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Stories for 21 June 2004

Bournemouth Columnist

I do hope my racing days are now over

SCHOOL Sports Day.The smell of newly-mown grass, the crack of the starter's pistol, watching the backs of other boys disappear into the distance.  more...

Bournemouth Leisure

Richard bids for the charts

ONE of BBC local radio's most popular presenters will delight and confound audiences across Hampshire and Dorset with a theatre tour this summer - and a cheeky bid for the charts.  more...

Richard bids for the charts

ONE of BBC local radio's most popular presenters will delight and confound audiences across Hampshire and Dorset with a theatre tour this summer - and a cheeky bid for the charts.  more...

Bournemouth News

Small print could cost thousands

NOT checking the small print of your pension could cost you thousands of pounds when you retire, warn independent financial advisers.  more...

Mum given pub ban after assault on man

A MOTHER-of-two has been barred from a Bournemouth pub for 18 months after admitting an assault charge.  more...

Survey reveals scale of post office closures

FORTY-TWO rural post offices in Dorset have closed their doors to customers since 1991, a new MORI survey has shown.  more...

Couple's lives saved by smoke alarm alert

FIRE fighters believe a Bournemouth couple owe their lives to a smoke alarm after a fault in their fridge caused a blaze which filled their home with smoke.  more...

Travellers `have left county'

A GROUP of travellers at King's Park dispersed last night with most leaving the county, according to police.  more...

Did someone cut off your hair on a bus?

DETECTIVES investigating the brutal murder of a Bournemouth mum have issued an appeal over the strands of cut hair placed in her hands by the killer.  more...

Heroes, just for one day

FOUR thousand women and girls crowded Bournemouth's seafront on Sunday as they raced, walked and even toddled to help beat cancer.  more...

Schizophrenic detained after stabbing

A SCHIZOPHRENIC who stabbed his brother-in-law in the back has been detained in a mental health hospital.  more...

Raiders `take back' property from OAP

POLICE are appealing for information about three people who forced their way into an elderly man's home and claimed they were taking back stolen property.  more...

IT'S A TURN-OFF

CCTV cameras along Bournemouth seafront and many town centre car parks will be switched off for at least a year until the £4.3 million needed to upgrade them can be found.   more...

Bournemouth Sport

KING KENNY

LOCAL cyclist Darren Kenny is basking in the glow of being named the Royal Variety Club's disabled sportsman of the year.   more...

Rose Bowl set for historic Ashes date

THE Rose Bowl is expected to host the first Twenty20 fixture between England and Australia as a curtain raiser in next summer's Ashes tour.  more...

Park stars as Dorset keep on Lord's track

DORSET stand just two wins away from a visit to Lord's after their four-wicket win over Norfolk in the MCCA Knockout Cup.  more...

Christchurch News

All steamed up

A FUN fair, working steam engines, helicopter rides and arena displays were just some of the attractions at a charity steam rally held over the weekend.  more...

East Dorset News

£150,000 boost for community projects

MAJOR new community initiatives are planned for East Dorset thanks to a £150,000 cash boost.  more...

Pupils feet march to secure an amazing feat

YOUNG pupils from a Wimborne school have raised £11,000 for Save the Children with a sponsored walk.  more...

New Forest News

Riding a wave of change

FOAMING waves used to be a big-screen analogy for the consummation of romance.  more...

North Dorset News

Parents are resigned to tiers falling in schools

PARENTS and staff at two Blandford middle schools threatened with closure now seem resigned to the plans going ahead next year.  more...

Poole News

Breeze along to Bike of the Night contest

THERE are 15 more opportunities to breeze along to Poole Quay on a Tuesday night and enter Crescent Dream Machines "Bike of the Night" contest.  more...

Burglar gets last chance

A BURGLAR who used a claw hammer to break into a garage has been given "one more chance" by a judge.  more...

Back to basics

THERE was a real community feel to this year's Canford Heath Carnival, as organisers shunned outside entertainers in favour of a more local flavour.  more...

Purbeck News

Beautiful castle is brought back to life

THERE can be no more spectacular setting from which to view Dorset's world heritage coast than the environs of Durlston Castle.  more...

Teenage tearaway escaped jail

A PURBECK teenager who breached his antisocial behaviour order seven times in just five months has escaped a jail sentence.  more...

Weymouth News

5,000 honour veteran heroes

FOR two minutes yesterday, more than 50,000 people in Weymouth united in silent remembrance.  more...

Baby faces win bumper-size portrait prizes

BABY faces were on display in a Weymouth shop when the winners of a children's portrait competition were announced.  more...

Out of this world!

DORCHESTER was blasted into orbit during the county town's Space Age themed carnival.  more...

A splashing time for all

DRENCHED children and teachers raised £3,000 for playground equipment at the summer fete at St Andrew's School, Preston.   more...

WAR HEROES TAKE SALUTE

HUGE crowds, mild weather and D-Day memories helped Weymouth celebrate its biggest military festival for years.  more...

Weymouth Sport

SIMON STAYS

SIMON Browne has today agreed to stay at the Wessex Stadium for at least another season.  more...

  
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