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CRACK ADDICT JAILED FOR ATTACK ON DAUGHTER
A CRACK cocaine addict who drop-kicked his baby daughter across the bedroom has been jailed for four years. Stephen Thomas, 23, of Mansfield Road, Parkstone, carried out a "serious and prolonged assault" on seven-month-old baby Kiara while high on the
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How it turned sour for Cherries
AS the champagne flowed, so did the promises. After avoiding extinction by a whisker in 1997, the Cherries were reborn as Europe's first community club and chairman Trevor Watkins wasted no time in predicting a glittering future. He promised fans "honesty
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There's Lottery gold for groups
BOURNEMOUTH has not received its fair share of lottery cash compared to other areas of the South West. That's the message from the Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) South West team which is coming to Bournemouth on September 22 to encourage groups to apply
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Sales hold as resorts beat retail blues
TOWN centre traders in Poole and Bournemouth seem to be bucking a downward trend in retail sales as stores elsewhere in the country struggle for business, it has been claimed. The British Retail Consortium, which represents most major traders, revealed
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Caught on camera, the snake that ate our fish
A PECKISH snake plunged into a family's garden pond to pick up a lunchtime snack - an entire goldfish. Paul and Jennifer Saywell were shocked when the slippery customer tucked into the catch at their home near Weymouth. The couple caught the moment the
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Best foot forward for Theo trip
A BRAVE toddler could soon be back home after undergoing major surgery to remove a tumour from his stomach. Theo Parker, aged three, was this week sitting up in his hospital bed and itching to get outside following the five-hour operation. "He is really
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Bingo double follows heartache for Jackie
IT was a bittersweet week for Jackie Foster. She won £20,000 just six weeks after her daughter picked up £18,000 - and the day after her brother died. Forty-nine-year-old Jackie from Poole struck it lucky at the town's Gala Club with a game called the
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Island 'desperate' for cheaper homes
A CALL has been made for more relaxed planning laws to increase the number of affordable homes on Portland. Mayor of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Les Ames made the plea following remarks by the island's town mayor Tim Woodcock. On Wednesday Coun
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'I had to quit job over night out with Kylie'
ELECTIONEER Daniel Smy is still spinning around after being forced out of his political role with the South Dorset Conservatives for going to see a Kylie Minogue concert. Today he is calling on the Tory Party to get some street-cred and connect with the
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Parents - come and see it for yourselves
A POLICE chief is inviting parents to visit Bournemouth town centre at weekends to witness at first-hand the devastating effects of under-age drinking and alcohol abuse. "If they know or suspect their children are coming into the town centre on a Friday
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Red, white and true
IT was just a flying visit, but a spectacular performance from the RAF's Red Arrows left the thousands who jammed Bournemouth's seafront gasping for more. The daring pilots of the world's most famous aerobatic display team had barely room for manoeuvre
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Safety campaign after cycling student crash
DORSET Police say they will be ensuring foreign students staying in Bournemouth receive the correct cycle safety information following a road accident on Thursday, August 11 which left a woman badly injured. The 20-year-old young woman is on a life support
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New moves in drive to get rid of boy racers
FRUSTRATED hoteliers have not ruled out hiring private security guards to restore order on Bournemouth's troubled clifftops. For years boy racers have plagued East Overcliff Drive and Russell Cotes Road, causing sleepless nights for residents and hotel
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George Cross hero is joining the police
EAST Dorset soldier Chris Finney is leaving the Army - to join Dorset Police. The 20-year-old Trooper hit the headlines last year after he became the youngest British soldier to be awarded a George Cross for his heroic actions in rescuing a colleague
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Farewell the king
AFTER two glorious weeks of nostalgia, the latest touring production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein favourite The King and I finishes its run at the Bournemouh Pavilion on August 13. After being on the road since January, the cast, which includes the
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WILLKOMMEN TO WEYMOUTH!
TRADERS hope to attract 50,000 shoppers into Weymouth town centre over three weeks by holding a German Christmas market. Businessman Bill Chapman wants to boost the festive atmosphere by organising the event outside Debenhams in New Bond Street from November
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Join Sylvia's walk with her Westies
CALLING all dog lovers with a fondness for wearing fancy dress. West Highland White terrier owner and 1956 Miss Weymouth Sylvia Savidge, 70, of Moorside Avenue, is organising a charity dog walk along the Esplanade. The plucky pensioner wants walkers to
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See life on the inside
A PRISON is throwing open its gates - but only to let people in. People living in and around Dorchester are being invited to a special open day at the town's category B jail on September 10 to see what goes on behind the walls. Staff, police officers,
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Pals walk to all Premier grounds
PALS who vowed to walk to every Premiership football ground in under a month have completed their mission. Nathan Watling and Lee Roberts trekked more than 800 miles - visiting 20 stadiums - to raise cash for charity. The Weymouth FC fans organised the
