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Cherries: Solid defence quest for Howe after reshuffle
MANAGER Eddie Howe is determined to ensure promotion-chasing Cherries regain their solid base amid an enforced defensive reshuffle. Injuries to duo Charlie Daniels and Tommy Elphick left Howe with no option other than to change his consistent backline
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Has government banned MCA from speaking to MP Richard Drax about Portland helicopter?
A NEW row has erupted over the threatened Portland Coastguard helicopter with an MP claiming he has been barred from speaking to coastguard staff. South Dorset MP Richard Drax has written to Transport Secretary Stephen Hammond asking him to confirm
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Pirates: Ward's preparations hit by visa and injury problems
PIRATES sensation Darcy Ward is hoping to overcome injury and visa issues in time to hit the ground running when the season starts. The Australian ace says his preparations for the 2013 campaign have been hit by a visa mix-up and a heel problem
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Don’t miss Daily Echo jobsfair
EMPLOYERS are signing up to the latest Daily Echo Jobsfair, due to be held in Bournemouth on Thursday March 7. The event has proved a big success in the past for both companies and jobseekers alike. It returns for the first time in 2013 to
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Pregnant woman taken to hospital after crash
A PREGNANT woman was taken to Poole Hospital after a crash in Bournemouth this afternoon. The women, who is 30 weeks pregnant, is thought to have suffered minor injuries when a Ford Fiesta and a Peugeot 106 collided in Charminster road at the junction
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Ebony tipped for the top
A BOURNEMOUTH teenager is being tipped for stardom by music channel MTV. Former Highcliffe School pupil Ebony Day is the first ever unsigned act to win MTV’s Brand New award, a viewer-led search for the UK’s best new music. Previous recipients
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E-fit: Do you know man wanted over indecent assault?
This is the face of the man police want to speak to after an indecent assault in Parkstone. A 26-year-old woman was inappropriately touched as she walked along Commercial Road, near to the Civic Centre by the crossing leading to North Road, at
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Wetherspoons finally set to open in "the snootiest town in Britain"
IT sparked one of the biggest planning battles the upmarket Hampshire town had ever seen. An application to open a Wetherspoon cut-price pub in the historic heart of Lymington caused a storm of protest – and an even bigger avalanche of support.
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Stars' dreams on the cards in fundraiser for good causes in Poole
A HOST of stars have jotted down their childhood dreams on postcards in a bid to raise money for disabled youngsters. Disability charity Livability, which runs Poole’s Victoria Education Centre and Sports College, approached celebrities and asked
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Police appeal for witnesses to car park argument
Police are appealing for witnesses after an argument broke out in the car park of Broadstone Leisure Centre last Tuesday evening. A man and a woman were seen to be arguing next to a vehicle, a silver Fiat people carrier, which had boxes of belongings
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Dozens queue for the high board in Poole, thanks to Tom Daley
POOLE residents have got the diving bug since Tom Daley’s popular Splash! programme aired on ITV, with enquiries doubling at the Everyone Active Leisure Centre. Andy Birbeck, swimming lesson manager at the Dolphin Pool, said: “Before the show the
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Christchurch vagrant to be immortalised in National Portrait Gallery
THE spirit of a well-known Christchurch nomad, who passed away last year, has been captured in a life-size portrait. Vagrant Cliff Cunningham, who died September last year, has been immortalised in paint by local artist Peter Castle. %headlines
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Three car crash holds up holiday traffic on A31 at Ringwood
A three-car crash on a busy dual carriageway led to the closure of one lane. Half-term holiday traffic was slow-moving following the accident on the west-bound carriageway of the A31 near Ringwood at 1.09 pm today (Mon). Emergency services
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Good Life star Richard Briers dies aged 79
Actor Richard Briers, known to millions for his role in TV's The Good Life, has died at the age of 79, his agent said. The star, who was also known for his Shakespearean roles, had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years.
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Christchurch supermarket plans get green light
TWO major supermarket proposals in Christchurch have been given the go-ahead. Neither the scheme for Bailey Drive, just off Barrack Road in Christchurch, nor the one for Meteor Retail Park in Somerford has been called in by the Secretary of State
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Dorset councils fork out thousands of pounds settling compensation claims
COUNCILS are spending tens of thousands of pounds settling compensation claims, it has been revealed. Local authorities have received 917 compensation claims this financial year and have agreed settlements in 98 cases. The total paid out in compensation
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Soaring harriers, snowy foxes and preening cormorants: January's Flickr gallery
The Echo's Flickr project is back for 2013 - and January's gallery shows we're off to a flying start. Here's a selection of our favourites - all taken in Dorset, between January 1 and 31. Hen Harrier Aflame, by Dom Greves Dorset
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Little Mix put on a big show
FROM their uncertain beginnings as a group 'thrown together' from solo artists on the X Factor, to now packing venues in their first tour, Little Mix's assent to fame has been swift and impressive - and their army of 'Little Mixers' certainly want
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Wines of the Times: Oscar-worthy contenders
A ceremony driven by high-octane glamour, the A-listers will be out in force for the 85th Academy Awards on February 24. With movie stars descending on the red carpet and a worldwide audience tuning in, it's time to throw an Oscar night party and
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Runners flock to Bournemouth for fancy dress run
SCORES of fancy dress runners pounded along Bournemouth promenade yesterday to raise funds for the Steve Barnard Foundation. The sun shone for the fun run, which took place between Bournemouth Pier and Boscombe Pier, and everyone appeared to have
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Circus, dance and theatre fuse in Backgammon for Beginners
THE award-winning So and So Circus Theatre make their Lighthouse debut this month with Backgammon for Beginners. Appealing to lovers of circus, contemporary dance, drama and physical theatre, the show also promises a “detailed, emotionally engaging
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Students are thoroughly modern millies
TALENTED youngsters at a Christchurch school are putting the final touches to their upcoming theatre extravaganza. Students at Twynham School in Christchurch have been hard at work preparing for their performances of Thoroughly Modern Millie in
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In The Dock: Wareham
NATHAN EVANS aged 28 of Southbrook, Bere Regis, Wareham. Admitted exceeding the 30mph speed limit on B3075 Corfe Road, Stoborough. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Licence endorsed with three points.
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In The Dock: Wimborne
REBECCA HILLS aged 22 of Phelipps Road, Corfe Mullen. Admitted exceeding the 50mph speed limit on the A31 Ringwood Road, St Leonards and St Ives. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points. LOREN
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In The Dock: Poole
MICHAEL THOMAS DODSWORTH aged 22 of Churchill Road, Poole. Admitted driving a Vauxhall on Wimborne Road, Poole without due care and attention. Fined £35. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with four points. Also admitted
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In The Dock: Bournemouth
ABDUL GONI aged 41 Station Road, New Milton. Admitted exceeding the 30mph speed limit on A347 Redhill Avenue, Bournemouth. Fined £55. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points. IAN MILLAR GRAY aged 61 of Cowdrey
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Why must we be kept in the dark?
YOU might be interested to see a list of roads that are to have their street lights switched off after midnight. However, two local councils – Borough of Poole and Dorset County Council – don’t want you to know. They have rejected Freedom of Information
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Thank you for help when I tripped over
I WOULD just like to say thank you to the very kind people who helped me when I tripped over an uneven paving stone down Poole High Street on February 14 and landed on my face. I have sprained my ankle but will recover soon. GILLIAN CORNISH, Broadstone
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Watch our for bell ringing menaces
I WISH to draw pedestrians’ attention to yet another menace from the cycling fraternity. Some cyclists are now equipping their bikes with bells and while walking along the Prom on Sunday at least three of these individuals gave me a warning tinkle
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Can we really call our UK one nation?
THIS morning I learn that the new chief constable of Dorset is to receive a salary increase of £10,000 to £146,000 per annum. I then read that the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons has published a report which is pretty damning
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In The Dock: Blandford
SANGIAM WILSON aged 32 of Salisbury Crescent, Blandford Forum. Admitted driving a Peugeot through a red light on the A350 Holes Bay Road junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £135. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with
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In The Dock: Christchurch
RICHARD WINTERBOURNE aged 50 of Stanpit, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Renault on Magna Road, Bournemouth without third party insurance. Fined £500. To pay victim surcharge of £50. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with six points. Also admitted driving
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Please ask majority about road issues
RE Cllr Filer’s comments that there is ‘no appetite’ for a major road scheme to get the ghastly congestion chaos in this conurbation sorted. Connecting Wessex Way to Dorset Way is the only answer. Forty years ago this problem arose with the
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Why leader must set an example
I READ with interest Councillor Fred Drane’s view of the appointment of the new chief constable and the setting of the budget for the forthcoming financial year (a proposed 1.95 per cent increase for Dorset Police to be added to council tax bills).
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Tax fizzy drinks and move chip shops away from schools
Fizzy drinks should be taxed, fast food outlets near schools limited and new parents given specific advice on how to feed their children properly to help tackle spiralling levels of obesity, an influential medical group has demanded. The Academy
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Major resurfacing works on A35 begins
MAJOR resurfacing works are affecting a key route in Bournemouth from today. The works will last a week and affects a stretch of Christchurch Road between St Swithun’s Road roundabout and Manor Road. A road closure is in place and traffic will
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Less than half of travellers satisfied with South West Trains
More than half of train companies have a customer satisfaction score of 50% or lower, according to a survey. And overall, only 22% of train travellers feel their service is improving despite above-inflation fare rises last month, according to the
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Bournemouth freezing council tax by releasing £23m of reserves
BOURNEMOUTH council is dipping into its £100m stockpile of reserves to try and boost the local economy and ease the pressure on squeezed residents. Despite having its government funding slashed, Bournemouth’s council leader has insisted there will
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Switching off streetlights won't cause more crime - but councils won't tell you where it's happening for safety reasons
COUNCIL chiefs are refusing to tell residents which of their streets will be plunged into darkness after midnight as part of a money saving drive. Poole and Dorset councils say they are acting on police advice in refusing to say which lampposts
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V Club knife attack: "The staff did nothing to help"
THIS is the horrific knife injury that led officials to shut down a Bournemouth town centre nightclub. Brave Ben Selby needed 50 stitches after being slashed from his eye to his chin when violence erupted at V Club in Bournemouth’s Exeter Road.
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Football: Killick calls for FA rethink over tackles (with video)
POOLE Town manager Tom Killick is calling on the Football Association to have a serious rethink over its disciplinary procedures. Killick was speaking after Dolphins midfielder Glenn Howes had sustained a potentially career-threatening injury
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Cherries: Arter reflects on 'wake-up call'
HARRY Arter is urging Cherries to use their Preston pain as a “wake-up call” and admits: “We can’t let it happen again.” Arter gave a frank assessment of Cherries’ performance and his own display following the 2-0 defeat at Deepdale on Saturday
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Non-league: Cuss salutes 'complete' display
BOSS Steve Cuss described as “our most complete home performance of the season” Wimborne’s 2-0 win over Southern League Division One South & West promotion hopefuls Tiverton. Micky Hubbard’s penalty and Alex Moth’s first goal for the club helped
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Non-league: Vaughan delighted after fine Poppies victory
JUBLIANT manager Ken Vaughan saluted his Bournemouth Poppies players after watching them go from chumps to champs in the space of just five days. Poppies, who had plumbed the depths by losing at struggling Lymington in midweek, scaled the heights
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Non-league: Linnets boost survival hopes
GOALS from Dan Cox, Callum Holloway and Ben Thomson helped New Milton Town climb off the foot of Wessex Premier thanks to a 3-1 win at fellow strugglers Horndean. Cox opened the scoring with a close-range effort midway through the first half before
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Cherries: Even the best teams lose, says Howe
PHILOSOPHICAL Eddie Howe has issued a timely reminder in the wake of a rare Cherries defeat: “Even the best teams in the world lose from time to time.” The Cherries manager was speaking after watching his team suffer only their second reverse in
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Pavilion to showcase hit musical Beauty and the Beast
DISNEY’S Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning musical, will be capturing the minds of young and old this month. The show, a worldwide smash hit, will be staged at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre from February 21 to 23. Following their overwhelming
