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Southern League: New Milton skipper rues lack of cutting edge
SKIPPER Ryan Beck bemoaned a lack of cutting edge after New Milton had slipped to a 25-run defeat at Burridge. The margins were small for the Fernhill outfit but a 77-run partnership between Richard Kenway (85*) and Jamie Rood (32) set Beck’s men
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Southern League: Bash skipper Morris hails South Wilts
BASHLEY captain Richard Morris hailed the resolve of champions South Wilts after they had snaffled a last-ditch victory at the BCG with just one ball to spare. Morris’s men set a testing target of 252 for eight thanks largely to the skipper’s impressive
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Southern League: Bournemouth burned by old guard at Lymington
BOURNEMOUTH old boys Darren Cowley and Matt Metcalfe heaped more misery on their former club as Lymington coasted to a seven-wicket victory at the Sports Ground. Metcalfe, who won the title with Bournemouth in 2010, worked in tandem with Simon
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Public have their say on £1m Ashley Road project
A HUGE number of people have had their say on how a busy Poole commercial road could be improved. More than 1,300 people gave their opinions on how travel and the local environment of Ashley Road, Parkstone could be enhanced as part of the Three
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Ben Ainslie: the health battles which nearly cost me gold in the London Games
He’s Britain’s most successful ever sailing Olympian with four gold medals around his neck. But stellar sailor Ben Ainslie, who lives in Lymington, has revealed the health hurdles that nearly sank his dreams. The 36-year-old golden wonder admitted
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Kung Fu and dragons thrill visitors to Bournemouth Square
KUNG Fu fighting, Chinese dragons, lions and drumming brought an exotic touch to the fourth day of the Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival today. With a Far East theme, visitors enjoyed top cuisine from China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam prepared
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Fire service report sparks key discussion
DORSET Fire Authority members are set to discuss an independent report outlining a radical transformation of England’s fire services. The ‘Facing the Future’ paper, written by Sir Ken Knight and published last month, laid out a number of ways cash-strapped
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The Magic of Motown, Lighthouse, Poole
IT was party time at the Lighthouse, Poole, on Saturday night as The Magic of Motown came to town. Three male and three female singers re-created those famous hits from yesteryear. And much of the audience was up and boogieing as the star act
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Blaze destroys car at Ashley Heath roundabout
A CAR caught fire after a collision at Ashley Heath in the early hours of Sunday morning. The collision took place at 3.47am at the Ashley Heath roundabout and firefighters from Christchurch and Ringwood attended. The driver got out from his
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Oarsome way to raise charity funds
Bournemouth gym-goers are attempting to row around Great Britain to raise money for Cancer Research UK. PureGym Bournemouth on the Triangle has been taking part in a rowing challenge to row as many miles as possible for charity between May 1 and
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Walkers: do you know your Rights of Way?
Keith Seymour, Chairman of Dorset Area Ramblers, explains Rights of Way One of the most confusing things for walkers is the difference between types of Rights of Way. It isn’t often clear where you can walk and what hazards to be aware of.
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Meet the man whose job it is to keep rats away from the people of Bournemouth
9am. Southcote Road Depot. I join Pest Control Officer Nic Wedge in the ratmobile (an innocuous white van). A call has come in from an elderly gentleman in the north of the town whose loft is infested with pigeons and it sounds as if the entry hole
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Fracking unlikely to take place in Dorset, says gas chief
FRACKING is unlikely to take place in Dorset as its geology is not suitable, an oil and gas chief has told the Echo. Hopes for a local shale gas-inspired economic boom, and fears of poisoned water supplies and earthquakes are unlikely to be realised
