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LIFE'S A WITCH
PROTESTERS are staging demonstrations outside a Bournemouth cinema against the blockbusting Harry Potter Film. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone has shattered cinema box office records on both sides of the Atlantic, pulling in a massive £12 million
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Sick worker may be a new recruit
A WORKER who had only been at Poole Hospital for two weeks is at the centre of a tuberculosis alert. As reported in yesterday's Echo, screening for TB is now being carried out on 79 patients treated on one of the hospital wards between October 26 and
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Testing again
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Test 3
testing testing
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Duo in the Q for network glory
ANTHONY Willmington, from Godmanstone near Dorchester, competes in the Network Q Rally of Great Britain this week along with Colin McRae and Richard Burns who are both bidding to claim the FIA Driver's World Championship. The four-day, 1,000-mile Cardiff-based
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Hardye's make history
THE Under-15 rugby team from Dorchester's Thomas Hardye School have made school history by reaching the fifth round of the national Daily Mail Cup. Tries by Ryan Moss (2), Tim Batten, Jamie Powell and Tim Cuzens along with three conversions from Paul
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Holmes injury mars Magpies winning streak
DORCHESTER player-coach Matty Holmes could be sidelined for several weeks after being taken to hospital in agony following a crunching challenge by Chatham's Tommy Binks last night. Binks appeared to jump into Holmes as the ex-West Ham star tried to control
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You're Out
FRED DAVIES was sacked as Terras' director of football last night in a dramatic shake-up at the Dr Martens Premier Division's second-placed club. The other half of the Wey-mouth management team, player-boss Andy Mason, is believed to have been offered
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Test 2
Another test story
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Gary likely to be man
PIRATES chiefs were still tight-lipped today about the identity of their latest target. The Elite League club are due to announce the third confirmed rider of their 2002 line-up to their fans tonight. But when pressed, Poole co-promoter Matt Ford refused
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YOU'RE OUT!
FRED DAVIES was sacked as Terras' director of football last night in a dramatic shake-up at the Dr Martens Premier Division's second-placed club. The other half of the Weymouth management team, player-boss Andy Mason, is believed to have been offered
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Post-box sealed in powder hoax
OFFICIALS claim a post-box in Dorchester is due back in action this week after it was sealed up for tests and cleaning. Workers are due to clean and unseal the collection box in Baynard's Road after white powder - found in tests to be flour - was discovered
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Pension cash still on track
DORSET County Council has defended its investment in Railtrack shares, which has had an effect on its pension fund. And it has denied claims that employees' pensions will be affected or that the taxpayer may be forced to make up any shortfall. It had
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Grant means the kids are all right
A NEW centre for children is set to open in the Piddle Valley, thanks to a £9,500 lottery boost. The Piddle Valley Kids' Club will be based at the Piddle Valley First School in Piddletrenthide. Organisers hope the new facility, which will offer child-care
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It's the coast with the most
DECISION time is drawing near and soon it will be known whether Dorset's famous coastline, together with a section of the east Devon coast, will be granted World Heritage status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (
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MP shapes up on school visit
BRACE those biceps! South Dorset MP Jim Knight got a little help from pupils Darren Barwick and Michael Setterfield during a tour of Budmouth Technology College in Weymouth. The MP had to flex his muscles when he was shown weight training equipment in
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Banshee deal is a howling success story
DORSET aerospace and engineering group Meggitt has secured more than £14 million worth of contracts and options for its Banshee missile target system. The UK MoD has awarded Meggitt Defence Systems a three-year turnkey contract - with an option for a
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Cat's amazing!
A VET wrote off Oliver's chances of survival when he was a scrawny-looking kitten. Now his owners are celebrating his 29th birthday. And that could make the ginger tom from Christchurch a world record breaker since Guinness World Records currently lists
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Transport strategy 'no solution' for villagers
CAMPAIGNERS renewed calls for a Sandford bypass as the major local plan inquiry for Purbeck resumed yesterday. The local plan provides a framework guiding future development and members of the A351 Action Group are fighting proposals to include residential
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Core blimey!
A FRUIT expert is looking to root out a "lost" apple variety in Dorset and Hampshire after stumbling across the first example in more than half a century. Ringwood pomologist Harry Baker was thrilled to his core when he discovered the ultra-rare Profit
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Public protests over park-and-ride plans
A MASS protest is being marshalled against Poole council's proposed park-and-ride scheme for Creekmoor. More than 300 people have lobbied Creekmoor Conservative councillor Judy Butt, demanding a U-turn by the council. Now an open meeting has been called
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'It's pure and simple - I can't see show!'
A DISABLED teenager was distraught at being told she wouldn't be able to see her favourite pop bands at the BIC. Christine Brookes, 17, of Catalina Close, Mudeford, was reduced to tears after she was told she would be barely able to glimpse bands like
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Brid and Lyme sport test
Test story
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AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0 - PORT VALE 0
STUBBORN Port Vale put the mockers on Cherries' chances of recording their fifth consecutive win with a hard-working display against Sean O'Driscoll's side last night. In a game of few chances, two well-organised sides matched each other throughout, leaving
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Battling Dorchester keep record intact
DORCHESTER 3 CHATHAM 1 DORCHESTER showed their battling qualities to come from behind to keep their 100 per cent home record intact at the Avenue Stadium last night. They were anticipating a rugged contest from their Kent opponents and they definitely
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Bridport news test
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Fashion chain's profits boost
FASHION chain New Look showed its recovery strategy was on track as it reported a 15 per cent hike in half-year profits. The Weymouth-based company launched the overhaul in June after being dogged by falling sales and profits and has already achieved
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Rescue sparks alarms warning
FIREFIGHTERS who rescued a man from his Dorchester flat yesterday warned that he could have been killed because he covered up his smoke alarm. Leading Firefighter Des Watts pulled the young man from his smoke-logged flat on the ground floor of a housing
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Love thy neighbour!
TRUE love is marrying the girl next door, so Darryl Howells walked a few yards and asked Debbie Harris for a date. She agreed, but the course of true love never did run smooth..... and Darryl forgot to turn up. Debbie, not surprisingly, was none too pleased
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Riddle of car boot letters solved
A DORCHESTER widow whose husband died from cancer five months ago has been reunited with long-lost family members after an Echo story brought them together. Calls from readers flooded in after we told of how a 50-year-old letter from war hero Harry Trump
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Bargains galore at bazaar
FESTIVE spirits were evident among all the helpers and visitors attending the Easton Methodist Churches Christmas Bazaar. Bargains galore were to be had on the attractive stalls of crafts, cakes, groceries, toys, books and bric-a- brac. A roaring trade
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Resort in bid to host top regatta
WEYMOUTH bids this weekend to host a prestigious international sailing regatta. Top sailor Bob Turner is flying to Genoa in Italy on behalf of the resort to bid for the 2005 world championships in the competitive J24 class. The event would bring more
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Warning over crime figures
RECORDED crime in Dorset is set for a sharp rise because of changes in the way police work out the figures. Police forces across the country are expected to introduce the National Crime Recording Standard from April 1 next year. The Association of Chief
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Cherries pass first 'big test'
SEAN O'Driscoll watched Port Vale put the brakes on Cherries' play-off push last night before heaping praise on his players for passing their first "big test" at the Fitness First Stadium. Cherries, who were looking to complete a hat-trick of wins at
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Eddie walking disciplinary tightrope
EDDIE Howe is walking a disciplinary tightrope after picking up his fourth booking of the season last night. Howe was cautioned by referee Steve Tomlin for kicking the ball away after he had been penalised for a foul on Port Vale's Chris Killen. Erroneously
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Test 2
Another test
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Lyme Regis test
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