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Stories for 12 March 2008

Bournemouth Echo Business

Business appetite for growth still strong

FIFTY five per cent of UK businesses say they are actively planning an acquisition, merger or management buyout over the next 12 months, according to research by Barclays Commercial Bank.   more...

New small business working group must have real influence, insists FPB

THE Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to place a new small business working group at the heart of his enterprise policies. The group is to be created within the Business Council for Britain, which currently comprises representatives of big business and celebrities such as Sir Richard Branson and Sir Alan Sugar. The move follows criticism that smaller firms have been left out in the cold.   more...

Bournemouth Echo News

Businesses fear ferry closure will hit hard

STUDLAND businesses are bracing themselves for an eight-week closure of the chain ferry, which they say will hit trade hard during one of their busiest periods.   more...

Lightning hit us too

A SECOND family made homeless by the catastrophic lightning strike in Upton have told of their miraculous escape and heartbreaking loss.   more...

Coroner pays tribute to woman’s fire rescue bid

A CORONER has paid tribute to an East Dorset woman who helped drag a pensioner from his burning home and tried to resuscitate him until emergency services arrived.   more...

Drivers welcome 2p freeze on fuel duty

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling's decision to freeze the two pence increase in petrol tax is a "blessing" for hard-pressed motorists and professional drivers, it has been claimed.   more...

‘Charity’ collectors stole Childline cash

TWO bogus charity collectors from Bournemouth have been jailed for fleecing generous racegoers.   more...

Bailiff nightmare over parking fine

A DISTRAUGHT pensioner has told how bailiffs tried to take her car over a disputed parking ticket - despite the fact she had a valid permit.   more...

Builder wins £3m for 'shattered life'

A builder whose life was "shattered" by a devastating motorcycle accident has been awarded over £3 million in damages after overcoming arguments at London's High Court that he exaggerated his claim.   more...

Joy over move to extend school’s speed limit zone

SPEED limits near The Blandford School look set to drop to 20mph.   more...

Hospital leading way on diabetes

A DORSET hospital is blazing a trail with its use of new remote technology to keep track of how well diabetes patients are managing their condition.   more...

Town to cash in on Games sailing coup

CHRISTCHURCH is getting set to reap the benefits of the four-year run up to the 2012 London Olympics.   more...

Breakthrough for diabetics, announced by Royal Bournemouth

THE Royal Bournemouth Hospital has today become the first in the country to trial a new remote monitoring service for diabetic patients.   more...

Lecturers win court fight on docked wages

HUNDREDS of college lecturers had their pay excessively docked over strike action, the High Court has ruled.   more...

SAVED BY SECONDS

A POOLE family thankful to be alive after a freak lightning strike destroyed their home was picking up the pieces yesterday.   more...

Bournemouth Echo Sport

Svab aiming for amazing comeback

FORMER Pirates number eight Toni Svab is considering making an amazing return to speedway - just over two years after almost losing his life in a horror track spill.   more...

ALL CHANGE

JEFF Mostyn's consortium could be planning to rename the Fitness First Stadium - should they ultimately gain control of the club.   more...

Bond: We gifted them the game

KEVIN Bond conceded that his side again paid the price for their defensive frailties as more mishaps gifted last night's game to Oldham.   more...

Bridport And Lyme Regis News News

Youngsters waltz through their exams

YOUNG members of Bridport's Les Bois theatre school put their best feet forward - and notched up 100 per cent success in their recent dance exams.   more...

Dorset Echo Business

Agyness, the new face of New Look

SUPERMODEL Agyness Deyn is the latest face of Weymouth fashion giant New Look.   more...

‘Green taxes’ set to dominate in budget

BUSINESSES and householders were today waiting to hear details of the budget from Chancellor Alistair Darling.   more...

Share Watch: March 12

I HAVE covered the subject of 'boiler room' scams several times in this column and I would like to highlight what looks to be a sinister evolution to the original scheme.   more...

Dorset Echo News

Fort still witnessing battles

ON THE site of a former military fortress there's a new battle going on - to turn people's lives around.   more...

Backing for rural white lines ban

TRAFFIC signs and white lines may be removed from some of Dorset's rural roads under a new scheme, councillors heard.   more...

Agyness, the new face of New Look

SUPERMODEL Agyness Deyn is the latest face of Weymouth fashion giant New Look.   more...

Village plan rejected

EXTENDING an end-of-terrace house in Charminster would leave it out of keeping' with its surroundings, a planning inspector has said.   more...

Police appeal after town centre attack

A MAN was punched in the face and robbed of £40 in a suspected homophobic assault in Sherborne.   more...

Man to pay £1,402 for tools he stole

A THIEF stole tools worth more than £1,000 from two vehicles, a court was told.   more...

Killed by life on the streets

HOMELESS people are dying even after finding accommodation because years of sleeping rough wrecks their health.   more...

Antique clocks go under the hammer

ORNATELY decorated longcase clocks and barometers made in Dorset are to be auctioned off by an anonymous collector.   more...

Relief road inquiry closes

ARGUMENTS over an exchange of land dominated the final day of a public inquiry into compulsory purchase and side-road orders for Weymouth's   more...

Man used a catapult to injure passers-by

A MAN from Weymouth fired stones from a catapult which struck two passers-by, a court was told.   more...

Conmen steal handbag from elderly woman

TRICKSTERS conned their way into an elderly woman's Lyme Regis home and stole a handbag containing more than £200.   more...

National honour for a village postman

A VILLAGE postman from Dorset is today launching Royal Mail's new stamps which   more...

Magpies ‘equipped’ for run-in

WITH just nine games of the season to go Shaun Brooks is happy with the Magpies' run-in and believes his side is now better equipped to avoid relegation from the Blue Square South.   more...

Witnesses describe their shock at fight

RESIDENTS of a quiet residential area in Weymouth have told a court of their shock after witnessing a late-night fight outside their homes.   more...

Henderson the saviour

WEYMOUTH boss John Hollins described on loan keeper Stephen Henderson as "unbelievable" after he pulled off several fine stops to ensure the Terras gained a share of the spoils against fellow strugglers Farsley Celtic at the Wessex Stadium last night.   more...

Top marks for school that cares

A DORCHESTER school came top of the class after achieving the highest grade possible in each area of a Government assessment.   more...

Success for raids on under-age drinking

SWOOPS on under-age drinkers in towns across West Dorset have been heralded as a success by police.   more...

Gangs of youths make shop staff 'fear for safety'

OFF-licence owners and employees are fearful of gangs of under-age youths hanging around their stores, councillors heard.   more...

Couple were victims of late-night attack

A MAN found himself the victim of an unprovoked attack after he and his wife were approached by two men demanding money, a court was told.   more...

Dorset Echo Sport

Devon double is a baptism of fire

FOR the first time in more than 35 years Dorset has formed a county water polo team and they took on mighty Devon in two challenge matches.   more...

Kath targets treble

KATH Desmond is chasing a trophy treble in the Dorset Ladies' Indoor BA Championships.   more...

Cheltenham abandoned

THIS afternoon's meeting at the Cheltenham Festival has been abandoned due to high winds.   more...

  
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