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LIVES AT RISK
HEALTH experts say lives could be lost if people continue to misuse the Dorset Emergency Care Service, which provides out-of-hours cover for GPs throughout the county. The service, accessed by a single number, has dealt with 73,000 patients since it started
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Chaos as car park is shut without warning
ANGRY motorists were stuck in traffic chaos around the Castlepoint complex in Bournemouth, when the entire lower level of the car park was shut without warning on Saturday. Queues built up on Castle Lane West and surrounding roads by mid-morning as shoppers
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Wardens will help to safeguard heathland
FIRE CHIEFS have enlisted local help in an ambitious project to stamp out arson attacks on protected heathland, which is home to rare species of plants and animals. Last year arsonists sparked more than 135 blazes on Turbary Park and Kinson Common, in
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26-mile run to help Neil walk
A RUNNER is hoping to raise £1,000 for the Daily Echo's Let's Help Neil appeal when she takes part in the Edinburgh marathon in June. One month ago we launched a campaign to help raise £30,000 to buy Corporal Neil Heritage from Hamworthy a pair of high-tech
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Co-op girls to walk for Neil
THE London Marathon may be over for another year, but a group of workmates are preparing to put their best foot forward for a local good cause. Ten employees from the Co-op in Corfe Mullen are taking part in a sponsored walk in aid of our Let's Help Neil
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Euro funding will help deal with oil spills
EUROPEAN Union funding is beefing up contingency plans in the event of an oil or chemical spill off the Jurassic coast. An international collaborative project costing six million euros has been launched involving countries around the Atlantic arc - France
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Emo pleased by Italian job
GARY Emerson returned home a happy man following an Italian job well done in Milan on May 8. The Broadstone touring professional moved up to 77th on the European Tour's Order of Merit after staking a share of 25th place in the Telecom Italian Open. Emerson
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Racing for lives
HUNDREDS of women completed the second Race for Life in Poole to raise money for cancer research this weekend. As the sun shone sporadically, they made their way round the 5km course through Baiter Recreation ground and Poole Park on Sunday morning, raising
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Nuisance youngsters need to get message
YOUTHS who cause a nuisance skateboarding on the Poole Quay sea wall and cycling along the pedestrianised High Street should be prosecuted. The call was made by Borough of Poole leader Cllr Brian Leverett at the area committee meeting after residents
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Missing OAP's body found on heathland
AN INQUEST is to be held into the death of a retired scientist whose body was found stuck in a bog on Upton Heath on the outskirts of Poole. Robert Kenneth Alty's body was found by a dog walker on the heath almost a month after the 75-year-old had been
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Home loss for Twin Counties
OAKMEADIANS fly-half Jerry Cook was sent off midway through the second half as Dorset and Wiltshire collapsed to a 38-22 home defeat against Surrey in the County Championship Plate. Cook was dismissed for alleged illegal use of the boot by referee Richard
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FAMOUS FIVE HONOURED
ATHLETICS fans in Dorchester and Weymouth are celebrating the success of five of their number at the Dorset Sports awards ceremony at Bournemouth University. The five all come from the west of the county and are members of either Weymouth St Paul's Harriers
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£150,000 CONTRACT FROM SINGAPORE
A POOLE firm is set to gain a £150,000 contract after going on the Dorset Business trade mission to Singapore. Gas handling equipment company Northey Technologies expects to receive the order from Singapore Public Utilities in the next quarter. It has
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Science may make you ill
CHILDREN have been warned to be careful following a health alert over a children's science magazine. Dorset County Council has contacted schools after it was suggested an experiment in an edition of the popular Horrible Science magazine could make youngsters
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They came, they sang and they remembered
A STREET party and remembrance events including a beach family fun day formed part of weekend celebrations in Weymouth to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Veterans formed part of a procession to the Nothe Fort which was led by the Wessex Military
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Fans queue to meet telly favourite Alan
GARDENING and literature fans queued round the block for the chance to meet television favourite Alan Titchmarsh when he signed copies of his novel Rosie at Ottakars in Dorchester. Rosie tells the story of Nick Robinson and his increasingly dotty grandmother
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Call for best carnival yet
ORGANISERS of this year's Dorchester Carnival say they want something even bigger and better than last year. The annual charity event, which is run by Dorchester Round Table, is scheduled for the weekend of June 18 and 19. A series of events, including
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Susan pedals to top award
A FORDINGBRIDGE-based business that keeps the wheels of enterprise turning has been rewarded for its environmentally-friendly efforts. Cycle hire business Country Lanes has won the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise 2005 for its outstanding contribution
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Farmer died in boat barn repair tragedy
A FARMER died when a friend's boat accidentally fell on him during repairs, an inquest heard. Terence Tudor Ridout was trapped and killed when a 2.5 tonne boat slid onto him in a farm barn. West Dorset coroner Michael Johnston heard the 58-year-old did
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Inquiry on cards after flats plan thrown out
A MAJOR planning inquiry is looming in Christchurch after councillors rejected a large-scale sheltered flats development at Highcliffe for the second time in less than a year. Retirement housing developers McCarthy and Stone had already appealed against
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Bready, steady, cook!
READY Steady Cook's Lesley Waters got the sixth annual Christchurch Food and Wine Festival off to a flying start on Saturday. From the balcony of the Mayor's Parlour the elfin TV chef called out the words: "Ready, Steady, Go" and, down among the crowds
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CHERRIES CHOKER!
BOSS Sean O'Driscoll saw Cherries' League One play-off hopes bite the dust and then admitted he was "disappointed" his side had failed to extend their season. And skipper Steve Fletcher said the players were "absolutely gutted" after they had been denied
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Children piece together art project
CRAFTY kids have been designing a giant jigsaw journal to illustrate what is important to them. Year 6 and 7 pupils at Haymoor Middle School each had a piece of the jigsaw to decorate, and will be fitting them together to make a big fabric puzzle at the
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KENYAN STRANDED BY EARLY CLOSING
EARLY closing at the British Embassy in Nairobi robbed Weymouth of their new overseas star Collins Obuya at Stalbridge on Saturday. Having finally sorted the Kenyan international's visa requirements, the Seasiders were rocked by the news that he failed
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Marianne will sing to the Faithfull
MARIANNE Faithfull is set to unveil a world premire at the Salisbury International Arts Festival in June when she makes a unique bill-topping appearance alongside the Sarum Orchestra and the 60-voice Festival Chorus, The specially commissioned Symphony
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Rescue drama of boys in boat
TWO 14-year-old boys sparked a major sea search through the night after going missing in their boat. They were eventually found stuck in mud in the Fleet near Weymouth and had to be airlifted to safety by a helicopter. The drama began in the early hours
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CATAPULT YOBS TARGET VETERAN
AN OLD soldier who survived six years of war in Europe and Africa is being terrorised in his Dorchester home by a group of catapult-wielding teenagers. Widower Bill Chutter, who celebrates his 91st birthday this week, has a stack of medals for his brave
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Children enjoy beach donkey rides again
DONKEY rides have returned to Weymouth beach for the first time in five years. Dozens of children enjoyed trips across the golden sands during the weekend and a few were even turned away because only four of operator Margaret Aldridge's six-strong herd
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Cameras will catch out illegal dumpers
BUSINESSES caught illegally dumping rubbish in Swanage could face hefty fines. Swanage Town Council has agreed its CCTV system can be used to help catch culprits who try and pass off their litter as domestic waste or leave it beside public litter bins
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Hart-break in game 46
DESPITE arresting their dreadful late-season home form, the alarm bells sounded for Cherries as soon as the Sweeney had arrived. Although this draw ended a disastrous sequence of five successive home defeats, it was scant consolation for the Dean Court
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Call for best carnival yet
ORGANISERS of this year's Dorchester Carnival say they want something even bigger and better than last year. The annual charity event, which is run by Dorchester Round Table, is scheduled for the weekend of June 18 and 19. A series of events, including
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Time to blame the TV terrors?
HERE'S the pitch. A television show with no swearing, nudity, violence or outrageous behaviour of any kind whatsoever. The children featured in the programme are pleasant, amusing, do all their homework and household chores with a smile and don't listen
