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Afghanistan to Dorset-the trail of death
THE timing could not have been better. Last week the House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Select Committee warned of an explosion in the production of heroin in Afghanistan and the effects it would have in Britain. On Saturday (August 7) almost £2 million
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Hunt for hit-and-run driver will continue
THE hunt for the callous hit-and-run driver who left a 74-year-old man dying in a gutter will continue, Dorset Police has vowed. Police admitted their frustration that a two-and-a-half year investigation into the death of Thomas Evison has failed to produce
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OAP's amazing escape as pole smashes taxi
A TAXI driver and his elderly passenger had an amazing escape after a scaffolding pole from a building site fell and smashed through the window of the moving car. Some 30 poles fell out of a cement skip while being lifted by crane at a building site in
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Max 10th in Italian job
SIXTEEN-year old Max Holloway, who sails at Mudeford, travelled to Lake Garda in Italy to take part in the Laser 4.7 World and European Championships. The event attracted an entry of 280 youth sailors from as far afield as Australia and Brazil. Holloway
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Rats back on the map
HANNAH Blakeley put Wareham Water-Rats back on the national swimming map when she finished in the top 10 in both her events at the National Youth Championships in Sheffield. The 17-year-old from Corfe Mullen was her club's first national qualifier for
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CLASSY CARL'S FIRED-UP FOR SHOWDOWN
COLEHILL'S Carl Brissett insists the Dorset Premier Division title race won't be decided this weekend. The explosive West Indian all-rounder will be in action at Redlands on Saturday where his second place side take on leaders Weymouth in what many have
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Cobham AWAC deal worth up to £50m
DORSET aerospace group Cobham is part of the consortium named as preferred bidder for the £650 million contract to help maintain RAF Airborne Warning And Control Aircraft (AWAC). Engineers from Cobham subsidiary FR Aviation Services help to maintain E
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Smart arts
LARGER than life former Bournemouth-based performance poet, Sheriff, is back in town this weekend... as an artist. Sheriff, aka Mike Pearce, will be showing his new paintings as part of the season of Smart Art shows in Bournemouth Gardens Friday August
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That'll Be The Day, BIC
AFTER 15 years on the road rock 'n' roll stage musical That'll Be The Day must have outlived even the most optimistic expectations of its producers. But as the much-travelled production continues its latest summer season in the Bournemouth, it clearly
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RAT RUN IN DEATH CRASH WARNING
RAT run motorists are destroying a beauty spot village, angry residents claimed today. People living in Radipole, Weymouth, claim their village is being destroyed by drivers tearing along roads at high speed, causing a series of crashes. Residents of
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Eco-warriors move 100 yards for bats
ECO-WARRIORS have moved their tents after being shown proof they could be harming rare bats. Protesters against the Orange Route relief road camped at Two Mile Coppice took down their temporary homes in woods owned by The Woodland Trust after being handed
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Food for thought
A FRESH food market with a difference has been launched in the downland village of Martin, north of Cranborne. All the vegetables set out on the tables in the village hall were grown by the FutureFarms co-operative. And it's not just veg that the co-operative
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Water mill future in the balance
THE future of a fire-ravaged historic water mill in picturesque North Dorset countryside will be decided by councillors on August 24. Prominent local landowner Anthony Pitt-Rivers wants to partially demolish what remains of Cutt Mill at Hinton St Mary
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I'M UP FOR IT!
WADE ELLIOTT admitted that Sean O'Driscoll is "a difficult man to please" but he's even harder on himself. The Cherries winger produced a superb display of old-fashioned wing play in Tuesday night's (August 10) action-packed 2-2 draw with Walsall. Elliott
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Million Dead, The Villa
WITH one of the most critically acclaimed and refreshing albums of 2003 under their belts, Million Dead are truly among the UK's standout rock acts at the moment. Relentless touring has seen them barely off the road for the best part of a year, and this
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The spice is right for CancerCare fundraiser
A DEPARTMENT store worker spiced up work and raised cash for charity. Wendy King, manager of Eastex clothing in Dorchester's Gould's department store, cooked up 30 portions of curry and sold them to her co-workers in aid of CancerCare Dorset. Mrs King
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Binman faces leg amputation after accident
A BINMAN who sustained serious injuries after falling under a wheel of his lorry is to lose part of a leg, it has been revealed. But his employers say he will receive help and every effort will be made to get him back to work. North Dorset District Council
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Fears grow for missing teens
TWO teenage sweethearts who ran away together more than a week ago may be sleeping rough and using false identities. Police are growing increasingly concerned for the well-being of 13-year-old Chantelle Fisher, and Luke Parker, 15, who left their homes
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Five appear in court after sex beach sting
FIVE men appeared in court after an undercover police operation to crack down on indecency near a Dorset nudist beach. The first five men caught in the clampdown at Studland Bay appeared at Weymouth Magistrates Court, each charged with outraging public
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Cockleshell couple's oar-some adventure
A POOLE couple followed in the wake of the daring wartime Cockleshell Heroes and survived a raging river to tell the tale. Sandra and Roger Downton set out to re-live the gruelling 75-mile journey by canoe of the 10 commandos, whose 1942 mission was to
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Heartache as chapel memorial destroyed
RELATIVES and friends of patients at Poole Hospital have been left devastated after a memorial tribute was destroyed. Hundreds of different coloured ribbons had been tied to a piece of hessian in the hospital's chapel to represent someone who was being
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Seventh generation at family 'reunion'
A VILLAGE graveyard provided the unlikely setting for a family reunion when 28 descendants of a Corfe Mullen couple joined to pay homage to their ancestors. The group had travelled from Canada and America to visit the graves of Mary and John Bemister
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Great Scott fails to spoil Matt's party
SCOTT Nicholls tried his best to ruin Pirates boss Matt Ford's birthday celebrations (August 11). But not even the Ipswich star's magnificent 18-point five-ride maximum - which included a tactical rider double points victory - could wipe the smile off
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This week's gig guide (August 12)
THURSDAY AUGUST 12 Get Amped - Mr Kyps; Fony + Ella + support - Mister Smiths; Quadrophenia - Steranko - The Gander; Jinder - The Anchor Inn, Swanage; The Rob Koral Jazz Quartet - Longs of Lymington; Rubber Soul - Pitbull + TSH + The View + Sludgefest
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Couple honoured after 56 years of holidays in town
A LOYAL couple have been honoured for spending their holidays in Weymouth - for the last 56 years. Borough Mayor Lynne Herbert presented flowers and show tickets to husband and wife Pat and Alan Whereat, who first visited the town in 1948. The couple
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Decision due on couple's scheme
A COUPLE'S dream to provide holiday accommodation for disabled people in idyllic North Dorset countryside looks set to become reality despite opposition from local residents. John and Ann Heath have spent three years planning their project which tourism
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'Dig deep' plea from carnival fund-raisers
PEOPLE are being urged to dig deep into their pockets when Disney favourites take to the streets in Christchurch Carnival on Saturday August 14. Last year the carnival procession raised £722 for charity - a far cry from the usual £1,000-plus. "This year
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All the world's a picnic for Bard and Bite brigade
THERE is nothing like a good picnic. And ours was nothing like a good picnic. Having decided at the very last minute to head over to Corfe Castle for an open-air production of The Tempest, there was one essential item we were missing - food. By the time
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Hands in the air for Arrows
Friday August 13 sees the arrival of the world-famous Red Arrows aerobatic display team in Bournemouth. Up to 300,000 people are expected to flock to the resort to marvel at the breath-taking moves carried out by the elite team. The display is scheduled
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HEARTBROKEN
TOUCHING tributes have been paid to a talented Bournemouth trombonist who was among those who lost their lives in the Austrian coach crash. For hours David Hamilton's family clung to the hope that the 33-year-old was still alive, desperately phoning hospitals
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Jill led by the nose to donor milestone
IT might seem strange advice - to give blood to stop losing blood. But it worked for Jill Beavis who has given more than 99 per cent of all UK donors. The 65-year-old grandmother has just given her 101st donation, meaning she could have saved the lives
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Man threatened to rip woman's throat out
A MAN who made violent threats against a woman at her own home has been sentenced to two months in prison. Nathan Cooper, 28, became the first adult to be made the subject of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) by Borough of Poole Council back in March
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Poole is 'years behind rivals'
THERE has been a mixed reception to a £100 million plan to build more luxury apartments, shops and a new hotel on Poole Quay. An opportunity for the public to see artist's impressions of how the Thistle Hotel site could be transformed into three apartment
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All Things Gright and Geautiful!
SERMONS at a Poole church have not been the same since Lester got in on the act. The mischievous lad with his baseball cap and animated face has the congregation of St Michael's Church, Hamworthy, rolling in the aisles. Perched on the pulpit, he helps
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Andersen's no-show down to injury
UNDER-fire Hans Andersen pulled out of Ipswich's Elite League visit to Poole last night (August 11) after crashing in Sweden on Tuesday. The Dane, accused of allegedly helping Sweden to beat Great Britain in the World Cup Final at Wimborne Road, sustained
