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Mum was attacked with 'great vigour'
THE series of blows to the head that killed mum-of-two Irena Pearson were struck with "great vigour", a court was told yesterday. Mrs Pearson, 50, was found in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor of the Merriefield Avenue home in Broadstone she shared
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'We live in fear'
STAFF at a controversial Bournemouth tip say they are living in fear of reprisals following a council clampdown on dumping rules. Temperatures at Millhams tip have been running high since Bournemouth council brought in new restrictions this month allowing
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Police criticised after gays attacked
PARTYING gays were left shocked after a group of 15 youths hurled bottles and rocks at them as they left a Bournemouth nightclub. The incident happened outside McDonalds in Christchurch Road, Boscombe, as they left the Opera House in the early hours of
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Concerns as manor becomes a 'dump'
CALLS for security to be tightened up at Shelley Manor have been made after it was daubed with graffiti and used as a rubbish dumping ground. The 200-year-old manor in Boscombe is currently up for sale as the council invites private companies to come
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Town remembers 'feisty' ex-mayor
MEMORIES of pink biscuits and a steely defiance towards terrorist blackmailers were recalled at a service to celebrate the life of former Poole mayor Edna Adams. The town's loss was visible as the parish church at Canford Magna was filled with friends
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Money talks admits Moss
CHERRIES goalkeeper Neil Moss has told the Dean Court faithful: "There is life after Carl Fletcher." Moss - in similar circumstances to Fletcher - was sold by cash-strapped Cherries to keep the wolves from the door when he moved to Southampton in 1995
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Fury over plan to axe relief route
FURIOUS business leaders have condemned plans to scrap a relief road they claim would be Portland's key to economic success. The Western Route bypass from Ferrybridge to Chickerell would ease congestion in clogged-up Wyke Regis and link the island with
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Paralympic athlete sets sail for gold
PARALYMPIC sailor Hannah Stodel is hoping to take a leaf out of Weymouth gold medallist Sarah Ayton's book. The 19-year-old is putting the finishing touches to her own medal campaign before flying out for the massive disabled sports event in Athens, and
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Double delight as mum sets up new twins club
WEYMOUTH will be seeing double with the launch of a new club for twins and their parents. Weymouth Area Multiples (WAM) is the brainchild of full-time mum Emma Mordue, who lives in the Woodpeckers in Littlemoor with two-year-old non-identical twins, Eve
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If, not Sven
SIR CLIVE Woodward says he's a "million miles" from making the conversion from rugby football to soccer. Sven-Goran Eriksson says he's not going to have "any sleepless nights" worrying about whether Sir Clive is, as has been reported, ultimately after
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Without a trace
ELEVEN years ago, 16-year-old Elisa Claps vanished. The Italian teenager disappeared around lunchtime in her home town of Potenza near Naples and although her body has never been found, Elisa's family believe she died that day. It was September 12 1993
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'WE LIVE IN FEAR'
STAFF at a controversial Bournemouth tip say they are living in fear of reprisals following a council clampdown on dumping rules. Temperatures at Millhams tip have been running high since Bournemouth council brought in new restrictions this month allowing
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SISTERS DIE IN HORROR CRASH
TWO sisters were killed in a horror crash early today. They died after their car crashed into a tree on Portland shortly after midnight Emergency services rushed to the accident scene near the Esso garage on Easton Lane but found the 21-year-old driver
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War veteran becomes a Chelsea Pensioner
A DORCHESTER man has been showing off his uniform to friends and family after becoming a Chelsea Pensioner. Percy Sennett, 88, was back home this week on leave from the Royal Hospital in London. The former Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineer received
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Travellers on Hinton land...
TRAVELLERS have moved onto land belonging to Sir George Meyrick at Hinton. Paul Hanson, chief executive of the Meyrick Estate, said four caravans had been towed on to a field off the Bransgore road behind the Cat and Fiddle pub on Friday (Sept 3) He did
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Money talks admits Moss
CHERRIES goalkeeper Neil Moss has told the Dean Court faithful: "There is life after Carl Fletcher." Moss - in similar circumstances to Fletcher - was sold by cash-strapped Cherries to keep the wolves from the door when he moved to Southampton in 1995
