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Is it right for Bournemouth council to gain from amusement arcades?

A COUNCILLOR questioned whether it was right for Bournemouth to make half a million pounds a year from gambling and arcade machines. Roger West questioned the council’s ownership of the amusement arcade by Pier Approach, which brings in £459,000

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Bloc Party to play Southampton Guildhall

EAST London indie rockers Bloc Party have announced a UK autumn tour. The four-piece, who have been on hiatus for the past two years, will make their comeback with eight shows and call at the Southampton Guildhall on Wednesday, October 17. Support

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Have your say on mental health care

THE organisation that will be taking over health service commissioning from Dorset’s two primary care trusts next April is asking for opinions on its plans for older people’s mental health services. The Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group has already

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Hennessey family's Hen Fest music event sells out with weeks to go

A FAMILY-organised music festival has already sold out with weeks to go. Hen Fest, which is run by the Hennessey family, from Wimborne, is held in the back garden of their family home to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The festival, which

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Cherries dismayed at car park delay

AFC Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell says he is severely disappointed by a decision to defer the planning application for the resurfacing and laying out of the car, coach and lorry park at Dean Court. Planning chiefs have put off the

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Torches and fire are the themes for upcoming Wareham Carnival

A blaze of colour and fun will set Wareham alight for the annual carnival, which takes torches and town fires as its theme this year. The ever-popular week-long event coincides with the Olympic torch passing through the Purbeck town, and also marks the

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Poole pensioner who downloaded child porn is spared jail

A SHAMED Poole pensioner has been spared a prison sentence after a court heard how he had used his home computer to download pornographic images of children. Silver haired Ian Bacon, 66, from Cynthia Close, admitted 23 charges of making indecent

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Dorset's Poppy Appeal is in need of your help

A DESPERATE plea is going out across Dorset for volunteers to help with this year’s Poppy Appeal. The campaign raised more than £600,000 in the county last year, which goes towards the welfare of soldiers returning from war. But many of the organisers

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Chance to have your say on Boscombe housing strategy

BOURNEMOUTH Council says people will be able to have their say on a housing strategy for Boscombe. The cabinet has been to approve the plan at a meeting tomorrow. ‘Homes for Boscombe’ outlines how the council wants to tackle housing

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VIDEO: Mass rideout pays tribute to much-missed biker David Bartholomew

FAMILY and friends of a biker who died in a crash on the A31 staged a mass rideout in his memory. Around 100 people set off from Avon Heath Country Park on a 50-mile trip in honour of David Bartholomew, blasting their horns as they passed the

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Euro 2012: Will England reach the quarter-finals?

UKRAINIAN women with English other halves will be cheering on their country during tonight’s Euro 2012 game. Friends Katerina Nabatova-Pearson and Elena Rusakova both live in Bournemouth’s Meyrick Park. And they said despite media fears

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Torch relay celebrations: community event will welcome flame to Poole

POOLE’S plans to welcome the Olympic Torch have been announced. People are invited to a community event at Branksome Recreation Ground to celebrate the arrival of the Torch relay on Friday, July 13. Sports, arts and music activities

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Police plea to find mixing deck thieves after Branksome break-in

POLICE are hunting for the burglars who stole an expensive CD mixing deck from a garden shed and tried to break into a house in Branksome. The burglars took the Numark mixing deck worth more than £250 from the property on Davis Road sometime between

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Pay review shake up at Bournemouth council

A PROPOSED shake-up at the top of Bournemouth council could see bosses forego a small proportion of their pay if the council’s customer satisfaction score doesn’t improve. New chief executive Tony Williams is planning to alter the council’s senior management

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Mum to jump out of a plane for multiple sclerosis charity

A MOTHER of two with multiple sclerosis, will be jumping out of a plane on June 24 to raise awareness of the debilitating condition. Rebecca French, 37, a part-time NHS worker who lives near Blandford, was diagnosed with MS four years ago.

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Residents hit out at snub over Somerford housing development meeting

CONCERNS have been raised about a “special” meeting on the controversial Scott’s Green housing development in Somerford. Members of the community services committee met at Christchurch Borough Council last Wednesday , although key people, including

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Gazza opens new sports memorabilia showroom in Christchurch

WHILE his successors were recovering from a rollercoaster 3-2 win against Sweden in the European Championships, England legend Paul Gascoigne was on hand to open a new sports memorabilia showroom in Christchurch. Gazza – who carved his name into the

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REVIEW: Dirt Showdown (PS3, Codemasters)

All of space and time would unravel should a developer decide the soundtrack to his new driving game avoid bland, middle-of-the-road American rock music. Hell, I like my fair share of loud, shouty stuff, but the dross they pump into motoring-related

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Kids enjoy new Gruffalo trail at Moors Valley Country Park

A MOUSE took a stroll through a deep dark wood – and now visitors to Moors Valley Country Park can follow in his footsteps. The park has just opened its self-led trail, featuring characters from the well-loved children’s story by Julia Donaldson

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In The Dock: Christchurch

DANIEL EDWARD JACKSON aged 21 of Scotts Hill Lane, Christchurch. Admitted encouraging a work colleague to approach a person, which he was prohibited from doing by a non-molestation order. Fined £150. To pay victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £85. MONICA

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Story behind the garden walls of Upton House

THIS year sees the completion of a £180,000 scheme to transform the derelict walled garden at Upton House at Poole. The work will complete restoration of the formal gardens which must have witnessed some fascinating stories unfold over the passing years

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In The Dock: Wimborne

LEANNE PEARSON aged 23 of Juniper Close, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne. Proved in absence that she used a colour TV without a license. Fined £400. To pay victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £60.

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In The Dock: Broadstone

MICHELLE LOUISE HARGAN aged 43 of West Way, Broadstone. Admitted driving a Ford car on the Dorset Way in excess of 50mph. Conditional discharge for three months. To pay costs of £35 and license endorsed with three points.

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Bournemouth shop owner sold 126 bottles of fake vodka

A BOURNEMOUTH convenience store could lose its licence to sell alcohol amid allegations the owner sold 126 bottles of illegal vodka to another trader. Trading standards officers are calling for Isbir 2, now trading as Bournemouth Convenience

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In The Dock: Poole

ADAM JOHN EUSTACE aged 23 of Guernsey Road, Poole. Admitted driving an Audi car on Ringwood Road with the handbrake not being maintained in a good and efficient order. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £15, costs of £35 and licence endorsed

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In The Dock: Bournemouth

STEFAN ALLEN aged 19 of Howton Road, Bournemouth. Admitted assaulting a woman. Community order made to attend the Dorset Probation Centre and undertake the education, training and employment programme for ten days. Also to attend the integrated domestic

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Snap up a ticket for Ashley Cross’ popular Party in the Park festival

TICKETS for this year’s Party In The Park 2012 are set to go on sale this Thursday. Ashley Cross’ popular Party in the Park festival will also be ringed by a security fence for the first time in its 12 year history. The previously free

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It’s your big chance to show civic pride for Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH residents will be able to show how proud they are of their area as part of a study on Saturday, June 23. Bournemouth Civic Society is taking part in Civicwatch, an initiative launched by the charity Civic Voice, whose president is Griff Rhys

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Thanks for helping my poorly husband

WE would like to thank the Stroke Unit at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. They have given by husband (Cecil Longhurst) wonderful care. We can’t fault their kindness and dedication. Many, many thanks to all of them. My only criticism is of the PCT. They

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May road incidents be exaggerated?

AFTER spending two days in London walking/cycling and driving, I only witnessed one act of aggression on the roads and that came from a hand-on-horn impatient driver. Back in Bournemouth now, it does make one wonder that the incidents that are shared

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Driver’s impatience was very annoying

I AM deeply annoyed; I was crossing on a zebra crossing in Bournemouth early Friday morning. Many school children run across the road and stop the traffic deliberately – I can understand a driver’s anger regarding this – but I am one of those school

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Replacement riders are Pirate problem

SORRY but I cannot agree with Derek Smith’s letter (June 14) re ‘Listen to Matt’. The top speedway league is already short on teams with the present rules in place. If it becomes a free-for-all then the teams, as in football, with the most

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Locomotive picture was very interesting

I SAW with interest the picture published today (Letters, June 12) of a steam locomotive on Swanage seafront. This locomotive is former Southern Railway, later British Railways “Battle of Britain” class No. 34053 “Sir Keith Park”. The locomotive has

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Frankenstein is the name of the maker

I WAS fascinated to read Mr David Banks’ letter, as a critic of the Mary Shelley Monument, in which he makes reference to her monster ‘Frankenstein’. Before making such bold statements, if he read the story he would find that the ‘monster’ is un-named

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Limited sympathy over Harry job loss

I AM not sure if I can have too much sympathy at Harry Redknapp losing his job. There is talk that he could receive anything up to £3m in a pay-out package. I worked for the same company for 10 years – I did not receive a penny. CARL MITCHELL, Brookside

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High time for signs at ferry’s terminal

As one of those who drove all the way to the ferry on last Thursday only to find it was out of action, I would suggest it is about time an electronic sign was installed at the junction of Haven Road and Shore Road to warn travellers when the ferry is

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Pub charges will stop folks’s fun

AS a regular attendee of the Wimborne Folk Festival, it saddens me that the pubs have jumped on the money-making bandwagon. The White Hart charged £5 entry, the Bell £2 entry and the Party in the Paddock event £6. We used to be able

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Learning lesson in bureaucracy

BOURNEMOUTH and Poole’s first free school is some way from opening, but its pupils are already learning a lesson or two. One thing they’re discovering is the concept of irony. For years, governments have seemed desperately keen to remove

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Doctor appears in court on bogus blood test charges

A GP has appeared in court accused of making up records of blood tests to gain extra money from the health service. Dr Ralph Vadas denies the charge of false accounting by falsifying entries on patient records on a computer system while he was at the

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Bournemouth Race For Life 10k route 'wasn't safe', say organisers

ORGANISERS of Bournemouth’s Race for Life have insisted there was no option but to cancel Sunday’s 10k event. Meanwhile, they are issuing a final plea to women to sign up to this coming Sunday’s event in Poole. High winds blew more than

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Free school plan in chaos after bid to buy Homelife House site fails

PLANS for Bournemouth and Poole’s first free school have been thrown into chaos, with 200 potential pupils now facing an uncertain future. The trustees behind Parkfield School have been forced to go back to the drawing board and find a new

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CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth at South West Baby Show

EXPERT information and advice will sit alongside children’s entertainment and a unique shopping experience at the South West Baby Show. The free Daily Echo-backed event takes place at The Heathlands Hotels in Grove Road, Bournemouth, from Friday to Sunday

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Murder probe: Inquest opened into the death of Geoffrey Reed

AN inquest was opened into the death of Geoffrey Reed yesterday afternoon. Police launched a murder investigation last week following the discovery of human remains in a wooded area of Lycthett Matravers, north of Poole. The inquest, which was opened

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Trial of Corfe Castle businessman Michael Turner is delayed again

THE trial in Hungary of Corfe Castle businessman Michael Turner has been delayed again. Mr Turner, 30, and Jason McGoldrick, 39, from Plymouth in Devon, face fraud charges relating to their Budapest-based timeshare company, which collapsed in 2005 allegedly

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Floral tributes laid for Joyce Frigot, victim of head-on collision on the A35

FLOWERS were laid yesterday at the scene of a head-on crash that claimed the life of a Christchurch woman. Words of tribute were left at the site on the A35 close to Holmsley in memory of the 61-year-old, believed to be Joyce Frigot of Somerford

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GUN DRAMA: Dad chases off robber after Post Office raid in Hengistbury Head

AN ARMED raider who struck at a family-run post office in a quiet suburb was chased off by the father. The robber attacked the general store and Post Office on Broadway in Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth at 9.30am yesterday. People told the Echo a handgun

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Cherries: Rofe excited to be joining 'progressive' club

NEWLY-appointed Cherries coach Dennis Rofe believes he is joining a progressive management team in Paul Groves and Shaun Brooks. Rofe, who occupied various capacities on the backroom staff at Southampton, was unveiled officially by Cherries yesterday

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Cherries: Arter relishing new attacking role after 'defensive' claim over Bradbury

Cherries star Harry Arter is hoping to be given a licence to thrill under new boss Paul Groves after claiming he was used “too defensively” by Lee Bradbury. Midfielder Arter is preparing to start his third season for a third different manager

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Pirates: Holder insists Poole need another 'big-hitter'

CAPTAIN Chris Holder admits he is unsure how Pirates will replace Adrian Miedzinski but he insists: We must find another big hitter. Holder was speaking after Poole chief Matt Ford revealed that Antonio Lindback and Przemyslaw Pawlicki had rejected the

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MCCA Trophy: Willows hails Porter after youngster answers county's SOS call

COACH Alan Willows singled out for special praise Michael Porter after the Poole schoolboy had answered Dorset’s SOS call. Porter played his part in helping Dorset reach the semi-final of the MCCA Trophy after receiving an 11th-hour call-up from the

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Robbins laments batting performance

SKIPPER Stu Robbins knows Blandford must stop being architects of their own downfall if they are to avoid another season of struggle. Robbins was speaking after Blandford had been condemned to an eight-wicket defeat by Parley in a rain-affected contest