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Following the leadership?
IT may not be official yet but the race for the Tory leadership is well and truly under way. On August 31 former Chancellor Ken Clarke became the latest politician to join the list of those aching to take over the Conservatives and put them back in power
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The More the merrier
IT'S not about to paint its buses bright orange but Wilts and Dorset believes it can be the easyJet of the roads. Launching a new More bus service from Bournemouth town centre to Castlepoint, operations director Andrew Wickham said the company was following
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Teams search wreck to find missing divers
SPECIALIST search teams examined a wreck off Swanage in the hope of finding two missing divers. Sonar equipment was used during the detailed study yesterday in an effort to find out what happened to the divers, both presumed dead. Linda Pembroke, 48,
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Petition to keep Torch shining
A 3,000-signature petition reaches Downing Street next week calling for the Torch mental health rehabilitation unit to be saved from closure. It is being backed by a mum who has seen her son's life transformed by visits to the unit at Hahnemann House
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Big brother is watching out for you
A QUICK-thinking 13-year-old has become his brother's hero by saving him from choking to death on a 10p coin. Todd and his brother Josh, 11, were cycling to the sweet shop on Sunday afternoon when Josh, who had been carrying his coins in his mouth because
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Petition to keep Torch shining
A 3,000-signature petition reaches Downing Street next week calling for the Torch mental health rehabilitation unit to be saved from closure. It is being backed by a mum who has seen her son's life transformed by visits to the unit at Hahnemann House
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Standing by city in its hour of need
DORSET'S biggest travel company says it is determined to press ahead with a holiday charter for more than 300 people to New Orleans despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Bath Travel has organised a direct flight to the Big Easy in March
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Our doctors are some of best in the country
IT'S official: National Health Service GPs in Dorset and the New Forest are delivering some of the highest quality care and treatment in the country to their patients. Figures just released show that family doctors in the area assessed under a new payment
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GET OFF YOUR BIKES!
POLICE have come down hard on cyclists who are risking lives as well as hefty fines by riding in banned areas in Bournemouth. Shoppers and those enjoying the town's parks and beaches are at risk from those who continually break the rules. Now police and
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Terror as dog kills pet cat
A YOUNG family has been left too frightened to go outside after being terrorised by a dog in their own home. Gayle Wordley, of Lucas Road, Parkstone, was playing in her garden on Tuesday afternoon with her three children Harry, eight, and twins Lili and
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Waste tip could double in size to meet demand
RELIEF could be on the way for frustrated householders facing queues for an East Dorset tip as the county council investigates doubling its size. The household recycling centre at Brook Road, Wimborne, has been struggling under the increased number of
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The age of steam
THE haze of steam and smoke, traffic inching along the by-pass - it's that time of year again when tens of thousands pour into the Great Dorset Steam Fair site at Tarrant Hinton. A sunny morning ensured a happy crowd on the first day when the 37th annual
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School site sale talks 'advanced'
A DEAL to sell the former Homefield School at Winkton could soon be clinched amid rumours that the site is to be redeveloped for housing. Receiver Roland Morgan who has been handling the Homefield affairs since the school crashed with debts of £1 million
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GET OFF YOUR BIKES!
POLICE have come down hard on cyclists who are risking lives as well as hefty fines by riding in banned areas in Bournemouth. Shoppers and those enjoying the town's parks and beaches are at risk from those who continually break the rules. Now police and
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'Stay vigilant' plea as meningitis cases rise
A CHARITY has warned of a big increase in the number of meningitis and septicaemia cases in England and Wales this summer. And although that picture is not reflected in Dorset, a local health expert is urging people to stay vigilant. Meningitis UK says
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Setback for rail link-up scheme
PLANS to decommission a BP rail terminal as part of moves to reconnect Swanage to the national rail network have suffered a setback. The Furzebrook rail terminal is being transferred into the ownership of Dorset County Council which has already bought
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Poole Week regatta closes in on Cowes
POOLE Week celebrated its 58th year with another hugely successful event. The regatta, organised solely by Parkstone Yacht Club, saw 178 entrants compete in 12 classes, making it the biggest single sailing week on the south coast, outside of Cowes. Sailors
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RETIRED PAY HIGH PRICE TO KEEP ROOF OVER HEAD
RETIRED households are surviving on an average of just £188 a week after they have met the cost of maintaining and repairing their property, new research suggests. Pensioners spend an average of £819 each year on windows, heating and plumbing maintenance
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This week's gig guide (September 1 - 8)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1 Rockin The Joint - Mr Kyps Stage, Summer Breeze on The Quay; Crosscut Saw - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; The JuJu Men - The Rising Sun, Wimborne; Jinder + Freefall + Dubheart + G13 - The Green Room, The Portman Hotel, Boscombe; Grouper
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David Gray announces date at BIC
MULTI-million selling singer songwriter David Gray has announced a show at the BIC as part of his winter tour. On the road to promote his new album, Life In Slow Motion, Gray will play the refurbished Windsor Hall at the BIC on December 8. Best known
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This week's gig guide (September 1 - 8)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1 Rockin The Joint - Mr Kyps Stage, Summer Breeze on The Quay; Crosscut Saw - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; The JuJu Men - The Rising Sun, Wimborne; Jinder + Freefall + Dubheart + G13 - The Green Room, The Portman Hotel, Boscombe; Grouper
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Teenager locked up
A FORDINGBRIDGE youth who carried out repeated drunken attacks and breached a community punishment order has been sent to a young offenders' institution for 16 weeks. Ricky McMasters, 19, of Station Road, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily
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A blooming good show!
A LONG-established Dorset family gardening business is 'Coming Up Roses' as the star of a new television series starting next week. Cameras followed staff at the Stewarts Garden Centres in Christchurch and Holt for more than a year to compile the six-part
