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Wedding guest hurt in Royal Bath 'horseplay'
THE term "wedding bash" usually refers to a celebration, but for an unlucky guest at such a party held at a top Bournemouth hotel the term had a rather more literal meaning. An elderly lady - the grandmother of the groom - is today recovering from facial
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POLICE WAGING WAR ON WALKABOUT
ONE of Bournemouth's biggest bars could be shut down next month because police believe it is a hotspot for drink-fuelled violence. In what could prove a landmark case, Dorset Police is preparing to argue that Walkabout in Old Christchurch Road should
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Amour-plated wedding vow
IT can fire a shell 10 miles, power its hulking 61.5 tons across rough terrain at 30mph and drink up to four gallons of fuel per mile. But under Dorset's azure skies the mission today for the very tank that led the British forces into action in the 1991
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Cult author's siblings set for mountain bid
THE brother and sister of cult author Douglas Adams are to climb Africa's highest mountain in a bid to save one of the continent's most endangered species. Douglas, who died suddenly in 2001 aged just 49, was celebrated all over the world for his surreal
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Underpants (PG)
NEVER judge a book by its cover, or a film by its unwieldy title. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants sounds alarmingly like a chick flick about mobile lingerie saleswomen. Although Ken Kwapis' enjoyable feature is indeed a chick flick (targeted at
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SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS ONLINE WITH THE ECHO
MORE than 10,000 jobhunters have registered their CVs for free on the Daily Echo's online jobmatching service, yourcvmatch.co.uk. Employers across the South are using yourcvmatch.co.uk to beat skills shortages by homing in on the best CVs online. Employers
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PLAY THE GAME AND RAISE CASH FOR TRUST
THERE'S only one thing better than putting your company's name on a special custom-made monopoly board... and that's beating your toughest competitor to the best streets in a friendly charity contest. Monopoly has always been about friendly one-upmanship
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Fears after diseased dog attacks woman
THE VICTIM of a savage attack by a dog from a travellers' encampment is fearful of the long-term risks to her health. The dog that delivered the bite is so riddled with mange that vets estimated his age at 13 - in fact he's only a year old. He may have
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ANGER AS YOBS ATTACK CHURCH
CHURCH leaders today warned that their place of worship was being destroyed by a spate of night-time attacks from vandals. They claimed that many of the leaded windows at Holy Trinity Church in Weymouth town centre have been shattered over the last 10
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Mum lucky to be alive after paraglider crash
A MAN told today how his paraglider wife was lucky to be alive after crashing into a cliff and falling into the sea. Experienced flyer and mum-of-two Kaye Escott, 43, is being treated for serious injuries in a high dependency ward at Dorset County Hospital
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Stars to turn out in a tribute to Marsha
A MAN whose cousin was murdered, today urged people to support a charity concert in her memory. Craig Halls, 25, from Weymouth, is helping to organise a musical tribute to Marsha McDonnell, a 19-year-old student who was brutally attacked near her home
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Work starts on canteen and kitchen for Army
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a £2.5 million development at Chickerell Army Camp near Weymouth. The Ministry of Defence has invested in a building to house a new kitchen and canteen and an armoury as part of the major scheme. Both buildings are due
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Village carnival gets on the campaign trail
CARRY on nursing was a winning message from staff at Milford-on-Sea War Memorial Hospital in the annual village carnival parade at the weekend. The campaign to save Milford and other New Forest community hospitals from the threat of closure was a recurring
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Plan for 'flat pack' village
SWEDISH furniture giant Ikea is negotiating to build a "flat pack village" in the New Forest to ease the shortage of affordable housing according to reports. The company is said to have identified the area as one of four in the UK in need of accommodation
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Paraglider pilot in cliffs crash
A WOMAN paraglider is lucky to be alive after she crashed into the cliffs near Lulworth Cove and plunged 100 ft into the sea. Kaye Escott, 42, used the glider's wing to stay afloat until she was plucked from the water by the crew of a passing dive boat
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'You mast be joking' says town's fire crew
FIREFIGHTERS at Christchurch have raised the alarm about Vodafone's plans to mount a cellular phone aerial on their training tower. The 28 full-time firefighters stationed there realise that cancer fears linked to short wave radio transmissions have not
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125,000 people flock to beach
TOURISM bosses have spelt out the true value of bank holidays as Bournemouth and Poole enjoyed a record-breaking weekend. Before the weekend, some critics suggested the country had had enough of bank holiday Mondays and the crippling traffic congestion
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Gypsy site plea made by mother
ONLY two of 15 pitches on a council-run gypsy site are being used despite £100,000 being spent doing the place up. The reason for the under-use of the site near Bere Regis is because Dorset County Council wants to "get the right sort of tenants". Not
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£2m sand scheme to beautify town beach
CIVIC chiefs are hopeful a £2 million scheme to recharge Swanage beach will get started this October. Purbeck district councillors have approved the installation of timber groynes to protect the sea wall and are now waiting to hear what government funding
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Thompson at the top again
LEE Thompson won his second West Region order of merit tournament in record-breaking fashion to return to the Number One position. Afterwards he said: "That's where I want to be." His three-stroke victory in the Phil Price Challenge at the Ryder Cup's
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Brock force a draw
BROCKENHURST'S dismal start to the new season at last showed signs of improvement as they held powerful Hamworthy United to a 1-1 draw at Grigg Lane. Prior to this battling defensive display, their league record read three defeats, 11 goals conceded and
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Bash boss is still waiting!
DAVE Wakefield bemoaned his side's finishing as his search for a first league win as Bashley manager goes on. The Bashley player-boss, who steered his men to FA Cup victory at the weekend, was left disappointed after his side were held to a 1-1 draw at
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A mighty enterprise with a dozen desks
IT'S amazing how much money a business can make by subcontracting work to outside suppliers. Armed with no more than half a dozen desks and telephones it is possible to run a mighty enterprise. I heard recently of a one-room office in Dorset that was
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Society still bidding to open green area
PROTECTORS of Dorset's open space hope a new law will give them the power to remove fencing and open up public access on God's Blessing Green. The land in Holt has been at the centre of an on-going dispute between the Open Spaces Society and a property-holder
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Mind if I fire this question at you?
A FORMER solider had a happy future in his sights when he proposed to his girlfriend in a tank. Lee Taylor, 31, an ex-gunner in the Royal Tank Regiment, spent months planning the surprise proposal at Bovington Tank Museum. Now a lorry driver, Mr Taylor
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Victory and tragedy brought back to life
THE gleaming post-chaise charged into the courtyard and executed a perfect circle with only inches to spare. A crowd of up to 300 stared at the lady postillion who accompanied her husband while a bugler from the Royal Marines saluted their arrival. Then
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All Saints emerging from Priory's shadow
ALL SAINTS is marching on towards becoming Mudeford parish church after 136 years under the shadow of Christchurch Priory. From September 1 Mudeford will officially become a parish in its own right after the Queen, as head of the Church of England, signed
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Hotel licence bid provokes uproar from residents
WINKTON residents haunted by the thought of noisy outdoor entertainment until the small hours at a village hotel are opposing its licensing application. Nine residents have told Christchurch Borough Council they wish to speak against Gales Ales' conversion
