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One's not enough for daydreamer Duff
THE LIZZIE McGUIRE MOVIE (U) daydreamer Lizzie McGuire hits the big screen in this enjoyable and undemanding wish-fulfilment fantasy based on the TV series that has made Hilary Duff known to teenagers. Like its small-screen counterpart, The Lizzie McGuire
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Movies for the week starting Thursday, August 28
HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE (12A) Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett investigate a brutal slaying - see review. THE LIZZIE McGUIRE MOVIE (U) THE heroine of the television series hits the big screen. Fans of the TV show will probably be thrilled, but the plot is flimsy
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Mystery sponsor saves the aviary
THE aviary in Bournemouth has been saved at the 11th hour after a local firm stumped up the cash and manpower for it to stay. The news will thrill fans of the attraction, hundreds of whom backed the Echo's campaign to keep it. Details of which company
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'Business as usual' pledge to shoppers
DESPITE being the epicentre of the biggest security operation ever mounted for the Labour Party Conference, it will be business as usual for Bournemouth's visitors and shoppers says the new town centre boss. Conferences in recent years have hit local
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Pensioner sees home ransacked
AN 82-year-old man suffered a terrifying ordeal as he watched a thief ransack his home. Now the Second World War veteran's daughter is urging other elderly residents in Dorset to be on their guard. The incident happened just before 9pm at the man's flat
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Rintoul calls it a day as Dorset skip
STUART Rintoul has announced his retirement as Dorset skipper. Rintoul, who captained Dorset to their only Minor Counties Championship national title in 2000, will step down with immediate effect leaving Sean Walbridge in charge for the Cheltenham and
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Live gigs for the week starting Thursday, August 28
TONIGHT (28) Crying Out Loud (Cornwall Hotel, Alexandra Road, Dorchester): A great big rocky racket from local experts of the genre. Jam On It (Verdi's/Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): If you want to try out your new band in front of a live audience
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West Hants pass university test
WEST Hants Ladies reaped revenge for missing out of Division One South West top spot last summer as they trounced reigning group winners Bath University. After demolishing Caversham 6-0 in their first National Club League fixture of this season, West
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Ringwood's clean sweep sweep
RINGWOOD showed what a force they have become with a 14-0 (92-53) whitewash of Alexandra Park, the club who finished third in Section One last year. Bernard Fenner, Fred Merritt, Rob Huggett and Alan Bryant (27-14) led the Foresters' spree. It was an
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Father Frank's lasting legacy
BOURNEMOUTH Bowling Club celebrate their centenary this year - thanks to Frank Newman deciding to spend his holidays in Scotland rather than go abroad. It was summer 1898 when Newman, who lived in Bournemouth, went north of the border where he watched
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Log on to health service info
A NEW website giving people in Dorset and Somerset better access to information about local health services goes live on Monday (March 27). The site, www.dorsetsomerset.nhs.uk, has been developed following last year's merger of the two counties' health
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Craig fan-fare!
ALL-TIME Pirates leading league and cup points scorer Craig Boyce admitted he "was still in a state of shock" after a boisterous crowd of about 5,000 packed into Poole Stadium for his testimonial meeting last night. The bumper turn-out of fans saw Jason
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Teenagers ready to roll with skate park project
TEENAGERS in East Dorset determined to get their own skate park are at last seeing their plans come a step closer to reality. Funding for the base for the facility in Fryers Field, West Moors has been granted by East Dorset District Council Youth Forum
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Pirates team can improve
PIRATES heat leader Lukas Dryml believes they can still improve on their first-half-of-the-season performances following a comfortable 49-41 win at Oxford. The Czech Republic and Grand Prix star rattled up 11 paid 12 points at Cowley as Poole Meridian
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Dynamic Davey
WHAT is it about Davey Watt and rider replacement? It seems that every time Pirates need their young Australian to come in and take extra rides he shoulders the responsibility with aplomb. He certainly did last night as he scorched to his highest score
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Lukas rules roost in Dryml dynasty
BIRTHDAY boy Lukas Dryml outshone his elder brother Ales as Pirates produced their best performance of the season to crush lowly Belle Vue. Lukas, who celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday, outgated his sibling in heat three to go on and win the race
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Narrow loss for Poole
LEIGH Adams and Lukas Dryml inspired a last-ditch fight back as Meridian Lifts Pirates went down to a narrow defeat at Peterborough. The Grand Prix aces prevented a double figure defeat by storming to a maximum in the last race. Adams twice beat Peterborough
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Never-say-die Lukas
LUKAS Dryml and David Ruud turned on the style for Pirates as they inflicted the first league defeat of the season on Oxford last night. Dryml, the Czech Republic star, beat Australian Grand Prix rider Todd Wiltshire from behind to bring another big Wimborne
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Family fare in the spotlight
ENTERTAINMENT for all the family is set high on the agenda in Dorchester, where the arts centre has just announced its autumn programme. One of the highlights is Lilies on the Land, a play based on the experiences of Land Girls during the Second World
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Pirates turn on style in opener
GRAND Prix contenders Lukas Dryml and Bjarne Pedersen showed just what they could achieve in this year's World Championship as they helped inspire Pirates to a perfect start to the season. Dryml marked his Poole Meridian Lifts debut with an impressive
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Massed bands in spectacular plus competition
A FEAST of international music is on offer at Weymouth Pavilion next month when the Wessex Military Band hosts a massed bands spectacular featuring ensembles from England, America, Nepal, Poland and the Ukraine. The show will involve more than 350 musicians
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Sue Pugh in view
BOURNEMOUTH-BASED folk stalwart Sue Pugh will be entertaining at the New Inn, West Knighton, tonight, starting at 8.30. Sue has been a popular member of Dorset's folk scene for many years and has won an army of fans through her own compositions and renditions
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Bringing you Bowie
THE music of pop chameleon David Bowie will be brought to the Marine Theatre at Lyme Regis on Saturday, September 6. The concert, which starts at 8pm, will take its audience through the singer and film star's legendary music career, from the space-age
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Special opening of church gallery
A CHURCH-turned-art gallery is celebrating its opening with a star studded cast. The coastal village of Eype, near Bridport, was faced with the closure of its 18th century church, because the once-a-month church service only attracted about a dozen worshippers
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Flatley delighted as 'Lord' returns
AS his hugely successful Lord of the Dance heads for Bournemouth this summer, Irish American dance genius Michael Flatley says he's delighted to be bringing the show back to Britain. (Aug 31) The globe-trotting production has played to more than 50 million
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Residents win battle on mast
A MARCH of the masts has been halted at a Christchurch beauty spot after residents branded a new antenna application an "insult". Proposals to erect another telecommunications tower at Chewton Common, Highcliffe - the third of its kind - caused uproar
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Fowl play at annual duck race
PEOPLE in Christchurch went quackers for one of the borough's biggest summer fund-raising fixtures. The Lions Club annual charity duck race in Bridge Street made a real splash this year, with hundreds of people, including many holiday-makers, placing
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Aussie's bid to erect memorial to bomber crew killed in action
IT was a beautiful night when the crew of a Lancaster bomber took off from the Lincolnshire airfield where their squadron was based. Seven men were aboard, including 23-year-old Flight Sergeant Stanley Honour, who came from Corfe Castle. Their mission
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Feast fit for a queen
TODAY is a red-letter day for Bournemouth University with the visit of the Duke of Kent to open the new £7.8 million library and learning centre. And the occasion will trigger memories of the last royal visit to the campus when the Queen graced Poole
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Lyn's praise for NHS treatment
THE National Health Service has its fair share of critics - but one patient is so impressed with the care she received in Dorset that she has written to the government. Personal assistant Lyn Allen-Rowlandson went to her GP last year after developing
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Sweet music
A NEW approach to type one diabetes - the kind people develop in youth - is proving a liberating experience for patients at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The Diabetes and Endocrine Centre has developed a treatment programme which allows patients to
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Self-help worked for Sally
SALLY Terry was only 28 in 1990 when she was diagnosed with stomach cancer and had to undergo radical surgery and chemotherapy. Around a year-and a-half later, she developed an unsightly swelling in one leg. "I couldn't get any answers as to why the leg
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Dangerous liaisons
SEX can be a dangerous business, as consultant Dr Ainsley De Silva would agree. As the man in charge of a hospital department dealing with sexually transmitted diseases, very little surprises him. "I think patients think they can shock us, but we have
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5 is the magic number
THE hard task of whipping up enthusiasm for healthy eating has been given a boost with the help of National Lottery cash. The New Opportunities Fund, which distributes lottery money, is appointing nine regional co-ordinators to work on its health programmes
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Scourge of Mankind for at least 5,000 years
MANKIND has suffered from the scourge of tuberculosis for at least 5,000 years. Signs of the disease have been found in an Egyptian mummy dating back to 3,400BC. It is caused by bacteria and thrives in places where people are poor, ill-nourished and crowded
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Havills in fine form for week
PARKSTONE YACHT CLUB'S Cruiser Regatta over the weekend brought to an end their 56th Poole Week. Throughout the week light winds prevailed but this did not deter the massive dinghy entry of 243 boats of all shapes and sizes. Parkstone's Enterprise experts
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Reserves on their marks for away win
POOLE Pirates had too much in reserve for Ipswich Evening Star Witches. The visitors quickly forget the pain of their home reverse against Coventry the previous night to comfortably gain their first Sky Sports Elite League win of the season. And it was
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Summer show fun faces finale
THE curtain is coming down on the summer season at Weymouth Pavilion, with local singers and two of the country's most popular comedians taking to the stage for the final time. Tomorrow sees Weymouth's premier tribute band Here and Now perform for the
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Open day at arts centre
SHAFTESBURY Arts Centre throws wide its doors and launches its new season on Saturday with an open day to show people the wealth of events taking place there in the coming months. The day, from 10am to 4pm, will include performances by the Starlite Dance
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Arts events for week starting Thursday, August 28
TONIGHT (28) Romeo and Juliet, Athelhampton House, near Puddletown Dave Benson Phillips, Weymouth Pavilion Theatre (last night) Sue Pugh, New Inn, West Knighton FRIDAY (29) Here and Now, Weymouth Pavilion Theatre (final show) SATURDAY (30) Sweet Home
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National disgrace
A MAN who lost part of his leg after picking up the "superbug" MRSA in hospital is launching a support group to help fellow sufferers. An estimated 5,000 people in the UK die each year from infections they have contracted in hospital. The most common
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Life-long fight to combat agoraphobia
HE holds down a demanding job and manages to lead a near-normal life: few people would suspect that customs and excise officer Dick Franklin suffers from agoraphobia and panic attacks. The problem, a fear of open spaces, first manifested itself when Dick
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Get on their wavelength
A NEW website has been launched in Hampshire to link people suffering from illness and their carers with others around the world. The site's founder, Alan Shepard, was inspired by the plight of his own father Jeffrey, who was forced to retire after 25
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Boyce brings down Comets
CRAIG Boyce marked his long-awaited Poole homecoming with an immaculate 11 paid 12 point maximum against a spirited Workington outfit last night. A crowd of under 2,000 at Wimborne Road was slightly disappointing, if not understandable because of the
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Pirates make it five in a row
POOLE Meridian Lifts Pirates extended their unbeaten league run to five matches with a more than convincing victory over defending league champions Wolverhampton. Even more reassuring for Pirate fans was that this 26-point victory came through a solid
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Great performance from Pirates
PIRATES moved into third place in the Elite League on the back of one of the club's best performances in recent times. They took a three-point win at Arlington Stadium on Saturday to go above their Sussex rivals in the table. At the half-way stage, Poole
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Tony nips in on last heat
TONY RICKARDSSON'S head was the coolest as the world champion emerged from a first bend ruck for a win that clinched a significant draw for Poole at Wolverhampton's Monmore Green last night. The Pirates had gone into the last heat of the meeting on level
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Leigh steals the Trophy limelight
PIRATES new boy Leigh Adams overshadowed big guns Tony Rickardsson and Ryan Sullivan as Poole produced a battling display at the East of England Showground yesterday. All eyes had been on the showdown between Rickardsson, the reigning world champion,
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CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS
TODAY (28) Under the Sea, Puddletown village hall, 10.30am-3pm, age 6-12, call 01305 848646 Printing and Mixed Media Collage, 10.30am-12.15pm, 1.30-3.15pm, age 4-7, Lighthouse, Poole, call 01202 685222 SUNDAY (31) Kanyu the Fire God, Yetminster Scout
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Teenager Adam lands starring role in series
CHRISTCHURCH teenager Adam Jessop has landed a starring role in the forthcoming BBC children's television series Powers. This major role comes just months after he appeared in two series of The Bill on ITV. The Swish of the Curtain Drama School pupil,
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First of the old oil drums is down
ONE DOWN, five to go. A digger picks at the remains of a gigantic oil tank in the former HMS Osprey naval base at Portland. It is one of six being demolished to improve the impression visitors to the island will get and to make way for a new marine-industry
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United we sail
A SAILING enthusiast has called on Weymouth's water sports clubs to join together and create a mammoth marine festival. Peter Hopford, chairman of Weymouth Sailing Regatta, wants sailors, rowers, and windsurfers to hold their annual races with the town's
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Mum's the word for ladies' darts team
IT MUST be something in the beer... But whatever it is, membership of the ladies darts team at a Ringwood pub is proving very fruitful. Known as the Hunter's Love Puffs, the women are certainly living up to their name. In just their first season, half
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'Picture of my son got me back home'
FRIGHTENING - that's the first word uttered by Dorset adventurer Bear Grylls back from his record-breaking crossing of the Atlantic. The 29-year-old is resting at home with his wife Shara and baby son Jesse after his terrifying challenge of sailing from
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Celebration of steam as fair roars into life
WITH a 500-acre site, 220 traction engines, 200 tonnes of coal and 500 toilets not to mention thousands of cans of Brasso- everything about the Great Dorset Steam Fair is huge. The annual steam extravaganza at Tarrant Hinton near Blandford roared into
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Young's return in the balance
NEIL Young's hopes of a Wrexham comeback still hang in the balance despite the influential full-back returning to reserve team action yesterday. Young, who has been sidelined since the start of the season with a nagging ankle problem, played 42 minutes
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ONLINE MATCH REPORTS EVERY SATURDAY
THE Daily Echo now offers an online Cherries match report service every Saturday. If you can't watch a match live you can log on to this site and read all about it. A match report will appear on the site within 45 minutes of the final whistle. We hope
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Rickardsson warned: Pay up or bite bullet
PIRATES spearhead Tony Rickardsson could be frozen out of British speedway this year. The five-times World champion has agreed personal terms to line up for Poole Meridian Lifts on a loan basis this season. But Ipswich Witches - who own Rickardsson's
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Ford's focus is on the laughs
HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE Starring: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Keith David, Martin Landau, Lou Diamond Phillips Comedy/thriller Certificate: 12A Swearing, sex, violence Some actors just get
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Worlds of spies, sex and bowls
COMING soon to UK cinemas are three very different movies. In CYPHER a mild-mannered sales rep (Jeremy Northam) becomes embroiled in the high stakes world of espionage. A council estate resident (Paul Kaye) shakes the sedate and restrained world of lawn
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Police reject flawed porn inquiry link
DORSET Police officers investigating Operation Ore porn cases in the county say none of their investigations have involved a prosecution witness who has been blamed for the collapse of the Soham detective's trial. Detectives investigating the numerous
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Tax hikes spur 'grey' protest
DORSET pensioners are preparing for a mass lobby of parliament as they protest against inflation-busting council tax rises. The national protest will take place on Wednesday, September 10, and will see thousands of pensioners from across the country converge
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SHOCK REPORT ON VIOLENCE
ONE in four Dorset women will suffer from domestic violence during their lifetime, according to shocking new figures. Supporting victims costs the county a staggering £15 million every year and in the Bournemouth police division alone abuse in the home
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Ban on building boss who ran up £566,000 debts
A STRING of companies run by a Hampshire businessman racked up debts of nearly £566,000. Construction boss Alan Murphy, 48, has now been disqualified from taking part in company management for eight years following a ruling by the Insolvency Service.
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Waters and Hamsters are on tap
That Rossi character is off swanning around the globe again, so I'm called upon to muse upon this week's musical happenings in our dear old shire. I find myself pondering the enduring appeal of the blues, a musical form first practiced in this country
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Dorset suffer tiebreak agony
DORSET under-10 girls were unfortunate as they missed out at the LTA Southern Region County Cup. After losing 3-1 to a strong Surrey side in their opening tie, the Dorset team of Sophie Ramsbottom, Lydia Whitehouse, Georgina Strickland and Alice Pyrgos
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Tamsin's triumph
TAMSIN Wainwright made a winning return to singles as West Hants booked their place in the National League play-offs after notching their fourth straight win. The all-conquering ladies beat Taunton 4-2 at home and they will qualify as South West League
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Poole firm accused of helping Saddam
A POOLE company has been accused of helping Saddam Hussein create Iraq's deadly chemical weapons shortly before the first Gulf War. A group of American soldiers suffering the symptoms of so-called Gulf War Syndrome are seeking damages from Poole's British
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Cancer care team inspiring to others
MEET Poole's team of five community cancer nurse specialists, a unique initiative now inspiring other areas to consider a similar service. Lynn Maxwell, Cathy Hughes, Wendy Farrell, Angela Bradbury and Nikki Dibley were appointed by Poole Primary Care
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A good night's rest for Edward
CALL it a mother's instinct, but after Donna Copson's first baby was born, she knew something was not right. Edward weighed a healthy 9lbs 5ozs at birth, but when Donna took him home, she realised he was having problems with his breathing. "He used to
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Sight for sore eyes
LIKE many young women, computer support technician Natalie Bee never liked wearing glasses - but her over-dependence on contact lenses ended up placing her eyesight in jeopardy. "I wore them every day from first thing in the morning until 11 in the evening
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Lost in the dark
ROB was 14 years old when he started becoming withdrawn and his schoolwork began to suffer. His parents asked if anything was wrong, but he would not open up to them. They noticed their son was losing weight. He did not wash, would not have his hair cut
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Footballer tackles cancer
HE'S dark, handsome, played Premier League football and is called Jason - but any similarity to his namesake in the cult television series Footballers' Wives ends there. For unlike the fictional Jason Turner, former Chelsea, Spurs and Ipswich star Jason
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Every breath you take
KIM Upton was a lifelong asthma sufferer who was faced with having to take increasing amounts of medication in the battle to keep his condition under control. But then he stumbled across an alternative that meant he was able to give up all medication
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Unholy smoke
THE world is divided into two types of people: smokers and non-smokers. And if you are in the former group, this Wednesday's National No Smoking Day will either nudge your conscience - or make you more determined than ever to light up. There are an estimated
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Freedom fighter
JUST going out is a painstaking - and painful - experience for Donna Butler. She lives in a first floor flat, but the block has no lift, making the journey downstairs on two crutches a risky exercise. But once she has reached the lobby and negotiated
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Race fan fight's for mobility
IT'S coming up to three years since Steve Tarrant nearly died in a horrific accident - and he is still fighting his way back to health. The motor sports enthusiast was working as a volunteer marshal at Goodwood Festival of Speed in June 2000 when a 1968
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The big sneeze Climate shift brings hay fever misery
HAY fever sufferers in Dorset and Hampshire are being warned to stock up on tissues this year. Experts say that instead of the traditional cuckoos and bleating lambs, the most common sound this Spring is more likely to be coughing, nose-blowing and sneezing
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Tobacco firms face calls for watchdog
A LEADING Dorset heart specialist has backed calls for a new body to regulate the tobacco industry in the United Kingdom. A report released this week by the Royal College of Physicians points out that tobacco and nicotine products kill 120,000 people
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Right down to the wire
TONY Rickardsson and Leigh Adams pulled off one of the great 5-1s of all-time in Poole's history as they came back from the dead to beat Peterborough last night. The Meridian Lifts Pirates, most people's favourites to win the Elite League title before
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It's net gain as Woody battles
TEENAGE Australian Cameron Woodward came through a tough baptism of fire to notch up three valuable points on his Pirates debut as they beat Premier League underdogs Trelawny. And the Mildura-born 18-year-old's mother Jenni heard the news of how her son
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Poole's high-fives
POOLE produced one of the great 'five-rider' performances of all-time as they crushed a lack-lustre Eastbourne at Wimborne Road. Meridian Lifts Pirates rode most of the meeting with only five men - but they still walloped the Eagles in front of a delighted
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Craig is back in business
COMEBACK man Craig Boyce shrugged off a severe case of pre-meeting nerves to lead Pirates to a comfortable success in deepest Cornwall last night. The 35-year-old Australian marked his first full appearance for Poole since 1998 by scorching to three heat
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Witches given a Ruud awakening
DAVID Ruud rose to the occasion in spectacular style in heat 11 1ast night to inspire Pirates to victory in a much tighter contest than the final scoreline suggests. The young Swede rode a superb second bend to keep Witches duo Jarek Hampel and Chris
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Poole are caught cold by hot Bees
COVENTRY are starting to become something of a bogey team for Poole, especially around their own Wimborne Road circuit. The buzzing Bees, who won at Poole last season, returned for a second helping to withstand a late fightback from the Pirates and clinch
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Marines band date
THE BAND of Her Majesty's Royal Marines is appearing at the Lighthouse, Poole, next month to help raise funds for Friends of Dolphin, a local charity that funds a boat to take disabled people on tours of Pool Harbour. The band, which will be joined on
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Race ace in crash drama
RACING driver Dick Sharp told today how he walked away from a 140-mph horror crash. The veteran drag racer suffered just a broken arm and scratches after his customised car rolled four times during a race. But Dick, 55, from Netherbury said he wasn't
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New hunt master's ban break charge
A FORMER Scottish huntsman who allegedly breached a hunting ban north of the border has taken up a new role in Dorset. Rory Innes, who was summoned for hunting a mammal - namely a fox - with several dogs following an incident in Scotland in April, has
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Flats plan back to the drawing board
PERMISSION to convert a Grade II listed seafront building into affordable flats has been refused. The Georgian building, at 80 The Esplanade and forming part of the Royal Terrace, has been derelict for the last 10 years. The proposal by Magna Housing
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Star Trail leads to Bollywood
BOURNEMOUTH singer Alexander Clarke has been offered a part in a new Bollywood musical film by Indian-based film company Bombastic productions. The 39-year-old entertainer - winner of the Echo Star Trail talent contest in 1994 - has had many brushes with
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Airline set to appeal over ruling
DETERMINED Ryanair chiefs insist low-fare flights from Bournemouth and beyond will continue despite a court ruling which has threatened to upset the booming budget travel industry. In what could prove a landmark test case, the Irish carrier has been forced
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Kinson is easy to picture
IT started with the publication of an old school photo in the Daily Echo and has taken off to become a fascinating community project focusing on local history. It's three years since Hazel Thorby contacted Snapshots with a photo of the class of 1952 at
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Good place to spot Woolves
HAVE you seen the film The Hours, celebrating the life of Virginia Woolf, and featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Nicole Kidman? It's not generally known that Virginia and the Bloomsbury set visited Studland. In London, it was joked, they "lived
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Enough damage to fill a book
A REQUEST from Echo readers for their memories of a day Bournemouth was bombed in 1943 has equipped a local author to write another book. Malcolm Lowe appealed for anyone with memories of the day the Luftwaffe bombed Bournemouth in 1943 to come forward
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A new era for bakers
FORMER village baker Peter White has been given permision to transform part of his old bakery premises to be used for housing. Purbeck planning chiefs have given the go-ahead for the cafe building fronting onto the High Street to be turned into a four-bedroom
