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Clampdown on leylandii
CARELESS or inconsiderate gardeners could be the next target of anti-social behaviour orders, which are set to be introduced Dorset-wide next year. The scope of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 is being broadened to include gardeners who allow their
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They had it all...
ON the face of it they had it all. Irena Bridget Pearson and her husband William lived in a three-bedroom detached chalet bungalow in a quiet suburban street. Their two children, Jessica, 18, and Peter, 22, were doing well - Jessica studying for A-levels
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MPs split over hunting ban
DORSET MPs have reacted strongly to an announcement that there is to be a free vote on whether to ban fox hunting. The vote next Wednesday could lead to a ban coming into effect in two years' time as the government has made clear it is determined to quash
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'Flaring' at oilfield busts green target
SO much gas from the Wytch Farm oil field had to be burnt off by "flaring" last year that the operation on the Wareham side of Poole Harbour busted its own target for greenhouse gas emissions. The flaring beacon was seen almost twice as often as expected
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Open Water (15)
REACHING cinemas possibly too late in the summer to scare the bejesus out of tourists who fancy a dip in the ocean, Open Water arrives amid a flurry of hype proclaiming this low budget shocker to a be Blair Witch meets Jaws fright-fest. While the film
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£2million pumped in to save West Bay harbour scheme
THE Government has agreed to bail out West Bay's coastal defence and harbour improvements scheme after it went more than £2 million over budget. Unexpected problems sent the project's costs rocketing from the original £16.1 million to £18.3 million. Difficulties
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Why use an employment agency?
THE days when someone stayed with the same employer from leaving school until retirement are long gone. Whether because of redundancy, or in pursuit of better prospects, employees are changing jobs frequently and when you add to that the growth in the
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Toilet plan takes a panning
HOPES that West Dorset Council would back a joint initiative to save Bridport's Town Hall toilets have apparently been dashed. District Services Manager Jerry Cranmer has ruled out any possibility of them continuing to maintain the loos - even with funding
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Fears over ambulance station plan
FRONTLINE medics fear response times could be seriously affected by plans to move Bridport's ambulances to the town's community hospital. The move, part of a county-wide shake up announced by Dorset NHS Ambulance Trust this week, is due to new ambulances
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Why use an employment agency?
THE days when someone stayed with the same employer from leaving school until retirement are long gone. Whether because of redundancy, or in pursuit of better prospects, employees are changing jobs frequently and when you add to that the growth in the
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Mountjoy future in doubt again
THE battle to save Bridport's Mountjoy School is raging again - years after campaigners thought they had won it. The promise of a brand new school on a site at Flood Lane has been thrown into doubt after education officials backed a dramatic policy u-turn
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Take account of rewarding career
ACCOUNTANCY has shaken off its "grey" image in recent years and continues to be a highly popular career choice. Salaries commanded by qualified chartered accountants are among the highest in business and their professional skills are much sought after
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Good start with the Daily Echo
THE Daily Echo has demonstrated its commitment to training by providing four jobs for young apprentices learning business administration. Lucy Renahan, Louise Bradbrook, Lauren Calamari and Sophie Baker-Stroud are all training as apprentices with Bournemouth
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Who dares wins in recruitment
STARTING your own recruitment business can be as risky as walking a tightrope. But the rewards are there for those who are prepared to take the risk. The recruitment industry has long been known to be a reliable barometer for the health of the UK economy
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Agency opens its doors to help you find top job
A VIBRANT new recruitment agency has just opened in the heart of Bournemouth town centre. Initially established in June 2001 in the Midlands, The Work Shop aims to provide Dorset companies with a recruitment service that is second to none - combining
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STAGE & MUSIC (Sept 10)
THE heady brilliance of 1960s landmark radio comedy Round The Horne is being re-visited live on stage at The Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth this week. The show, direct from its success in the West End, opened on Monday and runs until Sunday (September
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HOMES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
TWO houses were struck by lightning today as a thunderstorm hit Weymouth. Firefighters were called out to the Littlemoor area of town shortly before 6am. The worst damage was in Clivea Close where masonry and roof tiles were blasted from a top floor flat
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Teenager pins medal hopes on bowling
TENPIN bowling is not a sport many would associate with the Commonwealth Games, but young expert Daniel Rogers of Weymouth hopes to do his country proud. The 16-year-old of High Street, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, is representing his native Wales at the Commonwealth
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Shares in EP soar after takeover talks revealed
SHARES in Eldridge Pope soared after the pubs chain confirmed it was negotiating a possible takeover. The Dorchester-based pubs operator saw its share price leap ten per cent after formally announcing it was in talks with entrepreneur Michael Cannon.
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Station security leaves locals feeling fenced in
RESIDENTS have demanded that a train company removes a 12ft high bright blue security fence. Dave Birchill, who runs the King Street post office in Weymouth, said there was no consultation with residents before the fence was built along the side of Ranelagh
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It's a steam-up
RAIL campaigners are to mark 25 years of a rebuilt Dorset branch line with a steam train gala. The event at the Swanage Railway will include appearances by ex-British Railway locomotives, freight trains and a classic vehicle rally. Enthusiasts vowed to
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Just get on with it
COUNCIL leaders have branded delays on funding for Weymouth's long awaited relief road 'intolerable'. But members of Dorset County Council's cabinet pledged to do all they can to ensure that the Orange Route goes ahead as soon as possible. The promise
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School closure hits a sour note with MP
IT AIN'T over till the fat lady sings - and she hasn't even started yet. That's the view of Cllr Della Jones, who has joined forces with North Dorset MP Robert Walter to mount a rearguard action to save Milton Abbas school. They both attended a packed
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Town stunned by teenager's death
A TOWN is in shock following the death of a popular teenager who was killed on holiday in Cyprus. Jamie Guy, 18, of Hinton Close, Blandford - a talented footballer with the town's youth sides - died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision near
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Horny little devils
THIS week I had the good fortune to see the Round the Horne Revisited show at Bournemouth Pavilion. For those who don't know it, the original was a radio show that ran from the mid-Sixties, mostly centring on urbane straight man Kenneth Horne meeting
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MARCUS IS UP FOR LEAD ROLE
NEW Cherries skipper Marcus Browning is ready to do the job for as long as he is needed. The reliable midfielder was asked to step into the void left by former captain Carl Fletcher's move to West Ham as Browning led the side out at Brentford last Saturday
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Bid fails to save two day centres
A LAST-ditch appeal to save two day centres from the axe has failed, despite claims that the cost-cutting move will deprive east Bournemouth of vital facilities. Cabinet members said the move was about modernising and rationalising the town's day care
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Would-be MP fears UK terrorist attack
A LOCAL Tory politician who lost his brother in the Bali bombing has called for Britain to shift its focus from Iraq onto the terrorist threat from al Qaeda. Tobias Ellwood, who aims to become MP for Bournemouth East, fears there could soon be a major
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Street pedlars to face legal action
TOWN centre traders are calling for a crackdown on street pedlars who need nothing more than a £12 licence to sell their wares. Unlike street traders who are licenced by the council, pedlars receive their £12.25 permits from the police and do not require
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Flying visit
TWO Second World War veterans postponed their finest hour at an air show in the Channel Islands when stormy weather threatened their mission. The Lancaster bomber and Spitfire fighter escort, en route to Jersey, were unable to outmanoeuvre 33-knot winds
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'It is an accident waiting to happen'
THOUSANDS of children are being put at risk by irresponsible parking outside two of Bournemouth's biggest schools, it has been claimed. Traffic chaos outside Avonbourne and Portchester will lead to casualties unless parking restrictions are introduced
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Celebrating silver year of steaming
A STEAM gala will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the rebuilt and reopened Purbeck railway line. Swanage Railway volunteers are staging their annual steam gala tomorrow (September 11) and Sunday (September 12). It was in the summer of 1979 that
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Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy (12A)
RON Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is the five-time Emmy Award-winning anchorman of the top-rated KVWN Channel 4 news in San Diego in the 70s. Every night, the city tunes in to see Ron distil the headlines of the day in his usual easy-going manner, and to smile
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Before Sunset (15)
IN Richard Linklater's wistful 1995 romance Before Sunrise, erudite French student Celine (Julie Delpy) and American dreamer Jesse (Ethan Hawke) met by chance on a train travelling from Budapest to Vienna. The strangers savoured a magical 24 hours together
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Wicker Park (12A)
PAUL McGuigan's American remake of Gilles Mimouni's acclaimed 1996 French thriller L'Appartement is a shadow of its beguiling former self. The ambiguities, subtleties and enigmas of the original film have been replaced by a narrative that spoon-feeds
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Simon says...
IF I walked in the house tomorrow and announced that I was off to London, dressed as a porn star, to sing my very own version of I Will Survive in the hope of bagging a record deal, my old man would assume that: a) I was joking; or b) I'd gone mad. But
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A Perfect Partnership
ANNIE McHugh is in partnership with her boyfriend, they run a detective agency as well as living together. Unfortunately for Annie she gets lumbered with the administrative, boring, side of the business while Gerry, along with two male detectives, handle
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Nightdancing
AN urban boy falls in love with a rural girl and they set up home near Wimbledon Common. Here their idyll begins to fall apart. She mocks his job and, when two young men move in next door, they are drawn into the relationship. It seems valid only when
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Man Alive
DEREK Hawker had it all, a luxurious home, a happy family and his complete set of Blondie CDs. Suddenly everything changes; his son begins to practice psychology on him and his clever daughter thought he was boring. To cap it all his vivacious wife, Denise
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'If in doubt lock them out' says CID chief
"IF in doubt, lock them out" - Dorset's head of CID is very clear about the best way to deal with cold calling salesmen. Detective Chief Superintendent Phil Sincock has been instrumental in raising awareness about bogus callers throughout the south of
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Investigation into festival noise claims
AN INVESTIGATION is being conducted into whether festival organisers breached their licensing conditions. Residents near Canford Park Arena complained they could hear loud noise after 11pm from the Versus dance event on Saturday August 28. The Borough
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Bank for the people celebrates first year
A COMMUNITY loans and savings scheme has celebrated a successful first year and now has over 70 members signed up to its services. The Bridport branch of First Dorset Credit Union marked the milestone with birthday cake and a stall in Bucky Doo Square
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Fresh plan to build flats on harbourside
BUILDERS Wyatt Homes are making a fresh attempt to win planning consent for their controversial harbourside housing scheme at West Bay. The company has submitted an amended design for their 45 flats development which was rejected by planners in June.
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Work on school delays new term
CHILDREN have been forced to stay at home after wet weather delayed the finish of a £750,000 project at their school. Parents were e-mailed just days before term started and a message went on the Loders School website that children could not return until
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Decision of waste transfer site could be close
HINTS of a breakthrough in the search for a new waste transfer station for Bridport were dropped this week. County Councillor Sandra Brown suggested a solution to the long running saga could be imminent. "I know what the position is but I can't tell you
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Fresh Recruits moves way up
AS Fresh Recruits move into their third year of trading, the rapidly expanding business is celebrating by moving into bigger offices on the 3rd floor at Bristol and West House in Bournemouth's Post Office road to help manage their success even more effectively
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SOS's success buoys up team for expansion
SOS recruitment is now in its fifth successful year of trading, and due to its continued success, the company has grown to a massive team of 14 staff, with plans for even greater expansion in the future. Paul Barter, who has been an integral part of SOS
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HOMEOWNERS SET TO ESCAPE NEW RATE RISE
HOMEOWNERS could escape an interest rate rise next month as well as this one, it is forecast. Borrowers were spared a rise on Thursday - leaving rates at 4.75 per cent as predicted - and already another "hold" decision is being forecast for next month
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Matej laps up glorious victory over Crump
MATEJ Ferjan had to be coaxed out for a lap of honour after he was the only Pirates rider to beat Jason Crump as Poole beat Belle Vue 54-40 on Sept 9. The Slovenian thrilled a 2,500 crowd at Wimborne Road by lowering the World Championship Grand Prix
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Matej laps up glorious victory over Crump
MATEJ Ferjan had to be coaxed in to a lap of honour after he was the only Pirates rider to beat Jason Crump as Poole won 54-40 on Sept 9. The Slovenian thrilled a 2,500 crowd at Wimborne Road by lowering the World Championship Grand Prix leaders' colours
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Tribute paid to teacher
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular and well-loved teacher at Merley First School who died from a heart attack, aged 57. The Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham, was filled to overflowing for a service of remembrance and thanksgiving for Paul Williams who
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Ferjan wows fans with Crump scalp
PIRATES heat leader Matej Ferjan brought the house down at Poole Stadium by beating World champion-elect Jason Crump from the back. (Sept 9) Crumpie, the rider a large section of the Wimborne Road faithful still simply love to hate following his move
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Donkey visitors delight residents
DONKEYS brought smiles to faces of residents at a care home. The donkeys, named Lulu and Paddy, visited three residential homes in Weymouth on a special one-day tour from the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary in Devon. Their visit was the idea of Geoff Treleaven
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Man who took human bone escapes action
NO CHARGES are going to be brought against a man who removed part of a human bone from a controversial building site in a New Forest churchyard. Brian Walker, 65, from Golden Crescent, Everton, is one of more than 1,000 people who objected to Hordle Parochial
