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Volunteers have the tools for success
VOLUNTEERS have celebrated the launch of their new Tools for Self Reliance workshop in Ringwood. A Champagne toast was given to the new industrial unit and the people who have donated £300 a year for the three-year term of their lease. They
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Firefighters free man trapped between car and wall
A MAN had a lucky escape after getting trapped between a car and a brick wall. Two ambulances, the Dorset and Somerset air ambulance and two fire crews from Bere Regis and Wareham attended the incident earlier this morning. The man was treated
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VIDEO:Brand new bus boosts sports college
STAFF and disabled students at Poole’s Victoria Education & Sports College were overjoyed with the delivery of a brand new £35,000 bus. The 17-seater Fiat vehicle was part-funded by donations through showbiz charity Variety, which ran a collection
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Footballers kick-off to help Amelia Grace Rainbow Fund
A CHARITY football tournament will take place on Sunday in aid of the Amelia Grace Rainbow Fund. The seven-a-side tournament at the Littledown Centre will raise funds for the charity, set-up in memory of Amelia-Grace Cooper, the Bournemouth schoolgirl
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Town prepares to honour veterans of Battle for the Atlantic
CHRISTCHURCH is set to honour all those involved in the Battle of the Atlantic. A commemorative service will take place at the Priory on Sunday, May 26, 10.45am, for all those who served in the campaign. The standard of Christchurch Royal Naval
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Fundraising college students are doing it for Dorset
OVER 120 college students got involved in the first event leading up to up to a special charity awareness day. Young people from Bournemouth and Poole College held a Summer Games event in Poole Park to kick off the month of fundraising leading
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Thai food festival underway in Bournemouth Square
DANCING, food, boxing, and stalls in Bournemouth Square are allowing residents and visitors to enjoy some Thai culture. In preparation for the Thai Summer Fayre at Kings Park later in the summer, The Thai Food Festival, which runs until Monday,
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Corfe Mullen Carnival will raise money for charity
CORFE Mullen Carnival takes to the streets in its 47th on June 8 and will be raising funds for Forest Holme Hospice and the village hall. This year’s event got underway in March with the selection of Emma Fall as Carnival Princess and she will
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Bournemouth library workers raising cash for food banks
A KIND HEARTED member of staff from Bournemouth Libraries is giving up her personal collection of signed books and plants for a good cause. Medi Bernard, Service and Strategy Manager, decided to she wanted to do more to encourage people to give
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McDonald's plans restaurant at A31 Picket Post
FAST food giant McDonald's has vowed to overcome objections to a multi-million pound restaurant scheme that would create more than 60 jobs. The company wants to create an outlet on the A31 near Ringwood by transforming the old Little Chef complex
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Two in court over alleged attack on Parkstone mosque
TWO men have appeared in court in connection with an alleged attack on a Poole mosque. Robert Mullins, 35, of Shaftesbury, and his brother Trevor Mullins, 38, of Poole, appeared at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court this morning. The pair are charged
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Holiday-maker and kite-surfer break bones in falls
A HOLIDAY-maker and a kite surfer both broke the same bones during separate incidents in Dorset yesterday. A 69-year-old woman fell at Durdle Door, breaking her tibia and fibia. She required an airlift to Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester.
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Dolphin Centre urges people to leave their cars at home
POOLE’s shopping centre is launching a campaign on Wednesday encouraging people to leave the car at home. Don’t Drive Wednesdays is the brainchild of Dolphin shopping centre manager John Grinnell, inset, as part of a range of green initiatives
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Pedalling out in memory of talented scientist Mark Brummell
When cyclists meet tomorrow they will be making a journey one of their brethren failed to complete. Talented scientist Mark Brummell had been cycling home, when he was hit and killed by a car driver who failed to give way at crossroads in the New
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25 years of Moors Valley Country Park
AS celebrations go, it’s a big one. That Moors Valley Country Park has been open for 25 years this year is reason enough to crack open the champagne. Seeing how far it has come in that time is quite another. Back in the mid-1980s, all that
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Cancer survivor backs Twilight Walk
A CANCER survivor will be stepping out for a good cause next month to raise funds for a cause close to her heart. Roz Palmer-Bood, 49, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2010 and received life-saving treatment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital
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Racists attack Bournemouth mosque
A COMMUNITY leader has spoken of his fears after a mosque was targeted in a racist attack. Majid Yasin, imam and director of the Bournemouth Islamic Centre and Central Mosque, said the words 'Muslim scum' were daubed in red on the walls of the
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Threepenny Opera, AUB & BSO
THREEPENNY Opera, like Beggar's Opera upon which it is based, brings classic Italian opera of the elite to the masses in thought-provoking tales of the society around us. Bertolt Brecht's "epic" approach to theatre was not to get the audience to
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Wellington Arms, Freemantle, to Turf Cutters, East Boldre
ALL ARE welcome to join the ride in memory of Mark Brummell on May 26, on a route from the Wellington Arms to the Turf Cutters. This will be a friendly, easy-paced ride and we will stop for refreshments en-route at the Bold Forester. Assemble at the
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Concerns over Boscombe store's bid to sell alcohol
MONTHS of hard work to tackle Boscombe’s alcohol problems could be jeopardised if a convenience store is allowed to sell alcohol, it is claimed. The Crescent Food Hall’s application for an alcohol licence has sparked objections from Dorset Police
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Oyez we’re all here in Wimborne for town crier contest
TOWN criers from around the south visited Wimborne for an event worth shouting about. Seventeen criers took part in a competition for the coveted title of Champion Town Crier of Southern England, first parading through the town in their finery
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UPDATED: Roads without power after car crashes into roundabout
SEVERAL roads were left without power in Bournemouth this morning after a car was crashed on a roundabout and abandoned. The car was left on the roundabout after colliding with a sign in the early hours of Saturday. Officers from Dorset Police
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iLearning the way forward for Poole academy pupils
A SMALL Poole academy aims to be the first school in the borough where every pupil uses an iPad in lessons. Take-up has been pleasing at Carter Community School in Hamworthy, which launched its 1-2-1 iPad project and has seen parents enthusiastically
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Funnyman Jason playing Pavilion
TV funnyman Jason Manford has announced he will perform two shows in Bournemouth in June. The stand-up star will be bringing his First World Problems tour to the Pavilion theatre on Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20. Probably best known
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Losing your hair doesn't have to mean losing your identity when you have cancer
It’s widely accepted that the battle against cancer continues beyond the hospital gates. A little positive thinking goes a long way and many experts even believe that brain power may not only ease mental trauma but also stop diseased cells spreading
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Wave goodbye to stress at Center Parcs Longleat
Center Parcs must have been invented by a woman. Actually it wasn’t – it was a Dutch guy called Piet Derksen. But Piet clearly knew what women want. I know this because I recently spent a long weekend at Center Parcs Longleat and not once did I
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Badger cull is not sensible
As members of the local Conservative Party in New Forest West, we are in a dilemma – and it’s not about gay marriage or the EU! We are incredibly distressed at our own party’s decision to forge ahead with a badger cull in the hope that it will
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Inspiration of devoted pair
I have had the pleasure of meeting Debbie and Robert Eaton (Echo, May 20) several times during my mayoral year. They are indeed an inspirational couple. Not only are they coping with Debbie’s illness and the loss of their beloved son, but they
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See how gardens in Pimperne grow during open weekend for Julia's House
Pimperne villagers will be opening their gardens to the public during the first weekend in June to raise money for Julia’s House. On Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, from 12-5pm, visitors are invited to wander round 15-plus sumptuous gardens.
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Russell Brown’s Apricot and Almond Tart
Russell Brown, the Michelin-starred chef from Sienna in Dorchester, shares his apricot tart recipe This recipe for an apricot and almond tart is a bit long-winded for a 20-minute demo but works perfectly in print. Serve with a big dollop of
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Thank you to fayre visitors
On behalf of Cats Protection, Bournemouth and District, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in the spring fayre held at Kinson Community Centre on May 18. We raised a total of £1,266 which is fantastic in the current climate
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Loss of loos may help us
Your letters page on May 18 highlights two issues: Filling a shop is good news, acknowledging times are tough and a shop filled is good news unless it’s a sex shop. The other is Jill Gunn’s letter on the destruction of the town’s beauty. The views
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Sex shop site really wrong
To have a sex shop opposite a school uniform store is wrong and that is common sense; not to have one at all is right. What worries me even more is the comments of people when they were asked if it is right or wrong. Not one said in plain English
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Still moody, still blue
THE legendary group The Moody Blues has been around since the sixties and is one of the biggest and most successful touring and recording bands in the world. With a huge fan base, the ever-popular Blues are set to play the BIC Windsor Hall on June
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In The Dock: Wareham
SALLY GWEN CAROL WAY aged 38 of Andover Green, Wareham. Admitted driving a Volkswagen through a red light on the A350 Holes Bay Road junction with Sterte Road. Fined £115. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points
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In The Dock: Verwood
PAUL ROGER CAREY aged 54 of Howe Lane, Verwood. Admitted driving a Ford on Station Road, Verwood without due care and attention. Fined £155. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with four points.
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In The Dock: Ringwood
ANDRE FRULLO aged 40 of Fairlie Park, Ringwood. Admitted exceeding the 60mph speed limit on the A37 Wardon Hill Frome St. Quintin. Fined £60. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Licence endorsed with three points. KHIANNA ROSE SMITH aged 18 of Burton
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In The Dock: Christchurch
MATTHEW JAMES CLARK aged 35 of De Havilland Way, Christchurch. Admitted failing the identify the driver of a Ford panel van who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £280. To pay victim surcharge of £28. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed
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A bunch of knits: how crafting is booming in the down times
Ruth Meech meets a group of people who have discovered the craft of relaxing.... If the current recession has anything to recommend it, it is the fact that more people are turning back to the traditional ethos of ‘make and mend’. Arts and craft
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In The Dock: New Milton
AMES RICHARD COLLER aged 26 of New Lane, New Milton. Admitted failing to stop after a road accident on Cranleigh Road, Bournemouth. Fined £240. To pay victim surcharge of £24. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with seven points. Also admitted failing
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In The Dock: Wimborne
GARY DECLAN PATRICK KING aged 31 of Fairfield Road, Wimborne. Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis. Committed to prison for three weeks to run concurrently with existing sentence. Disqualified from holding a licence for 12
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In The Dock: Bransgore
COLIN DENIS HOOKEY aged 62 of Burley Road, Bransgore. Admitted driving a Land Rover on Herbert Avenue, Poole whilst using a mobile phone. Fined £220. To pay victim surcharge of £22. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with three points.
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In The Dock: Blandford
DUGALD ALEXANDER CLARK aged 50 of Kings Road, Blandford. Admitted exceeding the 70 mph speed limit on the A35 Puddletown bypass. Fined £390. To pay victim surcharge of £39. Costs of £35. Licence endorsed with five points. JAMES WILLIAM MORRIS aged
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In The Dock: Poole
ZBIGNIEW WISZNIEWSKI aged 51 of Sterte Close, Poole. Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis. Fined £260. To pay victim surcharge of £26. Costs of £150. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for 18 months. To be reduced
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Former Dorset schoolteacher jailed for sexually assaulting boy
A FORMER schoolmaster has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after being convicted of abusing a young boy. The offences were committed by Sir Peter Newson-Smith, who is the 3rd Baronet of Totteridge in Hertfordshire, in the 1980s when he was
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Russell Brown's Almond and Apricot Tart
This recipe for an apricot and almond tart is a bit long-winded for a 20-minute demo but works perfectly in print. I like to serve the tart either hot, cooked to order at the restaurant, or at room temperature. Serve with a big dollop of clotted
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Killick will show no mercy to ailing clubs in transfer dealings
TOM Killick has vowed to be ruthless in the transfer market and take full advantage of Poole Town’s higher league status and financial stability. The Dolphins boss has already targeted another promotion push after leading his side back into the
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Cherries: No summer spending spree on cards at Dean Court
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe has ruled out the possibility of embarking on a summer spending spree and says he may have to further reduce his squad numbers before he can add. Howe has already been linked with a host of players – with some reports even
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Stokoe set for return to Wimborne
WIMBORNE Town fans' favourite James Stokoe says he is on the verge of a dramatic return to his former club. The free agent, 27, confirmed he had held talks with the Magpies two years after leaving Cowgrove Road for current club Bashley. Wimborne
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Dorset target MCCA Trophy quarter-final berth
DORSET will be hoping to edge closer to qualifying for a quarter-final berth in the MCCA Knockout Trophy when they host Staffordshire tomorrow (11am). Victory over winless Staffordshire at Dean Park would all but guarantee Dorset a top-two spot
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Ex-Christchurch boss Kemp planning raid on former club
GRAHAM Kemp has claimed three players from the team he built at Christchurch have committed to join him at new club Winchester City. Contrary to initial statements made by new Priory boss Michael Cuffie, Kemp says the unnamed trio are set to follow
