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218 turbines up to 650ft: Navitus Bay announces next idea in £3bn plan
THE team bidding to build a wind farm off the Dorset coast has announced the next step in its controversial £3bn plan. Navitus Bay Development Ltd (NBDL) has submitted a planning application for the wind park 12 miles off the Bournemouth coast.
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Pirates: Poole's play-off dream 'a bridge too far' says Middleditch
TEAM boss Neil Middleditch all but admitted defeat in the race for the play-offs as Poole Pirates slipped to another agonising seven-point loss. The 50-43 reverse at Swindon, a carbon copy of the score at Lakeside six days before, seemingly ended
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VIDEO: Bournemouth Air Festival day one round-up - blue skies, sunshine and a full-strength Red Arrows team
IT was a triumphant return for a full-strength Red Arrows at Bournemouth Air Festival today. The setting could not have been better for the Reds to make their return as a nine-ship formation for the first time since the tragic death of Flt Lt Jon
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AFC Bournemouth: Rantie's signing a great boost for South Africa national team says coach
SOUTH Africa coach Gordon Igesund believes Tokelo Rantie’s signing by Cherries will be a “great boost” for the national team. Striker Rantie yesterday put the finishing touches to his move to Dean Court after Cherries had thrashed out a club record
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Choose to stay home while your spouse earns a living? you don't deserve free childcare
For the past few weeks the shrill cries of hundreds, if not thousands, of women who self-proclaim themselves as being a ‘full-time yummy mummy’ have been keeping the UK awake with the “devastating news” from George Osborne, specifying that free childcare
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AFC Bournemouth: Mitchell insists Rantie deal is no gamble
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has refuted suggestions Cherries have gambled the club’s financial future on the signing of Tokelo Rantie. Mitchell was responding after some supporters raised concerns at the reported transfer fee – with figures having
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UPDATED: 70 firefighters battling heath fire at Ham Common
AROUND 70 firefighters are currently involved in tackling a heath fire at Ham Common in Poole. Dorset Fire and Rescue received a succession of 999 calls from members of the public from 2.45pm this afternoon, reporting a large amount of smoke coming
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Mum’s plea to David Cameron: join battle to find missing A’ishah
A MUM searching for her missing six-year-old daughter took her battle to Downing Street on Tuesday. Leila Saber Mesbah Sabra handed over a petition on the steps of number 10 urging Prime Minister David Cameron to get involved in her two-and-a-half
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Make the most of your new credit card: obey the balance transfer golden rules
The credit crunch is finally losing its bite. A price war has sparked a host of new credit card offers far in excess of anything pre-recession. So it’s the perfect time for you to take advantage and slash the costs of your existing debts. This
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Bowling green one of the best in the country but we’ve been forced to go elsewhere, says club
DEDICATED Christchurch bowlers will play their last game on the picturesque green this weekend. Members of Christchurch Bowling Club, who play at the idyllic bowling green opposite the Kings Hotel in Castle Street say a combination of factors including
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Have a wonderful festival: patrons' evening marked with flypast by the Red Arrows
Some of the Air Festival’s biggest supporters gathered at the Highcliff Marriott on the eve of the show to celebrate the raising of thousands of pounds for charity. The start of sixth and final Patrons’ evening on the hotel’s lawn was marked, right
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Poole mum killed in A35 caravan crash named as Rosemary Evans
A POOLE mum killed following a caravan crash at the weekend has been named. Rosemary May Evans, 48, of Kitchener Crescent, suffered devastating injuries when the Land Rover Discovery she was travelling in overturned on the A35 between Dorchester
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Red Arrows' message to Bournemouth Air Festival crowd: wave at us as we fly overhead
CROWDS will be dazzled by the daredevil exploits of the Red Arrows at the Bournemouth Air Festival this weekend. And the men clad in red jumpsuits have urged those watching breathlessly from the ground to wave in support. Flight lieutenant
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Emma Egging: Jon's Trust is growing so fast
Dr Emma Egging returned to Bournemouth today two years after the death of her husband. Flight lieutenant Jon Egging was killed after his Hawk T1 aircraft crashed in a field near Throop Mill following a display at the festival in 2011. Dr Egging
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Miss Demeanour pilot Jonathon Whaley: keep an eye out for my 200mph Derry Turn
FEARLESS pilot Jonathon Whaley said he was “honoured” to sign the Daily Echo’s special Air Festival book on the first day of the event. Jonathon, a former lieutenant with the Royal Navy, will fly his wonderful Hawker Hunter Miss Demeanour on Friday
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VIDEO: Red Arrows inspired me to fly - meet Vulcan pilot Phill O’Dell
BUGLERS sounded the arrival of a Lynx helicopter this morning as Bournemouth Air Festival was officially opened. Civic dignitaries joined armed forces representatives for the formal VIP launch event at the Highcliff Marriott Hotel. Also there
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Could you be Arts by the Sea Festival volunteer?
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help ensure the forthcoming Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival goes with a swing. Bournemouth will host more than 50 original and exciting arts activities during the three week festival and is looking for people to fulfil
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Hundreds turn out for funeral of scout leader Rob Bawdon
TALENTED musician and scout leader Rob Bawdon was remembered as a “genuine and likeable” person at an emotional service to celebrate his life. Around 200 mourners attended the service at the Woodland Burial Ground in Walkford to say goodbye to
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Poole's new school system begins next month
A DECADE of work comes to fruition in September when around 3,708 Poole youngsters change schools. Borough of Poole’s massive change in the age of transfer has cost £52million and seen a major building programme and a name change for many schools
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Benefits of Bournemouth and Poole hospitals merger outweigh concerns about choice, say trusts
BOSSES of The Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital Trusts have outlined the benefits of the proposed merger in a detailed new document. It follows concerns expressed in a provisional report by the Competition Commission in July, that it
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UPDATED: A31 reopened after three car crash
A MAN has suffered a suspected neck fracture after a three vehicle crash on the A31 near Wimborne this morning. The crash, reported to police at around 9.15am, involved a white Mercedes Sprinter van registered to a Devon firm, a silver Ford S-MAX
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Tributes paid to Dorset’s ‘Mother Teresa’
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a “Mother Teresa” figure who ran a soup kitchen for the poor and spent the majority of her time volunteering to help homeless people. Muriel Hawke, 81, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 16 after more than 30
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Brave Hurn postmaster who faced two armed raids retires after 10 years
A COUPLE from Christchurch who twice faced down armed robbers have retired from their Post Office after nearly 10 years in the business. Former postmaster Roy Ritson and his wife, Jessica, have moved to Cornwall following nine and a half years
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Police hunt man who flashed mum in Canford Cliffs
POLICE are hunting a man who flashed a mum and her young son last week in Canford Cliffs. An image has now been released of a man they want to speak to in relation to the incident. The family were approached by a man who exposed himself after
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Lucky escape for family after fire sweeps through home
A FAMILY had a close escape after a blaze swept through their home. Neighbours have spoken of their terror as the flames took hold of the two-bedroom terraced house in Comet Way, Mudeford, on last Monday evening. The ferocity of the fire was
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Consultancy firm will boost your business
Leading hospitality professional Simon Scarborough is to set up his own consultancy fim to promote customer service best practice throughout the region’s tourism industry. Widely credited with turning around the fortunes of Bournemouth’s four-star
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Engineering skills for young people
YOUNG people have been learning mechanical engineering skills on a new Get into Engineering programme. The two week course covered everything from changing tires and puncture repair, to measuring, welding and machining steel, and seven of the nine
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In the Dock: Christchurch
ALEXANDER MALCOLM CASH aged 26 of Albion Road, Christchurch. Admitted driving a Vauxhall car on Albion Road, Christchurch without third party insurance. No separate penalty. Licence endorsed with eight points. Also admitted driving the above vehicle
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In the Dock: Poole
ANTHONY ALFRED JONES aged 66 of Apsley Crescent, Poole. Admitted driving a Vauxhall car through a red light on the A350 Holes Bay Road and junction with Sterte Road, Poole. Fined £35. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with
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In the Dock: Bournemouth
AMIR KHAN aged 25 of East Avenue, Bournemouth. Admitted driving a BMW car on Haven Road, Poole without third party insurance. Fined £120. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with six points. ANDRE FITZGERALD PATRICK aged
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In the Dock: Blandford Forum
JAMIE QUARMAN aged 39 of Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset. Admitted driving an Audi car through a red light on the A347 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth. Fined £80. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £35. Licence endorsed with three points.
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Happy future for brave Roy
WE wish a happy retirement to hard-working Roy Ritson and his wife Jessica. The couple ran Hurn Post Office for nearly 10 years. During that time, brave Roy came face-to-face with armed raiders on two occasions. All Roy would say on the
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News please: George Cooper
I am currently researching a new branch of my family after completing my father’s family line with help from some long lost relatives. My grandfather’s name was George Cooper and he originated from Lyndhurst in the New Forest. He had nine siblings
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Get a ship with tall flag
Given the intense debate about the visual impact of the proposed wind farm development, and the lack of trust in the computer generated images of what it would look like, surely the answer is for there to be an actual display in the proposed area using
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Science and not scares
Your headline to Dr Martin Rodger’s letter “Exaggerating fracking ideas” (Echo August 23rd) was I thought very appropriate because it sums up his letter well. He continues his anti-fracking campaign by making sweeping statements and generalisations
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Proud of this lovely town
Like me, your correspondent Geoff Cooper was born in Bournemouth and was once as proud as I am of our beautiful town. Unfortunately, he seems to have taken off his rose-tinted sunglasses and swapped them for some of a more gloomy hue. Personally
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Bournemouth council: how we're tackling issue of unauthorised travellers camps
BOURNEMOUTH council has adopted a strategy of prevention when it comes to unauthorised travellers camps. Although it has to manage camps that do make it onto its public land like any other council or landowner, it is a policy of security that comes
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We've no obvious place for a traveller transit site, say Poole bosses
BOSSES at Borough of Poole say a policy of management is the best they have while there is no designated site for travellers in the area. Councils have been criticised by residents, a travellers’ group and the government for not doing enough on
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Thousands flock to opening day of Great Dorset Steam Fair
THOUSANDS of enthusiasts flocked to the opening day of the Great Dorset Steam Fair yesterday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the event. Sunny skies enticed around 50,000 visitors to the showground at Tarrant Hinton where people were able to
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Bournemouth Air Festival: Day One Live!
8:42pm Here's a sneaky peak of the souvenir pull-out you can find inside tomorrow's Daily Echo featuring pictures from day one of the Air Festival: 8:39pm So that's
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Youth recruitment initiative set up in Bournemouth
A NEW youth recruitment initiative has launched in Bournemouth with the aim of encouraging hundreds of youngsters into traineeships and apprenticeships. Smart training and recruitment is currently on the hunt for talented 16- to 24-year-olds in
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Whiz-kid Luke claims fifth at Microsoft Office Specialist World Championships
A COMPUTER whiz-kid from Bournemouth has beaten thousands of hopefuls to come fifth in the world at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championships in Washington. Luke Benfield, 14, won the national competition in July after scoring 100 per
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September marks new rule for education leavers
STARTING in September, all Dorset pupils will be required to remain at school, college or on-the-job training until they turn 17. This is the first step in a nation-wide move towards raising the education leaving age to 18 by 2015. Teenagers
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Bournemouth & Poole College launches new financial services training centre
A NEW Financial Services Training Centre is being launched by The Bournemouth & Poole College to boost Apprenticeships in the region. The College is working with the National Skills Academy for Financial Services to create the new centre, and
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AFC Bournemouth: Rantie will add a lot to our squad says Howe
EDDIE Howe is hoping new recruit Tokelo Rantie can be the final piece of Cherries’ Championship jigsaw and insists: “He will offer a different dimension.” Boss Howe revealed that a lot of work had gone into the capture of the 22-year-old Malmo
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Pirates: Josh vows to take his big chance at Poole
PIRATES’ rookie reserve Josh Grajczonek has revealed his determination to make the most of his big opportunity at Poole. The 23-year-old Aussie bagged 8+1 in Pirates’ crucial 49-41 victory over his former club Swindon on Monday as Neil Middleditch
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Inquest due to open into death of Poole mum in caravan crash
AN INQUEST into the death of a Poole mum killed following a caravan crash will open in Dorchester today. The 48-year-old suffered life threatening injuries when the Land Rover Discovery she was travelling in overturned on the A35 between Dorchester
