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Crash closes slip road at Ashley Heath
A SLIP road off the A31 at Ashley Heath was closed for a time earlier after a four-car crash. Police said they were called at 8.28pm on Sunday. Initially one car crashed on the slip road off the A31 towards the A338, but three other cars were
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Man treated for burns after kitchen fire
A MAN was treated for minor burns after rubbish left on a cooker caught light in the kitchen of a Shaftesbury flat on Sunday evening. Firefighters were called at 7pm and extinguished the fire by removing the rubbish. A man was treated by an
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Lymington beaten by defiant Ventnor tail
LYMINGTON’S unbeaten start in the top flight came to an end following a dramatic one-wicket defeat at the hands of old adversaries Ventnor at the Sports Ground. Cameron Grierson (58) and Matt Metcalfe (48*) shared 75 for the sixth wicket as Lymington
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Bashley skipper rues loss of bonus points
SKIPPER Richard Morris had mixed feelings after Bashley had made heavy weather of seeing off Hampshire Academy by two wickets at the BCG. Morris was delighted his men had maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the season – but disappointed
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Cricket: Miller praises Lions despite third successive defeat
CAPTAIN Martin Miller is backing his young Lions to come through a difficult start to the campaign following a third successive defeat for Bournemouth. New Zealand all-rounder Dewayne Bowden was their chief tormentor as Alton recorded a comprehensive
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Fire crews deal with out of control bonfire
FIREFIGHTERS attended an out-of-control bonfire in Canford Cliffs Road on Sunday afternoon. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene, where a tree had caught fire after the bonfire flames were blown onto it and firefighters used hose reel jets
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Colehill's Reef hopes dashed
FUNDRAISERS fighting to build a community centre in Colehill have shrugged off their disappointment after failing to raise enough this year. Volunteers at the Colehill and Wimborne Youth and Comm-unity Centre, set up as a charitable company limited
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Speedway: Holder misses out on Prague semi-finals
NEIL Middleditch highlighted gating as the crucial factor after Pirates captain Chris Holder had slipped 15 points adrift of the world championship lead. Holder missed out on a semi-final spot for the first time in the 2013 series as Tai Woffinden
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New figures show Olympic Torch costs
NEW figures show the cost of hosting the Olympic Torch relay in Dorset set back councils more than £180,000. Dorset County Council spent £40,000 while Bournemouth council spent £93,000 and Poole's expenses came to £50,947. The figures were
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Ferndown turning purple to show support for Relay for Life
FERNDOWN will turn purple next week ahead of the town’s Relay for Life in June. Residents are being urged to visit the 50 shops, cafes and restaurants which have purple window displays in support of Cancer Research UK. Ferndown coffee shop
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Poole kitchen fire caused by mouse chewing electric cables
A FIRE in Poole on Sunday afternoon was caused by a mouse chewing through electrical cabling. Two crews from Poole fire station attended the kitchen fire at the house in Green Road, Old Town after the owner reported black smoke coming from the
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Diver airlifted to Poole for treatment
Portland Coastguard helicopter airlifted a diver suffering from decompression sickness to Poole on Sunday afternoon. The helicopter was seen landing at Poole Park and the casualty, who had been picked up at Portland, transferred to an ambulance
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'Modern life' to blame for rise in early deaths from brain diseases, says professor
A BOURNEMOUTH University researcher has blamed 'modern life' for causing a sharp rise in early deaths from brain diseases. Professor Colin Pritchard believes mobile phones, pollution, microwaves and chemicals in food are among 'environmental triggers
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Have your say on brazier plan to celebrate heritage of Lytchett Minster
THE Baker’s Arms roundabout on the A35 could be home to a brazier to reflect the town’s heritage. Lytchett Minster and Upton Town Council is seeking people’s views on this idea to have a one metre brazier on top of a 3.5 metre pole, representing
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Woman airlifted after falling at Durdle Door
THE air ambulance was called to Durdle Door on Saturday afternoon after a woman fractured her ankle. Paramedics requested coastguard assistance to evacuate the woman, who had suffered the injury while walking on the coast path around 3.55pm.
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BSO 120th anniversary concert - Pavilion
THE programme was based on the first concert Sir Dan Godfrey conducted with the orchestra in 1893, but everything about this evening seemed fresh and up-to-the-minute. Wagner is being heavily featured on the radio at the moment, since his 200th
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Indian Summer (AUCB) - The Lighthouse, Poole
INDIAN Summer is about two young women working in a train station café both dreaming of escape and longing for the strength to grasp the opportunity. Steph (Hermione Halpin) is a young mother whose escape is her job at the café; it may be nothing
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The man who hunted Jack the Ripper
You have to feel sorry for Abberline. Fatherless, his first wife dying of consumption, vital evidence in another case lifted by the government. Even in Ripper Street, the BBC drama that should have celebrated his greatness, he is portrayed as an old
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Tackling Boscombe’s sex industry: Police chief on how force is working to curb 'long-term problem'
DORSET’S chief constable Debbie Simpson has backed the Force’s on-going initiative to tackle Boscombe’s sex industry. Describing the issue as a ‘long-term problem’ without ‘easy off-the-shelf solutions’, Ms Simpson said Operation Planet, which
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