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Stories for 11 November 2000

Bournemouth News

Unique act of rememberence

THIS year Remembrance Sunday will be all the more poignant for World War Two veteran Ron Huggins.  more...

Don't mind me

Lewis Hawkins used to protect the stars. Now he's aiming to be a star. But the well-built ex-soldier won't need a minder  more...

The mystery of Martha Brown

She was the last woman to be publicly hanged in Dorset, as witnessed by Thomas Hardy - but little was known about her, until now...  more...

Waste plan is 'threat to jobs'

QUALITY of life, public safety and even jobs will be at risk if a waste transfer station is given the go-ahead, planners were told.  more...

Red tape blamed for homes crisis

MOST residents of old people's homes have no more rights than guests at a hotel, it has been revealed.  more...

Hotel hopes rise at former Pontins site

A THREAT of legal action over the controversial re-development of a holiday park could be averted by the promise of a pioneering hotel scheme there.  more...

Giant firework scare for couple

AN ELDERLY couple are calling for tighter controls on fireworks after a metal-tipped 4ft-long rocket smashed into their front porch and broke through two layers of plastic.  more...

Poised for take-off

THIS is what Bournemouth International Airport's new multi-million-pound passenger terminal will look like - if it gets approval.  more...

Cash or closure for the Pavilion

BOURNEMOUTH'S Pavilion needs an urgent cash injection of £200,000 just to keep it open.  more...

Joyrider jailed for endangering public

PEDESTRIANS were forced to jump for their lives when a joyrider mounted pavements to try and evade police, Bournemouth Crown Court was told.  more...

Life sentence under threat

A ROBBER who was the first person in Dorset to be jailed for life under the "three strikes and you're out" law could be affected by a landmark judgement.  more...

SAVAGED

RSPCA chiefs have pointed the finger at a Dorset hunt after fox hounds savagely killed a deer by mistake allegedly after being left to run out of control.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Clash of Titans

OLD rivals Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis are on collision course in the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship at the BIC later this month.  more...

Double lift for Cherries

CHERRIES have been given a huge boost by news that West Ham will allow hotshot striker Jermaine Defoe to stay at Dean Court for the remainder of the season, should the talented teenager wish to.  more...

FOOTBALL - Half time scores

Half time scores from the top clubs in the South  more...

Weymouth News

Picture is snapped up by publisher

BUDDING schoolboy lensman Daniel Darby has had a prize-winning photograph snapped up by an international publishing company.  more...

Village to honour war heroine nurse

A CAMPAIGN to pay homage to a Dorset unsung heroine - the courageous nurse who inspired Florence Nightingale - has been launched.  more...

Borstal Bash helps 28 groups

THE major part of the £10,000 bonanza of funds from this year's Borstal Bash was shared between 28 Weymouth and Portland charitable organisations at a social evening held at the Borstal Officers' Club  more...

Surgery boss is jailed for fraud

THE manager of a Weymouth surgery has been jailed for fraudulently pocketing thousands of pounds while he was working there.  more...

Village pays tribute to parish council chief

VILLAGERS in Frampton have been shocked and saddened by the sudden death of leading parish councillor Nigel Green.  more...

Death crash teenager gets two years

A TEENAGE driver has been jailed after a 16-year-old girl died when he crashed his car "showing-off" on a sharp bend.  more...

INTERNET PROBE: FIVE SUSPENDED

FIVE county hall workers have been suspended for unauthorised use of the Internet.  more...

Diamond in the rough

SUSIE PALMER talks to Sarah Diamond, whose school bullying ordeal in Weymouth inspired her to write her first novel, The Beach Road  more...

The very best of British

WINSTON Churchill called them 'the few' - the men who fought so bravely over the skies of Britain 60 years ago to ensure their sons and daughters could enjoy a life free from the jackboot of fascism...  more...

Weymouth Sport

FOOTBALL - Half time scores

FOOTBALL - Half time scores  more...