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The Time Machine (PG) **
BOTH Simon Wells, the great-grandson of HG Wells, and Gore Verbinski directed this latest incarnation of the 19th century literary masterpiece. Guy Pearce leads the cast as scientist Alexander Hartdegen, who is so convinced he can prove the theory of
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Street party fever
THROUGHOUT the county residents are preparing to mark the golden jubilee in style with street parties. The street parties we're aware of are: Bournemouth Burleigh Road, Irving Road and Arnewood Road in Southbourne between June 2 and 4 from 1pm. Cellars
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Beaminster set to keep up momentum
BEAMINSTER will be aiming to extend their unbeaten start to the season when they meet Wayfarers at the Memorial Playing Field tomorrow. A successful first month of the season has swept them to the top of Division One, a position they share with Blandford
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Kick-start needed for Red Triangle's season
Portland Red Triangle travel to the Delph tomorrow to play Broadstone in the Premier Division, hoping for a good result to kick start their season back into top gear. Three successive defeats have left the islanders rooted at the bottom of the table and
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BUTLER GIVES SEVEN A WINNING INCENTIVE
TERRAS boss Geoff Butler says he has moved closer to signing a deal to keep the seven contracted players who were asked to take a pay cut. The former Salisbury boss met with four of the players last night and said progress had been made. "I've devised
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Havvy's happy to go with Joe
PIRATES skipper Gary Havelock has given best mate Joe Screen his full backing following the Eastbourne rider's appointment as the new England and Team Great Britain captain. The Poole Meridian Lifts rider had skippered Great Britain in last year's World
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Apathy rules as only eight attend forum
APATHY struck in Dorchester again when members of the public were outnumbered by councillors and officers at an area forum. Eight people turned up for the latest event at the town hall in North Square compared with 15 representatives from the town and
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Pier work noise fears
Work has now started on a new pier for West Bay. It will eventually replace the existing West Pier as part of a £14million coastal defence and harbour improvements scheme being carried out by West Dorset District Council. The council says the new pier
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County 'one of safest in country' for crime
LATEST crime figures show that New Forest residents live in one of the safest counties in the country. Crime rose in Hampshire from April 2001 to March 2002 by 1.9 per cent - compared to 6.8 per cent nationally. But in a big boost to local policing the
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Skateboarders win their fight for park
SKATEBOADERS at Lyme Regis finally have lift off in their long fought campaign for an arena. Planners have granted the town council permission to set up a skate and BMX park on part of the Cabanya car park at Monmouth Beach, despite a barrage of protests
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Company making 150 redundant
BAe SYSTEMS is making 150 redundancies in Dorset after losing the £500 million Skynet 5 military communications contract in February. But despite the job cuts, BAe says it will continue recruiting graduates in the long term. BAe Systems at Grange Road
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It's 'better' in casualty says report
HOSPITAL bosses have been praised for improving Bournemouth's troubled casualty ward. The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Trust has been commended for transforming the organisation of patient care - particularly in its accident and emergency department
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Family's heartbreak over holiday from hell
THE glossy holiday brochure boasted of the "unique" hotel where everything was "thrown in". Having spent more than £2,000 for just one week in the Soviva Hotel in Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia, a Poole couple can "regretfully" testify to the accuracy of those
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Fly the flag for
DORSET streets will be decked with bunting as local communities prepare to celebrate the Golden Jubilee in style. The main celebrations have been organised by Difference Makers with the support of Bournemouth Council and will take place in the Lower Gardens
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Enforced changes for Dorchester
DORCHESTER are forced into making three changes for tomorrow's NSA Premier Division League clash at Hamworthy Recreation, start 1.30pm. Wicketkeeper Paul Bassindale is unavailable due to work commitments so Brian Keegan is called up. County left-arm opening
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KIDS' VISITS TO DRUG DEN FEARS
SCHOOLCHILDREN are putting their lives at risk visiting a derelict house frequented by a drug user, it is claimed. Teenagers in uniforms were spotted crawling under fences surrounding the run-down semi-detached property in Wimborne. Now, worried residents
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The girls are going to wear it like Beckham
GIRLS have caught World Cup fever. And a new range of football fashion ensures that they can watch the games in style. World Cup inspired T-shirts and accessories at Weymouth's New Look store in New Bond Street are proving extremely popular. England tops
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All in the family for golden couple
IT WAS a real family occasion when Brian and Hazel Morgan from near Dorchester celebrated their golden wedding today. Son Glyn, 47, was also celebrating his marriage to wife Elizabeth and grandson Ian Habgood was marking his 18th birthday on the same
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Charity appeals for fundraiser
A CHARITY for the blind stands to lose £10,000 a year because nobody is prepared to spend their free time fundraising. David Taylor has been a part-time volunteer at the Weymouth branch of the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) for 15 years
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There's plenty to tempt the tastebuds
THE 12th annual Oyster Festival in Weymouth gets under way on Sunday. It is a unique fun-filled harbourside event sponsored by Abbotsbury Oysters, Brewers Quay and the Excise House pub. There will be live musical entertainment, competitions, side-shows
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Nancy brings Kenya thanks
A KENYAN headteacher has spoken movingly of the link forged between Budmouth Technology College and her school - which is changing the lives of African youngsters. Nancy Nkonge, who is in charge of Katharaka School near the foothills of Mount Kenya, is
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By special delivery!
DORSET-BASED Aeroform has overcome incredible logistical hurdles to deliver a 300-ton autoclave to Airbus in a £5 million deal. The autoclave - a 136ft long, 18ft diameter industrial pressure cooker - was so large that it had to be transported by sea
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Woodroffe headteacher is to retire
LYME Regis Woodroffe School head Kerrigan Redman is retiring at the end of next year when he will have been at the helm of the comprehensive for a decade. Mr Redman, who came to Lyme from Bridlington with 10 years' experience as a head under his belt,
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Sea defence scheme announced
AN extension of the Beacon Rocks is West Dorset district council's chosen scheme to protect Lyme Regis from the sea's destructive forces. The engineers' decision, in preference to building more wooden groynes on the beach, was revealed on Tuesday. Town
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Country house car boot sale throws up rare £10,000 plate
WOULD you 'Adam and Eve' it? A toffs' car boot sale will empty Dorset country attics of all kinds of cut-price curios this weekend, but one extraordinary find will not be on sale to bargain hunters. The owner of a house near Bournemouth was sorting through
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Record Blue Flag award tally for local beaches
A RECORD number of beaches in Bournemouth, Poole and Swanage have won international recognition for their high standards. Three beaches in Bournemouth and three in Poole today secured the right to fly the prestigious Blue Flag after passing strict tests
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Paw old Becks!
BECKS the border terrier is back in light training - after breaking his metatarsal just like the England captain. The 15-week-old pup was playing football with his owner Chris Varney in the back garden of their New Milton home when he broke the small
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Snow Dogs (PG) ***
SNOW Dogs is top pedigree family entertainment, founded on a ridiculous plot with plenty of laughter, spills and thrills - and hordes of cuddly critters. Family dentist Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr) runs a highly successful practice in Miami with best
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Lawes looking for famous five
UNBEATEN Weymouth will be looking to make it five out of five tomorrow in their NSA Premier League clash with reigning champions Colehill at Redlands, start 1.30pm. The top-of-the-table Seasiders have set a trail-blazing pace this season and are determined
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John's on the ball to tune of £28,000
PENSIONER John Allen kicked off the World Cup in style today by scooping the £28,000 jackpot in the Echo's Find the Ball competition. It was a double celebration for the retired 67-year-old widower from Oaklands Park, Warmwell, near Dorchester, because
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Silver Memories
A FORMER mayor and mayoress's daughter has uncovered long-lost mementoes of Weymouth and Portland's Coronation and Silver Jubilee celebrations. June Powers, 62, from Kings Road, Radipole, was reminded of the royal occasions after finding the memorabilia
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Strawberry field deal approved
THE BIG kick-off towards establishing sporting facilities at Strawberry Field, Lyme Regis, has taken place with the town council sanctioning an agreement with the football club - the only organisation currently expressing an interest in the site. The
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Trust backs bid for top class indoor skatepark
PLANS for a £375,000 national competitions standard skate-park have been drawn up for an empty industrial unit in Sandford near Wareham. Leaders of the recently-formed Wareham and District Development Trust unveiled the proposals at a public meeting held
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School for infants is vandalised
VANDALS daubed walls and playground equipment with paint at a school on Portland. Staff and youngsters at Grove Infants' School, Portland, were devastated after the vandals caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage by taking paint and coating a classroom
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Poster campaign to promote seat belts
SCHOOL children are being urged to belt-up on the way to school in a new poster campaign. The project started at St Andrews's Primary School in Preston, Weymouth, where Weymouth College students ran a competition to design a poster encouraging seatbelt
