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WINTER OF LESS CONTENT
BOURNEMOUTH'S Winter Gardens faces being demolished and replaced with a smaller venue. The idea is being promoted by council officers following a long-awaited report into the future of the historic concert hall. The option of transforming the Winter Gardens
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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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Emo's popular tour de force!
GARY Emerson has been showered with congratulations since he became the latest European Tour champion with a stunning victory in the Russian Open in Moscow. "I have had over 100 messages by phone and text from so many people who really wanted me to win
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Lord's appeal for Bishopp of Dorset
FEW Dorset cricketers can claim to have played at the home of cricket but tomorrow (August 22), Bournemouth-based umpire Steve Bishopp will take the famous walk down the Long Room to officiate at Lord's. The 50-year-old will take charge of the NPower
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Dorset delight after ending near four-year winless run
THREE years and 11 months after their last Minor Counties Championship victory, Dorset finally tasted success once again with an enthralling two-wicket win over Herefordshire at Dean Park. While cynics would suggest that cricket is rarely a sport to get
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Grieving mum's fury at hospital blunder
A GRIEVING mother was shocked when a hospital asked to see her baby son as an outpatient - three-and-a-half months after he died. The letter arrived this week at the home of Natalie Parker requesting her consent for specialists to carry out tests on her
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Mediaeval monument gets the wall-clear
A SECTION of historic wall in Poole will be preserved what-ever happens to a derelict former grain silo building next to it. An Echo reader raised concerns about part of what may be the town's ancient walls next to the old silo on the quay, fearing it
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WINTER OF LESS CONTENT
BOURNEMOUTH'S Winter Gardens faces being demolished and replaced with a smaller venue. The idea is being promoted by council officers following a long-awaited report into the future of the historic concert hall. The option of transforming the Winter Gardens
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Row over town's £3m pot of cash
POOLE has collected a massive pot of £3 million of contributions from developers to spend on recreation in the borough. However, of this planning obligations fund, only £500,000 has been spent and a total of £900,000 allocated for recreational purposes
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'Arrogant' ref robs Bashley a penalty
BASHLEY slipped to their second Ryman League Division One defeat of the season in a controversial 2-1 reverse at Dorking, leaving Bash boss Geoff Butler in no doubt as to who was to blame for his side's defeat. With the home side 2-1 up with three minutes
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BRING ON WEYMOUTH- KEELER
HOT-SHOT Justin Keeler stunned Eastbourne with a sensational hat-trick then declared: "Bring on Weymouth". The former AFC Bournemouth striker was given a free running role in the Magpies starting line-up by manager Mark Morris in place of the suspended
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I'M NOT QUITTING
UNDER-FIRE Steve Claridge insists he will not quit as Weymouth player-boss after his woeful side slumped to another Nationwide South defeat. The terrible Terras went down 2-1 at Thurrock with a performance rated by many fans as one of their worst for
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BEWARE PITFALLS OF SELF-ASSESSMENT
SOME taxpayers may unwittingly be stumbling headlong into a self-assessment pitfall because their last pay rise has taken them over the threshold without them realising. Self-assessment taxpayers have less than a week to hit the September 30 deadline
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Pirates hold talks to re-focus on title bid
PIRATES captain Magnus Zetterstrom has revealed they have held a special team meeting in a bid to re-focus their efforts on winning the Skybet Elite League title. Many Poole RIAS fans have been dismayed with the way the Dorset club were hammered by more
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Council tax rises to be 'above average'
COUNCIL tax rises in East Dorset are set to be "above average" and close to eight per cent next year with finance chiefs warning they could stay high for the next three years. District council officers say recycling costs and pensions will mean average
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Kidnap, crime and crack: a Skinny life
WITH a devastatingly accurate account of daily life for the underclass, Skinnyman has single-handedly raised the bar for British rap in a single stroke. His debut album, Council Estate of Mind, deservedly won the praise and respect of critics from the
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Charity to press on with new pool plan
A CHARITY which hopes to build a new swimming pool at Poundbury in Dorchester intends to push ahead with a scaled down scheme. The Wessex Sports Charitable Trust had hoped to build the new Dorchester centre with financial support from West Dorset District
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Vows given to improve island's failing school
A FAILING primary school has vowed to take on the challenge to improve after Ofsted inspectors put it into special measures. Tophill Junior School on Portland was described as 'ineffective' following an inspection in July. Staff, governors and even parents
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Right to roam is now on the map
DORSET'S final 'right to roam' map will be released next week ready for the introduction of a new law that allows more access to the countryside. Tomorrow the conclusive map will be published and the law will be enforced in central southern England from
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Enraged man tried to strangle bailiff
A BAILIFF was attacked when he called at a home to collect overdue council tax. Mark Rees, 37, of Howard Road, Bothenhampton, near Bridport pleaded guilty to assaulting bailiff Jardine McKenzie. Magistrates in Weymouth heard that Rees seized Mr McKenzie's
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Holiday homes dream is reality
WORK has started on a couple's dream of creating holiday apartments near Blandford for the disabled. Despite objections from some local residents that the development will cause traffic problems, councillors gave John and Ann Heath the go-ahead to convert
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Son saves the day as alarm fails to trigger
A MUDEFORD man has been correctly fitting new smoke alarms after those he had in his home to save his family from fire failed to operate. The smoke detectors fitted in the Martin household in Viscount Drive had been tested at the weekend. Three of the
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I was let down by my old school ties
CONVERSATIONS with dentists are rarely riveting affairs. He and his dental nurse put a lot of metal in your mouth, pack your cheeks with cotton wool, inject a bucketload of Novacaine into your gums and then strike up a chat about holidays. Aside from
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Waste problem left at the door of charity shops
RUBBISH is being dumped on the doorsteps of charity shops since local councils introduced new restrictions on getting rid of waste. And the boss of one Dorset charity says the fly-tipping will cost his organisation money and hit the people it cares for
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Mum's joy as bilingual nursery is set to open
BOURNEMOUTH's first bilingual Arabic/English nursery school opens in East Howe in October, thanks to the efforts of a local mother. Parents who want their children to receive a bilingual pre-school education can send them to the Al Amani Nursery in Kinson
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Congestion charge idea triggers anger
PROPOSALS to introduce congestion charging in Purbeck appear to be provoking widespread opposition. Dorset County Council is currently consulting people on a long list of ideas aimed at relieving Purbeck's traffic-choked roads. Also mentioned in the Purbeck
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No happy return for Emo
GARY Emerson's hopes of celebrating his birthday in style at The Heritage were dealt an early blow when his opening tee shot found the trees at Woburn on Sunday (Sept 26). Emerson chalked up a double-bogey six and despite bouncing back with two birdies
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Seasiders to fight ban
WEYMOUTH Cricket Club will be appealing to the Dorset League against Glen Dawson's 18-match ban. The New Zealand fast bowler was handed the punishment after writing an obscenity across a picture of Colehill opponent Carl Brissett before the two sides
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Seasiders to fight ban
WEYMOUTH Cricket Club will be appealing to the Dorset League against Glen Dawson's 18-match ban. The New Zealand fast bowler was handed the punishment after writing an obscenity across a picture of Colehill opponent Carl Brissett before the two sides
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Linnets run out comfortable winners
LYMINGTON and New Milton moved up to 10th place in Wessex Division One and have at least two games in hand over almost all the teams above them following their 5-2 success over VT FC at Fawcett's Field. Linnets boss Ian Robinson was pleased with the three
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Keeper Harvell gets debut-match victory
JASON Harvell made an impressive debut for Bournemouth Poppies. He produced a man-of-the-match performance in goal as Shaun Brooks' side knocked out local rivals Hamworthy United in the FA Vase at Victoria Park. Harvell saved a penalty for Poppies and
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Lions roar to top of the league
BOURNEMOUTH jumped to the top of Southern Counties South with a 13-6 home win over Dorchester. In a closely-contested encounter, second-half substitute Chris Denholm scored the game's only try in the 66th minute as the Lions fought back from behind to
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Rovers and out
AFTER the unbelievable high of the Cherries' Carling Cup win over Premiership side Blackburn, the league visit of Doncaster Rovers may not have carried quite the same glamour. But if anything, this five-star performance was even better. (Sept 25) Sean
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You're fantastic - Sophie says so!
YOU'RE fantastic! That's the message to Daily Echo readers from the family of Sophie Sivess, the four-year-old who is now on the way to getting a new prosthetic foot. The four-year-old from Ferndown was presented with more than £2,000 from the Daily Echo's
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WANTED
A PROLIFIC shoplifter is being targeted by a new police initiative - the flyer squad. Pamphlets carrying the mugshot of Patrick Blair have been handed out to shop staff in Dorchester asking them to report him if he breaches his Anti-Social Behaviour Order
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Family reunion for Ethel's birthday
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Ethel Dodridge's family travelled half way round the world to celebrate her 90th birthday. Ten family members made the journey to Weymouth from their Australian home to mark her nine decades with a special get together. Other relatives
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Town seeks rights to peddle car race name
ORGANISERS of Ringwood's internationally renowned bi-ennial British Pedal Car Grand Prix are to go-ahead with copyrighting the name. New Milton plans to launch its own pedal car race next year, but according to race officials from Ringwood it had hoped
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DANI'S JOY IN ROVERS ROUT
DANI Rodrigues finally got the goal he has been waiting for and vowed: "Now I want more." The Portuguese striker glanced home his first senior goal for Cherries as he set the ball rolling in Saturday's superb 5-0 rout of Doncaster Rovers. And after breaking
