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Jeff, call off those International Rescue boys, that Thunderbirds house pool is...FAB
SHOULD Lady Penelope wish to cool off at the Thunderbird house in Poole, she will now have a swimming pool in which to plunge. However, the outdoor pool, with changing room/pump house and wall (but without that sliding mechanism which enables Thunderbird
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GUN THREAT TEEN JAILED
A DRUNKEN teenager who held an air pistol to his mother's head and demanded money was jailed for 12 months. Builder's labourer Benjamin Reeves, 18, of Sandbourne Road, Poole, also threw mother Linda Reeves into a wall and hurled a glass at the wall during
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Jeff, call off those International Rescue boys, that Thunderbirds house pool is...FAB
SHOULD Lady Penelope wish to cool off at the Thunderbird house in Poole, she will now have a swimming pool in which to plunge. However, the outdoor pool, with changing room/pump house and wall (but without that sliding mechanism which enables Thunderbird
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SECURITY PLEA FOR STATION
DRUG dealers have returned in force to Weymouth's railway station since security patrols stopped, it was claimed today. Taxi drivers working out of the station in King Street claimed that the pushers are destroying the town's image as a family resort.
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Average house prices up from £57k to £186k
SOARING Weymouth house prices have put the town in the top 20 of a survey measuring rises in the cost of seaside resort homes. Over the past decade the average Weymouth house price has spiralled from £57,000 to £186,000, according to a survey by Halifax
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Paper store plan sparks outrage among villagers
VILLAGERS are fuming that a large paper store could be built on their doorsteps. Dorchester-based Dorset Press hopes to build the paper store at the Hybris Business Park in Crossways. The plot is on the corner of the road into the business park and Warmwell
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More charity shops face the axe after hard times
CHARITY shops that have fallen on hard times face the axe because of soaring rent increases or lack of volunteers. The LIFE and Mind Alive stores in Weymouth may be forced to close their doors after the resort's main Oxfam store also shut down after 23
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Keepin' it country
LARGE crowds headed for Frogham Fair near Fordingbridge on Saturday for a very large helping of country fun. The only sounds of discord were the snapping and snarling of the dogs as they lined up for the terrier racing - and that was only high spirits
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Yellows sale back on after bidder rules row
FOUR transport companies have been invited to submit fresh bids for Bournemouth's Yellow Buses in an effort to end the stalemate surrounding the sale. The council has now reached an agreement with the Department for Transport on how the sale process can
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In Pod we trust
STUDENTS who are being "rewarded" with iPods for choosing an educational course at Bournemouth College, are proving that they can last the distance - whatever their motives. The college was criticised in some quarters for offering what some saw as bribes
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Bohemian like you
THE sun shone on the hundreds of visitors to one of Poole's biggest fundraising events on Sunday. Holidaymakers joined locals of all ages at the first day of the annual Poole Park Fest 05 to enjoy a whole range of activities aimed at raising money for
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Flippin' 'eck!
IT may still be British summertime, but staff at one of Poole's biggest employers are being told flip-flops and T-shirts are a no-no when it comes to work attire. Barclays clothes crackdown, which will affect the 500 people working at Barclays House,
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Hospital probe over £5.8 million deficit
POOLE Hospital NHS Trust looks set to come under scrutiny by the British Medical Association (BMA) as it tries to find out why the organisation is grappling with a £5.8m deficit. The move comes after the BMA's consultants' committee revealed it had received
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Vandals steal five flags from park
LEISURE bosses fear they are being victimised after an attraction was vandalised again. Flags at Weymouth Sea Life Park have been stolen - the second theft at the Lodmoor centre in a month. General manager Iain Hawkins was shocked when he arrived at work
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Popular chairman up for top award
WEST DORSET District Council chairman Mary Penfold has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Coun Penfold is down to the final of the Mayor of the Year Award 2005 run by The Co-operative Bank. She was nominated for the award by council colleagues,
