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AFC Bournemouth: Zola admits scoreline flattered Watford
MANAGER Gianfranco Zola watched rampant Watford hit Cherries for six and then admitted the scoreline had flattered the hosts. Zola, who guided the Hornets to the Championship play-off final last season, saw Watford dismantle Cherries with a ruthless
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AFC Bournemouth: No excuses for defeat says defender Cook
DEFENDER Steve Cook said Cherries could have “no excuses” following their Championship baptism of fire at Vicarage Road. A Jekyll-and-Hyde display from the visitors saw them enjoy the better of the first half before they were ripped apart after
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Poppies boss defends approach
POPPIES boss Ken Vaughan had no regrets over adopting a defensive approach – despite suffering a 1-0 defeat at much-fancied Sholing on Friday. After shipping six goals at Bemerton in midweek, Vaughan’s charges set out to frustrate the Boatmen without
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Rival bosses critical of opponents' tactics following derby draw
A WAR of words erupted as both bosses blasted their opponents’ style of play after Verwood and Christchurch had battled out a derby-day draw. Priory led when Dan Saul shrugged off a shirt pull in the penalty area to tee up James Burden for a 16th-minute
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Lymington sink leaders South Wilts
FINE form from Matt Metcalfe with the ball and Scott Henry with the bat saw resurgent Lymington pull off a shock victory at South Wilts. Metcalfe (4-19) reduced the table-toppers to just 40 for five before James Hayward (104) struck an unbeaten
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Rogers stars in Bournemouth win over Totton & Eling
BATTLING Bournemouth boosted their fading Premier Division survival hopes with a 20-run victory over Totton & Eling. Chasing the Lions’ total of 226, the visitors reached 153 for two but never looked like managing the required run-rate before
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Minor injuries sustained in North Dorset crash
MOTORISTS involved in a crash which closed a North Dorset road for several hours yesterday received only minor injuries. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to a two-car crash on the A30 Yeovil Road in Sherborne on Sunday evening. The road
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Meldrum's Verdict: Watford 6 AFC Bournemouth 1
IT won’t be much of a consolation, but Cherries are unlikely to be the only victims of a Vicarage Road Italian Job this season. “Welcome to the Championship, #AFCB”, the Tweeters crowed. Watford’s yellow army simply chorused “We sign who want.
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AFC Bournemouth: Defeat could provide a reality check says Cherries boss Howe
EDDIE Howe suffered his heaviest defeat as a manager and then said he hoped Cherries’ 6-1 reverse at Watford would provide a reality check. Troy Deeney’s hat-trick, coupled with Gabriele Angella’s double and a Lewis McGugan strike, saw Cherries
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UPDATED: Firefighters called to Canford Heath blaze - with video
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Canford Heath after reports of a blaze. Two fire engines from Poole and a Land Rover from Wimborne were sent out shortly after 12.30pm on Sunday. A fire service spokesman said the area alight was 40m x 10m. He
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Lembit Opik to host auction at Pop4Diabetes fundraiser
A FORMER MP turned I’m A Celebrity star will be attending the annual fundraising evening for a Bournemouth charity later this year. Lembit Opik, who left Parliament and joined ITV’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here line-up in 2010, is leading
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Patients told: Keep a diary of what happens to you in hospital
PATIENTS and their families are being advised by a Dorset law firm to keep their own written records of what goes on in hospital. Coles Miller partner David Simpson spoke out following the publication of the Berwick Report into standards of care
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UPDATED: Missing murderer Daniel Rosenthal found
POLICE have found the missing patient who absconded from a New Forest hospital. Daniel Rosenthal, who is 58-years-old, is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and is a convicted murderer. He had been missing from Tatchbury Mount Hospital,
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Benefit cheats warned “you won’t get away with it” as pensioner is jailed for eight months
A 69-YEAR-OLD Bournemouth benefits cheat has been sentenced to eight months in jail after pleading guilty to benefit fraud amounting to more than £10,000. The case has prompted a warning to fraudulent claimants that they “will not get away with
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Man suffers neck injury after two-car crash
A MAN suffered a neck injury after a two-car collision at the junction of Gervis Road and Weston Drive in Bournemouth this morning. Police officers, two fire crews from Springbourne and Westbourne, and an ambulance attended following the collision
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When Rick Stein came to Dorset
On TV he cuts an avuncular figure. In real life, too. Despite the temperature creeping towards the nineties, despite the fact that the queue to meet him at Sherborne’s Winstone’s bookshop is snaking round the building. And despite the truth that surely
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Bournemouth Air Festival gives economy £100m boost
DAVID Cameron and Mark Carney should look no further than thriving Dorset festivals to see the UK in recovery mode, according to a business boss. Multi-award-winning music extravaganza Camp Bestival has brought an estimated £8.3 million to the
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Countryside fun at Ellingham Show
HEAVY horses, cows, donkeys and sheep all formed part of the fun at the Ellingham Show on Saturday. Thousands of people flocked to annual traditional agricultural event, set in the grounds of the beautiful Somerley Park Estate near Ringwood.
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UPDATED: Tractor and baler destroyed in North Dorset fire
A TRACTOR and baler were destroyed by fire on the A350 north of Shaftesbury last night. Crews from Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Wiltshire Fire Service were sent to the scene at Semley at around 9.30pm. They used foam to get the flames under
