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Nursing jobs under threat at vital unit
YOUNG patients with life-threatening heart conditions could lose vital support under plans which could see nursing jobs axed. Up to 35 jobs could go at the nationally-acclaimed Wessex Cardiac Unit, which treats children all over the South at its base
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The Island (12A)
MICHAEL Bay is a master of wringing dumb, noisy movies out of intriguing premises. Whether it's an epic recreation of the conflict between America and Japan in December 1941 (Pearl Harbor), a doomsday scenario involving a giant asteroid hurtling towards
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Developers join fight to rescue post office
A POST office in Lilliput has been given a stay of execution as developers join the fight to save it. The post office in the One Stop in Sandbanks Road was to close on Tuesday before the store becomes a Tesco Express. Because of structural work being
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BIG FOUR GUIDE CATS TO SUMMIT
WEYMOUTH grounded the Spitfires at the Wessex Stadium to move back to the top of the Conference League. The Wildcats celebrated their 50th meeting since speedway returned to the town in 2003 with a comfortable 53-40 success over their visitors from Stoke
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ENDOWMENT LOAN SHORTFALL WORRIES
HOMEOWNERS with endowment mortgages are facing an average shortfall of £7,057 between the maturity values and the loans they need to repay, research showed today. That is well up on the average shortfall of £5,800 the Financial Ombudsman Service said
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PRISON SHIP LOCKS UP FOR LAST TIME
A CHAPTER in Portland's history closes today as Europe's only prison ship locks its gates for the last time. But despite the outcry when the vessel first arrived eight years ago there has been little controversy over closure. None of the 250 The HMP Weare
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Woman's life 'made a misery' by engineer
A LOVESICK engineer was so besotted with a single mother that he "made her life a misery" by bombarding her with text messages, letters and unwanted gifts, a court heard. Formerly respectable Peter Monkhouse, 55, became infatuated with family friend Charlotte
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Job's a good 'un!
THEY'RE not afraid of hard graft in Christchurch. And it seems the town's motto, "Where time is pleasant", reflects one of the reasons why. Christchurch has been rated as the hardest working in the South West and also sixth in the whole of the country
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Bid to sink boat crime
WAR on water-borne crime has been declared in Christchurch Harbour, with volunteers joining forces with police and council patrols boats to mount operations against marine vandals and thieves. The crackdown is spearheaded by the Christchurch Harbour Watch
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TON-UP TOM!
ONE hundred not out! A driver who was still behind the wheel at 100 has seen off a bid to cancel his driving licence. Tom Soulby's doctor dropped in on his 100th birthday to give him a card - and try to have his licence taken away. But Tom, from Wimborne
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The Island (12A)
MICHAEL Bay is a master of wringing dumb, noisy movies out of intriguing premises. Whether it's an epic recreation of the conflict between America and Japan in December 1941 (Pearl Harbor), a doomsday scenario involving a giant asteroid hurtling towards
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Bitter words over pub's all-day bid
A LANDLORD is defending his pub against critics who oppose his application for a 24-hour licence. Darren Noyce, who runs the Brewers Arms in Martinstown, said that a lot of complainants who had written to the licensing officer simply did not understand
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'Rogue' jet ski users facing prosecution
COASTGUARDS warned today they will prosecute rogue jet skiers and other water users who put lives at risk off the Dorset coast. Patrols will continue throughout the summer at hot spots to ensure people are behaving in a safe manner. Portland Coastguard
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Job's a good 'un!
THEY'RE not afraid of hard graft in Christchurch. And it seems the town's motto, "Where time is pleasant", reflects one of the reasons why. Christchurch has been rated as the hardest working in the South West and also sixth in the whole of the country
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Multi-million-pound town gateway plan
MULTI-million-pound plans to transform a gateway site in central Bournemouth will go on display today. Visitors will be able to see proposals for vacant land between St Paul's Road and Wessex Way at an exhibition at Bournemouth Library today and tomorrow
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Jet set for Irene
SELF-CONFESSED petrol head Irene Griffiths' dreams came true when she met the Red Arrows for her 90th birthday treat. Every year the pensioner from Ferndown, who loves Formula One, speedway and power boating, looks forward to watching the RAF display
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Lottery grant ensures survival of museum
THE future of Swanage Museum is secure following a £49,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. An infestation of death-watch beetle in the roof timbers of the town's historic Tithe Barn made it so unsafe that museum leaders were forced to close the
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Bullet Boy (15)
BILLED as 'Kes with guns', this slice of gritty urban Brit-drama has much to commend it. Zero budget, non-professional actors and more 'street' than a road full of tarmacadam, Saul Dibb's first feature film more than makes up for a lack of finesse by
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The Island (12A)
MICHAEL Bay is a master of wringing dumb, noisy movies out of intriguing premises. Whether it's an epic recreation of the conflict between America and Japan in December 1941 (Pearl Harbor), a doomsday scenario involving a giant asteroid hurtling towards
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The Perfect Catch (PG)
LOOSELY adapted from Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, the autobiographical novel recounting the author's lifelong obsession with Arsenal, The Perfect Catch is a sappy romantic comedy set in the baseball-worshipping city of Boston. With almost every swing of
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Crash (15)
LIFE is a series of chance encounters and chance comments, propelling complete strangers into conflicting orbits. Employing a tightly woven, multi-layered narrative, Crash draws parallels between characters of different faiths, backgrounds and classes
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ALL SET FOR BIG KICK-OFF
THE waiting is nearly over. Dorset's football teams return to action tomorrow for one of the most eagerly awaited seasons in recent years. Weymouth kick off the campaign as red-hot favourites to land the Conference South title. Anticipation and excitement
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Blazing surprise for birthday girl Elizabeth's 100
A FIRE engine roared into Elizabeth Begg's street on her 100th birthday - but it wasn't there to put out the candles on her cake! Mrs Begg's late husband Robert was a senior fire officer in Liverpool for many years. So when word spread in Ferndown that
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STAGE AND MUSIC (August 12)
The King and I: Bournemouth Pavilion. More than 50 years after it first took Broadway by storm The King and I remains one of THE great musicals of all time. Best remembered for its Hollywood remake with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, this show contains
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PRISON SHIP LOCKS UP FOR LAST TIME
A CHAPTER in Portland's history closes today as Europe's only prison ship locks its gates for the last time. But despite the outcry when the vessel first arrived eight years ago there has been little controversy over closure. None of the 250 The HMP Weare
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Come in - the water's (very, very) warm...
WHAT a scorcher! Weymouth's waters were the hottest they've been for at least 20 years yesterday. Official readings showed the temperature to be a tropical 19 degrees Celsius. They were recorded by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs temperature
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War on scrub declared
VOLUNTEERS want to breathe new life into a long-lost wartime bunker once visited by Winston Churchill. The former top-secret radar testing station has lain dormant for nearly 60 years in scrubland at Ringstead Bay. The building was created to test new
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Campsite plan back on table
MAJOR improvements to one of the New Forest's most popular campsites have been re-tabled by the Forestry Commission. The Commission wants to halve the number of pitches at Hollands Wood campsite beside the A337 road at Brockenhurst. That will allow the
