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Super furry animal!
SPEEDY the Siberian hamster is lucky to be alive after he escaped from his cage and gobbled up enough rat poison to kill himself several times over. Now the eight-month-old is set to be entered into the PDSA Pet Survivor of the Year 2005 awards which
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Government hid CJD risks, claims widow
WHEN former Royal Marine Deryck Kenny lay dying in his hospital bed, his family thought he was suffering from a mystery form of dementia. But two months after his death, his widow Judy and daughter Alison were told he had been suffering from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
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Getting in on the ground floor...
FEWER and fewer people are finding themselves able to grasp the first rung of the property ladder these days. With house prices continuing to rocket and the income required to buy a three-bedroom house in Poole standing at nearly £75,000, is it any wonder
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Superbike star signs
BRITISH superbike star Michael Rutter took time out from his track duties to officially open the new Hein Gericke motorcycle accessory and clothing specialist centre in Moordown. The series front runner on his HM Plant Honda Racing machine met fans and
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HAIL THE KING
NISSAN will complete its Navara pick-up family this Autumn with the addition of the princely King Cab. With its rear-hinged, rear doors the latest version of the Navara Double Cab will be in Nissan GB's showrooms in August. Designed in tandem with the
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Alternative way to do business
ASK the public what drives an entrepreneur and most would say money. Ask an entrepreneur the same question and you might be astonished by the reply. For years successive governments have trumpeted Britain's enterprise culture, believing the secret of
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Poole's young guns secure semi-final berths
RIAS Pirates young guns Krzysztof Kasprzak and Antonio Lindback were both winners in their respective Under-21 rounds on May 22. Kasprzak, reckoned by Poole manager Neil Middleditch to be the most improved rider in world speedway this season, won a tense
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Act now to help make Poppy's day
AT just 15, Poppy Gosling from Ringwood has been awarded a place on a degree-level performing arts course at Laine Theatre School in Epsom. Her exceptional talents as a dancer and singer convinced the selection panel that she should join the three-year
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FISHERMEN SAVED AS TRAWLER SINKS
TWO fishermen were left clinging to a life raft when their trawler sank in a freak accident after its nets fouled a wreck. Skipper David Wilson, 32, and crewman Alex Conley, 28, feared they were going to drown when the £150,000 Bounty went down in just
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Sea Life Park bought in £100m takeover
A LEADING Weymouth tourist attraction has been bought up by an American investment giant as part of a £102.5 million deal. Merlin Entertainments, the company behind the Weymouth Sea Life Park, was acquired by Blackstone Capital Partners from investors
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Dorset in bloom
FAMOUS people, places and events are being depicted in vibrant spring colours at a flower display. Owermoigne flower club's 14th annual show at Athelhampton House opened at the weekend with more than 1,500 flowers in various displays. Club chairwoman
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Threatened rural bus routes 'will be saved'
MOST of the bus routes under threat in Dorset will be saved and commuters will not lose vital links to London, Dorset County Council says. Bus company First South West is to withdraw seven routes in Dorset in July and residents were due to discuss the
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GIFTED GARETH
CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll says he would have "no qualms" about playing Gareth Stewart ahead of Neil Moss - "if I thought it was the best thing for the team". Stewart is set to become the first of Cherries' 10 out-of-contract players to pledge his
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Walkers left standing after seats removed
WALKERS on the seafront at Mudeford have been wondering what's afoot after a number of benches were removed by the council over the winter. With only three of the original eight seats remaining on the promenade at Avon Beach, regular strollers, many of
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Location, location... why the objection?
IT was all so predictable. We report that cinema heart-throb Johnny Depp is set to appear in a film about drug addiction in Boscombe, a part of Bournemouth known for its rehab centres - and along comes a local councillor to kick up about it. Barry Goldbart
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BUT WHERE WILL THEY GO?
MORE than 43,000 new homes are set to be built across south east Dorset in the next 20 years, with almost half earmarked for Bournemouth. The projected figures have already sparked fears of town cramming, infrastructure overload and the loss of precious
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Campaign bids to reduce cars on 'school run'
CHILDREN in Bournemouth are above the national average when it comes to being ferried to and from school in their family cars, say transport bosses at the council. The revelation coincides with the start yesterday of National Walk to School Week to try
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Lifeguard captain is volunteer of the year
A BOURNEMOUTH ambulance technician and lifeguard was honoured at a special awards ceremony at the town hall. Public-spirited Stephen Massey, who is captain of the RLSS Boscombe Lifeguards and trains Ambulance Service cadets in Poole Bay, was named volunteer
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BUT WHERE WILL THEY GO?
MORE than 43,000 new homes are set to be built across south east Dorset in the next 20 years, with almost half earmarked for Bournemouth. The projected figures have already sparked fears of town cramming, infrastructure overload and the loss of precious
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Keep it down!
SSSHHH! This is the message from Bournemouth council to mark Noise Action Week this week - a national initiative to raise awareness of simple, practical measures we can all take to reduce noise problems. Loud music and barking dogs disturb British people
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Beach hut owners hit out at groyne plans
A ROW has erupted over the proposed new position of a groyne as part of plans to regenerate Swanage beach. Beach hut owners in the privately-owned Swanage Bay section of the beach say they will be effectively blocked off from their section of the beach
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Hop-picking in the summer sunshine
EVEN the funniest memories can come wrapped in a sigh, according to Bournemouth author Robert Lawson. For a birthday trip, his son took him back to the places that had been milestones of his distant past and found so many of them did not exist any more
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Housing proposal for town's key workers
HOMES for students and key workers could be included in a newly-proposed Poole town centre development. Food store chain Aldi has put in an outline application to build a 12-storey block on the Pitwines gas site. It includes a pharmacy and medical centre
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AVENUE RETURN FOR MORGANS
DORCHESTER Town last night completed the signing of Scott Morgan. The 30-year-old son of ex-manager Stuart, re-joins the Magpies on a two-year deal from Conference South rivals Newport County, having spent a season at the Avenue Stadium in the late 1990s
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SEA LIFE GROUP SOLD FOR £102M
DORSET'S Merlin Entertainments, the company behind Weymouth Sea Life Park and The National Seal Sanctuary, has been sold for £102.5 million. It has been acquired by US investment giant Blackstone Capital Partners from Hermes Private Equity. Poole-based
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Teacher films TV star's special day
AS paparazzi hid in bushes battling to catch a glimpse of Cold Feet star John Thomson tying the knot, a West Moors teacher was inside filming the action. By day Jeremy Payne works as an English and drama teacher at West Moors Middle School, but as his
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Tragic dad is named
A YOUNG father presumed dead after falling overboard from a fishing boat was named today as 22-year-old Samuel Shaw McCulloch of Portland. Mr McCulloch was reported missing from the Devon-owned crabber Etoile des Ondes approximately 20 miles north of
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New mayor offers high street pledge
DORCHESTER'S new mayor last night called for the high street to be pedestrianised. Coun Richard Biggs was speaking after being sworn in as first citizen at the annual meeting of the town council at the Corn Exchange last night. He takes over from Coun
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Dentist bites back at ban on treating NHS patients
A DENTIST has been barred from treating National health Service patients while a lack of practitioners has led to many people being turned away from practices in Dorset. Dr John Kee Cho, who has 20 years' experience as a dentist, was refused permission
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Town's post office is under threat again
THE shutters could finally come down at Fordingbridge Post Office unless a new operator is found by August. It is the second time in a year Tesco has given warning that the post office, situated in its One Stop shop, will have to go. Last June the supermarket
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I'd be happy to see end of the Abi habit
THANKS to Celebrity Love Island and Channel 4's A Modern Morality Tale, we've all got the Abi (Titmuss) habit now. Whether we like it or not. You can't open a newspaper, turn on the box or walk past a magazine stand without catching a glimpse of Britain's
