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I WON'T PAY UP!
THEY'VE already trapped hundreds of motorists who have driven at over 50mph on the Wessex Way. But now a Bournemouth businessman believes all those who have been caught on the new yellow speed cameras may be able to get their convictions quashed - because
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A bee line
I'M not the bravest person when it comes to dealing with insects. I hate moths when they fly into my bedroom at night and flutter around the lights, and if I see a spider I have to reach for my special spider vacuum - or call on my dad - to remove it.
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The horrors of war
FIFTY years on from the Korean War, former nursing officer Tessa Lawless remembers her part in the conflict - and her visit to Hiroshima. Tessa, Bournemouth-born and educated, lives in Queens Park and has four children and three grandchildren. She was
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Battling the black tide
IMAGINE waking up one morning to find that Poole Harbour had turned black and every chip shop had stopped selling fish. A similar scenario faced the people of Galicia in north west Spain last November, when the Prestige oil tanker broke up 120km off the
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"I want people to see me as normal"
THERE is nothing when you walk into Andy Graves's flat that would suggest anything out of the ordinary. There are photographs of his family on shelves in the lounge, pictures on the walls, a television in one corner. But this is the home of someone quite
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Height of bravery...
IT began as an exciting adventure but for Mike Denny walking the famous Inca Trail in Peru turned into an amazing feat of courage and endurance. Mike, fund-raising manager of the Echo-backed Domino Appeal, organised the trek to raise funds for the country's
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So deeply focused
TELL Jaime Burns he can't do something and he'll move hell and high water to prove you wrong. He just can't help himself... Last month, the 39-year-old dive master and underwater photographer says he became the first British photo-journalist to work underwater
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Echo Film Club (15.8)
THE Daily Echo Film Club in conjunction with UCI offers Echo readers the chance to enjoy top movies at a cut price every week at UCI. Membership is free to every Echo reader who applies and includes: Two tickets for the price of one on one film every
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Freddy vs Jason (18) **
IT'S the clash of the horror movie titans. In the red corner: razor-fingered child murderer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) from the Nightmare On Elm Street films; and in the blue corner: machete-wielding behemoth Jason Vorhees (Ken Kirzinger) from the
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American Pie: The Wedding (15) ***
AFTER their lovey dovey antics at band camp, Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) decide to tie the knot, much to the delight of his long suffering father (Eugene Levy) and best friends Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Finch (Eddie Kay Thomas
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Mr Golightly's Holiday
More sugary tea from Vickers (following her earlier decently written offerings of Miss Garnett's Angel and Instances of the Number Three, drunk and enjoyed by millions). Author Mr Golightly is off the boil and sallies forth to Great Calne to stir his
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The Fire-Eaters
Bittersweet Almond (author of the excellent Skellig) is on the Guardian Prize shortlist with this fine children's book. Life's about to change for Bobby Burns. His dad's poorly, his school's like a Bolivian prison, a strange, wandering fire-eater enters
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Woman kicked off bus in heat
A BUS driver called police to eject a woman passenger from his vehicle after she opened a skylight during the current heatwave. Sales adviser, Carol-Anne Blake, of Yetminster Road, Canford Heath, says when she boarded the number 106 Wilts & Dorset
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OPTIMISTIC MAGPIES READY FOR CHALLENGE
MARK Morris leads Dorchester back into the Dr Martens Premier Division tomorrow dying to prove he can manage successfully in the divison from which they were relegated two seasons ago. The Magpies kick-off full of optimism when the new campaign begins
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New bride loses brave fight for life
ONE of the shining lights on the amateur stage in West Dorset died on Tuesday after a brave battle with cancer - less than two months after her wedding. Maggie Imber, aged 46, married Haydn Wright at Holy Trinity Church in Salway Ash on June 21 - having
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Fences put up on East Pier
ADDITIONAL safety precautions are being put in place on the east pier at West Bay as the harbour improvements and coastal defence scheme progresses well in the calm weather. Safety fencing has been put up from the end of the pier and approximately 10
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Trawler festival basks in glorious sunshine
IT WAS a trawler day to remember on Sunday as West Bay teemed with locals and visitors. With temperatures soaring towards 100 degrees, the atmosphere was more like the Mediterranean than West Dorset. For the previous two years, the event has been a washout
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Interest shown in ailing Heavy Horse Centre
AN East Dorset tourist attraction could be saved from closure and sold as a going concern. Owners of The Heavy Horse Centre at Verwood said several people had expressed interest in buying the complex. Susan Coombs told the Daily Echo: "We have had quite
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Water sport 'idiots' putting lives at risk
PATROLS are being stepped up to combat "idiots" on speedboats and jet skis who are putting lives at risk along Weymouth's packed beaches. Harbourmaster Captain David Stabler says he has taken action to improve safety amid reports of people who are banned
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Tributes flow in for brave actress
ONE of the shining lights on the amateur stage in West Dorset has died after a battle with cancer - less than two months after her wedding. Maggie Imber, aged 46, married Haydn Wright at Holy Trinity Church in Salway Ash on June 21 - having already been
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Steel fence to improve pier safety
ADDITIONAL safety precautions are being put in place on the east pier at West Bay as the harbour improvements and coastal defence scheme progresses well in the calm weather. Safety fencing has been put up from the end of the pier and approximately 10
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Green light for Georgian fair
ORGANISERS of the Blandford Georgian Fair are celebrating after councillors voted to allow community events to continue at a town centre beauty spot. Officers had suggested banning public events at Stour Meadows in the wake of concerns they were harming
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Agent's fears for friend Best after break-up
SPORTS and showbiz agent Terry Baker has spoken of his fears for his old friend George Best after it was revealed that the alcoholic soccer idol had gone on a bender after being dumped by his wife. After hearing that Best had fallen out of his marriage
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Tach the way to do it
WHILE the stupidity of the individual should never be overlooked, for acts of sheer gormlessness, you really need a group. Specifically, you need a group of men. Maybe it's that competitive urge that outstrips all common sense or self-control, but no-one
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Thousands in cash stolen from Woolworths safe
THOUSANDS of pounds were snatched from a safe at Woolworths in Southbourne earlier this week, police have just revealed. The theft of a white plastic A3-sized cash bag with the word "Securitas" written on it, is believed to have been carried out sometime
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Student tells of stabbing horror
HE SURVIVED an unprovoked stab in the back from an out of control youth but the injuries have wrecked Daniel Warren's dreams of a military career. After jurors at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday convicted his 16-year-old attacker of wounding with intent
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They did their level best
IT was celebration time as students picked up their long-awaited A and AS level results. Staff and pupils at colleges and sixth forms cracked open champagne in what has been another record year for A level exam success. Talbot Heath School saw a 100 per
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Dorothy goes to great lengths
SHE may be nearly 80, but she's a water baby at heart. Dorothy Williams is on a swimming streak with more than 500 medals and now a world record to her name. Since taking part in her first Masters swimming championship at the age of 64, she has not looked
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Red Arrows help Julia's House take off
AROUND 150,000 people are expected to line Bournemouth's seafront today (Friday) at noon to see this year's thrilling aerobatic display by the Red Arrows. And Terry Trevett, of organisers the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association, is hoping spectators will
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A bee line
I'M not the bravest person when it comes to dealing with insects. I hate moths when they fly into my bedroom at night and flutter around the lights, and if I see a spider I have to reach for my special spider vacuum - or call on my dad - to remove it.
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Bathroom scales
NICK Crump is just overflowing with musical talent. He can play the trumpet, four different types of recorder, the Irish bagpipes and the serpent - not to mention the toilet, the bath and the water tank. It's a strange sight to see Nick, his friendly,
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Big house work
WANTED - Intelligent, friendly people to stand for long periods in spectacular workplace and help inform public about Britain's heritage. No pay, but fun, friendship and splendid biscuits guaranteed. The National Trust needs more volunteer stewards, so
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She's medium rare...
IT was a slightly unnerving experience when, as I sat watching from the sofa in her stepmother's front room, Nicola Spencer fell into a trance as she tried to contact the spirit world. Moments earlier the bubbly 38-year-old had been sitting with her toddler
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I remember when
WHEN the young Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen on June 2, 1953, Britain boasted the second biggest economy in the world, Skegness was one of the most popular places to go on holiday and olive oil was something you got at the chemists to cure ear-ache
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Old friends reunited the website way
BOASTING a staggering eight million members, the smash-hit internet website Friends Reunited has been confirmed a runaway success after emerging as one of the biggest organisations in the UK. After only two years and two months online, the website that
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Increase in orders boosted economy
ECONOMIC performance in the South of England strengthened in July as private sector firms enjoyed higher demand and increasing order books. The latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI survey of regional business activity shows a fourth successive month of expansion
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Firm tests the wind for energy farm plan
RESEARCHERS are testing wind speeds on quarryland near Wareham as a possible location for a wind farm producing environmentally-friendly electricity. Sustainable energy company Your Energy will be running tests at East Stoke over the next two years before
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The Clerkenwell Tales
Impressive novel set in 1399 by prolific Peter (who wrote that biography of London) kicks off with a nun babbling what might be prophetic visions or ravings. Spies, murderers, radical politics and religious extremists populate a novel structured along
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Marching Powder
Aussie lawyer Rusty Young visited the corrupt, violent and stomach-churning Bolivian nick where convicted English drug smuggler Thomas McFadden survived by giving backpackers guided tours of the hellhole. So Young went back and spent three months in Tom's
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Alex vows to hit back
FERNDOWN Otters teenager Alex Savage's burgeoning international career suffered its first setback last night (Thursday) when the first British senior title she won last year slipped from her grasp. The 17-year-old was the sixth British finisher in the
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SEASIDERS SKIPPER LAWES URGES CAUTION
HUGH Lawes returns to lead Weymouth into Dorset Premier Division action at Colehill tomorrow (1pm). The Seasiders' captain missed last week's home clash with Wimborne because he was attending a family wedding in London. However, his boys did him proud
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BRISSETT IS THE BIG DANGER SAYS DERRIEN
DORCHESTER know Carl Brissett's the man they have to watch at Parley tomorrow (1pm). The East Dorset club's prolific all-rounder has been the scourge of the county town club on more occasions than they care to remember, scoring centuries on his last three
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CONNING LOOKS FOR DAWLISH REPEAT
BRIDPORT start their Screwfix Direct Western league campaign where they finished it last season, with a trip to Dawlish Town (kick-off 3pm). On that occasion the Bees were 4-1 winners at Sandy Lane and manager Peter Conning would love to kick off with
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OVERSEAS TRIP FOR ISLANDERS
PORTLAND United kick off their Sydenhams Wessex League campaign with what manager Nick Preston describes as a 'tricky' trip across the Solent. The Blues travel to the Isle of Wight tomorrow to take on Cowes Sports at Westwood Park (kick off 3pm). But
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NERVOUS CLARIDGE FACES TOUGH LEAGUE BAPTISM
WEYMOUTH couldn't have a harder start to the season, according to Steve Claridge. The Terras boss reckons tomorrow's curtain-raiser at Hednesford Town will be one of the Dorset side's toughest games in the Dr Martens Premier Division this year. And despite
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UNDER STARTER'S ORDERS
ALMOST 20 years of hurt for Weymouth speedway fans comes to an end tonight when the town's new track hosts the Wessex Rosebowl Individual Championships (tapes up 7.30pm). The last time fans flocked to the Wessex Stadium with air horns sounding was on
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Welcome home PJ
IT WAS standing room only on Wednesday night as West Dorset's home-grown superstar Polly Harvey played to a capacity crowd at Bridport Arts Centre. The singer, who was brought up at Corscombe, went to Beaminster School and was in the Colfox Big Band.
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Travellers on way warning
COMMUNITES across West Dorset are being put on high alert for a possible invasion by a group of travellers this weekend. It is thought a party from Dublin may return to the area where one of their number died in a car crash a year ago next Monday. Police
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Brave teenager Sam's level best
A TEENAGER who suffered brain damage in a horrific car crash has battled against adversity to gain the exam results he needs to follow his dream career. Martinstown youngster Sam Herbert was left fighting for his life after the Mini he was driving was
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Plan to secure reserve status
RESIDENTS may chase nature reserve status in a bid to protect a wildlife oasis. The green lung in a built-up area of Weymouth is home to an abundance of trees and plants and is a welcome home to many creatures including bats, badgers and butterflies.
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KFC and McDonald's back big clean-up
TWO of the nation's biggest fast food chains are getting to grips with litter in Weymouth. Fast food requires a fast clean-up, so McDonald's and KFC - which have restaurants and drive-ins at the Jubilee retail park - are teaming up and backing the Mayor
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Ellis calls for opposition to tourism tax
A COUNCILLOR wants supporters of a controversial 'pillow tax' to think again because it could damage Weymouth's vital tourist economy. Coun Brian Ellis's stand is being backed by furious hoteliers and tourist chiefs. He fears such a tax will drive away
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'Despicable' theft from charity stall
A FURIOUS animal charity group has condemned a thief who stole its tombola money from a stall on Weymouth Esplanade. PAWS helper Marguerite Luffman, of Enkworth Road, Preston, said that the thief was "despicable", adding: "You are the lowest of the low
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Flood solution in sight for worried Forest residents
A SOLUTION may be in sight for residents who are hit by floods in the New Forest. For two years they have been battling for a flood drainage ditch to be dug at Ibsley despite objections from nature conservation bodies. Home owners who have been increasingly
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Adventurer's starry, starry night
DORSET explorer Bear Grylls and his intrepid team have reached the Faroe Islands in their bid to cross the Atlantic in an open-topped rigid inflatable boat. Here is Bear's latest diary entry, via satellite phone: August 13, 3.28pm (GMT) "We left the dramatic
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Extension in a day
THEIR 800-year-old cottage was bursting at the seams when the Lobb family decided to do something completely different. Instead of trying to replicate the medieval and 18th century parts of their tiny home near Gillingham they built a huge glass extension
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Traders troubled by delays in scheme
HOMES and businesses in a pretty corner of Christchurch are facing an extra month of misery as work on a £200,000 improvement scheme for historic Millhams Street grinds slowly on. Hopes that the work would be finished by the end of July have been dashed
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All in a flap
WE were walking through the centre of Bournemouth on a shopping expedition when my wife suddenly grabbed my arm, squeezed it and pulled me tightly against her side. "That's nice," I thought. "I've made the effort to come into town and trail round the
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Cherries sign keeper coach
CHERRIES have appointed former Reading, WBA, Oxford and Barnsley star Phil Whitehead as their new goalkeeping coach. The 33-year-old has joined Cherries on a part-time basis and will work with the club's team of goalkeepers at Canford School twice a week
