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WINNING SCHEME?
PLANS have been unveiled for a £50 million development that could create as many as 3,000 new jobs in Bournemouth. Proposals that would see land behind the Royal Bournemouth Hospital transformed into 400,000 square feet of office accommodation have been
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Woman of substance
WELL, would you swap bodies with a member of the opposite sex? How would you feel if you, as a woman, suddenly found your soul in the body of a man? Or vice versa? That's what happens in Mantrapped, the new novel by Fay Weldon, who is appearing at Poole
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Borough hits back as home care slammed
SOCIAL services bosses in Poole have hit back at claims that the borough is the worst in the country at providing home care for the elderly. A report published by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) showed that, against a national average of
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The enemy within
IT took years for doctors to tell Margaret Hosking what was wrong with her. Joint pains, a facial rash and Raynaud's - a circulatory disease - had led to her seeing several different specialists. After her son Matthew was born in 1972, her joint pain
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School bus fleet crisis
COUNCIL chiefs fear they may not be able to meet obligations for taking children to school unless more money is spent on the service. Members of Dorset County Council's cabinet will hear on Wednesday that since 2001 it has become increasingly difficult
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Wanted: Men aged 55-plus on the floor
WOMEN in Dorchester are desperately seeking men - to partner them at a tea dance. The monthly Age Concern dance is seeking more men to accompany a growing number of female dancers as they waltz their way around the floor. Former town mayor and tea dance
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Students are going for gold in 'Smartees' car
TEEN racers are getting in gear for a trip to the heart of British motor racing for a national competition. The students from All Saints School in Weymouth have their hearts set on a top prize when they compete in the Ford Greenpower final at the Goodwood
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Pensioner set to lose her home of 40 years
A PENSIONER is to be evicted from her New Forest home of 40 years on Monday (Oct 11) after she failed to pay £34,000 rent. Freda Williams, 70, had threatened to defend her isolated home at Furzehill near Fordingbridge from the bailiffs with a .73 Winchester
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It's no way to treat a hero
TEN grand for an FA Cup winner's medal. Not bad, is it? I'd imagine it doesn't get any worse for Peter Rodrigues, the man who captained Southampton to their only FA Cup victory in 1976, and whose medal was put under the hammer last week. That victory
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BRIAN'S THE BIG DADDY!
MIDFIELD maestro Brian Stock came out on top in the battle of the two new fathers. Stock belatedly wetted the baby's head and dedicated his stunning free-kick to his son Harley Joseph - who was born in August - and his fiancee Krystilee. His effort helped
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Fraud ringleader jail term doubled
A WORLD-renowned architect who was part of a trio who swindled a charity trust out of £3.5 million has had his "unduly lenient" jail sentence doubled. Guy Pound, 71, formerly of Canford Cliffs, was the ringleader of the group who provided construction-related
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Belt children up or face £500 fine
IRRESPONSIBLE parents could face on-the-spot fines of up to £500 following shock revelations that one in 10 Dorset children are still not wearing a seatbelt on the way to and from school. Road safety chiefs say police will be asked to monitor schools
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A338 works go to next phase
DRIVERS will be waiting anxiously to see the effect on traffic congestion when the A338 roadworks enter their next phase next week. Three out of four sliproads at the Blackwater Junction will be closed from Wednesday. Meanwhile, tourism chiefs who blame
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James nets hat-trick in Linnets win
KEVIN James proved to be the hero for Lymington & New Milton, scoring a second half hat-trick for the New Foresters in their comfortable 5-0 win over Downton at Fawcetts Field. The game got off to a perfect start for Ian Robinson's troops when they
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Cherries profit from Stock
GOALS either side of half-time from Brian Stock and James Hayter propelled classy Cherries onto the fringes of the League One play-off zone. (Oct 8) Stock set the ball rolling when he despatched a stunning 20-yard free-kick into the roof of the net midway
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When heat's on Poole get going says Zetterstrom
PIRATES skipper Magnus Zetterstrom has offered reassurance his big names will be flying for Monday night's play-off final second leg despite a subdued team display at Swindon on Thursday. Poole went down 53-40 in the second leg of their Knockout Cup semi-final
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Flooding in!
NOAH knew how it felt - trying to find room in his ark for dozens of pairs of animals. Now the RSPCA at Ashley Heath has been showered with unwanted pets coming in two-by-two. There are the pygmy goats Horny and Gino who used to be pets at a children's
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Shane's show for sisters
EASTENDERS star Shane Richie has today agreed to host a show in Weymouth after being touched by the tragic story of car crash victims Lucy and Catherine Breakwell. The award-winning actor, who plays the Queen Vic landlord Alfie Moon, has rearranged his
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Yahoo! It's wild and wayout west
COWBOYS and Indians rode into town as a residents' group held a wild west day. More than 100 senior residents of Fairway Court in Weymouth donned wild west costumes for an afternoon of country and western music and food. The event began with a horse-led
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£30,000 park a pleasure to use
TINY tots from Southwell Preschool opened the refurbished play park at Church Lane, Portland, and celebrated with a swift ride on the rotaweb. A joint project between Southwell Area Living Together (SALT), Southwell Preschool and Weymouth and Portland
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40mph bid to cut island death toll
ALL Portland speed limits outside built-up areas are being cut to 40mph from Monday in a bid to reduce the number of deaths and serious accidents on the island. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council made the change under the 1984 Road Traffic Regulations
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Town to be window on the world of art
HIGH streets will be transformed into a gallery as Weymouth stages an art exhibition in shop windows. The Art Trail features paintings and one sculpture by 17 professional artists, displayed in settings as diverse as a jeweller's, hair salon, gift shops
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Pensioner set to lose her home of 40 years
A PENSIONER is to be evicted from her New Forest home of 40 years on Monday (Oct 11) after she failed to pay £34,000 rent. Freda Williams, 70, had threatened to defend her isolated home at Furzehill near Fordingbridge from the bailiffs with a .73 Winchester
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Spot of bother
IT'S always National Something-or-Other Week. Public relations companies pull out all the stops on behalf of their clients, who either want to sell us something or tell us something. National Smile Week (toothpaste manufacturers?), National Tie Week (
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Mourning the death of the school trip
RIDICULE has been heaped on the Carlisle headmaster who suggested that kids wear safety goggles to play conkers. God knows why, because I reckon the first people to criticise, if someone got a sore eye from a bit of flying conker, would be the same people
