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Stories for 15 September 2005

Bournemouth Leisure

Gig guide (Sept 15-22)

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15 The Hamsters + Wilko Johnson + John Otway - Mr Kyps; Rubber Soul - Air Traffic + Sine Star Project + Dry Eye Scenario Cold + Room 101 DJ's - O Neills; Martin Boucher - The Angel, Poole; Cicada + Penny Come Quick - The Gander; Gig Swap UK - Mister Smiths; Shine - Walkabout, Bournemouth; Skinful - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; Diesel - The Rising Sun, Wimborne; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Jazz - Twenty, Bournemouth; Paul Hammond - The Cottonwood Hotel, Bournemouth;  more...

Bournemouth News

REPORT EXPOSES THE STORE CARD SCANDAL

SHOPPERS who pay by store card are being collectively overcharged by up to £100 million a year, the Competition Commission has warned.  more...

SHOPPING BILL?

SHOP staff are being urged to come out from behind the counter and take to the streets to fight crime. A pioneering scheme will see retailers asked to release staff for two days a month to swell the ranks of the special constabulary.  more...

`Yobs need more to keep them occupied'

GANGS of yobs making life a misery for Bearwood residents need more facilities to keep them occupied, according to police.  more...

Town's missing out on millions, says MP

UP to £1 million is being lost every year because illegally parked motorists are not being issued with tickets, it is claimed.  more...

Panic-buying drivers were abusive to staff

A PETROL station shut up shop to all but its regular customers after panic-buyers became abusive to staff.  more...

SHOPPING BILL?

SHOP staff are being urged to come out from behind the counter and take to the streets to fight crime. A pioneering scheme will see retailers asked to release staff for two days a week to swell the ranks of the special constabulary.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Keane's aiming high after Motcombe move

MOTCOMBE is not renowned as a hotbed of racing - but trainer Paul Keane is determined to change that after moving his stable to the Dorset village next to Shaftesbury.  more...

Great Scott's Olympic goal

SIAN Scott says she will be using her Commonwealth Games call-up as a stepping stone towards competing at the 2012 London Olympics.   more...

Christchurch News

Flats fight is called off due to cost fears

A JUDICIAL review of a controversial planning appeal decision at Highcliffe has been ruled out of court by Christchurch council on the grounds of cost.  more...

East Dorset News

Anger at council £6,000 awayday

A CONTROVERSIAL away-day for councillors which cost taxpayers £6,000 is set to come under the spotlight on Monday.  more...

New Forest News

Campaign to cut pony death toll stepped up

NEW Forest watchdogs have renewed their campaign to stem the toll of fatal accidents involving the area's famous feral ponies.  more...

North Dorset News

Communities ready to fight late-night drinking

A GROWING number of pubs and clubs are expected to run into strong opposition when they apply to extend their opening hours.  more...

Poole News

Award for OAP who caught the garden vandals

SHE spent hours lovingly tending the garden at the sheltered accommodation where she lived, so when ornaments started to go missing and fish in the pond were killed, Joan Bray was not going to let the culprits get away with it.  more...

Family in plea to find missing mum

A "SHATTERED" family has made an impassioned plea for help in finding a 41-year-old mother.  more...

Purbeck News

Future of apes is secured by MP

THE future of the world's great apes looks set to be a little more secure after the signing of an agreement aimed at preserving their survival.  more...

Weymouth News

Cat database to help ease owners' grief

A CAT lover is setting up a Dorset-wide database to help heartbroken owners find their lost pets.  more...

Freemasons hold 102nd birthday bash

PROBABLY the oldest freemason in Dorset celebrated his 102nd birthday in Beaminster.  more...

Firms to benefit by £400,000 from J24 event

BUSINESSES in Weymouth and Portland are set to benefit by £400,000 from the J24 sailing championships, organisers said today.  more...

Join our fundraising army

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help raise cash for needy people.  more...

Well, what a discovery

WHAT could be a Roman well which was discovered originally in the earlier part of the last century at Southwell on Portland has come to light again.  more...

MY SAVIOURS

MUM Becci Woodward today praised a medical team who delivered her baby in the back of an ambulance.  more...