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Holiday business simmering nicely
THE SUN may have stayed behind a cloud this Bank Holiday but the area was still packed as thousands of tourists made the most of the county's attractions. An estimated 30,000 people visited the beach largely to make the most of live entertainment at the
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BANK HOLIDAY CARNAGE
FOUR people including a young volleyball star from Poole were killed and several others seriously injured following a day of carnage on Dorset roads. Tragedy marred the Bank Holiday weekend when emergency crews were called out to deal with two fatal crashes
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People power
SOME of you will have seen the article in last week's Echo encouraging businesses to take government money to help them obtain Investors in People. I used to be a sceptic about Investors in People. This wasn't because I didn't believe in the principles
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Delighted skaters up to their old tricks...
IT is celebrations all round following the launch of a new skatepark at King George V playing field in Swanage. The £20,000 installation marks a successful first phase and campaigners will continue fund-raising towards additional equipment. Gary Puntorno
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Tributes to rising star of volleyball
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "tremendously popular, well respected and admired" volleyball star following his tragic death in the Merley accident. Family, friends, coaches and teachers of 18-year-old Mark Pit-man from Poole have described their shock
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Powell levels in injury time
A DARREN Powell goal in the seventh minute of injury time for ten-man Wimborne Town rescued a point last night in a scintillating 2-2 stalemate with arch-rivals Bournemouth Poppies at Cuthbury. It was a let off for Wimborne against a side who were clearly
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Dolphins serve up a goal feast
IF Poole Town continue at the rate of knots they have begun their Hampshire Premier League programme this season, it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibilities that the Dolphins could hit an unbelievable 200 goal mark. Paul Morrell's side have now
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Honours are shared again by old rivals
HISTORY repeated itself yesterday as Cherries and Swindon Town shared the points - just as they had 80 years ago in the first Football League game staged at Dean Court. A week after going down 3-1 to the Robins in Wiltshire on their Division Three (South
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ALEX ON TOP OF THE WORLD
ALEX Browne reckoned things couldn't get much better after he headed the goal that gave Dorchester their first win back in the Dr Martens Premier Division and inflicted Bath City's first defeat of the season yesterday. Then he got a text message from
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HERO LAMB SILENCES TOWN
For all Steve Claridge's summer signings, the Wey-mouth manager's best find may prove to be one under his nose the entire time. Local lad John Lamb furthered his blossoming reputation with a spectacular double strike either side of half time against Tiverton
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Poole lining up Lindback
SWEDISH sensation Antonio Lindback could well make his eagerly awaited second Pirates appearance against Team Great Britain next week, The exciting 18-year-old rider scorched to a 19 paid 21-point maximum on his Poole Meridian Lifts debut against Exeter
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Residents call for building halt in 'Flatsdown'
ENOUGH is enough say residents of an East Dorset town calling for a halt to the number of flats being built in their community. Many including district councillor Queenie Com-fort have already dubbed Ferndown "Flatsdown" in view of the numerous blocks
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Magnus chalks up mighty max
MAGNUS Zetterstrom scorched to the first full maximum of his Pirates career against Somerset then, jokingly, said: "I'm like an old wine, I get better and better with age". The 31-year-old Swede originally joined Poole in 1996 and though he has never
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Firework fury
FUMING tourism chiefs are demanding to know why they were not told that last night's Weymouth firework display had been postponed. Thousands of people regularly fill the resort on Monday nights during the summer to watch displays, but Weymouth and Portland
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New premises for team helping young people
A GROUP is coming up from the streets as a new chapter is opened in the story of help for Weymouth's young people. Youth workers who have been working with youngsters in the borough, helping them find a flat and handing out free condoms, are preparing
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Defeat admitted on stable development
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed a businessman's decision to withdraw his appeal against planners' refusal of his application to develop a former racing stables near Dorchester. Peter Bolton announced a scheme last year to build 28 flats and 28 industrial units
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Teenager's postcards are a Poundbury hit
A SCHOOLBOY'S sketches of Poundbury have turned into picture-perfect postcards of Prince Charles' dream village. Young artist John Wilson, 13, was inspired to turn his hand to drawing views of the development when he moved there with his family last year
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Going underground to cure parking woe
AN UNDERGROUND multi-storey car park could solve the problems of a market town at a stroke. It is estimated that all Shaftesbury's parking spaces will be taken by 9.30am in the morning when the new supermarket opens - possibly next year. Research shows
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Exposing faults in clothing
YOU can't rely on anything these days - not even inanimate objects like clothes. Take the sad case of poor Jemma Gunning, from Somerset. There she was, enjoying a nice relaxing holiday in Greece, taking part in Miss Bottom 2003, (aka "the Eurovision Thong
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Wildlife fears as fire wipes out heathland
A DEVASTATING fire tore through Dorset heathland and local experts fear it may have killed many rare breeds of wildlife. Dozens of calls flooded into the fire service in the early hours of yesterday morning as the blaze consumed 12 hectares of heath and
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Seaside lifestyle puts housing streets ahead
WE all like to be beside the seaside - and it seems we are more than willing to stump up the cash for the privilege. House prices in many coastal resorts in England and Wales have been rising at more than 10 per cent a year for the last seven years. These
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Bashley floored by City slickers
I'D heard a lot of good things about Bashley over the previous 12 months, culminating this week with a Bash fan telling me that watching Barry Blankley's current crop of talent was just like 'Watching Brazil.' That was before Saturday's 3-0 reverse at
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Brown rues late Langley leveller
JOINT Christchurch manager Tony Brown was left feeling enormously frustrated following Priory's 2-2 stalemate against Wessex rivals Blackfield and Langley. Christchurch fell a goal behind in the first half, before turning the game on its head after the
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TWO-GOAL LAMB CHOPS DOWN TIVVY
JOHN Lamb completed a spectacular rise from Weymouth zero to hero by hitting a sensational double as the Terras came from behind to win 2-1 at Tiverton Town, yesterday The 20-year-old left winger, plucked out of the reserves by boss Steve Claridge at
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ALEX HEADS MAGPIES TO FIRST VICTORY
DORCHESTER TOWN 1 BATH CITY 0 DORCHESTER are in business after Alex Browne's 73rd minute header gave them a well-earned first win of the season in an exciting clash at the Avenue Stadium yesterday. Languishing at the foot of the table after an unrewarding
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Bank holiday boost for tourism industry
VISITORS have flocked to South and West Dorset over the summer helping to make it one of the busiest seasons to date, tourism chiefs said today. A busy bank holiday weekend topped one of the best holiday periods for the industry across the region. More
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Fighting spirit lifts O'Driscoll
CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll admitted he had mixed feelings after seeing his side held to a 2-2 draw by Division Two rivals Swindon Town on Monday (Aug 25). O'Driscoll said he was "disappointed" with the two goals his charges had conceded, but "pleased
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Orchid explosion
A HIGHCLIFFE woman has one of the area's largest colonies of rare orchids flourishing in her own back garden. Dawn Clogg of Smugglers Lane North now has hundreds of the orchids, known as Autumn lady's tresses, in full flower on her lawn. She said: "I
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Research reveals underdone stakes
THE government's flagship scheme to encourage low income earners to save for their retirement is failing, according to research by the industry lobby group. Only 1.5 million stakeholder pension schemes have been sold since 2001 when the scheme was launched
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Ben bags points for the Linnets
BEN Thomson grabbed the solitary goal of the match for Lymington and New Milton, as they chalked up their second Sydenhams Wessex League win of the new campaign in a 1-0 victory at previously unbeaten Portland United. The goal came in only the 17th minute
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BULLDOGS MAULED BY YOUNG PRETENDER
A BUMPER bank holiday crowd of close to 3,000 saw the Wildcats maul the Bulldogs in the second leg of this Conference League Challenge at the Wessex Stadium. Holding a four-point advantage from the first meeting at the Oak Tree Arena on Friday night,
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PRESTON FUMES AS WINNING RUN ENDS
PORTLAND United's winning start to the Sydenhams Wessex League season came to an end in controversial fashion at Grove Corner yesterday. After taking maximum points from their opening three encounters, the depleted Blues - missing Andy Mason, Chris Evans
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Magnus chalks up mighty max
MAGNUS Zetterstrom scorched to the first full maximum of his Pirates career against Somerset then, jokingly, said: "I'm like an old wine, I get better and better with age". The 31-year-old Swede originally joined Poole in 1996 and though he has never
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We do like to be beside the seaside
HOUSE prices in Dorset's seaside towns have soared as city dwellers relocate to the coast and people buy second homes in the county. A survey published today reveals that prices are spiralling in resorts across the country as more people opt for a life
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Mayor praises Joe's beach clean
A PENSIONER'S efforts to clean a Weymouth beach has been held up as a shining example of how people should take a pride in the borough. Weymouth and Portland Mayor Doug Hollings set out to try and change attitudes when he launched his clean-streets campaign
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Floating on air...
MORE than 5,000 people crammed into the centre of Milford-on-Sea as locals rubbed shoulders with holidaymakers for yet another rip-roaring village carnival. In fact, visitors have become so keen on the carnival that one group - from the Carrington Lane
