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My England
As St George's Day approaches, Nick Churchill talks to Dorset singer-songwriter Billy Bragg about being English in the modern world... TWENTY years ago he wanted a new girl, not a new England. Now that he has found her and moved to Dorset, Billy Bragg
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Shaun's a cut above
DORSET'S Shaun Webster bounced back from adversity to claim a place in the final two days of the Victor Chandler British Masters at Woburn yesterday. Webster carded an impressive four-under-par 68 - eight shots better than his first round effort - to
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Cashier's terror over raid ordeal
A BANK robber with distinctive cauliflower ears and wearing brown suede gloves is being hunted by police after a raid at a Barclays branch in Poole. The man wore a Trilby-style hat and sunglasses when he walked into the branch in Canford Cliffs, handing
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World Cup: Sven's faith in England spirit
Sven-Goran Eriksson believes that England "are ready" to make their mark on the 2002 World Cup finals as he revealed the hunger in the squad to succeed on football's biggest stage. Eriksson will go into the opening game with Sweden confident that the
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Jubilee mugs for all town's children
THEY may be dreaming of the World Cup trophy, but school children across Bournemouth will be holding royal cups above their heads. All children in the borough are being given commemorative Golden Jubilee mugs courtesy of the town's education bosses. Youngsters
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Rescue bid to move Randy is called off
THE bid to take Randy the dolphin to France has been called off - because fed up organisers say the dolphin has been moved by dive boats who are refusing to tell them where he is. The team from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), led
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Lizzie's sparkle could win award
LIZZIE Jeanes could go down in history at Wey Valley as the best new teacher the school has ever had. The 24-year-old history teacher is in the running for the national Guardian Award for outstanding new teacher. Later this month she is set to attend
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Search for 'local hero' heralds opening of new homes
SHOW houses at the controversial Maen development in Dorchester are to open next weekend. Developers Banner Homes are throwing open doors at the Rosewood Gardens complex after nearly two years of building work. The move comes after nearby householders
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Historic house is on the market for £1.2m
ONE of Dorset's most important historic houses has been put up for sale with a price guide of at least £1.2 million. Compton House, two miles west of Sherborne, was the site where the silk for Lady Diana Spencer's wedding dress was produced and woven.
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Language schools beating downturn
LANGUAGE schools across the conurbation are looking forward to a busy summer, despite the industry taking a tumble in other parts of the country. Schools in London, Oxford and Cambridge have seen their student numbers fall in the aftermath of foot-and-mouth
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Good omens for Dorset
DORSET will be hoping for history to repeat itself when they begin their quest to win this year's Minor Counties Champ-ionship tomorrow, reports Phil Chard. Stuart Rintoul's team visit Wiltshire at Cor-sham in a three-day match starting tomorrow at 11am
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TOP TEN GRAPHIC NOVELS
With Borders' of Bournemouth 1. Bluntman & Chronic - Kevin Smith 2. Dark Knight Strikes Again - Frank Miller 3. Spiderman Ultimate Guide - Tom Delfalco 4. Hobbit Graphic Novel - JRR Tolkein 5. Ghost World - Daniel Clowes 6. Star Wars Tales Vol 1 -
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BOOK REVIEWS
Ed Perkins takes a look at some newly published titles. The Boss by Michael Crick, Simon and Schuster £17.99 (Borders price, £14.99) After his Jeffrey Archer biography Crick sticks his neck out with this heavyweight look into the life of a Govan toolmaker
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Vodka found on lorry
THOUSANDS of bottles of vodka hidden amongst a cargo of cabbages were discovered by customs officers at Poole port. Officers found 14,112 litres of spirits with a duty value of almost £122,000 when they searched a refrigerated lorry disembarking from
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Injury rules out Pedersen
PIRATES have suffered an injury blow before tonight's clash at King's Lynn where they will be without Bjarne Pedersen who was hurt in a crash while racing in Poland on Thursday night. The Dane, who sustained back injuries, hopes to be back for Poole's
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Let's Party
CELEBRATIONS began today to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee during what looks set to be the busiest weekend ever. Festivals, street parties, parades, live music shows, charity fundraisers, exhibitions and markets are some of the ways people in Dorset
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Mine is destroyed by controlled blast
A CONTROLLED explosion was carried out by bomb disposal experts on a sea mine found by a diver. The mine was spotted by a diver from the boat Kyarratoo during a drift dive two miles south of the White Nothe in Weymouth Bay. The diver reported it to Portland
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Fury as garage plan fails to measure up
PLANNING chiefs have slammed the door on one man's bid to have his own garage. John Biggs, 40, wants rules relaxed so he can add a door to the 'car port' under an extension to his house. But Weymouth and Portland Borough Council officers said it would
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Gary has a close shave for charity
LONG-TIME sideburns sporter Gary "Choppy" Coleman has shaved off his whiskers - all for charity. Gary's distinctive facial, which he has had for fifteen years, have earned him the nickname of Choppy amongst his passengers and bus driver colleagues at
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Angry patriot has to fly his own flag
PENSIONER Maurice Gosling claims council chiefs are "unpatriotic" for not flying a Union Flag for the Queen's jubilee. Mr Gosling, 70, of Tilleycoombe Road, Portland, has hit out at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council for not erecting a flagpole at
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It's life on the ocean wave
WEYMOUTH would not be the same without Trawler Race Day. And fittingly it is celebrating its own special anniversary in this Royal Jubilee year. The event was originally dreamt up by a band of fishermen and a few other regulars at Colin Horne's King's
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Tragic toddler's name released
A TODDLER fatally injured in Blandford has been named. Two-year-old Ryan Franklin-Khair died two days after he was found injured in a terraced house in Sheepmarket Hill in the town centre. Detectives have launched an investigation into how the youngster
