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BOY, 6, KILLED
A CLOSE-knit Dorset community is in shock today following the death of a six-year-old boy at a quad bike centre in Devon. Craig Farwell died after being struck by a car which ploughed into the car park of Quad World between Cullompton and Exeter. The
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High and dry
THE former leisure pool at the Bournemouth International Centre is now a building site only six weeks after it was finally closed to the public. Gone is the wave machine with giggling swimmers bobbing up and down in its wake, and gone are the cries of
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Winton turn up heat as Electric fail to sparkle
WINTON Sports kept the Dorset Saturday League DIVISON THREE (BOURNEMOUTH) title race alive with a sound victory over Bournemouth Electric. Sports will need to win their last two games and hope leaders Pavilion Sports trip up in their one remaining fixture
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Dog owners in court over pooches' fouling
FIVE dog owners who allowed their pets to foul in public places and then failed to clean up immediately afterwards have been taken to court and ordered to pay up to £90. And the message has gone out to all pet owners to ensure they clean up if their dog
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B&Q fine 'should be a warning to firms'
B&Q'S £550,000 fine after an accident at its Fleetsbridge store "should ring alarm bells" in offices, warehouses and factories across Dorset and Hampshire. Poole risk and health & safety consultant Clive Gibbins warned: "It takes a massive fine
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Village's green tribute for gold medal winner
BRITAIN's first ever Olympic gold medallist will finally have a fitting tribute in the tiny village where he was born. Shapwick near Wimborne is calling its new village green after Charles Bennett, who won the 1500 metres at the Paris Games in 1900. The
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POLICE IN NEW YOBS WARNING
POLICE today renewed their warnings that they would get tough with drunken yobs in Weymouth town centre after arresting 42 troublemakers over the past two weekends. Officers were called into action when the bulk of the drink-fuelled trouble broke out
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Dazzling dog is a Pup Idol
LOVABLE pooch Daz from Portland won the hearts of judges to scoop top prize in a Pup Idol contest. The deaf Staffordshire bull terrier wowed audiences with an audition at the Wag and Bone Show at Windsor Race Course. His owner, head veterinary nurse Sam
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Dorothy celebrates 104th birthday
QUEEN Victoria was still on the throne and the Boer War had only just started when Dorothy Blakeley was born in 1900. The pensioner celebrates her 104th birthday today at a party with relatives, staff and friends at the Bosworth Care Home in Preston.
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Wakky racers put through their paces
FUN, frolics and crazy capers abounded in a charity challenge in West Dorset. Competitors donned everything from nurses' costumes to soldiers' uniforms for a day of energetic exploits to raise money for a good cause at Evershot's sixth annual Wakky Races
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Planning rules u-turn 'to benefit community'
PLANNING councillors in Christchurch have opened the door to the town's Baptist church to relocate to a former factory unit at Somerford as part of an ambitious community complex. Church members who congregated in the public gallery went away rejoicing
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It smells foul
COME on, all sing along now - "Da da da da da da der der der ... da da da da der der!" That's right, the unmistakable theme tune to good old Match of the Day (or, as it's known now, when it seems every phrase of more than two words or three syllables
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Second taxi driver is robbed at knifepoint
A SECOND taxi driver has been threatened and robbed of his takings at knifepoint while working a Sunday night in Poole. Detectives are not linking the two robberies at this stage, although both took place in the early morning, a week apart. The latest
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FERGUSON SET FOR SHOCK COMEBACK
CHRIS Ferguson could make a shock return to the Haven Wildcats line up against Oxford at the Wessex Stadium tonight (7.30pm). The Aussie reserve is up and walking again after recovering from a horrific fall in Fridays Conference League defeat at the hands
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WOZZA WILL HAVE TO WAIT
MARK Morris says he won't be pushed by Magpies fans into giving teenage striker Warren Byerley his first league start before he feels he's ready. The popular 19-year-old reserve team top scorer from last season - nicknamed Wozza by the Avenue Stadium
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Interest rates 'look set to peak at 6%'
INTEREST rates now are more likely to peak at around 6.0 per cent than 5.0 per cent, warn analysts. Bank of England forecasts that rates may peak at 5.0-5.25 per cent may be too optimistic, believes Lombard Street Research. "So far in this tightening
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Bureaucratic Brits choke on waffles...
BUREAUCRATIC waffle - an inability to express oneself briefly and clearly - is a peculiarly British disease. Until now no-one has measured it scientifically but we can now say categorically that our civil servants are the worst wafflers in Europe. Researchers
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BOY, 6, KILLED
A CLOSE-knit Dorset community is in shock today following the death of a six-year-old boy at a quad bike centre in Devon. Craig Farwell died after being struck by a car which ploughed into the car park of Quad World between Cullompton and Exeter. The
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Teen dream
IT'S the ultimate rock 'n' roll teen-dream love story. Full of slicked-back hair, jeans, leather jackets and girls in pop socks and polka dots, the musical Grease has been wowing audiences for nearly 30 years now. The tale of the American High School
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Readers cast Aaron a lifeline
OFFERS of donations have been flooding in for a Dorchester boy whose fishing gear was stolen. Angler Aaron Ring, 12, was left heartbroken when thieves took the bag containing all his gear while he was fishing with friends in Weymouth. But big-hearted
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Bid to replace cafe refused by planners
A LANDMARK building standing alone on Milford seafront cannot be demolished and replaced, say New Forest district councillors. Various owners of the Marine Cafe have been serving up tasty meals to beachgoers, sightseers and hungry walkers returning from
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Trailway team treads carefully in funds bid
GREEN campaigners are calling for a softly, softly approach to link up a 26-mile trailway from Poole to the Somerset border. Under the working title Dorset Rail-to-Trailway, the group is calling on local authorities to commit to an ambitious plan to recover
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HISTORY MAN!
SEAN O'Driscoll watched James Rowe carve his name in the Dean Court record books and then revealed he had had "no hesitation" in giving the teenager his spurs. Rowe became one of the youngest home-grown players to make a league appearance for Cherries
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Youth service is among best in the country
DORSET'S youth and community service has been hailed as one of the best in the UK after being praised by Ofsted inspectors. The service's strengths "clearly outweigh its weaknesses" and its performance is "good overall", according to a report by the Office
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Filling the void
FRANK Zappa once said that writing about music was like dancing to architecture, and I always thought the wise old wild man of avant garde jazz-rock had a point... until I met a sage-like soul who got so excited about certain buildings he would dance
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The guide dog reject who can still deliver
MAGGIE the labrador-cross had her whole future mapped out as a Guide Dog for the Blind. But after being diagnosed with a heart murmur and other minor health problems, Maggie was certified unfit to be a guide dog. Instead the two-year-old has become a
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No escape in latest speed cameras plan
SPEED cameras could be used on almost all Dorset roads if controversial new proposals become law. Police demands for more freedom in the siting of mobile cameras are currently being considered by the government. And if the rules are relaxed then officers
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Eros for the earl
STANDING in the centre of the fountain in London's Piccadilly Circus is the world-famous statue of Eros, the god of love. And his arrow is deliberately pointed towards a Dorset village. Why? Because the god, symbolising Christian charity, is a memorial
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Parking scheme bid deadlocked
RESIDENTS at Peveril Point, Swanage, are no nearer to securing a parking permit scheme after a row over visitors using the road for free parking. Concerns have been raised over the number of cars being parked in the narrow lane, which is lined with holiday
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Stunning whitewash boosts Dorset hopes
DORSET achieved a sensational 10-2 win over Surrey at Burhill to keep their hopes of winning the South East Counties League alive and left captain John Smith searching for the record books. Dorset achieved an 8-0 whitewash in the singles prompting Smith
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CHRISTCHURCH PLANS (August 9-13)
Cold Store, 7 Somerford Road; 8/04/0497, Demolition of existing cold store and erection of two storey building comprising three commercial business units (Class B1) and associated parking; Anders Roberts & Associates Ltd, Chapel Studios, 14 Purewell
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Jo opens account at PR consultancy
RINGWOOD PR consultancy McKenna Townsend PR has strengthened its team by appointing account executive Jo McNicholas. She graduated in public relations and marketing from the University of Central Lancashire before working in automotive marketing for Visteon
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Police hunt for missing child, 7
HAMPSHIRE Police launched a massive hunt for a seven-year-old boy who went missing from a holiday camp in the New Forest last night (August 16). The boy was reported missing from the Hollands Woods Campsite off the A337 between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst
