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Ewen staying at New Milton
NEW Milton Town forward Dave Ewen has shown his loyalty to the club by turning down two offers and staying at Fawcett's Field. Brockenhurst and Poole Town were in for the Linnets hitman, but he has opted to stay with Trevor Parker's outfit, despite them
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Plan to lose historic window is scrapped
AN IMPORTANT architectural feature of an historic house in Christchurch is to be preserved following concern from borough councillors. The proposal to remove the "clumsy looking" belvedere turret window and replace it with a dormer window to match the
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Toy boys 'R' us!
AS Gareth Gates announces his engagement, so a particular set of statistics spirals ever upward. The former Pop Idol runner-up, who proposed on New Year's Eve, started dating dancer Suzanne Mole five years ago, when he was 18 and she was 27. But the
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Blues party dispels the blues
Big Blues Party, Mr Kyps THE Big Blues Party at Mr Kyps is now in is fourth year, and the appearance on Friday evening of some of the finest local blues musicians helped secure its reputation as a popular and enjoyable start to the new year. Organised
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Tull on tour
SIXTIES survivors Jethro Tull celebrate a 40-year career that saw them move from gutsy blues to progressive rock - alarming some fans and endearing them to others - with a mammoth 29-date UK tour including a show at the Bournemouth Pavilion on April 16
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Major row expected over housing plans
TWO controversial infill housing developments could bring another 36 new homes to Eastfield Lane, Ringwood, this year. Ringwood Town Council is expecting a flood of objections from people living in the road, which is used as a rat-run between the A31
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Escapee wanted to be home for Christmas
A CONVICTED robber who escaped from prison in the vain hope of spending Christmas with his mother and girlfriend in Bournemouth is back behind bars. Former Royal Navy rating David Lansdowne admitted walking out of Ford open prison on December 10 last
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'Too noisy' town pub will not have to close
A WAREHAM pub has won a temporary reprieve from a six-week closure after it appealed against the decision of a council panel. The Red Lion pub, North Street, came before the licensing panel last month after a string of complaints about noise and disturbance
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Stark truth behind the message
AS every parent knows, you never stop worrying about your children, even when they're grown up. And when they reach a certain age, the biggest worry of all for most of us is what they are driving and how they are driving it. If it's a daughter rather
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Call to stop service cuts after grant hike
PLANS to cut day care services for the elderly and those with special needs should now be scrapped, a councillor has said, after Dorset County Council was awarded the highest grant increase for any council in Britain. Cllr David Milsted, county councillor
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Successful campaign needs more eco-bags
THE drive to rid Wimborne of unnecessary plastic bags has seen 500 printed long-life cotton bags being snapped up. The campaign group is now printing another set, which should be available in the next few weeks. Traders have been asked to help, by asking
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We don’t need another (anti) hero...
EVER felt you were the only person on earth who wondered why you have to keep reading about people like Mr Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil, every time you open a newspaper? I certainly have. Most days, in fact. But the good news for you - and me -
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Two off in fiery clash at the Sports Ground
FAMILIARITY continued to breed contempt as old adversaries Poole and Lymington revived hostilities on Saturday. An often ill-tempered affair saw the sides share no fewer than nine yellow and two red cards as Poole finally ended their Sports Ground jinx
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Scorer Moss hails Town
POWERFUL forward Ryan Moss played a starring role in his team's superb win at in-form Banbury and then highlighted the important contribution of his experienced strike partner Dave Town. Moss headed his second goal in as many games to seal a deserved
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‘Naive’ players rile boss Kemp
CHRISTCHURCH boss Graham Kemp slammed his players as "naïve and very unprofessional" after they threw away what would have been a highly impressive point at Fareham. The hosts, now fifth in the Wessex Premier Division table, led through Gary Austin's
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Hard point for Warren’s side
PLAYER-boss Christer Warren felt his 10-man team proved a point after coming from behind to draw at title rivals AFC Totton. Wimborne fell behind in the 32nd minute to Anthony Lloyd's goal, but captain Paul Roast levelled with 17 minutes remaining before
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Parker’s boys end Alton run in style
NEW Milton Town produced perhaps the most impressive display of the weekend as they abruptly ended Alton Town's fine run at Fawcett's Field. The visitors, who had only lost once in their past 10 league games, found Trevor Parker's side too strong as
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‘Swann flying’ for Hammers
HAMWORTHY United boss Phil Simkin admitted he hoped Jack Swann was over his injury problems after the striker netted his team's winner on Saturday. Swann has missed much of the season through various fitness problems, the most recent of which was a hamstring
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Verwood extend unbeaten run
VERWOOD Town continued their fine form and compounded the woes of basement boys AFC Aldermaston in the process with another efficient performance. Adie Arnold's side are right up in the promotion mix after extending their Division One unbeaten run to
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Delays expected as sewer work starts
ENGINEERS are set to start sewer maintenance work under Wool's busy Dorchester Road. The work, to upsize 170 metres of existing sewer, starts on Monday January 7 and is scheduled for six weeks. Temporary traffic light will be in force enabling the road
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2008 – year of enlightenment
BREAKING down the barriers that make so many people think the arts is not for them is the mission being undertaken by Lighthouse in Poole this year. The thriving Centre for the Arts is inviting Dorset audiences to take "a creative leap" in 2008 and try
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Electrical fire shuts shops
PART of Bournemouth town centre was closed for nearly three hours on Saturday at prime shopping time after an underground electrical fire. Dingles, the Arcade on Old Christchurch Road, and shops nearby were evacuated. Fire crews were called at 10.44am
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New appeal over body found in harbour
EIGHT years after a man's body was found washed up at Poole harbour, a missing persons' charity is hoping a reconstruction of his face could jog the memories' of his family and friends. The mystery man is thought to have died several weeks before his
