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Club can't repay loan of council's £250,000
BOSSES at debt-ridden AFC Bournemouth are this week expected to tell the borough council they cannot afford to repay a £250,000 loan made five years ago. The loan, which was awarded to the football club to help with the building of its new stadium, is
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Treasure island
A MYSTERY buyer has snapped up an idyllic island in Poole Harbour for millions of pounds. Green Island went up for sale a month and two days ago with a guide price of £2.5 million. Now it has been sold to a family for substantially more than that. But
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WE JUST WANT JUSTICE FOR LES
PRIME MINISTER Tony Blair is being asked to appear before a Weymouth court to answer questions on his running of the war against Iraq. The move is being made by the family of a Royal Marine kiled in the conflict. Father-of-two Sgt Les Hehir, 34, died
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SHATTERED
JAMES Hayter could be next in line to join the Dean Court exodus. Hayter is understood to be a target for Cardiff City and could be set to follow Wade Elliott and Garreth O'Connor through the exit door. Midfielders Elliott and O'Connor yesterday joined
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MAN FACING MURDER CHARGE
A TRAIN driver is due to appear before Bournemouth magistrates today accused of murdering one woman and attempting to murder another. Paul Coles will face a charge of murdering 24-year-old schoolteacher Charlotte Lewis at his home in Hampden Lane, Southbourne
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Lorry driver jailed for causing man's death
A LORRY driver who smashed into the rear of a council truck, killing its driver, has been jailed for 18 months. But the dead man's family said they do not bear any malice or grudge against Andrew Ellis over the tragedy which killed former firefighter
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CHELSEA SHOW
MIGHTY Chelsea are coming to Dorset. The Premiership champions will be facing Dorchester Town at the Avenue Stadium on Tuesday, July 26. Jose Mourinho's star-studded Blues are lined up to take on the Magpies in a testimonial for long-serving Dorchester
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Young yompers tough it out in blustery moor challenge
YOUNG adventurers battled wet and windy weather to complete the Ten Tors challenge. Teams of six from Dorset joined 2,400 others aged between 14 and 22 in the demanding two-day trek across Dartmoor's hilly terrain weighed down with survival gear, food
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More than 50 new homes planned
MORE than 50 new homes are planned for the former police station site off Dorchester Road, Weymouth. The proposed scheme by Signpost Housing Association and McCarthy and Stone involves building a block of 38 one and two-bedroomed flats, 37 of them sheltered
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Car park allocated for use by hospital
PLANS to designate part of a Dorchester car park for hospital staff could drive away shoppers, councillors warned today. Extra parking is being lined up to ease congestion for patients at Dorset County Hospital. West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust
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Snakes alive!
THERE was something different on the menu in one Dorchester house when a baby snake slithered out of the celery. Gareth Jones was preparing his packed lunch when he got the fright of his life as he pulled the vegetable out of the fridge. He said: "Just
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Doctor 'tried to hide error in diagnosis'
A DOCTOR from Dorchester tried to cover up her misdiagnosis of a woman who had a breast removed by substituting specimens from a cancer patient, the General Medical Council was told. Dinah Velta Parums, 47, a consultant histopathologist, 'lied' to cover
