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PEDDLER OF HEARTBREAK
A MAN who made up the results of more than 100 DNA paternity tests has been jailed for three years. Simon Mullane of Mayfield Avenue, Penn Hill, Poole, charged his unsuspecting victims up to £660 for a service to tell them whether or not they were parents
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All in her stride
YOU'D never really know that ultra-busy TV property guru Sarah Beeny recently became a mum for the first time - as it's certainly not slowed her down. She and her husband, artist Graham Swift, 31, who have homes in London and East Yorkshire, were joined
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Recycling staff face the anger of residents
IRATE people unable to dump their waste at Poole's household recycling centre have been turning their frustrations on staff. Turned away from the Nuffield Road centre as councils crack down on non-residents trying to dump their rubbish, some are resorting
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More homes can be built on Pitwines site
A MAJOR Poole town centre housing development which already has planning permission for 504 homes can now add another eight - despite protests from neighbours. Pleas from nearby residents that the Pitwines east and west site was already "grossly overdeveloped
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Cash appeal aims to save riding school
A RIDING school for the disabled in Longham threatened with the loss of its outdoor arena is trying to raise thousands of pounds for new premises. The Southfield Riding and Driving for the Disabled Group hopes to raise £250,000 through its own fund-raising
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Roof justice!
A HOMELESS father took his protest to the rooftop when bailiffs arrived to evict his family - which includes a 10-month-old baby. Eddie Blackmore and his wife Sue, with their three children, had to leave Gullivers Farm in West Moors where they had been
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Miracle baby home at last
A MIRACLE baby who was born weighing only 1lb 8oz is home at last today after 16 weeks in hospital. Little Mya Jarman spent her first morning with parents Kelly and Telfer at their home in Standfast Walk in Dorchester. The little fighter, who now weighs
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Anglers on parade for world contest
A 12-NATION flag parade will kick off the world shore angling championships in Weymouth and Portland this weekend. Two hundred of the world's best anglers have come to the borough to cast their lines in the annual event, which is being held in the resort
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A beautiful garden to stimulate the senses
THE LAUNCH of a new garden at a centre for people with learning difficulties was a success, in every sense. Weymouth's Ridgeway Centre in Links Road has created a sensory garden that can be appreciated by all its clients. With the help of friends, business
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A sporting chance
ENERGETIC youngsters hopped, skipped and jumped their way through activities at a sport fair in Budmouth Community Sports Centre. Hundreds of pupils put their skills to the test in such sports as football, netball and athletics during the first event
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It's not the clothes, it's the people
YOU can see them on any high street on any day of the week. You can hear their music blaring from the bass bins in their souped-up hatchbacks in pub car parks and takeaway drive-throughs every evening. Thanks to the ever-buoyant black market and the spread
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Canadian cop flies in to help fight lottery scam
A CANADIAN detective is joining forces with Dorset police, trading standards officers and consumer groups in a bid to stamp out Canadian lottery scams. In recent years thousands of unsuspecting UK residents have been conned into parting with cash, including
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Addict threw wife around like 'rag doll'
A WOMAN subjected to a ferocious attack by her husband pleaded with a court to "give him a second chance". Carpet fitter Warren Knight threw his wife Lorraine around the bedroom like a rag doll, punched her in the face and jumped up and down on her body
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Last tango in parish?
WHEN talented young ballroom dancers Tyler and Courtney Blah take to the floor, there are many who admire their technique. The brother and sister, just nine and 13, took up dancing three years ago. They represent Poole and Bournemouth in open junior competitions
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Huge security plans for Tory conference
A £1.1 MILLION security operation is being introduced in Bournemouth as the town centre gears up for the Conservative Party Conference. Operation Pegasus involves more than 500 police officers, some 125 civilian police staff and 150 civilian security
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Send it like Beckham forger gets jail threat
A MAN who sold a Manchester United football shirt carrying a forged signature of England captain David Beckham has been warned that he faces a possible jail sentence. Mark Pullen, 33, advertised the shirt on the internet auction site eBay, along with
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Approval for flats on old Beehive pub site
THE battle to stop 50 flats being built on the site of a former popular pub in Lilliput has been lost. A government inspector has decided to allow developer Churchill Retirement Living to build the sheltered apartments in Sandbanks Road, where the 19th
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GLED ALL OVER
WEYMOUTH will take a nine-point advantage to Dale Head Lane tomorrow for the second leg of their Conference Trophy battle with Buxton. The Wildcats set themselves up for the bonus point with a 52-43 success over the Hitmen at the Wessex Stadium last night
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Home help
Homeopathic treatment helped a sufferer to beat a rare cancer. Joanna Codd reports HER career as a reporter for national newspapers and magazines has taken her to some of the world's most dangerous places, including Iraq and Afghanistan. But Christine
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Home help
Homeopathic treatment helped a sufferer to beat a rare cancer. Joanna Codd reports HER career as a reporter for national newspapers and magazines has taken her to some of the world's most dangerous places, including Iraq and Afghanistan. But Christine
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Company fined for worker's roof fall
A WORKMAN plunged through a fragile rooftop after an east Dorset firm ignored repeated safety warnings, a court has heard. Graeme Smith, 42, suffered a broken pelvis and a punctured lung when he stepped on a thin rooflight and fell eight metres to the
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Starry-eyed pupils get to meet sports heroes
THREE hundred pupils at Tophill Junior School on Portland had stars in their eyes as they took part in a SuperSchools Day. The stars they had their eyes set on were sports heroes Du'aine Ladejo, 31, three times European champion in the 400m who only missed
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Police to swell ranks with 40 new officers
DORSET Police is to recruit 40 new officers by the end of the financial year. And 35 new police community support officers are on the way - which will almost double the current number. Chief Constable Jane Stichbury announced the recruitment drive at
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Pair seek tide power funding
TWO retired engineers are hoping to take the renewable energy world by storm with their plans to convert Portland's tidal power into electricity. Neighbours Don Cutler and Doug Cox, of Redcliff View, Weymouth, have been designing under-water turbines
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CARLING COUP
KARL Broadhurst received the League Managers Association's 'Performance of the Week' award on behalf of his team-mates and spoke of his pride at leading the side to such a famous result. Wednesday's night dramatic penalty shoot-out triumph over Premiership
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Never too old
THURSDAY evening, seven-fifteen, finds me outside the YMCA in Winton - an unlikely place to be for someone who is neither young nor that confident about his credentials as a Christian. I'm there because of an advert in a local newsagent's shop window.
