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Cherries: Wes wants permanent move
WANTAWAY Cherries striker Wes Thomas has revealed he is keen to earn a permanent move to Birmingham City. Unsettled frontman Thomas completed a deadline-day loan switch to the Championship outfit on a deal until the end of the season. That
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Cherries: Elphick set to avoid lengthy lay-off
CHERRIES star Tommy Elphick tonight expressed his relief after learning he had escaped serious injury following Ryan Lowe’s horror tackle. Stand-in skipper Elphick feared he had sustained knee damage after being on the receiving end of an X-rated
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Tumble dryer sparks Christchurch fire
Fire crews used breathing gear to tackle a small blaze at Newlands Road on the Somerford estate tonight. The alarm was raised at 5.07 pm following reports that a shed was on fire. A Dorset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the blaze
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Firefighters free casualty from wreckage
FIREFIGHTERS used hydraulic cutting gear to free a man trapped in a car following a two-vehicle collision this afternoon (Mon). Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to the B3081, between Sixpenny Handley and the Handley Cross roundabout,
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VIDEO: Help Jimmy win a place on Fighter Island
A BOURNEMOUTH martial arts fighter is calling on local people to get behind his bid to become a reality TV star. Jimmy ‘Justice’ Millar, 29, needs votes for his try-out video on YouTube to guarantee a place competing against top fighters from around
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Weather warning as snow drifts back to Dorset
Snow is expected across most of Dorset tomorrow morning. The Met Office has also issued an ice warning for parts of the county as temperatures fall again. It says "Wintry showers and strong winds will continue in many areas overnight, although
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We're back! Salvation Army shop reopens in Boscombe
LESS than a year after the closure of its predecessor a new Salvation Army charity shop has opened in Boscombe precinct. Boscombe Salvation Army branch Major Ray Begley, who helped cut the ribbon on Thursday, said the shop would continue the charity
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Indian restaurant has community “under siege” from noise
WOODLANDS residents were left frustrated after district councillors failed to reach a decision about a “noisy” Indian restaurant in the village. The owners of Cinnamon Lounge in Verwood Road have applied to extend their opening hours and allow
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Dorset MPs: "We won't vote for gay marriage"
SEVERAL Dorset MPs are set to defy David Cameron by voting against plans to allow gay marriage. But one Tory who once took a hard line on gay rights issues is now an enthusiastic supporter of the idea. There are reports that up to 120 Conservative
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Free cycle scheme is a wheely great idea
ENTHUSIASTIC cyclists have thrown their weight behind a new cycle scheme in Christchurch. The weekly rides from Highcliffe Castle are free and have been organised by Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership. More than 20 people braved the cold
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Fallen tree blocks road as police wait three hours for council tree surgeon
Tree surgeons are still at work trying to remove a fallen tree blocking Long Lane at Broom Hill. The large fallen tree was reported at 9.40am and traffic police attended to redirect traffic. Dorset County Council was informed, but it was more
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Growing trend for baby bump painting
SOME women might choose to celebrate their pregnancy with a baby shower or a photo shoot. But now a growing number of mums to be are having their bumps painted. From a lifelike depiction of an unborn baby to a map of the world, baby bump painting
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VIDEO: Residents have say on Dorset's new wind farm plans
RESIDENTS took their latest chance to find out more about the controversial wind farm proposed for the Dorset coast. Meetings organised by Navitus Bay Development Ltd have seen hundreds of residents walk through the doors, keen to have their say
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Chancellor vows to "reset" banking system in speech at JP Morgan Bournemouth
George Osborne vowed today that 2013 will be the year when the banking system is''reset'', with new powers to break up the banks if they do not follow rules to ring-fence risky operations from savers' deposits. Outlining the Government's Banking
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Branching out: why I'll never stop wanting to find out about my family tree
RESEARCHING your family tree has never been so easy. Most of the information you need is just two clicks away. But, says June, it wasn’t always like that. “I started in 1982 before computers and everything,” she says. “I’d always been interested
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Top things to do before you die - what's on your list?
Climb Mount Everest Train for two years, be able to carry 30lbs on our back, not be scared of heights and have the necessary $65,000 for the guided ascent on the world’s greatest mountain? All 29,035ft of it. Are you sure? If so, there are plenty
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From the Norwegian fjords to the Caribbean - meet the couple who just love to cruise!
WHEN it comes to achieving their life ambition of world travel, Rob and Jean Pearson much prefer a luxury ocean liner to a long-haul flight. In the past few years the globe-trotting couple have been to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Baltic
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£1.1m boost for "deprived" schools of Bournemouth
HEADTEACHERS and community workers have heard how schools in deprived areas of Bournemouth are to benefit from the support of a group of educational charities. Achieve Together will work with 14 schools in the Boscombe and West Howe areas, to help
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Plans to charge for free spaces in Bournemouth parks
PARKING restrictions and charges could be imposed on Bournemouth’s parks in a bid to keep the spaces for genuine users. Meyrick Park, Kings Park, Queens Park, Slades Farm and Solent Meads have all been looked at by councillors who are concerned
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Meet the new wave of silver surfers
SURFING is not just for the young, but more the young and free at heart. While some see it as a teenagers’ and 20-somethings’ game, more middle-aged and older people are getting back on their surfboards – some having never left them – in search
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Top women's writer to visit Ringwood
AUTHOR Jodi Picoult – the biggest-selling women’s fiction writer in the UK – is to visit Ringwood next month. Paperview Books and DVD is welcoming the multi-million selling author to the town on Thursday, March 28. She will be at the Seven
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Unattractive gateway to Britain
YOU report that the passenger ferry Barfleur will return to the Poole-Cherbourg route on March 18 (Daily Echo, January 26) and conclude: “Cherbourg is becoming increasingly attractive as a gateway to France thanks to the newly completed dual-carriageway
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Thank you Lions for great entertainment
ON behalf of the Lytchett Matravers Thursday Club, I would like to thank the Wareham Lions for the wonderful afternoon they laid on for the elderly Purbeck people. We had an afternoon of excellent entertainment, followed by a lovely tea. To
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Threat to Arrows is worrying news
THE Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has a special place in the hearts of millions of people across the UK and around the world, but there are few places where they are held in such high regard as in Bournemouth. The Red Arrows have been the major
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Tourism bosses should be praised
YOUR regular correspondent Mr Geoff Cooper seems to have one aim in life, and that is to find something to criticise Bournemouth council about! What can he possibly object to in the proposed Butterfly Farm for empty land at Durley Chine? This will
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Butterfly farm's a daft proposal
So the council is inviting proposals for a tourist attraction at Durley Chine to include a Butterfly Farm and grazing area for goats (Echo January 29)? Has April 1 arrived a little early this year? Imagine a wet day in July, mum and dad and
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Best way forward is to keep it open
IT is understood that the last-ditch bid to save the Dorset Enterprise factory has been turned down by the councillors, resulting in the workers being abandoned to whatever destiny awaits them. In reality only long-term unemployment together with
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Collision between car and motorbike on Sandbanks Road
Sandbanks Road was closed for just under an hour this morning after an accident involving a car and a motorbike. Police and paramedics were called at 8.50am following the collision outside the Lilliput Service Station. The motorcyclist, a man
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VIDEO: Swimmers make a splash for good causes at 35th Swimarathon
MORE than 400 swimmers took part in Poole’s annual charity Swimarathon at the weekend. The event is now in its 35th year and organisers hope they will make at least £13,000 for a range of worthy causes. At the end of the event, £11,700 had been
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Didn't believe in the Hamworthy Hoopoe? Well here's the proof...
Keen photographer Graham Hobbs was delighted when he spotted an exotic bird in his front garden, more often seen in sunnier climes. The pinkish-brown hoopoe was a more usual site in South Africa, where he lived some years ago, but he never expected
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BalletBoyz back at the Lighthouse
FOCUS, discipline and the ability to be yourself, these are the main attributes you need to be a male dancer in the eight-strong troupe BalletBoyz. The all-male dance group is returning to the Lighthouse Poole this weekend with a reworking of its
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New Forest sailor completes first part of epic Antartic voyage
A sailor from the New Forest has today completed the first stage of an epic Antarctic voyage inspired by the exploits of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. Nick Bubb and five fellow adventurers landed on South Georgia after completing a gruelling
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£500 of Tesco vouchers to be won!
To celebrate the launch of our new Seven Days magazine, we're giving Daily Echo and Dorset Echo readers the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes. We've got a £250 Tesco gift card to give away to the lucky first prize winner, £150 Tesco gift
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Win a family ticket to Beaulieu!
Beaulieu becomes a secret agent training ground once again for Bond-themed February half term and to celebrate, I’ve got six family tickets to giveaway to lucky gang members. During February half-term week, from February 16 – 24, why not visit
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Tributes to Karl Lambe, who died in church doorway
A 42-YEAR-OLD man found dead in a church doorway in Bournemouth died of natural causes, a post mortem examination has revealed. Karl Lambe was discovered in the main entrance to Richmond Hill St Andrews Church on Sunday January 20. The man,
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HMV set to close 100 shops
HMV's administrators are reportedly planning to shut up to 100 shops as part of plans to restructure the business. Deloitte is set to announce the closure of between 60 and 100 shops this week, which could see 1,500 jobs axed, according to reports
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Red Arrows "must stay", say fans
BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival favourites the Red Arrows must not be “destroyed”. Those are the words of the chairman of Bournemouth Red Arrows’ Association following reports in a national newspaper at the weekend that the iconic planes could be axed
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Hundreds of sea birds wash up on shores
MORE seabirds affected by a pollution spill were washed up on Dorset beaches at the weekend – and fears are growing that more will perish. Dorset Wildlife Trust said birds had been found at Swanage and Chesil. Around 30 dead birds were discovered
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Win a PizzaExpress meal for two!
AS A special treat, PizzaExpress and the Daily Echo are offering seven lucky readers the chance to win a meal for two worth £40 at either of its Bournemouth sites. The two popular local PizzaExpress restaurants attract diners from a wide area.
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Win tickets to see Red Riding Hood!
THE Adventures of Red Riding Hood are coming to the Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne, on Sunday, February 24 at 2.30pm and I’ve got five pairs of tickets to give to lucky gang members! Follow Red Riding Hood on her adventures in the forest as she meets
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UPDATED: Thomas Coutts warned he faces lengthy sentence for Longfleet Road rape
A MAN has been told he faces a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to raping a woman as she walked home. Thomas Andrew Coutts, aged 21, of Main Street, Tansor, Peterborough, attacked the woman in the early hours of August 20 last year
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Find him: Dad's plea after subway sex attack
THE father of a young woman subjected to a frightening late-night sexual assault in Bournemouth says her attacker must be found before he strikes again. Police have now released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in relation to the attack
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Cherries: Lowe acted like a man possessed says Elphick
CHERRIES star Tommy Elphick has launched a blistering attack on Ryan Lowe and has branded the MK Dons striker “an absolute animal”. Elphick was the victim of Lowe’s horrendous two-footed lunge during Cherries’ clash with the Dons on Saturday, a
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Non-league: Cuss praises star stopper Harvell
WIMBORNE Town manager Steve Cuss says he would pick Magpies goalkeeper Jason Harvell ahead of any other stopper in the division. Cuss was speaking after the former Cherries trainee had played a starring role in the 0-0 draw against Clevedon Town
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Honours even as neighbours do battle at Victoria Park
CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp described as “probably a fair result” their 1-1 draw with Wessex Premier neighbours Bournemouth Poppies. Ross Lloyd opened the scoring for high-flying Priory at Victoria Park when he arrived at the far post to head
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Dolphins paid price for period of inactivity says Wood
ASSISTANT boss James Wood felt an enforced 18-day break had been a contributory factor as Poole Town crashed to an unexpected 3-0 defeat at Shortwood United. Goals from Mark Pritchett, Tim Haddock and Luke Gullick condemned Dolphins to only their
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Non-league: Riley predicts big things for Cargill
CHERRIES youngster Baily Cargill can look forward to a bright future in the professional game, according to AFC Totton boss Steve Riley. The 17-year-old defender joined the Stags on loan in November and has commanded a starting place in all but
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Cherries: Win was for Elphick says Arter
CHERRIES star Harry Arter dedicated his wonder goal to stricken skipper Tommy Elphick following the 3-0 win at MK Dons. The Cherries midfielder completed a convincing victory at stadium:mk on Saturday when he scored a blistering 25-yarder in the
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Rugby: Lions made to regret missed chances
LIONS chief David Dunn admitted missed opportunities had proved costly as his men were left to rue a lack of clinical finishing at Shelford. Dunn felt Bournemouth failed to make their first-half dominance count and eventually paid the penalty for
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Life is suite(3 piece variety!)
Many regular users of Kinson Common will know where this area is and I only hope someone may know who owns this suite! Dumped on the heathland area on a Site of Special Scientific Interest! Words fail me! Based on information supplied by Friends
