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Cherries: Howe's men blunted by the Blades
CHERRIES suffered their first home League One defeat since September as Jamie Murphy’s early goal earned Sheffield United a 1-0 win this afternoon. Unbeaten in third-flight action at Dean Court since Eddie Howe’s return, Cherries saw that proud
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UPDATED: Car hits lamp post following police pursuit
A ‘HIGH speed’ police pursuit took place through the streets of Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. Witnesses described the scene along Christchurch Road in Boscombe like ‘something out of a film’ after a red Honda Civic rushed past a queue
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Poole council tax rise on cards
POOLE residents could face a 1.95 per cent hike in council tax if the minority Conservative administration gets its recommendations through full council on Tuesday. It will be a numbers game on the night with Borough of Poole made up of 20 Conservatives
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Matchday Live: Cherries v Sheffield United
Good ball in from Ritchie down the right, but nobody on the end of it. Disappointing from Cherries so far. Sorry this isn't more exciting, but it's a poor, poor game.... :( #echolive 6 minutes Hitchen 1-0. Number10 — @Bashleyfc
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Disability awareness campaign launched in Dorset
A NEW campaign against disability-related harassment designed by college students has been launched across Dorset. Speak Out aims to give disabled people the confidence to come forward and report bullying or harassment whilst ensuring that they
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North Dorset residents to pay more after tax freeze
NORTH Dorset residents will pay more for their council tax after a two year freeze. Those living in a Band D property will pay £5 more a year from April this year after district councillors unanimously agreed to raise the tax. Council leader
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West Street’s memorable moments documented in Wimborne shop
THE creative initiatives of 12 businesses are now being showcased in whole food shop Spill the Beans in Wimborne. The bend in West Street is now considerably more visible having drawn local people to the area following the successful themed events
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Staples raises funds for Starlight children’s charity
STAPLES’ Bournemouth store has announced its new partnership with children’s charity Starlight to raise funds for seriously and terminally-ill children. The charity helps more than 500,000 children every year, granting wishes and providing entertainment
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School youngsters turn donation from firm into new gardening area
YOUNGSTERS at Sopley Primary School have turned a donation from a local company into a planting and growing area. The donation from JP Morgan was put towards the new gardening section in the playground, part of a project the school is working on
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Red Cross seeking volunteers
NEW volunteers are needed for The British Red Cross in Bournemouth. The Red Cross fire and emergency support service (FESS) operates in 40 counties across the UK, offering practical and emotional support for people involved in fires, floods and
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Wimborne school lights 'like Blackpool'
BLAZING lights left on throughout the night at a Wimborne school is turning a quiet corner of the town “into Blackpool”, residents say. Annie Raven-Vause said QE School in Blandford Road, which recently underwent a £56.2million eco-friendly rebuild
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IMAX chairs find a new home
CHAIRS from Bournemouth's former IMAX cinema have found a new home at the Shelley Theatre on Boscombe Manor. Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood and his four-year-old son Alex were among volunteers who helped rebuild the seats today (Sat). The
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Pensioners to star in Top Gear
THREE Bournemouth pensioners are counting down the hours until this week’s Top Gear – as they star on the show. Barbara Littlewood, Miriam Ridgers and Betty Barnes took a test drive in a car designed by the BBC show’s stars Richard Hammond, James
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Marve-lous collection of comic book art at Bournemouth art gallery
A MARVEL-LOUS collection of comic book art signed by publishing legend Stan Lee has been unveiled at a Bournemouth art gallery. Six of Marvel Comics’ iconic covers have been turned into a fine art collection, with each of the pieces chosen and
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Human skulls, executioner's axes - pay a visit to Bournemouth's little shop of horrors
How deliciously appropriate that Memento Mori is sited just a few hundred yards from the place where Robert Louis Stevenson had the dream that inspired Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. If the great man was alive today no doubt the self-styled ‘Cabinet of
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Concentrate on fight to save playing fields
RATHER than Sport England worrying about a tiny percentage of playing fields being lost in Swanage, I would ask them to focus on the loss of Wareham Middle School playing fields completely. These are the only fields left in Wareham for all the
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Terribly noisy planes keep us up at night
MR Roberts-Butler urged us all (Letters, February 12) to use Bournemouth Airport. I would like to urge everybody not to, until they become good neighbours.The night flights to and from Bournemouth disrupt every single night, the sleep of hundreds
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Puffin crossing causing chaos
Yet again the puffin crossing on Ringwood Road, Ferndown has caused traffic chaos. In spite of warnings and petitions by local residents that it was in the wrong place, ie too close to the Penny’s Hill Junction; wide-load vehicles are continually getting
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In the Dock: Verwood
DAVE CRISP aged 60 of Foxes Close, Verwood. Proved in absence that he, being the registered keeper of a motor vehicle, failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document containing the required particulars relating to
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In the Dock: Wimborne
CLAIRE MICHELLE BUCKETT aged 39 of Recreation Road, Poole. Proved in absence that he, being the registered keeper of a motor vehicle, failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document containing the required particulars
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In the Dock: Christchurch
ALICE LOUISE WINNEY aged 18 of Main Road, Lymington. Admitted exceeding the 30mph speed limit on Hoburne Lane, Christchurch. Discharged conditionally for three months. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
DAVID ROBERT DONALD aged 49 of Elmes Road, Bournemouth. Admitted racially aggraved assault by beating. Fined £150. To pay compensation of £60. To pay victim surcharge of £15. JOE ROBERT LEE PENFOLD aged 21 of The Broadway, Bournemouth. Proved in
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Buy British to save many shops’ future
BACK in the early 80s, I wrote to Echo Letters over my concerns with the continual demise of local shops (with the aid of double-yellow lines), and the sporadic easily obtained upsurge of supermarkets. I wrote back then of the dangers of monopolies
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Grieving widower’s Barton on Sea home broken into
THIEVES broke into a widower’s home and stole precious reminders of the wife he had lost days before. The stolen items included his final gift to the woman who had shared his life for almost 40 years. Retired engineer Graeme Searle, 62, still
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In the Dock: Poole
ANTHONY JOSEPH BYRNE aged 45 of Blandford Close, Poole. Admitted assaulting a constable in the execution of her duty at Blandford Close, Poole. Discharged conditionally for 24 months. To pay compensation of £50. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs
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Cherries: Francis has a point to prove to former club Blades
SIMON Francis is determined to show Sheffield United he is in his prime as he admits his Blades background still holds disappointing memories. The Cherries star is set to make his 36th start of the season when his former employers visit Dorset
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Cherries: Pearce urges old pals to grab promotion chance
FORMER Dean Court hero Jason Pearce is backing Cherries’ Championship bid and has urged the class of 2013: Take your chance. Pearce – the fifth and most recent of Cherries’ promotion-winning captains – is adamant another name can be added to the
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Married boss stole £170k to keep gay life secret
A SHAMED finance boss, who plundered almost £170,000 from his employers to keep his gay lifestyle secret, was today jailed for two years. Christopher Graeme Brown, 55, from Grafton Gardens, Lymington, denied four counts of theft from Dawsons on
