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Gas blast man fights for life
THE 50-year-old man severely burnt in an explosion at a scrap metal yard on an industrial estate in Poole - believed to be a partner in the business - is still fighting for his life in hospital. Staff were back at Reliance scrap metal merchants in Nuffield
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Victorious MP is now a minister
DORSET'S only Labour MP has been rewarded for hanging on to his marginal seat with a place in Tony Blair's government. Jim Knight boosted his slender 153-vote majority to an impressive 1,812 at last week's election to secure a second term as MP for South
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Jigsaw scanner makes life easier for patients
WAITING times for treatment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital are now among the lowest in the country - thanks to new scanners purchased by the Daily Echo backed Jigsaw appeal. Instead of having to wait six months for a DEXA scan to measure bone loss
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'Why no action over death crash scene?'
TWO deaths, a toppled lamp post, a demolished garden wall - but there has still been no action to curb speeding on a road that runs past a popular post office and provisions store. It has led to exasperation from those calling for the lowering of the
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Orb director due in court for fraud case hearing
THE most high-profile director of Orb is due in crown court on May 11, where a judge will hear of an alleged £7.8 million fraud in the final months before the company collapsed. Gerald Smith, whose Orb business empire spread to Poole from the late 1990s
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Mother can keep picture on grave
A MOTHER can keep the photo of her daughter on a gravestone in Lytchett Matravers - but must take away the accompanying toys. Parish councillors agreed at a meeting on Monday night that their rules for Row Park cemetery should be changed. This comes after
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Gas blast man fights for life
THE 50-year-old man severely burnt in an explosion at a scrap metal yard on an industrial estate in Poole - believed to be a partner in the business - is still fighting for his life in hospital. Staff were back at Reliance scrap metal merchants in Nuffield
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Doug's cash spent on an inspection
ROYAL Marine Doug Hickin slogged more than 26 miles around the streets of London to raise some cash for a worthy cause. But the marathon man could be forgiven if he was disappointed that his hard-earned £1,329 will not benefit disabled patients directly
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Ready for inspection
ACTOR David Roper - currently playing Mr Birling in the classic J B Priestley thriller An Inspector Calls at Lighthouse in Poole - feels he has a strange affinity with the play. For, as he explains, he has connections with J B Priestley that go back 100
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Classical work from music man
A MUSIC promoter who started his career by staging an Andr Previn-conducted London Symphony Orchestra concert one night and the little-known rock band Pink Floyd the next, has turned his hand to writing. Since May 1970 and that auspicious beginning, John
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'There's nothing left to believe in'
A GRIEVING father has spoken of his despair after learning that the youth who killed his son is being granted leave to appeal. A jury found the 17-year-old guilty of the manslaughter of Dave Berry, 16, who was thrown into the river Stour at Sturminster
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SEAGULLS DATE FOR CHERRIES
CHERRIES will host south coast neighbours Brighton and Hove Albion in a pre-season friendly at Dean Court on Saturday, July 30. Mark McGhee's side preserved their Championship status on the final day of last season by holding Ipswich to a 1-1 draw at
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SEAN'S LINK WITH LIONS IS 'PAPER TALK'
PETER Phillips has moved to downplay newspaper speculation linking Sean O'Driscoll with the Millwall job. The Championship club are on the lookout for a new boss after Dennis Wise stepped down as player-manager over a disagreement over transfer funds
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Are you kidding?
THERE have been calls recently to introduce compulsory lessons in parenting. The idea was floated by members of the National Association of Head Teachers, and before anyone cries "It's political correctness gone mad", I can see their point of view. Schools
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Missing Ryan is found in Brighton
A BOURNEMOUTH man who was reported missing by his concerned family has been found in Brighton. Ryan Carney, 24, had not been seen since Thursday, May 5 when he left work to buy a birthday card for his grandfather. He did not return to his work at the
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Buds of hope as county's flowers decline
DORSET'S wild flowers are declining in line with a new report that shows one in five of Britain's native flora is under threat. But there are pockets of hope and one is the re-introduction of grazing on heathland and cliffs. "That is the most positive
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CASTLEPOINT: WHAT'S GOING ON?
CONTRACTORS are back on site at Castlepoint in a last-ditch bid to resolve the problems that have seen half the car park sealed off. The 3,000-space car park has been beset with problems ever since the out-of-town shopping centre opened in October 2003
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Police sweep targets abandoned vehicles
POLICE blitzed the streets of Boscombe on Tuesday, removing abandoned vehicles and cars used by criminals. The operation was a joint initiative between Dorset Police and Bournemouth Borough Council in a bid to clean up the town's streets. All those vehicles
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'I was taunted and called a dirty gypsy'
DIRTY gypsy!" "Go back to where you came from!" It may be more than 60 years since Hitler began killing hundreds of thousands of gypsies in the Holocaust, but hatred and prejudice against Romany families still lingers on today. Young Mary Penfold grew
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New beach an invisible asset for all
PLANS to recharge Swanage beach with sand are on track to begin this autumn but the finished results may not be what people expect. Swanage town councillor Colin Bright points out that parts of the beach will not look that different from the way they
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Unex-spec-ted
EIGHTY-ONE she may be but Poole resident Audrey Riman still has specs appeal. Pensioner Audrey has been named the oldest entrant in the Specsavers Sexy Specs competition, for which there were 854 competitors. In recognition of her efforts, London-born
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Ground appeal victory for Linnets
RELIEVED Ian Robinson joked that he still has "no idea" which division Lymington and New Milton will be playing in next season despite a successful appeal to the FA. The Linnets boss, who steered his men to the Wessex League title a fortnight ago, saw
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SKIPPER RYAN A REVELATION!
RAY Morton has labelled Pirates star Ryan Sullivan 'Captain Inspirational' following his departure from Wimborne Road. The 36-year-old rider has left Poole RIAS to join Premier League outfit Exeter after finding it too tough to make money in the Elite
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Night and fog
AT three o'clock on the afternoon of July 6, 1944, four young women arrived at the remote concentration camp of Natzweiler in Nazi-occupied France. A British prisoner witnessed their arrival - his sketches were the only record of the moment the girls
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Crumbling cliff bars the way to the beach
SUMMER is coming but easy access to one of the borough's best-loved beaches remains barred after winter work to shore up a crumbling clifftop path slipped behind schedule. Council engineers moved in on Valentine's Day to bring the steep and rugged zig
