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Community stunned by £350,000 bequest
BORN one of five children, never married and preferred his own company but the late Henry Reddaway has left a Dorset community stunned by his generosity. The 93-year-old retired linguist, who lived "thriftily", died in February leaving almost his entire
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Screen listings for week starting Thursday, August 21
LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE (12A) Lara (Angelina Jolie) gets involved with Pandora's Box - see review. CONFIDENCE (15) LIARS, cheats and charlatans are the stars of this convoluted thriller - see review. SWIMMING POOL (15) TRAGEDY strikes
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A flippin' good show
OLLIES, 360 flips and nose manuals were just some of the gravity-defying tricks performed when the Eastpak Transition Tour rolled and jumped on to Bournemouth's Pier Approach yesterday afternoon. Professional skateboarders and BMXers were putting on a
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On red alert over Labour
THE biggest security operation ever mounted in Dorset is being planned for the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth next month. Continuing terrorist atrocities around the world have reinforced the need for top-level security, not only for Tony Blair
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Get on the coach with Annie
DORCHESTER Football Club fan and fundraiser Annie Greenslade is a woman on a mission. Her goal is to boost the support the Magpies receive on their away games this season in the Dr Martens Premier Division. As the organiser of the Town Travel project
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Community stunned by £350,000 bequest
BORN one of five children, never married and preferred his own company but the late Henry Reddaway has left a Dorset community stunned by his generosity. The 93-year-old retired linguist, who lived "thriftily", died in February leaving almost his entire
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Motorist is fined for fatal accident
A WOMAN motorist has been ordered to pay £305 for driving without due care and attention following a collision in which an off-duty policeman died. Det Con Robin Povall died of serious injuries after his bicycle was in collision with a car in Weymouth
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Dedicated to one another
A LESBIAN couple have made history by declaring their life-long dedication to each other in the area's first commitment ceremony. Kim Janes, 37, and Julie Walker, 43, exchanged vows and gold bands during an emotional service at The Guildhall in Weymouth
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Scared stiff!
STONE the crows! Saddam Hussein has been spotted near Ringwood . . . And he's not alone. Other scary figures have been cropping up along the roadsides around Bisterne this week. A straw poll has uncovered an Osama bin Laden lookalike, a burglar creeping
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Cradle will rock only Lara's fans
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Barrie, Ciaran Hinds, Til Schweiger, Noah Taylor, Ronan Vibert, Simon Yam ACTION certIFICATE: 12A No swearing, sex, violence "In nature there's always
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Edward Burns puts the con in confidence
CONFIDENCE (15) James Foley's elaborate thriller is set in the cut-throat world of liars, cheats and money-hungry charlatans. Jake Vig (Edward Burns) is a master conman who knows every trick in the book. Together with his larcenous best men Gordo (Paul
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Deadline looms to save town's aviary
TOMORROW is the deadline for last-ditch efforts to save Bournemouth's aviary. Bird lovers fear some of the attraction's 300 birds will have to be destroyed if a sponsor has not been found to save the Lower Gardens attraction. Councillors voted last month
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Gig listings for week starting Thursday, August 21
TONIGHT (21) Channel 4 (Cornwall Hotel, Alexandra Road, Dorchester): Classic rock as purveyed by Motorhead, Rush, Judas Priest and the like. Kate Richards (Spa Hotel, Dorchester Road, Weymouth). Jam On It (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): The
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Out of South Africa!
BRIDPORT Rugby Club under-16s' squad revelled in the trip of a lifetime on their tour of South Africa. The Blues youngsters filled every minute with a different experience, sharing in the country's culture as well as developing on the rugby field against
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Bard's best at stately home
ONE OF English literatures best-loved plays is being staged in the grounds of Athelhampton House near Dorchester next week. Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed young lovers, is being brought to the stately home by Chapterhouse
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First recital at centre
THE first season of entertainment at Eype Church Centre for the Arts, near Bridport gets under way this weekend with a recital by soprano Jacqueline Piper, accompanied by the Portland Singers and Canadian pianist Elaine Korman. The concert starts at 7.30pm
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Portland Party Piece
YOU will never regard barbecues in the same light after you have been to see Party Piece at the Royal Manor Theatre on Portland next month. The action of Richard Harris' riotous comedy, which takes place at a barbecue held by the members of two adjoining
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Picnic in - and on - the park
AN AFTERNOON of live music and entertainment takes place at Piddletrenthide football pitch on Saturday to help raise funds for Plush Cricket Club's new pavilion. The Picnic in the Park starts at 2pm with live music at 4.30pm with On the Fiddle, followed
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Kids' fun for week starting Thursday, August 21
CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS THURSDAY (21) Step in Time, Durweston village hall, 10.30am-3.30pm, age 6+, call 01258 459785 to book Fun, Fantasy and Flying, Sturminster Newton Leisure Centre, 1.30-4.30pm, age 7+, call 01258 471831 FRIDAY (22) Story Picture Book
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My big break
A DREAM has come true for a Weymouth schoolgirl who always wanted to be on TV. Naomi Dodds, 15, from Wey Valley School, has won a place in the final of a major BBC national competition, beating people from the whole of the South West to represent the
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Hardy - the female view
AN AWARD-winning author is to become the first woman to pen a biography of Wessex writer Thomas Hardy. Claire Tomalin has signed with Viking publishing to write the book after acclaimed works about Samuel Pepys and Charles Dickens. Experts hope the biography
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Connolly takes on God in court
THE MAN WHO SUED GOD (15) Former lawyer turned cray fisherman Steve Myers (Billy Connolly) is struggling to make a living in Australia when disaster strikes. Lightning hits his boat and completely destroys the vessel, which doubles as a floating home.
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Stars pool their resources in puzzle picture
SWIMMING POOL (15) Dive into Francois Ozon's beguiling thriller and you'll find more than you expect. Beneath the deceptively placid surface of this intimate character study, lurks a complex portrait of the creative process in which reality and fiction
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Scared stiff!
STONE the crows! Saddam Hussein has been spotted near Ringwood . . . And he's not alone. Other scary figures have been cropping up along the roadsides around Bisterne this week. A straw poll has uncovered an Osama bin Laden lookalike, a burglar creeping
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Woman, 75, hurt in shop raid
A 75-YEAR-OLD woman is in hospital after being knocked to the ground in a failed raid on a charity shop. Three men entered the Pramacare charity shop in Wimborne Road, Kinson, and attempted to steal items from a back office but were disturbed. As they
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Stone me if it isn't that Mick Taylor
THEY do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Going by the number of leaping, pouting, preening, lip-smacking, bum-waggling Rolling Stones tribute bands there are these days, the Stones must be the single most flattered entity since, er
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CROCKED IMPEY LEFT FRUSTRATED
Weymouth defender Jamie Impey has told of his frustration at being forced to sit out of his side's unbeaten start to the season. The 24-year-old suffered a back injury in a warm-up game at Bashley a fortnight ago but hopes to have recovered in time for
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My Fantasy alternative
Hello! And welcome to the Odds-On Fantasy Football competition. The Echo, along with every other newspaper in the country, runs its own Fantasy Football League and not wishing to be left out, I have devised my own Fantasy Football challenge for the current
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Golden stars set to shine
THE undisputed king of rock'n'roll joins a host of other top-league musicians in Weymouth next weekend for the resort's annual Rock and Pop Festival. The event's Elvis Look-a-Like competition, which takes place at 6.30pm on Saturday, September 6, sees
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Giltrap to play South Petherton
FINE music will be ringing out at the David Hall Arts Centre in South Petherton next month. Legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Giltrap, who wrote the theme music for ITV's Wish You Were Here and the BBC's Holiday programmes, will be performing on Friday
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Masterly evenings
THE Cologne New Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Vivaldi, Purcell, Mozart, Bach and Albinoni in St Mary's Church in Dorchester on Sunday night and in St Mary's Church, Weymouth, on Wednesday, August 27. Both concerts start at 7.30pm
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Hugo's hero on tour
MIRACLE Theatre continue their tour of Dorset villages this week with their stunning version of Quasimodo, based on Victor Hugo's tragic tale of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. You can catch the play at Melbury Osmond tonight (call 01935 83410), Buckland
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Arts events for week of Thursday, August 21
TODAY (21) Mrs Macbeth's Hostile Bid, Sturminster Newton Rec, 7.30pm, all ages, 01305 269320 FRIDAY (22) Square Mile Arts exhibition, Weymouth Arts Centre, Commercial Road Madchester vs Bridpop, Ocean Room, Weymouth Pavilion Here and Now, Weymouth Pavilion
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What a day
WEYMOUTH became carnival city when 200,000 people, a giant procession of floats and a host of displays and stalls took the town by storm. The Red Arrows worked their magic high in the sky as an army of helpers from carnival organisers Weymouth Round Table
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Ambulance trust under pressure
DORSET'S ambulance service is having to rely on St John volunteers as the hot spell sends casualty call-outs soaring, service chiefs admitted today. A huge increase in calls over the summer is being blamed for Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust asking St John
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We're fearing life on the street over housing rule
A DORCHESTER family feared they could end up homeless after claiming they were told they did not qualify for social housing. Wilbur Hayes, his wife Pauline and 26-year-old disabled son Alan have been asked to leave their rented flat in Prince of Wales
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Internet meeting ends in marriage
A WEYMOUTH man and his New Zealand fiance are getting married after meeting at Heathrow airport - 25 years after the bride's parents met in almost exactly the same circumstances. Ray King, 28, and Michaela Davey, 22, who live in Bedford Road, Weymouth
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New calls for CCTV
BOSSES Elena and Russell Brown today vowed it was 'business as usual' after the window of their new restaurant was broken. The couple found that the main pane of the Sienna restaurant at the top of High West Street had been smashed when they opened up
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Stock relief at watching brief
BRIAN Stock admitted he was "not too disheartened" to miss out on winning his third cap after Wales' European Under-21 Championship clash against Serbia and Montenegro turned nasty. The Cherries midfielder had a watching brief from the substitutes' bench
