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Stories for 22 September 2004

Bournemouth Cherries

CAPTAIN KARL'S UP FOR THE CUP

CHERRIES skipper Karl Broadhurst is pointing to the return to form at Hillsborough as inspiration for a possible Carling Cup shock.  more...

Bournemouth Columnist

Don't panic! But I'm on the edge...

AS I file this column, I am looking forward with immense eagerness to a radio programme.  more...

Bournemouth Leisure

Pioneering spirit

CONTEMPORARY jazz pioneer Keith Tippett makes a rare visit to the South Coast to play an intimate date at Bournemouth's Russell-Cotes café on Thursday September 23.  more...

Bournemouth News

One in five struggling to pay their mortgage

NEARLY one in five homeowners admits they are now struggling to meet their mortgage repayments following recent interest rate rises, latest research showed today.  more...

Being priced out of Britain

SO just as we are about to turn on the central heating for another winter, gas bills have gone up by 12.4 per cent.  more...

MUM MUST PAY £1,300 FINE FOR CAR SHE'S SOLD

A MOTHER-of-two has been forced to pay hundreds of pounds to bailiffs for parking fines accumulated after she sold her car.  more...

Judge's warning for tropical bird couple

A COUPLE who breached a court order by failing to quell the noise of their tropical bird collection escaped the threat of a jail term - but were warned to get rid of the offending birds or face the consequences.   more...

Getting sporty with £740,000

THOUSANDS of sports fans young and old are expected to benefit from a range of new PE facilities being built at four Dorset schools with National Lottery cash.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Cook dishes out Cup win

A BRACE of tries by impressive full-back Jeremy Cook helped Oakmeadians to a comfortable 31-0 victory over Beaconsfield at Meyrick Park in the first round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup.  more...

Christchurch News

Action plan over public transport

YOUNG AND old across the borough could soon benefit from a series of innovative schemes aimed at helping to breach the growing gaps in public transport.  more...

East Dorset News

Leisure centre £1.3m revamp

LONG-AWAITED improvements totalling around £1.3m are on the cards at a rundown leisure centre.  more...

New Forest News

Lick a fish out of water

A FISH called Wanda had a lucky escape when it leapt from the safety of its pond at Ringwood - and ended up in jaws.  more...

Safe cycling network is on the right track

PLANS TO complete a comprehensive network of safe cycling routes spanning across the New Forest have moved into the final stages.  more...

North Dorset News

Village school to close despite parents' pleas

A VILLAGE is to lose its school in spite of passionate pleading from parents and community leaders.  more...

Firefighters equipped with terror attack unit

DORSET is geared up to respond to major incidents such as a chemical spillage or terrorist attack thanks to a special unit at Blandford Fire Station.  more...

Poole News

Teacher is suspended

A TEACHER has been suspended following allegations of inappropriate suggestions being made to girl pupils.  more...

Purbeck News

By George, I've found long-lost explorer's family

DESCENDENTS of a round-the-world adventurer have been reunited thanks to an appeal in the Daily Echo and Swanage and Wareham Advertiser.  more...

Weymouth News

Volunteers learn about the wonder of walling

VOLUNTEERS have completed a day learning how to lay dry stone walls on Portland as part of their Prince's Trust course.  more...

Boat owners face more fee increases

BOAT owners face further 'massive increases' to mooring fees in Weymouth Harbour to supplement council income.  more...

Head praises school's staff for excellent Ofsted report

HEADTEACHER John Horrell today paid tribute to staff after his Weymouth school was praised in its Ofsted report.  more...

Anglers fear for future of sport at lake

ANGLERS today blasted plans for the RSPB to take charge of fishing at Radipole Lake in Weymouth.  more...

Tributes are paid to a `wonderful boy'

FAMILY and teachers have been paying tribute to a "wonderful" teenager who died during a school rugby match.  more...

Goodbye, our angels

SILENCE descended on Easton Square, Portland, as the funeral cortège of Lucy Breakwell, 21, and her 15-year-old sister Catherine wended its way to Easton Methodist Church.  more...

TV stars shoot new drama at harbour

TELEVISION stars Helen Baxendale and Patrick Baladi swapped the studio for Weymouth harbourside as filming commenced for a new one-off drama.  more...

Developers to fight for vital town centre site

THE redevelopment of the Charles Street area of Dorchester is pivotal for the future vitality of the town.  more...

KNIFE ATTACK BEGGAR GETS LIFE

A WEYMOUTH beggar is today starting a life sentence for carrying out a 'frenzied' town centre knife attack.  more...

Weymouth Sport

NIKKI'S CALL DOWN UNDER

WEYMOUTH'S Nikki Hamblin will represent England at the Common-wealth Youth Games in Australia later this year.  more...

CLARIDGE; WE WERE ROBBED

BASINGSTOKE Town committed `daylight robbery' to nick a draw at the Wessex Stadium last night, according to Steve Claridge.  more...