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Letter to the editor: How the lockdown has hit Haskins
I WOULD like to provide further clarity and reassurance on the subject of the large number of plants which Haskins has had to dispose of due to the Covid-19 lockdown, as recently reported in the media. Haskins has, as reported, experienced losses
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Premier League clubs remain committed to finishing 2019-20 season after being briefed on 'Project Restart'
PREMIER League clubs reconfirmed their commitment to finishing the 2019-20 season amid the coronavirus pandemic at a shareholders' meeting on Friday. Top-flight sides, including Cherries, were briefed on the league's 'Project Restart' plans, with
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Hope FM and the Daily Echo invite you to dedicate a song to a loved one
COMMUNITY radio station Hope FM in association with the Daily Echo is inviting readers to make special song requests. People who would like to hear a song for themselves or someone else can email their request along with a brief explanation on why
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Coronavirus: Four more confirmed deaths in Dorset hospitals takes total to 123
NHS England has confirmed four more people have died in hospitals across Dorset after contracting coronavirus. The total number of deaths in the county now stands at 123. 52 people have died at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals
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More than 200 coronavirus patients discharged from Bournemouth and Poole hospitals
BOURNEMOUTH and Poole hospitals have now discharged a combined total of more than 200 patients who had contracted coronavirus. Providing a weekly update on the number of COVID-19 patients had been discharged, Royal Bournemouth Hospital reported
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McDonald's confirms when it will begin to re-open branches across the UK
The boss of McDonald's has confirmed when it will start to reopen restaurants across the UK. In a letter to staff and customers on Friday, May 1 - Paul Pomroy - McDonald’s CEO UK and Ireland revealed the number of measures that will be in place
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A35 closed after woman is left trapped in overturned Ford Fiesta
A WOMAN was left trapped in her car after it overturned on the A35. Emergency services were called to reports of the crash near Morden Park Corner at 12.27pm. There are reports of traffic building up in both directions due to police road closures
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Thousands fewer patients attend A&E departments in Bournemouth and Poole hospitals during pandemic
ACCIDENT and Emergency departments in Bournemouth and Poole have seen thousands fewer patients than usual during the coronavirus crisis. Figures just released show there were less than 13,000 visits to the two units in March compared with more
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Christchurch Carnival cancelled due to ongoing coronavirus outbreak
ORGANISERS of the Christchurch Carnival have announced that this year’s event is to be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Planners revealed that the event in mid-August was to be annulled on their Facebook page on Tuesday evening, expressing
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Dorset residents take part in sixth Clap For Our Carers
APPLAUSE rang out across Dorset once again last night as Dorset residents showed their appreciation for key workers. People all over the county took to their doorsteps to clap for NHS staff, carers and other key workers, including supermarket staff
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B&Q reveal new rules for customers after reopening all 288 UK stores
B&Q has revealed its new rules for customers after reopening all its branches following the coronavirus shutdown. The DIY retailer gradually reopened its 288 UK stores over the past two weeks, with its last remaining sites opening their doors
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How could the lockdown be eased for schools, retail, travel and sport in the UK?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed he will reveal a “road map” for easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week. This will be a “menu of options” with the dates and times driven by the current state of the outbreak in the UK, he added
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Ryanair to cut up to 3,000 pilots and cabin crew
Up to 3,000 jobs across pilots and cabin crew are to be cut at Ryanair. The budget airline group announced that a restructuring programme could also involve unpaid leave and pay being slashed by up to 20%, as well as the closure of "a number of
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Letter to the Editor: Marie Curie is here to ensure you are not in this alone
UNCOMFORTABLE as it is, the coronavirus pandemic means many of us will be forced to confront death in ways we never could’ve comprehended just a few weeks ago. Dying, death and bereavement are difficult to process at any time, but even more so
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Letter to the Editor: An unaccountable government is a very dangerous thing
I HAD to have a long lie down when I read Mr Cowan’s letter which appears to infer that any questioning of the government’s response to this virus (Covid-19) should be condemned. I believe that an unaccountable government is a very dangerous thing
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Letter to the Editor: Easy to criticise hospital shake-up plans
THE Echo continues to publish letters complaining about the decision of the CCG to re-organise the NHS locally. This time from Siobhan Coleman demanding that BCP challenge the decision. BCP should act in the best interests of all their residents
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Letter to the Editor: 'Keep the trees, ditch the car park'
HOW can Poole Park possibly be 'improved' by the destruction of trees? More than twenty mature trees had been felled last time I counted. This is supposedly to improve the road through the park and make more space for car parking. The park
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'We will be back stronger': Organisers cancel this year's Swanage Carnival
THIS year's Swanage Carnival becomes the latest Dorset event to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. As reported, in mid-April organisers had remained hopeful that the popular annual spectacular could still take place. However, a decision
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Coronavirus: the latest across Dorset and the UK
5:12pm Hancock: Our goal must be freedom. We will not lift measures until it is safe to do so
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Police officer dragged along road and injured after car drives off during stop check
A POLICE officer was dragged down a road in Poole and injured after a car reportedly drove off while being stop checked. The male officer stopped a vehicle in Langley Road at around 2.40pm on Wednesday, April 29, when the incident took place.
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Appeal after woman in her 60s is bitten in dog attack in Poole
A WOMAN in her 60s and her dog were injured when they were attacked by another dog at a Poole beauty spot. Police are appealing for help from the public following the incident at the Sea View viewpoint in Constitution Hill at around 1.30pm on Thursday
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B&Q, Homebase and Wickes reopen more stores - here's what bosses have said
DIY chains B&Q, Homebase and Wickes have reopened a vast number of stores after closing in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. Hardware stores have been named as essential retailers by the Government but they still largely shut their doors
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Police reveal number of on-the-spot fines dished out to lockdown rule-breakers
MORE than 250 on-the-spot fines have been issued to people breaking the lockdown laws in Dorset. Figures released this afternoon by the National Police Chiefs' Council reveal 255 fines have been handed out in the county. More than half of the
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£57m payout for struggling businesses - as extra council staff brought in to process 7,200 grant claims
Dorset Council has switched staff from other departments to help meet the demand for business grant payments. The authority says it has paid around two thirds of the 7,240 business support grant claims made so far, totalling £57 million. “If
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Cancer survivor urges people to Race for Life at Home
A BOURNEMOUTH cancer survivor is inspiring people to Race for Life at home and carry on the fight against the disease. Lucy Jackson has been steadily rebuilding her life after completing her treatment for breast cancer and was hoping to spend this
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Online training courses are available for FREE to furloughed workers - how to sign up
Free online training courses have been launched for those on furlough to help sharpen their digital skills. With millions of workers currently furloughed, the Department for Education (DfE) has teamed up with the Open University, Google and other
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These adorable decorated fairy doors can be found all over a Dorset common (and this is why)
MYSTERIOUS tiny doors keep appearing across Poor Common in West Parley, brightening up people's daily walks. The 15 hectare site has been adorned with variously decorated fairy doors, a fun activity started by Zoe Laver and her daughter Sophia,
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Call from Cyprus to Dorset to help 87-year-old running out of food during lockdown
A CALL from 2800 miles away led to a mercy mission to organise urgent supplies for an isolated grandmother in Dorset. Pauline, who lives in Paphos in Cyprus, found Age UK North, South & West Dorset (NSWD) via an internet search when she needed to
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'Some prefer us to M&S': Food wholesaler becomes home delivery service in lockdown
ONE of the largest independent food wholesalers in the south has rapidly turned itself into a home delivery service along the same lines as the supermarkets. Harvest Fine Foods normally supplies trade customers such as restaurants, care homes,
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Fighting Talk! New Echo columnist Chris Billam-Smith writes about NHS carers, wearing fancy dress on the pitch at Cherries, and setting up a scaffold to train from home
In his first Daily Echo column, Chris Billam-Smith talks NHS carers, wearing fancy dress at Cherries and training sessions from home... IN A time where there is so much darkness and negativity, I believe we have seen some great humility and positivity
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Plans for 74 homes spark concerns over safeguarding due to close proximity to nursery
PLANS for 74 homes to the north of Fordingbridge have sparked safeguarding concerns due to the close proximity to a nursery. The application for the development on land at Burgate Acres has been submitted to New Forest District Council by Metis
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Picture of the Day: Bournemouth Gasworks football club grandstand demolition in 1966
The Bournemouth Gasworks football club grandstand bring demolished to make way for housing at Dereham Way, Poole, 1966
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Anger as delivery drivers congregate outside newly reopened branch of KFC
RESIDENTS have expressed their concern as a group of food delivery drivers congregated outside the recently reopened Parkstone KFC branch. Pictures emerged of at least half a dozen people, some of which were Deliveroo drivers, waiting outside KFC
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Song praising 'Hidden Angels' to raise money for hospital appeal
STAFF from Royal Bournemouth and musicians from across Dorset have come together to produce a charity single in aid of Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s #NHSHeroes Appeal. The group called ‘The Collective’ wrote the song ‘Hidden Angels’ to celebrate
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WATCH: Meet the Bournemouth postie dressing as a post box to spread cheer
A POSTWOMAN from Bournemouth has been helping to brighten up people’s days in isolation by delivering their post dressed in a post box costume. Lana Craig, who has been working as a postwoman at Winton Delivery Office for over 17 years, has received
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Some cigarettes and tobacco will be banned in UK from May
NEW European rules will come into force across the UK next month banning a number of different types of cigarette. The rules come at the end of a four-year rolling project tightening the regulations on what types of cigarettes can be sold across
