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Welcome for crackdown on yobs
GRAFFITI scrawled over walls, dumped shopping trolleys blighting estates and late-night abuse echoing through quiet cul-de-sacs. Annoying, yes. Disruptive, undoubtedly. But not arrestable offences - at the moment. Aware of growing disquiet among residents
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Flying sorcery
IT WAS high noon when they roared in from the west and, even at their cruising speed of 400 mph, they must have been able to see the 300,000 spectators cramming Bournemouth seafront. Red Arrows 2004 was a stunning tribute to British aviation: to 40 years
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Hapless raider given three-year jail term
A bungling robber has been jailed for three years for attempting to raid a Bournemouth off-licence. Ronald Woolgar, 38, admitted attempting to rob John Graham on December 23 last year. Prosecuting at Bournemouth Crown Court on August 13, Philip Warren
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Emerson in contention
GARY Emerson stormed into contention for his first European Tour title after shooting a magnificent seven-under-par 65 in the second round of the BMW Russian Open August 13. The Broadstone touring professional is tied for fifth place on eight-under-par
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Errors cause 40,000 deaths in hospitals
WITH an estimated 40,000 people dying in hospitals each year because of medical errors, calls are being made for hospitals to improve the records of incidents that go wrong. Across the country some NHS Trusts have reported they make no mistakes - a claim
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Cold caller
ELDERLY, frail and usually alone - Joseph Johnson heartlessly picked the most vulnerable members of society and attacked them in their own homes. But during the robberies, the 30-year-old left traces of evidence which helped police pin the crimes to him
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ROBBER JAILED
A CALLOUS crack addict who robbed pensioners in their own homes has been jailed for 10 years. Joseph Johnson, 30, targeted his five vulnerable victims at night-time, manhandling the terrified pensioners and robbing them of their possessions. In one case
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Will they have the vision?
A BOURNEMOUTH man is among those hoping that a cure for the most common form of blindness in the developed world will be found within the next few years. Southampton-based eye consultant Professor Andrew Lotery has discovered a gene that causes macular
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Antonio has star quality, says Ricko
FIVE-times World champion Tony Rickardsson believes Poole's Antonio Lindback is the best 19-year-old rider he has ever come across in speedway. Rickardsson, the 33-year-old who has dominated the sport for the past decade or more, said of his young Swedish
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Big BSO date for Joshua, 13
THE Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's series of summer picnic concerts reaches a spectacular climax this weekend (August 15) with two major performances at Earl Mountabatten's one-time country seat at Broadlands near Romsey. Tonight sees the BSO tuning
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School 'Buddies' in Romania visit
A GROUP of Weymouth schoolchildren are raising money for a trip of a lifetime to help Romanian street children. The Buddies of Romania - 12 Wey Valley students - are planning the ground-breaking trip for October and have been busy fundraising to reach
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The day we fought for our lives
FIVE sailors have staged an emotional reunion in Weymouth - 25 years after surviving a killer storm during the 1979 Fastnet Race. Along with the now-deceased skipper Mike Green, the hardy quintet sailed their way out of one of the most vicious tempests
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Readers go flat out to help young family
A DESPERATE family who fled Zimbabwe with just a handful of suitcases has paid tribute to the generosity of Echo readers. A week ago the Echo reported how the family's friend Faith Jupp from Highcliffe, pleaded for a Good Samaritan to offer refuge to
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It's terminal!
SINGAPORE is best, with Stansted coming a close second. Dedicated fans even lovingly refer to them as Camp Singapore and Camp Stansted. When it comes to sleeping in airports, these two have been voted top of the terminals. That is according to a website
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Cherries pegged back City
CHERRIES were pegged back by a late goal from Leroy Lita after Carl Fletcher had given them a head start at Dean Court. City were first to show after three minutes when Scott Murray got in a shot which went wide. Cherries retaliated when an inswinging
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BIG FLETCH IN THE RUNNING
BIG Steve Fletcher is pressing for his first start of the season in today's Coca-Cola League One clash against Bristol City. (Fitness First Stadium, August 14, 3pm kick-off.) The popular Cherries striker rose from the bench to great effect in Tuesday's
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Oar-some bravery on the cruel sea
THIS is a great story. It's not necessarily about the row. It's about the people; the challenge; the journey. I flew out to Canada on Monday June 27 and on the Wednesday Pete Bray, a former member of the SAS, Jonathan Gornall, a Times journalist, John
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Football thugs will be seeing red, vows club
FOOTBALL 'yobs' caught causing disturbances at AFC Bournemouth's Fitness First Stadium, can expect to receive the red card this season. AFC Bournemouth is teaming up with Dorset Police to 'kick yobs out of football' by introducing a banning order. The
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ROBBER JAILED
A CALLOUS crack addict who robbed pensioners in their own homes has been jailed for 10 years. Joseph Johnson, 30, targeted his five vulnerable victims at night-time, manhandling the terrified pensioners and robbing them of their possessions. In one case
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Councillor in support of fun park
MOBILE theme park Funderworld should become a permanent fixture in Bournemouth to boost the town's family appeal, a councillor has claimed. Funderworld, the largest travelling theme park in the UK, is at King's Park until Sunday, September 5. But Boscombe
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Recycling effort's a blue-bin good idea!
BY THE end of August every household in Poole should have a smart new blue recycling wheelie bin delivered to their door. After eight years, black recycling boxes have been withdrawn and 62,000 homes will have access to 140 litre kerbside bins when the
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FERGIE BLOW FOR CATS
WEYMOUTH'S hopes of putting one over runaway Conference League leaders Mildenhall were ended before they began at the Wessex Stadium last night. Already missing experienced Australian Corey Blackman, the Haven Wildcats also lost captain David Mason who
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RED TAPE IS KILLING US!
ORGANISERS of a major pop music festival claim a council's 'petty bureaucracy' is costing them ticket sales. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has ordered the removal of a banner from the town's Prince Regent Hotel advertising the Pop 4 Weymouth festival
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The strange case of the rat and the chick
YOU dirty rat. A bizarre tableau of stuffed animals is expected to fetch up to £3,000 when it comes under the hammer later this month. The Trial Of A Rat For The Murder Of A Chick features more than a dozen birds and animals used to recreate the high
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Conviction is 'traumatic' for ex-magistrate
A FORMER New Forest magistrate has been given a community punishment order for hitting a child with a spoon. Ali Omar, 43, was convicted of wilfully assaulting a young person under 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after a trial in May this year
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Brother may play in David's memory
THE brother of Austria coach crash victim David Hamilton may take part in a poignant tribute concert. Stuart Hamilton has been talking to Beaulieu Band president Brett Johnson about the possibility of taking part in a memorial event. Stuart, who like
