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Checkout the way to learn and shop
CAN shopping trips improve the intelligence of your kids? The answer is possibly yes. Tic Toc Childcare has become the first drop-in supermarket nursery and teaching facility in the country by offering a structured education for children under five at
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Enemies are the best of friends
THEIR armies faced each other in the heat of the Tunisian desert preparing for a fight to the death 62 years ago. But today Karl Konig, of Hamburg, and Ken Ewing, of Poole, are the best of friends. The pair, who were reunited at a recent visit to Bovington
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Bjarne holds no grudges after GP spill
BJARNE Pedersen has absolved Nicki Pedersen of any blame over a racing incident in which the Pirate was knocked into the safety air fence in the final of the Swedish Grand Prix. The Poole RIAS rider was sent sprawling into the balloon on the third bend
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The chair way to heaven
IF you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise... A massive dragonfly high in the trees, a table and chairs fit for a giant and a huge caterpillar gobbling on a bench are among the weird and wonderful wood sculptures scattered around
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An offer uke can't refuse
THE very wonderful and mightily eccentric Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has been booked to play this year's Larmer Tree Music Festival. The virtuoso uke players kick off the opening night of the festival on Wednesday July 13. They will support bill-topper
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FIRM'S PLEDGE ON OLD BLOCKS
THE owners of Portland's former naval blocks have pledged to make a start on long-awaited development work by the end of summer. The director of Comer Homes - the firm that owns the rundown Hardy blocks in Castletown - has ended months of uncertainty
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Public opinion sought on Dorset education
DORCHESTER'S three-tier education system looks set to remain in place for the time being at least. Education chiefs in the county are proposing to keep the status quo for the way schools in Dorset are organised. But education experts have warned that
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Actors hand over £500 to pilgrims
PILGRIMS on their way to a Christian shrine received a cash boost thanks to the efforts of a band of local actors. Before they set off from Weymouth to go to Lourdes in south west France, members of the Wessex Association for the Sick and Handicapped
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Jubilee development is set for green light
A CONTROVERSIAL development in Poundbury looks set to be approved, despite continued objections from neighbours. Developer Woodpecker Properties is looking for permission to build 26 flats, two shops and four offices at Jubilee Court on Bridport Road.
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Line to Lymington is safe with slam doors
THE future of the Brockenhurst to Lymington railway line is in the hands of a pair of refurbished 40-year-old electric trains. The two Mark I three-car units were officially named Freshwater and Farringford at a crowded Platform Four at Brockenhurst on
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Irate neighbour plans to Tripp up pub's licence
A ROW brewing over allegations of late-night noise and nuisance from a town centre pub and beer garden comes to a head at a special meeting of Christchurch council's licensing committee this week. Continued objections from one nearby resident put a stumbling
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CHERRIES PAIR SET FOR CLARETS
CHERRIES stars Wade Elliott and Garreth O'Connor are today set to join Coca-Cola Championship outfit Burnley, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal. The midfield duo are understood to have agreed personal terms for three-year deals and are expected to
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Loos just right for ITV sewage
DAVID Beckham's alleged mistress Rebecca Loos is reported to be pocketing around £100,000 to help spice up TV's latest reality TV show. And if you thought The Farm and Celebrity Wrestling have plumbed new depths in televisual history, those sad individuals
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MURDER PROBE: MAN, 37 QUIZZED
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 24-year-old local woman was found dead from multiple blunt force head injuries on May 15. Police cordoned off Hampden Lane in Southbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning as forensics
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Shoppers happy to park for free!
IF the shoppers were concerned, they didn't show it. Just over a week ago, the entire lower level car park at Bournemouth's Castlepoint closed without warning, following long-running problems with falling concrete. It brought the wrong kind of headlines
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Band aid
FOR a while, a piece of red string around the wrist - as worn by Madonna to show her adherence to an ancient branch of Jewish mysticism - was the must-have accessory for celebrities such as Victoria Beckham, Paris Hilton, Demi Moore and Britney Spears
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Hundreds join in walk to help soldier Neil
HE may have lost his legs, but that did not stop courageous Corporal Neil Heritage taking part in a sponsored walk in aid of a new pair of limbs for him. Neil, 24, was joined by more than 300 people of all ages - some friends and family, others who had
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School improvements added up to £250,000
SCHOOL leaders are celebrating the completion of £250,000 worth of improvements to Swanage First School. A computer centre, new reception area and classroom have all been built and, at an official launch ceremony held recently, the school's staff thanked
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Left in limbo
A WOMAN rescued for the sixth time from a lift that keeps breaking down in the block of flats where she lives is calling for action. And so are other residents who have suffered with the malfunctioning lift. Fed up Trude Drake spent more than half an
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TERRAS CLINCH THOMAS DEAL
DEFENDER Bradley Thomas today pledged his future to Weymouth by signing a new one-year contract. The former Peterborough United youngster has agreed to stay at the Wessex Stadium after impressing manager Garry Hill. And Terras bosses are delighted the
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TESCO BOSS GIVES TIPS ON HOW TO GET ON TOP
SECURING Tesco chairman David Reid as a speaker was a real coup for local business leaders. But then his dad does live here. Before addressing the Institute of Directors Wessex branch, David Reid was in Lilliput seeing father Robert ahead of his 88th
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Bjarne's six appeal
BJARNE Pedersen catapulted himself into the Grand Prix top six with an impressive third-place performance in Eskilstuna (May 14). The Pirates star finished top of the qualifying heats with 13 points after reeling off three heat wins, including one over
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Rescuers called as gale hits yacht race
MORE than 60 people were helped by coastguards after a fierce gale disrupted a sailing competition off the Dorset coast. They included a yachtsman who fell into the sea in the middle of a force seven gale. Other sailors were injured on board their vessels
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Animal lover's warning on dogs
RESCUE centre worker Darren Hunt has vowed to kill dogs that attack his beloved animals. Mr Hunt says he is at the end of his tether with dog owners who allow their pets to get on to his family's land overlooking the Fleet, near Weymouth. Although an
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Step up and walk back to health
A DIABETES sufferer and campaigner is putting his best foot forward after being awarded a £2,500 grant to help people who are ill. Lynwood Newman, 55, of Littlemoor Road, Wey-mouth, aims to improve lives in Dorset by launching new walking groups. He wants
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Premiere of film to focus on debt woe
FORGET Cannes - a home-grown film premire takes place in Shaftesbury this summer. Budding Spielbergs are getting behind the camera to make a movie aimed at combating debt. Students from Shaftesbury School and teenagers from the town's youth centre, Toby's
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CHIEF HAILS ROACH AS DUO GRADUATE
CHAIRMAN Peter Phillips has heaped praise on Joe Roach following the successful graduation of James Coutts and James Rowe from the club's youth ranks. The two 18-year-old midfielders have both been awarded their first professional contracts - 12-month
