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Stories for 12 April 2006

Bournemouth Leisure

Mrs T time

MAGGIE! Maggie! Maggie! In! In! In! Carefully timed to coincide with the political conference season, a new musical based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher is to play Poole's Lighthouse this autumn.  more...

Bournemouth News

Breaking down the barriers

SOME experts have called it "the last of the big taboos" to be broken down in contemporary Britain, despite the startling statistic that one in four people suffer with a mental health problem.   more...

Unbelievable

A CORONER expressed disbelief after hearing how a family had failed to call for help while an obese relative spent up to four months decomposing on a sofa.  more...

He's the man who knew too much...

A TRIVIA ace is fuming after being told to leave a Bournemouth pub because he won a prize on the quiz machine.  more...

Tragic end to family's hopes

POLICE believe missing woman Emma Palmer took her own life after suffering depression.  more...

BODY FIND IN EMMA HUNT

HUMAN remains thought to be those of missing Poole woman Emma Palmer have been discovered after a seven-month search - just a few hundred yards from where the mother-of-two's car was found abandoned.  more...

Cyberfan Nick's monster debut

HE already owns a Dalek, and now he has been turned into a Cyberman. Doctor Who fan and TV extra Nick Wade features in the show's new series, which begins this Saturday.  more...

Beds moved to gym in hospital norovirus battle

PATIENTS in the stroke unit at Christchurch Hospital are being nursed in a gym as staff try to battle to limit the latest outbreak of norovirus.  more...

Crackdown on criminals who don't pay fines

CRIMINALS in Dorset who fail to pay their fines could have vehicles clamped, be credit blacklisted or have money deducted from their wages and benefits.  more...

Alarm raised over driving while tired

ROAD safety officials across Dorset have backed calls by the RAC for drivers to be more aware of the perils of driving while tired.  more...

Pioneering new service to cut heart fatalities

THE Royal Bournemouth has joined an elite of hospitals in the country to offer a new service that is expected to reduce the number of deaths from heart attacks.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Bendall waits on Euro chance

STEVE Bendall has been put on standby to challenge Sebastian Sylvester for the European EBU middleweight title in Germany later this month.  more...

Christchurch News

Crackdown on speeding in harbour

COUNCIL water watchdogs have pledged to put the brakes on speeding jetskis and other craft in Christchurch Harbour and off the borough's bathing beaches this summer.  more...

East Dorset News

Gravestone milestone

HISTORIC Wimborne cemetery, which boasts an intriguing link to Jack the Ripper, has marked its 150th anniversary.  more...

New Forest News

Residents say noise problem `under control'

LYMINGTON councillors have thrown down the gauntlet to New Forest District Council, saying prosecute or be damned, after it slapped a noise abatement order on the town's Woodside skatepark.  more...

North Dorset News

Couple wed 65 years survived town bombs

WHEN the back of a bus was blown off during a Luftwaffe raid on Bournemouth, no one was hurt but "clippie" Kit Stockley was pretty shaken up.  more...

Poole News

BODY FIND IN EMMA HUNT

HUMAN remains thought to be those of missing Poole woman Emma Palmer have been discovered after a seven-month search - just a few hundred yards from where the mother-of-two's car was found abandoned.  more...

Victorian school faces bulldozer

A 500-STRONG petition by Hamworthy residents seeking to retain their old first school as a library and community centre has failed to sway councillors.   more...

Pensioners slam income survey

PENSIONERS in Dorset have laughed at figures showing they have an average income of more than £300 a week.  more...

23 caught breaking litter laws

TWENTY-three people have been caught breaking the law in Poole since the introduction of fixed penalty notices for littering and dog fouling on April 6.  more...

Celebrites all agree - it's a beautiful place

WHAT do pirouetting Darcey Bussell and cloth cutter Ben de Lisi have in common? The top ballerina and the fashion designer are among the stars who count Poole among their most perfect places.  more...

Holiday firm must give refund to staff

A HOLIDAY company with a centre in Poole has been told it must refund money to staff who were charged for the cost of heat and light in their accommodation.  more...

Purbeck News

Jobs risk for 160 workers

A PUBLIC works company in Wareham has gone into administration, leaving an uncertain future for its 160 employees.  more...