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What's On Live (August 17-23)

Friday, August 17 Theatre Bournemouth International Centre - Starlight Express (Musical) Pavilion - Grease (Musical) Tivoli - Absurd Person Singular Pier Theatre - Motown Greatest Hits Music Mr Kyps - Man In Black (Johnny

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Channel swim in 12 hours

WITH a name like Thorpe, it’s no surprise Victoria is a keen swimmer. She certainly gave Australia’s most successful Olympian a run for his money when she took on a swim of the English Channel, completing the challenge on Tuesday in just over 12

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Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 2.0 SRi: Style to admire

THE new Zafira is stylish and pleasing to the eye – I particularly liked the style of the front of the vehicle. The alloy black wheels made a smart car even smarter. I’d like to see different colours, as black made it no different to another

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Mini Cooper Convertible: forget anti-ageing creams, this will take years off you!

THE latest version of the Mini still looks like the original iconic British car – classic shape and style but with a modern twist and the latest technology. Apart from the fact that this one was bright pillar-box red, Minis are having a moment

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Audi A6 Allroad Quattro: sleek and solid car feels a safe place to be

LIKE all Audis in the current range, the A6 Allroad has a very sleek and solid look about it. It wouldn’t win any beauty contests, but does stand out (in a dark colour) thanks to the extra chrome ‘bling’ on the front and rear. The interior

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BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Hatch: economical car is a dream to drive

THIS latest version is a great improvement on the earlier versions of the Series 1 BMW. The model I drove had 5 doors and looked very stylish, although I thought the white version looked better than the black one that I tried. The BMW badge

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Tennis tourney is on the beach

Beach Tennis UK will be holding the first International Beach Tennis Tournament of their tour on Boscombe Beach this weekend. There will be men’s, ladies’ and mixed doubles events and consolation matches, on five match courts and two practice courts

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Cherries: Seabright signs for Daggers

FORMER Cherries keeper Jordan Seabright thanked Lee Bradbury and Neil Moss after confirming he had signed for Dagenham & Redbridge. Seabright has earned a one-year contract, with a 12-month option, with the League Two outfit following his

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Silver medal for Bournemouth flower school

THE Academy of Floristry in Bournemouth is celebrating after scooping silver medal at the prestigious Hampton Court Flower Show. The teaching centre, based in Elliot Road, was set up following the closure of the floristry department at Bournemouth

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Conservatives do not vote like sheep

YOUR correspondent Geoff Cooper certainly has a jaundiced – and incorrect – view about voting procedures in the council. In response to his letter about last week’s motion in council to exclude a councillor from the Audit and Governance Committee

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Why Rosalind’s proud of her Olympics role

A POOLE woman has told of her pride at being among the army of volunteers crucial to the Olympic Games. Rosalind Jackson, 61, a former coach at Poole Athletics Club, was one of 70,000 people who volunteered their time at the Olympics , and as a

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Search is on to find the best newsagent

THE search is on for the best newsagent in the area. The Daily Echo is now in week two of its hunt to find the newsagent or convenience store which goes the extra mile for its customers. Newsagents are in the heart of our communities and provide

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Cherries: Gillingham sign centre-half Barrett

FORMER Cherries captain Adam Barrett has today joined Gillingham for an undisclosed fee. The experienced central defender had fallen down the pecking order at Dean Court under boss Paul Groves. Cherries have Miles Addison, Steve Cook, Stephane

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New Forest care home Woodlands House given warning over standards

A NEW Forest care home has received a formal warning from the Care Quality Commission and been told to improve its standards of care. The warning to Woodlands House at Sandleheath, Fordingbridge , after an unannounced visit by inspectors who found

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Dustcart chase man admits assault

A MAN who tried to hit a police woman in a dustcart he had taken has pleaded guilty to assault. Aaron Millar, 22, from Station Road, Parkstone, entered the plea at the end of the prosecution case yesterday to a lesser charge of assault with intent

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500 say no to building on land overlooking Poole harbour

MORE than 500 letters of objection have been collected over plans to lease an area of land overlooking Poole Harbour so it can be built on. Poole Canoe Club wants the land at Lake Pier in Hamworthy for a £100,000 boat store to replace a smaller

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Upton school pupils help raise cash for damaged heathland

DAMAGED heathland is being given a helping hand by young pupils of an Upton school who are raising money to help the restoration. More than a year has passed since 140 acres, nearly a third of the internationally important heathland at Dorset Wildlife

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A-LEVELS: Teenager who could hardly speak English five years ago is exam high-flyer

A TEENAGER who arrived in Bournemouth five years ago speaking barely any English is one of today’s A-level high-flyers. Mateusz Dyda was among the amazing success stories behind yesterday’s exam results. Although the number of A and A* grades

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How your school performed at A-levels in Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset

THE suspense was over for hundreds of A-level students getting their results yesterday. Nationally, there was the first fall in more than two decades in the number proportion of A or A* grades awarded. But some schools locally were reporting their

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Barolo: New and old Italian fare that keeps the customers coming back

It may be a traditional Italian restaurant, but the team at Ristorante Barolo pride themselves on fresh food and fresh ideas. Having worked at the restaurant since he first came over from Italy in 1999, head chef Alfonso Brusano is the man behind

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Don't miss retelling of much-loved Grimm Fairy Tales

CRITICALLY acclaimed outdoor theatre company The Pantaloons are touring the country with their darkly magical open-air production of Grimm Fairy Tales – a brand new adaptation of some of the best-loved stories ever to have graced the stage. This

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Sergio Marquez murder accused appears at Winchester Crown Court

The man accused of murdering Spanish student Sergio Retamar Marquez has appeared at Winchester Crown Court. Karl Addo, 29, of no fixed address, is accused of murdering Sergio, 22, in his flat off Lansdowne Road in Bournemouth on July 17. Addo

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Top Five Floorfillers of the week –

DJ Martyn The Hat's top picks for the weekend. What would yours be?   1. Zero 7 – Destiny (Photek mix) 2. Chris Rea – On The Beach (Todd Terje mix) 3. Bobby Womack – Across 110 Street ( H.A.T mix ) 4. Julio Bashmore

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Want to be part of this year's Oxjam? Get involved now!

CALLING all bands, artists and DJs. Want to be a part of the biggest annual music event to hit the town? The Oxjam Bournemouth Takeover lands on Saturday, October 20 and will be a celebration of some of the finest live music and entertainment the

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Bombay Bicycle Club set for triumphant return to Bournemouth

NORTH London quartet Bombay Bicycle Club will be make their triumphant Bournemouth return on Thursday night at O2 Academy Bournemouth. Jack Steadman’s prolific, restless band have released three albums in little more than three years and each one

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Spector: Enjoy it while it lasts

SPECTOR'S debut album Enjoy It While It Lasts will take the east London quintet (Christopher Burman, Fred Macpherson, Thomas Shickle, Jed Cullen and Danny Blandy) beyond lazy comparisons to The Strokes, The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs. There are

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Sir Bernard Lovell OBE, the man behind the Jodrell Bank telescope

SIR Bernard Lovell, the leader of the team that built the Jodrell Bank telescope, has died at the age of 98. Born on August 31, 1913, Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell worked at the Telecommunications Research Establishment in Langton Matravers, Dorset

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Daphne Harris, much loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother

CENTENARIAN Daphne Harris has died, a year after celebrating her 100th birthday with family and friends at the Captain’s Club Hotel in Christchurch. The much-loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who had lived in Southbourne all her

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Giant deckchair coming back to Bournemouth beach

  A giant deckchair which made headlines around the world when it came to Bournemouth earlier this year is making a return visit. The chair, which is believed to be the world's largest, springs back up on Bournemouth beach on Tuesday

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Don't miss today's Summer Madness offers

SUMMER holidays are all about spending quality time with the kids, so why not get out and try something new. We are half-way through what some kids would say is the best part of the school year and there is lots going on in Dorset to keep them

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Sidney Wood, beloved author missed by caring family

AUTHOR Sidney Wood, or to those who knew him Sid or Woody, was born at Crab Orchard Farm in Three Legged Cross in August 1918. The son of a thatcher, who built the family home that still exists today, Sidney was the youngest of 12. He spent hours

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Zuby: I’m not that interested in impressing record labels or people in the industry

HE hit headlines in 2009 when he was dramatically arrested at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity, but Oxford University graduate Nzube Udezue is hoping to win fame for his music. As hip-hop artist Zuby, he has just announced that he has now

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Zig-zag closed for safety reasons

I AM responding to the letter published in the Daily Echo on August 13 regarding the West Cliff zig-zag path. A section of the West Cliff zig-zag path broke away causing concern about the possibility of a major cliff fall and some of the remaining

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Hospital staff really are top of the tree

I HAVE just come out of Ward 16 Royal Bournemouth Hospital and I would like to express how well I was looked after. Nothing was too much trouble. I hope anyone else who has to spend time in there will leave as satisfied as I was. MRS J

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Parking machines must take new cash

I VISITED the car park at the back of Co-op and In Excess in Upper Parkstone last week and found that a notice was on the ticket machine stating that it could not accept new 10p or 5p coins, which I found most annoying as I was forced to put in

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Reduce bus passes to stop congestion

AM I alone in thinking that instead of having more buses we should have fewer? In the Southbourne area there are approximately 16 buses an hour and where are they going? They are all going to Poole. They do of course ultimately catch up

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Do you recognise man sought over "indecent exposure" on Studland?

A day out on the beach ended in horror for one shocked family when a man lying beside them exposed himself in front of children. Now police have issued a photograph of a man they want to speak to following the incident on Knoll beach, Studland.

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Thug mugs frail OAP

POLICE are hunting a thief who robbed a disabled pensioner of his most cherished possessions in a public park. Widower John Eaton, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, was targeted in broad daylight while riding his mobility scooter through Boscombe

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Cherries: Addison vows to pile more misery on Pompey

CAPTAIN-elect Miles Addison wants Cherries to go for the jugular when they open their League One campaign at crisis-hit Portsmouth tomorrow. Addison, handed the armband by boss Paul Groves for the League Cup tie at Oxford in midweek, is again

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Killick: I demand promotion

POOLE Town boss Tom Killick threw down the gauntlet to his players ahead of the start of the campaign, boldly stating: “I expect promotion.” The Dolphins took their time to settle in to life back in the Southern League last season. But Killick

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Kemp spurred on by free spending Blackfield

CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp says that he will use the spending power of opponents Blackfield and Langley to charge up his players ahead of tonight’s clash at Hurn Bridge (7.45pm). Kemp told the Daily Echo: “It is a tough game because they have

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Crucial day for struggling Bourne

BOURNEMOUTH captain Scott Barlow remained defiant ahead of his side’s crucial derby clash with Bashley at Chapel Gate tomorrow (1pm). With the visitors still in the title hunt, basement boys Bournemouth are desperate for points to stave off relegation

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Pompey boss Appleton goes on signing spree ahead of Cherries clash

PORTSMOUTH were last night given the go-ahead to start the new season while in administration, with boss Michael Appleton embarking on a 48-hour transfer spree ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Cherries . Pompey’s future remains uncertain after

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Cherries: Jalal determined to hang on to shirt

Cherries star Shwan Jalal believes his close friendship and fierce rivalry with Darryl Flahavan has made him a better goalkeeper. The pair duelled for the green jersey over pre-season with injury to Flahavan seeing Jalal get the nod for Cherries

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Be the next... Ben Ainslie

BEFORE Ben Ainslie had even been born, Rodney Pattisson was ruling the waves. While Ainslie is now rightly recognised as the best sailor in Games history, Pattisson was the British hero that conquered uncharted waters. For 32 years, the Hamworthy

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Cherries: Groves close to Buchel deal

Cherries are closing in on the signing of goalkeeper Benjamin Buchel, who has been earmarked to join the club’s newly-formed development squad. The 23-year-old has been training with the club for the past couple of weeks and turned out in Cherries

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No Ackerman concern for Cuss

WIMBORNE Town boss Steve Cuss said that he had no concerns over stand-in goalkeeper Dan Ackerman as number one Jason Harvell was ruled out for the first month of the season. Harvell was injured in the final game of last season at Thatcham Town

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Potters face Bemerton test

ADIE Arnold’s Verwood Town face a tough trip to Bemerton Heath Harlequins in the Wessex Premier Division, while Bournemouth Poppies host AFC Portchester and New Milton Town welcome Totton and Eling. Potters: (from) Lynch, Evans, Delaney, Kelly,

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Date and Wincer seal Grand Prix win

RS800 sailors James Date and Toby Wincer didn’t put a foot wrong to win races one to five at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club-hosted GUL Grand Prix. With easterly winds as forecast at the top end of sensible, navigating the river to get to the start