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UPDATED: Missing Verwood man found
POLICE have found a vulnerable man who went missing in the Verwood area this evening. A force spokesman said Kevin Pine, 35, who has Down's Syndrome, went missing at around 4pm. He was last seen near Tesco in Verwood. Shortly after 8.30pm
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Deal to sell Sunseeker completed
THE deal to sell Poole-based Sunseeker has been completed, it was confirmed tonight. As reported earlier this year in the Daily Echo, China-based Dalian Wanda Group has paid £320 million for the luxury yacht builder. Dalian, China’s largest
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Car ploughs into pump at Ferndown Sainsbury's
A petrol station was closed for two hours this afternoon after a car drove into a petrol pump. Fire crews were called to the Sainsbury's petrol station on Ringwood Road, Ferndown at 3.50pm after a vehicle collided with a petrol pump and one other
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Boscombe Cliff do the trick
BOSCOMBE Cliff made it three Section One championship titles in a row with a 10-4 (86-65) victory over relegation-threatened Alexandra Park. The Cliff’s top return was supplied by Don Hamilton, Derek Ridyard, Brian Frith and Chris Martin (27-12
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Browne hopes for change of luck against Poppies
HAMWORTHY United boss Simon Browne hopes to end his hapless run against bogey side and backmarkers Bournemouth Poppies in tomorrow’s derby at the County Ground (7.45pm). Since taking charge of the Hammers, Browne has never savoured the taste of
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Corfe Mullen defeat leaves Cranborne facing wooden spoon
CRANBORNE'S hopes of avoiding the wooden spoon in Dorset Sunday League Division One were dealt a blow as they fell 47 runs short in their chase of Corfe Mullen. Dave Coy's side, who sit bottom of the pile following their 20-point deduction for
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UPDATED: Man fighting for life after house fire in Canford Heath
A MAN is fighting for life after a blaze tore through his Canford Heath home this afternoon. The victim, named locally by friends as John Appleby, suffered life-threatening injuries in the blaze, reported to the emergency services at around 4.40pm
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AFC Bournemouth: Howe targets run in League Cup
MANAGER Eddie Howe admits the Championship is Cherries’ “biggest priority” but says he hopes the club can have a fruitful run in the League Cup. Howe will be looking to lead Cherries into the third round for only the ninth time in their history
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Pub’s apology for cancellation 90 minutes before booking
A FAMILY-run pub has apologised after cancelling a family’s long-planned celebration lunch with only 90 minutes notice. Annie Chambers bought up the offer for the Chequers Inn at Lytchett Matravers through online discount company Groupon and reserved
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Army veterans help over 50s back to work
A GROUP of over 50s has been moving into work and volunteering after completing a course run by injured military veterans. A total of 10 unemployed people joined the Active Plus six-week course in Bournemouth and used it as a springboard to progress
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You did it! Echo readers help Skye fund life changing operation
SHE’S done it! A little girl with cerebral palsy will be given a life-changing operation this October after £31,000 was raised in just over a month. Thousands have now donated to help six-year-old Skye Cowan after her desperate parents Steve and
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Wildlife welcome in new Poole library garden
CHILDREN and adults enjoyed a village fete to celebrate the opening of a new wildlife-friendly reading garden at a Poole library. The Mayor, Cllr Phil Eades, performed the official opening of the community project at Oakdale Library, which was
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Finlay sentence decision a mistake, says Bournemouth MP
A BOURNEMOUTH MP has accused the judge who freed sex offender Ian Finlay of being “out of touch”. And he branded the decision not to jail him “a mistake”. Tobias Ellwood battled for a longer sentence for Bournemouth Borough Council’s former
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£1m to transform park cafe facilities
THE new owners of a popular attraction in Poole Park have unveiled ambitious plans for an extensive refurbishment. Richard and Sarah de Lisle bought Central Park earlier this year and are investing £1 million in the building, which contains a café
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Blog: Six weeks to go and the training is getting serious
Reporter Paula Roberts is running her first half marathon at the first Bournemouth Marathon Festival - and she's blogging her training as she goes... August 26 - just under six weeks to go! I'm really excited about taking part in the Bournemouth
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Countdown is on for Bournemouth Marathon Festival - tell us your story
THE countdown is on for the first ever Bournemouth Marathon Festival. Thousands of people have signed up to take part in the marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, 3k and 1.5k runs which take place over the weekend of October 5 and 6. Many people
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I wrestled Doberman to save my Yorkie
A MAN wrestled a powerful doberman pinscher to the ground to stop it mauling his pet Yorkshire terrier in the grounds of a private hospital. The tiny terrier, named Beauty, was grabbed in the doberman’s jaws and shaken “like a rag doll” before
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Can you help me find my long-lost dad?
A WOMAN desperately seeking information about her long-lost father is appealing for help. Carla Horlock, of Iford, knows father Benito used to live in Bournemouth, but all of her enquiries have led to dead ends. She said her late mother took
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Chef Jamie Oliver sparks row with comments over poverty and food
MOST of the poorest families in Britain do not know how to feed themselves properly and choose expensive rather than cheap options, TV chef Jamie Oliver said. The star, 38, said that he finds it ''hard to talk about modern-day poverty'' and that
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Give travellers Creekmoor Park and Ride, says Poole mayor
A councillor says Poole council has “fundamentally failed” in its obligation to provide a site from travellers that would avoid illegal encampments - and wants Creekmoor's park and ride opened to them next year instead. Councillor Philip Eades
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Hundreds expected at celebration of Ceejay Broadhead’s life
MORE than 100 of Ceejay Broadhead’s friends are expected to attend “a celebration of his life” in Southbourne. The popular 19-year-old’s family is extending an open invitation to his friends to visit the service at Immanuel Church in Southbourne
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Paul Carrack takes to the stage to celebrate five decades of music
ONE of the hardest working figures in music, Paul Carrack, pictured above, is set to take to the stage later this year at the Pavilion theatre on October 30. The show is celebrating over five decades in the music business. The former vocalist
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New theatre company for Bournemouth
SOMETHING big is about to hit the Bournemouth theatre scene in the form of a brand new production company. Masterminded by Lisa Appleyard, James Dixon-Box and Dougie Gubbins, Bournemouth Musical Theatre (BMT) Productions is aiming to be the premier
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St Paul’s developers hoping to get development back on track
DEVELOPERS are seeking more time to get their plans for a multi-million pound gateway development back on track. Plans for St Paul’s Square, near the St Paul’s roundabout, were approved in 2007 but the scheme was shelved during the economic downturn
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Leonard Cohen, BIC
"I HOPE this is not some sort of compassion for the elderly," opined Leonard Cohen after tumultuous applause greeted his somewhat pedestrian keyboard solo during Tower Of Song. And it wasn't. It was more idolatry as the audience, perhaps wondering
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Taking the drinks market by storm, meet the siblings behind Jimmy's Iced Coffee
A DYNAMIC brother and sister duo from Dorset has taken the drinks market by storm with the phenomenal growth of their chilled creation, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee. Founders Jim and Suzie Cregan launched in Selfridges two years ago and after success with
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Bournemouth Air Festival 2 days to go: Charity auction for Jon Egging
A PAINTING signed by the late Red Arrow pilot, Jon Egging, will be up for auction at a charity fundraiser this week. The artwork, called Eagle Bend by Colin van Geffen, was signed by Jon Egging, as well as the rest of the 2011 Red Arrow team, on
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Loss of freight ferry 'extremely disappointing' says businessman
THE imminent loss of Poole’s cross Channel freight ferry is “extremely disappointing” says a businessman whose company uses the service weekly. “We send trucks to Spain and France every week,” said David Trenchard of removal company Britannia Leatherbarrows
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In the dock: Poole
POOLE LISA JOANNE BANFIELD aged 46 of Sopers Lane, Poole. Admitted driving a Nissan car through a red light on the A350 Holes Bay Road and junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £45. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with
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A town not a garden city
I WAS very pleased to read in the Daily Echo of the initiative taken by Cllr Stanley-Watts with regard to preserving Bournemouth’s environmental heritage. Beauty, as we know, is in the eye of the beholder and it is not just the birds and the bees
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Thousands flock to Bournemouth for last bank holiday of the summer
HOLIDAY-makers and sunseekers descended on Bournemouth and Poole in droves over the bank holiday weekend. Around 180,000 people were on Bournemouth beaches over the course of the weekend, and the changeable weather meant the town’s indoor attractions
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No Channel Island sailings from Poole until Thursday, say Condor
THERE will be disruptions to Condor Ferry services after their Weymouth ferry broke down over the weekend. An investigation has been launched after the Condor Vitesse’s engine failed, meaning she was down to two engines and therefore unable to
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Bank holiday crash victims still fighting for lives
TWO people critically injured in separate road crashes over the Bank Holiday weekend are still fighting for life. A Dorset Police spokesperson said yesterday there was no change in the condition of either the Poole mum injured in a caravan crash
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Supercouncil for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch could save £3m a year
MERGING Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch into one city-sized local authority could save the public large amounts of money, it is claimed. Uniting the Conurbation – an independent campaign to create one city along Poole Bay – has produced a discussion
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Arsonists target landscaping firm
ARSONISTS are believed to have targeted and torched two vehicles belonging to a Poole landscaping garden company in an early morning attack. Police are investigating the incident after Christine Green, owner of Croft Gardening, was awoken at 3am
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Frightened mum attacked by dog
A MUM with a young baby “bawled her eyes out” after she was attacked by a travellers’ dog at Branksome Rec. The single mother from Parkstone was pushing her young daughter in her buggy around the rec on Sunday morning when she was attacked by the
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Kevin Green in guest speaker role at annual seminar
Kevin Green, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, will be the guest speaker at the Arts University, Bournemouth, on Friday 13th September, when Jobshop UK and Engage Executive Jobs hold their annual seminar. Using his wealth of
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In the dock: Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH PAUL MICHAEL FINCH aged 42 of Norwich Avenue West, Bournemouth. Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by East Dorset Magistrates’ Court. Order made to have treatment for drug
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Answer needed to camps
THE issue of illegal camps of travellers in Dorset over the past few weeks has been well-documented by the Echo. In a week’s time- once the Bournemouth Air Festival and the Great Dorset Steam Fair have ended – the travellers may well have moved
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Help after fire was amazing
I AM writing to express my immense gratitude to everyone who provided assistance following the fire at The Laurels & Pine Lodge residential care home in Poole, on Wednesday afternoon. A freezer fire broke out in an area adjacent to the kitchen
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In the dock: Christchurch
CHRISTCHURCH PHILIP DEREK VINCENT aged 38 of Hunt Road, Christchurch. Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by East Dorset Magistrates’ Court. Order made to have treatment for alcohol addiction
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Youngsters to try bowls
IN Paula Roberts’ article Verwood resident Ann Shewan said she has 20 lads around her house every weekend, who cause no trouble but don’t have anywhere else. Verwood Short Mat Bowling Club run an under-18 section on a Saturday morning, free of
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Time to kick it into touch
YOUR correspondents who mistakenly believe I am against the successful efforts of Poole Town Football Club at present operating on part of the Oakdale South Road School Playing Fields, may wish to understand that beyond his enjoyment of the wonderful
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UPDATED: Mudeford home severely damaged in blaze
A HOUSE in Comet Way, Mudeford, was severely damaged by fire this evening. Three fire crews tackled the blaze from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. It is believed the cause of the blaze was an electrical fault in the immersion heater in a bedroom airing cupboard
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Police given more time to question Bournemouth man over murder
Detectives have been given more time to question a Bournemouth man following the murder of a Hampshire dad. The 31-year-old was being held by police over the murder of father-of-three Kevin Wyeth in Southampton in the early hours of Saturday.
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Gunshots heard in Poole turns out to be false alarm
POLICE were called to reports of suspected gunshots from bushes in Poole in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Officers closed the A350 Holes Bay dual carriageway after several residents reported what sounded like gunshots from the bushes around
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Bournemouth man charged with murder after body found in alleyway
A 31-year-old Bournemouth man has been charged with the murder of a Hampshire dad. Damon Wright, of Pine Vale Crescent, Bournemouth, Dorset will appear at Southampton magistrates' court this morning charged with the murder of Kevin Wyeth, whose
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Cobham plc makes helicopter share buyout
Leading Dorset company, Cobham plc, has completed the acquisition of the 50 per cent shareholding that it did not already own in FB Heliservices Ltd, FB Leasing Limited and FBS Limited. Cobham has made the purchase from its long standing joint
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In the dock: West Moors
DANIEL FLOYD CONNORS MARTIN aged 18 of Heathfield Way, West Moors. Admitted being drunk and disorderly at Heathfield Way, Ferndown. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £20. MORGAN ROBERT SHENTON aged 19 of Moorlands Road, West Moors. Admitted
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Poole Pirates: Hancock won't give up on his title dream
SPEEDWAY legend Greg Hancock helped keep alive Pirates’ play-off dream and then insisted the underdogs could still get their paws on the silverware. Poole bounced back from successive losses at the hands of Peterborough and Lakeside to defeat arch
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Non-league: Killick can't defend goalkeeper's sending off
MANAGER Tom Killick urged Nick Hutchings to learn his lesson after the goalkeeper had been bizarrely sent off in yesterday’s dramatic derby with Weymouth. The Dolphins boss had no defence for his long-serving stopper after the Poole number one
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Businesses across the South West get trading experience chance
Businesses across the South West looking to trade internationally have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience and insight into two of the world’s emerging markets and fastest growing economies. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) South West is
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In the dock: Wimborne
WIMBORNE RICHARD RANDALL aged 19 of Days Court, Wimborne. Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by East Dorset Magistrates’ Court. To carry out unpaid work for 170 hours within the next
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Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce members in weight loss battle
A CHARITY weight loss competition is underway between two members of Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce. Mandy Payne, president, is being challenged by Steve Brock, owner of Spotcheckers, to shed the pounds and raise cash for Macmillan Caring
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EU funding of £900,000 to aid business growth in Dorset
EU funding of nearly £900,000 will be used to help business growth in Dorset. The county’s Local Enterprise Partnership and Serco Vocational Training are to use the cash on boosting skills. The campaign, ‘Skills support for the workforce’ has
