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Poole marketing firm secures contract to rebrand AECC
A POOLE marketing firm has secured a contract to rebrand a local college of alternative medicine.The Anglo European College of Chiropractic (AECC), based in Parkwood Road, Pokesdown, has qualified for 'university' college status and Salad Creative
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Thieves steal defibrillator from hospital
THIEVES have stolen a piece of lifesaving equipment from a Dorset Hospital. The Zoll defibrillator was taken from Wareham Hospital at some point between 8.30am on Tuesday and the discovery of its absence this morning. Purbeck Police posted
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Don't Miss - events worth going out for in September
Daniel O'Donnell One of the best loved artistes of our time, both at home and abroad, Daniel O'Donnell is returning to the BIC on September 17 and 18. After more than 30 years in the spotlight, he is still in popular demand with audiences the
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No more night shelf stacking at Tesco and 24-hour opening reduced
STAFF at some local Tesco stores may have to move off the night shift or work at a different branch in order to keep their jobs. The supermarket plans to end night-time shelf-stacking at 149 branches and have the work done in the daytime. It
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CCTV: Do you recognise men sought after restaurant burglary?
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after burglars stole £620 from a restaurant. Hampshire Police said that the burglary was believed to have taken place at 6.19am on Sunday, August 14, when three offenders forced entry into The Forage Restaurant
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Man wanted by police for breaching licence conditions is found
A man wanted by police for breaching his licence conditions has been found. Jordan Thomas McClay, 26, was wanted by police after failing to comply with the requirements of his licence to live and sleep at an address in Weymouth. McClay handed
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Rio 2016: The Paralympians to watch out for from the south
After the glory of Team GB’s golden summer in Rio, the pressure is on the south’s top Paralympians to shine in Brazil. Having had relatively few athletes from the region competing in the Olympics, it is a very different story for the Paralympics
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GOSSIP: Mostyn backs Howe for Cherries stay amid reported Arsenal interest
CHERRIES chairman Jeff Mostyn has ruled out an exit for Eddie Howe in the near future amid further rumours of interest from Arsenal. The Sun stated Howe was "under serious consideration" for the Gunners top job and that the manager had "influential
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Council leader facing no confidence vote after stormy meeting
The leader of Christchurch council faces a vote of no confidence following a stormy meeting last night. The motion was proposed by the leader of the opposition, long-standing Independent councillor Colin Bungey. It followed a heated meeting
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Live your fairytale at Lulworth Castle
As you enter the castle gates and make your way along the sweeping drive, you know you have arrived somewhere very special. Set in 1,000 acres of unspoilt parkland, at the heart of the Dorset countryside lies the hidden treasure of Lulworth Castle.
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PICTURES: Hundreds turn out to meet Peter Andre in Bournemouth
IT’S 20 years since he topped the charts with smash hit Mysterious Girl. But Peter Andre proved he is still as popular as ever when he attracted around 400 adoring fans to a book signing in Bournemouth. The excited crowd screamed hysterically
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A new road, bus hub and extra arm at Boundary roundabout: BU’s £3m plans get go-ahead
PERMISSION has been granted for a major £3million infrastructure project at Bournemouth University’s Talbot Campus in Wallisdown Road. Borough of Poole has agreed to the construction of a new entrance road to the campus as well as a new bus hub
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Why isn't there a business plan? Residents plan protest march over supercouncil
‘YOU have a duty to your residents; sort this out’. That was the message to councillors from Christchurch Citizens Association during a fiery meeting about the reshaping of councils across Dorset. Plans for a protest march, petition and letters
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PICTURES: 50 years of Siemens in Poole (it's where the bar code was invented)
IT’S the place where the bar code was invented, where Ernie the premium bond machine was born and where traffic signals for many of the world’s major cities were developed. The Siemens factory, formerly Plessey, at Sopers Lane, Poole, has been
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Dorset’s dangerous drivers to be graded ‘high’ to ‘low’ risk in bid to prevent serious crashes
THE drivers most likely to kill on Dorset's roads are being targeted as part of a new police initiative. Operation Dragoon - launched by the force's Roads Policing and No Excuse teams - aims to prevent prolific driving offenders from causing serious
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Letter to the Editor: When is the government going to ban airguns?
I AM so sorry that we still have stupid boys firing airguns at defenceless cats and also now at cars, risking injury to people, too. When is the government going to place a ban on airguns? It will end up with someone getting seriously hurt.
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There are too many badgers
THE countryside with animals is about balance. When you put a full protection on an animal like the badger, who have no predators, as time goes by, you end up with far too many of them. They are a predatory animal, preying on ground-nesting bumblebees
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Theresa May's slip of the tongue
WHEN Theresa May took on the job of UK’s prime minister, she announced outside the door of 10 Downing Street that “Brexit means Brexit”. Since then, very little has been done towards that positive goal: first, a trip to Scotland where most voted
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Staff a credit to our NHS
DUE to a health scare I found myself attending Royal Bournemouth Hospital A&E on Bank Holiday Monday where I was admitted, and the day was spent undergoing numerous tests. We hear so many bad things about our local hospitals and the NHS that
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WATCH: The mini-series that shows why you should avoid the 'fatal four'
A MINI-SERIES of films about young driver safety made by Bournemouth University’s (BU) production team have been shortlisted for an award. Commissioned by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service to highlight the ‘fatal four’ – speed, distraction, seatbelts
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In The Dock: 22 people who have appeared in court from Bournemouth
CHRISTIAN GERALD CUMMINGS aged 50 of Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, admits to stealing bottles of perfume to the value of £183 belonging to Boots the chemist, Castlepoint, Bournemouth on 12/8/16. Community order made. Prohibited from entering any
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16 stunning pictures of Dorset from Flickr in August
The Red Arrows, a busy bumble bee and some breath-taking summer sunsets. These are just some of the images captured on camera by our Flickr group members in August. The Bournemouth Echo's Flickr project, An Echo Year 2016, is now over half
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Michael Jackson’s guitarist to make special appearance at tribute show
MICHAEL Jackson’s original guitarist Jennifer Batten will be making a special appearance at the King of Pop show starring Navi. Leading MJ tribute artist Navi is bringing his show to the Regent Centre in Christchurch on October 14. Jennifer, Jackson’s
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Pirates: Ford urges Pirates riders to repay his loyalty
PROMOTER Matt Ford is urging Pirates to prove his gut instinct right by gunning for the Elite League summit but admits: “We have a lot to prove.”The Wimborne Road chief admitted he had considered team changes ahead of the deadline on August 28 but opted
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Meet Isabelle, the first baby born at Poole’s new fertility centre
TO her parents, she is their miracle baby they feared they would never have. But this bundle of joy is also special to the fertility centre that played a part in her creation. Little Isabelle is Wessex Fertility’s first baby born at its new Poole clinic
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Rugby: Bates's debut try proves only a consolation for Lions
DAVE Bates scored a debut try but Bournemouth suffered a 21-16 loss in their National Three South West opener against new boys Salisbury.Bates was among five Lions debutants, the others being Alistair Bennett, David Budd, Adam Davies and Toby Kenneally.Salisbury
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AFC Bournemouth: Battle for left-back spot will make Daniels "better player"
CHARLIE Daniels insists pressure on his position is nothing new and is adamant it will help him become a better player.Left-back Daniels was a regular in the Cherries side that achieved survival in the club’s inaugural Premier League season last term,
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New Travelodge hotels across Dorset ‘could create 200 new jobs’
POOLE’S £9.5 million Travelodge has officially opened – and the independent hotel chain has set its sights on more new builds across Dorset.The Poole hotel, boasting 125 rooms and a bar cafe, is at Lifeboat Quay, Holes Bay Road, near the town’s RNLI building.Travelodge
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Sailor a lifeline during time in the Merchant Navy
Harry Bennett from Swanage, joined the Merchant Navy in 1942, aged 15. His poem, 'How It Got There' was a reminder of the lifeline he and his fellow merchant seafarers provided to both troops and civilians in the Second World War. The Sailors
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Picture of baby in pram reunited with owner
The photograph of the adorable baby girl in a Silver Cross pram found on Scott Road, Wallisdown and printed in the Echo on August 8 has now been reunited with its owner. Mrs Janet Reed, on behalf of her relative who mislaid it, would like to thank the
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Memories of Captain Albert Cockle and his sons
Mary Curtis of Wareham contacted the Echo after seeing the article on Captain Albert Cockle printed on August 3. When she was a child she lived in Cellars Farm Road near Solent Road in Southbourne where the captain lived with his two sons Albert and
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Council’s support for beach hut community scoops award
BOURNEMOUTH Borough Council has been named as the first ever Beach Hut Local Authority of the Year.Towergate Insurance wanted to recognise local support for the beach hut community which is why the category was included in the 2016 search for Britain’
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Team Bobby: police officers to cycle 84miles for poorly three-year-old
A GROUP of serving and former police officers are taking on an 84 mile cycle challenge to support a £30,000 fundraiser for a poorly three-year-old.Bobby Griffin from Poole, who has Chromosome 14q Deletion Syndrome, Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disorder and
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Plans for ‘Sandbanks-style’ flats are withdrawn – for now
PLANS to build a modern block of flats on the site of a closed nursing home have been withdrawn.The proposal to build 10 apartments on the site of the Pinebeach care home on Southcliffe Road in Friars Cliff, Christchurch was withdrawn by the applicant.The
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Your shoes can help poorly children’s wishes come true
A CHILDREN'S charity is appealing for donations of ladies shoes for a fundraising event taking place later this month.Round Table Children's Wish, which is based in Bournemouth, will be hosting their One Night Party Shoe Shop event at The Best
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"Insufficient evidence" to prosecute over death of Fiona Welcome
IT looks likely no one will ever stand before the criminal courts over the death of Bournemouth woman Fiona Welcome. Fiona died after a hit-and-run collision, which took place as she crossed the road near Boscombe Chine Gardens, in the early hours
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Father and daughter launched 'flurry of punches' on man who 'slapped' his girlfriend at bus stop, court told
A father and daughter have appeared in court charged with attacking a man with such ferocity he had to have his jaw rewired. David Scott, 47, of Winchester and Amelia Scott, 25, of Stourcliffe Avenue, Bournemouth, deny causing Michael Donnellan
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BH2 restaurant CAN serve booze until 1am despite fears it will become late night drinking haunt
A NEW town centre restaurant will be able to remain open in the early hours despite concerns over antisocial behaviour. Las Iguanas is one of several established chains due to open later this year in the BH2 development - formerly West Central
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Bournemouth has its warmest September night on record
BOURNEMOUTH experienced its warmest September evening on record. Weather expert Charles Taylor recorded temperatures of 18.4C (65F) on Monday night, September 5. The figure beat the previous maximum of 18.2C set on September 8, 1949. Forecasters
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Best of luck with naked swim campaign, David
I CANNOT believe the trouble that David Ross has had in the article ‘Naturists steamed up over nude swim’. As for filtration problems – what codswallop. When I was at school we had an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Swimming trunks? Never
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Gag fears in super council debate are worrying
REPORTS in the Echo that councillors fear that they are being effectively gagged in the super council debate are worrying. Apparently councillors are being told that they must “keep an open mind” and “not go too far.” If they overstep the mark,
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In The Dock: 2 people who have appeared in court from Christchurch and Verwood
CHRISTCHURCH TERRENCE DAVID JOSEPH ROXBOROUGH aged 58 of no fixed abode, admits to being drunk and disorderly in a public place at Christchurch High Street on 10/8/16. Fined £80. To pay £30 victim surcharge. To be detained in courthouse. VERWOOD
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Visitors flock to see drawings by Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Picasso at Poole Museum
AN EXHIBITION featuring drawings from some of the world’s most celebrated artists has opened at Poole Museum - and it is already going down a storm with visitors.Work by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Matisse and Hockney, is on show
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Picture of the Day: The Duke of Normandy launches in 1972
The Duke of Normandy at its launch in 1972.The vessel was the last to be built by J Bolson and Son at their West Quay Road yard. Standing on the shore are joiners Wally Heckford,Tommy Waite and an unknown person. Leaning over the side of the tug is Jim
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AFC Bournemouth: Howe pleased by form of goalkeepers
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe has revealed his delight at the early-season form of goalkeepers Artur Boruc and Adam Federici.The experienced Boruc has started all three of Cherries' Premier League games so far this campaign against Manchester United, West
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These students have helped launch 216 businesses in developing countries
FIVE years ago students from a Bournemouth school had a dream of helping people from developing countries set up their own businesses.Today that dream is a reality and Avonbourne College’s Project Emerge has loaned more than $6,000, helping launch 216
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Speedway: Middlo fumes over decisions of referee Ackroyd
PIRATES team boss Neil Middleditch slammed official Craig Ackroyd for “some of the worst refereeing I have ever seen” after Poole lost 48-42 at Wolverhampton on Monday.The Elite League champions earned a point despite being without their top three of
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Cycle speedway: Poole youngsters shine on home circuit
POOLE'S youth squad were in unstoppable form at Harbourside Raceway in the fifth round of the British Regional Youth League On a day when the strong winds proved the biggest handicap, the home club won five of the six A final trophies on offer.Poole
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Sailing: Elliott's on topper the world with family double
TEENAGE sailor Elliott Kuzyk followed in the footsteps of older brother Giles by claiming a superb victory on the global stage – in the same boat.Giles became topper world champion four years ago and his 15-year-old sibling made it a family double at