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Tragic dad backing victim centre pleas
CAMPAIGNERS have appealed for help finding a place of refuge in Bournemouth where families devastated by violent crime can begin to rebuild their shattered lives. The Victims of Crime Trust plans to set up one of the world's first dedicated respite centres
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Pet stolen for badger baiting
THIS pet dog is lucky to be alive after it was stolen to order for badger baiting and ripped apart. The seven-year-old Border Terrier had its stomach torn open and underwent emergency surgery and around 60 stitches after a member of the public found it
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Police target kerb crawlers in crackdown
A SENIOR police officer has reassured Bournemouth residents that the force is taking the prostitution problem seriously. Chief Superintendent Mike Glanville told the AGM of Bournemouth East Neigh-bourhood Watch Association that police can only take action
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Race for Life fills both seafront runs
RACE for Life organisers are celebrating after filling both events along Bournemouth seafront. On June 19, around 8,000 women will be running or walking the 5K course at 11am and again at 2pm to raise cash for Cancer Research. Both events could raise
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Festival of flowers a big bouquet for Neil
A HOTEL manager is hoping a charity event to collect cash for a Daily Echo appeal will be a blooming success. David Kingman, who runs the Grand Hotel in Swanage, is hosting a three-day flower festival to raise money for our Let's Help Neil campaign which
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Future of rural post office lies in limbo
A RURAL village post office at Harman's Cross near Swanage faces an uncertain future. Stuart White, who ran the post office as part of Foleys garage, retires on May 31 and a manager lined up to take on the role has been forced to cancel due to ill health
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'Candyfloss' boat a sweet sensation
AFTER 10 long years soaking in sugar, Poole's prehistoric logboat has finally emerged into the light of day. Coated in crystallised sugar and dead wasps, the "candyfloss" boat is nevertheless a relic of national importance. One of the largest surviving
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Command centre to be set up in town
A NEW combined police headquarters and fire service command centre could be up and running in the centre of Poole as early as summer 2007. It will bring the town's main police station to within a short stroll of the town centre and railway station. The
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Priory town sailors win battle against Lilliput
CHRISTCHURCH Sailing Club won the annual battle between themselves and Lilliput Sailing Club on Sunday May 22. Strong winds delayed the start by Ancasta Cobbs Quay Mark as the committee boat, Lilliput's Evangeline, kept dragging her anchor in south-southwesterly
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Hit the bottle
A NICE tan? According to a Dorset specialist who sees the consequences of people frying their flesh in the sun, there is no such thing - unless it comes out of a bottle. "Skin cancer is getting more and more common, and Dorset has the highest incidence
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Teenage thugs condemned
BRUTAL attacks on German students in Weymouth are forcing language school leaders to consider pulling out of the town. They today appealed for businesses, schools and youth groups to work together to halt the campaign of violence against visiting teenagers
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New drink drive figures revealed
POLICE in Dorset breath tested 8,500 motorists for drink driving, according to Home Office figures. Officers found that 1,700 of the motorists were over the limit or refused to take the breathalyser test. The drink driver offences were among 112,300 motoring
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Festival is extended to two days of music
A FUNDRAISING feast of music in Lymington has been extended to two days this year. Lymington's Bluesathon has gradually grown in stature since it started in 2000 and this year's edition in Woodside Park is no exception. With the doubling in duration has
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LOAN BOOST FOR CHERRIES
CHERRIES chairman Peter Phillips has welcomed plans to maintain a substantial loan system next season. Football League representations to retain the provision for short-term temporary transfers appear to have been successful. The current loan system was
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Stanley was pure rodentertainment
ALL power to the local hamster that survived picking up a lethal dose of rat poison. I have great sympathy for these little creatures, which must be one of the most pointless pets ever for kids because they sleep all day and dislike being handled. But
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DISGRACEFUL
A HOSPITAL doctor has slammed Bournemouth railway station as a "disgrace" and a "health hazard" after reporting it to public protection officers. Brian Sweeney a consultant anaesthetist at Bournemouth and Poole hospitals, said: "I have just got back from
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Speed cameras drain £3m from drivers' pockets
DRIVERS in Dorset paid almost £3 million in fines from speed and red light cameras in the last financial year, it has been revealed. A total of 49,789 fixed penalty tickets were paid in the year to the end of March, bringing in £2,987,340 for the Dorset
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Is fees decision the day the music died?
A COUNCIL decision to hike up hire fees at Bournemouth Pavilion could sound the death knell for Bournemouth's longest-running schools' music event. Bournemouth Schools' Music Association has been told that hire fees for its annual carol festival will
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Crash inquest finds no reason for death
A MAN died after his car came off the motorway, plunged down an embankment and collided with a tree, an inquest was told. Ben Smith, from Poole, died instantly from severe head injuries after the accident that happened on the eastbound carriageway of
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Drugs raid net £1,000s
DRUGS worth thousands of pounds were seized during a major police operation at a Bournemouth address. Cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy tablets and steroids were seized from a large house in Cavendish Road. And in Poole, police raided a home in Corfe Mullen
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Hospitality workers at bottom of pay league
THE true nature of the "upstairs downstairs" state of Britain's workforce has been revealed in a new report showing that the highest earning employees were paid 16 times as much as those at the bottom of the ladder. Directors and chief executives were
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Cannabis shop man jailed for 15 months
A PAINTER and decorator who boasted to police that he was "proud" of running a cannabis shop was jailed for 15 months. Paul Lines, 51, regularly supplied his 16-year-old son and his son's friends with cannabis from his home in Mandale Road, Bournemouth
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Campbell awarded 'top boy' accolade
MULTI-TALENTED Chris Campbell, 13, was crowned 'top boy' in his age group after scooping a gold and two silver medals at the Bracknell open meet in Aldershot's 50m pool. The Bournemouth Dolphin also brought his tally of qualifying times for this summer's
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NIGHTCLUB GROUP IS KEEN TO SELL CHAINS
BAR and nightclub operator Luminar said a number of potential suitors had shown interest in snapping up its Jumpin' Jaks and Chicago Rock Cafe chains. The company, which said earlier this year that it was considering selling the entertainment division
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New craze in town as pole-dancing spins in
IF YOU thought Ferndown was full of old fuddy-duddies who resist change, think again. Civic leaders have given a cautious welcome to pole dancing and some are even threatening to give it a whirl - vertigo permitting. The company which now runs Ferndown
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This week's gig guide (May 27)
THURSDAY MAY 26 The Eddie Martin Band + Blue Job - Mr Kyps; Rubber Soul - Roads + Grifter + The Shags + Dry Eye Scenario + Room 101 DJ's - O' Neills, Bournemouth; Limbs - Glockenspiel + Cod + The SK5 + Scubaboy Eats Tronic + DJ Sancho - Alcatraz, Bournemouth
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Regatta sunk by class split
WEYMOUTH Rowing Club has been forced to cancel its annual regatta this Sunday. Club officials said they made the decision with regret but felt they had no choice because of a lack of support from visiting crews. The regatta, which is supported by Weymouth
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Neighbours find they are in the money
TWO neighbours are among the first readers to win £100 cash in our High Five competition. Retired machine operator Michael Stone and Winfrith police headquarters control room dispatcher David Morris both live in All Saints Road, Dorchester. A delighted
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Visitor says: Sort out your vagrants
A FORMER mayor who holidays in Weymouth says he would sort out the town's drunken vagrants if he was first citizen. Ken Gant says Weymouth's reputation as a family resort is in danger of being ruined by groups who congregate on Westham Bridge intimidating
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Trader calls for more police after break-in
GLAZIER Matthew Pye has hit out at thieves who caused more than £2,000 of damage at his Dorchester firm. Raiders stole newly-installed computer equipment after forcing their way through the ceiling of Express Glass. Mr Pye has now been left counting the
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Armed raiders hit restaurant
THREE terrified restaurant workers were tied up by armed robbers in the second raid in eight weeks at a Little Chef in the New Forest. Masked raiders burst into the 100-seater restaurant beside the A31 at Picket Post, near Ringwood, at about 10pm on Tuesday
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Advice centre may close as grant ends
HUNDREDS of people burdened with debt could be stranded without support as the advice centre helping them slips into financial crisis itself. Shaftesbury Advice Centre currently has 500 clients on its books - the majority have problems with benefits or
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Causeway bridge row escalates over width
AN OUTRAGED parish councillor is claiming county council engineers are trying to wriggle out of redesigning the replacement Avon Causeway Bridge. The allegation has been vigorously denied by Dorset County Council. Hurn Parish Council chairman Cllr Margaret
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YOUNG AGREES CONTRACT TERMS
SEAN O'Driscoll has agreed terms for a new contract with Neil Young and says he is "close" to finalising deals with Karl Broadhurst and Marcus Browning. Experienced defender Young, who is in his testimonial season with the club, is expected to pen a new