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Number of cars dumped is halved
A PROJECT aimed at ridding the streets of abandoned vehicles has reduced the number of dumped cars by almost 50 per cent. But while project leaders are delighted by the drastic fall they admit they are baffled as to why the number of stolen cars being
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'I'M NO SERIAL KILLER'
A FORMER Poole man being held on suspicion of committing eight murders in the USA has made a desperate plea for help from his Spanish prison cell. Mark Merteith Ross is facing extradition in less than a fortnight but claims he is the victim of mistaken
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Our methods are working
THE people who install speed cameras are not exactly universally popular. On Thursday, the Daily Echo reported that almost 66,000 people were fined for speeding or jumping red lights in 2003-04 - bringing in almost £4 million in fines. A lot of those
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Two hurt in major Spur Road crash
A MAJOR accident on the A338 Spur Road yesterday afternoon caused tailbacks stretching almost all the way to Ringwood. Police closed off the southbound section of the road for about an hour yesterday following a serious two-car collision, which required
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Port road decision deferred
OPPONENTS and supporters of a contentious new access to the harbour at Poole port will have to wait until Friday November 5, to find out if it will be approved. After hearing a whole day of argument at Poole Magistrates' Court, the bench decided the issue
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WE CAN MATCH DONS-BJARNE
BJARNE Pedersen today admitted it would be an "amazing feat" if Pirates could become the first club to complete back-to-back top-flight league and cup doubles in 44 years. Poole RIAS go into their mouth-watering BSPA Knockout Cup final, second leg, home
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Council to crack down on flytipping
FLYTIPPERS who blight the East Dorset countryside are being targeted in a crackdown by the Environment Agency and the district council. Flytipping hotspots in Holt, St Leonards and St Ives are being made the subject of a campaign in which posters will
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Charlie Landsborough, The Pavillion Theatre, Bournemouth
FROM fighting for survival in the tough docklands of Merseyside to starring at Nashville's Grand Ole Oprey. It's been a long, strange journey for much-loved Scouse country singer Charlie Landsborough. As he arrives at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth
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Traders fight against a sex shop on seafront
TRADERS today joined the fight against plans for a sex shop near Weymouth seafront. They fear it would tarnish the resort's family image and be in full view of children going to the beach or stuck in traffic jams. Darker Enterprises Ltd, which is based
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Runner Vic, 71, raises £5,000
A VETERAN charity runner has collected more than £5,000 after completing a 10km road race. Vic Pullen, 71, from Broadmayne, was surprised at the amount he raised for the Joseph Weld and Trimar Hospice in Dorchester. Vic, who has been competing in races
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Poppies go on sale after appeal launch
CHRISTCHURCH Mayor Cllr Sue Spittle will be wearing her poppy with pride in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. The mayor launched the Poppy Appeal in Saxon Square yesterday and will be laying a wreath in the Priory at 10.50am on November 14. Betty Newman
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More talks proposed on schools
FURTHER consultation is needed with parents and schools in Dorset if the catchment area involving schools in Christchurch is to change. Christchurch parents want priority in choosing which of the town's secondary schools they send their children to, although
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Mum and girl flee in road rage terror
A BOURNEMOUTH woman and her young daughter were forced to flee from their car after its window was smashed in a terrifying road rage attack. They fled their Ford Sierra, being driven by the woman's husband, after a grey saloon car forced them to stop
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Three face trial over bodies found in sea
THE trial of three men accused of murdering millionaire Amarjit Chohan and four members of his family is due to begin at the Old Bailey on Monday November 1. Kenneth Regan, 54, from Wilton, Wilts, accountant William Horncy, 51, of Adeline Road, Bournemouth
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Still a tinker Bell
HE SPENT three decades dodging shrapnel - not always successfully - in war-torn countries across the globe, so you'd expect Martin Bell to be fairly unflappable. But these days, it's not stray bullets worrying the former journalist and independent MP,
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A winter of discontent?
AS the clocks go back and the nights draw in many of us will experience a dose of the winter blues. A lack of energy and feeling drained and irritable are probably the most debilitating symptoms, caused partly because lack of light means we produce less
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Hallowe'en can be holy-some fun, says vicar
WITCHES, ghouls and ghosts are not welcomed in many church circles these days but one vicar positively encourages them. Alistair Stewart-Sykes is throwing a party for Hallowe'en on October 31- complete with apple-bobbing, fancy dress and competitions.
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Cranie relishes Court challenge
NEW Cherries loan signing Martin Cranie completed the formalities on his short move along the south coast and prepared himself for his baptism of League One football. The versatile Southampton defender has signed for Sean O'Driscoll's side on a one-month
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A SMILE OF HOPE
THE children of Beslan are learning to smile again. And it is thanks to everyone who raised cash for the stricken community that they are beginning to look to the future with renewed hope. More than 300 people - many children - were killed in the bloody
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Man threatened to set himself on fire
A MAN'S threat to set himself on fire during a stand-off in Weymouth harbour was sparked by a split with his 15-year-old girlfriend, a court was told. Robin Smith doused himself in petrol on a boat during a dramatic two-hour confrontation with police,
