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ARMED RAID IS FOILED
TWO men thwarted a gun-wielding masked robber and his accomplice after they walked into a railway station caf in Bournemouth and demanded cash. The attempted raid happened on the same day the Daily Echo revealed a shopkeeper in Poole refused to hand over
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Don't panic.
THIS IS the message from a Dorset health expert in a bid to reassure the public about bird flu reaching our shores. On Friday more health warnings were issued to the public after scientists in Weybridge, Surrey, confirmed that dead birds taken from a
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Driver loses fight over speed signs
A BOURNEMOUTH businessman lost his two-year fight to challenge a speeding ticket after a judge decided the 50mph signs on the Wessex Way are legal. Robert Houtman, 53, had refused to pay his £60 fine and take three points on his licence in July 2003 claiming
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Time for reckoning as £6m fines are unpaid
PEOPLE who have been avoiding court fines are being warned to come forward immediately or face having their wages docked, cars clamped or be imprisoned. In a week-long blitz beginning on Saturday (Oct 15), Operation Payback 3 will see court enforcement
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GARY IN THE MADRID MIX
A FLAWLESS second round 64 shot Dorset's Gary Emerson to the top of the Madrid Open leaderboard. Despite being overtaken by Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin in the afternoon, Emerson is well-placed in joint second, with Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke, to mount
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FAREWELL EDDIE
FRIENDS and family said a final farewell to popular fisherman Eddie Franklin by releasing white doves and laying wreaths at sea. Around 100 people turned out yesterday to mourn the passing of Mr Franklin, 50, of Weymouth, who died after being trapped
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Housing crisis 'could last up to 20 years'
THE HOUSING crisis in Weymouth and Portland could take up to 20 years to sort out, warned South Dorset MP Jim Knight. Speaking at the annual Weymouth and Portland Housing Forum conference at Moonfleet, Mr Knight said that immediate action was needed to
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Do you know who these men are?
DO you recognise any of these men? They were caught on CCTV when a Wareham shop was burgled and police are anxious to trace them. One man stole a safe while staff were distracted by two other men in at the Spar store on Carey Road, Wareham. "I am releasing
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Trainee chef gets a job to swear by
A YOUNG chef has been served up with his dream job after being offered a chance to work for TV star Gordon Ramsay. Andrew West, 20, of Louviers Road, Littlemoor, attended a two-day taster course at Mr Ramsay's London restaurant at Claridge's Hotel in
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Bus services face the axe
BUS services are to be cut due to a 'massive increase' in running costs, says Dorset County Council. The changes will take place across the county with some services being altered and others stopped. Council principal public transport co-ordinator Peter
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Unruly teenagers make lives hell for residents
ANGRY residents have called for action after being tormented by unruly teenagers. Families living in Grangecroft Road, Portland, are fed up with the damage being caused to a play area near their homes. They say the vandalism has included a litter bin
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Pumpkin wars feud for thought in rival villages
FOR nearly 30 years it has been an annual fixture between two Hampshire villages situated either side of the A337. Every autumn the two social clubs at Everton and Milford-on-Sea have vied with each other to see who could grow the biggest pumpkin. The
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Gang of thieves roots out 40 trees
LONGHAM resident Chris Dyke had the shock of his life when he woke up to find green-fingered thieves had stolen around 40 Leylandii trees from his garden. Mr Dyke reckons a gang dug out the 7ft tall plants bordering his Ringwood Road property under the
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Top villages celebrate achievement
THE cream of Dorset's villages were celebrated at an awards ceremony last night. There was a record number of 55 entries in last night's Dorset Village of the Year Awards competition held at Pimperne Village Hall. Representatives from winning villages
