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Darts: Another Premier class night at the BIC
STOOD, arms outstretched, chanting at the top of his voice, one 60-something was clearly enjoying himself. There are not many events where that sight would be considered standard. But, then again, the McCoy’s Premier League darts is far from
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Beauty and the Beast, Pavilion, Bournemouth
IT’S a tale as old as time – so the song goes – and Swish of the Curtain’s latest production certainly kept the magic alive. A slick, professional show performed by a well-trained team of young talent, which kept an audience half filled with little
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Full council meetings go live on the internet
THE next full council meetings at Christchurch and East Dorset will be broadcast live over the internet. The meetings – which take place at East Dorset on Monday February 25 at 6.30pm and Tuesday February 26 at 6pm –include the setting of the council
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Fire chiefs approve £4.95 increase in council tax precept
FIRE chiefs have agreed to increase the fire precept, which will be passed onto Dorset's council-tax payers. The £4.95 hike, working out at 9.5 pence a week, was approved by Dorset Fire Authority for the average band D council tax bill. The
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Chukkas away - the Sandbanks beach polo championships are back
THE excitement and glamour of beach polo returns to Sandbanks this summer for some fast and furious action along Poole’s golden sands. Some of the world’s best players will compete for glory at the Asahi British Beach Polo Championships when it
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Platinum couple from Ferndown say 'we've been so lucky'
TEENAGE sweethearts who met at church will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary next week. Sid and Alice Hasling, who now live in Ferndown, were married following a four-year courtship on February 27 1943. The couple met at a Baptist church
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Residents battle to save Poole parking spaces
RESIDENTS on one of Poole’s major roads are making a last-ditch challenge to plans to take away their parking. Poole Council intends to remove most of the parking in the top half of North Road after bus and coach operators said their services were
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Burglar pretended to be policeman
THIS e-fit shows the face of a man who pretended to be a police officer in order to get inside a house. Officers in Poole are appealing for witnesses following the attempted distraction burglary in the Hamworthy area of the town. The inciden
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Accident closes A35
THE A35 Upton by-pass was briefly closed this morning after a car registered to a Swanage man came off the dual carriageway and collided with a fence. The Air Ambulance was called, but was cancelled as the man's injuries were not serious. The
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Hunt for would-be bag thief who punched woman in the face
AN ATTACKER punched a young woman in the face as he attempted to snatch her handbag in a Poole residential street. The attempted robbery and assault took place in broad daylight in Branksome and has shocked those who know the area. Ward councillor
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Bert saves neighbours a wedge in council tax
AN 83-year-old council tax crusader is celebrating after saving his elderly neighbours £140 a year. Retired engineer Bert Hindle had already successfully challenged the banding of his Poole flat – having it downgraded from a D to a C some 18 months
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I can make Poole gyratory safer AND save £100k
ALTERNATIVE “cheap and simple” measures to improve safety on a nearly £1million Poole town centre gyratory system have been put forward. Poole town ward councillor Mark Howell expressed concern that little positive action had resulted to change
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Councillors preparing for Bournemouth ice rink decision
COUNCILLORS will learn next month whether Bournemouth’s ambition of building an Olympic-sized ice rink is any nearer to fruition. The long-held desire for an ice rink at Kings Park will be raised at Bournemouth’s full council meeting on Tuesday
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Time to be Alarmed
WITH Phil Daniels and Keith Allen set to star in a film about how he tricked the music industry, The Alarm singer Mike Peters plays the O2 Academy Bournemouth on February 28 as part of the Vinyl tour. With more than 15 top 40 UK singles and some
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Don't tell him Pike! Dad's Army comes to the Regent Theatre
DON’T panic. The classic BBC TV comedy series Dad’s Army will be on parade with a stage version at the Regent Theatre in Christchurch next week. The Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea battle daily against the Germans and local ARP Warden Hodges in
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250 children at cross country
More than 250 children from 14 local schools took part in Canford School’s junior cross country event. Winning runners in the four races were Tom Carr-Smith, Hermione Hunt-Davis, Jed Skilton and Natasha Morgan.
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Abbey students develop singing
Milton Abbey School were pleased to welcome the Serlo Consort who held at choral workshop for pupils. The group worked for around an hour and a half to help students on vocal technique, sight reading and cathedral-style singing, on February 9.
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Youngsters get career options
A careers event at Bournemouth Collegiate School saw students from Years 10 to 13 examine different career options and meet representatives from top universities.
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Event to show college courses
THE huge variety of courses on offer at the Bournemouth and Poole College will be on show at an open event on Tuesday February 26. Sites at The Lansdowne in Bournemouth and North Road in Poole will be open between 4pm and 8pm and facilities include
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Musicians work with composer
Talented musicians from Forres Sandle Manor School in Fordingbridge worked with a Hollywood composer during a trip to the historic Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. They worked with Harry Gregson-Williams, composer of film scores including The Chronicles
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Pupil project provides vision of Bournemouth
PUPILS put forward their vision of Bournemouth in the future as part of an innovative project. Young people from St Peter’s School in Southbourne worked with the Cooper Dean archive on the project, developed by the Dorset History Centre. Their
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Police seek two youths after break-in at pensioner's home in Ringwood
POLICE are hunting two youths who are believed to have broken into a pensioner’s home in North Poulner Road, Ringwood, on Wednesday, February 13. The intruders struck at around 2.15pm, fleeing with white gold and platinum earrings, set with diamonds
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VIDEO: Strut your stuff, Level 42 frontman Mark King tells pop star hopefuls at auditions
LEVEL 42 star Mark King visited teenage music hopefuls in Bournemouth and told them: “This is a great time to try and break into the music business.” The eighties singer and bassist visited the ACMR music academy in Kinson, where he is a patron
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Statistics show we have problem
THE statistics published today on child poverty make sobering reading. Dorset may not have the problems of places like the London borough of Tower Hamlets or Manchester, but the county, generally regarded as affluent, has plenty to deal with when
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Family information would be fantastic
I AM researching our family tree. The Read family: Originally Thomas Read, born Christchurch, 1770, who settle first in Poole, circa 1808 and later moved to Parkstone and finally to Ringwood, and died 1848. Thomas married Ann Moors from Newfoundland
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Don’t give up for lent just give time
ON Ash Wednesday St John’s, Ashley Road and The Church of the Good Shepherd congregation joined together for the service. A bowl of ashes was on the communion table and during the service we were invited to make a sign of the Cross on our foreheads
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Why keep wasting money on the Imax?
NOT content to waste millions of pounds on the demolition of the IMAX, Bournemouth Council is also wasting thousands of pounds on the new-fangled ‘webcam’ showing live pictures of the site. Already they have had to repaint the barriers around the
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Town centre in state of decline
AS public spending budgets are squeezed, and council-tax payers’ money is spent on the surf reef, and the demolition of the ruinous Imax, I am moved to write concerning the declining condition of the general environment in Bournemouth. Today I
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"Outstanding" Ofsted grade for Arnewood
GOOD news continues to roll in at Arnewood School in New Milton following the publication of its latest government inspection report. The New Milton secondary was rated as outstanding – the highest grade possible – after a two-day visit by Ofsted
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Best beaches honour for Hengistbury Head and Sandbanks
Dorset has come up trumps in the annual TripAdvisor Travellers Choice awards with Hengistbury Head securing fifth position and Sandbanks eighth. Weymouth beach came seventh. The top spot was taken by Rhossili Bay in Swansea, with surfers
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UPDATED: Southbourne homes lose power
AROUND 2,800 customers endured a power cut in Southbourne this morning. It is thought the problem was due to a high voltage network fault and electricity went out at around 4.40am. @mrbadgerwritesWe are aware of a loss of supply
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BSO - Lighthouse, Poole
MUSIC of grace and charm lit with as much flamboyance as he dared to parade; Steven Isserlis conveyed the age-of-Haydn in the Cello Concerto in D major. The first movement cadenza, articulated with airy elegance, presaged the beautiful, singing
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Industrial blaze thought to have been started deliberately, say firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an industrial estate after a fire started in trees and spread. Three crews from Poole and one from Hamworthy, around 20 firefighters in all, were called at 11.32pm yesterday to what started out as a fire in some trees
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Man led to safety after kitchen fire
A MAN was led to safety after a fire started in his kitchen. Around 15 firefighters from Christchurch, Redhill Park and Springbourne attended the fire in a property in Birch Drive, Townsend estate, Bournemouth just after 11pm last night. They
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Darts: Wizard weaves his magic on Cherries stars
MARC Pugh admitted his throwing skills needed more practice after being one of three Cherries stars to fall under the spell of the ‘The Wizard’. Huge darts fan Pugh swapped his boots for some arrows when a Cherries trio took to the oche to face
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Pirates: Darcy needs professional help says boss Ford
PIRATES chief Matt Ford believes Darcy Ward is struggling to cope with fame and insists: “The sooner he seeks professional help, the better.” Ford was speaking after The Queensland Times reported that the Poole speedway sensation had been convicted
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Darts: Van men squaring up for a Dutch decider
RAYMOND van Barneveld looked ahead to facing Michael van Gerwen at the BIC and then predicted his compatriot could become a darts legend. Van Barneveld and van Gerwen will lock horns in a potentially mouth-watering showdown when the world’s leading
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Speedway star Darcy Ward fled police while drunk and on drugs
SPEEDWAY star Darcy Ward has been convicted of fleeing police on a motorbike while under the influence of drink and drugs, according to reports. The 20-year-old Poole Pirates rider admitted a string of offences when he appeared in court in his
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UPDATED: Manhunt after gang of four rob raid Boscombe store
A ROBBER made off with a large sum of money after threatening a member of staff in a Boscombe store. The man is reported to have entered the Cheque Centre in Christchurch Road at around 5.25pm on Monday and demanded money, although no weapon was
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One in five children in Bournemouth live below the poverty line
ONE in five children in Bournemouth live below the poverty line according to shocking statistics just released. More than 6,000 youngsters in the borough live in families struggling to make ends and many are going hungry, said the Campaign to End
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Cherries: Ex-boss Bradbury taking £350k court action against club
FORMER boss Lee Bradbury has slapped Cherries with a High Court action to pursue around £350,000 in damages over claims of wrongful dismissal. The 37-year-old’s case centres on the apparent circumstances surrounding his Cherries departure – with
