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The Codfather
WHEN it comes to eating fish and chips nobody does it "batter". Fish 'n' chips fan Ken Allen has travelled nearly 50,000 miles with the sole aim of clearing his favourite platter - the Harry Ramsden's challenge meal. Designed for the serious muncher,
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New library branded an expensive luxury
BOURNEMOUTH'S new library has been branded an expensive luxury after it was revealed that it will eventually cost the public purse a staggering £66 million. The building, at the Triangle, has won a string of awards and has trebled the number of library
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Aftershock of country crisis
BUSINESSES across Dorset and Hampshire risk being wiped out by an autumn aftershock of the foot-and-mouth crisis, it is feared. Firms which supply the leisure industry are likely to start feeling knock-on effects from the crisis when the summer season
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Open paths on website
A MAP featuring every one of the 5,600 footpaths to be re-opened in time for the weekend is now available on the Dorset County Council website. The large-scale map allows people to zero in on the area they want to walk and to check which paths are open
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Keep our paths shut!
WORRIED farmers have inundated Dorset County Council's footpaths hotline anxious to keep sensitive routes closed. Scores of farmers said they struggled to get through to the council's footpath team while many condemned the authority for the short time
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Latest Results
DORSET RESULTS: The latest Dorset votes CHRISTCHURCH Con hold Christopher Chope (Con).....27,306 Dorothy Webb (Lib Dem).....13,762 Judith Begg (Lab).....7,506 Margaret Strange (UKIP).....993 NORTH DORSET Con hold Robert Walter (Con).....22,314 Emily Gasson
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Restructuring is done poorly
MORE than two-thirds of companies which axe jobs are forced to recruit staff during the cuts because of skills shortages, warns a report. "Parallel hiring and firing" is a pitfall of poor restructuring, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
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Residents may lose post office
SWANAGE residents are being urged to make their voices heard over the planned closure of one of the town's post offices. The Ballard Estate post office in Redcliffe Road has been earmarked for closure and could shut in November. The post office is one
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Dream home couple fear loss of view
NOW you see it, soon you won't. That's the fear of one concerned Poole couple who are fighting to save their sea view. Lisa and Barry Greenwood currently enjoy stunning views over Poole Harbour from the garden of their home in Blake Hill Crescent, Lilliput
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Exercise club is heart of matter
IT has around 1,000 members, runs exercise sessions under the supervision of trained instructors and has given a new lease of life to hundreds of people. But far from being some swanky health spa, the Bournemouth Heart Club is one of only a handful of
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Epilepsy society revises leaflets
THE National Society for Epilepsy has revised its complementary therapies leaflet following recent Government guidelines on the use of herbal medicines. Research has shown that St John's wort could have an adverse effect on people with epilepsy. There
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SHERBORNE DATE FOR CHAMP
BRITAIN'S first female triathlon World champion Leanda Cave will be in action in Dorset this weekend. Cave has surprised the triathlon world by entering the 2003 Gatorade half Ironman UK at Sherborne Castle on August 31 as part of her build up to the
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DORCHESTER CRUISE BUT BEES BEATEN
DORCHESTER UNITED 4 STURMINSTER NEWTON 1 DOUBLE strikes from Jamie Yates and Martin Hillier saw freescoring United through to their second win in four days at Sandringham Sports Centre last night. Former Magpies striker Yates took just three minutes to
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ASSISTANT McNAB HEADS STATESIDE
WEYMOUTH assistant boss Neil McNab admits he will leave the Wessex Stadium with a "heavy heart" when he flies out to take up a coaching role in America tomorrow. Steve Claridge's number two is to quit the high flying Terras to start a three-year contract
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Night watch helps cut harbour thefts
SICKENED by the number of occasions marine thieves were targeting their boats - 16 times during the first six weeks of this season - members of one of the smallest yacht clubs in Poole Harbour, North Haven, fought back by mounting a virtual 24-hour watch
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Key issues for mums
AN estimated 4,000 children in this country are separated from their mothers who are in prison. The Mothers' Union is lobbying judges to apply non-custodial sentences and keep children and mothers together where it is in the children's interests to do
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Trader battles to stop the ironmen
A BUSINESSMAN is threatening to block the path of 1,500 athletes in protest against a major sporting event. Jason Fricker, 31, from Buckland Newton, says road closures during the Sherborne-based Half Ironman Triathlon on Sunday are already having a "devastating
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Survey reveals house prices are stagnating
HOUSE prices in Dorset are stagnating, according to new figures. The latest survey on house prices revealed that the county saw zero growth last month following several years of constant rises. According to a survey by property company Home-track, the
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Inspector will decide housing estate plans
REJECTED proposals to build another new housing estate in New Milton are to go before a government planning inspector for a second opinion. New Forest district councillors have been branded "unreasonable" after overturning expert recommendations to approve
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Companion to be friendly
THE effects of the foot and mouth epidemic leave just one card for British punters to immerse themselves in tomorrow, an all-weather affair at Southwell. Of course tomorrow should have seen the start of the Cheltenham Festival, and there will be more
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Field of dreams
DORCHESTER is set to get desperately-needed top class sports facilities. A cricket oval, football pitches and state of the art tennis facilities are all being lined up for Prince Charles' model village on the edge of Dorchester. It was revealed today
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It's all change for Weymouth
A NEW public transport interchange on the site of Weymouth's railway station is included in plans for a major revamp of the town published today. The King Street transport hub, taking in bus and taxi services, would also boast co-ordinated timetables
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Skaters are on a roll with £100,000 lottery windfall
A CAMPAIGN to build a skatepark in Weymouth was given a £100,000 boost today. Skate enthusiasts are on a roll after hearing their bumper grant application to the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) was successful. The massive cash award will
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Family incomes are well below average
HOUSEHOLD incomes in Dorset are well below the national average, a new report has revealed today. The report, compiled from data from four million homes, has shown that the average household income in Dorset is £21,400 a year, £1,800 less than the United
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Focus on development, housing, transport and tourism
FOUR key elements dominate the Weymouth and Portland Local Plan Review, the document which sets out the borough council's vision of the area's way ahead in the next ten years. They are housing, transport, development (including employment) and tourism
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Coming to the boil
THE Great Dorset Steam Fair starts today (Aug 27) and this five-day event will see an estimated quarter of a million people descending on Tarrant Hinton. Dorset Police are warning of massive traffic congestion as visitors from all over the world come
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Coming to the boil
THE Great Dorset Steam Fair starts today and this five-day event will see an estimated quarter of a million people descending on Tarrant Hinton. Dorset Police are warning of massive traffic congestion as visitors from all over the world come to see the
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BAC planes come back for reunion
FORTY years after the first flight of the prototype BAC 1-11, more than 170 former BAC staff and aviation enthusiasts celebrated the anniversary with a reunion at the factory on the edge of Bournemouth Airport, where the famous planes were made. All but
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Jessica's tears turn to pleasure
TEARS of protest came from Jessica Johnson when her dad took her in his arms - which was only to be expected from an almost seven-month-old baby finding herself cuddled by a stranger who had been absent for most of her life. Petty Officer Mike Johnson
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Plaque and cash presented to island
THE plaque of the new type 23 frigate, HMS Portland, was presented to town mayor Les Ames who received it on behalf of Portland town council during his recent visit to the ship in Glasgow. Coun Ames was given a conducted tour of the vessel and was later
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School is well above average
ERRORS in the Royal Manor School's GCSE information and communication technology results caused a lot of disappointment and upset among pupils and staff who were well aware that their students were capable of achieving good results. After two appeals
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Holiday hell at home
WE British are keen to travel almost anywhere except Britain, it seems. A survey has revealed that more Britons have been to Barcelona than have been to Bath. Four in five had never been to Liverpool, the European City of Culture for 2008, while 80 per
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KICKING BUTT
MOVES to stub out smoking in all of Poole's bars, restaurants and shops are under way. Three councillors are urging the Borough of Poole to look into the possibility of seeking a by-law banning or severely restricting smoking in all public buildings.
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100-year-old tree crashes down
A RESIDENT in a Bournemouth street had a lucky escape after a huge 100-year-old tree came crashing down just yards from his house. Martin Huntman, of McKinley Road, was sitting in his home when he heard an almighty bang and looked out the window to discover
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County may lose £340m over disease
DORSET could lose up to £340 million by the end of the summer because of foot-and-mouth, a report has claimed. And more than 300 jobs have been lost across the county and the New Forest since the outbreak started - although there has not been one recorded
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All Forest car parks to open
ALL car park restrictions in the New Forest imposed because of the foot-and-mouth crisis will be lifted tomorrow. But Forestry Commission managers are warning members of the public that there will be no easing of the strict dog-control rules. They said
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Tories take back the county council reins
TORIES are celebrating after taking control of Dorset County Council. The political composition of the council is now 23 Conservatives, 14 Liberal Democrats, four Labour and one Independent. Delighted Tory group leader Cllr David Fox, who held his Christchurch
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Cliff fall boy is lucky to be alive
AN eight-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after falling 40m from a cliff. The young boy was plucked to safety by a coastguard helicopter after falling from the cliff top at Man O' War Bay, near Durdle Door. Emergency services were scrambled after the
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Battle looming over park gates flats bid
A MASSIVE residents' protest has swung into action to fight plans to build flats next to the entrance to Poole Park. The proposals for a three-storey block of flats in the heart of the Poole Park Conservation Area have sparked 81 letters of protest from
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KICKING BUTT
MOVES to stub out smoking in all of Poole's bars, restaurants and shops are under way. Three councillors are urging the Borough of Poole to look into the possibility of seeking a by-law banning or severely restricting smoking in all public buildings.
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Appeal for witnesses to horrific accidents
POLICE have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses to two fatal road traffic accidents which killed four people including a young volleyball star from Poole. Officers are keen to hear from anybody who may have seen the two collisions which occurred within
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This Big Cat loves the water
WHEN Britain's most popular sailing waters are your cruising ground chances are you will meet up with one or more of the country's most interesting craft. Such was the case when I took my own boat up the Solent to the Beaulieu River this season and found
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Mum's fertility fight
VICTORIA Beckham, Kym Marsh and Jules Oliver don't just have fame and celebrity partners in common - all suffer from a relatively common condition called polycystic ovary syndrome. As many as a third of women have polycystic ovaries, where many fluid
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ALPINE CHALLENGE FOR BOARDING TRIO
THREE Dorchester-based mountain-boarders are planning to scale the heights in the cult sport's European Championships. The trio of Nathan Jenkins, 19, from Dorchester, Dale Henson, 21, from Stratton and Andrew Wylie, 22, from Maiden Newton flew out from
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BEAMINSTER EXTRAS HAND TRIANGLE VICTORY
PORTLAND RED TRIANGLE 227-9 (19pts) beat BEAMINSTER 206-8 (9pts) by 21 runs PORTLAND Red Triangle wrapped up their Dorset Division One home programme with a 21-run success over Beaminster at Reforne. Having won the toss and elected to bat, the islanders
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TEENAGER RYAN GOES OUT IN A THRILLER
WELLWORTHY'S teenage bowler Ryan Stone just missed out in one of the most exciting singles matches so far in the 44th annual Weymouth and Portland Opens Bowls Tournament. Fourteen-year-old Stone was up against reknowned Baldock bowler Dicky Richardson
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'Boycie's the best ever'
FORMER Pirates team manager Neil Street believes Craig Boyce is the greatest Poole rider of all time. Speaking ahead of Boyce's testimonial meeting at Wimborne Road, the current Australian team boss said: "Craig is the tops, his record over the years
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'Boycie's the best ever'
FORMER Pirates team manager Neil Street believes Craig Boyce is the greatest Poole rider of all time. Speaking ahead of Boyce's testimonial meeting at Wimborne Road, the current Australian team boss said: "Craig is the tops, his record over the years
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Blessed are the squeak
DEBORAH SMITH talks to Dorset-based author and illustrator Graham Oakley about his enduring creation, the Church Mice books WHAT do you get if you cross a cat with religion and a posse of church mice spiced up with few tales of the unexpected? The answer
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Online
James Tourgout's weekly look at the world wide web IT is freezing cold and rainy. It's dark when you get up for work, pitch black when you go home and everyone looks miserable. Yes, it's the middle of January and the summer looks light years away. It's
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Mourners' cars broken into during boy's funeral
LOW-LIFE thieves broke into three cars as their owners attended the funeral of a 21-month-old boy. All the vehicles were in the rear car park belonging to St Michael and All Angels Church in Verwood when thieves gained access into each car by smashing
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Paula says thanks for The Memory
ACTRESS Paula Wilcox jumped at the chance of appearing in the comedy The Memory of Water because she loves the thought-provoking way in which it gets people laughing at themselves. The fact that it focuses on bereavement and death might have hindered
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Traffic horror
A man is fighting for his life today after being hit by a 40-tonne lorry. Police said the 29-year-old from Dorchester, who is registered blind, appeared to run out in front of the Ford Iveco LGV on Weymouth Way just past the Radipole Lane/Spa Road flyover
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Hospital chiefs act to combat stress
HEALTH chiefs are taking action to cut down on staff stress levels at Dorset County Hospital. The West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust Board met yesterday after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served the Dorchester-based establishment the first
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Spirit of adventure
DORSET adventurer Philip Beale today told how the first few days of his four-month voyage have been plain sailing, but exhilirating none the less. The ship covered 150 miles in the past 24 hours and is currently just off the Cocos Islands. The ex-Royal
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Cancer support group bid
A WEYMOUTH councillor who battled cancer last year is looking to set up a support group. Deputy mayor Lynne Herbert, who had to have part of her bowel removed in an operation to treat the cancer, wants to hear from people in a similar situation. Lynne
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Blast from the past
A BLAST from the past can be heard again on Portland. The foghorn at Portland Bill, which used to warn ships off the coast, has been restored to its former glory. It will now be sounded every Sunday morning as an added attraction on the island but will
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Bravery honour for rescue duo
TWO NEW Forest fire fighters who saved a woman from drowning after her car was swept away by floods last Christmas have been awarded a prestigious bravery honour. Leading fire fighter Colin Coley and fire fighter Paul Dorrington waded through chest deep
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Pregnancy counsellors' new home
PREGNANCY advisors for parents-to-be around the New Forest have settled in a new - and permanent - home. Forest Pregnancy Counselling, which has operated from a variety of venues over the past couple of years, has opened a new centre at 18 Whitefield
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Fears over mast plans for Forest
A FOREST of unsightly and potentially hazardous mobile telephone masts could be sprouting up across the New Forest as operators rush to beat the restrictions national park status would bring. That's the fear of campaigners John and Renate Morley after
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Mall scheme put on hold
MULTI-million-pound plans for a new shopping mall in the centre of Ringwood have been put on the back burner by New Forest council's powerful new "Cabinet". The seven-member committee has sent out a strong message that it will listen to local concerns
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Grants for work of groups in the Forest
CASH totalling almost £1,500 has been handed out to worthy causes in the New Forest area. Members of New Milton Town Council have delved deep into their grant aid coffers in response to a string of charity requests by organisations in and around the town
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New fears at rise in violent crime
THE latest Home Office figures have reinforced fears about rising violent crime in Dorset. The Home Office has today published figures for a whole year for the first time - previously the official figures were released every six months. The new figures
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Villagers vent fury over flood misery
ANGRY villagers packed a hall to confront council bosses over flooding misery. Householders still mopping up after water poured into their homes in Milborne St Andrew, near Dorchester, confronted officers of North Dorset District Council, councillors
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Robbo shares in Britannia misery
FORMER Cherries star Steve Robinson is tipping Richard Hughes to bounce back from his Britannia Stadium penalty nightmare. Robinson was among the crowd for Cherries' 2-1 defeat by Stoke City on Saturday where Hughes' second-half spot-kick blunder proved
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Grant's on the mend
PETER Grant has set his sights on returning to action in Cherries' Avon Insurance Combination clash against his former club Norwich City. Player-coach Grant has been sidelined since tearing a calf muscle in his right leg just 10 minutes into Cherries'
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Fears of care crisis as shop funds dry up
WORRIED Dorset parents fear a financial crisis at a charity could mean the end of lifelong support for their disabled children. The cerebral palsy organisation, Scope, one of the biggest in the UK, has seen income from its charity shops plummet in recent
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Young on the mend
NEIL Young could be set to take his first step on the road to recovery after being named in the Cherries squad for today's Pontin's Holidays Combination clash against Cheltenham Town. Young, who has been sidelined since the start of the season due to
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Fishermen face huge quota cuts
WEYMOUTH and Portland fishermen are backing conservation and quota curbs in the battle to restore severely dwindling fish stocks. But they warn that this action will be no good unless other countries are forced to toe the line as well. They spoke out
