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Staff fight on in bid to save school
STAFF and governors at Penwithen School have pledged to fight on after County Hall bosses voted unanimously to close it. The Dorset school, which caters for children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) looks set to close in September
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Gays claim Christian march is in 'revenge'
GAY groups in Bournemouth believe a Christian publication is trying to organise a "revenge" march against the gay community next month. Jonathan Spencer, store manager at the Clone Zone Ltd, discovered that a rally is being organised for October 16, after
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My disgust for these conmen
"I FEEL disgust for them, absolute disgust." Joan Elford is under no illusions about the type of men who tried to scam her out of thousands of pounds - after they had already succeeded in tricking her friend. Joan, 74, is wily enough to spot a conman
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Do you match with Michelle?
AS MEDICAL student Michelle Olver heads back to university this week she is desperately hoping that someone in Bournemouth holds the key to her own medical future. The 20-year-old has leukaemia and needs to find a compatible bone marrow donor to stand
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'It could be the wave forward...'
A BOURNEMOUTH councillor is making waves with his idea to solve the town's congestion problems - water taxis. Cllr Philip Stanley-Watts, who represents Boscombe West, believes council transport chiefs are not making the most of the town's seaside location
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Flamboyant boat show man Allen dies at 78
A FLAMBOYANT pioneer who chose Bournemouth to stage the UK's first coastal boat show and then expanded it by moving the event to Poole has died aged 78. Many in the local sailing community will remember Allen Cavanagh, who staged the ground-breaking inaugural
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IS TROUBLE BREWING?
WARNINGS of "anarchy on the streets" have been issued as Bournemouth's pubs and clubs head toward a security crisis. Just 30 of the town's 800 doormen have a new security licence that becomes compulsory from next week. Private security companies in Bournemouth
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Cherries minutes away from £20,000 penalty
CASH-strapped AFC Bourne-mouth was just four minutes away from a possible £20,000 fine after breaching noise levels during one of its summer concerts, it has been revealed. Club chairman Peter Phillips and co-licensee Hazel Hatch were summoned to appear
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Russian found not guilty of girl's rape
A RUSSIAN man has been cleared of raping a teenager as she slept. The jury at Bournemouth Crown Court took three hours and 40 minutes to find the 44-year-old not guilty on Wednesday. Vladzimar Rybak, now of Yarmouth Road, Branksome, admitted having sex
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New plan to act as blueprint for future
VILLAGERS at East Stoke in Purbeck are drawing up a community plan to guide the future of their village. So far 160 questionnaires have been distributed to local residents in a bid to involve everyone in the formation of the plan, called Update East Stoke
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Young sailors do battle in PYC event
MORE than 300 sailors aged eight to 18, in 220 boats, took to the water over the weekend for the Poole Yacht Club Junior and Youth Regatta. The regatta has become a must do for many young sailors each year, establishing it as one of the biggest junior
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GROVES IN APPEAL TO OVERTURN BAN
DORCHESTER goal ace Matt Groves is to make a personal appeal to Dorset FA bosses not to ban him for a massive 35 days. Groves, last season's leading Dr Martens Premier League marksman for the Magpies who already heads their scoring lists with four goals
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CLARIDGE GETS KEEPER BOOST
WEYMOUTH today received a boost after being told keeper Jason Matthews will only be banned for one game. The Terras number one will be forced to miss next Wednesday's Nationwide South trip to Weston-super-Mare after his controversial late dismissal at
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Recruitment fair draws a crowd
JOBHUNTERS are converging on Bournemouth again today for day two of the Daily Echo Recruitment, Training & Careers Exhibition. Recruiters were kept busy at yesterday's launch of the exhibition, which is being held in association with the Peverel Group
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Name your Pirates all-time great rider
THE Daily Echo today launches a campaign to find out who Pirates' fans think is the greatest Poole rider of all-time. Speedway has been staged at the Dorset club's Wimborne Road track every year since Poole Pirates were formed in 1948. The debate about
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You're helping Sophie to walk into the future
GENEROUS Echo readers have been digging deep to help a little girl who had her foot amputated after contracting blood-poisoning. More than £1,000 has been sent to our Walking for Sophie campaign to help buy four-year-old Sophie Sivess from Ferndown a
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This week's gig guide (Sept 9)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 The B'Eagles - Mr Kyps; Knuckle + Dislocated Youth + Zero Tolerance - Mister Smiths; Quadrophonia - The Gander; Funhouse - The Pines; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck; Rubber Soul - Old Psychiatrists Club + White Room + Incurable
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That's magic - up close and personal
FOR a man who spent a good part of his early career working on the streets, eating fire and banging nails up his nose, Geoffrey Durham seems a remarkably down to earth sort of chap. But then he hasn't been a street entertainer for 30 years. It came to
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YOB BANNED
A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has been banned from entering an area of Weymouth after neighbours petitioned the council about his behaviour. Paul James Whelan, 17, of Newstead Road, Weymouth, has had his freedom curtailed with a two-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order
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Developer is warned over work on hedges
A WEYMOUTH developer did not commit an offence when it ripped up hedges on a controversial green space, legal experts have confirmed. But bosses at Betterment Properties, who are involved in a legal wrangle over work at Markham and Little Francis, will
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Residents shown how phone mast will look
RESIDENTS were able to see what a mobile mast might look like near their homes with a replica model. Phone company Vodaphone put up the 20-metre metal structure with a flag on the top in Clifton Road, Parkstone for people to look at. A drop-in session
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International swim chance for Sabina
SABINA Heywood, who won her first national medal at the British age group championships in Sheffield last month, could be just 10 months away from her first international call-up. The 13-year-old Bournemouth Dolphins freestyler has been told by British
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LIGHTS GO OUT ON BRIDPORT'S CUP BID
BRIDPORT'S FA Cup dreams were put on hold after floodlight failure at Zembard Lane last night. The Bees' preliminary round replay at Chard Town was postponed at the last minute when three bulbs went out on one side of the ground. Portsmouth referee Andy
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Bridport News welcomes new editor
THE Bridport and Lyme Regis News welcomed a new editor this week. Holly Robinson, 28, has joined the newspaper after six years working on another title owned by Newsquest, publisher of the Bridport News. She was previously news editor at the Wiltshire
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Name your Pirates all-time great rider
THE Daily Echo today launches a campaign to find out who Pirates' fans think is the greatest Poole rider of all-time. Speedway has been staged at the Dorset club's Wimborne Road track every year since Poole Pirates were formed in 1948. The debate about
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Lyons-Ferjan switch was key for Pirates
WIMBORNE Road supremo Matt Ford believes there are two main reasons whey Pirates will definitely finish top of the Elite League this season. One is because of all the pre-season planning put into team building and the other is the quick change of personnel
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Ed's not so green as he's cabbage looking
IT STARTED off as a prize-winning cabbage but in the end it didn't even make coleslaw, such is the cutthroat world of vegetable shows. Ed Hurrell from Ferndown, knew he had a good littlun' on his hands when his 15lb cabbage had its first growth spurt,
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A prayer book to help funds
VILLAGERS have breathed new life into an ancient charity to re-vitalise their community. Sturminster Marshall is holding a festival this weekend and ultimately supporters hope to raise £120,000 to refurbish the Old School as a focus for the promotion
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Olympic heroes go on parade
WEYMOUTH and Portland went all Mediterranean as residents gave their very own Olympic medal heroes a tumultuous reception. Under skies as blue as those at the Athens Games, and amid scenes of great celebration, the borough's four sailing medallists received
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Anger follows vote to close special school
STAFF at a Dorset special school have reacted angrily to a decision to close it. Dorset County Council chiefs voted unanimously yesterday to shut Penwithen School from August next year. But supporters of the school near Dorchester, which caters for children
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Couple's love for the town lasts for 50 years
RETIRED Peggy and Stanley Francis have notched up more than 100 holidays in Weymouth. The Birmingham couple have been visiting the resort for more than 50 years after falling in love with the seaside spot on a chance day trip. Their first outing to Weymouth
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Baby sharks are born at park
FIVE rare smoothound sharks have been born at Weymouth Sea Life Park. The hungry youngsters are the first of their kind to be born in captivity for years. Marine expert Andy Lister said: "Unlike our most common shark species - nursehounds and bull huss
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Hero's welcome for Olympic medallists
SCREAMING fans greeted Olympic medallists Ben Ainslie and Nick Rogers with a hero's welcome to their New Forest home. Hundreds of Lymington residents turned out to welcome the sailing stars to a special reception at the town hall. Hordes of youngsters
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Sound reasons for Pacific tour
A LYMINGTON man has explored 300 South Pacific islands in a quest to track down some of the most unusual music known to man. Anthony Copping, 38, was commissioned to make a film, Last Voices from Heaven, for National Geographic television. While making
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More time for historic house bid
SUPPORTERS of Dorset's historic Sherborne House have been granted a six-month extension in their tenancy to give them more time to secure crucial Heritage Lottery funding. The home recently missed out on the £3 million jackpot up for grabs via the BBC's
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£20,000 travellers site bill defended
COUNCIL chiefs have defended their decision to invest £20,000 in a designated site for travellers who set up unauthorised encampments during the North Dorset Steam Fair. The landowner of the site in Stourpaine received the sum from North Dorset District
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More OAPs than kids in 'ancient borough'
CHRISTCHURCH continues to live up to its reputation as an ancient borough with an increasing and increasingly ageing population, according to the latest survey by the council. Figures compiled in the second edition of the State of Christchurch profile