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Kelly's Kitchen wins a reprieve in library saga
LOYAL supporters of Kelly’s Kitchen have been given yet another stay of execution after Dorset County Council’s planning committee deferred the decision to expand Christchurch library yesterday. The nine county council committee members urged
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'My husband just wanted to die...'
HER husband’s eyes were pleading, the voice she knew so well was slurred. But the words were chillingly clear: “Just put me out in the garden. Put me out and I’ll die overnight.” “It was one of those freezing nights we had in December,” remembers
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John is our great citizen!
WHEN we asked our readers if they knew someone who really deserved the Millionaire Lifestyle, Christine Hanrahan knew just the man: her husband, John. She nominated him for our Great Citizen Award, in conjunction with The Coast radio, for his
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First swine flu victim passes it on to friend
THE former Dorset man who became the first British victim of swine flu has passed it onto a friend. NHS worker Graeme Pacitti yesterday tested positive for the virus after coming into contact with football team-mate Iain Askham last Thursday
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Poole residents gear up for fight over phone mast
ANGRY neighbours have vowed to fight communication giant Vodafone in what is shaping up to be the battle of the Balston Road phone mast. Shocked Poole mum Melanie Brown is leading the charge after learning the mast could be sited just five metres from
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Help veterans take part in Swanage parade day
ORGANISERS of this year’s Swanage Armed Forces Day Parade are issuing an urgent appeal to help veterans take part. Usually, some older members of the parade take part by riding in military vehicles, as they can no longer march. The help normally comes
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Mystery of 'Adolf Hitler' greetings card dropped on Christchurch
HIS army was exhausted and suffering from the freezing Russian temperatures in inadequate kit, on the verge of collapse just outside Moscow. But if a recently discovered Christmas card can be taken at face value, Adolf Hitler still had time to extend
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Hit the catwalk… all in a good cause!
LEADING department store group Beales is gearing up to host its inaugural Girls Night Out Fashion Show at the Bournemouth store on Thursday, May 14, with 25 per cent of ticket proceeds going toward children’s hospice Naomi House. Backed by The Daily
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Lighthouse, Poole
IF only there were more concertos for the viola we might enjoy more of Maxim Rysanov’s beautiful, rich-toned playing. As it is Berlioz’s gift to the repertoire is the Byron inspired Harold in Italy; symphonic with viola obbligato, following a poetic
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Oklahoma! Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
THERE may be a dream ballet part-way through the show, but don’t be fooled – this is an absolutely outstanding production that no-one in their right mind would want to sleep through. From the moment that the curtain rises on Aunt Eller (a lovely
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Caring Canines bring cheer to vulnerable in Dorset
THE therapeautic effect of animals on disabled, elderly and vulnerable people is well known. But sadly people living in institutions often miss out on the joys of having a pet. It prompted Sue Dennett and Julie Lankshear to set up Caring Canines, which
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How dare they go on about 'fat' children?
NO wonder girls aged just 11 years have what’s been described in a troubling new survey as an “unhealthy obsession” with their weight. I’m not surprised. If you were regularly made the target of vicious, targeted and sustained attacks, you’d feel pressurised
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Champagne sailing at Lymington
During the last two weeks we’ve had fantastic champagne sailing conditions for our training in Lymington. Sailing against Mary Rook, Annie, Ally and I have had some really productive hours on the water bringing along specialists to help us train in
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Rave heroes' six-hour set at Bournemouth
ENIGMATIC Bournemouth rave legends North & South are reuniting for the first time in 15 years on Sunday (May 3) to play a six-hour set at the town’s Room Six club ending at 4am on Monday. Nigel Casey (North) and Justin Harris (South) got
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Getting our just awards
’ELLO, ’ello, ’ello, what we got ’ere then? Huge expanses of corned-beef flesh, gnarled toes clawing frantically onto ill-fitting, borrowed Jimmy Choos and more satin jersey than Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom on a Bank Holiday weekend. On “ladies half-price
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Last minute reprieve for Kelly's Kitchen
DORSET planners have deferred a decision on expanding Christchurch Library and given popular Kelly’s Kitchen a reprieve. Library bosses are to be asked to look at their proposals again for expanding the library without loss of the restaurant
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‘We’ve had no gas now for 3 months’
A RESIDENT of a problem-plagued Poole development has branded it “Harbour Retch” after 13 weeks without gas, water leaks, and now what he believes are fire risks. Gareth Buckley, 32, and his girlfriend pay £675 a month for a two-bed flat at
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Student faces extradition to Greece over nightclub killing
A BOURNEMOUTH University student accused of a nightclub killing in Greece lost his High Court battle today against moves to extradite him from the UK to stand trial. Andrew Symeou, 20, of Enfield, north London, argued the case against him was based
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John Hanrahan is the Cruise the Coast winner
Ferndown's John Hanrahan has been crowned the Daily Echo's Great Citizen and winner of the Cruise the Coast competition. John was announced as the winner on Coast FM this morning, ahead of foster carer Norma Sarafin Penny. Mrs Penny wins a mini
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UPDATED - Driver seriously injured after B3078 crash
EMERGENCY services are still at the scene of a serious accident involving two cars and an overturned lorry. One driver has been taken to hospital with serious leg and pelvic injuries after his car careered off the road into a field.
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Hidden agenda behind Kelly's Kitchen saga?
Reading the for and against Kelly’s Kitchen being closed down I pondered why Dorset County Council is being so generous in spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on a library extension in Christchurch town. I suppose the next we will hear is that
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Branksome rec scheme opposition adds insult to injury
AS chairman of the leisure services committee under the Liberal Democrat-controlled Poole council responsible for Poole Town FC having to leave Poole Stadium in 1995, I fear that the problems heaped upon the club by the decision taken at that time are
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Stop moaning about Kelly's Kitchen
I’m sick and tired of this moaning from Kelly’s Kitchen. They knew the conditions when they took on the place. Many people including my grandchildren love going to the library, they spend many hours in there, and have learned a great deal. We should
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Wallisdown pub name change from Mountbatten Arms is disrespectful
I AM very disappointed that there have been no articles or letters regarding the change of name of the Mountbatten Arms in Wallisdown to Miller & Carter. It has been the Mountbatten Arms since I can remember, and has changed hands before
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Colehill traffic calming puts the rage in outrageous
Regarding traffic calming in Middlehill Road, Colehill – what a mess and waste of our money. Has it made any difference to the speed of the traffic? No. Is the chicane working? No, only to confuse motorists. I use this road each day and have witnessed
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Bournemouth out of tune with musical heritage
On page 67 of Fairest Isle, a BBC publication to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Henry Purcell in 1695, is a photograph which, in my view, all Bournemouth councillors should reflect on. The photograph shows, among others, Sir Edward
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Gym won’t fix it in divided Poole
Very nice to read in the Echo (April 25) that Poole council has opened a green gym in Poole Park. Wouldn’t you know it? Yet more wonderful facilities for Poole Park. Never mind the shocking run down state of Branksome so called recreation
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Poor hygiene? Utterly splutterly irresponsible
IT’S 10am and I’m on the bus to Boscombe. Why? Because buses are one of the places where pandemic flu could be spread easily. There are seven of us on this one and at least one passenger is in the grip of what appears to be a nasty cold. The lady has
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A338 crash woman dies
A 61-YEAR-old woman died when the car she was travelling in was in collision with two other vehicles on the A338 at Breamore near Fordingbridge on Wednesday afternoon. The woman, from Weston-super-Mare, died at the scene. She was the front seat passenger
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She's just being Miley
THE paparazzi is jostling for pole position outside a swanky London hotel – their huge camera lenses straining for a glimpse of Miley Cyrus beyond the plate glass doors. It’s the morning after the UK premiere of her first film, Hannah Montana
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Boss fined £5,000 over axed trees
THE director of a Swanage college has been handed a £5,000 fine after four protected trees were cut down in its grounds. Robert a’Barrow also had to pay Purbeck District Council £3,000 costs after pleading not guilty at Bournemouth Magistrates Court.
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Viagra emails row cost taxpayers £14,000
BOURNEMOUTH council spent more than £14,000 paying staff to stay at home in a row over allegedly offensive emails. The £14,100.17 cost to taxpayers of the Viagra email row earlier this year has been revealed following a Freedom of Information request
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Crunch time for stadium bid at Branksome Rec
COUNCILLORS faced with a decision over the future of Branksome Rec are being recommended to push ahead with Poole Town’s proposals. Tuesday’s environment overview and scrutiny committee will referee the controversy between the £1m new stadium
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Medic recalls explosion that killed Marines
A BRITISH Army medic has recalled the minutes leading up to the mine blast which claimed the lives of two Royal Marines – one from Ferndown – in Afghanistan last year. Lt John Thornton, 22, of Ferndown, and Marine David Marsh, 23, of Norton
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Christchurch Council says unexpected no to Kelly's Kitchen
CHRISTCHURCH council’s planning committee controversially endorsed proposals to expand Christchurch Library into Kelly’s Kitchen last night. The committee, which was reduced to just three councillors including the chairman, raised no objection
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John Thornton was not just a fallen hero
LIEUTENANT John Thornton became another casualty of the war in Afghanistan when he died on March 30, 2008. But to those who knew him, he was not just a fallen hero, he was a passionate and dedicated young man who stopped at nothing to achieve his dream
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SCHOOL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO YOUTUBE FIGHT
AN INVESTIGATION is under way at a Bournemouth secondary school after film of a vicious fight involving teenage schoolgirls was posted on YouTube. In footage seen on the the video-sharing website – but now removed – Avonbourne pupils could
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Spread the word, not the germs
IT IS odd that the reassuring instruction ‘Don’t panic’ sometimes has the opposite effect on those at whom it is aimed. As our writer discovered, this doesn’t quite include the shoppers of Boscombe whose concerns towards the current swine flu
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Bashley seek fast start
NEWLY-appointed skipper Andy Neal is targeting a fast start from Bashley – with promoted local rivals Lymington first up on his Division One hit-list. Neal, who has replaced Andy Sexton as captain, leads Bashley for the first time as the New
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CHERRIES: HOWE LOOKS TO FUTURE
TEENAGE prospects Joe Partington and Josh McQuoid could be set to line up for Cherries at Morecambe as boss Eddie Howe swiftly turns his attentions to the future. The pair of first-year professionals, products of the club’s blossoming youth policy, were
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Mum’s joy as both sons get bus pass
A MUM who fought the “ludicrous decision” to deny free school travel to just one of her two sons has won a resounding victory. Helen Turvey was astonished last month when county officials said eldest son George, 13, was entitled to free travel, while
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Quiet please...
ANTIQUES and quality bric-a-brac are needed for a silent auction at the Christchurch Julia’s House charity shop. The last auction raised more than £1,100 for the charity. Bidding begins at the shop, at 23 High Street, from May 15, and continues for
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Fun fit for a king
KIDS can be king of the castle this Bank Holiday Monday with a fun day in Highcliffe. Highcliffe Castle is staging a Fun for Kids day of activities between 10am and 4pm. Events will include guess the name of the bear, hook the ducks,
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Dorset cup derby excites Herne
JAY Herne admitted he was already licking his lips at the prospect of captaining Buccaneers against National League champions Weymouth in a mouth-watering cup quarter-final. The Australian bagged eight paid nine in Bournemouth Castle Cover’
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Cherries: Bradders means business
MODEL pro Lee Bradbury is keen to leave boss Eddie Howe with a lasting impression and insists Cherries still have “everything to play for” in their final game of the season. Bradbury, who starred as Cherries guaranteed safety with victory
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Opera night
BEAMED straight from New York by high definition satellite, the seventh in the current season of Metropolitan Operas to be shown at the Regent Centre in Christchurch is Rossini’s La Cenerentola. The performance will be screened at 5.30pm on Saturday
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Fight to save tavern
A LANDLORD and landlady from Burton are fighting to save their beloved tavern becoming yet another sad statistic after being told by the pub company it was set to shut. Dean and Melinda Thomas, who run The Manor Arms in Burton, need to raise
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What's On Live! (May 1-8)
Submit your event to our FREE calendar listings ART Art Loan Exhibition 2008-09 – Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus A-Z A Handbook – Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth (until August 9) Manga to Mural: The Sketches