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WOMEN'S BID TO SAVE MURDER VICTIM
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of a Poole pensioner heard yesterday how two women desperately tried to save the victim's life. The victim, understood to be Peter Mabey, was stabbed in his ground-floor flat in Dale Close, Oakdale in the early hours of Thursday
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Murder inquiry as woman found dead
DETECTIVES are carrying out house-to-house inquiries in Wimborne after the murder of a young woman. The body was discovered at 5.30am yesterday by a member of the public at a property in West Borough, close to the junction with East Borough in the town
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Bad behaviour leads to rise in exclusions
DISRUPTIVE behaviour in Dorset schools has led to an increase in the number of pupils permanently excluded from the classroom. The figures announced yesterday follow the national trend with 9,210 permanent exclusions from English primary, secondary and
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Parents' anger at school plan
ANGRY parents expressed fears at a public meeting that their special needs children would be picked on and bullied if their special school closes. The packed meeting at Rossmore Community College in Herbert Avenue, Poole was being held to discuss plans
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Village green police station plan shelved
PLANS to build a police station on Kinson village green have been shelved and Winton police station looks set to provide the new base. Dorset Police Authority's plan to replace the Kinson police station in Dominion Road with a new station on the green
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Bees 2001-2: full results and statistics
BEES 2001-02. BRIDPORT FC 2001-02 Date Comp Opponents Result Att Pos Aug 18 SDP Paulton Rovers (h) 0-4 98 Aug 21 SDP Dawlish Tn (h) 1-2 104 20 Aug 25 SDP Westbury Utd (a) 2-1 20 Sept 4 SDP Melksham Tn (a) 1-1 15 Sept 8 SDP Bideford (h) 0-3 130 14 Sept
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Hit-and-run collision may have been 'prank'
A DRIVER who swerved across a road and ploughed into a boy of 16 could have been playing a prank which went "drastically wrong", say police. A red or burgundy VW Polo struck the pedestrian around 8.55pm on Wednesday as a group of four males were crossing
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SAINTS HEADING FOR THE AVENUE
DORCHESTER boss Mark Morris has lined up pre-season friendlies with Premiership Southampton and Third Division Torquay. The game against what is expected to be predominantly a Southampton reserve squad, takes place at The Avenue Stadium on Saturday, July
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SAME AGAIN FOR BEAMINSTER
BEAMINSTER will be unchanged for their Recreation Ground clash with Dorchester Seconds. Skipper Ian Hutchings has chosen the side that was due to face Blandford last week in Saturday Division One of the NSA Dorset Cricket League. That means there is no
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FULL STRENGTH TRIANGLE LOOK FOR A BOOST
Portland Red Triangle play their second home game of the season when they entertain Poole at Reforne tomorrow. Two disappointing performances following the opening day win at Dorchester have left the islanders struggling for points at the wrong end of
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LEHAL STEPS IN FGOR TABLE-TOPPERS
UNBEATEN NSA Dorset Premier Division leaders Weymouth will be without Ben Lawes for their big clash with Stalbridge at The Park tomorrow, start 1.30pm. The Minor Counties batsman misses the trip because he is studying for university exams and is replaced
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A soul survivor
It all seems a bit of a shock. After five decades as one of the UK's most soulful vocalists, Chris Farlowe has decided he can't stand R&B. "As far as I'm concerned it's got nothing to do with what we do. It's rubbish, soulless and made with machines
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Gulf veteran in battle over council benefits
GULF conflict veteran Ian Farmer is going into battle again as he takes on borough bosses in a row over war pensions. The 43-year-old former Royal Naval petty officer from Portland who served in the Gulf War suffered serious liver and spleen damage which
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A hole lot of trouble
A CYCLIST whose bike was damaged on road works has hit out at how his accident was dealt with by the repair company and the local authorities. Rob Lee, 44, was badly shaken-up and his rear wheel bent when he rode over three pits in Lanehouse Rocks Road
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Freddie Starr at the Pavilion
MADCAP comedian Freddie Starr is back. After a near-breakdown and a lengthy lay-off, the workaholic comic is fighting his way back to fitness with a reduced touring schedule. But, never fear, his surreal style of knockabout comedy survives intact. Those
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Lyme announces Jubilee programme
JUBILEE celebrations with "something for everyone" are being promised by organisers at Lyme Regis. Town councillors Barbara Austin and Lorna Jenkin have just announced the line up of activities - and the emphasis is on taking part, with events stretching
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Hit-and-run collision may have been 'prank'
A DRIVER who swerved across a road and ploughed into a boy of 16 could have been playing a prank which went "drastically wrong", say police. A red or burgundy VW Polo struck the pedestrian around 8.55pm on Wednesday as a group of four males were crossing
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Coming soon...
To a UCI cinema near you: Brand new English thriller starring: David Beckham (hopefully), Michael Owen and Sven-Goran Eriksson... WE'VE got our flags, scarves, banners and shirts. We've cleared our throats in preparation for croons of tuneless encouragement
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Hart's War (15) ***
COLD, grey and uninviting, Gregory Hoblit's earnest Second World War PoW drama Hart's War still manages to pack an emotional punch. It just doesn't take any joy in doing so. Privileged by birth and assigned a desk job, young Lieutenant Thomas Hart (Colin
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Thunderpants (PG) **
"YOU know, for kids," was a classic line in The Hudsucker Proxy but it is also a fitting description of Thunderpants. The film is, quite literally, one long fart gag. It follows the adventures of Patrick Smash, an 11-year-old boy who was born with two
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Not Another Teen Movie (15)**
ANOTHER of those oh-so knowing American ironic comedies that are often just a little bit too clever for their own good. At John Hughes (geddit?) High School, the students are the same as just about every other teenager in a teen movie. The popular jock
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Dorset duo rue modest scores
DORSET'S Gary Emerson and Mark Wiggett have their work cut out to claim a share of the £2m prize-money on offer at this year's Volvo PGA Championship. Both players have left little room for error following one-over-par opening rounds of 73 at Wentworth
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Colborne halts Esso fuel flow
WITH Richard Colborne (5-17) leading the attack, Damerham demolished Esso for just 44 in Division One of the New Forest League. Mark Harvey then hit an unbeaten 28 as the visitors won by 10 wickets. Ringwood were removed for 113 by Colin Taylor (4-27)
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Parents' anger at school plan
ANGRY parents expressed fears at a public meeting that their special needs children would be picked on and bullied if their special school closes. The packed meeting at Rossmore Community College in Herbert Avenue, Poole was being held to discuss plans
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FUNDING SETBACK HITS TENNIS CENTRE
PLANS for a new £2m tennis and squash centre in Dorchester have been hit by a soccer-style, cash crisis. The Lawn Tennis Association, who had promised to provide nearly half of the cost of an indoor regional coaching centre in the county town, say they
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COLEMAN COUP FOR DORCHESTER
DORCHESTER have pulled off a cricket coup by signing up Dorset's left arm opening bowler Andy Coleman for their NSA Dorset Premier League side. The 20-year-old Oxford University student, who has already played for the county against the MCC, Gloucestershire
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Greg's aiming for the top 10
PIRATES star Grzegorz Wala-sek has set a target of finishing in the top 10 of the overall standings in this year's Grand Prix World Championship series. The 25-year-old Poole Meri-dian Lifts rider got off to a terrific start when he finished joint 11th
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Bands
They'll shake you all night long. Dirty DC, Hull's most popular tribute to the peerless AC/DC, invite you to blow up your telelvison and get down to Mr Smith's tomorrow. School uniforms aren't mandatory but a great love of the band's down-and-dirty boogie
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Let's go to work
WORK has officially started on Dorset's biggest regeneration project - which is set to create hundreds of new jobs and provide a massive boost to the economy. Infrastructure works costing £3 million began at Osprey Quay on Portland as bosses outlined
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Roman house is safe in our hands
House Keeping: Miles Bugler at the Roman Townhouse in Dorchester COUNCIL environment chief Miles Butler has pledged to stop the rot in Dorchester's prized Roman townhouse. He acted after the Dorset Echo told of campaigners' fury at Dorset County Council
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It's a match of the day action replay
A FOOTBALLER who proposed to his future wife as she lay on her sick bed after a life-saving operation will be marrying her for the second time tomorrow. Ellis and Anna Hoole, who first married in 1989, saw their love story hit the national headlines when
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Fight for survival
THE FUTURE of a thriving village school is in jeopardy after residents objected to ambitious new expansion plans. Portesham Primary School has applied for permission to reduce its two separate sites to a single establishment in Winters Close in a £350,000
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Quiltmakers unite over 5000 miles
TWO friends joined forces to make a patchwork quilt for charity - despite living 5,000 miles apart. Susan Filer, 60, of Cerne Abbas, near Dorchester, put together the quilt with Suzanne Smith, 57, who was living in the Cayman Islands, to raise money for
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It's the quay to prosperity
"THE future starts here," announced outgoing Mayor of Weymouth and Portland Joy Stanley as she joined other officials aboard a mechanical digger at Osprey Quay, Portland. Witnessing the start of work on Dorset's biggest regeneration project was one of
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VAI seals new £35 million deal in China
DORSET-BASED steel rolling mill manufacturer VAI UK is to make "the world's widest slab caster" as part of a new £35 million deal in China. The contract with the Nanjing Iron and Steel Co (Nisco) is for the engineering and supply of a plate slab caster
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Mayor says vandals are "mindless"
VANDALS who left a trail of destruction along Lyme Regis seafront at the weekend have been branded "mindless" by Mayor Ken Dibben. The yobs struck in the Langmoor and Lister gardens, ripping up litterbins, smashing glass in a council staff hut and throwing
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True love for Ellis and Anna
A LOCAL soccer star who proposed to his future wife as she lay on her sick bed after a lifesaving operation was set to remarry her for the second time at the weekend. Ellis and Anna Hoole, who first married in 1989, saw their love story hit the national
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Housing protest gathers pace
OPPONENTS of the controversial Henry's Way housing development at Lyme Regis are gathering signatures for a protest petition. The document, registering their concerns about the proposed 23 homes in a known landslip area, will be presented to the district
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Mayor calls for care over coast status
GREAT care must be taken to ensure that World Heritage Status does not inhibit the inland development of Lyme Regis. That was the message from First Citizen Ken Dibben when he was installed for a second term at the ancient mayormaking ceremony in the
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Decision time on sea defence scheme
ENGINEERS will reveal their first choice scheme for protecting Lyme Regis from the sea's destructive forces next week. Councillors will hear whether their experts think they should invest their millions on extending the Beacon rocks out into the bay or
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Defoe's shirt up for grabs
CALLING all Cherries fans - do you fancy following in Jermain Defoe's footsteps by taking his place in their official squad for next season? Well, now's your chance. The Daily Echo and AFC Bournemouth have joined forces to offer our readers a unique chance
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Open day is just the ticket
AFC BOURNEMOUTH and the combined fans group would like to thank supporters for their response to the Target 2002 Campaign to sell 2,002 season tickets for the new season. We have already sold more than 600 season tickets so far in the first two weeks
