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Thanks for the memories
AS a passionate lover of the arts, Edith Thornton counts herself lucky to have enjoyed live performances by the likes of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir Richard Attenborough. And Edith considers herself doubly fortunate because, except for her train fare
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Swanage screen saviour
IF you feel the IT revolution may be passing you by, a new education centre in Swanage could be just the thing for you. On-Line@Swanage follows on from the success of On-Line@Wareham, offering computer taster courses for beginners and access to online
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Eleven Minutes
Brazilian storyteller of The Alchemist stirs up another simply written potion about a prostitute who becomes passionate in her work to make people happy but then meets someone with whom she's smitten. Coelho explores themes of sex and love and how a relationship
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Trading Up
Sex and love? Candace's the author of that novel of social manners Sex and the City, for which she has been likened (somebody pinch me) to Jane Austen. This one's catches up with leggy Janey who featured in Four Blondes. The bed-hopping gold-digger's
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The Battle for Iraq (BBC News, paperback £7.99)
HERE are those familiar faces - including John Simpson, Gavin Hewitt, Stephen Sackur and rising star Rageh Omaar - we grew to know and love (or not) during Gulf War II. What this book brought home to me was how hindsight really is a wonderful thing and
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Nightclub faces loss of licence over CCTV
POOLE'S only major nightclub has been given three months to sort out long-standing managerial and CCTV problems or risk losing its licence. Chillis, in Kingland Road, is "on probation" following a succession of serious complaints from Dorset Police and
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SAVAGE ATTACK
TWO Good Samaritans were savagely attacked by a gang of up to ten thugs after rushing to the aid of a man being assaulted. One of the victims may require reconstructive surgery to his face, such was the ferocity of the beating. He may also suffer permanent
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Linnets book their place for Whitehall
LYMINGTON and New Milton booked their place for a trip to Whitehall on Saturday in the next round of the FA Cup, following a 2-1 win at Reading Town, but it certainly wasn't plain sailing. Linnets manager Ian Robinson was relieved his side won the tie
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Magpies cash in at Moneyfields
THE battered sign at the entrance reads 'Welcome To Moneyfields'. After a look at the playing surface, it may as well have read 'Welcome To The Minefields.' On a pitch that Worzel Gummidge would have been keen to keep a watchful eye on, the Magpies managed
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Taskers inspires United
DORCHESTER UTD 4 STURMINSTER NEWTON 0 UNITED manager Kevin Hillier's double substitution on the hour sparked the goal avalanche that saw the Dorset Premier League new boys swamp Blandford. Hillier introduced new signing Steve Tasker and his son Jason
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Laws proves he's still the master
THE colour of his shirt might be different these days, but not a lot else has changed about David Laws since his move from Weymouth to Portland in the summer. He's still built like a brick outhouse, you still can't understand a word he says but, more
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Moore vows to bounce back
CHARLOTTE Moore has vowed to bounce back from one of the biggest disappointments of her young career. And a determined Moore admitted that with the Athens Olympics less than a year away she will be a better and more experienced athlete when it comes to
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Magpies learn a Cambridge lesson
Cambridge city 4 Dorchester Town 2 THERE was no happy homecoming for Dorchester winger Matt Hann on Saturday. Hann, 22, quit Cambridge City a year ago, joining the Magpies and starting a business studies course at university in Bournemouth. But the lessons
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Beaten by a Furlong
WHILE Queens Park Rangers fans will contest their side won by a Furlong, Cherries followers will argue the winning distance was the narrowest of short heads. Although Paul Furlong's second-half header earned the Loftus Road outfit all three points following
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Rickardsson bid thrown off track
TONY Rickardsson remains deadlocked on 89 points with Nicki Pedersen at the top of the World Championship Grand Prix leaderboard after the Scandinavian round in Gothenburg. But the top Swede and Pirates spearhead could not have imagined before the meeting
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Let's entertain you (25.8)
SENSATIONAL Irish dance show Lord of the Dance reaches the end of its month-long residency at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth on Sunday (August 31) . Great dancing, stirring Celtic rhythms and a classic mythological tale of good triumphing over evil
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Driving me mad
HONESTLY, I have nothing at all against people who drive Range Rovers. If they feel that a massive four-by-four off-road vehicle - which does 15 miles to the gallon or something equally ridiculous - is the most economic way to take the kids to school
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Night fever
BOURNEMOUTH'S lively nightlife is big business, bringing in millions of pounds to the local economy. But with drunken, rowdy and violent behaviour drawing unwelcome comparisons with Faliraki, some are now asking whether the town has the balance right.
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SAVAGE ATTACK
TWO Good Samaritans were savagely attacked by a gang of up to ten thugs after rushing to the aid of a man being assaulted. One of the victims may require reconstructive surgery to his face, such was the ferocity of the beating. He may also suffer permanent
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Youths need to be catered for
I USED to be a clubber in Bournemouth, but not any more, writes Emma Baker, 17, a student at Bournemouth School for Girls and who attended last Friday's Bournemouth council policy meeting into the town's night time economy. The streets of Bournemouth
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Widow, 94, robbed by gang of three youths
CALLOUS thieves barged past a frail 94-year-old widow on her doorstep, ransacking her home and stealing her pension and benefits books as she stood by helplessly. The grandmother-of-12 had opened the door of her West Howe home in Bournemouth without checking
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Shoulder to learn on
THEY'RE worlds apart and the technology physiotherapists in Brazil have access to is not a patch on here - but they've been forging links. Dr Elcimar Reis, 35, is a Brazilian physiotherapist and lecturer who specialises in the upper body - for the past
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Shortage of staff slows speed limit reductions
STAFF shortages at Dorset County Council have led to a huge backlog of applications for speed limit reductions. Around 60 applications from towns and villages across Dorset are currently awaiting assessment when normally the list is around 20. Communities
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Addict jailed for driving offence
A NOTORIOUS drug addict has been sent to jail for driving whilst disqualified. Father-of-two Matthew Amor, 30, admitted the charge before Blandford magistrates. Amor of Portman Mews, Bryanston, also pleaded guilty to begging outside Safeway and to breaching
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Trashing our nation
THE strange thing about cigarette butts is that despite their size, they're easy to spot, even when you're travelling at almost 50 miles per hour. So I watched with interest as the lit fag-end thrown out of the passenger side of the car in front of me
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World of ideas awaits at Ideal Home show
CRAMMED full of new and classic ways of making your home your castle, the Bournemouth Ideal Home Exhibition is kicking off at the BIC later this week. Now in its eighth year, the 2003 event promises to be bigger and better, with 120 exhibitors displaying
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Firms to battle for new award
FIRMS in the South West are to compete for a new award to recognise finance communication skill being sponsored by financial document printers Greenaways. Quoted companies in Bournemouth are invited to enter their latest annual reports, analyst briefing
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Thousands to join in all the fun of Studland Fair
THE COUNTDOWN is on to this year's Echo and Advertiser-backed Studland Country Fair - one of the biggest annual charity events held in Dorset. Over the last 14 years the fair has raised an amazing £55,000 for charity - thousands of people are expected
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Street Dreams
For those not au fait with Kellerman, she's the Mrs of Jonathan Kellerman and both whack out bestsellers about (usually) killer men. This latest Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novel focuses on the Decker child Cindy (not Desmond) who is an LA cop. She's tracking
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The Face
Dads eh? Always around when you need 'em. Er, not in this case. The Face is a megastar who's never at home when his 10-year-old lad Fric needs him. Psycho-supernatural cheek-gripper by another bestseller sees Fric stalked by a freak with only an ex-LA
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Dire Poppies display leaves boss fuming
BOURNEMOUTH Poppies manager Keith Williams was absolutely furious with his players following an abysmal display in a 3-0 reverse against Bemerton Heath Harlequins at Western Way. The defeat came on the back of a superb 1-0 victory over Lymington and New
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Poole's eleventh heaven
POOLE Town's rise to the top of the Hampshire League Premier Division is exactly where they could stay for the rest of the season following another impressive net-busting victory, writes Andy Starmore. The Dolphins opened their league account a week ago
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Histon hammer woeful Bashley
A BAD day at the office is probably the kindest way to describe Bashley's woeful performance against Histon on Saturday, in what in the end turned out to be a comfortable 3-0 win for the visitors to Bashley Road. Histon will more than likely be in the
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Dorchester beaten but Premier place secured
DORCHESTER 183-5 lost to BROADSTONE 184-6 by four wickets OPENER Ian Sibley's best innings of the season was wasted by Dorchester when they scored only 51 off their last 15 overs. Their total of 183 gave a depleted attack little margin for error and Broadstone's
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It's down to the wire
PARLEY 174 (5pts) lost to WEYMOUTH 178-4 (25pts) by six wickets WHAT a different a week makes in the world of Dorset cricket. Seven days earlier, Weymouth's beleaguered players were inconsolable after seeing their Premier Division championship hopes destroyed
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Wildcats in the driving seat
BEN Barker reckons the Weymouth Wildcats are hot favourites to beat Bristol Bulldogs in the second leg of their West Country Challenge at the Wessex Stadium tonight (start 6pm). The flying teenager, who picked up 11 points for the Dorset outfit in their
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Town joins up to regenerate market place
NEW Milton is one of only six towns in the south-east chosen to join a new scheme to explore how businesses can help regenerate market towns. Local decision makers will work with representatives from the Business in the Community programme to set out
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A baby at 56? Don't be so silly, Priscilla
PRISCILLA Eatwell is a 56-year-old granny who's decided she wants to have a bay-bee. Her husband, Don is 69 and Priscilla, who works in Bournemouth, already has two daughters and a grandchild from her first marriage. As she and Don conceived another child
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Soap stars bowling along
SOAP stars turned on the style at a charity cricket match in Bournemouth on Sunday. The overcast skies of the morning gave way to warm sunshine for the afternoon event at Dean Park where celebrities from ITV's Emmerdale helped raise an expected £8,000
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Thanks for the memories
AS a passionate lover of the arts, Edith Thornton counts herself lucky to have enjoyed live performances by the likes of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir Richard Attenborough. And Edith considers herself doubly fortunate because, except for her train fare
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World of ideas awaits at Ideal Home show
CRAMMED full of new and classic ways of making your home your castle, the Bournemouth Ideal Home Exhibition is kicking off at the BIC later this week. Now in its eighth year, the 2003 event promises to be bigger and better, with 120 exhibitors displaying
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First birthday picnic Bliss for families
PREMATURE babies and their parents have celebrated the first anniversary of their local Bliss branch with a picnic in Poole Park. The Bournemouth and Poole branch of the premature baby charity has grown considerably in a year and has built up a good relationship
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Civil action
IT WAS a chance to try out the very latest in new-fangled weaponry but despite their high-tech "firelock" muskets it was still a bloody skirmish. Cannon and musket balls sailed through the smoke-filled air, skilfully dodged by the masses of pike-armed
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Peters saves at the double
BRIDPORT 1 BIDEFORD 1 A DOUBLE penalty save by Martin Peters helped Bridport become the first side to take a point off Screwfix Direct Premier Division title favourites Bideford at St Mary's Field. The former Weymouth keeper was called into action 17
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Claridge strikes to earn Terras a point
WEYMOUTH 1 NUNEATON 1 PLAYER-boss Steve Claridge led by example as Weymouth continued their unbeaten start to the Dr Martens Premier Division season. The Terras manager struck his first goal of the season for the depleted hosts who showed just why the
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'Keep believing'
CHERRIES assistant manager Peter Grant has urged Sean O'Driscoll's troops to "keep believing in themselves" after they slipped to another narrow awayday defeat. QPR striker Paul Furlong netted the only goal of the game as Cherries left Loftus Road empty-handed
