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Noggin the Nog Lighthouse, Poole
‘IN the dark night that is very long the Men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they tell a tale...’ Parents and grandparents of a certain age may remember this extract from the beginning of the popular children’s TV series Noggin the
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Man taken to hospital after collision with car
A MAN has been taken to hospital after a collision with a car near Fordingbridge this afternoon. Police were called to the B3078 Bowerwood Road, near Ashford Road, at 4.17pm. A spokesman for Hampshire Police said a car and a male pedestrian
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Six-vehicle shunt causing A31 delays at Ringwood
A SIX-vehicle crash is causing rush-hour delays on the A31 near Ringwood this evening. Police were called to Poulner Hill, heading west, at 5.15pm. A spokesman for Hampshire Police said there were no serious injuries but traffic is tailing
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Temporary traffic lights causing delays in Bournemouth town centre
Temporary traffic lights at Bath Hill continue to cause major delays in Bournemouth this afternoon. Yellow Buses are reporting delays to all their services in and out of the town centre saying "the temporary traffic lights at Bath Hill are continuing
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Why I'm backing organ donor campaign - mum who's waited six months for kidney transplant
A BOURNEMOUTH mum desperately waiting for a kidney transplant is supporting a national campaign to increase the number of organ donors. Mum-of-three Sarah Parsons, 43, has Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and her kidneys are currently operating
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New homes being found for care residents
CARE South says efforts to find alternative accommodation for residents of one of its care homes, which is due to close next month, are progressing well. The operator decided in January to close Heathlands in Constitution Hill Road after 21 years
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£567,000 - for a chipped plate!
AN Italian pottery plate has sold for an astonishing £567,000 at a North Dorset auction. Charterhouse in Sherborne auctioned the plate, which was chipped, on Thursday. Partner and auctioneer Richard Bromell, pictured, said: “It was almost an
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No horsing around at butchers
A BOURNEMOUTH butcher’s shop is hoping to attract some extra customers during the horsemeat scandal with T-shirts advertising their horse-free products. The scandal, which has seen products labelled as beef in supermarkets shown to contain up to
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Bournemouth MP Conor Burns backs town obesity campaign
BOURNEMOUTH MP Conor Burns, pictured, is supporting an Obesity Management Association campaign after hosting a reception for the charity in Parliament. The My Weight, My Future campaign urges everyone in Bournemouth to take control and responsibility
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Bournemouth's council tax frozen for the third year in a row
COUNCIL tax bills have been “frozen” in Bournemouth for the third year running. Cabinet members voted to reduce bills by 0.7 per cent, which will absorb increases in the police and fire precepts and keep bills the same. The council tax bill
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Steve Cook set to be retried in May
CHERRIES player Steve Cook and three former teammates are set to be re-tried on May 6 for alleged sexual assault and voyeurism. Earlier this month an Old Bailey jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts following 25 hours and 23 minutes
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Sweet idea: meet Reece and Sinead, they've set up a fruit stall in their school playground
AN ENTERPRISING young boy and his friend are the talk of the playground after setting up a fruit stall at their school. Reece Root and Sinead Morrison, both 11, who are members of their school council at Kings Park Primary School, mentioned that
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Christchurch councillors approve tax rise proposals
PROPOSALS to raise council tax in Christchurch by 1.95 per cent have moved a step closer to fruition. Members of Christchurch Borough Council’s resources committee approved the proposals at their meeting on Wednesday night, forecasting the economic
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Have your say on plans for Jigsaw building
THE public are being invited to have their say on new facilities for Royal Bournemouth Hospital patients with cancer and blood disorders. Current and former patients, relatives and fundraisers are all being urged to submit their ideas before plans
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Car parks top of redevelopment list for Bourmemouth Development Company
THE partnership tasked with implementing Bournemouth’s town centre master vision has provided details of the next sites it hopes to redevelop. The Bournemouth Development Company is due to start development on the Leyton Mount and Madeira Road
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Three-vehicle collision brings traffic to a standstill on the A31
DRIVERS are experiencing delays on the A31 heading towards Ringwood after three cars collided. Police were first sent to the road to help a bin lorry that had broken down. A spokesman for Hampshire Police said that, while vehicles were being
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Reveller attacked at Penthouse nightclub in Poole
A REVELLER suffered a broken jaw after being attacked at a Poole nightclub, it has emerged. The 18-year-old, whose jaw was broken in two places, also lost a tooth during the assault at Penthouse House Bar and Nightclub. Police, who are eager
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Sixty weeks, 60 marathons, £6,000 - now Barry can finally sit down for a rest
They say marathon running gets in your blood - and for 60-year-old Barry Light that's certainly true. Barry, who only took up marathon running five years ago, but quickly became determined to join the famous 100 Marathon Club before he got too
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Charity shops helps fund addiction services
A NEW charity shop has opened in Pokesdown which is fundraising for those who access addiction services. Encore, which is run by Bournemouth Alcohol and Drug Service User Forum (Badsuf), celebrated as they opened the doors to welcome customers
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Open town hall car park to the public
BOURNEMOUTH council's efforts to install car park charges around the town is another desperate grab for much needed income. As far as the town centre arrangements are concerned it must surely contribute another nail in the coffin of our beleagured
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No chance for new blood for two years
YOUR correspondent D James (Echo, February 14) calls for new blood in Bournemouth council. Unfortunately the ‘democratic’ process does not permit us to vote for change until 2015. At that point the major party machines will swing into action
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Keep hospital fully in our community
I DO hope that Christchurch council will see sense and pass the revised planning application for Christchurch Hospital so it can remain at the centre of health services for the community. In the present financial climate it is extremely short-sighted
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Don’t settle for the second best at site
THE Imax, which had cross-party support, is being demolished. The price tag for which is £6.5million plus whatever it cost to purchase the head leases, which also costs Bournemouth council in loss of business rates. Cllr John Beesley, leader
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Marathon man Barry’s a hero
FOR many people running one marathon is an achievement. For others, running a marathon every year or as often as they can is their goal. Of course, most of us do neither. So we salute Bournemouth’s Barry Light who ran 60 marathons in 60 weeks
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Imax demolition a waste of cash
WHO’S celebrating the Imax demolition, Tobias Ellwood? Regarding the Echo’s ‘Imax Comes Down’ article on Thursday, why waste all this money demolishing the Imax? The money spent could be used to help the needy and desperate in the poorest parts
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The magic of The Moderne: how the cinema earned a special place in the hearts of residents
“I THINK the Moderne is the most comfortable and the most beautiful theatre I have ever been in; and no doubt you will agree with me.” Those were the words of Irish singer Denis O’Neil, as he made a personal appearance on stage during the Moderne
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Rizzle Kicks, Damian Lazarus and Little Mix complete Isle of Wight festival line-up
THE COMPLETED line-up for the Isle of Wight festival has been announced with more of music’s finest taking to the stage. Rizzle Kicks, Damian Lazarus and Little Mix are among the final acts to be revealed for the three day festival which already
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UPDATED: Bournemouth and Poole given greater independence from Government in bid to boost economy
BOURNEMOUTH and Poole will be one of 20 areas to be given greater independence from the Government, it has been announced. The area will be part of the City Deals initiative and will negotiate with Whitehall to take on extra powers with the aim
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UPDATED: Blow for Ryah's family as PCT rejects plea to save fingers from amputation
A CHRISTCHURCH family fighting to save their baby’s fingers from amputation have lost an appeal for PCT funding. Martyn and Plamena Airey’s daughter Ryah was diagnosed with a rare blood vessel defect – high flow extremity AVM – just a few months
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Caught on camera: January arrests prove Bournemouth's CCTV is "fantastic"
FOUR alleged sex attackers, 20 suspected kerb crawlers and three wanted people were among those captured on CCTV in Bournemouth last month. A total of 145 arrests were viewed on cameras across the town in January including six drink-drivers, 17
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Cherries: Tommy's eager to return to the top table
INJURED Tommy Elphick set his sights on a rapid return after admitting missing Cherries’ table-topping moment had been “a bit of a sickener”. Elphick has been a frustrated spectator since being on the receiving end of Ryan Lowe’s horror tackle
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Non-league: Howes injury casts 'massive cloud' over Dolphins
BOSS Tom Killick fears he could struggle to lift his team after Glenn Howes’s injury and admits it has cast a “massive cloud” over Poole Town’s title bid. Killick will try to prepare his players to host Evesham tonight in the wake of Howes sustaining
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Cherries: Elphick backing Painter's promotion pedigree
CHERRIES star Tommy Elphick is tipping promotion expert Marcos Painter to prove a valuable asset in the club’s push for League One glory. Elphick backed his former Brighton colleague to add defensive and attacking qualities after he joined Cherries
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Non-league: Cuss aiming for successive wins
WIMBORNE Town boss Steve Cuss is calling for consistency as his men go in search of back-to-back victories. Boosted by a 2-0 win over Tiverton on Saturday, Magpies visit Bridgwater Town in Southern League Division One South & West tonight (
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It was 1,000 times worse for you: widow's astonishing words to driver who killed her husband
A FORGIVING widow has hugged the driver who knocked down and killed her “wonderful husband", telling him "however bad it was for me, I realise it was 1,000 times worse for you." Patricia Machin said she “bore no grudge” towards father-of-three
