leader Elaine Atkinson is “exasperated” at a notable fellow Conservative – the communities secretary Eric Pickles. Mr Pickles decided local authorities should not be able to put up council tax by more than two per cent unless they

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There’s been no rise in car park charges

TO add to your recent correspondence re car parking charges in Bournemouth, I would like to confirm to your readers that there has been no increase at all over the past three years and I am striving to keep our extremely low charges (£1 for two hours

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In The Dock: Wimborne

JOHN BUCKLEY of Rotary Close, Wimborne. Proved in absence that he registered a Volkswagen Golf under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, when it did not meet insurance requirements. Fined £175. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs £110.

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In The Dock: Blandford

KAREN ELSBETH ARWAND aged 47 of Meadow View, Blandford Forum. Admitted driving a Peugeot through a red light on the A3060 Castle Lane East Junction with Chaseside, Bournemouth. Fined £135. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed

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In The Dock: Poole

JACQUELINE ANNE CORBIN aged 50 of Legion Close, Poole. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty of driving a Ford through a red light on the A3049 Fleetsbridge. Fined £55. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £50 Licence endorsed with three points.

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In The Dock: Bournemouth

CRAIG RUSSELL GARDNER aged 21 of Palmerston Road, Boscombe. Admitted failing to comply with direction given by a police constable in uniform to leave the locality of Old Christchurch Road and not return for a period of five hours, the constable believing

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Very sad day when this factory closes

REGARDING the various articles about the proposed closure of Dorset Enterprises, I attended the Overview and Management panel meeting last Wednesday, January 23 and seconded Cllr Grower’s motion of option three to take the decision back to cabinet

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Turbary restriction penalises shoppers

I FEEL the readers would be interested to know that there is a three-hour parking restriction at the Turbary Retail Park. Unknown to me and I am sure many Christmas shoppers, I received in the post a £70 parking charge notice for exceeding the

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Clamp down on these motorists

THERE has been much debate that far too many police are in patrol cars and not walking our streets. It has also been many times stated that police in cars are only out to catch motorists as a revenue booster. Both suggesting that they are failing

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Farewell soul man: town mourns popular musician Nick Buckle

ONE of the best-known faces on the local live music scene, Nick Buckle passed away suddenly this month. Nick’s musical partner of more than 40 years, Tim Holt recalls meeting him in a dingy room above the Pembroke Arms in Bournemouth in 1972.

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Poole cemetery vandals: war grave was one of those desecrated

The grave of a soldier killed in the First World War was among those attacked by the Poole cemetery vandals, its headstone snapped in half and left in the mud. The damaged war grave, one of several at the cemetery crafted in Portland stone by the

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He should be in prison: abuser freed after FOUR months of an 18-month sentence

THE mother of a child sex attack victim is furious after her daughter’s abuser was released from prison after just four months. Kevin Sherwood was jailed for 18 months on August 31 last year after pleading guilty to nine charges of sexual activity

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Delays on A31 after three-vehicle collision

A COLLISION on the A31 is causing delays for motorists this morning. The three-vehicle collision on the eastbound carriageway of the A31 has blocked one lane, leading to slow moving traffic. Queues are building up on the A338 as a result of

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Dolphins boss: We expect promotion

POOLE Town boss Tom Killick has piled the pressure on his players by sounding out a defiant message: “We expect promotion.” The Dolphins, last season’s beaten play-off finalists, are the bookies’ odds-on favourites |to clinch the Southern League

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Cherries: Howe wants more poacher's goals from Pitman

CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe has hailed Brett Pitman as “one of the best finishers I have worked with” - and has challenged him to score more poacher’s goals. Pitman bagged a third career hat-trick – two penalties and a close-range effort – to fire

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Cherries: Allsop ready to challenge keepers

NEW recruit Ryan Allsop insists he is looking to challenge Shwan Jalal for the Cherries number one jersey. Allsop could tonight take his first steps towards that goal when Cherries take on Eastleigh in the quarter-finals of the Hampshire Senior

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Cuss calls on Magpies supporters to play their part

WIMBORNE Town boss Steve Cuss says the Cuthbury faithful can play a key role in helping the Magpies overcome their alarming home slump. Magpies will be bidding to end a five-match winless home run when they host Southern League Division One South