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Frog legs it...
MEET Budweiser - a banned North American bullfrog currently taking refuge in the Oceanarium after escaping the clutches of cats. Named after the frogs from the famous lager advert, Budweiser was spotted being chased by a group of cats in a Winton resident's
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Jam all the way as work begins
MOTORISTS were bracing themselves today (Sept 6) as the dreaded road works began on the A338 Spur Road. The works, for essential maintenance say highway bosses, will see the closure of the slip roads at the Blackwater Bridge junction and the B3073 Hurn
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Former student's relief at double rape verdict
A YOUNG Bournemouth man unanimously cleared of double rape has told the Daily Echo: "I'm so glad my nightmare is over." It took a jury just two hours to clear Jonathan Wedge, 23, of two counts of rape. And afterwards, the former Bournemouth University
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Alarm lesson could have been their last
A COUPLE who escaped their smoke-filled flat after leaving a candle burning overnight are warning others not to make the same mistake. Ian and Linda Pollock woke early on Thursday morning to find a fire in their lounge and a cloud of thick black smoke
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Whose nose would you pick?
WHEN I was small, hours flew by with a few curlers, a stick of red lippy, green eye-shadow the consistency of emulsion and my Girl's World. For those unfamiliar with the once must-have toy, this was a big doll's head with a mop of golden locks that 'grew
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Project that aims to shut revolving door of drugs crime
HE robbed elderly women, held a knife to the throat of drug dealers and was stabbed 14 times - all because he was desperate for his next fix. For James nothing else mattered. His waking day focused on committing crime to fund his drug habit, getting out
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Is the way we take our holidays working? And is it worth it?
NOBODY ever lay on their deathbed and uttered the words: "I wish I had spent more time in the office." Yet regular surveys published show the hours we work keep creeping up. Indeed, researchers seem to have been working overtime in the past few years
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The man at number ten
IT is 10 years July 21 since a 41-year-old Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party. He immediately set about re-branding the movement as New Labour, ditching elements of its socialist past and leading it to a triumphant election victory in 1997.
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Jurassic Coast focus of global conference
AN IMPRESSIVE 100 delegates from all corners of the globe are being shown why Purbeck and the Jurassic Coast are as important as the Taj Mahal, Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef. Wareham is playing host to representatives from as far afield as Australia
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Road scheme 'makes life a misery for us'
RESIDENTS on a Poole estate are claiming their lives are being made a misery by a road improvement scheme aimed at cutting congestion on one of the borough's busiest routes. People living in the Alderney area are finding it a nightmare trying to pull
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Kebab shop assault teenager locked up
A TEENAGER who attacked a kebab shop owner with a golf club has been locked up for three years and banned from part of Poole on his release. Richard Walker, 18, is expected to serve a year-and-a-half in a young offenders' institution after being convicted
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Those Monday morning blues
BIN it, don't bag it - that's the message from Poole Council as the borough's new £1.36m kerbside recycling collection begins today (Sept 6). The lines of blue bins standing to attention on the town's streets will take an assortment of paper, cardboard
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Litter fears as travellers move to park
A BAND OF travellers has descended on a playing field near the Sterte Esplanade in Poole sparking fears they could turn it into a rubbish tip. On Friday afternoon half-a-dozen caravans set up camp at the site near Holes Bay, which is a popular play area
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Gilly grabs brace as Bash progress
BASHLEY booked their place in the next round of the FA Cup and a trip to Ashford Town (Middlesex) after disposing of Camberley Town by the odd goal in three at Bashley Road. Richard Gillespie grabbed a brace, making it seven goals this season so far,
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Hunt's a cruel sport...
THERE was something horribly ironic as the final whistle blew on Cherries' 2-1 defeat at Brentford. (Sept 4) Even the most ardent Cherries fans would struggle to say they deserved anything from the game on the balance of play - but two unpunished acts
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TERRAS CHIEF TO BREAK SILENCE
TERRAS chief executive Martyn Harrison is today expected to break his silence following chairman Ian Ridley's resignation on Saturday. So far, Weymouth's majority shareholder, who is believed to have ploughed more than £600,000 into the club this summer
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SLOW SALES 'DUE TO INTEREST RATES'
RETAILERS are blaming successive interest rate rises and August's unpredictably humid weather for the slowest high street sales performance since March 2003. The figures are reported in the CBI's latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey which show
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Sullivan's staring Grand Prix elimination in face
IT looks like Ryan Sullivan could have to pin his hopes on a seeded place if he wants to compete in the World Championship Grand Prix next season. The 29-year-old Australian, who finished third on the podium behind champion Tony Rickardsson and Jason
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Sullivan's staring Grand Prix elimination in face
IT looks like Ryan Sullivan could have to pin his hopes on a seeded place if he wants to compete in the World Championship Grand Prix next season. The 29-year-old Australian, who finished third on the podium behind champion Tony Rickardsson and Jason
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Pair's shock at beach hut blast
TWO women had a lucky escape when a beach hut exploded next to the one they were sleeping in. The pair - believed to be from Bath - fled from the beach hut at Portland Bill last night. Firefighters treated one of the women for smoke inhalation and shock
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Singer Timothy scoops £1,000
SINGING sensation Timothy Mason is £1,000 richer after impressing judges at one of Weymouth's biggest talent contests. The 18-year-old from Buxton Road, Weymouth gave stunning renditions of two Cole Porter standards to carry off the top prize at the grand
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Lily lover planning to site huge greenhouse
A MASSIVE greenhouse could be constructed on part of the former Horticulture Research International site near Lymington. The huge glass structure, measuring 216 metres square with a maximum height of six metres, is the dream of top lily and poinsettia
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Bullied Ollie turns on tormentors with film
A YOUNG movie-maker from Fordingbridge has crafted a film about bullying and how to overcome it. Now Oliver Robbins' film Sticks and Stones could be shown at the National Anti-Bullying Alliance conference, to be held in Leicester in October. Oliver, or
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A case of hair today, goon tomorrow
I WAS hunting high and low for a picture of myself as a baby the other day when I suddenly remembered my dad's Christmas gift to each of his four children from a few years ago. Rather touchingly, he'd trawled through the family photos - these were kept
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Coda trumpeting joy after lottery funding
FUND-raising has hit a high note at Walkford's Coda Music Centre with the announcement of a £90,000 Arts Council Lottery Fund grant. Trumpeting the good news, chief executive of Coda David Walters, said: "Although it's taken a long time, our persistence
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NEW LEADS IN MARINE DEATH
DORSET detectives investigating the death of former Royal Marine Brian Tilley who was shot and killed in Iraq could be travelling to Baghdad to interview a key witness. Steps are under way to smooth out the political and diplomatic ramifications their
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CCTV initiative planned for troubled estate
A NEW CCTV camera is planned for a busy part of the Townsend Estate offering more protection for residents and visitors. The camera will be positioned at the junction of Throop Road and Jewell Road and will be monitored from the Castlepoint security control
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NEW LEADS IN MARINE DEATH
DORSET detectives investigating the death of ex-Marine Brian Tilley, who was shot and killed in Iraq, could be travelling to Baghdad to interview a key witness. Steps are under way to smooth out the political and diplomatic ramifications their trip could
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Gentle touch pays off
SHE WASN'T anything like I'd imagined. Petite, softly-spoken and good-humoured, proudly dressed in the navy trousers and epauletted shirt of her uniform, she seemed more like the kindly, efficient headmistress of a top girls' school than the person whose
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Council makes plan to secure beaches
SAND from land-based sources will not be used to replenish beaches in Poole for the foreseeable future in the wake of the asbestos incident that closed Shore Road and Flaghead Chine last January. And town hall officers have been told to draw up a "robust
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Winsall rocket gives Brock big Cup scalp
BROCKENHURST achieved probably the result of the day in their terrific FA Cup preliminary round victory at Burgess Hill. The Badgers won the game by the odd goal in three but, it could well have been a much higher gap between the two sides, such was the
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Boss Moore may quit after Town blow
CHRISTCHURCH manager Pete Moore was today set to quit after his side's disastrous start to the season continued against 10-man Clevedon. Priory were gifted a golden opportunity to book their place in the first qualifying round when Clevedon goalkeeper
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Linnets rue missed opportunity
AS IF 90 minutes in the baking sun at Fawcett's Field wasn't enough, Lymington and New Milton have to try all over again in the FA Cup, following their 1-1 draw with Sittingbourne, writes Andy Starmore. The Linnets may live to regret what was a great
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Wimborne and the Oaks are victorious
OAKMEADIANS and Wimborne got their Powergen South West Division Two East programmes off to a winning start, reports Phil Chard. But there was a shock opening day reverse for Swanage and Wareham. Oakmeadians, starting their second season in the division
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West Hants lose to old rivals
BOURNEMOUTH'S West Hants Club had its hopes of winning the Kia National Club League title dashed by its old rival Edgbaston Priory in Saturday's semi-finals. The Birmingham team has dominated the ladies event in recent years and beat West Hants at the
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GIVE ME TIME URGES ROBINSON
MARK Robinson appealed to Dorchester fans to be patient after his contribution to the Magpies second successive away win at Maidenhead lasted only a few minutes. The former Weymouth midfielder who joined the Magpies in the summer has been something of
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HARRISON: CHAIRMAN'S RESIGNATION HAS BEEN ON THE CARDS
MARTIN Harrison today said Weymouth chairman Ian Ridley had been thinking of quitting 'for some time'. Ridley is expected to formally announce his resignation as Terras supremo after today's Nationwide South home game with Bishop's Stortford. But chief
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TERRAS CHIEF TO BREAK SILENCE
TERRAS chief executive Martyn Harrison is today expected to break his silence following chairman Ian Ridley's resignation on Saturday. So far, Weymouth's majority shareholder, who is believed to have ploughed more than £600,000 into the club this summer
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I'M STAYING
STEVE Claridge insists he will not walk out on Weymouth if chairman Ian Ridley resigns this weekend. Ridley is expected to resign later today after the Terras host Bishop's Stortford at the Wessex Stadium. The football author and journalist's likely departure
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Survey seeks to find a safe place to cross
HIGHWAYS chiefs are set to carry out surveys on a busy Ferndown road amid safety concerns for children walking to school and elderly pedestrians. More than 200 people have signed a petition calling for improvements in Church Road, particularly outside
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TRIBUTES TO TRAGIC SISTERS
TRIBUTES have poured in for two 'wonderful, beautiful' girls who died in a horrific car crash. Lucy Breakwell, 21, and her half-sister Catherine, 15, were killed after their car crashed into a tree in Easton Lane on Portland. The girls, who lived in New
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Flying Dutchmen drop in for football match
A GROUP of Dutch sports enthusiasts travelled to watch a Weymouth football match after seeing the club on TV. Ron Fiege, 57, Bram Neuteboom, 54, and Willem van Ekelenburg, 55, said that they loved English football so much that when they saw the club on
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Eco-warriors dig in Swampy-style
ECO-WARRIORS have dug a tunnel to escape eviction from their encampment. A group protesting against the Orange Route relief road have warned landowner Dorset County Council it will have to spend thousands of pounds to oust them from their temporary homes
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Heartbroken mother to sue toddler's killer
ANGUISHED Blandford mother Catherine Franklin is to sue the man who killed her toddler son. Ryan's father, soldier Lee Khair is currently serving seven years in jail for the manslaughter of two-year-old Ryan. Catherine told the Daily Echo she had contacted
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A case of hair today, goon tomorrow
I WAS hunting high and low for a picture of myself as a baby the other day when I suddenly remembered my dad's Christmas gift to each of his four children from a few years ago. Rather touchingly, he'd trawled through the family photos - these were kept
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RED STORM
REFEREE Richard Beeby was at the centre of another red-card storm after Cherries' 2-1 defeat at Brentford. The Northampton-based official, who sent off two Cherries players in a fixture at Colchester almost four years ago to the day, was up to his old
