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Cherries: Coulibaly makes quick impression with wonder strike
NEW recruit Mohamed Coulibaly proved an instant hit with the Dean Court faithful after opening his Cherries goal account with a first-half wonder strike in the 2-1 win over Portsmouth tonight. Coulibaly, Eddie Howe’s under-the-radar signing from
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Road closed as fire crews deal with blaze in Poole Road, Westbourne
A BUSY road in Westbourne was closed this evening after fire broke out in a basement flat. Six fire engines were on the scene at Poole Road. The road was closed near Pizza Express to allow firefighters to deal with the situation. The Red Cross
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Cherries: Ronaldo finally gets the better of Flahavan
CHERRIES goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan became the first victim this season of a Cristiano Ronaldo special as the tables were turned at Dean Court yesterday. Flahavan had enjoyed one of his career highlights when starring for former club Southend in
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Cherries: Club laughing in the face of its detractors
EVEN when Cristiano Ronaldo and his fellow Los Blancos strolled from the Hurn arrivals hall into the glorious Dorset sunshine, there were probably still many unable to believe. This is AFC Bournemouth, the little club on the south coast, boasting
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Volunteers wanted for Beachwatch Big Weekend
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help the Marine Conservation Society clean Dorset’s beaches. This year’s Beachwatch Big Weekend, the UK’s biggest beach clean and litter survey, has been set for September 20 to 23, when thousands of volunteers will take
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Hey, that's my bag! Victim chases down yob who snatched her purse
A woman chased a yob who snatched her handbag in Boscombe on Saturday afternoon. The victim, a 53-year-old Bournemouth woman, was on the railway bridge in Ashley Road at 1.50pm when she was approached by a man who grabbed the bag, took out her
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Councillors call for more laws to deal with travellers after "unacceptable behaviour" closes Pelhams Park leisure centre
COUNCILLORS have called for increased legislation to deal with travellers after a leisure centre in Kinson closed early yesterday because of safety concerns. Pelhams Park Leisure Centre closed four hours early because of “unacceptable behaviour
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Behind the scenes at Ringwood Brewery
THE heady, bready smell of fermenting barley, hops and yeast is the first thing you notice when you step behind the scenes of Ringwood Brewery. Then there are the vast stainless steel vats known as mash tuns, containing a frothy, bubbling, brown
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Sir David Attenborough in butterfly survey plea
LEGENDARY broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough is urging Dorset people to get behind a butterfly survey after the worst year on record for the species. As president of the Dorset-based charity Butterfly Conservation, he is asking people
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VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Ringwood Brewery
THE heady, bready smell of fermenting barley, hops and yeast is the first thing you notice when you step behind the scenes of Ringwood Brewery. Then there are the vast stainless steel vats known as mash tuns, containing a frothy, bubbling, brown
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New Forest abattoir ‘not an option’
A STUDY looking into how best to support livestock farming in the New Forest has concluded that an abattoir is not currently a viable proposition. A survey of farmers demonstrated that although there are likely to be enough animals to generate
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Youngsters recycle rags into £1k riches
PUPILS turned rags into riches by handing in unwanted clothes, shoes and textiles to win £1,000 for their school. Nearly five tonnes of recycling was donated by 10 schools in the Green Goals competition run by AFC Bournemouth. Linwood School
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Sir Russell-Cotes helps launch 2013 tourism awards
A FIGURE from Bournemouth’s Victorian history helped launch this year’s tourism awards. A volunteer played the role of Sir Merton Russell-Cotes, pictured below, at the museum he had built for his wife as he welcomed business leaders and dignitaries
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Larmer Tree Festival - Sunday review
Weymouth's Ben Waters got things moving with his jaunty boogie woogie, featuring son Tom, 12, on a saxophone given to him by the Rolling Stones the previous weekend, and daughter Molly, 11, as guest vocalist. The worthy folk tunes of rising star
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Smoking ban closed down Parkstone pub, claims owners
A LANDMARK pub in Poole closed down because it was no longer economic to run, its owners have revealed. The Dorset Knob in Alder Road, Parkstone, closed its doors for the last time on June 17 and has been boarded up ever since. Liz Abraham,
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Widow of special forces marine Tom Jennings organising James-Bond style ball
THE widow of a special forces marine who died in Afghanistan is organising a James Bond-themed fundraising ball. AFC Bournemouth’s Goldsands Stadium will host a Casino Royale Charity Ball on Saturday, July 27. Tickets cost £30 or £270 for a
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Woman sexually assaulted in Bournemouth town centre
DETECTIVES in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in the town centre. The victim; a 25-year-old local woman, was “inappropriately touched” by a man on Horseshoe Common between 1.45am and 2am on Saturday.
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Scary Gruffalo? everyone's favourite woodland creature meets young fans at Moors Valley
THE scariest creature in the woods made a special guest appearance to help Moors Valley Country Park celebrate its 25th anniversary. Gruffalo fans were delighted to meet the life-size version of Julia Donaldson's loveable woodland monster over
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I took part in the running of the bulls – but I really wish I hadn’t
A BOURNEMOUTH businessman was gored by a bull on the bloodiest day of this year’s famous Spanish Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona. Arran Campbell, 34, suffered serious injuries to his legs and ankle after a bull caught the back of his
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Disabled woman stranded for six hours – because RAC couldn’t find her car
A DISABLED woman from Poole and her partner were left stranded on the motorway for six hours after the RAC failed to locate their classic car. Kim Griffin, 54, who suffers from fibromyalgia and lives in constant pain, was left waiting at the side
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BMX and skateboard fans show off their moves at Christchurch SkateJam
THE seal of approval was given to the major overhaul of a popular wheel and skatepark when it was officially opened with a successful skatejam. Christchurch leisure centre Two Riversmeet's event marked its official opening after a month's closure
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Boycie’s back in town
THERE was a treat for classic comedy fans at Castlepoint on Saturday as Only Fools and Horses star John ‘Boycie’ Challis signed copies of his autobiography. In town for ‘An evening with’ event at Dusbury Golf Club on Friday night, the actor – whose
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D-Day for Duck Lane housing scheme
A £7MILLION scheme to build a new council house development in Bournemouth is set to start this autumn. Plans to build 50 new family homes on playing fields at Duck Lane, West Howe already have planning permission and will go before cabinet members
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Arsonists need to reflect
DORSET’S firefighters are being hugely stretched by the current spate of heath fires. Of course, it’s their job to fight fires and they are paid to do it. But last week’s three major blazes, at Canford Heath, Ham Common and Bourne Bottom, were
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Pensioner threatened into handing over cash to robber
A PENSIONER was intimidated into handing cash over to a robber near the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Tuesday, July 16. The 87-year-old Bournemouth man was approached by another man near the bus stop in Deansleigh Road between 10.45am and 11am,
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Man stole our flowers
TODAY we were in our front room when a man came into our front garden from the pavement and started helping himself to our display of lillies underneath our front window. We banged on our window and he ran to join his two mates and casually walked
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Sex shop not appropriate
THE decision by Poole council’s licensing committee to give the go-ahead to a licensed sex shop on the High Street is truly bizarre. They received 63 letters of objection and 12 of support. The committee ignored any objections they deemed to be morally
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More seats are needed
THE council can soon find £87,000 to provide standing space in the ex Imax site, but the provision of seats on our promenade etc is passed over, year after year. I support your correspondent’s view, Mr Plascott (Echo, July 3) when he expressed disappointment
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Promenade is not for bikes
SO the farce begins again. “No cycling in July and August, 10am-6pm” along the seafront past our beach hut. Enjoying this gorgeous weather we watched 90 per cent of owners cycling – I did a sample count – totally ignoring the rule. I don’t want an
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Annual Poole panto is bit of a tall story
A GIANT of a pantomime will be entertaining audiences in Poole this Christmas. Jack and the Beanstalk runs from December 6 until January 5 with Debra Stephenson, right, (The Impression Show and Coronation Street) returning to Lighthouse as hero
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Step into this Westbourne deli for a tasty surprise
AT first glance, it would be easy to stroll past Basilico in Westbourne and think it is just a trendy deli. But if you wander in past the round table in the front window and food counter, you will see that it opens out at the back into a seating
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Win £350 from Crucial.com!
THE Daily Echo has teamed up with computer memory upgrade website Crucial.com to offer readers the chance to win a cheque for £350! What do you do when your computer starts running slowly? Every year the UK scraps over 5,000 tonnes of laptops and
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IN PICTURES: Spectacular lightning storm heralds week of unsettled weather
A SPECTACULAR lightning storm lit up the skies over Bournemouth and Poole last night, signalling a week of unsettled weather. Picture by David White, taken from Moore Avenue A yellow warning of rain has been issued for tomorrow and Wednesday
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Four week ban for store which sold booze to 14-year-old
A SHOP which sold drink to a 14-year-old girl is having its licence suspended for four weeks. Canford Convenience Store in Bournemouth was visited by a teenager acting as a volunteer for Bournemouth’s trading standards during a test purchase.
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Third heath blaze in a week triggers plea
A FIRE chief has pleaded with heath arsonists to think about what they are doing. It comes after another major fire, this time at Bourne Bottom in Poole, as reported in Saturday’s Daily Echo. An area 200m by 200m was destroyed and flames came
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Packed out beaches again as Dorset makes the most of another scorcher
BOURNEMOUTH and Poole enjoyed another scorching weekend with thousands of sunseekers packing the beaches. On Sunday the temperature reached a high of 27 degrees Celsius, with similar temperatures forecast for today before midweek thunder and rain
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VIDEO: Madrid mania: yes it was for Real
BOURNEMOUTH has never seen anything quite like it. Many of the thousands of fans were left pinching themselves in disbelief. There was always little nagging doubt in some minds. Was it really going to happen? Something that would have
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RNLI rescues four from thunderstorm
Poole RNLI Inshore Lifeboat launched at 10.30pm on Sunday in thunder and lightning to assist a speed boat with four people on board. The speedboat broke down at the top of the Wareham channel as it was heading back from Wareham Quay to Poole.
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Woman rescued from flat fire in Moordown
A WOMAN was rescued from a flat fire in Moordown on Saturday morning. Smoke from the blaze in the ground floor flat in Ripon Road – which did not have alarms – was spotted by concerned neighbours, who informed the fire service at around 6.15am.
