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Bruce back to winning ways
BRUCE Willis rebounds from the lukewarm reception to Unbreakable with Barry Levinson's utterly charming road movie. Middle-aged Lothario Joe (Bruce Willis) and his hypochondriac partner Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) escape from jail to embark on one of America's
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Gig listings for Friday, November 30
The Speed Handbag (Mariner's, Maiden Street, Weymouth): This new line-up promise oodles of 70s disco, allied to timeless gems from Clodagh Rogers and Petula Clark. Into The Void (Finn M'Coul's, Westham Road, Weymouth): Weymouth's own Black Sabbath tribute
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SEASIDERS IN LINE FOR TEAM HONOUR
WEYMOUTH'S hockey heroes have been short-listed for the title of Dorset's top team. The Seasiders, who brought glory to the town with their 3-0 victory over 1999 champions Tring in last season's final of the English Hockey Association Vase at the national
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Arts listings for Saturday, December 1
SATURDAY (1) Obituaries/GSOH, Weymouth Arts Centre Scenes from The Savoy, Weymouth Pavilion Dorset Chamber Orchestra, St Mary's Church, Dorchester Sherborne Chamber Choir, Sherborne Abbey The Borrowers, Bryanston Arts Centre New Scorpion Band, Martinstown
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Concert in the Abbey
FRESH from the success of a singing trip to Tuscany, Sherborne Chamber Choir is performing a selection of Advent favourites in the town Abbey on Saturday. The programme includes pieces from 16th century works right up to modern numbers. The concert is
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Coroner in attack on beach security
SOCCER referee Michael Malcolmson from Weymouth drowned on holiday in Spain after lifeguards were removed at the end of the summer. An inquest heard how Mr Malcolmson, 47, of Shirecroft Road, Weymouth, was dragged into the sea by rough waves. West Dorset
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Getting a taste of forties life
WINSTON Churchill gave a rousing speech before air raid sirens and explosions caused the electrics to falter and guests were nearly forced to run for shelter at the village hall in Bothenhampton. Locals attending the Taste of the Forties evening found
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Police officer gets new role
SUPERINTENDENT David Burgess has been appointed as the new head of the Dorset Police Community Safety Department. Supt Burgess had been the Eastern Divisional Commander, based at Ferndown, since 1997 - where he saw the new divisional headquarters built
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It's timber, as children get tree sale under way
THE "firs" Noel came early for one school when it got to pick the cream of the crop of the New Forest's Christmas trees. Five children from Pennington Infant School were invited by the Forestry Commission to search for the New Forest's first yule-tide
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Physio's anger at web claim
FURIOUS Cherries physio John Cooper is threatening to sue an unofficial fans' website after claiming he was libelled on its message board. Cooper is unhappy with a posting which appeared on the site regarding comments he allegedly made to a fan about
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Couple's spooky night on famous old liner
A DORSET couple were left spooked by an encounter with ghosts on one of the world's most famous ships - on hallowe'en night. John and Delysia Spurden from Verwood spent four nights on the Queen Mary, now a floating hotel, at Long Beach, California, recently
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Arts listings for Tuesday, December 4
The Bootleg Beatles, BIC
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Arts listings for Sunday, December 2
SUNDAY (2) Ballet Imaginaire, Weymouth Pavilion Briantspuddle Singers, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cattistock The Borrowers, Bryanston Arts Centre Christmas Classics, Regent Centre, Christchurch Carols for the People, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
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Arts listings for Friday, November 30
FRIDAY (30) Child of the Promise, Weymouth Pavilion Murder by Misadventure, Poole Arts Centre Callas, Regent Centre, Christchurch The Borrowers, Bryanston Arts Centre Halfway to Paradise, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth Bottom 4, Windsor Hall, BIC
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Borrowing a much-loved tale
ONE OF the best-loved children's stories comes to Bryanston Arts Centre tonight for a 10-day visit, courtesy of the renowned Jake's Ladder Theatre Co. The Borrowers, which is based on the tales by Mary Norton, is about the adventures that befall the tiny
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Traders in warning to thieves
POLICE and traders today warned shoplifters threatening Dorchester over Christmas: 'Steer clear, we are not a soft touch.' They are taking a united stand against crooks as the town centre suffers an increase in crime at the start of the festive season
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Jail term for sex attacks on boys
A former scoutmaster was jailed for six years for a string of sexual offences on boys at a care home which he treated as a "paedophile's paradise". William Rogers, 51, of Corporation Road, Weymouth, was convicted of 16 counts of indecent assault, one
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Part of our heritage
AS THE countdown to Dorset and East Devon's World Heritage bid announcement draws nearer, the Dorset Echo looks at what constitutes a World Heritage site in the latest in a series of features about the project. Reporter MARTIN LEA also tours some of the
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Craig hits heights in Coventry
FERNDOWN eight-year-old Craig Freeman made a golden debut at the Independent Schools Association's 29th national championships in Coventry, writes Roger Guttridge. The Ferndown Otters youngster actually achieved the qualifying criteria to compete at last
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What'son at a cinema near you - and book your Lord of the Rings tickets now
he is blackmailed into hijacking a plane full of gold bullion - with the gang lord's psychotic nephew Jimmy Silk (Sam Rockwell) in tow. Then the double-crossing starts. Full of drama with a witty script, the film sees Hackman in fine form, boosted by
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A strikingly appalling effort from Kevin
GLITTER is a strong contender for the year's worst film, but indie film-maker Kevin Smith makes a late bid with this 20 million-dollar ego trip. Fans of the writer-director's work will know Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) are drug-dealing
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The very model of a catwalk comedy
FASHION models are undeservedly stereotyped as slightly dim-witted clothes horses. Not so Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), three-time winner of Male Model Of The Year - he's completely dense. Derek is the top male fashion model of his day - a God among
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Gig listings for Wednesday, December 5
Gerry Brown's Mission Hall Jazzmen (Excise House, Weymouth): Vintage New Orleans jazz from some of the country's finest exponents of the art. Surprise Band (Three Compasses, Charminster): Terry keeps you guessing. Acoustic Jam (Springhead, Sutton Poyntz
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Gig listings for Tuesday, December 4
Rob Koral & Sue Hawker (Boot Inn, High Street, Weymouth): Jazz guitar and vocals of the highest order. Steve Dubya (No 10 Cafe Bar, East Street, Bridport). Gut & Steel (The Isobar, Weymouth): Pop and rock covers, featuring Mark and Andy's contrasting
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Gig listings for Sunday, December 2
Gothic Chicken (George Inn, Refome, Portland): Send in the chickens; the Gothic ones promise brilliantly-performed covers from Blossom Toes and Egg to Focus and Quincy Jones. 3pm start. Springheadless Chickens (Finn M'Coul's, Weymouth): The Sprinheadless
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Gig listings for Saturday, December 1
The Producers (Evershot Village Hall): Apologies for billing this last Saturday - tonight's the night for catching on of the UK's hottest blues acts. Act 29 (The Kiva, King Street, Weymouth): A dbut here for this young hip-hop band. Crooked Furrow (Hope
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Gig listings for Thursday, November 29
TONIGHT Motel 6 (Hardy's, West Street, Bridport): Swingy, funky blues from this new band that features a double Stocky rhythm section. A warm welcome to the Live! page. The Undecided (King's Arms, High East Street, Dorchester): Punky metal covers from
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We're folk stingers
WHOO whoo! Any Scorpions fans out there?! God, I hope not. Every time I make a disparaging comment about any metal band - even one as lightweight as The Scorpions - I inevitably end up cornered against the fruit machine in some godforsaken drinking hole
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Nicholson heads the Terras to top spot
WEYMOUTH RESERVES 1 BEMERTON HEATH 0 WEYMOUTH Reserves moved to the top of the Jewson Wessex Combination League with a 1-0 success over Bemerton Heath at the Wessex Stadium last night, writes Paul Baker. The Terras were always in control against their
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Scout groups on stage for showtime
MORE than 100 young people from the Scouting movement got over their stage fright to perform in a traditional-style slapstick show at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne. The performers were all Cubs, Scouts, Beavers and Venture Scouts from the 2nd Corfe Mullen
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Arts listings for Wednesday, December 5
BSO, Poole Arts Centre Smash Hits Poll Winners' Tour, Windsor Hall, BIC
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Arts listings for Thursday, November 29
THURSDAY (29) Child of the Promise, Weymouth Pavilion Philip Fowke and Hamish Milne, Poole Arts Centre (1.05pm) Papa Joe All-Stars, Poole Arts Centre Jazz Club Murder by Misadventure, Poole Arts Centre The Borrowers, Bryanston Arts Centre David Essex,
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Audition to be a star
THE search is on for a singing star who can handle rock and roll and hold the stage in the show Electric Circus. So if you are male and aged between 20-30, why not give it a go? The show, which has a cast of 30, tours the country and applicants for audition
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A Callas performance
THE remarkable life and career of opera singer Maria Callas is laid bare tomorrow night when Anna Korwin present her one-woman tribute, Callas, at the Regent Centre, Christchurch. Tragic and moving, yet also uplifting, Callas starts at 7.30pm and tickets
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On song
YOU can celebrate the start of Advent with the Briantspuddle Singers on Sunday night when they perform From Darkness to Light at the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Cattistock, near Dorchester. The concert, which is being held to raise funds to repair
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TV star's plays set to boost arts centre standing
A BRACE of hilarious plays are coming to Weymouth Arts Centre tomorrow night to help boost the venue's drive to become a leading centre for community arts and activities. Veteran performer David Conville, perhaps best known as the curmudgeonly star of
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Cricket play set to be a big hit
IT'S time to beat those winter blues with the thwack of leather on willow and the genteel chink of ice in a glass of Pimms. Royal Manor Theatre Company is limbering up to take to the stage with an adaptation of Richard Harris' hilarious cricketing comedy
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Town is all set for a bumper Shownight
TONIGHT is the night as Weymouth gets ready to make the town's ninth Victorian Shownight the best yet. Thousands of people from across the county are expected to throng the streets for the annual Christmas shopping extravaganza. The town centre will come
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Fort plays host to military drills of yore
A NEWLY-formed re-enactment group has been put through a full exercise at the historic Nothe Fort in Weymouth. The Nothe Artillery Volunteers joined the Fort Cumberland Guard, their more experienced colleagues from Portsmouth, for the exercise which was
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Letwin backing HMS Dorsetshire campaign
WEST Dorset MP Oliver Letwin is taking a campaign to get a new HMS Dorsetshire to the top. Mr Letwin is forming a cross-party delegation to appeal to Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon after learning of a Royal Naval Association campaign to name a new £250
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Second Charter Mark for school
DORCHESTER'S Thomas Hardye School has become the only school in Dorset to gain a second prestigious Charter Mark award. Government inspectors were so impressed by the school's GCSE results, facilities, atmosphere and surrounding scenery they have again
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REST HOME ABUSE CLAIM
CLAIMS of physical and mental abuse at a New Milton rest home were heard at an employment tribunal on Wednesday. Andrea Bungard was sacked from her post as manager at Chestnut Court in Copse Road last year for gross misconduct after allegedly stealing
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Council set to move after £850,000 spend
A COUNCIL plans to build and move into brand new offices within four years despite spending £850,000 this year on its current site. North Dorset District Council is setting up a working party to oversee the project amid claims its current buildings at
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Tourist chief plans flights to New York
ABTA national president and Bath Travel joint MD Stephen Bath has held talks with New York tourism officials as part of his bid to take up to 1,000 holidaymakers to the city next year. Mr Bath met with representatives of NYC & Company while he led
