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Councils still chasing £4 million unpaid tax
MORE than four million pounds worth of council tax went uncollected by local councils during the last financial year, it has been revealed. The worst collector locally was Bournemouth Borough Council, which in April 2005 was owed more than two and a quarter
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Fears for dogs after suspected poisoning
POLICE patrols have been stepped up in Kings Park amid fears dogs are being poisoned. One dog has died after being walked there and pet owners are now staying away after hearing rumours it was poisoned. Gillian Brewster, owner of Chaos Corner on Kings
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'No evidence' of chopper sabotage
AN AIR accident investigator has said there is no evidence of sabotage behind the helicopter crash that killed a millionaire Dorset businessman and his pilot. Conspiracy theories abounded after Stephen Curtis, 45, and his pilot Max Radford, 34, died in
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Tough action over rogue drivers set to become law
THE families of victims of driving accidents are one step closer to seeing tougher penalties introduced for the motorists responsible, thanks to a campaign by South Dorset MP Jim Knight. Mr Knight proposed two new offences - causing death by careless
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'Tell us you're safe' plea to missing mum
THE children of a missing 41-year-old woman from Poole have made an emotional appeal to ask their mother to get in touch. Emma Palmer disappeared from her home in Sandbanks Road, Lower Parkstone, almost two months ago. Her children, Alex, 18, and Josephine
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AWARDS ARE AWAITED WITH BATED BREATH
TWELVE businesses are through to the finals of the Echo-backed Dorset Business Awards on December 8 at Bournemouth's Royal Bath Hotel: IoD Innovation Award, sponsored by Bournemouth University Campbell Rowley, Bournemouth - a design and photographic agency
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Joan's out to perform for at least 31 minutes
OUTRAGEOUS and outspoken, American comedian Joan Rivers brings her First Farewell Tour to the Bournemouth Pavilion on November 2. But don't worry, as the title of the show suggests, the 73-year-old New Yorker isn't planning on cashing in her chips just
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JAIL SLAMMED OVER BULLYING
THE safety of prisoners at Portland's Verne jail was slammed in a report today. An inspection found a sharp rise in the number of prisoners seeking segregation for their own safety and weaknesses in dealing with bullies and with suicide prevention. The
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Closure brings about 'the end of an era'
HUNDREDS of New Look workers have been made redundant over the past year in a move which sees 'the end of an era' for Weymouth. New Look is one of the countries leading high street fashion retailers with over 550 stores nationwide. It all started in 1969
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Traders in new bid to boost harbour
A TRADERS' group is re-forming to breathe fresh life into Weymouth Harbour ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Businesses across the town are being urged to join the new Harbour Traders' Association and put forward improvement plans for the area. A lack of support
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Zero tolerance for Esplanade thugs
A NEW legal order to curb drunken, threatening or abusive behaviour on Weymouth Esplanade came into force today. Dorset Police Western Division commander Superintendent Geoff Brazier joined forces with Weymouth and Portland council to renew a Section
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Parish leader is grabbed by throat in 'divided' village
A VILLAGE is in uproar after one of its leaders was assaulted at a parish council meeting. The man was grabbed by the throat and had to be rescued by colleagues, it has been alleged. Feelings are running high in chocolate-box village Milton Abbas over
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£2.75 MILLION FOR THIS BUNGALOW!
ALMOST three million pounds for a bungalow? That's the kind of money property in Sandbanks is attracting these days. Estate agent Tailor Made sold the Banks Road chalet bungalow in question on Friday but said it could not reveal the buyer's name. The
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Burning issue
EVER since the Battle of Hastings we English have had a love-hate relationship with those on the other side of the Channel. The Normans who did for King Harold in 1066 may have considered themselves a race apart, but they're definitely part of modern-day
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Late Owen try fells the Oaks
WIMBORNE walked off with bragging rights from a fiery local derby with Oakmeadians as they ripped up the form book to earn a 23-15 victory at Meyrick Park. Both sides saw players sin-binned for high tackles in a thunderous first half, although controversy
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The little girl who cannot eat or drink
LITTLE Tia-Mae might look like an ordinary seven-year-old but she never eats or drinks and is fed overnight with a pump directly into her gut. Her mum Sue McCarthy is desperately hoping to take her to the United States because she has exhausted resources
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Pilot was disorientated claim air investigators
INVESTIGATORS denied millionaire Portland businessman Stephen Curtis was murdered in a horrific helicopter crash. Police, air accident officers and explosive experts told an inquest there was no evidence the Augusta 109 chopper Mr Curtis was travelling
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'Don't fence me in' plea from attacked pensioner
A PENSIONER left beaten and bruised after being attacked by youngsters in Beaminster says he is being treated like a criminal by his landlords who now want to surround his property with a security fence. Despite the September attack Peter Culver has said
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Part-time soldiers are ready for action
NEW Forest West MP Desmond Swayne has dismissed claims that the war in Iraq has caused a recruitment crisis in the Territorial Army. New figures show that 6,000 troops have quit the TA during the past year, and despite a £3m TV advertising campaign fewer
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Family at sharp end of town's housing crisis
SKY- high rents and landlords' aversion to tenants on benefits have been blamed for creating a housing crisis in Christchurch. Single mother Sarah Gadd, 35, faces becoming homeless next month when the house she has been renting in Portfield Road for two
