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Public fears see vaccine cases fall
PUBLIC fears about the MMR vaccine mean the number of youngsters being immunised is still falling, say health bosses in Bournemouth. And there is growing concern that the situation could get even worse with government plans to introduce a new five-in-one
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YOBS DEFYING COURTS
ALL ten yobs subject to Antisocial Behaviour Orders in Poole have been charged with breaking the court's conditions, the Daily Echo can reveal. And the number of young people locked up from Bournemouth and Poole has almost doubled as magistrates are sending
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Tourism hopes for bumper weekend
TOURISM bosses are pinning their hopes on a bumper bank holiday to save the summer season from being a complete washout. The weather forecast for this bank holiday weekend is favourable, with the best of the sun expected on Monday. And beleagured traders
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Opportunity Block
WE have seen their tantrums, arguments and successes, now four weeks into the ITV show the doors of The Block will be flung open tomorrow (August 28) to allow people the chance to get a sneak preview of the finished homes. Viewers who have been watching
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Officers in support role go on patrol
A NEW form of community crime busters is about to hit the streets of Bournemouth. Bournemouth Police is seeking fresh and motivated communicators to become one of the force's ten new Police Community Support Officers and has already selected four new
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Football club tackles flooded pitch problem
SWANAGE Town and Herston Football Club's annual winter battle against flooded out pitches is over. The acquisition of land with space for two football pitches at the former Swanage Grammar School site means the club will be able to complete its fixtures
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Raising Helen (PG)
WITH each passing year, Kate Hudson becomes more like her equally blonde and bubbly mother, Goldie Hawn. Alas, the young actress seems to have inherited the same dubious taste in scripts, following infrequent hits (Almost Famous, How To Lose A Guy In
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Shattered Glass (12A)
SHATTERED Glass is an incredible and gripping real life story of a journalist corrupted by ambition and an unquenchable thirst for attention. At a time when the media is increasingly under the spotlight, Billy Ray's mesmerising directorial debut reminds
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Hard and heavy
DROP to your knees, tilt your face to the heavens and sing Hosanna, for the greatest television programme bar none has returned to our screens, The Sopranos (Monday, 11pm, Channel 4). It's been a while since Tony and co last broke bread in our living
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YOBS DEFYING COURTS
ALL ten yobs subject to Antisocial Behaviour Orders in Poole have been charged with breaking the court's conditions, the Daily Echo can reveal. And the number of young people locked up from Bournemouth and Poole has almost doubled as magistrates are sending
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Protest to stop mast on beauty spot fails
PROTESTERS have lost their battle to prevent a powerful mobile phone mast being put up at a hillside beauty spot overlooking Bridport. Vodafone has won its appeal against the district council's refusal to grant planning permission for the 15m-high G3
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Signs look good for a bumper bank holiday
IT'S shaping up to be a bumper bank holiday in West Dorset. Tourism chiefs say everything points to a record-breaking weekend - although the weather holds the key. If the sun shines thousands of visitors are expected at resorts like West Bay and Lyme
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Gardens make the blooming difference
SOUTH-FACING gardens add nearly £5,000 to the average house in this region (South West), new data from Barclays reveals. Buyers in the South West are prepared to pay an extra 3.02 per cent - £4,922 - above the average price for their little slice of Alan
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Hospital forced to snub quilts over safety fears
A NEW Forest hospital has had to refuse the gift of homemade patchwork quilts because they could be flammable or spread the super-bug MRSA. Members of Fordingbridge Quilters and Patchers decided to craft a range of colourful bedcovers to brighten up the
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Last goodnight as long-serving nurse bows out
A CRYSTAL glass owl from her native Austria was among gifts and tributes lavished on long-serving night sister Margaret Kessler when she retired from Christchurch hospital after almost 40 years service. After training as a nurse in her home town of Leoben
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Pain in the arias
COMMUTING is a pretty miserable endeavour, when it comes right down to it. All that queuing, shuffling on and off of trains, hoping that you make your connection and that the wrong type of leaves aren't rustling about on the line. It's difficult to imagine
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Young chef has the recipe for national success
A LYME Regis chef has scooped a place in the national finals of Young Chef 2004. Jamie Raftery, 21, impressed a panel of top judges - including Hell's Kitchen star Gordon Ramsay - with his culinary skills at Wednesday's regional heats in Birmingham. Competing
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Halfpenny Field
A WONDERFULLY written book about the drovers of Wales during the 19th century. Cattle were driven from Wales to London, to the Smithfield Market during the summer months. A long and weary trail of cattle, men and women. Jessie Price is happy to be travelling
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Bridport Carnival 2004
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets for this year's Bridport Carnival. The procession, led by the Bournemouth Carnival band members dressed as Spiderman, wound its way through the town on Saturday night. From tiny tots dressed as fairytale characters
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Bjarne belief in away form
PIRATES star Bjarne Pedersen believes they should be able to secure at least the bonus point when they visit Oxford in the Elite League tonight (August 27 7.30pm). Poole RIAS travel to Sandy Lane with a mighty 21-point lead in the battle for the bonus
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Driving range set for the OK
A PROPOSED golf driving range, measuring 100ft wide and 11ft tall, on land next to the Strawberry Field in Lyme Regis has been given the green light by town councillors. Wednesday's planning committee gave the plans from Lyme Regis Golf Club the go-ahead
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Hellboy (12A) preview
MIKE Mignola's dark comic book series transfers to the big screen courtesy of acclaimed Mexican writer-director Guillermo Del Toro (The Devil's Backbone, Blade II). At the height of World War II, the German Reich enlists the services of a black magician
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The Narrow Sea
UNWIN'S concise history of the English Channel begins with the invasion of Britain by the Celts, Romans and Vikings, progressing to the Spanish Armada, Napoleon and the D-Day landings. It ends with the completion of the Channel Tunnel, faster international
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Rare birds making a comeback in county
RESTORATION of Dorset heathland is helping some of the county's rarest birds make a comeback but changes in farming practices spell a decline in some of the more common species. "There are good signals that some birds are beginning to respond or have
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Animal magic at Melplash show
THREATENING rain-clouds held off to ensure a good day out for the crowds at yesterday's Melplash Show. Show secretary Anita Ford said entries were up in all classes and early indications were that entrance numbers were at least the same or better than
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STAGE & MUSIC (August 27)
GREASE is the word at the Bournemouth Pavilion as Jonathan Wilkes continues to star as love-struck High School gangleader Danny Zuko in the latest touring production of the perennially popular American musical at the Pavilion. The show - most famously
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Possible 40 per cent tax hike ahead
COUNCIL tax in North Dorset could rise by around 40 per cent over the next five years to bring it more in line with the national average. Councillors at North Dorset District Council met on Wednesday to discuss the financial projection for the next five
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County cash could fund a safe crossing
A BUSY Christchurch road could become a safer place for pedestrians by Christmas - if borough councillors can get county council approval. Fairmile, which links the town centre with the A338 at the Blackwater junction, is a nightmare for pedestrians to
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DEREK'S DEFIANT
CHERRIES striker Derek Holmes is vowing to silence his critics after becoming the latest victim of the Dean Court boo boys. The unassuming Scot was singled out by sections of the home crowd during Cherries' 2-2 draw with Bristol City a fortnight ago.
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In a class of their own
GCSE students at the Woodroffe School at Lyme Regis notched up a record set of results this year, with almost 70 per cent of pupils gaining A* to C grades - well above the national average of 59 per cent. And ninety-seven per cent of pupils gained A*
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Coast path ultimatum by council
DORSET County Council has called for a solution to the dispute over Lyme's lost coast path, or it will use compulsory powers to open a new path. Walkers turned out en masse at last Thursday's rights of way committee meeting at Lyme Regis Golf Club to
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Making the grade
FOR THE thousands of youngsters receiving their GCSE results yesterday (August 26), it didn't really matter that their overall grades had improved for the past seven years running. For them, it was personal. As they were given their individual envelopes
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You want to save school
LETTERS of support against the proposed closure of Penwithen Special School continue to arrive at the Daily Echo, with more than 150 received. The Poole mother of a 25-year-old who had learning difficulties and severe behavioural problems as a child says
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Couple call for improved beach access
A SEVERELY disabled man has called for more action to allow him to enjoy Bournemouth's golden sands. David Triggs, who is paralysed from the waist down, said he is unable to enjoy the area's beaches because no provision is made for wheelchairs. Although
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (12A)
PETER La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) runs the ramshackle Average Joe's Gym, which is under threat of takeover by the multi-million-dollar Globo Gym. The ever-expanding Globo empire is run with an iron fist and a bulging cod-piece by power-mullet-sporting fitness
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Film Club (27 August)
THE Daily Echo Film Club in conjunction with UCI offers Echo readers the chance to enjoy top movies at a cut price every week at UCI. Membership is free to every Echo reader who applies and includes: Two tickets for the price of one on a selected film
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Cute and fluffy
HAS it really been 10 years since Animal Hospital was first wheeled in to our living rooms? A decade ago, national treasure Rolf Harris was all set to hang up his wobbleboard for good and settle down with pipe and slippers when he was asked to present
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The Dog Walker
NINA Shepard is a dog walker. With the keys to many strangers' apartments, Nina has access, the freedom and the choice to cross a moral boundary to enter into other people's lives. She falls in love with Daniel, a man she has never met but whom she thinks
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I was dared to, says indecent assault boy, 13
A 13-year-old traveller said he indecently assaulted two 12-year-old girls because he was dared to by an older boy. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted touching the girls in a Dorset field during the early evening on Monday. He
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GCSE celebration as schools report 'excellent' exam results
STAFF and students at schools across West Dorset are celebrating an 'excellent' set of GCSE exam results. A total of 93 per cent of students at the Sir John Colfox School gained five A*-G passes at GCSE, while 55 per cent achieved 5 A*-C. At Beaminster
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'Save land by making it a village green'
A PLEA has been issued from West Moors Parish Council for a much-loved patch of land under threat of development to be designated a village green. In a desperate bid to save Petwyn Green from being turned into offices or a bistro and artists' studio the
