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Police search for missing girl
POLICE are looking for a teenage girl from Charminster, who went missing a day after starting Bournemouth College. Seventeen-year-old Lyndsey Howie was last seen at 7.20am on Tuesday September 14 at a bus stop in Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester. She was wearing
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Rising damp?
POLICE and trading standards officers are investigating scores of complaints from across Dorset about the activities of a damp-proofing company. The probe comes after it was revealed an 85-year-old Ferndown man handed over £3,500 to the company for work
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The language barrier
EVER wondered whether you and your partner are speaking the same language? It has long been suggested that men are from Mars and women are from Venus but, somewhere along the line, our guide to understanding the opposite sex must have got lost in the
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Tom, 81, to relive school days
A SPECIAL reunion is being staged next month for past pupils who attended Corfe Castle village school between the 1920s and late 1940s. Organiser Tom Cattle, 81, is pictured (top right) in the class of 1937 when the school was then known as Bankes Memorial
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Tracy's WPGA medal win
BROADSTONE assistant professional Tracy Loveys completed a fine season by winning the final WPGA medal of the year at Walmley, near Birmingham. She shot a level par 73 to beat Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood) by a shot for her first win of the year. A round
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EAST DORSET PLANS (September 21)
Robin Cottage, Manor Road, Gussage All Saints, Wimborne; 3/04/1031/FUL, erection of replacement retaining wall of concrete block (for Julie Burry). 12 Forest Edge Drive, Ashley Heath, Ringwood; 3/041099/FUL, erect three dwellings (demolish existing);
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BROKEN FOOT FOR HARRIS
DORCHESTER'S longest ser-ving defender Andy Harris will be out of action for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot. Harris's Beckham-type injury, sustained when he was kicked in the closing minutes of Saturday's draw at St Albans, meant he
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RNLI finds a safe port with help of agency
DIGITAL communications agency M-Corp, in conjunction with management consultancy Accenture, has delivered an 18,000-plus user intranet for the RNLI. Somerley-based M-Corp's system has saved the RNLI a "significant overspend" on the orig-inal solution.
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Retailers attack upward only rent
AN "overwhelming" 88 per cent of retailers want the government to bring forward legislation to tackle upward only rent reviews (UORRs), according to a survey published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Some 54 per cent of retailers responding to
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Melanie arrives with Red Bull experience
IF Red Bull gives you wings then McKenna Townsend PR looks set to continue its rapid rise. PR undergraduate Melanie Barringer is bringing her marketing experience at Red Bull to the Ringwood firm. Melanie is joining McKenna Townsend PR as part of her
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Fabulous flowers for town's Bloom team
BLOOMING marvellous! Wimborne in Bloom have been crowned 'Champion of Champions' having topped the poll in the South and South East in Bloom competition. Having won the small town category for the past two years, Wimborne was barred from entering the
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TO RUSSIA... WITH LOVE
THE Echo Beslan Appeal total today smashed through the £12,000 barrier - just two weeks after the fund was launched. The money will now be used to help the people of the shattered Russian community to rebuild their lives. Charity workers passed on their
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Protest scuppers visit
MORE than 200 hunt protesters forced rural affairs minister Alun Michael to pull out of a planned charity launch in Weymouth. Noisy campaigners gathered at the Pleasure Pier to confront the MP, who had been invited on a cruise from the resort along the
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Co-op bosses volunteer for site clean-up
MANAGERS of Co-op stores in Dorset and Somerset sacrificed their Saturday off to help a community project on Portland. Seven store managers, accompanied by area manager Clive Nether-way, volunteered their time and efforts to clear the piece of ground
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Rebellion ahead? I must protest...
AS Marie Antoinette might have said, the English are revolting. You name it, we'll rebel against it - but just lately it seems to be fathers' rights and fox-hunting that get our goat and raise our dander. Or some of us, at least. Sorry, but I can't get
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SEAN PLAYS DOWN CUP IMPORTANCE
SEAN O'Driscoll has admitted his hopes of taking a Premiership scalp in the Carling Cup is secondary to Cherries' hopes for the season. His side travel to Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday on the back of their fine win at Hillsborough on Saturday but with
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EX-BOXER WHO KO'D POLICEMAN IS JAILED
A JUDGE has warned that violence on Bournemouth's streets "must be stopped" after hearing how a police sergeant was knocked out by a drunken ex-boxer during a night-out. Father-of-one, Marc Plunkett, who was named best boxer in Dorset in 1999, admitted
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Cherries president is creditor's director
BRISTOL and West Investments plc has been revealed today as the creditor currently applying to repossess AFC Bournemouth's stadium - even though one of their directors is also the Cherries' honorary president. Stanley Cohen, who joined AFC Bournemouth
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Group plans future of historic town
A BIGGER street market and pedestrianising the Quay are just two ideas for improving Wareham. A community group is currently drawing up a list of ideas to shape the future of the historic market town. So far the Wareham community plan task group has sent
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Charity boss faces sex scandal claim
THE Dorset boss of a South American children's charity has been sacked amid allegations of acting incorrectly with a teenager. Bruce Harris, from Ridge near Wareham, fought against the exploitation of children as Latin American executive director of children's
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County girls' Sun City trip
DORSET county players Hannah Bews and Chantelle Scott are on their way to South Africa next month after earning selection for the Daily Telegraph Junior golfer competition. Ringwood School pupil Hannah, aged 16, started golf at Canford Magna but is now
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MATTHEWS IN AS CLARIDGE RINGS CHANGES
KEEPER Jason Matthews will return between the sticks for Weymouth when they host high-flying Basingstoke Town tonight, 7.45pm, writes Matt Pitman. The former Salisbury City was left out of Saturday's 2-2 home draw with Carshalton Athletic, with player-boss
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CUP SHOWDOWN
DORCHESTER Town and Wey-mouth will renew their rivalry after being drawn to meet in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. The two Nationwide South clubs will clash in front of what should be a huge Avenue Stadium crowd on October 2. In arguably the
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He's the worm that turned... into art!
NEWS that a Wimborne man spent days dressed as an earthworm, wriggling about in the mud in the name of art, has met with local hilarity. Wrapped in clingfilm, wearing goggles and trunks, Paul Hurley, 25, spent nine days slithering about in the mud in
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Doggone it - Salty sorted
TEENAGER Kayleigh Caswell has handed over her beloved dog after an animal lover on Portland vowed to look after him. Homeless Kayleigh, 16, appealed for someone to care for German Shepherd Salty on a temporary basis because she was living in a tent with
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Declan is banking on his banger to Dakar
NOT many people would want to swap a gleaming sports car for a noisy old banger with 240,000 miles on the clock. But Gillingham man Declan Hicks will be doing just that when he gets behind the wheel for the 2005 charity Plymouth-Dakar Challenge. The 35
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GOLDEN DOUBLE
VERWOOD cycling sensation Darren Kenny made it a golden double at the Athens Paralympics after smashing another world record en route to winning the 3km individual pursuit. Having picked up gold in the CP div 3-4 1km time trial on Saturday, the 34-year-old
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Charity boss faces sex scandal claim
THE Dorset boss of a South American children's charity has been sacked amid allegations of acting incorrectly with a teenager. Bruce Harris, from Ridge near Wareham, fought against the exploitation of children as Latin American executive director of children's
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Euro Tour disaster for Dorset professionals
THIS year's European Tour School proved to be a disaster for the group of Dorset professionals who invested £1,000 each in a bid to join the multi-million pound tour. Former Dorset county player Ben Welch, who opted for French course Golf de Moliets,
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Dunkirk boats may set sail for Poole
A PRICELESS collection of ships that helped Britain win the Second World War may come to Poole. Members of the British Military Powerboat Trust have confirmed that they are looking at a proposal to move their vessels from Marchwood, near Southampton,
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Find an 'engaging' management style
SKIVING is apparently on the increase. Employers are reporting that more people are "taking a sickie". On average, people take nearly two weeks off work a year through sickness or injury. Some sick days are for genuine reasons but in a recent survey 91
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Minnie Driver, Bournemouth Pavilion
HOLLYWOOD superstar Minnie Driver makes an unlikely stop in Bournemouth next month as she launches a new career... as a singer. Minnie, whose debut album Everything I've Got In My Pocket is out now, has been booked as support on the Finn Brothers tour
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Schools tour for shadow minister
A SENIOR politician met a young ADHD sufferer to highlight problems in schooling children with special needs. Shadow Education Minister Mark Hoban travelled to St Andrew's School in Weymouth to speak with 12-year-old Frazier Summerhayes, from Weymouth
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Race runs smoothly after drift rearranged
THERE WAS no need to rein in runners competing in the New Forest Marathon on Sunday (September 19) when a pony drift that threatened to disrupt the race was rearranged. The pony round-up was scheduled for 10am at Burley and could have sparked chaos for
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High hopes for a lot of cash for castle
COUNCILLORS have their fingers crossed that a National Lottery hand out will help safeguard the future of Christchurch's historic Highcliffe Castle. A successful bid for lottery funds from Christchurch Borough Council could pave the way for a further
