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Was puma on prowl at West Cliff?
RESIDENTS are being warned to be on their guard following sightings of a big cat in Bournemouth and on the outskirts of Christchurch. A shocked security guard alerted police at the weekend after spotting a large black cat while on patrol at a Hurn industrial
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Swiss student died from date-rape drug
A SWISS student who died after collapsing in Bournemouth Gardens had overdosed on the powerful date rape drug GHB, toxicology tests have shown. As they struggle to come to terms with his death, Andreas Stehli's grief-stricken family is urging other foreign
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Was puma on prowl at West Cliff?
RESIDENTS are being warned to be on their guard following sightings of a big cat in Bournemouth and on the outskirts of Christchurch. A shocked security guard alerted police at the weekend after spotting a large black cat while on patrol at a Hurn industrial
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Wild man of pop 'a model student'
WILD man of pop Pete Doherty was a model pupil when he was at school, according to one of his former teachers. The 26-year-old Babyshambles front man, a former pupil of The Blandford School, has carved out a reputation for himself as a drugtaking layabout
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'Miracle' baby for cancer mum Olivia
HE'S a little fighter just like his mum. Daniel Sidaway is just five days old and he has already brought so much joy and happiness to his doting parents Olivia and Peter. Olivia found out she was pregnant with her second child just two weeks after being
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Dan stranded on 98 as Dorset suffer fourth loss
WEYMOUTH teenager Dan Belt agonisingly missed out on his maiden Minor Counties Championship ton as Dorset pushed Oxfordshire all the way before losing by four wickets at Dean Park on August 23. In an innings that Dorset team manager Sean Walbridge labelled
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Man lay dead for three weeks
RESIDENTS in sheltered flats are worried about money-saving cutbacks on wardens after a man lay dead in his flat for three weeks unnoticed. A fellow neighbour at Flower Court, Eden Grove, Wimborne, noticed that 63-year-old Colin Parker's light was on
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Operatunity for all
IF YOU fancy the idea of a little al fresco classical singing get yourself down to Poole town centre on Thursday, August 25 and you can witness opera for the people in action. Touring group Boheme, a quintet of classically trained singers from a variety
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HEARTBREAK AS FAMILY'S BID TO STAY FAILS
THE Kachepa family have failed in their bid to stay in Weymouth. Heartbroken mother Verah and her four children will be taken away by immigration officers tomorrow after Immigration Minister Tony McNulty kept the deportation order in place. He yesterday
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Work begins on historic barn thatch restoration
WORK is underway to restore the thatched roof of the historic Tithe Barn in Abbotsbury. Master thatcher Ed Coney, from Somerset, will begin re-thatching the roof with locally-grown reeds. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),
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Primary schools leading the way
PRIMARY schools in Dorset are setting the benchmark for standards nationwide, according to figures released today. The provisional results of standard assessment tests (SATs) for seven and 11-year-olds show that Dorset pupils are ahead of the national
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Did you see that deer?
A LONE deer has been spotted on Portland for the first time in 30 years. The roe deer, common on the mainland but seldom seen on the island, was spied on Monday by retired police constable Ian MacRaild and his wife Mary outside their Westcliff home at
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They really have a lot to crow about!
SCENES from rural life, television characters and wartime nostalgia captured the imagination of judges and ingenious scarecrow makers in and around the village of Bisterne near Ringwood. Dozens of funny figures suddenly appeared in fields, gardens, roadside
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ROGUE HEROIN 'KILLED JADE'S DAD'
A ROGUE batch of heroin may have caused the death of Big Brother star Jade Goody's father, the Daily Echo can reveal. Andrew Goody's body was discovered at a Bournemouth fast-food restaurant on Sunday, August 21, following a suspected drug overdose. The
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Warning after dog is savaged on common
A DOG owner whose pet was attacked by three Rottweillers has warned other people to take extra care when walking their animals. Anna Lewin's dog Snoopy, a Bichon Frise, is lucky to be alive after he was set upon by three untethered Rottweillers on Turbary
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'Miracle' baby for cancer mum Olivia
HE'S a little fighter just like his mum. Daniel Sidaway is just five days old and he has already brought so much joy and happiness to his doting parents Olivia and Peter. Olivia found out she was pregnant with her second child just two weeks after being
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Weekly market could be set for move to quay
WAREHAM'S weekly street market could be moving to Wareham Quay. Negotiations are underway between Wareham Town Council and Dorset County Council to agree a level of compensation to be paid to county hall for loss of car parking revenue. The Quay is the
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COMPANY PAYS £77M FOR 'ENVIABLE ASSET'
"THE UK's largest" specialist producer of point-of-purchase (PoP) shop displays has been sold for £77 million. Bezier, which has a site in Poole, has been sold by private equity parent group Electra Partners to fellow VC MidOcean Partners. MidOcean's
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Operatunity for all
IF YOU fancy the idea of a little al fresco classical singing get yourself down to Poole town centre on Thursday, August 25 and you can witness opera for the people in action. Touring group Boheme, a quintet of classically trained singers from a variety
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Teacher Violet gets an A+ for longevity
FORMER school teacher Violet Curtis celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends. She received her telegram from the Queen at Hyde Crook Nursing Home at Frampton, near Dorchester. Mrs Curtis taught at schools in East Grinstead, Teddington
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Fundraising tribute to a much missed father
THE heartbroken family of a Dorset cancer victim today launched a fundraising event to help find a cure for the killer disease. Mother-of-two Alison Pendry, 35, saw her father Patrick O'Leary, 66, die an agonising death from mesothelioma. Mr O'Leary,
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Travellers' fair site will cost £25,000
A TEMPORARY campsite for travellers attending the Great Dorset Steam Fair has been found. But its location is being kept secret and it will cost council tax payers a thumping £25,000. Police and local authorities have been frantically looking for a site
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£110,000 in payments are 'value for money'
COUNCILLORS in Christchurch cost the borough's council taxpayers almost £110,000 in allowances and expenses last year. But both elected and executive chiefs claim the townsfolk are getting a good deal for their local democracy. Figures published for the
