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Non-League: Richard rises above the red mist at Tatnam
NINE-man Poole Town heroically held out for a 2-2 draw in an incident-packed derby date with Weymouth that was low on quality. In front of a bumper crowd of 1,053, the defiant Dolphins battled back from Stewart Yetton’s fortuitous strike on the
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Wimborne boss Cuss frustrated after Bridgwater draw
MARK Gamble's equaliser handed Wimborne a share of the spoils against 10-man Bridgwater, but boss Steve Cuss insisted his side should have won the match. The Magpies became the first team to take points off the Somerset outfit this season when
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Southern Premier: Mouland's double defeats Bash
BASHLEY’S early-season woes continued as cash-strapped AFC Totton completed a rousing comeback to beat their New Forest neighbours 3-1 today. Tim Sills nodded home Jack Satterley’s corner after just 74 seconds as Bash took an early lead, but two
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Speedway verdict: Poole Pirates 49 Swindon Robins 41
WRITTEN off, ridiculed and taunted by their detractors, punch-drunk Poole Pirates looked out for the count. Lurching from one crisis to another with only the odd sublime moment to remedy the ridiculous, Pirates were all but slumped on the canvas
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Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee, the Pavilion theatre, Bournemouth
ENTERTAINING children is not an easy business, tantrum-prone toddlers being harder to please than Simon Cowell. But Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee are no amateur children's entertainers, the CBeebies favourites know instinctively what works and deliver
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Junior doc on medical mission to Uganda
A JUNIOR doctor at Royal Bournemouth Hospital will be spending her annual leave volunteering and setting up medical clinics for impoverished children in Uganda. Dr Becky Hancock will be spending several weeks offering her expertise as part of a
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Wildlife workers in battle to save Studland Bay
WILDLIFE experts have launched a project in a bid to safeguard Studland Bay’s fragile ecosystem beneath the waves. Endangered species such as the rare undulate ray depend on the bay’s seagrass meadows, pictured inset, on the seabed. So for
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Bournemouth nature reserve 'needs a renovation'
CALLS have been made to plough some money and tender loving care into a neglected Bournemouth nature reserve. Millhams Mead is situated just north of Kinson and is nestled between Ringwood Road and the Millhams tip, close to St Andrew’s Church.
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Guilty plea over attempted knifepoint robbery
A MAN pleaded guilty to an attempted knifepoint robbery, originally thought to be a carjacking, in court on Friday. Stuart Johnston accepted that he had attempted to rob a man of his wallet at Turbary Retail Park on May 21 this year, an attack
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Crash victim still critical
A PEDESTRIAN remains in a critical condition after a crash with a cyclist in Purbeck. The 60-year-old woman was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries after the crash in Langton Matravers at about 11.10am on Saturday
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Long delays after stag gate accident
MOTORISTS faced delays after a car crashed into a telegraph pole on an accident blackspot. They faced diversions when the A31 was shut for five hours after the smash at Stag Gate on Sunday morning. A woman driving a silver Mini Cooper escaped
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Battle for daughter goes to Downing St
A MOTHER desperate to be reunited with her missing six-year-old daughter will be taking her fight to Downing Street tomorrow. Leila Saber Mesbah Sabra is calling on the government to get involved in her two-and-a-half-year battle to find A’ishah
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Leader denies claims over youth boredom in Verwood
THE leader of East Dorset District Council has denied claims that there is not enough for young people to do in Verwood. Councillor Spencer Flower responded to complaints from members of the public who said there is little for youngsters in the
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Dorset Saturday: All-rounder Bridgen blasts Minstermen to victory
SKIPPER Andy Hayward hailed as “a truly amazing effort” Ben Bridgen's brilliant display with bat and ball as he snaffled a century and seven wickets for Wimborne & Colehill. The Minstermen hammered Winton by 143 runs at the Leaze as Bridgen
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Stars join Upton Heath fight
QUEEN guitarist Brian May and Hobbit star Ian McKellen are among the celebrities helping infant school pupils in their quest to safeguard Upton Heath. Upton Infant School youngsters have already raised almost £1,000, after selecting Dorset Wildlife
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Travellers move on from Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground
A GROUP of travellers moved onto Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground last night before moving on again this lunchtime. A group of 10 caravans moved onto the ground off Ringwood Road on Sunday evening. This morning, another seven caravans arrived
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Echo Speedway Live: Poole Pirates v Swindon Robins
6:08pm Elite League result: Poole Pirates 49 Swindon Robins 41. 6:08pm Heat 15: Ward, Batchelor, Andersen, Hancock, 60.82 (49-41) Scintillating performance from Ward
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Sarah the beacon of hope in battle against cancer
A DORSET woman has become a beacon of hope for other women battling cancer. Sarah Grindle was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was just 32. She had dismissed her symptoms as normal, and, three years on, she hopes her story will deter
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Fish at Penn Hill: Good fish and chips but BYOB (of sauce)
PENN Hill in Poole is having a moment. Barely a month goes by without a trendy new store, cafe or bar popping up on the block. Earlier this year, a smart-looking chip shop called Fish at Penn appeared, but when I tried to check it out, there were
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Man's body to be formally identified
A MAN found dead in public toilets in West Cliff on Friday night is due to be formally identified this week. The man’s body was discovered in the Bournemouth toilets at around 6pm on Friday. A post mortem is due to take place on Wednesday,
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VIDEO: Dramatic rescue for bird of prey stuck in Bournemouth tree
A BIRD of prey had to be rescued after getting stuck up a tree at Slades Farm, Bournemouth, yesterday. The goshawk had become tangled with a tree branch, after the leather tether and ring on its leg got caught, but thankfully Jamie Barnes from
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Police visit travellers’ campsite at Branksome
POLICE visited the travellers’ camp at Branksome Recreation Ground at the weekend after a complaint from a member of the public. Officers were called at 10.45am yesterday after a woman walking through the recreation ground reported one of the group
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In The Dock: Verwood
AMANDA MARIE SWEET aged 38 of Manor Road, Verwood. Admitted driving a VW Polo on Ringwood Road, Ferndown with 107 microgrames of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Community order made to carry out unpaid work for 100 hours within the next twelve
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In The Dock: St Leonards
EMMA LOUISE WALKER aged 35 of Devizes Road, Salisbury. Admitted driving a Landrover car on the A31 Ringwood Road, St Leonards at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour. Fined £35. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with three
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In The Dock: Poole
ANGELA BRADBURY aged 45 of Parkstone Road, Poole. Admitted, together with another, stealing two shavers, to the value of £300 belonging to Boots The Chemist, Poole. Committed to prison for eight weeks suspended for 12 months. To pay compensation of
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In The Dock: Christchurch
TONY CHRISTOPHER HARVEY aged 22 of Plantation Drive, Walkford, Christchurch. Admitted assault by beating a man at Christchurch. Fined £100. To pay compensation of £25. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £150. Also admitted using violence to secure
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In The Dock: Ferndown
NAJIM ABED ALI AL-ZABEDY aged 42 of Victoria Road, Ferndown. Proved in absence that he drove a Peugeot car on Wimborne Road East, Ferndown without third party insurance. Fined £525. To pay victim surcharge of £52. Costs £85. Licence endorsed with six
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In The Dock: Bournemouth
SOHAIL HAYAT aged 38 of Aubrey Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. Admitted driving an Audi car on Christchurch Road, Bournemouth while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for
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Many thanks for donations
ANIMAL Aid would like to thank the people of Bournemouth for their generosity in raising £147.59 at a street collection on August 17. The money will help fund our peaceful campaigns and our important educational work on all aspects of animal cruelty
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Beware of spam emails
I WOULD like to remind readers that HMRC will never send notifications of a tax rebate by email, or ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email. If you have any doubt that an email you receive from HMRC is genuine, please do not follow
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NHS staff are very efficient
ROYAL Bournemouth Hospital has come up trumps once again. With trepidation, I visited the urology unit for an important treatment. I was seen by a super efficient young surgeon with his eyes on the ball, and a ‘go for it’ attitude. I went for it, to
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Chris leading by example
ON watching Fight Back Britain on BBC1 on Monday the programme as promoted in an article in the Echo of last week, I wanted to say how very much I admire the spirit of civic-minded Rev Chris Colledge and Norman Decent when spending the night at St
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Application was ‘pushed’
ON 15th August Poole Council’s planning committee approved an application for intense residential development on a piece of land within the Twin Sails traffic gyratory system between West Street and West Quay Road. While the building of affordable
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Parking leads to blockage
I LIVE in Swanage and in July I saw so many hold-ups on Shore Road, which is now a parking area with meters all along. When we had fires at Studland and Poole the fire engines found it practically impossible to get along the front. With flashing
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Something needs to be done about crashes
HARDLY a day goes by without the Echo reporting on a serious crash on the county’s roads. Today we report on several major accidents on pages four and five. Something needs to be done and soon to change this worrying increase in collisions.
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Wheel enjoy trying delicious cheeses
IF YOU love cheese, cider, market stalls and festivals then this is the perfect event for you. The 14th annual Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival is back, and this year there are over 60 producers offering a wide range of delicacies. There
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The rise and rise of the great British baker
HOME BAKING has never been so popular. Rachael Springford, 25, who runs Bournemouth-based bakeryboxx.co.uk, explains why. “In the last year alone nine million people have taken to home baking which is mainly to do with programmes like the Great
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Purbeck Ice Cream makers scoop the competition
ANYONE who can sell ice cream to the Italians must be doing something right. Hazel and Peter Hartle are the force behind the multiple award-winning Purbeck Ice Cream which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Everything is supplied directly
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UPDATED: Poole mum left fighting for life after A35 caravan crash
A POOLE mum is fighting for her life after a Land Rover towing a caravan crashed off the A35. The 48-year-old woman was a passenger in a Land Rover Discovery along with her husband and young son which overturned on the road between Bridport and
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Win a pair of first class train tickets!
THE Daily Echo has teamed up with National Rail and are offering five of our lucky readers return train travel for two people. You and a friend could be off sightseeing to one of London’s numerous attractions, exploring historic castles, walking
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Poole Pirates: Howarth out to prove a point
JETTISONED Pirates star Kyle Howarth insists he will be out to prove a point when Swindon arrive at Wimborne Road in the Elite League today (4pm). Howarth was binned by Poole Coastal Aluminium chief Matt Ford in May after Pirates made a shocking
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AFC Bournemouth: Fraser was outstanding says Howe
MANAGER Eddie Howe singled out winger Ryan Fraser for special praise following the Scotsman’s impressive individual showing against Huddersfield. The 19-year-old gave the Terriers defence plenty to ponder, especially during the first half, and
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AFC Bournemouth: Robins' Terriers hand Cherries a harsh lesson
HUDDERSFIELD boss Mark Robins is convinced Cherries will learn a harsh lesson after being given “a little kick up the backside” on the road this season. Robins plotted a second successive away defeat for Eddie Howe’s men as the Terriers recorded
