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Quit smoking habit with course in pub
A TOWN centre pub will provide the unlikely setting for special sessions to help smokers stub out their nicotine cravings. As part of a NHS Smoke Stop campaign to encourage 2,700 smokers in Bournemouth to kick their habits, seven free weekly sessions
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Pupils quiz Shadow Education Secretary
SHADOW Education Secretary Tim Collins was put through his paces during a visit to Bournemouth School for Girls. During a break from conference business he visited the grammar school with Tobias Ellwood, prospective parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth
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FORMER OWL BOSS GETS FULL PENALTY
POLICE have welcomed the maximum sentence meted out to former New Forest Owl Sanctuary director Bruce Berry following his convictions for illegal sale and display of wild birds and stealing a falcon. Berry, 63, from Hightown, Ringwood, was given a 240
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Swim in memory of two generations
WHEN Lauren Gledhill embarks on the longest swim of her life later this month it will be for a cause close to her heart. The 22-year-old lost her mum and gran to cancer within four days of each other last year and is now determined to do her bit to fight
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Hospital negligence led to boy's disability
A BOY who developed cerebral palsy as a result of medical negligence during his birth has received a cash settlement from Poole Hospital after it admitted the blunder. Bosses agreed there were "failings in the standard of care" provided to Liz Whittington
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Senior service
WHEN most people reach their 90s their life begins to slow down somewhat. Not so Lilian Medway, who celebrated her 93rd birthday last month. The pensioner ensures her days are kept as busy as possible by attending regular church services and Women's Institute
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Quartet's six of the best
POOLE'S 11 and under boys dominated their age group as Poole contested the Mayor's Trophy gala at Fareham. The quartet of Sam Kinsella, Sam Adams, Edward Goddard and Bradley Gale registered a perfect tally of six wins from six races - including both the
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ON TARGET FOR 25 YEARS
CHRISTINE Hodder is celebrating a very special silver anniversary. The sharp-shooting Chickerell archer has been selected to represent Dorset and Wiltshire for an incredible 25th year running. First picked in 1980, the 60-year-old former county number
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FIRM IS CONGRATULATED ON ROLE IN HOTEL SALE
WITH the dust now settling on last week's £66.4 million sale of the Hotel du Vin chain, one Dorset law firm now has time to sit back and congratulate itself. Bournemouth-based Steele Raymond handled all the legal transaction requirements on behalf of
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Ryan return rocks robins
RYAN Sullivan shrugged off serious injury to his left hand by scorching to a full 12-point maximum against Swindon as Pirates kept their double hopes alive in thrilling style last night (October 6). The Aussie ace, who still doesn't know whether his hand
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Players let those (olde) tymes roll
THE Good Old Days of Music Hall has been helping to boost 21st- century tourism in the New Forest. The Olde Tyme Players, made up of a professional cast of eight, have so far this year attracted 8,500 visitors to the area through their weekly performances
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SCHOOL ACTS OVER UNDER-AGE BOOZE
A SIXTH form head is to hold talks with pub bosses in a bid to ease under-age drinking. Tony Moore, sixth form director at Dorchester's Thomas Hardye School, says more should be done to stamp out the 'deplorable' problem. He plans to sit down with county
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Bishop takes in the sights
SOUTHAMPTON Bishop the Rt Rev Paul Butler took a look at one of the UK's most recently established street markets when he explored parts of the Christchurch Deanery on October 6. With between 40 and 50 stalls, New Milton's Wednesday market is small fry
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The reality is they're exposed to ridicule
IS anyone else out there getting fed up with stupid television? I do not mean the whole medium, because despite all its failings, there are still a few programmes worth watching on the box. If you look hard enough, you will be able to find comedies to
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PHILLIPS: 'WE WON'T SELL TO SETTLE DEBTS'
CHERRIES chairman Peter Phillips says he will "move heaven and earth" in a bid to avoid selling players to help ease the club's crippling debts. Phillips is adamant the club's acute financial crisis can be resolved without further weakening Sean O'Driscoll's
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Drivers slammed for rural speed danger
A POLICE chief is warning motorists to be on their guard against "a myriad of hazards" on Dorset's rural roads after a shocking new survey showed many town-based drivers think it is safe to speed in the country. Young and inexperienced motorists are taking
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Tories plan to build more rehab centres
CONSERVATIVE plans to increase the number of residential drug rehabilitation centres tenfold have been met with concern from Boscombe residents and civic leaders. At the party conference at the Bournemouth International Centre yesterday, Shadow Home Secretary
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Tories plan to build more rehab centres
CONSERVATIVE plans to increase the number of residential drug rehabilitation centres tenfold have been met with concern from Boscombe residents and civic leaders. At the party conference at the Bournemouth International Centre yesterday, Shadow Home Secretary
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Raft race to cut red tape
A RAFT race sunk years ago by red tape is being symbolically resurrected to highlight the "unnecessary" regulations that affect community and charity events. It's five years since the Lulworth raft race was last held and it is an example of the small
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Roger and in for top dog Rabbit
WITH the weekend forecast of strong winds and gales, the Autumn Cup regatta for the J24 class, hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club, promised to be a lively affair and the additional ingredient of qualifying points for the UK team in the 2005 World Championships
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ON TARGET FOR 25 YEARS
CHRISTINE Hodder is celebrating a very special silver anniversary. The sharp-shooting Chickerell archer has been selected to represent Dorset and Wiltshire for an incredible 25th year running. First picked in 1980, the 60-year-old former county number
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Hotel closure will cost 200 staff their jobs
AROUND 200 workers in Ferndown are losing their jobs the week before Christmas as the De Vere Dormy Hotel prepares to close. And two brides have had their big days cancelled just three months before their weddings. Staff at the Dormy were given 90 days
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Star Sullivan ends wait with home run double
RYAN Sullivan can be just like London buses. You wait ages for one, then two or three come along at the same time.(October 6) The Aussie ace has been just like that for Poole. He had ridden 70 meetings for Pirates before notching up his first full maximum
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This week's gig guide (October 7)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 7 The Missing Link + 4 Days Notice - Mr Kyps; Night Creatures - Bar Panorama - Studland Dene Hotel; Rubber Soul - Hometown Hi-Fi + Maine Street + Lostaura + DJ Tone - King Arthur's Court; Unforgiven Kingdon - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; Pand
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Children walk on wild side for charity
Children walk on wild side for charity YOUNGSTERS at a village school put their best feet forward to walk for wildlife. Children from Broadmayne First School brought along their favourite toy animals for the sponsored walk in aid of the Worldwide Fund
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New WI hopes to help women in Kosovo
MEMBERS of Dorset's newest Women's Institute were given an insight into life on the front line at their latest meeting. The Charlton Down WI was formed in July and at its meeting yesterday, soldier and Charlton Down resident James McGhie spoke about how
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Expansion protest
NEIGHBOURS are angry at plans for a new supermarket. Wendy Toop, 60, from Dorchester Road in Weymouth said plans put forward by Lidl Foodstore to build a larger store were unnecessary. She said a larger store would be noisier, smellier and would mean
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A jolly good read by grandad
ASPIRING author John Goodman enjoyed reading stories to his grandchildren so much he decided to write his own. Now the 78-year-old is hoping his book will become a best-seller as it goes on sale across the county. Mr Goodman has produced a volume of 10
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Chez Cuddy enjoys rapid taste of sweet success
A BRIDPORT restaurant is celebrating making the Good Food Guide just 15 months after opening. Chez Cuddy, in East Street, is one of just 1,300 of the UK's best restaurants to make it into the guide produced by Which? Books. The restaurant is owned by
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Flood scheme views will flow at meeting
FLOODING will be top of the agenda at a meeting in Blandford on October 8. Representatives from around 20 parish councils across North Dorset will share their experiences of the Flood Warden Scheme at an all-day meeting at the Brewery, organised by the
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'Sir' heads out to Iraq
PE teacher Brett Bader is calling time on his teaching career for six months, so he can commit his energies to helping local communities in Iraq. The 30-year-old Territorial Army Lieutenant, from Christchurch, who serves in the Dorchester-based C Company
