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Crash near Bournemouth Airport closes road
A TWO-CAR crash at the traffic lights on the B3073 near Bournemouth Airport blocked the road for nearly an hour last night. The accident happened at 8.50pm on Parley Lane. A black Ford Focus- registered to a Wimborne keeper - was involved in a
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Cuffie wants Christchurch to be more ruthless
MANAGER Michael Cuffie is urging his Christchurch charges to sharpen up their finishing. Cuffie saw Priory squander a host of chances during their 2-0 defeat by Wessex Premier rivals Winchester City and when they exited the FA Cup at the hands
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Kearn keen to feel the buzz back at Bashley
STEWART Kearn admits Bashley must shoulder collective responsibility for trying to bring back the feel good factor at the Recreation Ground. Kearn and Paul Gazzard, appointed joint-bosses following a summer of upheaval at the club, take charge
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Ripped Preston tipped to flex his muscles at a higher level
POOLE Town manager Tom Killick reckons beefed up Carl Preston could still carve out a career in the professional ranks. Killick says the 22-year-old winger has returned stronger this season having reaped the benefits of hitting the gym over the
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The Dog continues to bite back after early-career savaging
IT IS not often a first round exit gets you more airtime as a darts player, but then Scotty ‘The Dog’ Mitchell is not your conventional character. The farmer’s boy from Bransgore, who ditched darts for a decade in favour of motocross, became the
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UPDATED: Gridlock on A35 as vandals sabotage traffic lights
TRAFFIC lights that stuck on red causing lengthy tailbacks in Branksome this morning had been vandalised, Borough of Poole has confirmed. The sequencing of the temporary lights, on Poole Road adjacent to Cromer Road, had been tampered with causing
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Police appeal as £800 stolen as man slept in former Bournemouth hotel
A MAN staying in a former Bournemouth hotel had £800 stolen while he was having an afternoon sleep. The 27-year-old, who is from Bournemouth, was in his room at the ex-Lynton Hotel in West Hill Road when someone broke in and stole his black wallet
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Solent coastguard calls off search for missing boys
A major coastguard search launched after two boys were reported missing off an Isle of Wight beach has been called off after the address given by their parents turned out not to be real. Police are now investgating the incident and the search,
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Wines of the Times: try whites from the Languedoc
THIS week Taste heads to the sunny Languedoc-Roussillon in France and pulls the cork on some award-winning wines that made the Sud de France Top 100 competition. Supermarket own-label wines shouldn’t be sniffed at and even wine snobs will be bowled
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Saxon Square revamp finally set to start
A MULTI-MILLION pound development to revive a Christchurch shopping centre has finally been given the go-ahead. Agreements have just been completed for the refurbishment of the Saxon Square shopping centre and former medical centre, which will
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Inquest into scout leader's death at Hengistbury Head to open tomorrow
AN INQUEST is due to be opened tomorrow nto the death of musician and scout leader Rob Bawdon. Mr Bawdon's body was found at Hengistbury Head last Tuesday, August 13. It has been reported that a gun was involved in his death. The coroner
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Bournemouth artist’s £4,000 charity creation
THIS sparkly chap has raised almost £4,000 to help save endangered animals. The hornbill bird, named Kloo, which is Swahili for sparkle, was mosaiced by Bournemouth artist Natalie Guy as part of a special collection which was silently auctioned
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Swanage Lifeboat Festival hits crest of a wave
SWANAGE’S action-packed annual Lifeboat Festival came to a fun-filled climax at the weekend with the infamous raft race and build-a-boat competition. Hundreds of people took part in nautical-themed events at Prince Albert Gardens, Stone Quay and
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Retired police officer walks 630-mile beat – for charity
A RETIRED police officer from Poole is having a well-earned rest after successfully completing a 630-mile walk for charity. Peter Moffatt of Oakdale set out on the South West Coast Path from Minehead in late June. Despite having had two knee replacements
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Less than £10,000 away from Skye's life-changing surgery
SKYE Cowan is less than £10,000 away from surgery that will change her life forever. Kind-hearted Daily Echo readers have donated in their droves to ensure the six-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, can go to America for an operation in October.
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Butler in the Buff puts sparkle in bride-to-be Barbara's eyes - at the grand old age of 83
A JET setting 83-year-old with ‘a thirst for life’ had a hen do to remember. Barbara Davies, of Poole, was treated to a vintage themed tea party on Saturday complete with a butler in the buff dressed simply in an apron. Daughter Sara Briscoe
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UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Rudder of Swash Channel Wreck raised in Poole
THIS magnificently carved rudder-head is the culmination of seven years diving on the Swash Channel Wreck. Brought to the surface for the first time since the 1630-40 shipwreck, the massive oak rudder from the armed merchant ship will be the last
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Thousands sign petition to stop badger cull
AN ONLINE petition opposing the badger cull has broken the record for the largest number of people ever to sign a government e-petition. Team Badger’s petition has received 263,000 signatures pledging support against government policy of killing
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Buy our cinema site for a Bournemouth bus hub? No chance, says developer
DEVELOPERS hoping to build a £50million leisure scheme in Bournemouth are pressing ahead, claiming the council has “no chance” of buying the site from under them. Licet Holdings Ltd has taken the next step in its plan to build West Central on an
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Permanent traveller site refused after 300 objections
PLANS to turn a piece of countryside into a permanent home for travellers have been thrown out after sparking almost 300 objections. Council chiefs have rejected a controversial application to put two mobile homes on the greenfield land as well
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Two arrested after fleeing from police in Christchurch
TWO men were arrested after fleeing from police when their speeding vehicle was pulled over in Christchurch on Sunday night. Officers pulled over the white car derived van which was speeding along Stour Road around 9.35pm. The driver and passenger
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Cyber-bullying key concern for youths
MEMBERS of Dorset’s Youth Parliament have voiced their concerns about cyber-bullying at a meeting with the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Martyn Underhill also spoke to the five young people about exam stress during a two-hour meeting
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Loveable Rogues in Bournemouth
CHEEKY chappies The Loveable Rogues are set to return to Bournemouth to show that Britain’s Got Talent. Fresh from supporting Olly Murs on tour, the boys will be taking a break from the studio to perform at Night Air at the Piers. The latest
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Plenty of work still to do
ANOTHER day, another incident in Boscombe, or so it seems to some of the locals. A man suffered head injuries inflicted by someone wielding a knife of some kind on Saturday. The automatic assumption is that is it was drugs related, although
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Thanks for great care
I would like to thank all the staff and nurses at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital for their loving care and kindness that they gave my great partner Ernie Chadderton for the past 13 weeks in the stroke ward. I cannot thank you all enough and for
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Traveller site still wanted
I TAKE issue with Poole Council members who say ‘we are doing all we can’ to deal with unauthorised traveller encampments (Daily Echo, August 10). They may be doing all they can to get travellers removed after they have taken up residence in parks
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Crossing is in need of work
COULD the council please explain how they can spend £76,000 on a ‘Welcome to Bournemouth’ sign but are unable to fix the pedestrian crossing by the Cooper Dean roundabout? We are encouraged to use other means of transport rather than taking our
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Council had good advice
IN his letter to the editor (August 12), Mr Hoodless questions the price the council is obtaining for the Bath Road car park site and the rent it is paying for a lease-back of the new underground car park. Whilst the details of this transaction
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My despair at this vandalism
HOW awful it is to see the vandalism in the Bournemouth Gardens after all the effort made by the council to entertain the visitors and locals with candlelights and fireworks. I was working in the town centre on Saturday starting at 8am and was
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Tap into the taste of Spain
THIS year, three of the top 10 restaurants featured in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list compiled by Restaurant magazine, were Spanish. But you don’t need to book a flight to Spain to enjoy a taste of the country. Simon Wilkinson, chief
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Omar’s revolution is making life easy
GORDON Ramsay described him as the Antonio Banderas of cooking. Now rising chef Omar Allibhoy has produced his first cookery book, Tapas Revolution, which was released this month. Refreshingly, Allibhoy, who hails from near Madrid and worked at
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Child helpers get pampering
VOLUNTEERS whose hard work helps run Poole’s eight children’s centres were thanked at a fun, free event in the sunshine. All 70 active volunteers who help out at Borough of Poole centres were invited to the event in celebration of their achievements
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DCCI on the hunt for new CEO
DORSET Chamber of Commerce and Industry is now looking for a new chief executive, following the decision of Peter Scott to stand down later this year. Based in Poole, the position offers a competitive salary and other performance-based rewards.
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"Cannabis buried on beach almost killed my dog"
A FAMILY’S dog almost died after eating a drug her owners think was cannabis buried on Southbourne Beach. Vets battled to save goldendoodle Juno, two, for 36 hours as she shook uncontrollably and vomited. Owner Diana Parkes, of Grand Avenue
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Lettings firm now open for business
A NEW property letting and management company has opened its doors in Winton. Orange Lettings has moved into the appropriately-named Citrus House in Wimborne Road. The management team is headed by Suzi A’Barrow, an experienced lettings manager
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Man held by armed police after blade attack in Boscombe
A MAN suffered serious injuries to his head after being attacked with a bladed weapon in Boscombe. The incident near the Crescent sparked a huge police operation with a number of armed response officers called to the scene. The alarm was raised
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Full-up hospital tells mums in labour to stay home or go to Salisbury
WOMEN in labour have been turned away from Poole’s maternity hospital at busy times. Mums-to-be are warned that low-risk beds at St Mary’s are so busy that they cannot be promised a place when they go into labour and could be told to stay at home
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Police warning over Bournemouth's "nuisance" mini motorbikes
Police are warning of the dangers of riding motorcycles and mini motos without safety helmets. The warning comes after a number of reports of dangerous riding in North Bournemouth. Over the past six months Dorset Police has seen a significant
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Four divers airlifted to Poole for emergency treatment
FOUR divers were airlifted to Poole on Sunday afternoon for emergency treatment. The first incident took place at 1.15pm when the helicopter from Lee-on-Solent was called to meet a diver from West Bay after a dive from a local charter boat.
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VIDEO: Crowds turn out for "best ever" Christchurch carnival
BIGGER, better and louder. That was the verdict on this year’s Christchurch Carnival, which brought the town centre to a colourful standstill at the weekend. Where else could you have found grown-ups dressed as animals, sci-fi characters and Father
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AFC Bournemouth: Grabban's surprise at goal gift
LEWIS Grabban revealed he was as surprised as anyone when he was presented with his latest match-winning opportunity. After latching on to James Perch’s short backpass, the 25-year-old striker rounded Latics goalkeeper Scott Carson to slot home
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AFC Bournemouth: Result was my main concern says Pitman
RETURNING striker Brett Pitman was content to focus on the result rather than the flashpoints following Cherries’ 1-0 win over FA Cup holders Wigan. In a lively second half, Pitman was felled by Jean Beausejour but saw his resultant spot kick saved
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AFC Bournemouth: McManaman challenge was two-footed and reckless says Harte
EXPERIENCED campaigner Ian Harte backed referee Graham Scott’s decision to dismiss Callum McManaman in the face of stinging criticism from Wigan boss Owen Coyle. Coyle darted out of his technical area to confront Harte in the aftermath of McManaman
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AFC Bournemouth: Howe praises discipline of players following Wigan win
BOSS Eddie Howe praised the discipline of his players after furious Wigan counterpart Owen Coyle had taken a swipe at Cherries’ conduct. Coyle slammed the refereeing of match official Graham Scott – and aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Cherries – following
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Used condoms, glass bottles, cans and bedding – residents call for action to stop gang leaving “sea of litter”
RESIDENTS say action needs to be taken to stop young people camping out and littering an area of Bournemouth heathland. Used condoms, glass bottles, cans, bedding and food packets were among the items dumped in woodland off Talbot Drive in Bournemouth
