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Pirates: Play-offs 'getting away' from Poole says Middleditch
BOSS Neil Middleditch last night admitted Pirates were slipping out of the Elite League play-off picture after agonisingly losing out on a point at Lakeside. The Hammers' 50-43 victory not only left Pirates empty handed but gave the hosts all three
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Bashley's Higgins earns Middlesex contract
BASHLEY cricketer Ryan Higgins (pictured) capped his fine performances for England Under-19s by signing a full-time professional contract with Middlesex. The 18-year-old all-rounder, who recently struck a century for the county’s second XI against
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Residents form 'human barricade' after travellers move onto Branksome Rec
BRANKSOME residents formed a human barricade to stop travellers leaving their recreation ground this afternoon. Around 15 furious locals stood in front of the fence damaged by the group as they moved onto the rec at lunchtime to prevent a car from
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In The Dock: Christchurch
NICHOLAS GRAHAM PEARSON aged 39 of Park Gardens, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Vauxhall car on Sopers Lane, Christchurch otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Fined £35. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with three
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Big Brother’s NOT watching in Tesco car park
A DISABLED woman whose car was damaged in a Poole supermarket car park while she was shopping was stunned to be told the CCTV cameras had not been recording. Michelle Stoddart parked in a disabled bay at Tesco’s in Tower Park last Monday afternoon
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CCTV: do you know man wanted in connection with policeman con?
DETECTIVES have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with a callous con on an elderly couple. A fraudster, who impersonated a policeman, targeted the elderly pair at their Poole home on Tuesday. The victims were
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Swanage man is a real Russian Convoy Star
WAR veteran Ron Harvey has been awarded the Arctic Star medal more than 70 years after serving on the Russian convoys. The 91-year-old from Swanage was a Royal Navy gunner during the Second World War, and in 1942 survived a devastating German attack
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Bournemouth teenager takes top slot in talent show
A TALENTED Bournemouth teenager has stars in his eyes after winning the prestigious South Coast singing competition, Star Sensations. Gregory Johnson, 14, will now have the chance to release his own record on worldwide digital download supported
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Avon Beach Cafe gets thumbs up for expansion
A BEACHSIDE cafe and shop have been given the go-ahead for major expansion plans over the coming months. The new leaseholders of Avon Beach Cafe and shop in Mudeford, received planning permission for three separate schemes last week. Taken
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Bournemouth Parkrun, Purbeck Folk Festival and a plane pull - your bank holiday weekend in Dorset
1:00pm A 60-year-old female pedestrian is fighting for life after she was involved in a collision with a cyclist in Purbeck this morning. The woman from the Bedford area was rushed to Southampton General Hospital suffering
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Fisherman who threw away catch so inspectors couldn’t check it fined £1,000
A POOLE fisherman has been ordered to pay £1,040 in fines after throwing his catch overboard and stopping fisheries officers from inspecting his boat. John Baldwin admitted two charges of obstruction in Poole Harbour, in contravention of Section
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Drivers faced gridlocked traffic after motorcycle crash in Whitelegg Way
DRIVERS have faced queues around Moordown and the Wimborne Road area of Bournemouth after a motorcycle crash. A Dorset Police spokesman said a man from Bournemouth riding a green Kawasaki motorbike was in collision with the back end of a white
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Burials and cremations to be streamed online by Bournemouth Council
WEBCASTS of burials and cremations will soon be shown on the internet as Bournemouth council aims to enhance the service it offers the bereaved. Bournemouth's bereavement service was recently awarded a gold standard from the Charter for the Bereaved
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UPDATED: Engineer suspended as 14ft Yellow Bus gets wedged under 10ft bridge (VIDEO)
A BUNGLING bus driver halted traffic yesterday after attempting to manoeuvre the 14-foot vehicle under a 10-ft bridge. Prince of Wales Road in Westbourne was closed both ways between the Milburn Road junction and the Nelson Road junction throughout
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Dorset Police set to close stations across the county
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill is set to announce the closure of police stations across Dorset, the Echo can reveal. Mr Underhill revealed the news to a group of teenagers but is yet to make the announcement to the wider public.
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Tune into fifth Purbeck Folk Festival
FOLK fans are tuning up for the fifth Purbeck Folk Festival this weekend. Previous headline acts have included KT Tunstall and Seth Lakeman and the festival recently won Best Countryside Festival Award. Festival director Paul Burke said: “The festival
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Neon Jungle performing at the Piers
A NEW girl band is promising to shake things up in the pop world, as they get ready to perform, next Saturday night at Night Air at the Piers in association with Corona and Wave 105, the official commercial radio partner of the Bournemouth Air Festival
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Planning policy should protect our “garden city” say Bournemouth councillors
PLANS to preserve Bournemouth’s environmental heritage are hoped to become enshrined in council policy. Deputy mayor Councillor Phil Stanley-Watts is calling for anyone who submits a planning application to consider the effect it will have on the
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Ellis Jones partner is reaccredited
ELLIS Jones Partner David McWilliam has been re-accredited to The Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme. Only solicitors who meet the stringent requirements are permitted to join the scheme. David, who is Head of Personal Injury
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Learn the art of dresing up to get down with Bestival
BESTIVAL is branching out – into books. Pioneers in the renaissance of “dressing up to get down”, the festival, on the Isle of Wight each September, has become synonymous not only with fancy dress but also with adventurous style. From its inception
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Another top award for building society
Teachers Building Society scored a hat trick at the What Mortgage Awards on Wednesday by scooping the ‘Best Local Building Society’ title for the third consecutive year. The Dorset-based mutual’s chief executive James Bawa collected the coveted
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Fraudster who conned widow out of £100k told to pay back just £5
AN independent financial adviser, who conned a vulnerable widow out of more than £100,000, has been ordered to pay just £5 back. Anthony Gough, 57, was having money troubles when he approached Elizabeth Ibaldi shortly after she had lost her husband
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Financial advisor who swindled widow out of £100k told to pay back just £5
AN independent financial adviser, who conned a vulnerable widow out of more than £100,000, has been ordered to pay just £5 back. Anthony Gough, 57, was having money troubles when he approached Elizabeth Ibaldi shortly after she had lost her husband
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Ellis Jones Partner re-accredited for injury law scheme
ELLIS Jones Partner David McWilliam has been re-accredited to The Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme. Only solicitors who meet the stringent requirements are permitted to join the scheme. David, who is Head of Personal Injury
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Teachers named Best Local Building Society for third year in a row
Teachers Building Society scored a hat trick at the What Mortgage Awards on Wednesday by scooping the ‘Best Local Building Society’ title for the third consecutive year. The Dorset-based mutual’s chief executive James Bawa collected the coveted
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Help us commemorate the First World War
Next July it will be a hundred years since the beginning of the First World War. It will not be a time for celebrating – no war should be seen as such – but it will be a time for remembering those that joined up to fight miles from home in a foreign
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Red Arrows thrilled at Bournemouth Airport in 1987 - but can you name team members?
Peter Cox of New Milton wonders if readers can identify anyone in this photograph of the Red Arrows Display team who had taken part in the Air Show at Bournemouth Airport, Hurn circa 1987. He thinks it was the last air show to be held at the airport
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Parkrun makes its way to Bournemouth
HUNDREDS of people are expected to take part in Bournemouth’s inaugural parkrun this weekend. The free 5k event will take place on Saturday at the Kings Park Athletics Centre from 9am. It follows on from the parkrun in Poole, which draws up
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Three days to raise £2000 – can you help Skye reach her target?
AN ASTONISHING £30,000 has been raised in just over a month to make sure a six-year-old girl can be given a life-changing operation. Just days are left to raise the final £2,000 for cerebral palsy sufferer Skye Cowan after hundreds of Daily Echo
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Taste of France
SACRÉ BLEU! Did you know that nestled in the heart of Poole, just a stone’s throw from Poole Quay, is the Guildhall Tavern? As you step off the quaint cobbled streets you are greeted into an authentic French milieu, set inside this pretty listed building
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New track soon
BOURNEMOUTH singer/songwriter Dan Gordon is set to release his debut four-track EP shortly. The musician, who has previously supported Hazel O'Conner at Mr Kyps and shared the stage with 60s legends The Troggs, will perform as part of this weekend
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Nautical but nice
OOH Arrr, me hearties. Folk/punk posse Black Water County are set to drop their swashbuckling debut single next month. Footstomper The Pirate Song will be released on September 19th, which is appropriately otherwise known as International Talk
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Musical legend’s BIC tour date
SINGER-songwriter, poet and all-round legend Leonard Cohen makes a rare appearance at the BIC on Monday with his 2013 UK tour. The veteran Canadian wordsmith was already a published poet and well into his 30s when he was discovered in the 1960s
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Hoo-hah over the Hoosiers
THE Hoosiers will bring their up-tempo brand of pop-rock to Mr Kyps in Poole tonight. The London-based outfit hit the big time and sold a million records after the success of singles Worried About Ray and Goodnight Mr A and will be looking to turn
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Jimny challenge going well
FOUR retired Suzuki Jimny fans are now well on their way around the planet on a huge fundraising tour in aid of Save the Children and the Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington, Hampshire. The expedition was masterminded by retired businessman Leslie Carvall
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News round-up
EARLIER this month 250 Land Rovers rumbled into Beaulieu for the attraction’s first-ever Simply Land Rover event. Anyone with a Land Rover was welcome to drive through the forest and join the fantastic display of Land Rovers in the grounds of the National
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Genni is first to buy at new Westover site
A ŜKODA was snapped up just one hour after the Westover Group’s latest showroom opened its doors at Wallisdown Road in Bournemouth. Genni Hunt bought a brand new Fabia and, in the process, claimed her crown as the new dealership’s first ever customer
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Staff nurse was fantastic
I AM writing to express my gratitude and admiration for the way your team of Doctors, nurses, carers, clerks and cleaners on Lytchett ward looked after my mother, especially Staff Nurse Lara Walker, Deputy Sister, who has outstanding nursing qualities
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Two Yetis better than one
FROM one Yeti comes two – for the first time ever, ŠKODA’s compact-SUV will be available in two variants – one for the town and one for off-road. Both design variations of the Yeti feature a new front and rear, new alloy wheels, fresh interiors
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GCSE results: how did your school do?
THERE were celebrations at schools across Dorset and the New Forest yesterday as thousands of students received their GCSE results. Despite a slight drop in the national pass rate and a second successive fall in the number of top grades, many local
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Police stations will have to close, crime commissioner tells meeting
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill is set to announce the closure of police stations across Dorset, the Echo can reveal. Mr Underhill revealed the news to a group of teenagers but is yet to make the announcement to the wider public.
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Celebrating GCSE results
THE results are in and the GCSE celebrations have been going on all day. Despite a slight drop in the national pass rate, a number of Dorset secondary schools say they notched up their best ever performance. It was supposedly a “turbulent” year
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Happy with our beaches
MR Butcher (Letters, August 13) makes some excellent points in regard to our beaches. The seafront currently achieves very high levels of customer satisfaction, four blue flags and generates an operational surplus comparable to privately-run visitor
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Visions for our borough
MY vision for Bournemouth would include: 1. A permanent ice-rink (preferably with a view) above the present outdoor facility. 2. A cafe inside the new rink where hot food would be served. 3. Two bus stations, one behind Abbey Life, the
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Tested - Nissan 370z Nismo
SO here it is – Nissan’s second Nismo vehicle for the UK. For the uninitiated, Nismo simply stands for Nissan Motorsport and, although it has a long history in Japan – and in various computer games – it is only just making forays into Britain.
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Teenager attacked from behind with a bottle for his mobile phone
A POOLE teenager says he could have been blinded by a mystery attacker who hit in him the face with a glass bottle and punched him until he gave over his phone. The 17-year-old, who asked not to be named, was out late on Bournemouth beach after
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In the dock: Bournemouth
JEFFREY BRIAN FINCH aged 44 of Forton Close, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a VW van on Canford Cliffs Road, Poole at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour. Fined £120. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with three points.
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Wessex League: Browne believes Cuss was big winner in Hamworthy's cup success
HAMWORTHY United booked their FA Cup derby date at Wimborne – but boss Simon Browne admitted the biggest winner had been Magpies counterpart Steve Cuss. The Hammers eventually won their extra-preliminary round replay with Melksham Town 3-1 after
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Great shows at Imax site
WELL done to Bournemouth Council for staging the wonderful shows at the old Imax site. I have been several times with my family, ranging in age from seven to 76 years, and it was enjoyed by everyone. I spoke to several people both local and on
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Discourage use of sugar
MANY years ago, I started to cut down on sugar consumption as dentists’ bills were becoming as painful as their drills. This has paid many health dividends as well. I now feel nausea when I see sticky cakes for sale. My experience makes me
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Exaggerating fracking ideas
BOURNEMOUTH West MP Conor Burns spoke on BBC Radio Four (Westminster Hour, 18 August) forcefully telling the nation that fracking is good and “we’ve got to get out there and explain it.” I invite him to do that on the pages of the Echo. He admitted
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Match preview: Huddersfield Town v AFC Bournemouth
HUDDERSFIELD has seldom been a happy hunting ground for Cherries over the years, but supporters travelling from Dorset will be hoping their heroes can repeat the result achieved on their last trip to HD1. Harry Arter’s solitary strike exacted revenge
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AFC Bournemouth: Terriers strikers have bite says Howe
BOSS Eddie Howe says Cherries will need to be on their guard when they come up against Huddersfield strike pair James Vaughan and Martin Paterson. Vaughan has netted four times this season following his summer move from Norwich, while Paterson
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AFC Bournemouth: Squad rotation is vital says Hughes
EXPERIENCED campaigner Richard Hughes says squad rotation will be vital to Cherries in the Championship – even if he knows he could be a regular casualty. Hughes, whose only start so far this season came in the League Cup victory over Portsmouth
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AFC Bournemouth: Robinson has no regrets about leaving Dean Court
CHERRIES old boy Anton Robinson says he has “no regrets” about leaving Dean Court – even though his time at Huddersfield has been blighted by injury. Robinson will have a watching brief when Cherries face the Terriers in tomorrow’s Championship
