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Joyce at the double as Poppies nail Hammers
SCOTT Joyce tonight netted twice as Bournemouth Poppies continued to hold the Indian sign over Wessex Premier neighbours Hamworthy United. Joyce’s brace, coupled with a Connor Phillips effort, earned Poppies a 3-1 win at the County Ground and saw
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UPDATED WITH PICTURE: Amazement as Johnny Depp finds a safe Haven in New Forest
LOCALS at a New Forest bar were stunned when Hollywood A-lister Johnny Depp walked in on Easter Sunday. The 49-year-old Pirates Of The Caribbean star dropped into the The Haven Bar and Restaurant in Lymington. Wearing dark glasses and wrapped
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Get set for Condor Ferries fun day
FOLLOWING the success of last year’s “open ship” event, Condor Ferries is sailing back to Poole Quay with a day of free fun for all the family. Fast ferry Condor Express will be tied up to town quay on Thursday – and open to all from 10am to 5pm
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Dorset reading charity receives £4,500 from community fund
A DORSET charity which helps children learn to read has received a cash injection from a fund set up to benefit communities. Dorset Reading Partners were given £4,500 by the Santander Foundation’s Community Plus initiative, which provides donations
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Handcrafted clocks stolen from summer house in Poole
Thieves broke into a summer house and stole six handmade clocks and twelve wooden pots. The incident happened sometime between 4pm on Thursday, March 28 and 9.30am on Friday, March 29 in the rear garden of a house on Somerby Road in Oakdale, Poole
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Dream Machines is back
MOTORBIKE riders will be polishing up their machines ready for the start of 26 weeks of wheeled wonder on Poole Quay. Coles Miller Dream Machines returns tonight and kicks off Poole’s Wave 105 Summertime in the South programme of events, which
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Super slimmer Lisa's not half the woman she was
A POOLE woman has gone from fat to fit after dropping six dress sizes in just a year. Lisa Hathaway, 44, had battled with a weight problem for most of her life, but piled on extra pounds after giving up smoking in 2008. She also had a thyroid
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We'll make libraries fit for the 21st century, pledge councillors
BOURNEMOUTH will get libraries “fit for the 21st century” and at a reduced cost, councillors have promised. A comprehensive review of the town’s libraries service has recommended the retention of all 12 libraries, along with the home library service
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Get far from the madding crowd in a shepherds' hut all of your own
In Far From The Madding Crowd, shepherd Gabriel Oak’s hut is described as ‘a small Noah’s Ark on a small Ararat’, a place of comfort and retreat. If Thomas Hardy was alive today, he would no doubt be delighted that such an intrinsic part of Dorset
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Things to see and do this month
Alfie Boe in Concert Following the phenomenal success of his Bring Him Home Tour, Alfie Boe is on his biggest UK tour to date, including the BIC on April 3. ‘The Nation’s Tenor’ Alfie sold approaching 700,000 copies of his albums Bring Him Home
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Nurse wins prestigious award after lifetime of caring
A NURSE has been given a national award for her care just weeks after her retirement. Wendy Statter, a district nurse at Penny’s Hill Practice in Ferndown, won the Florence Nightingale Foundation Chairman’s Award for Compassionate Nursing Care
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Hopping mad – Seabrook seals take to the water for Easter Bunny swim
IT may have been a rather chilly Easter this year, but that certainly didn’t deter the Seabrook Seals from taking their annual dip. The group of swimmers, who meet three or four times a week, donned bunny ears for their Easter Bunny Hop Swim.
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Strata - luxury apartments in Canford Cliffs
Just having been completed and yet with over 50 per cent of the apartments already sold is Strata, a luxurious development of just ten three and four bedroom high specification apartments. Situated in a bright, south-westerly facing position providing
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Waitrose bridge plans approved by councillors
A BRIDGE connecting Wimborne’s Waitrose with the town centre has been unanimously approved by district councillors. Plans for a footbridge, which one councillor said could be a “bridge too far”, were made a condition for the approval of the supermarket
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The Cumberland Hotel - you'll be spoilt for choice
It is one of the most dominant buildings on the Bournemouth clifftop. Yet the Cumberland Hotel’s Ventana Grand Cafe could not be more welcoming. In keeping with the art deco style of the rest of the hotel, the restaurant has warming, classy decor
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Lap up luxury at the Beau-Rivage Palace on Lake Geneva
Sometimes you visit a place and know one day you must return, such is the impact it has on you. The beautiful Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel, majestic on the shore of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland, is just such a place. So a second opportunity
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Criminal issued £110,000 compensation order
A MAN convicted of money laundering, possession of criminal property and an offence under the medicines act has been issued a £110,000 confiscation order. Michael O’Neill, 55, from Bournemouth, was convicted of the offences in November 2011.
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Cherries fan David has the bus to himself
A DIE-HARD Cherries fan and resident of a specialist care home in Poole had the trip of a lifetime aboard a bus decorated in his team’s colours. When staff at specialist care home Beach House in Parkstone discovered resident David Haggis, 53, who
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Free Boscombe market pitches on offer to new businesses
FREE pitches at Boscombe Market are being offered to local entrepreneurs hoping to showcase their products or services. The five pitches are being set aside as part of the First Pitch scheme, which will allow aspiring small business owners in the
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Double killer Restivo to learn if he’s allowed full appeal
CONVICTED double killer Danilo Restivo will find out next week whether he will be allowed a full appeal hearing in Italy. The 40-year-old, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Bournemouth mum Heather Barnett, was convicted in his absence
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Wines of the Times: crisp whites
NOW April is here, it’s time to reacquaint ourselves with the allure of fresh white wines. Light and frivolous, trebbiano is Italy’s workhorse white grape, but in the right hands this neutral style can start to excite the tastebuds with its orchard
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Review: The Elephant Bridesmaid, Regent, Christchurch
EVERY girl loves dressing up, and The Elephant Bridesmaid let the little ones indulge in their favourite fantasy. With theatre-goers encouraged to arrive in fancy dress, there was opportunity for parading around the stage during this delightful
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Skate for life: 12-year-old girl sets up children's charity event for Cancer Research
A 12-YEAR-OLD is getting her skates on by arranging her own charity event for Cancer Research. Emily Coleman, who joined her mum at the Race for Life in Bournemouth last year, has now decided to set up her own version for children to raise sponsorship
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50 years and thousands of miles – but these Poole couples are still best of friends
THREE couples from Poole who met during their school days have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries together – on the other side of the world. Ron Rayner, Tony Forrester and Russell Glenister were at Poole Grammar School together between
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How Stanley and his family are playing their part on World Autism Awareness Day
AUTISM Wessex is marking World Autism Awareness Day today by highlighting the services it offers to those affected. Stanley Holes, 16, is a weekly boarder at the charity’s Portfield School and his younger brother Albie, 11, has made a video to
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In The Dock: Blandford
MARK IAN HODGES aged 19 of Kingston Cross, Kingston, Sturminster Newton. Admitted driving a Vauxhall car on Woodland Hill, Blandford otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising you to drive a vehicle of that class. Fined £35. Licence endorsed
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Widespread support for Asda store
PLANS to build a new Asda superstore in Blandford have been given the green light by district councillors. Despite a recommendation from planners to reject the proposals at the meeting of the district council’s development management committee
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Christchurch on film
IT is famously the town ‘where time is pleasant’ and it has one of the most mature populations in the country. But that does not mean that Christchurch remains preserved as it was in decades gone by. A new book, Christchurch Then and Now, shows
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Sir Jonathan Miller takes one man show to Blandford
JOIN Sir Jonathan Miller ‘in conversation’ for one evening only when he gives a rendition of his one man show Under the Influence on Saturday, May 25 at the Coade Theatre, Bryanston, near Blandford. Last month, it was announced that Sir Jonathan
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Courtney Pine and James Blake join Bestival line-up
MORE top acts have joined the Bestival line-up. Celebrating its tenth birthday this September, Bestival is making sure its first decade party is a stylish spectacular. The line-up already looks explosive with names such as Snoop Dogg, MIA, Franz
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'English rose' Lisbee Stainton coming to Mr Kyps
SOUTHAMPTON born singer songwriter Lisbee Stainton – who was playlisted by Radio 2 before reaching her 21st birthday – is returning to her south coast roots this Sunday. Known as ‘The English Rose with The 8-String Guitar’, Lisbee plays Mr Kyps
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In the dock: Ferndown
SCOTT WALDRON aged 41 of Warren Walk, Ferndown. Proved in absence that he failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a Ford van who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. To pay victim surcharge of £60. Costs
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Good to read of vow on libraries
ON any list of Things The Victorians Did For Us, one of the best would surely be public libraries. But in recent times, this valued service has been under serious threat. Dorset County Council told seven communities that they would have to
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Reactionaries are in ascendency
BOURNEMOUTH'S 200 year history maps an ever present battle between the progressives and the reactionaries. Maybe,within reason, that’s no bad thing? However, over the last few years the reactionaries have been far too much in the ascendancy.
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Inconsiderate parkers will cause crashes
AM I the only one who finds the inconsiderate parking in our area extremely dangerous? Why is it that people think they can park on bends and corners because it is outside their house – can’t they walk a few yards instead of parking so that traffic
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In the dock: Poole
JOANNA GRZEBYTA aged 32 of Oakley Gardens, Upton, Poole. Proved in absence that she drove a Renault van on Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour. Fined £400. To pay victim surcharge of £40. Costs £85. Licence endorsed
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In the dock: Christchurch
JAMES THOMAS ROBERTS aged 40 of Bronte Avenue, Christchurch. Proved in absence that he drove a Mercedes on Penn Hill Avenue, Poole whilst using a mobile phone. Fined £200. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £85. Licence endorsed with three points
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In the dock: Bournemouth
JANETTE ANNOBEE aged 45 of Kinson Road, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a BMW car through a red light on the A350 Holes Bay Road junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with three points
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Opposition images are 160% magnified
BOURNEMOUTH Cllr Mike Greene is happy to talk of the accuracy of the official images of the Navitus wind farm scheme (‘Alternative View Of Wind Farm Scheme’, Daily Echo March 21) but is silent about the wholly inaccurate images he and fellow councillors
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Marine life facing over-fishing threat
SADLY marine life is suffering many threats including ocean acidification and over-fishing. After a very detailed and expensive consultation (and a good campaign by a certain celebrity chef!), unfortunately the fisheries minister Richard Benyon is
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Councils should not pay the bill
WHY do motorists expect compensation and insist that councils spend tax payers’ money constantly running around filling pot holes? Since motoring first became popular our road surfaces have never before been subjected to so much extensive technical
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Students will be street wardens in bid to improve relations with Winton residents
UNIVERSITY students will be employed to act as street wardens in a bid to improve relations between students and residents in the Winton area of Bournemouth. A team of six students will deal with noise and antisocial behaviour while also helping
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Cold weather didn't keep visitors away, say tourism bosses
IT seems the chilly Easter temperatures didn’t keep the tourists away this bank holiday – despite fears of a quiet start to the season. Hotel and tourism bosses last week predicted plenty of vacancies in the conurbation’s hotels, due to the unseasonably
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Clean up our streets, say residents as beauty salon exposed as "brothel"
TRADERS and residents are calling on the authorities to “clean up the streets” after police said a massage parlour was operating as a brothel. Rose Beauty and Body Shop in Pokesdown has been reported as attracting men who are seeking sexual services